What were your reactions when these characters died?

Careful, this contains AtS spoilers!


Angel: "Aoutch. Damned. But that was necessary." I was more sad for Buffy's grief than for Angel's death.
Cordelia (lovers walk lol): "Wait, what? She died? Of course she didn't? Then why is there a funeral on screen? Ah right, narrative misleading. Almost gotme. Bazinga!"
The Master: "That must have hurt- Go Buffy go!"
Warren: *Gasp* *Cover eyes with hands* "Huuh".
Jenny: "Ohgodnoohgodnoohgodno...NO!"
Anya: "Nooo, why her?"
Tara: "But...Fire? Bullet? Blood? She'll wake up right? Willow will perform a spell and everything will be okay, right? Right? Tara? Tara? No, just no, Tara!"
Buffy (the gift/prophecy girl): "That's so sad and tragic but I think I just fell in love with the show"
Giles (led us to believe he was killed by bringers): "Yeah that was creepy with the cliffhanger but I'm sure he survived...in some way!"
Jonathan: "Oh, bastard, you killed Jonathan! 🙁"
Glory/Ben: "Oh well."
Spike: "He leaves like a hero."
Joyce: "That's horrible. Horrible. I'm opressed. The feeling is so opressing. No. Buffy's mum dead. No. That can't be. I mean...she was cured. She was cured! Why kill her? Why?"
Amanda: "Oh no, Amanda I liked! She was my favourite Potential!"

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ATS (spoiler alert!)

Doyle: "Why did he just punched Angel? Why does he jump on that thing? He going to get off it at some point yeah? No? No?...Please get off.Please just get off! No. No. No! Nooooooo! :'("
Holland Manners: "I know he is evil but...seeing him enclosed in a room, delivered to a certain death, it's...it's...no I can't watch!"
Lilah Morgan: "No, not Lilah! No can kill Lilah! No, not just like that! Just...no! Lilah! 🙁"
Lindsay Macdonald: "Yeah, that kind of suck... :/"
Wesley: *No words, besides: gasp. Tears. Tears. Tears.*
Fred: "That's just a horrible way of dying. It's just...dreadful!"
Cordy: "So, she isn't back? So, she's really gone? It's really over? Ooooh 🙁"
Human Darla: "You stupid evil corporated bastards!"
 
Angel - Cried my eyes out. Though this was more for Buffy than anything, since I knew that Angel would come back. Beautiful, heart-wrenching writing and I loved it.
Cordelia - Felt kinda numb for a few second and desperately denied it. Relieved when it turned out she wasn't dead.
The Master - Um, didn't really think a lot. "Oh cool, she killed the bad guy" and that was about it.
Warren - "Ew." Also "Willow has really lost it."
Jenny - I'm pretty sure I actually screamed. I lost it completely when Giles found her body.
Anya - Slightly sad, but it was the last episode and I knew it was coming so I wasn't hugely bothered. I guess it was appropriate, but there was nothing in that scene interesting enough to provoke a notable emotional reaction in me.
Tara - I rolled my eyes, made an "ugh" sound at the back of my throat and thought "This **** is dumb."
Buffy - I wasn't sad exactly... it was much deeper than that. The ending of The Gift was so incredibly, indescribably beautiful
Giles - I didn't think anything. It was a blatant, lame mislead.
Jonathan - Made a confused face and shook my head.
Glory/Ben - Died a little from the epicness of that scene.
Faith - Knew she wouldn't die. Still was shocked that Buffy actually stabbed her though.
Spike - "Since when did this guy become the main character?"
Joyce - Like Becoming, cried my eyes out, but it was more for the other characters.

What I find interesting is that my emotional reaction to a character's death does not correlate with how much I liked that character. In this case, I bawled my eyes out for Joyce, Jenny and Buffy and felt nothing but annoyance at the deaths of Tara and Anya - despite the fact that I prefer Tara and Anya to the others by far. I could adore the death of my favourite character and hate the death of my least favourite. Really, it all depends on how it is written.
 
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Angel: I was so freakin glad...I hated him at the time and couldn't wait for him to die
Cordelia: I was really scared because I really thought she was gonna die 🙁
The Master: I was...indifferent
Warren: I was sooo glad as he killed my favourite character
Jenny: I think I was indifferent. Part of me was glad because I wasn't a fan of hers but I also felt sorry for her (and Giles, mostly)
Anya: I was shocked and really sad!
Tara: I was so sad...I thought it was so unfair...
Buffy (the gift/prophecy girl): I must be the only one who was sad but who didn't cry! lol. Maybe because I knew she was gonna come back...
Giles (led us to believe he was killed by bringers): I was really worried...
Jonathan: I was sad because he really didn't deserve it 🙁
Glory/Ben: I was...relieved! lol
Faith (at least I thought she was dead in grad day, falling off the roof): I was glad at the time because I couldn't stand her.
Spike: I don't think there was any reaction at all...it was so fast...I think that, in my heart, he never died.
Joyce: I was devastated
 
Angel - Well...would have happened sooner or later
Cordelia - OMFG! WHAT!?!?!?!?! Then I was proud she had a proper death.
The Master - Eh
Warren - Deserved it
Jenny - LOL What a F*** up death!
Anya - SHE'S NOT DEAD! SHE IS NOT DEAD!
Tara - FINALLY!
Buffy - Saved the world at least.
Giles - *Crosses fingers* He's not dead! He's not dead! He's not dead! He's not dead!
Jonathan - ANDREW WHY! He was just the cutest little thing!
Glory/Ben - God...I'm sure going to miss that F***ed up Bitca.
Faith - Eh
Spike - OMG WHAT THE BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP HOW?
Joyce - What a sad yet natural way to die.
Fred - No...she's just sick...right?
Wesley - ...No...not Wesley!
 
Angel (becoming) Oh I cried, like only the very young can cry. I was, I think, only about 14 when I saw that. And I was completely in love with Angel at the time. Not really love . . . infatuated. That's what I was.

Cordelia (lovers walk lol) OMG OW! Was my first thought. I was still horrified by the thought of impalement when we found out it didn't kill her.

The Master Yay!

Warren *gag . . . and then yay!

Jenny I gasped at the suddeness and then lost my cool with Giles reactions.

Anya Ah! Wait . . . did that just happen? . . . Rewind . . . NOOOO!

Tara Was very sad. So sudden.

Buffy (the gift/prophecy girl) Didn't react that much in Prophecy Girl. I mean, I went back and watched the first season after all the others. So not that shocking. But The Gift? I was fine until Spike's sobbing. I mean . . .why?

Giles (led us to believe he was killed by bringers) *gaspy gasp!

Jonathan I was sad. I wanted to keep seeing him random places. Forever.

Glory/Ben Wow . . . Giles is BA!

Faith (at least I thought she was dead in grad day, falling off the roof) Can't remember.

Spike WHAT?!?!?!? WHYYY?!?!?!??!?! *super super sad face . . . He did die well though.

Joyce I was not prepared for how upset that made me.
 
Angel:Wow...just wow! WHY ON EARTH DID SHE DO A THING LIKE THAT!!??? *tears* (for buffy mainly though)
Cordelia: (You're Welcome) *cangel kisses* YAYAYAYAA *angel gets the phone call* 😵 *days of weeping*
The Master: huh? why is he on the list! he's bad!
Warren: RELIEF!
Jenny: no reaction when she actually dies, but when Giles finds her, I cried
Anya: I wasn't suprised, cause it was the finale, and they can kill off whoever they want, but I did cry...I cried especially when Xander is talking to Andrew about it
Tara: I knew she died, cause I had watched Tillow fan-vids, but I didn't know what episode it was, however, I remembered what they were wearing. So when I saw them wearing those outfits, I cried and swore; but when she actually died, I didn't cry amazingly
Buffy: I obvisosly knew she didn't stay dead, so I didn't cry because she died, but the way she did it
Giles: I never thought he was dead
Jonathan: "awww, poor little dude!"
Glory/Ben: whatevs...although I was suprised that Giles killed Ben...my morals were a little shaken
Faith: I knew she didn't die, and even if she did, at that point, I wouldn't have cared
Spike: I cried, cause it was beautiful
Joyce: I have never cried so hard over any fictional event as I did in the body. I seriously cried for about two hourse after I watched the episode. I guess it hit really close to home
Doyle: "WTF??? Well...it's fine actually, cause we know he didn't actually die. A main character just dosen't up and die like that" The only thing that conviced me he was dead was seeing his name removed from the credits
Lilah: I didn't cry, but I was REALLY sad cause Weslah was ruined
Lindsey: I knew he was going to die, but the scence very much moved me still
Wesley: I cried, but I was prepared for him to die, cause it was a series finale
Fred: I didn't cry cause I thought that she was going to come back in couple episodes; I thought that they would find a way to bring her back. When I realized that wasn't going to happen, I didn't feel sad cause I loved Ilyria WAY more
Human Darla: This REALLY shocked me! I thought she was going get a longer chance
Vampire Darla in Angel: This made me cry like a baby; the scence was soooo touching and it was a perfect end to a very interesting character
 
Angel This affected me lots, if he was still Angelus when it happened, I wouldn't have cared, but I cried

Cordelia (You're Welcome) I was so upset. I thought she was finally awake for sure, and that she would stay until the end, but she didn't, and that upset me, seeing a character we knew since Welcome to the Hellmouth meet their end seven years later...

The Master I was happy that ugly butt face finally died, he really annoyed me.

Warren As much as I hated him, I didn't expect him to go down the way he did, I figured jail at the most, but the quick flaying of him and the fact Willow was the one who did it shocked me.

Jenny At this moment I paused the TV, and thought for a while, this was pretty much the first real death of a somewhat-major character. And Giles' reaction was enough for me to bury my face in my pillow.

Anya I was so surprised. I didn't think that would happen, I loved Anya a lot and it shocked me a little knife could go through her body that quickly. Seemed almost inhuman. It was so brutal. It was quick enough too for me to almost miss it. It was so sad that her death was so ignored. I figured a character like her would have died in Xander's arms...

Tara This made me cry so hard! It also angered me a lot. I mean first, Tara impossibly sees Xander in the yard out the window, and then when she is shot, the angles are all.wrong. The trajectory of that bullet was horribly messed up. I couldn't say for sure - it's impossible to model an accurate trajectory without knowing exactly how far Warren was standing from the house, and how high off the ground the second floor is, then working out the angle for it to shoot through the window - but my best guess is that, at the angle of elevation that the bullet was probably travelling at in order to pass through that window, it would've more likely sailed clear over Tara's head and hit the ceiling.

Buffy Her death in Prophecy Girl surely didn't affect me as much as her death in The Gift did. In The Gift it was more upsetting, it was a sweet sacrifice. It was sad, yet sweet. She did it for her 'sister' and for the world. I couldn't picture something better than what actually happened.

Giles
I hated Angel's face so much. It's why I don't like the comics all that much. It was probably the first time I cried while reading a comic. If this was set on TV though, I probably would have cried so much harder, because emotion in voices, and music really helps. But this was still so sad, losing such a beloved character. I was so super pissed with Angel

Jonathan I really liked Jonathan, so this was upsetting. Especially because of the little speech he gave to Andrew before Andrew gutted him 🙁

Glory/Ben Um...yay?

Spike I cried at first, but then my mom said Spike would come back in Angel so I was then all 'Oh, okay' and was fine again lol

Joyce Oh gosh, this affected me too. It made me wonder what if this ended up happening to me? It was so sad

Doyle I was surprised he didn't stay longer, I loved Hero though, since Doyle went out as well...a hero.

Lilah Eh. I liked her though.

Lindsey I liked Lindsey, but I didn't cry.

Wesley I bawled so much. Wesley had come such a long way...and what Illyria did for him was so sweet. I figured that someone would end up dying, but I didn't expect it to be him.

Fred I loved Fred, but I also loved Illyria. Fred had also came a long way, but not as long as Willow, Wesley, and Faith came though...either way I was sitting through the entire episode hoping she would be cured at the last second, but knowing Joss Whedon, I wouldn't expect her to be saved.
 
So I get really into the things I watch, and tend to get emotional REALLY easily, especially with my favorite characters.

Angel: I sob everytime I watch it.
Cordelia: It was kind of a shock, but I didn't care that much.
The Master: ALLELULIAH!
Warren: Aw poor Willow, but I hated that dude.
Jenny: I felt really bad for Giles!
Anya: She came so far 🙁 but I didn't have a huge reaction.
Tara: Eh..
Buffy(the gift): More sobbing.
Giles: I had a feeling he wasn't dead so I was just a little surprised.
Jonathan: Aww 🙁
Glory/Ben: <3
Spike: PRAISE THE LORD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Joyce: Sob, sob, sob. (but DEFINITELY not as much as Angel/Buffy..)
Doyle: I cried.
Fred: I cried a little more.
 
Angel (Becoming): Such a sad scene. I felt awful for Buffy. ):

Cordelia (Lovers Walk): When the showed the funeral I gasped a little. But then I saw it was a joke and I embraced it. (Your Welcome) Complete devastation.

The Master: Peace out fruit punch mouth!

Warren: Gross.

Jenny: Damn it! How is Angel going to get his soul back now! Poor Giles.

Anya: Ouch! That was brutal. This sucks.

Tara: No! I will miss you Tillow!

Buffy (the gift/prophecy girl): I already knew about it. Both scenes were fantastic.

Giles(led us to believe he was killed by bringers): Oh snap! Nahhh they are tricking us. (Comics) Didn't read it, only heard about it. My reaction: I hate Angel.

Jonathan: Damn. He was great.

Glory/Ben: Good! Badass Giles, keep it up.

Faith (at least I thought she was dead in grad day, falling off the roof): I wish she had /:

Spike: Gorgeous moment. It was sad, but that is prolly the best way anyone went out.

Joyce: Already knew it. But still very effective. Tragic episode really.

Doyle: He was my lil Irish boy. It was awful!!

Lilah: Yessss.

Fred: This was awful. I truly liked the character. Tragic for Wes.

Lindsey: What!? Why? He's so beautiful! Angel sends Lorne to do his dirty work? I dislike him.

Wes: *Sobs* Wesley dies? Awesome finale Joss.

Wash: So sudden. I sobbed.
 
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Doyle: don't kill me but...I didn't care...he was cute and all, but the way he died was too surreal and quick...plus he only appeared in 9 episodes and I knew he was going to die...

Lilah: I was like "whaaaat ? nooooo!"

Fred: this is the death that most affected me...I cried my eyes out...

Lindsey: I was like "what ? oh, well..."

Wes: I cried but I thought it made sense.

Wash: Too sudden. I didn't really care.
 
Angel: It was rather sad but mainly for Buffy.
Cordelia: Meh. Was a bit surprised but not really bothered.
The Master: Thank God, he was annoying.
Warren: Ew gross!
Jenny: Whoa. First proper death of the show.
Anya: I didn't notice the first time I watched it.
Tara: No 🙁
Buffy(the gift): I well up every time.
Giles: I'm still in denial.
Jonathan: That made me teary as I could kind of relate to him.
Glory/Ben: Bittersweet.
Spike: Outrage!
Joyce: Sad but more for Buffy.
Doyle: 🙁
Fred: This was quite sad as well, even though I didn't like her. The scene with Wesley is heartbreaking
 
Angel (becoming)- "Huh"

Cordelia (lovers walk lol) - "Duuuuuude. This is way too sudden"

The Master -"He's got too many bones"

Warren - "Oh man that's so cool. Wish I could do that"

Jenny - "Huh"

Anya - "Aw, that's sad but she can rest now"

Tara - " Oh. Why doesn't Willow just heal her? Does this mean another ritual? Can Oz come back now?"

Buffy (the gift/prophecy girl) - The Gift - "Wow, this is really moving" Prophecy Girl - "Guurrrl, you can't just pick yourself up from that small amount of water? Weak."

Giles (led us to believe he was killed by bringers) I don't remember this so I'll
go with the comics and say "FUUUUUUU"

Jonathan - What?! But he's so cute!

Glory/Ben - "Thank Jeebus"

Faith (at least I thought she was dead in grad day, falling off the roof) - "HELL YEAH."

Spike - "Huh, how'd Buffy put her hand through those flames? This is a really freaking long death. DIE ALREADY MAN"

Joyce - I was gutted up on the inside. Just the thought of losing a parent drives me up the wall.

Firefly/Serenity

Wash - "NOOOOOOOOOOOO. WHAT THE HELL. ARE YOU SERIOUS?!" (I actually yelled this out loud)
Book - "WHAT. BUT I DON'T KNOW HIS TOP SECRET PAST."
 
Angel (becoming): Super-sad (be still my weeping Bangel heart! 🙁)
Cordelia (lovers walk lol): nah, I didn't think she had died here.
The Master: Go Buffy, kick ass!!
Warren: Well, good riddance but ewww.
Jenny: Sadly nauseating (Angelus broke her neck, laid her out in Giles bed)
Anya: Sad, especially Xander's comment. I honestly did not catch how it happened at first, had to go back and watch it and...wow that was awful.
Tara: sad, shocked for Willow.
Buffy (the gift/prophecy girl): Sad but proud of our girl: she saved the world.
Giles (led us to believe he was killed by bringers): Nah, I didn't think he was dead.
Jonathan: shocked, especially since it was by Andrew.
Glory/Ben: Honestly it had to be done, although it was to no avail since Buffy died anyway.
Faith (at least I thought she was dead in grad day, falling off the roof): Nah, I didn't think she was dead.
Spike: Proud of him! Willing to sacrifice himself, he had come a long way.
Joyce: devestated. My dad died 5 years ago, I always bawl through this episode.
 
Angel (becoming)
I thought nothing of it as I knew it wasn't official. I was surprised with how it happened though, since he JUST had his soul return. I didn't understand why and it left me a little irked.

Cordelia (lovers walk lol)
A split second of no way when I saw the graveyard. lol

The Master
Glad? haha

Warren
He had it coming to him but that was a nasty way to go

Jenny
I knew beforehand, from reading a description of the episode, but the character really wasn't important to me. The scene was so intense though and I wish she made it out.

Anya
😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡 This completely ruined the series finale for me. She was my favorite character, and I found out she was gonna die beforehand just from googling anything comical she said. I'm glad I had time to prepare myself but I still wish it didn't have to be her. I am just going to pretend she can come back.

Tara
The way it happened was so unexpected and sad. It really got intense afterwards. She was such a sweet character.

Buffy (the gift/prophecy girl)
It was a great story, but I can't say I was too upset since I knew she'd come back lol

Giles (led us to believe he was killed by bringers)
That was over a course of a few episodes so I never knew what to think about it.

Jonathan
Pretty much like~ : Oh, that's a shame.

Glory/Ben
Good

Faith (at least I thought she was dead in grad day, falling off the roof)
I liked Faith initially when introduced, but when she became evil I got so sick of her. (Then I liked her when she became good again later on) Love hate with this character. So at the time I was happy.

Spike
I was really surprised he was dying. I had no idea, and then I remembered he was suppose to be in Angel so I got confused. When I realized that I figured he must of returned. I was to annoyed by Anya's death anyways.

Joyce
Sooooo sad. The way it was filmed, wow. It's not an episode I enjoy to watch, but it was made well.
 
I don't think this is exactly how I reacted, but it was something like this.

Angel (becoming) : "Oh god, poor Angel! 😵 And poor Buffy!"
Cordelia: In Lovers Walk: "Oh no, Cordelia, please, don't die! 😵"
When she actually died: "Awh, poor Angel"
The Master; "Hah, Buffy wins!"
Warren; "... That is gross!"
Jenny: "......." Then, when the scene came in which Giles found her: "Oh, that is so horrible! Angel, I hate you!"
Anya; "Awh.. Well, at least she died a hero.."
Tara; *silence..* "Why does every nice person have to die in these series?"
Buffy (the gift/prophecy girl): I was not that sad, because I knew she'd come back.
Giles (led us to believe he was killed by bringers): ... I don't actually remember that ..?
Jonathan: ".. Andrew? What the hell are you doing? 😵"
Glory/Ben: "Hah, victory! Poor Ben, though.."
Faith (at least I thought she was dead in grad day, falling off the roof) : I can't really remember my reaction..
Spike: "Nooooooo! Spike, don't die! O my, you're catching fire! ... "
Joyce: I had expected her to die for quite a time when she actually died, but I still was a bit in shock..
 
Angel- i was sad for Buffy .
Cordelia- That sucked haha.
The Master- i thought he kinda died too easy..idk
Warren- Basterd Got what he deserved .. yeah
Jenny- I kept thinking "poor Giles"
Anya- She died fighting evil. She was awesome. I was very sad though haha
Tara- I cried.. it was horrible.
Buffy-the first time i was shocked and next time i was supper sad.
Giles- i was like "noo!"
Jonathan- Sucked that his best friend killed him..
Glory/Ben- i kept thinking " Giles is hardcore " haha
Faith- I was a little bit shocked. 1 that Buffy stabbed her and too that she backed off the building.
Spike- I was happy for him. He was doing something awesomely good.
Joyce- i was so sad for Dawn and Buffy and i kept thinking how much i would hate to lose my mom.
 
Angel (becoming)- WTF?!?!?!?!?!
Cordelia (lovers walk lol)- What?!?!? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! Cordy can't die!!!! I love her too much!!!!
The Master- Finally!
Warren- You got what was coming to you, you Tara-killing BAST***!!!! GO WILLOW! GO WILLOW!!!!
Jenny- AWWW!! NO! Poor Giles!!!
Anya- WTF?!?! NO!!!
Tara-OMG! OMG! OMG!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! This cannot be true!!!!!! My reaction was the same as Willows!! YOU BETTER F***ING BRING HER BACK!!!!! *sobs uncontrolably*
Buffy (the gift/prophecy girl)- I knew she wouldn't be dead for long, I mean come on, she's the main character.
Giles (led us to believe he was killed by bringers)- NOOOOOOOOO!!!! Not Giles!! *tears a little bit*
Jonathan- Ehh didn't carfe much for him.
Glory/Ben- Felt bad for Ben, but didn't care for Glory at she's been trying to kill Dawn.
Faith (at least I thought she was dead in grad day, falling off the roof)- WTF BUFFY!?!?!?! What the hell'd you do that for!!
Spike- Aww! Poor Buffy!
Joyce- WHAT!? NO!! Poor Buffy!!!
 
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