May sweeps ended this past week, and most network shows have aired their big season-ending cliffhangers. It seems that there are more and more shows that are killing off characters to keep the drama alive.
Sometimes, a show has little choice, because a popular actor who played the role dies and there is no one else who could possibly play the character convincingly. But then there are those deaths when the actor either decides to leave the series or the writers just get the itch to kill someone off. That is the kind of character death that led me to this week’s questions.
But first, Allison of "We’re All Mad Here" was first to play last week. Congratulations, Allison.
On to this week's question!
THIS WEEK'S QUESTION:
Name seven TV character deaths that stand out as being shockers.
Either answer the question in a comment or answer it in your journal and include the link in a comment. (To be considered "first to play," a link must be to the specific entry in which you answered the question.)
My answers:
1. Lt. Col. Henry Blake - M*A*S*H
2. Edith Bunker, All in the Family
3. James Evans, Good Times
4. Bobby Ewing, Dallas
5. Dr. Romano, ER
6. Alice Horton, Days of Our Lives
7. Alex Borgia, Law & Order
(I realize that two of the characters listed above ended up not actually dying, but their deaths were portrayed at the time as completely real and on the level; that’s why I include them on the list.)
