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* [[spoiler: Ryan's [[FakingTheDead false death]] after killing Theo Noble. Everyone, from his pregnant girlfriend to the friends who've served by him for three seasons, to ''his niece'' is led to believe that he is dead. And if Ryan wants to take Eliza down, he can never even hint otherwise.]]
* A meta example: FOX unexpectedly cancelled the show, making the current season the final one.

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* [[spoiler: Ryan's [[FakingTheDead false death]] after killing Theo Noble. Everyone, from his pregnant girlfriend to the friends who've served by him for three seasons, to ''his niece'' is led to believe that he is dead. And if Ryan wants to take Eliza down, he can never even hint otherwise.]]
* A meta example: FOX unexpectedly cancelled the show, making the current season the final one.
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** [[spoiler:The reason why she died was because she loved Joe too much to give up his location.]]

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[[IAmAMonster Ryan's reaction]]]] when Bella says "You came into my home. You made it about me."
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* [[spoiler:Watching Joe die in front of him in the Season 2 Alternate Ending]], you can tell that Ryan is SO fucking devastated.
* [[spoiler:The fact that Joe's first instinct after he got shot in the Season 2 Alternate Ending was to physically grab onto Ryan and look at him for comfort]].

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* [[spoiler:Watching Joe die in front of him in the Season 2 Alternate Ending]], you can tell that Ryan is SO fucking devastated.
* [[spoiler:The fact that Joe's [[spoiler:Joe's first instinct after he got shot in the Season 2 Alternate Ending was to physically grab onto Ryan and look at him for comfort]].
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* [[spoiler:The fact that Joe's first instinct after he got shot in the Season 2 Alternate Ending was to physically grab onto Ryan and look at him for comfort]].
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* [[spoiler:Watching Joe die in front of him in the Season 2 Alternate Ending]], you can tell that Ryan is SO fucking devastated.
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* The look on Ryan's face and in his eyes when he realizes that [[spoiler:Max is alive]].
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* [[spoiler: Joe Carroll's death]] is a strange mix of this and CrowningMomentOfAwesome. [[spoiler: He certainly deserved to die after everything he did, but seeing him limply spasm around on the execution table before settling down in silence, followed by Ryan being so emotionally devastated that he returns to drinking and hallucinates Joe next to him... It's almost heartbreaking. ''Almost.'']]

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* [[spoiler: Joe [[spoiler:Joe Carroll's death]] is a strange mix of this and CrowningMomentOfAwesome.SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome. [[spoiler: He certainly deserved to die after everything he did, but seeing him limply spasm around on the execution table before settling down in silence, followed by Ryan being so emotionally devastated that he returns to drinking and hallucinates Joe next to him... It's almost heartbreaking. ''Almost.'']]
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* [[spoiler:Watching Ryan [[ShowerOfAngst break down in the shower]] after the FBI failed to save Agent Clarke]]. Hell, ''all'' of "Boxed In" is this, since any GenreSavvy viewer could've guessed that [[spoiler:Agent Clarke would die after suddenly [[ADeathInTheLimelight getting an episode centered around him]]]].

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* [[spoiler:Watching Ryan [[ShowerOfAngst break down in the shower]] after the FBI failed to save Agent Clarke]]. Hell, ''all'' of "Boxed In" is this, since any GenreSavvy viewer could've guessed that [[spoiler:Agent Clarke would die after suddenly [[ADeathInTheLimelight getting an episode centered around him]]]].
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** It gets worse. In most sects of Christianity, [[spoiler: suicide is considered a mortal sin,]] and being a preacher, Kingston is fully aware of this. [[spoiler: the man was willing to risk eternity in Hell to save his son's life.]]
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** To make matters worse, [[spoiler:even Joe is visibly devastated by her death. ''Joe.'' Just let that sink in.]]
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* [[spoiler: Ryan's [[FakingTheDead false death]] after killing Theo Noble. Everyone, from his pregnant girlfriend to the friends who've served by him for three seasons, is led to believe that he is dead. And if Ryan wants to take Eliza down, he can never even hint otherwise.]]

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* [[spoiler: Ryan's [[FakingTheDead false death]] after killing Theo Noble. Everyone, from his pregnant girlfriend to the friends who've served by him for three seasons, to ''his niece'' is led to believe that he is dead. And if Ryan wants to take Eliza down, he can never even hint otherwise.]]
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* [[spoiler: Ryan's [[FakingTheDead false death]] after killing Theo Noble. Everyone, from his pregnant girlfriend to the friends who've served by him for three seasons, is led to believe that he is dead. And if Ryan wants to take Eliza down, he can never even hint otherwise.]]
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* Mike and Max [[HopeSpot begining to rekindle their relationship]], when seconds later, [[spoiler: Mike]] is stabbed by [[spoiler: Mark]].
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* Mark and Daisy explaining their brief history. Mark had no friends growing up (except for Luke, of course, whom he was always with). Daisy, however, had hundreds of friends, but it wasn't until she met Kyle that she realized how shallow her "friends" were and that she was just as lonely as Mark was. It really makes [[spoiler:Kyle, Luke, and Lily's deaths]] all the more tragic.

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* Mark and Daisy explaining their brief history. Mark had no friends growing up (except for Luke, of course, whom he was always with). Daisy, however, had hundreds of friends, but it wasn't until she met Kyle that she realized how shallow her "friends" were and that she was just as lonely as Mark was. It really makes [[spoiler:Kyle, Luke, and Lily's deaths]] all the more tragic.tragic.
* A meta example: FOX unexpectedly cancelled the show, making the current season the final one.

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* [[spoiler: Joe Carroll's death]] is a strange mix of this and CrowningMomentOfAwesome. [[spoiler: He certainly deserved to die after everything he did, but seeing him limply spasm around on the execution table before settling down in silence, followed by Ryan being so emotionally devastated that he returns to drinking and hallucinates Joe next to him... It's almost heartbreaking. ''Almost.'']]

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* Theo being forced to [[spoiler:kill his wife and leave his family behind]]. He crossed the MoralEventHorizon for sure, but the look on Theo's face before he goes through with it just shows how much he truly cared for them and that he doesn't want to do it--he ''has'' to.
* [[spoiler: Joe Carroll's death]] is a strange mix of this and CrowningMomentOfAwesome. [[spoiler: He certainly deserved to die after everything he did, but seeing him limply spasm around on the execution table before settling down in silence, followed by Ryan being so emotionally devastated that he returns to drinking and hallucinates Joe next to him... It's almost heartbreaking. ''Almost.'']]'']]
* Mark and Daisy explaining their brief history. Mark had no friends growing up (except for Luke, of course, whom he was always with). Daisy, however, had hundreds of friends, but it wasn't until she met Kyle that she realized how shallow her "friends" were and that she was just as lonely as Mark was. It really makes [[spoiler:Kyle, Luke, and Lily's deaths]] all the more tragic.
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* [[spoiler:Watching Ryan [[ShowerOfAngst break down in the shower]] after the FBI failed to save Agent Clarke]]. Hell, ''all'' of "Boxed In" is this, since any GenreSavvy viewer could've guessed that [[spoiler:Agent Clarke would die after suddenly [[ADeathInTheLimelight getting an episode centered around him]]]].

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* [[spoiler:Watching Ryan [[ShowerOfAngst break down in the shower]] after the FBI failed to save Agent Clarke]]. Hell, ''all'' of "Boxed In" is this, since any GenreSavvy viewer could've guessed that [[spoiler:Agent Clarke would die after suddenly [[ADeathInTheLimelight getting an episode centered around him]]]].him]]]].
* [[spoiler: Joe Carroll's death]] is a strange mix of this and CrowningMomentOfAwesome. [[spoiler: He certainly deserved to die after everything he did, but seeing him limply spasm around on the execution table before settling down in silence, followed by Ryan being so emotionally devastated that he returns to drinking and hallucinates Joe next to him... It's almost heartbreaking. ''Almost.'']]
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* The flashback of Mike leaving Max to hunt down Mark, with her at first begging him not to go, and when he says he'll call, telling him not to. After all they went through before getting together, seeing it crumble in that one moment.

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* The flashback of Mike leaving Max to hunt down Mark, with her at first begging him not to go, and when he says he'll call, telling him not to. After all they went through before getting together, seeing it crumble in that one moment.moment was gut-wrenching.

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* [[spoiler:After all of Ryan's efforts to save her from the twins, Claire tells him they can't be together.]]

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* [[spoiler:After all of Ryan's efforts to save her from the twins, Claire tells him they can't be together.]]]]]
* The flashback of Mike leaving Max to hunt down Mark, with her at first begging him not to go, and when he says he'll call, telling him not to. After all they went through before getting together, seeing it crumble in that one moment.

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* [[spoiler:After all of Ryan's efforts to save her from the twins, Claire tells him they can't be together.]]

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* Joe publicly humiliating Kingston Tanner before trying to persuade him and his son [[spoiler:to kill each other. Kingston chooses to ''kill himself'' to save his son. [[SenselessSacrifice And then Joe kills his son anyway]]]].
* [[spoiler:After all of Ryan's efforts to save her from the twins, Claire tells him they can't be together.]]]]
* [[spoiler:Watching Ryan [[ShowerOfAngst break down in the shower]] after the FBI failed to save Agent Clarke]]. Hell, ''all'' of "Boxed In" is this, since any GenreSavvy viewer could've guessed that [[spoiler:Agent Clarke would die after suddenly [[ADeathInTheLimelight getting an episode centered around him]]]].

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* In the beginning of the second season, the look on Ryan's face when he finds out that Claire is dead is pretty devastating.

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* The death of [[spoiler:Debra Parker]].
* In the beginning of the second season, the look on Ryan's face when he finds out that Claire [[spoiler:Claire]] is dead is pretty devastating.

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* A minor one, but in "Teacher's Pet", [[spoiler:Ryan does his damnedest in trying to save the life of Mallory, a Korban cultist, after her throat had been slashed by another cultist. She even intended to give herself up.]] Another moment comes from when Carroll casually kills a cat, leaving Mandy to tears.
* [[spoiler:Mandy hands herself over to Lily, thinking that she'd be safe. Lily decides to let Luke and Mark ''play'' with her instead. Poor Mandy. All she really wanted was for someone to love her...]]

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* A minor one, but in "Teacher's Pet", [[spoiler:Ryan does his damnedest in trying to save the life of Mallory, a Korban cultist, after her throat had been slashed by another cultist. She even intended to give herself up.]] Another moment comes from when Carroll casually kills a cat, leaving Mandy to in tears.
* [[spoiler:Mandy hands herself over to Lily, thinking that she'd be safe. Lily decides to let Luke and Mark ''play'' with her instead. Poor Mandy. All she really wanted was for someone to love her...]]
* [[spoiler:After all of Ryan's efforts to save her from the twins, Claire tells him they can't be together.
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* [[spoiler:Mandy hands herself over to Lily, thinking that she'd be safe. Lily decides to let Luke and Mark ''play'' with her instead. Poor Mandy...]]

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* [[spoiler:Mandy hands herself over to Lily, thinking that she'd be safe. Lily decides to let Luke and Mark ''play'' with her instead. Poor Mandy...Mandy. All she really wanted was for someone to love her...]]

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* A minor one, but in "Teacher's Pet", [[spoiler:Ryan does his damnest in trying to save the life of Mallory, a Korban cultist, after her throat had been slashed by another cultist. She even intended to give herself up.]] Another moment comes from when Carroll causally kills a cat, leaving Mandy to tears.

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* A minor one, but in "Teacher's Pet", [[spoiler:Ryan does his damnest damnedest in trying to save the life of Mallory, a Korban cultist, after her throat had been slashed by another cultist. She even intended to give herself up.]] Another moment comes from when Carroll causally casually kills a cat, leaving Mandy to tears.tears.
* [[spoiler:Mandy hands herself over to Lily, thinking that she'd be safe. Lily decides to let Luke and Mark ''play'' with her instead. Poor Mandy...]]
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** In "Teacher's Pet", we see the other end of that situation. [[spoiler: Claire is devastated when she realizes she needs to disappear and can't even tell Ryan she's alive. The grief-stricken way she says, "I can't do this to him" is heartbreaking.]]
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* In "Sacrifice", Mike realizes that he's not OK, having nearly killed Luke in a rage, and decides to head home rather than risk becoming like Ryan. But then Max is kidnapped, and Mike, being the guy that he is, cancels his plans to help Ryan find her. [[spoiler:After they rescue her, Ryan gets a video message from Lily. Convinced that Mike killed Luke, she's attacked his family home and killed his dad. The episode ends with Mike breaking down and crying and Ryan just holding him...]]

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* In "Sacrifice", Mike realizes that he's not OK, having nearly killed Luke in a rage, and decides to head home rather than risk becoming like Ryan. But then Max is kidnapped, and Mike, being the guy that he is, cancels his plans to help Ryan find her. [[spoiler:After they rescue her, Ryan gets a video message from Lily. Convinced that Mike killed Luke, she's attacked his family home and killed his dad. The episode ends with Mike breaking down and crying and Ryan just holding him...]]]]
* A minor one, but in "Teacher's Pet", [[spoiler:Ryan does his damnest in trying to save the life of Mallory, a Korban cultist, after her throat had been slashed by another cultist. She even intended to give herself up.]] Another moment comes from when Carroll causally kills a cat, leaving Mandy to tears.
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* [[spoiler:Jacob kills Paul in order to spare him the pain of a long, drawn-out death]].
* Towards the end of the first season, Jacob begs Emma to run away with him, realizing that he's not cut out to be a Follower. [[spoiler:Emma slashes his throat]].
* In the beginning of the second season, the look on Ryan's face when he finds out that Claire is dead is pretty devastating.
* In "Sacrifice", Mike realizes that he's not OK, having nearly killed Luke in a rage, and decides to head home rather than risk becoming like Ryan. But then Max is kidnapped, and Mike, being the guy that he is, cancels his plans to help Ryan find her. [[spoiler:After they rescue her, Ryan gets a video message from Lily. Convinced that Mike killed Luke, she's attacked his family home and killed his dad. The episode ends with Mike breaking down and crying and Ryan just holding him...]]

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