The most tragic TV characters cant seem to catch a break.
Theres something endearing about them, yetthey never get ahead, every move seemingly taking them several steps back.
In many cases, the most tragic TV characters meet even more tragic ends.
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In rare ones, however, they persevere not because of their circumstances but in spite of them.
Its impossible not to feel endeared to these characters, even if they have done horrifying things.
10Kenny McCormick
‘South Park’ (1997)
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But then the next episode would air, and he would be miraculously back again.
But this never happened.
His face was always almost entirely concealed, and he never really spoke.
At least now, Kenny doesnt die in every episode.
In the end, Debra dies a tragic death, never having lived up to her full potential.
But the pivotal moment when its revealed was enough to make fans well up with tears.
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Considered a character with a mental condition, he only ever says one word: Hodor.
No one understands why, but this becomes his name.
But his glory days are over and now, hes just a washed-up star.
But it doesnt really have the intended effect.
He has declining mental health, drinks heavily, and does drugs, and he feels generally irrelevant.
In the world ofLostfollowing the plane accident, however, John can miraculously walk.
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He emerges as a leader as if this is finally his chance to shine.
He became a leader and one ofthe bestLostcharacters, protecting the island from invaders.
In the end, however, Locke became depressed once again.
He tried to die by suicide but instead, was strangled to death.
Adding insult to injury, not a single person showed up at his funeral.
John was about as tragic as they come.
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At every turn, she faces tremendous pain and loss.
She almost died in a drowning accident.
She donated part of her liver to her alcoholic father, which led to her hospitalization.
She dealt with a shooting at the hospital after discovering she was pregnant.
She had emergency surgery for one of her babies during pregnancy.
She had marital troubles relating to their careers prior to her husbands death.
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Whats more, he predicts his own fate inBreaking Bad, for whichBetter Call Saulserves as a prequel.
While he was a talented con man, he genuinely wanted to go on the straight and narrow.
But his pompous, jealous older brother constantly made Jimmy feel as though he wasnt capable nor deserving.
He got it in his head that he would never be anything more than a con man.
But then, in a surprise twist, Theon is betrayed, and its a downward spiral from there.
The journey was even more tragic knowing that Theon had finally become a good person by the end.
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Pousseys entire story, however, is very unfortunate.
Her father was re-posted when it was discovered that Poussey was in a lesbian relationship with the commanders daughter.
Its implied that she was a small-time marijuana dealer, which is what led to her prison sentence.
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