In Memoriam: Our Tribute to Characters We Lost This Year

The Emmys always take time out of the telecast to honor some of actors, directors, writers and other stalwarts of the television industry who have passed away within the past year. (This year, expect to see tributes to Leonard Nimoy, Yvonne Craig and Stuart Scott, among others.) But the fictional fallen rarely receive the same kind of recognition from the Academy. To help fans mourn the loss of their beloved characters, we’ve assembled a tribute video to some (though not all) of the most notable TV deaths from this past year. 

WARNING: We’re about to spoil some of the biggest TV-related deaths of the year. So if you don’t want to be prematurely grieving, click away right now and check back after a few binge-watches.

Be prepared to tear up — and potentially avert your eyes, because some of these folks die in spectacularly bloody fashion — as we say a final goodbye to the people we adored (McDreamy and Zeek), the people we tolerated (Ray Velcoro) and the people we really can’t accept are for real dead (looking at you, Jon Snow). And if you have any dearly departed that we may have missed, please eulogize them in our comments section. They may be gone, but they’re not forgotten…especially since we can watch them over and over again on Netflix.