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**[[Spoiler: Most of the characters shame Max for her selfishness or beg her not to let them die. All Samuel says is: "Please, save the squirrels."]]
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**Victoria crying and telling Max that she's sorry for everything she has done, and that she doesn't want to die at 18 years old.
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** This troper even thought, telling [[spoiler: David about Chloes death]] might actually make him [[spoiler: commit suicide]], seeing how broken [[spoiler: he]] is after the cutscene, making the choice all the more heartwrenching.
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**[[spoiler: The "sacrifice Chloe" ending becomes even more sad whenever you realize in recent years in our world teenagers have died in very similar situations like Chloe's "bathroom death" scene]]
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** This troper actually even thought, telling [[spoiler: David about Chloes death]] might actually make him [[spoiler: commit suicide]], seeing how broken [[spoiler: he]] is after the cutscene.

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** This troper actually even thought, telling [[spoiler: David about Chloes death]] might actually make him [[spoiler: commit suicide]], seeing how broken [[spoiler: he]] is after the cutscene.cutscene, making the choice all the more heartwrenching.
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** This troper actually even thought, telling [[spoiler: David about Chloes death]] might actually make him [[spoiler: commit suicide]], seeing how broken [[spoiler: he]] is after the cutscene.
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** [[spoiler:In the "Sacrifice Chloe" ending, seeing Max helpless to save Chloe and crying silently in the bathroom corner while the focus ends is heartbreaking. As is seeing the time Max and Chloe spent together overwritten by the new timeline.]]
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All examples need to have more substances than that. We can tell that the whole episode was crazy by the other entries put in.


* This is one of those situations where it's tempting to just say, "The whole episode."

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* If you tried to save Victoria and she believed you, [[spoiler: she'll confide in Mr. Jefferson who murders her in front of Max in the Dark Room.]]
* Telling [[spoiler: David]] about [[spoiler: Jefferson killing Chloe is heartbreaking but hiding the truth from him is a punch to the gut, especially when he's finished saying how he plans on making things right with Chloe and Joyce.]]

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* If you tried to save Victoria and she believed you, [[spoiler: she'll confide in Mr. Jefferson Jefferson, who murders will kidnap her in front of Max as well as murder her in the Dark Room.Room]].
** Afterwards you get a flurry of texts from [[spoiler: Taylor, who's worried because Victoria disappeared after her acceptance speech.
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* Telling [[spoiler: David]] about [[spoiler: Jefferson killing Chloe is heartbreaking but hiding the truth from him just to make sure he doesn't kill Jefferson in a rage is a punch to the gut, especially when he's finished saying how he plans on making things right with Chloe and Joyce.Joyce. He truly thinks everything is going to be okay when he has no clue.]]



** The fact that [[spoiler: unless you sacrifice Chloe, Nathan is dead because he was murdered by Mr. Jefferson before the party.]] YMMV on this one, but most people after episode 4 had become fond of him.



* When Max finds out that [[spoiler: the storm, more or less, is her fault.]]

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* When Max finds out that [[spoiler: the storm, more or less, is her fault. Just because she wanted to save someone's life.]]


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** Let that sink in for a bit. If you [[spoiler: save Chloe, the storm will destroy the entire town and kill everyone in it, including one of Max's best friends and Chloe's parents. When the storm clears, Max and Chloe will pack their stuff and leave town, smiling at one another. But if you save Arcadia Bay, Max is forced to sit in the bathroom and listen to Chloe die. Justice is served for Kate, Rachel and Chloe, but the look on David's face when he discovers her body and they way Joyce almost falls when she walks up to Chloe's casket...there's seriously no "good" way to end this game.]]
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* If you tried to save Victoria and she believed you, [[spoiler: she'll confide in Mr. Jefferson who murders her and her body is placed right next to Max's.]]

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* If you tried to save Victoria and she believed you, [[spoiler: she'll confide in Mr. Jefferson who murders her and her body is placed right next to Max's.in front of Max in the Dark Room.]]
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* [[spoiler: The ending. All of the possible endings, really. Either you zap back in time and let Chloe be murdered by Nathan, therefore stopping the storm or you let almost everyone in town die just to save Chloe.]]

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* [[spoiler: The ending. All of the possible endings, really. Either you zap back in time and let Chloe be murdered by Nathan, therefore stopping the storm or you let almost presumably everyone in town die just to save Chloe.]]
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* If you tried to save Victoria and she believed you, [[spoiler: she'll confide in Mr. Jefferson who murders her and her body is placed right next to Max's.]]
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* [[spoiler: The ending. All of the possible endings, really. Either you zap back in time and let Chloe be murdered by Nathan, therefore stopping the storm or you let almost everyone in town die just to save Chloe.]]

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** [[spoiler: Max doesn't take it too well, either. At one point, she ends up in this nightmarish mashup of everything that happens and it leads her to the diner where everyone--every single character she's met--ends up in the room, including a version of herself that claims that she's one of the alternate Maxes that was left behind (whether she is this or a manifestation of Max's guilt is up to interpretation).]]
** When Max meets [[spoiler: herself in the nightmare!diner, that Max reams into her/the player for using time to mess with other people's feelings.]]
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** Jesus, the soundbites you hear from him afterwards...

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[[AC:Episode 1 5 - "Chrysalis"]]"Polarized"]]
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* Telling [[spoiler: David]] about [[spoiler: Jefferson killing Chloe is heartbreaking but hiding the truth from him is a punch to the gut, especially when he's finished saying how he plans on making things right with Chloe and Joyce.]]
* Nathan's been a giant shit the entire game, but [[spoiler: the voicemail he leaves Max before he's killed by Jefferson offscreen is absolutely heartbreaking. It doesn't excuse the fact that he murdered Rachel and possibly drove Kate to suicide, but he only wanted to make his father figure proud and now his father figure has murdered him and plans on framing him for everything.]]
* If you didn't warn the homeless woman who lives by the diner, [[spoiler: Max comes across her dead body crushed underneath some debris. Max even curses herself by saying that she never even asked for her name.]]
* If you tell Frank [[spoiler: about Nathan and Jefferson killing Rachel with the drugs that he supplied Nathan with, he breaks down. '''Hard.''']]
* When Max finds out that [[spoiler: the storm, more or less, is her fault.]]
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*If you think about it, [[spoiler: the drugs used on the abducted girls were most likely bought from Frank Bowers. In a way, he killed Rachel, the girl he truly loved.]]
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** The ending song is specially heartwrenching, regardless of the outcome.
--> I don't have to see you right now
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* If you [[spoiler: fail to save Kate's life]], you get a heartfelt text message from her father telling you how much it means to him that you even tried. This is especially sad if you [[spoiler: the postcard he sent Kate, telling her that he loves her unconditionally. Losing his daughter must be beyond painful.]]

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* If you [[spoiler: fail to save Kate's life]], you get a heartfelt text message from her father telling you how much it means to him that you even tried. This is especially sad if you [[spoiler: the see [[spoiler:the postcard he sent Kate, telling her that he loves her unconditionally. Losing his daughter must be beyond painful.]]



** It is particularly painful when we realize that in [[spoiler:this timeline David is just a schoolbus driver.]] The miserable glance he casts at you upon [[spoiler:opening the bus door for you]] is enough to make you wish for things to [[spoiler:revert to how they used to be]].'

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** It is particularly painful when we realize that in [[spoiler:this timeline David is just a schoolbus driver.]] The miserable glance he casts at you upon [[spoiler:opening the bus door for you]] is enough to make you wish for things to [[spoiler:revert to how they used to be]].'

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** Chloe's reaction if [[spoiler: Max refuses is particularly heartbreaking. She bitterly accuses Max of bailing out on her like everyone else, and for just a moment, we see the old, angry Chloe in her. Then she just turns away]].



** Max [[spoiler: tearfully telling Chloe to be strong and never feel abandoned, no matter what happens, as William walks out to his death]]. It's even more poignant when you realize that she's making amends for not being there for Chloe when she needed her most]].

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** Max [[spoiler: tearfully telling Chloe to be strong and never feel abandoned, no matter what happens, as William walks out to his death]].death once again. It's even more poignant when you realize that she's making amends for not being there for Chloe when she needed her most]].
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** Max [[spoiler: tearfully telling Chloe to be strong and never feel abandoned, no matter what happens, as William walks out to his death]]. It's even more poignant when you realize that she's making amends for not being there for Chloe when she needed her most]].
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* Max's [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone facial expression]] when [[spoiler: William calls for Chloe]]

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* Max's [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone facial expression]] when [[spoiler: William calls for Chloe]]
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-> '''Kate:''' Max, I'm in a nightmare and I can't wake up! [[spoiler: Unless I put myself to sleep...]]

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-> --> '''Kate:''' Max, I'm in a nightmare and I can't wake up! [[spoiler: Unless I put myself to sleep...]]
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** [[spoiler:The game is basically trying to confirm one thing: no matter how hard Max tries, Chloe ''will'' die.]]

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** [[spoiler:The game is basically trying to [[{{Foreshadowing}} confirm one thing: thing]]: no matter how hard Max tries, Chloe ''will'' die.]]
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** [[spoiler:The game is basically trying to confirm one thing: no matter how hard Max tries, Chloe ''will'' die.]]
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** [[spoiler: What makes the entire scenario even more powerful is the absolute lack of background music or ambience sound effects. [[SimpleScoreofSadness In typical shows or videogames during tragic events, there's background music inserted into the scene to address the impact of the tragedy to the audience]]. Here? The entire scenario is completely silence apart from the conversation between the two girls. No background music, no ambience sound effects...just complete silence.]]
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* The trailer for Episode 5, Max can be heard [[spoiler: crying and begging Mr. Jefferson to let her go as he prepares another syringe. The poor girl's been through absolute hell, and it only seems like it's going to get worse. Oh, and the tornado's on its way.]]

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* The trailer for Episode 5, 5. [[spoiler: Max can be heard [[spoiler: crying and begging Mr. Jefferson to let her go as he prepares another syringe. The poor girl's been through absolute hell, and it only seems like it's going to get worse. Oh, and And the tornado's tornado is on its way.]]
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* The trailer for Episode 5, Max can be heard [[spoiler: crying and begging Mr. Jefferson to let her go as he prepares another syringe. The poor girl's been through absolute hell, and it only seems like it's going to get worse. Oh, and the tornado's on its way.]]

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