History TearJerker / OrphanBlack

* Alison and Donnie toward the end of the season one finale. She's feeling horrible about [[spoiler: Aynesley's death]] but he comforts her and tells her he loves her. Just as Alison starts feeling better, [[spoiler: Donnie leaves to meet with Dr. Leekie. Alison's husband, the man she loved since high school and raised her children with, has betrayed her.]]

* [[spoiler: The death of Helena]]. We all knew it was going to have to happen, but nobody expected it to be so soon, or so ''sudden''. [[spoiler: And the fact that even as she stands there covered in blood, having just beating the ever-loving ''crap'' out of spoiler:Sarah, with absolutely nothing left to lose, Helena is still lost and confused and afraid. She only ever wanted to be loved... but she's too dangerous to be allowed to run free with no one to control her, and she doesn't ''understand''.]]

* [[spoiler: Kira is gone.]]

--> '''Cosima:''' I'm sick, Delphine.

* The death of [[spoiler: Helena]]. We all knew it was going to have to happen, but nobody expected it to be so soon, or so ''sudden''. And the fact that even as she stands there covered in blood, having just beating the ever-loving ''crap'' out of [[spoiler:Sarah]], with absolutely nothing left to lose, [[spoiler:Helena]] is still lost and confused and afraid. She only ever wanted to be loved... but she's too dangerous to be allowed to run free with no one to control her, and she doesn't ''understand''.
** [[spoiler: Helena]] is like a fighting pit bull. She had it in her at birth to be an absolute sweet-hearted angel, to have just as much capacity for love as Sarah or Cosima; but she was beaten and abused, kept in cages, forced to become a killer because it was only when she killed that she was shown any kind of affection or approval. She hurts people, and she can't stop, and it's not her fault because she's like a child, in pain and confused and not understanding what love is. The only kindness Sarah could show her was [[spoiler: putting her out of her misery]], exactly as you would with a pit-fighting dog that can never be re-homed because they don't know how to ''not hurt people''.

* Sarah crying because she thought Kira thought she was dead.
--> "No, Fe, no, oh god, Fe, they can't think I'm dead Fe, ''Kira can't think I'm dead!''"

** Her first words when she's forced to call Sarah are a desperate "Is Kira all right? ...''It was an accident!''" She would ''never'' hurt that little girl, and everyone is convinced she would. And when Sarah shows up, Helena swears she will never try to see her 'angel' again. What happened to Kira wasn't her fault, but she feels like it was...
** The look of utterly miserable resignation on her face when she thinks the one person she wants to like her is about to become her murderer is ''awful''.

* The death of [[spoiler: Helena]]. We all knew it was going to have to happen, but nobody expected it to be so soon, or so ''sudden''. And the fact that even as she stands there covered in blood, having just beating the ever-loving ''crap'' out of Sarah, with absolutely nothing left to lose, Helena is still lost and confused and afraid. She only ever wanted to be loved... but she's too dangerous to be allowed to run free with no one to control her, and she doesn't ''understand''.

* Delphine stoically accepts any and all accusations of [[spoiler: betraying the clones to Leekie because she knows her own motivations and she trusts Cosima to hear her out. It's very clear that she is willing to explain herself for as long as it takes, and that she understands Cosima's anger. And then Cosima attacks the one thing she thought was real for both of them--the one thing that Delphine isn't confident about, the one thing that they both had treasured as utterly, completely real--]]and it ''shatters'' her.
--> '''Delphine:''' ''*tearful laugh*'' I had never been with a woman before-

* "They ''patented'' us."

* Its hard to watch Tomas put Helena in a cage. Given the nature of their relationship, it comes across like child abuse (even though Helena's an adult).

* Its hard to watch Thomas put Helena in a cage. Given the nature of their relationship, it comes across like child abuse (even though Helena's an adult).

* ''"You killed the woman I've been dreaming of my whole life!"''

** Helena is like a fighting pit bull. She had it in her at birth to be an absolute sweet-hearted angel, to have just as much capacity for love as Sarah or Cosima; but she was beaten and abused, kept in cages, forced to become a killer because it was only when she killed that she was shown any kind of affection or approval. She hurts people, and she can't stop, and it's not her fault because she's like a child, in pain and confused and not understanding what love is. The only kindness Sarah could show her was [[spoiler: putting her out of her misery]], exactly as you would with a pit-fighting dog that can never be rehomed because they don't know how to ''not hurt people''.

* Helena's gut-wrenching reaction to seeing Kira hit by a car. She looks more horrified than ''Sarah''.

** Delphine desperately trying to convince Cosima that she really ''does'' love her, she is genuinely trying to keep her safe and she would ''never'' put Sarah's child in danger. It sounds too good to be true, Delphine's heartfelt assurance are ''exactly what she wants to hear'', and she cannot take the risk. The audience knows that every word is true. ''Cosima doesn't.''
* Delphine stoically accepts any and all accusations of betraying the clones to Leekie because she knows her own motivations and she trusts Cosima to hear her out. It's very clear that she is willing to explain herself for as long as it takes, and that she understands Cosima's anger. And then Cosima attacks the one thing she thought was real for both of them--the one thing that Delphine isn't confident about, the one thing that they both had treasured as utterly, completely real--and it ''shatters'' her.

* The way Cosima just gives a horrible, low, wordless ''wail'' as soon as the door closes behind Delphine. You can tell her whole world and all the hopes it had contained just walked away from her.
* Helena crying and screaming as she tries to escape the cage, finally managing to get to her phone and immediately calling for help. She turns instinctively to Sarah... who shows up and puts a gun to her head.

--> '''Cosima:''' Delphine, I'm sick.

** Later, Kira says the whenever the police come, mummy goes away. No wonder Mrs. S thought Sarah was a bad mother.

* [[spoiler: Aynesley's death and everything that lead up to it. She was completely innocent in everything and had no idea what was going on - all she knew was that her once best friend kept finding new ways to betray her for no discernible reason, culminating with her death by Alison's negligence. Made even worse by the fact that Alison let her die for ''no reason at all'' (as far as the viewer is concerned). Aynesley was ''moving away''. Even if she ''was'' Alison's monitor, Alison would never have seen her again anyway.]]

* [[spoiler: Ainslie's death and everything that lead up to it. She was completely innocent in everything and had no idea what was going on - all she knew was that her once best friend kept finding new ways to betray her for no discernible reason, culminating with her death by Alison's negligence. Made even worse by the fact that Alison let her die for ''no reason at all'' (as far as the viewer is concerned). Ainslie was ''moving away''. Even if she ''was'' Alison's monitor, Alison would never have seen her again anyway.]]

* The ''music''. The downbeat song just makes the end of the finale more emotional.

** "I want to know that my daughter won't have to live like this."

** Then in the next episode, she burst into tears [[spoiler: at the hospital]].

* [[spoiler: Cosima finding out that Delphine was a neolutionist.]]

* [[spoiler: Cosima finding out that Delphine was a neolutionists.]]

* Watching Alison's "perfect" life spiral out of control until her friends and family host an intervention. While it starts off cheesy, it gradually gets more emotional, until Alison leaves crying because she can't tell them what's really going on.

* Alison's friends and family host an intervention, and while it starts off cheesy, it gradually gets more emotional, until Alison gets up crying and leaves because she can't tell them what's really going on.

* Its hard to watch Thomas put Helena in a cage. Given the nature of their relationship, it comes across like child abuse (even though Helena's an adult).

* Its hard to watch Thomas put Helena in a cage. And, it inspires some FridgeHorror.

--> '''[[spoiler: Helena]]''': I don't know...

--> '''Kira''': What happened to you [[spoiler: Helena]]?

* Kira's letters begging her mummy to come home.