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(Inspired from dragonflies' thread about actors and characters who left tv series with no or terrible exits.)

 

Feel free to offer your picks, but I think this one owns the thread...

 

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In lieu of 25+ year old SPOILERS, I will simply say Sheryl Lee and Ray Wise as Madeleine Ferguson and Leland Palmer in Season 2 of Twin Peaks. Still two iconic moments of television.

 

Also: Alison's goodbye to Billy in Season 5 of Melrose Place. And this:

 

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Even though I hated that it happened, I think Lady Marjorie's death on "Upstairs Downstairs" was beautifully written. She left to visit Canada with her brother and his new wife, and at the end of the episode her husband, Richard, asks his secretary to send her a message on the ship, which just happens to be the RMS Titanic......  The camera then zooms in on a portrait of Lady Marjorie as the episode comes to an end.

 

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Laurette's last scene on China Beach.

 

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Sadly they aren't around, as far as I can tell, but from St. Elsewhere:

 

In season 3, there had been a lengthy story arc about three firefighters admitted after a roof caved in on them. Of the three, the only one who was still alive at the end of the arc was the old man near retirement. The day he was discharged, his wife, children and grandchildren were there to greet him. As a thank you and goodbye, he gave Bobby Caldwell (Mark Harmon) his helmet as he wouldn't need it anymore. 


In the next season, Bobby learned he had HIV, and decided to quit his job and enjoy what was left of his life. His last scene was walking down the corridor, with that old fireman's helmet in his hand. That always got me. 

 

Another one I was fond of was Phil (Denzel Washington), who had endlessly, endlessly vacillated about medicine and St. Eligius. After he reconciled with his ex (Alfre Woodard), he decided to do what he'd wanted for a long time and quit. His last scene was, as the elevator doors closed, flicking his badge at the desk nurse. On paper it makes him sound like an [!@#$%^&*], and Phil kind of was an [!@#$%^&*] a lot of the time, but the way it was done onscreen wasn't about anger or resentment - it was about release, freedom. And St. Elsewhere was such a dark show, a moment like that truly stood out.  

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