History TearJerker / KevinCanFuckHimself

* Neil confesses his feelings to Diane and proposes that they run away together. She rejects this however, telling Neil he needs to get his own life in order before she can even entertain the possibility of them being more.

* For all his faults, Neil is a pretty tragic character. He's a feckless and possibly mentally disabled manchild who is completely dependent on Kevin's very conditional approval. When it starts to sink in for him that Kevin doesn't really care for him, Neil becomes increasingly more unstable and heartbroken from having centered his whole life around Kevin.

* Allison bitterly recalling how Kevin got her fired from her paralegal job because [[MistakenForCheating he thought she was having an affair with her boss]] without a shred of evidence before viciously calling out Patty for treating his antics as "harmless" while ignoring their destructive consequences. Patty subsequently is hit with a massive case of MyGodWhatHaveIDone and genuinely apologizes to Allison.

* Any of the scenes with Allison's mother. It's no wonder Allison was so quick to shack up with Kevin if she was truly desperate to get away from that.

* Tammy coldly telling Allison that she just does not like her (and by extension, her and Patty's friendship), which is especially sad considering the two did find some common ground earlier.

* Neil confesses his feelings to Diane and proposes that they run away together. She rejects this however, telling Neil to get his own life in order before she can even entertain the possibility of them being more.

** Kevin's death adds another layer of tragedy to this story. Again, it's hard to really sympathize with either of them, Pete for failing to raise Kevin properly and Kevin for the fact that his oafish goofball persona is at least partially an act to get away with his more malicious actions, there's the fact that the last scene of Kevin involves him calling his father and angrilydemandinghe pick up his phone and [[OutlivingOnesOffspring Pete's son died]], and he's going to have to learn about it.

** Kevin's death makes it even more tragic. Any sympathy Kevin can have in this situation has been destroyed as, throughout the series, it's been established that Kevin's goofy behavior is partly an act to get away with his malicious actions. One of the last scenes of the series has Kevin calling his father, demanding that he answer the phone. And while no sympathy can really be given to Kevin for his death, there's the fact that [[OutlivingOnesOffspring Pete's son died]], and he's going to have to learn about it.

** And there, Kevin's death. Any sympathy Kevin can have in this situation has been destroyed as, throughout the series, it's been revealed that Kevin's goofy behavior is partly an act to get away with his malicious actions. One of the last scenes of the series has Kevin calling his father, demanding that he answer the phone. And while no sympathy can really be given to Kevin for his death, there's the fact that [[OutlivingOnesOffspring Pete's son died]], and he's going to have to learn about it.

* Neil gives Allison TheReasonYouSuckSpeech, telling her that he tried to tell people about her trying to kill Kevin, but nobody believes him and he's not a problem for her so just leave him alone.

* Following the six-month TimeSkip, Pete's moved to Florida with his girlfriend Lorraine, implying that he's cut off contact with Kevin because of his horrible actions during "The Unreliable Narrator". Any sympathy Kevin can have in this situation has been destroyed as, throughout the series, it's been revealed that Kevin's goofy behavior is partly an act to get away with his malicious actions. And while Pete is certainly not blameless in this situation, as Kevin's present-day antics are the clear result of his enabling, there's a tragic dimension of seeing a father and son's relationship destroyed and the father's realization that he failed to raise his son properly and there's nothing he can do to make it right. One of the last scenes of the series has Kevin calling his father, demanding that he answer the phone. And while no sympathy can really be given to Kevin for his death, there's the fact that [[OutlivingOnesOffspring Pete's son died]], and he's going to have to learn about it.

* As selfish and unsympathetic as Kevin has been throughout the first season, there’s a bit of tragedy when a burglar enters his house; he does not hesitate to protect Allison. Whether this was either a PetTheDog moment or shows that he has HiddenDepths, this shows that he can care for other people. Unfortunately, after this episode, he gets worse, and any potential for him to become better goes down the drain.

* Following the six-month TimeSkip, Pete's moved to Florida with Lorraine, implying that he's cut off contact with Kevin because of his horrible actions during "The Unreliable Narrator". Any sympathy Kevin can have in this situation has been destroyed as, throughout the series, it's been revealed that Kevin's goofy behavior is partly an act to get away with his malicious actions. And while Pete is certainly not blameless in this situation, as Kevin's present-day antics are the clear result of his enabling, there's a tragic dimension of seeing a father and son's relationship destroyed and the father's realization that he failed to raise his son properly and there's nothing he can do to make it right. One of the last scenes of the series has Kevin calling his father, demanding that he answer the phone. And while no sympathy can really be given to Kevin for his death, there's the fact that [[OutlivingOnesOffspring Pete's son died]], and he's going to have to learn about it.

* There's something downright heartbreaking about how the flashback sequences end with 2005 Allison optimistic about her upcoming date with Kevin, given how [[ForgoneConclusion we all know it all ends up in the present day]].

* In this episode, Pete finally draws the line on his son's actions when learning Kevin started the city-wide blackout and purposefully destroyed his girlfriend Lorraine's hearing aid purely out of spite and amusement. It's clear from this scene that Pete never made his son apologize for his actions or ever thought of the harm his son caused before, and he's not used to actually acting like a responsible father. What makes it worse is that Kevin refuses to apologize not just for this, but won't even apologize for shutting a car door on Pete's hand earlier either. While you can call this LaserGuidedKarma since Pete raised Kevin this way and enabled his antics his whole life, it's tragic that Pete's now seeing the consequences of his parenting, and Kevin has no compassion for the man that raised and loved him, showing that even Kevin's father is not immune to his selfishness and cruelty.

* Following the six-month TimeSkip, Pete's moved with his girlfriend Lorraine to Florida, implying that he's cut off contact with Kevin because of his horrible actions during "The Unreliable Narrator". Any sympathy Kevin can have in this situation has been destroyed as, throughout the series, it's been revealed that Kevin's goofy behavior is partly an act to get away with his malicious actions. And while Pete is certainly not blameless in this situation, as Kevin's present-day antics are the clear result of his enabling, there's a tragic dimension of seeing a father and son's relationship destroyed and the father's realization that he failed to raise his son properly and there's nothing he can do to make it right. One of the last scenes of the series has Kevin calling his father, demanding that he answer the phone. And while no sympathy can really be given to Kevin for his death, there's the fact that [[OutlivingOnesOffspring Pete's son died]], and he's going to have to learn about it.

* There's something downright heartbreaking about how the flashback sequences end with Allison optimistic about her upcoming date with Kevin given how we all know it all ends up in the present day.

* In this episode, Pete finally draws the line on his son's actions when learning Kevin started the city-wide blackout and purposefully destroyed his girlfriend Lorraine's hearing aid purely out of spite and amusement. It's clear from this scene that Pete never made his son apologize for his actions or ever thought of the harm his son caused before, and he's not used to actually acting like a responsible father. What makes it worse is that Kevin refuses to apologize, and later, when Kevin ends up shutting Pete's hand in a car door, he doesn't even apologize for that either. While you can call this LaserGuidedKarma since Pete raised Kevin this way and enabled his antics his whole life, it's tragic that Pete's now seeing the consequences of his parenting, and Kevin has no compassion for the man that raised and loved him, showing that even Kevin's father is not immune to his selfishness and cruelty.

* Kevin gets rid of Neil by lying to him by saying that they're playing a game of hide and seek, and when Neil leaves, Kevin cruelly mocks him with his father, Pete, behind his back, wondering why they never thought of that to get rid of him years ago. Neil may have been immature, and admittedly they did have a right to be annoyed with him because he was complaining about being bored during a campaign party. Neil has been nothing but a loyal friend to Kevin, which shows that Kevin and his father, Pete, don't really appreciate Neil's loyalty and are not above being cruel to him and making fun of him behind his back.

* In this episode, Pete finally draws the line on his son's actions when Kevin starts the city-wide blackout and purposefully destroys his girlfriend Lorraine's hearing aid (purely out of spite and amusement). It's clear from the scene that Pete never made his son apologize for his actions or ever thought of the harm his son caused before, and he's not used to making his son apologize. What makes it worse is that Kevin refuses to apologize, and later when Keven ends up shutting Pete's hand in a car door and doesn't even apologize for that either. While you can call this karma since Pete raised Kevin this way, and it's implied that he never said no to him on his antics, it's tragic that Pete's now seeing the consequences of his parenting, and Kevin has no compassion for the man that raised and loved him. Showing that even Kevin's father is not immune to his selfishness and cruelty.

* In the final, Pete moves with his girlfriend Lorraine to Florida, implying that he's cut off contact with his son Kevin because of his horrible actions. Any sympathy Kevin can have in this situation has been destroyed as throughout the series, it's been revealed that Kevin's goofy behavior is partly an act to get away with his action, and he willingly destroys lives and gets away with it. And Pete is not blameless because his failing to raise his son right and seeing the consequences of his actions can be karma for his selfish actions. But there's a tragedy of a father and son relationship destroyed, and the father realizes that he failed and raising his son and there's nothing he can do to make it right. One of the last scenes of the series was Kevin calling his father, Pete, demanding that he answer the phone. And while no sympathy can't be given to Kevin for his death, there's the fact that Pete's son died, and he's going to have to learn about it.

In this episode, Pete finally draws the line on his son's actions when Kevin starts the city-wide blackout and purposefully destroys his girlfriend Lorraine's hearing aid (purely out of spite and amusement). It's clear from the scene that Pete never made his son apologize for his actions or ever thought of the harm his son caused before, and he's not used to making his son apologize. What makes it worse is that Kevin refuses to apologize, and later when Keven ends up shutting Pete's hand in a car door and doesn't even apologize for that either. While you can call this karma since Pete raised Kevin this way, and it's implied that he never said no to him on his antics, it's tragic that Pete's now seeing the consequences of his parenting, and Kevin has no compassion for the man that raised and loved him. Showing that even Kevin's father is not immune to his selfishness and cruelty.

In the final, Pete moves with his girlfriend Lorraine to Florida, implying that he's cut off contact with his son Kevin because of his horrible actions. Any sympathy Kevin can have in this situation has been destroyed as throughout the series, it's been revealed that Kevin's goofy behavior is partly an act to get away with his action, and he willingly destroys lives and gets away with it. And Pete is not blameless because his failing to raise his son right and seeing the consequences of his actions can be karma for his selfish actions. But there's a tragedy of a father and son relationship destroyed, and the father realizes that he failed and raising his son and there's nothing he can do to make it right. One of the last scenes of the series was Kevin calling his father, Pete, demanding that he answer the phone. And while no sympathy can't be given to Kevin for his death, there's the fact that Pete's son died, and he's going to have to learn about it.

in this episode, Pete finally draws the line on his son's actions when Kevin starts the city-wide blackout and purposefully destroys his girlfriend Lorraine's hearing aid (purely out of spite and amusement). It's clear from the scene that Pete never made his son apologize for his actions or ever thought of the harm his son caused before, and he's not used to making his son apologize. What makes it worse is that Kevin refuses to apologize, and later when Keven ends up shutting Pete's hand in a car door and doesn't even apologize for that either. While you can call this karma since Pete raised Kevin this way, and it's implied that he never said no to him on his antics, it's tragic that Pete's now seeing the consequences of his parenting, and Kevin has no compassion for the man that raised and loved him. Showing that even Kevin's father is not immune to his selfishness and cruelty.

* The state of Sam and Jenn's marriage. They might not be as toxic as Allison and Kevin, but there's a great deal of resentment and long-standing conflicts clearly making them both miserable.

* Allison bitterly recalling how Kevin got her fired from her paralegal job because he thought she was having an affair with her boss before viciously calling out Patty for treating his antics as "harmless" while ignoring their destructive consequences. Patty subsequently is hit with a massive case of MyGodWhatHaveIDone and genuinely apologizes to Allison.

* "Living the Dream"
** Allison finding out Kevin drained their savings, essentially destroying that last shred of hope she had of things getting a little better. It's little wonder this serves as TheLastStraw for her.
** Allison admitting how tired she is after a decade of feeling like she'll never be good enough. The desperation in her voice is like a punch in the gut.
* "Live Free or Die"
** During their trip to Vermont, Patty reveals that her and Neil's mother died when they were kids and their father was absent for much of their lives due to his job as a truck driver. And if Patty's remark about how their father being out on the road was preferable to him being home with them, it's fair to assume he was likely [[AbusiveParents abusive]] too.
** Allison bitterly recalling how Kevin got her fired from her paralegal job because he thought she was having an affair with her boss before viciously calling out Patty for treating his antics as "harmless" while ignoring their destructive consequences. Patty subsequently is hit with a massive case of MyGodWhatHaveIDone and genuinely apologizes to Allison.
* "Broken"
** Allison recounting how Kevin made her laugh on their wedding day, remembering a time when she thought her marriage could be more than her constantly being picked on in contrast to how tired she is in the present. You can just ''feel'' the sadness creeping in on her as she tells the story.
** Allison crying in the bathtub and calling herself broken as she laments how her current situation is partly her own fault as well.
** The state of Sam and Jenn's marriage. They might not be as toxic as Allison and Kevin, but there's a great deal of resentment and long-standing conflicts clearly making them both miserable.

There are some downright heartbreaking things masked by the LaughTrack and brightly lit sets of sitcoms in this GenreDeconstruction.

* Allison's whole life is just ''awful''. Aside from how she's been stuck dealing with her husband's aggravatingly immature antics and irresponsible nature for the last decade, we find out she's been dealing with this kind of treatment from even her mother, which definitely explains how she ended up with Kevin in the first place.

** Allison finding out Kevin drained their savings, essentially killing her dream of things looking a little better.

** Allison bitterly recalling how Kevin got her fired from her paralegal job because he thought she was having an affair with her boss before viciously calling out Patty for treating his antics as "harmless" while ignoring their destructive consequences. Patty subsequently is hit with a massive case of MyGodWhatIDone and genuinely apologizes to Allison.