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** [[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS1E8TimeEnoughAtLast "Time Enough at Last"]]: A nuclear fallout has left Henry Bemis the last man alive, but he at least can entertain himself with books. But then [[BlindWithoutEm his glasses break]].
** [[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS2E42TheEyeOfTheBeholder "The Eye of the Beholder"]]: TheReveal that Janet Tyler's face, which she has been angsting over the whole episode, is actually pretty, and ''everyone else'' is ugly (to our standards).
** [[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS2E64WillTheRealMartianPleaseStandUp "Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up"]]: There was a Martian and a Venusian present the whole time, and they had a hidden third arm and eye, respectively.
** The [[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS3E79FiveCharactersInSearchOfAnExit "Five Characters in Search of an Exit"]]... are actually toys trapped in a Christmas toy collection bin.
** [[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS3E89ToServeMan "To Serve Man"]]: [[WhamLine "It's a cookbook!"]]
** [[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS1E8TimeEnoughAtLast "Time Enough at Last"]]: A nuclear fallout has left Henry Bemis the last man alive, but he at least can entertain himself with books. But then [[BlindWithoutEm his glasses break]].
** [[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS2E42TheEyeOfTheBeholder "The Eye of the Beholder"]]: TheReveal that Janet Tyler's face, which she has been angsting over the whole episode, is actually pretty, and ''everyone else'' is ugly (to our standards).
** [[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS2E64WillTheRealMartianPleaseStandUp "Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up"]]: There was a Martian and a Venusian present the whole time, and they had a hidden third arm and eye, respectively.
** The [[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS3E79FiveCharactersInSearchOfAnExit "Five Characters in Search of an Exit"]]... are actually toys trapped in a Christmas toy collection bin.
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**[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS1E8TimeEnoughAtLast [[Recap/TheTwilightZone1959S1E8TimeEnoughAtLast "Time Enough at Last"]]: A nuclear fallout has left Henry Bemis the last man alive, but he at least can entertain himself with books. But then [[BlindWithoutEm his glasses break]].
**[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS2E42TheEyeOfTheBeholder [[Recap/TheTwilightZone1959S2E6EyeOfTheBeholder "The Eye of the Beholder"]]: TheReveal that Janet Tyler's face, which she has been angsting over the whole episode, is actually pretty, and ''everyone else'' is ugly (to our standards).
**[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS2E64WillTheRealMartianPleaseStandUp [[Recap/TheTwilightZone1959S2E28WillTheRealMartianPleaseStandUp "Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up"]]: There was a Martian and a Venusian present the whole time, and they had a hidden third arm and eye, respectively.
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** "[[Recap/DoctorWho2022CENThePowerOfTheDoctor The Power of the Doctor]]": It had been previously announced that Creator/NcutiGatwa would be taking over from Creator/JodieWhittaker, so to see her "unregenerate" into Creator/DavidTennant once again is quite a major shock. However, people had theorized this beforehand, since the specials in 2023 were reported on prior to this episode airing, and filming shots showed Tennant and not Gatwa, but it wasn't yet known whether Whittaker would de-regenerate into Tennant, if the specials would be flashbacks of previously-unknown adventures, or if it would involve [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E13JourneysEnd the "clone" of the Tenth Doctor created from his spare hand.hand]]. The fact Tennant wore a different outfit helped add fuel to the fire.
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** The scene of Zeff and his leg shocked many viewers who were used to the anime, where Zeff cut it off to save Sanji from drowning instead. And those same viewers who thought that the {{Autocannibalism}} was an especially dark adaptational change tend to be even ''more'' surprised that this was how Zeff originally lost it in the manga.
** Also the scene where Zoro cut Mr. 7 completely in half. Many first time viewers of ''One Piece'', and even the long-time fans, were surprised at the extent of the gore and violence displayed, having thought that this was just a light-hearted romp of adventure.
** Helmeppo's full display of his backside had viewers momentarily stunned.
** The scene of Zeff and his leg shocked many viewers who were used to the anime, where Zeff cut it off to save Sanji from drowning instead. And those same viewers who thought that the {{Autocannibalism}} was an especially dark adaptational change tend to be even ''more'' surprised that this was how Zeff originally lost it in the manga.
** Also the scene where Zoro cut Mr. 7 completely in half. Many first time viewers of ''One Piece'', and even the long-time fans, were surprised at the extent of the gore and violence displayed, having thought that this was just a light-hearted romp of adventure.
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** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS38E1E2Spyfall "Spyfall"]]: The first part became legendary within a day of its premiere for its jaw-dropping {{cliffhanger}} featuring the utterly unexpected return of the Master. The second part followed suit by revealing the Master had destroyed Gallifrey due to an AwfulTruth involving the "Timeless Child".
** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS38E5FugitiveOfTheJudoon "Fugitive of the Judoon"]]: Fan-favourite character Captain Jack Harkness unexpectedly returned over a decade after his last appearance on the show. And this was only the second-biggest surprise of the episode, as the reveal of the titular fugitive as ''another Doctor'' sets the era's MythArc into motion.
** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS38E1E2Spyfall "Spyfall"]]: The first part became legendary within a day of its premiere for its jaw-dropping {{cliffhanger}} featuring the utterly unexpected return of the Master. The second part followed suit by revealing the Master had destroyed Gallifrey due to an AwfulTruth involving the "Timeless Child".
** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS38E5FugitiveOfTheJudoon "Fugitive of the Judoon"]]: Fan-favourite character Captain Jack Harkness unexpectedly returned over a decade after his last appearance on the show. And this was only the second-biggest surprise of the episode, as the reveal of the titular fugitive as ''another Doctor'' sets the era's MythArc into motion.
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** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS33E13TheNameOfTheDoctor "The "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS33E13TheNameOfTheDoctor The Name of the Doctor"]]: Doctor]]": Creator/JohnHurt unexpectedly appears in a place he shouldn't be, and then turns to face the camera as an on-screen credit informs us who he's playing: a previously unknown incarnation of the Doctor.
**[[Recap/DoctorWhoS38E1E2Spyfall "Spyfall"]]: "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS38E1E2Spyfall Spyfall]]": The first part became legendary within a day of its premiere for its jaw-dropping {{cliffhanger}} featuring the utterly unexpected return of the Master. The second part followed suit by revealing the Master had destroyed Gallifrey due to an AwfulTruth involving the "Timeless Child".
**[[Recap/DoctorWhoS38E5FugitiveOfTheJudoon "Fugitive "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS38E5FugitiveOfTheJudoon Fugitive of the Judoon"]]: Judoon]]": Fan-favourite character Captain Jack Harkness unexpectedly returned over a decade after his last appearance on the show. And this was only the second-biggest surprise of the episode, as the reveal of the titular fugitive as ''another Doctor'' sets the era's MythArc into motion.motion.
** "[[Recap/DoctorWho2022CENThePowerOfTheDoctor The Power of the Doctor]]": It had been previously announced that Creator/NcutiGatwa would be taking over from Creator/JodieWhittaker, so to see her "unregenerate" into Creator/DavidTennant once again is quite a major shock. However, people had theorized this beforehand, since the specials in 2023 were reported on prior to this episode airing, and filming shots showed Tennant and not Gatwa, but it wasn't yet known whether Whittaker would de-regenerate into Tennant, if the specials would be flashbacks of previously-unknown adventures, or if it would involve the "clone" of the Tenth Doctor created from his spare hand. The fact Tennant wore a different outfit helped add fuel to the fire.
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* For ''Series/HouseOfTheDragon'', Lucerys' death is easily the most shocking and terrifying moment of season 1. From shot of Vhagar flying above him to highlight how huge she is, to chasing him through the canyon and when he expects less, she launches an attack devouring both Arrax and Lucerys.
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** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS38E5FugitiveOfTheJudoon "Fugitive of the Judoon"]]: Fan-favourite character Captain Jack Harkness unexpectedly returned over a decade after his last appearance on the show. And this was only the second-biggest surprise of the episode, the biggest being the '''jaw-dropping''' reveal of the fugitive's true identity (which shall not be listed here due to its spoiler-tastic nature).
** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS38E5FugitiveOfTheJudoon "Fugitive of the Judoon"]]: Fan-favourite character Captain Jack Harkness unexpectedly returned over a decade after his last appearance on the show. And this was only the second-biggest surprise of the episode, the biggest being the '''jaw-dropping''' reveal of the fugitive's true identity (which shall not be listed here due to its spoiler-tastic nature).
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** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS38E1E2Spyfall "Spyfall"]]: The first part became legendary within a day of its premiere for its jaw-dropping {{cliffhanger}} featuring the utterly unexpected return of TheMaster.the Master. The second part followed suit by revealing the Master had destroyed Gallifrey due to an AwfulTruth involving the "Timeless Child".
** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS38E5FugitiveOfTheJudoon "Fugitive of the Judoon"]]: Fan-favourite character Captain Jack Harkness unexpectedly returned over a decade after his last appearance on the show. And this was only the second-biggest surprise of the episode, as thebiggest being the '''jaw-dropping''' reveal of the fugitive's true identity (which shall not be listed here due to its spoiler-tastic nature).titular fugitive as ''another Doctor'' sets the era's MythArc into motion.
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* ''Series/AChristmasCarol2019'': The opening scene where Marley's grave is peed on. That alone should let you know just how dark this adaptation is. And that's not getting into Scrooge's sister wielding a gun against Scrooge's headmaster.
* ''Series/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths2019'' has the death of Oliver Queen, founding hero of the Arrowverse. Then he kinda-sorta comes back as the Spectre. And then he sacrifices himself again. Unlike so many others who fell prey to DeathIsCheap, he is absolutely, truly, and definitively KilledOffForReal.
* ''Series/DoctorWho'':
** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS33E13TheNameOfTheDoctor "The Name of the Doctor"]]: Creator/JohnHurt unexpectedly appears in a place he shouldn't be, and then turns to face the camera as an on-screen credit informs us who he's playing: a previously unknown incarnation of the Doctor.
** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS38E1E2Spyfall "Spyfall"]]: The first part became legendary within a day of its premiere for its jaw-dropping {{cliffhanger}} featuring the utterly unexpected return of TheMaster. The second part followed suit by revealing the Master had destroyed Gallifrey due to an AwfulTruth involving the "Timeless Child".
** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS38E5FugitiveOfTheJudoon "Fugitive of the Judoon"]]: Fan-favourite character Captain Jack Harkness unexpectedly returned over a decade after his last appearance on the show. And this was only the second-biggest surprise of the episode, the biggest being the '''jaw-dropping''' reveal of the fugitive's true identity (which shall not be listed here due to its spoiler-tastic nature).
* In ''Series/GAROTheOneWhoShinesInTheDarkness'', once the completely human BigBad gives the command to murder his entire family, including young children, it feels like this.
* ''Series/GameOfThrones'' is infamous for doing this sort of thing (as is its source material, ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire''). The most infamous example is probably the Red Wedding, in which Robb Stark, his pregnant wife Talisa, and his mother Catelyn were betrayed and murdered in cold blood, although killing off its DecoyProtagonist got the show quite a bit of attention too.
* ''Series/TheGoodPlace'' has the reveal that the paradise our protagonists are living in is actually ''The Bad Place'', completely flipping the show on its head in the process.
* In the DirectToVideo movie ''[[Series/KamenRiderDouble Kamen Rider W Returns: Kamen Rider Eternal]]'', the main villain is a scientist who kidnapped multiple people and imprisoned them inside his special prison camp, called 'The Village', in order to create telekinetic super soldiers. Katsumi, the main character, spends the entire movie trying to free those prisoners, only for them to die after leaving the prison camp, due to having implants in their heads. After the villain starts to gloat about this, you just know it's time for ass kicking.
* ''Series/KamenRiderZeroOne'' reveals a new, evil Kamen Rider that's horribly strong and [[CurbstompBattle wipes the floor with every other Rider present]]. No-one is sure who it is, until the transformation drops, revealing the person under the armour. That person's name? '''[[TheHero Aruto Hiden.]]''' [[DespairEventHorizon The poor guy has gone totally off the deep end after]] [[TheHeavy Horobi]] [[KillTheCutie murdered]] [[RobotGirl Is]], and all it took was a little push to [[FallenHero send the primary heroic Rider to the dark side]].
* ''Series/OrphanBlack'' gets into the action with the episode "The Scandal of Altruism", a major case of TheBadGuyWins and DownerEnding. Kendall Malone, from whom both the Leda and Castor clones were cloned (due to BizarreHumanBiology), is shot and immolated, apparently destroying all traces of her genetic material. This leaves the clones, several of whom possess severe genetic illnesses, with a major recourse to unlocking the cause of these illnesses now closed to them. Additionally, Cosima's research on her illness and genetic code is seemingly destroyed, rendering her last several months' worth of work futile. As icing on the cake, we are told that Delphine is dead and learn that Beth Childs was blackmailed into committing suicide, as she was threatened that if she did not do so, the other clones would be killed. Of course, the faction responsible for this turns out to be the same faction responsible for Kendall's murder and the destruction of Cosima's research. The show has had {{Wham Episode}}s before, but nothing approaching how devastating this episode was. It's almost a ''Game of Thrones''-level gut punch.
* ''Series/{{Psych}}'': Henry getting shot by a corrupt colleague in the Season 6 finale. We don't even find out if he survives till the Season 7 premier, which aired ''10 months later''
* ''Series/SesameStreet'':
** One episode starts with Maria, Luis, Gabi, and Big Bird innocently playing charades but then Maria suddenly cries out in pain! It turns out she has a stomach virus.
** One episode begins with Gabi and Luis goofing around together, but Luis suddenly cries out in pain and grabs his back. It turns out he's thrown his back out.
** One episode starts with [[BirthdayEpisode Maria, Luis, and Elmo celebrating Gabi's eighth birthday]], but when Maria kisses Gabi on the forehead, she suddenly looks concerned and notes Gabi is warm. It turns out that she has the flu.
* ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'':
** In "Crossfire", Odo's been jealous because he has a crush on Kira, who has a boyfriend. Then, he ''throws things in his quarters around'' without warning, despite usually being an exaggerated NeatFreak.
** In "Hard Time", O'Brien is having trouble after thinking he's been in prison for twenty years when it's really only been a few days. Then, there's a scene where he tries to commit ''suicide''.
* ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959'': A series this bizarre, disturbing, and chock-full of {{Twist Ending}}s naturally had a ton of shocking moments.
** [[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS1E8TimeEnoughAtLast "Time Enough at Last"]]: A nuclear fallout has left Henry Bemis the last man alive, but he at least can entertain himself with books. But then [[BlindWithoutEm his glasses break]].
** [[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS2E42TheEyeOfTheBeholder "The Eye of the Beholder"]]: TheReveal that Janet Tyler's face, which she has been angsting over the whole episode, is actually pretty, and ''everyone else'' is ugly (to our standards).
** [[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS2E64WillTheRealMartianPleaseStandUp "Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up"]]: There was a Martian and a Venusian present the whole time, and they had a hidden third arm and eye, respectively.
** The [[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS3E79FiveCharactersInSearchOfAnExit "Five Characters in Search of an Exit"]]... are actually toys trapped in a Christmas toy collection bin.
** [[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS3E89ToServeMan "To Serve Man"]]: [[WhamLine "It's a cookbook!"]]
* ''Series/TheWestWing'': After a relatively lackluster fifth season, the series ramped up the shock factor; among the moments that grabbed viewers' attention:
** Leo's heart attack in "The Birnam Wood."
** President Bartlet experiencing total paralysis in "In the Room."
** The fight between Toby and Josh in "Drought Conditions."
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!!Individual examples:
* ''Series/AChristmasCarol2019'': The opening scene where Marley's grave is peed on. That alone should let you know just how dark this adaptation is. And that's not getting into Scrooge's sister wielding a gun against Scrooge's headmaster.
* ''Series/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths2019'' has the death of Oliver Queen, founding hero of the Arrowverse. Then he kinda-sorta comes back as the Spectre. And then he sacrifices himself again. Unlike so many others who fell prey to DeathIsCheap, he is absolutely, truly, and definitively KilledOffForReal.
* ''Series/DoctorWho'':
** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS33E13TheNameOfTheDoctor "The Name of the Doctor"]]: Creator/JohnHurt unexpectedly appears in a place he shouldn't be, and then turns to face the camera as an on-screen credit informs us who he's playing: a previously unknown incarnation of the Doctor.
** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS38E1E2Spyfall "Spyfall"]]: The first part became legendary within a day of its premiere for its jaw-dropping {{cliffhanger}} featuring the utterly unexpected return of TheMaster. The second part followed suit by revealing the Master had destroyed Gallifrey due to an AwfulTruth involving the "Timeless Child".
** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS38E5FugitiveOfTheJudoon "Fugitive of the Judoon"]]: Fan-favourite character Captain Jack Harkness unexpectedly returned over a decade after his last appearance on the show. And this was only the second-biggest surprise of the episode, the biggest being the '''jaw-dropping''' reveal of the fugitive's true identity (which shall not be listed here due to its spoiler-tastic nature).
* In ''Series/GAROTheOneWhoShinesInTheDarkness'', once the completely human BigBad gives the command to murder his entire family, including young children, it feels like this.
* ''Series/GameOfThrones'' is infamous for doing this sort of thing (as is its source material, ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire''). The most infamous example is probably the Red Wedding, in which Robb Stark, his pregnant wife Talisa, and his mother Catelyn were betrayed and murdered in cold blood, although killing off its DecoyProtagonist got the show quite a bit of attention too.
* ''Series/TheGoodPlace'' has the reveal that the paradise our protagonists are living in is actually ''The Bad Place'', completely flipping the show on its head in the process.
* In the DirectToVideo movie ''[[Series/KamenRiderDouble Kamen Rider W Returns: Kamen Rider Eternal]]'', the main villain is a scientist who kidnapped multiple people and imprisoned them inside his special prison camp, called 'The Village', in order to create telekinetic super soldiers. Katsumi, the main character, spends the entire movie trying to free those prisoners, only for them to die after leaving the prison camp, due to having implants in their heads. After the villain starts to gloat about this, you just know it's time for ass kicking.
* ''Series/KamenRiderZeroOne'' reveals a new, evil Kamen Rider that's horribly strong and [[CurbstompBattle wipes the floor with every other Rider present]]. No-one is sure who it is, until the transformation drops, revealing the person under the armour. That person's name? '''[[TheHero Aruto Hiden.]]''' [[DespairEventHorizon The poor guy has gone totally off the deep end after]] [[TheHeavy Horobi]] [[KillTheCutie murdered]] [[RobotGirl Is]], and all it took was a little push to [[FallenHero send the primary heroic Rider to the dark side]].
* ''Series/OrphanBlack'' gets into the action with the episode "The Scandal of Altruism", a major case of TheBadGuyWins and DownerEnding. Kendall Malone, from whom both the Leda and Castor clones were cloned (due to BizarreHumanBiology), is shot and immolated, apparently destroying all traces of her genetic material. This leaves the clones, several of whom possess severe genetic illnesses, with a major recourse to unlocking the cause of these illnesses now closed to them. Additionally, Cosima's research on her illness and genetic code is seemingly destroyed, rendering her last several months' worth of work futile. As icing on the cake, we are told that Delphine is dead and learn that Beth Childs was blackmailed into committing suicide, as she was threatened that if she did not do so, the other clones would be killed. Of course, the faction responsible for this turns out to be the same faction responsible for Kendall's murder and the destruction of Cosima's research. The show has had {{Wham Episode}}s before, but nothing approaching how devastating this episode was. It's almost a ''Game of Thrones''-level gut punch.
* ''Series/{{Psych}}'': Henry getting shot by a corrupt colleague in the Season 6 finale. We don't even find out if he survives till the Season 7 premier, which aired ''10 months later''
* ''Series/SesameStreet'':
** One episode starts with Maria, Luis, Gabi, and Big Bird innocently playing charades but then Maria suddenly cries out in pain! It turns out she has a stomach virus.
** One episode begins with Gabi and Luis goofing around together, but Luis suddenly cries out in pain and grabs his back. It turns out he's thrown his back out.
** One episode starts with [[BirthdayEpisode Maria, Luis, and Elmo celebrating Gabi's eighth birthday]], but when Maria kisses Gabi on the forehead, she suddenly looks concerned and notes Gabi is warm. It turns out that she has the flu.
* ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'':
** In "Crossfire", Odo's been jealous because he has a crush on Kira, who has a boyfriend. Then, he ''throws things in his quarters around'' without warning, despite usually being an exaggerated NeatFreak.
** In "Hard Time", O'Brien is having trouble after thinking he's been in prison for twenty years when it's really only been a few days. Then, there's a scene where he tries to commit ''suicide''.
* ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959'': A series this bizarre, disturbing, and chock-full of {{Twist Ending}}s naturally had a ton of shocking moments.
** [[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS1E8TimeEnoughAtLast "Time Enough at Last"]]: A nuclear fallout has left Henry Bemis the last man alive, but he at least can entertain himself with books. But then [[BlindWithoutEm his glasses break]].
** [[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS2E42TheEyeOfTheBeholder "The Eye of the Beholder"]]: TheReveal that Janet Tyler's face, which she has been angsting over the whole episode, is actually pretty, and ''everyone else'' is ugly (to our standards).
** [[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS2E64WillTheRealMartianPleaseStandUp "Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up"]]: There was a Martian and a Venusian present the whole time, and they had a hidden third arm and eye, respectively.
** The [[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS3E79FiveCharactersInSearchOfAnExit "Five Characters in Search of an Exit"]]... are actually toys trapped in a Christmas toy collection bin.
** [[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS3E89ToServeMan "To Serve Man"]]: [[WhamLine "It's a cookbook!"]]
* ''Series/TheWestWing'': After a relatively lackluster fifth season, the series ramped up the shock factor; among the moments that grabbed viewers' attention:
** Leo's heart attack in "The Birnam Wood."
** President Bartlet experiencing total paralysis in "In the Room."
** The fight between Toby and Josh in "Drought Conditions."
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