31 Emotional TV Lines That Were So Well-Written, They Still Make Us Break Down In Tears
We asked the BuzzFeed Community to tell us some of the saddest TV quotes of all time. Here are some of the best responses:
There are massive spoilers ahead!
1.First, on The Haunting of Hill House, when Nell talked to the rest of the Crain siblings in the Red Room.
"I have three sisters and a brother, so making sure they know that I love them is definitely something I would want to do in that situation."
2.On Boy Meets World, when Mr. Feeny said goodbye to his class one final time.
Suggested by: kathleenanne13579
3.On The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, when Will broke down in tears over his dad leaving again.
"I only just saw this Fresh Prince episode, and it just dropped me."
โthedeleted73
4.On WandaVision, when Wanda couldn't feel Vision anymore after seeing his body.
"This was so emotional and a great callback to Vision's line in Infinity War. It was also really well acted by Elizabeth Olsen."
5.And on Squid Game, when Ji-yeong let Sae-byeok win the marble game and then thanked Sae-byeok for playing with her.
Suggested by: hcpsbergerwg
6.On Supernatural, when Castiel said goodbye to Dean right before he died.
"Not 'I love you,' though that's close, but 'Goodbye.' All the times Cas and Dean parted ways, that was never said. You know it's for good this time, and Dean's powerless to stop it. I'm just a sobbing mess by that point."
7.On 9-1-1, when Buck and Maddie had dinner with their parents and he said they should've been there no matter what.
Suggested by: heatheripock
8.On Lucifer, when Trixie asked Lucifer if Dan was really dead because she knew he wouldn't lie to her.
"I'm welling up now just thinking about it."
โconstanvee
9.On Parenthood, when Max was upset that all of the kids on his field trip made fun of him and one of them peed in his canteen.
"That scene is heartbreaking. Just remembering it makes me wanna cry."
โlg_pimenta
10.On Scrubs, when Carla heartbreakingly said goodbye to Laverne before she died.
"UGHHHH, I'm crying just thinking about it. That show is a fucking masterpiece."
โpainintheash
11.On Fleabag, when the Priest told Fleabag to move on after she said, "I love you."
"Honestly, Season 2 of Fleabag is an absolute masterpiece, and I cannot recommend it enough."
12.On Merlin, when Arthur said his final words to Merlin before he died.
"I absolutely sob every time I think about this quote."
13.On One Day at a Time, when Elena told Alex what she really wanted to say at their dad's wedding and how much it still hurts that their dad didn't accept her after she came out.
"Pretty much any time Elena is talking about her dad on One Day at a Time, but this one gets me. All of Elena's lines really hit home for me so that made them very emotional, and Isabella Gรณmezโs delivery of these lines is just perfect."
โgracelyn
14.On The Mandalorian, when Mando said goodbye to Grogu, aka Baby Yoda, after Luke arrived to take him away.
Suggested by: adriennec1
15.On The Umbrella Academy, when Ben asked Vanya to be with him before he disappeared.
"The whole scene makes me cry, but this line just breaks my heart every time."
16.On The Golden Girls, when Sophia mourned her son, Phil, after finding out he died.
"Absolutely heartbreaking."
17.On The Walking Dead, when Glenn uttered his last words to Maggie.
"I cried SO hard."
โyaoi_addict
18.On How I Met Your Mother, when Marshall found out his dad suddenly died.
"I can be in the happiest mood, but if I watch this scene, I ALWAYS tear up. His reaction when Lily tells him and the delivery of that single line is heartbreaking."
โkatcloud
19.On The Good Place, when Chidi was about to have his memory wiped and he said goodbye to Eleanor.
โChidi's quote and then the montage with Chidi and Eleanor where we see all the times they fell in love throughout the reboots. That shit HURTS."
โhquinn31
20.On Stranger Things, when Eleven reads Hopper's letter and he reminds her to leave the door open.
"The letter is so sad, but it ends with this one amazing and heartbreaking line."
โfinnegangc
21.On Wynonna Earp, when Doc wrote a simple note to Wynonna after finding out she was pregnant.
"I'm kind of cheating with this one, since the first time 'I am all in' was used was in writing, but this simple phrase makes me cry every single time."
โnoradominick
22.On Angel, when Illyria appeared as Fred while Wesley was dying during the series finale.
"It's been 17 years, and I'm crying just thinking about it."
23.On Teen Wolf, when Stiles told Lydia he loved her right before disappearing.
"Honestly, any sad line of Stiles' breaks my heart, but this one was the most heartbreaking for me."
โgracekenet
24.On Chicago Fire, when Herrmann gave a speech to Dawson after she miscarried about how she was like a daughter to him.
"When Herrmann started giving his speech about how he was blessed with five kids and a daughter he never expected, and she would become the best dang mom in the universe when the time was right, I SOBBED. Coming from a family that has a history of miscarriages and difficult pregnancies really hit hard, and it will always stand out to me as a heartbreaking, sob-worthy moment on TV."
25.On Midnight Mass, when Riley rowed Erin out into the middle of the ocean and she was forced to watch him burn up in the sun.
"Midnight Mass gutted me when Riley died. So sudden, beautiful, and horrifying all at once. A scene I will never forget. Erinโs screams carrying on as the credits rolled was intense. The music, the visuals, OMG. Just heart-wrenching."
โdevonia
26.On Doctor Who, when the Tenth Doctor was about to regenerate, but he wasn't ready.
"This still makes me sob after all this time."
27.On Bones, when Vincent Nigel Murray begged Bones to not let him go as he was dying.
Suggested by: thegingerelizabeth
28.On Invincible, when Mark told his dad, Omni Man, that he would always have him.
"Omni Man asked Mark what heโll have after 500 years and Mark responded with this line. I lost it."
โ6eor6e
29.On One Tree Hill, when Jimmy told Keith that he just wanted everyone at school to like him.
Suggested by: lizzieannl
30.On Gilmore Girls, when Christopher came back to talk to Lorelai after breaking up with her following Sherry's pregnancy announcement.
"Lauren Graham is such a phenomenal actor and there are some amazing dramatic scenes on that show but this scene always stands out to me."
31.And finally, on The 100, whenever anyone said, "May we meet again."
"This line would have been perfect to use again in a beautiful and sad way in the end of the show and they just...didnโt."
โannahill95
We can't fit everything into one post, so tell us which other TV quotes broke your heart in the comments below!
Note: Some submissions have been edited for length and/or clarity.
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