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** It's not just the speech, it's the reactions: Chester is near tears, [[DeadpanSnarker Saunders]] quietly [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness offers Chester a cup of coffee]] and when Leslie shows up ''yet again'' to kill herself, Billy snaps and finally tells her off. Just glorious.

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** It's not just the speech, it's the reactions: Chester is near tears, [[DeadpanSnarker Saunders]] quietly [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness offers Chester a cup of coffee]] and when Leslie shows up ''yet again'' to kill herself, Billy snaps and finally tells her off. Just glorious.
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* [[spoiler:Jessica]]'s "death". Her scene with Benson in the hospital was truly heartbreaking.

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* [[spoiler:Jessica]]'s "death".[[spoiler:Jessica's "death"]]. Her scene with Benson in the hospital was truly heartbreaking.
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It's not just the speech, it's the reactions: Chester is near tears, [[DeadpanSnarker Saunders]] quietly [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness offers Chester a cup of coffee]] and when Leslie shows up ''yet again'' to kill herself, Billy snaps and finally tells her off. Just glorious.
* [[spoiler:Jessica]]'s death. Her scene with Benson in the hospital was truly heartbreaking.

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** It's not just the speech, it's the reactions: Chester is near tears, [[DeadpanSnarker Saunders]] quietly [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness offers Chester a cup of coffee]] and when Leslie shows up ''yet again'' to kill herself, Billy snaps and finally tells her off. Just glorious.
* [[spoiler:Jessica]]'s death."death". Her scene with Benson in the hospital was truly heartbreaking.
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-> The Major: When she was a little baby, she used to stand on my feet and I'd walk her about the room. She used to call it 'dancing'. (''pause'') There ought to be a law. Children can't go first. It isn't fair. (''lip trembles'') She'll still my little baby.

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-> The Major: When she was a little baby, she used to stand on my feet and I'd walk her about around the room. She used to call it 'dancing'. (''pause'') There ought to be a law. Children law: children can't go first. It isn't fair. (''lip trembles'') She'll She's still my little baby.
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* When the family thinks [[spoiler:Jessica]] is about to die and they listen to a tape recorded message where she tells them all goodbye and to take care of each other, [[CrazyAwesome the Major]] has a rare lucid moment:

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* When the family thinks [[spoiler:Jessica]] is about to die and they listen to a tape recorded message where she tells them all goodbye and to take care of each other, [[CrazyAwesome [[CloudCuckoolander the Major]] has a rare lucid moment:
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It's not just the speech, it's the reactions: Chester is near tears, [[DeadpanSnarker Saunders]] quietly [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness offers Chester a cup of coffee]] and when Leslie shows up to kill herself, Billy snaps and finally tells her off. Just glorious.

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It's not just the speech, it's the reactions: Chester is near tears, [[DeadpanSnarker Saunders]] quietly [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness offers Chester a cup of coffee]] and when Leslie shows up ''yet again'' to kill herself, Billy snaps and finally tells her off. Just glorious.
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* When the family thinks [[spoiler:Jessica]] is about to die and they listen to a tape recorded message where she tells them all goodbye and to take care of each other, [[CrazyAwesome the Major]] has a rare lucid moment:
-> The Major: When she was a little baby, she used to stand on my feet and I'd walk her about the room. She used to call it 'dancing'. (''pause'') There ought to be a law. Children can't go first. It isn't fair. (''lip trembles'') She'll still my little baby.
It's not just the speech, it's the reactions: Chester is near tears, [[DeadpanSnarker Saunders]] quietly [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness offers Chester a cup of coffee]] and when Leslie shows up to kill herself, Billy snaps and finally tells her off. Just glorious.
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* Jessica's heartfelt plea to Corinne to return to her, after the revelation that [[spoiler: Jessica was not Corinne's biological mother]].
* Jessica's guilty verdict at her trial for the murder of Peter Campbell, and everyone's reaction to it. Added by her soft plea that she was innocent, and the narrator confirmed it. [[spoiler: Chester was the actual murderer, but due to a brain tumor affecting his memory, had no recollection of it]]

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* Jessica's heartfelt plea to Corinne to return to her, after the revelation that [[spoiler: Jessica was not Corinne's biological mother]].
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* Jessica's guilty verdict at her trial for the murder of Peter Campbell, and everyone's reaction to it. Added by And her soft plea that she was innocent, and with the narrator confirmed confirming it. [[spoiler: Chester was the actual murderer, but due to a brain tumor affecting his memory, had no recollection of it]]
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* Jessica's guilty verdict at her trial for the murder of Peter Campbell, and everyone's reaction to it. Added by her soft plea that she was innocent, and the narrator confirmed it. [[spoiler: Chester was the actual murderer, but due to a brain tumor affecting his memory, had no recollection of it]]
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* Jodie, at what was supposed to be his and Carol's wedding, learning that Carol had jilted him.
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* Elaine telling Danny the story of her childhood, which included both her mother and sister dying, and her father emotionally disowning her before he completely did so at their wedding, which led to her snarky dark attitude, and that despite the way she's acted before she truly does love him.

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* Elaine telling Danny the story of her tragic childhood, which included both her mother and sister dying, and her father emotionally disowning her at that time, before he completely did so disowned her at their Elaine and Danny's wedding, which led to her snarky dark attitude, and that despite the way she's acted before she truly does love him. After this, things are actually quite well between Elaine and Danny...
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* [[spoiler:Elaine's death]] occurs not long afterwards, which makes the above even more tragic.

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* ** [[spoiler:Elaine's death]] occurs not long afterwards, which makes the above even more tragic.harsher in hindsight.
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* [[spoiler:Elaine]]'s death.

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* [[spoiler:Elaine]]'s death.Elaine telling Danny the story of her childhood, which included both her mother and sister dying, and her father emotionally disowning her before he completely did so at their wedding, which led to her snarky dark attitude, and that despite the way she's acted before she truly does love him.
* [[spoiler:Elaine's death]] occurs not long afterwards, which makes the above even more tragic.


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* Jessica's heartfelt plea to Corinne to return to her, after the revelation that [[spoiler: Jessica was not Corinne's biological mother]].
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* Jessica consoling a sobbing Corinne after she and Father Tim both agree that their marriage is never going to work out.
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* [[spoiler:Jessica]]'s death. Her final scene with Benson in the hospital was truly heartbreaking.

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* [[spoiler:Jessica]]'s death. Her final scene with Benson in the hospital was truly heartbreaking.
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* [[spoiler:Jessica]]'s death. Her final scene with Benson in the hospital was truly heartbreaking.
-> [[spoiler:Jessica]]: Benson? Be happy. Be happy. You be happy... because that's all there really is.
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* [[spoiler:Elaine]]'s death.
* Jodie's attempted suicide, especially moreso since you had a minor character talking to him whilst he was dying telling him things would get better.
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