The original post: /r/television by /u/unitedfan6191 on 2024-05-14 23:33:19.
Hi.
Hope you’re doing well.
It usually takes something very special for me to cry watching a TV show or movie and so my list of TV shows where tears roll down my cheeks for several minutes at great intensity is pretty small.
Just off the top of my head:
Buffy the Vampire Slayer S05E16 - “The Body”
When Buffy sees Joyce on the couch and then comes to the realization that she has died, the initial disbelief and the grief on her face suddenly felt so believable and I cried like a baby probably more than any other time watching anything. Probably SMG’s best performance in anything was in this episode and the way it was presented and how the episode went off the air felt like it perfectly encapsulated her grief and coming to terms.
This Is Us S02E14 - “Super Bowl Sunday”
In particular, when Rebecca is told of Jack’s death (just moments after she saw him and he was fine) produced a nonstop round of tears rolling down my cheeks and then it didn’t stop for the rest of the episode and I really felt the suddenness of this death and how it completely changed the lives of these people.
Scrubs S03E14 - “My Screw Up”
Brendan Fraser and John C. McGinley are so magnificent in this episode (as is everyone, but these two are the standouts) and the episode ends with a heartbreaking image at the funeral as we see how the usually very manly Dr. Cox is beside himself with his grief at his best friend dying.
Scrubs - S05E20 - “My Lunch”
Very much the same as “My Screw Up.”
Scrubs S06E15 - “My Long Goodbye”
Scrubs S08E02 - “My Last Words”
Scrubs S08E18-19 - “My Finale”
What about you? Any episodes in particular stand out?