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Certain characters in TV shows die right at the start, providing a strong introduction and adding significant emotional weight to the story right away. Their death, even before the plot starts unfolding, provides viewers with the motivation to care, mourn, or even feel uneasy.
Each such death sticks in the audience's consciousness, whether it is a friend's suicide, a brave father dying suddenly, or the savage murder of a major character. We have listed the top 10 notable TV show characters that died either before or shortly after the story began.
Disclaimer: This article is based solely on the writer's opinion. Reader discretion is advised.
Here is the list of the 10 TV show deaths that hit before the story even began
10. Scream Queens (Chanel #2)
In the Pilot episode, Chanel #2 (Ariana Grande) was the first of the Chanels to die. She attempts to escape the fraternity after a blood oath gone bad. However, the Red Devil viciously kills her while she is leaving. Chanel #2 live-tweets her murder, gasps dramatically, and even briefly resurrects to type one final message, shocking viewers with the scene's inherent dark humor.
The audience was horrified by the abrupt demise of a character who felt important. It helped viewers understand that nobody is safe, not even the people we believe will endure.
9. Torchwood (Susie Costello)
The first crucial death in Torchwood was in the pilot episode, Everything Changes, when Suzie Costello (played by Indira Varma) commits suicide. She was among the team's founding members. Suzie shoots herself dead in front of the team to avoid arrest, after it is discovered that she had committed a series of murders.
The viewers were stunned by the brutality of the murders, and the revelation of the killer mocked the illusion of trust in Torchwood. The moment in the show that turned everything darker was marked by Suzie's calmness just before she took the drastic step. The silence that followed was heavy with meaning. Her death wasn’t just a shocking twist. It served as a reminder that in Torchwood, nobody is truly safe, and even those who seem like heroes can have dark secrets.
8. Spooks (Helen Flynn)
One of the interesting characters in the TV show Spooks is Helen Flynn (Lisa Faulkner). She was the first character to be killed, even before the story gets a proper starts. Helen was shown as an MI5 agent who appears in the first episode. However, in episode two, she was taken by a violent radical and brutally tortured. Her face is then immersed in a deep-fat fryer, which burns her. She is then shot in the back of the head. The death is violent and abrupt.
The speed at which one of the designated characters was eliminated had astounded fans.
7. Silo (Allison Becker)
Allison Becker's (played by Rashida Jones) is the first major death in Silo, and it happens in the pilot episode, Freedom Day. Allison is adamant about leaving the Silo after learning about the prohibition of truth of the outside world, and discovering that the birth control implant she was given was never removed. She is ceremoniously dressed, and sent outside to clean the sensor.
The sequence is frightening. Allison wipes the lens, faints amidst the poisonous surroundings, and smiles at the thick, illusory image on her visor. The pathos and bitter irony stuns the viewers. Her hope of a free life is radically terminated in silence and destruction a few minutes later.
6. Fringe (John Scott)
John Scott appears in the TV show Fringe as Olivia Dunham's colleague and a courageous FBI agent. He is seriously hurt in the pilot episode, after an explosion. He then shares crucial information with Olivia before frantically leaving the hospital, in a bid to conceal the facts. However, a head wound in a gruesome road accident leads to instant death.
The audience found this shocking because he was a romantic interest of the lead, and billed as a main characters. His unexpected death had an impact on the tone of the story. It caused grief and fear among people and demonstrated that nobody was safe.
5. Oz (Dino Ortolani)
Dino Ortolani is initially portrayed as a pivotal character in the TV show Oz. He is severe, violent, and a feared prisoner. In the pilot episode, his punishment is severe and he is sent to the AIDs ward. There, he bonds with a terminally ill patient named Sanchez. He decides to end Sanchez's suffering and, on the patient's request, smothers him. Then, the guards beat Dino and confine him to seclusion. As he lies knocked out by the drugs, a fellow inmate is admitted who douses him with inflammable liquid and sets him on fire. He dies a painful death.
This horrific murder astounded the viewers. It revealed that violence in prison can be extreme. The incident set the tone, highlighting that a single moment of chaos can be enough to impact anyone, no matter how strong they are.
4. Dead Like Me (George Lass)
In the TV show Dead Like Me, George Lass dies at the start, when most events unfold. She is hit by a falling toilet seat at age 18, which unexpectedly fell from the Mir space station. One minutes, she is alive and having lunch, and the next minute she realizes she is dead. She examines her external body and encounters her grim reaper and dark mentor, Rube. Now she has to assist other souls to move on.
Her death was grotesque and tragic. It occurs in the inaugural part of the pilot. The death was so strange that the viewers did not anticipate it would happen. It changed the show's tone to gloom, strangeness, and passion.
3. Fleabag (Boo)
Boo is Fleabag's best friend in Fleabag. Viewers see her dying in Season 1, Episode 1. Boo is walking down a cycle lane, hoping to be hit and wounded, and make her cheating boyfriend feel bad. However, she dies in a road accident.
The audience is shocked since Boo's death is highly emotional and obscure in motive. Did she do it by mistake or out of pain? The incident highlights the elements of misery, guilt, and irresponsible action we find throughout the show. When she passes away, the feeling of her loss is harsh.
2. The Good Place (Eleanor Shellstrop)
The first death in The Good Place is of Eleanor Shellstrop, who passes away in Season 1, Episode 1. Eleanor is killed in an accident that is a freak of nature. She is hit by a runaway train of shopping carts in front of a supermarket and pushed into traffic.
The scenario is humorously explained by the afterlife architect Michael in the eternal community. However, it is not illustrated graphically. The scene adds a brilliant twist to what one would think about the afterlife.
1. Reservation Dogs (Daniel Jackson)
The initial death that occurred in Reservation Dogs was that of Daniel, one of the close relatives of Bear, Elora, Willie Jack, and Cheese. In Season 1, Episode 1, it is shown that Daniel had committed suicide. It is difficult to overlook the incident's emotional resonance throughout the entire run, even though it occurs even before the actual series starts. The grief and guilt of the passing of Daniel are the motives that prompt the teens to commit petty crimes to get money, which will take them off their reservation.
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The TV show deaths listed above were all shocking, and memorable because they happened when you least expected. Every death influenced the feelings, behavior, and desires of the characters that survived. They set the stage for grief, mystery, and tension even before the TV show's story began. The audience was reassured by these early departures that the story's emotional impact would go beyond the first chapter.
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