2010 TV Characters We Lost: We'll Miss You

 

It proved impossible to rank the beloved characters that died on TV this year, so we are respectfully listing them in alphabetical order.

Amy (Emma Bell on "The Walking Dead"). Didn't you scream "Nooooo!" at the TV. We did.

David Hale (Taylor Sheridan on "Sons of Anarchy") Uh. That came out of nowhere.

Ida (Randee Heller on "Mad Men"). Bert Cooper said it best: "She was born in 1898 in a barn. She died on the 37th floor of a skyscraper. She was an astronaut." No one answered a phone quite like Miss Blankenship. 

Jin (Daniel Dae Kim on "Lost"). The most heart-breaking death on "Lost" of the year. Ultimate sacrifice.

Marlene (Phyllis Sommerville on "The Big C"). We were so upset when the show went there, but we understood the move later. Still, we will miss her very much.

Renee (Annie Wersching on "24"). Jack Bauer finally gets to have sex and minutes later his girlfriend is shot by a sniper. Man, it sucks to be Jack.

Sayid (Naveen Andrews on "Lost"). Another self-sacrificing moment but the romantic hero went out in a big way.

Sun (Yunjin Kim on "Lost"). Watching her drown with her husband still brings tears to our eyes.

Talbot (Theo Alexander on "True Blood"). Russell mourning Talbot is almost as sad as watching Talbot die. We liked that sexy vampire very much.

Tom (Tate Donovan on "Damages"). We knew that mess would not end well but we're sad you're gone.

Honorable Mention: He was, unfortunately, not a fictional character but we need to salute Capt. Phil Harris who died while filming "Deadliest Catch." We really miss you.

-- Maria Elena Fernandez and Yvonne Villarreal

Twitter.com/writerchica

Twitter.com/villarrealy

Video: The tragic "Lost" scene in which Jin and Sun died together. Credit: YouTube

Comments

[rah62]

I guess you don't include any shows watched by more than a dozen people? (other than "24", that is)

[Tmiller]

I didn't like "Lost," but this was a legit list.

[OC Register]

Must be a slow news day.

[Shelley Barnstable]

The death of David Hale on Sons of Anarchy was a shocking stunner in many ways. You're right, we never saw that one coming. Had a hard time watching the rest of that episode because my mind kept going back to that event. Just one more reason in a myriad of reasons why Sons of Anarchy is such an excellent excellent show.

[gtoya1331]

You understand these were fictional characters (Phil Harris excepted). Right?

[Miranda]

What about Dexter last season???? Talk about a shocking death!!! This wasn't researched very well!