Everyone was left speechless when fan favorite Poussey was killed in the fourth season of Orange Is The New Black. In a death that mirrored the real life murder of Eric Garner, Poussey struggles to breath as an officer pins her to the ground after a demonstration goes wrong. Poussey’s death may go down as one of the most shocking in TV history.
Lisa had a lot going on and while we all thought that she and Mary Jane would eventually patch things up, it was shocking to find that that wasn’t the case. Lisa’s suicide left viewers stunned, but started a dialogue about mental illness and suicide that was much needed.
Before Empire, Taraji P. Henson played Detective Joss Carter a good guy cop who discovered that there were shady things afoot in her precinct. But, sometimes good guys don’t make it, especially in police drama, and Carter was killed in the line of duty by corrupt cop Patrick Simmons.
Mayfair may have gotten up to some shady things — like landing convictions with fake informants and illegal intel — but her death was still quite shocking especially when it’s revealed that it was all a part of Jane Doe’s plan! Well, getting Mayfair arrested was part of the plan, her death was not.
Shawn’s death was truly cold-blooded. When Shawn’s father Kanan tells him to kill Ghost, he can’t go through with it and plans to flee with Tasha. But, when Shawn explains all this to his dad, Kanan shoots him. KANAN KILLS HIS OWN SON! Well, actually, Kanan takes it one step further. As his son is dying he leans in and tells Shawn, “I’m not your daddy.”