What would television series be if they didn’t shake us up a little? Some, broadcast on the streaming platform Netflix, Prime Video, Apple TV, Disney+ or even HBO Max, saw one of their characters lose his life in an episode broadcast in 2024. Five of his deaths marked us more than the others. In House of the Dragonthe death of Rhaenys, the queen who never was, was very significant. It’s in season 2 of the spin-off of Game of Thrones that Rhaenys died during the Battle of Rook’s Rest. She and her dragon, Meleys, faced Aegon and Sunfyre. The moment Meleys was hit, Rhaenys immediately understood that she could not win the battle and let go of the reins, giving up her arms. She died when her dragon hit the ground. One of the few truly moving moments of this somewhat disappointing season 2 of House of the Dragon.
Shogun : Mariko’s death shocked us this year
The Disney+ mini-series, Shogunrevealed the end of its first season in April with a particularly dramatic finale. Mariko is killed in the explosion of the warehouse in which she had taken refuge. The anjin’s love won’t be enough to bring her back to life. If this death shocked us, it’s because Lady Mariko is undoubtedly one of the strongest female series characters we’ve been able to meet this year!
In episode 3 ofAgatha All Along available on Disney+, one of the main characters, Sharon Davis, aka Mrs. Hart, played by Debra Jo Rupp, is killed. The 11th series of the MCU sees its events align with those of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. It was on the Witches’ Trail that Mrs. Hart died after drinking two glasses of poisoned wine. A very shocking death.
Fellow Travelers : Tim’s heartbreaking death made us cry our eyes out in 2024
What to say about Tim’s death in the last episode of the miniseries Fellow Travelers, available on the myCanal streaming platform? The year is 1986 and Tim Laughlin (played by Jonathan Bailey) is one of the thousands of homosexuals who will succumb to the AIDS virus. His death seemed to have been recorded from the beginning. When he reunited with Hawk (Matt Bomer), several decades had passed since the first episode of the season and his health had deteriorated significantly. The heartbreaking reality of his impending death gave Hawk and Tim’s few days remaining an urgency that shocked viewers. After years of living a clandestine story full of ups and downs, the end of the series proves that their bond was truly immeasurable. If you haven’t seen yet Fellow Travelers, you know what you have to do: take out a large box of tissues to start watching!
Emma loses her life in A day and the viewers are shocked
Emma’s death in A day shocked readers who read the book, moviegoers who saw the feature film released in 2011 and viewers who watched its series adaptation on the streaming platform Netflix. Emma and Dexter meet at the end of their studies. Over twenty years, we see them evolve: he finds success and chooses short-lived relationships before getting married; she is in love with Dexter from afar and is forced to become a teacher to pay her rent, putting aside her personal ambitions. After missing each other for years, the couple finally gets together. A nice ending, one might be tempted to think, until this bicycle accident – she is hit by a car – which costs the young woman her life and plunges her great love into a deep depression. Who wasn’t shocked by this tragic ending? With Emma’s disastrous fate, A day is one of those series that made us cry a lot in 2024.
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