Saddest TV Breakups

Buffy and Angel, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"

No fade-out here. After her boyfriend turned into the evil version of himself, Angelus, Buffy had to kill him to close a vortex into hell. Sure, he went back to normal just seconds before, so she kissed him, but she still stabbed him and pushed him in. The world needed saving, after all. You'd think that would be the end for them, but their relationship continued later after he returned from hell. Their... more 

Buffy and Angel, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"

No fade-out here. After her boyfriend turned into the evil version of himself, Angelus, Buffy had to kill him to close a vortex into hell. Sure, he went back to normal just seconds before, so she kissed him, but she still stabbed him and pushed him in. The world needed saving, after all. You'd think that would be the end for them, but their relationship continued later after he returned from hell. Their second breakup, at her prom, was less murder-y but even more devastating. less