If there was one thing 2019 taught us, it’s that “shocking” is a truly relative term — and we’re not even talking about real-life instances here. Yes, it’s pretty hard to blow anyone’s mind these days, including that of TV viewers, making truly gasp-worthy small-screen character deaths few and far between. But that didn’t stop several showrunners from doing their worst — er, best, to totally kill you with these on-screen passings. Click through TheWrap’s gallery to see the 43 most shocking TV character deaths of 2019. Obviously, spoilers ahead. And yes, most of these are “Game of Thrones” characters.
Logan Echolls – “Veronica Mars”
Selina Meyer – “Veep”
Lex Luthor – “Supergirl”
Billy Hargrove – “Stranger Things”
Alexei – “Stranger Things”
Fred Andrews – “Riverdale”
Angela – “Mr. Robot”
Pennsatucky – “Orange Is the New Black”
Dorothy Walker – “Jessica Jones”
Mad Sweeney – “American Gods”
Tabitha – “Gotham”
Jeff Kingsley – “Empire”
Chris LaSalle – “NCIS: New Orleans”
Judd Crawford – “Watchmen”
LaKeisha Grant – “Power”
Simone – “The Good Place”
Trade Minister Nobusuke Tagomi – “The Man in the High Castle”
Thatcher Grey – “Grey’s Anatomy”
Quentin – “The Magicians”
Swanny – “SEAL Team”
Candy – “Pose”
Jack – “Supernatural”
Riz – “Mayans MC”
Asher – “How to Get Away With Murder”
The Night King – “Game of Thrones”
Daenerys Targaryen – “Game of Thrones”
Cersei and Jaime Lannister – “Game of Thrones”
Sandor (“The Hound”) and Gregor (“The Mountain) Clegane – “Game of Thrones”
Theon Greyjoy – “Game of Thrones”
Melisandre – “Game of Thrones”
Varys – “Game of Thrones”
Missandei – “Game of Thrones”
Jorah Mormont – “Game of Thrones”
Dolorous Edd – “Game of Thrones”
Lyanna Mormont – “Game of Thrones”
Beric Dondarrion – “Game of Thrones”
Maester Qyburn – “Game of Thrones”
Euron Greyjoy – “Game of Thrones”
Rhaegal – “Game of Thrones”
Tara Chambler – “Walking Dead”
Enid – “Walking Dead”
Henry – “Walking Dead”
Siddiq – “Walking Dead”
