- American Dreams
- 1.5 The Fighting Irish- Meg cries because Jimmy Riley didn't actually like her and it's so realistic and heartbreaking
- 1.22 Secrets and Lies- Beth couldn't wear the prom dress she bought with her mother because she wasn't with JJ, and JJ leaves Colleen to run to the prom in his jeans and t-shirt and break up Beth and her date because he loves her and upon seeing her he knows she loves him too
- Bones
- 1.8 The Girl in the Fridge- When Booth tells the prosecutor to ask Bones why she became a forensic anthropologist,this whole scene makes me cry:Dr. Brennan: How I feel doesn't matter, my job doesn't depend on it. D.A. Levitt: But it's informed by it. Or are you as cold and unfeeling as you seem?(Dr. Brennan gets offended and pauses, but then resigns herself.)Dr. Brennan: I see a face on every skull. I can look at their bones and tell you how they walked, where they hurt. (gets slightly choked up) Maggie Schilling is real to me. The pain she suffered was real. Her hip was being eaten away by infection from lying on her side. Sure, like Dr. Sires said, the disease could contribute to that if you take it out of context. But you can't break Maggie Schilling down into little pieces. She was a whole person, who fought to free herself. Her wrists were broken from struggling against the handcuffs, the bones in her ankles were ground together because her feet were tied, and her side, her hip and her shoulder were being eaten away by infection. And the more she struggled the more pain she was in, so they (glares pointedly at the Costellos) gave her those drugs to keep her quiet, they gave her so much it killed her. These facts can't be ignored or dismissed because you (referring to the jury) think I'm (scoffs) boring or obnoxious, because I don't matter. (very emotionally) What I feel doesn't matter. Only she matters, only Maggie.
- 1.9 The Man in the Fallout Shelter- everyone's family comes to the lab and can't touch them because they are quarantined- Parker, Zack's family
- 2.9 Aliens in the Spaceship- Brennan tells Hodgins it's been a pleasure working with him and then hugs him/when Booth runs to save her and they say "I knew you wouldn't give up" to each other in the church
- 3.9 The Santa in the Slush- Brennan has Christmas fun with her family and Booth brings her the Christmas tree and Parker says, "Merry Christmas Bones!" and she says, "I love my present Booth" and Booth smiles like he loves her.
- 3.13 The Verdict in the Story- Brennan creates reasonable doubt and Booth says from the witness stand, "That's a lot of heart Bones." Caroline says, "That's a fine woman" to Sweets when he suggests that Caroline should charge Brennan and Booth leaves the courthouse to hug Brennan before the verdict is even read
- 5.16 The Parts in the Sum of the Whole- “When you talk to older couples who, you know, have been in love for 30 or 40 or 50 years, alright, it’s always the guy who says, ‘I knew.’ I knew. Right from the beginning…. I’m that guy. Bones, I’m that guy. I know.” The devastation on his face (and near stumble) was heartbreaking when she responded, “I am not a gambler. I’m a scientist. I can’t change. I don’t know how… I don’t know how." and "I don't have your open heart...please don't look so sad; can we still work together" SO HEARTBREAKING!!! I couldn't deal with it the first time I saw it at all..the whole scene was just agonizing and it is still painful now
- Boy Meets World
- 3.12 The Grass is Always Greener- Cory and Topanga break up and both turn around like they made a mistake but they miss each other in passing
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- 2.14 Innocence- Buffy breaks down crying in her room after Angel has lost his soul and lays on her bed sobbing; Buffy talks to Giles, but when she says that she must have disappointed him, he says that he knew she loved Angel and he loved her, so all he will offer her is his support
- 3.20 The Prom- Buffy wins Class Protector and everyone applauds
- 5.16 The Body- Buffy's mom dies and she's devastated; Anya's speech about mortality
- 5.22 The Gift- Buffy dies to save Dawn and the world; Spike breaks down crying when he loses the woman he loves, Willow is sobbing because she's lost her best friend and Giles and Xander look on in disbelief
- 6.22 Grave- Willow becomes evil after Tara's death and is searching for revenge but Xander says he loves her and she breaks down and cries
- Dawson's Creek
- 5.4 The Long Goodbye- Dawson's father dies; the scene between Pacey and Dawson is heartbreaking as well as the one when Joey feels helpless because she can't do anything for him
- 6.24...Must Come to an End (2nd part of the finale) Jen dies and makes a beautiful video for her daughter; Joey's scene with Pacey where she says that if he lets her off the hook she might just think she can keep on running
- Degrassi
- 4.8 Time Stands Still After Jimmy gets shot, Hazel notices he isn't in class and the guidance counselor tells her; everyone watches the news talking about the shooting, the song about playing God is on while Emma hugs Toby and people are having the candlelight vigil
- Everwood
- 2.13 Forget Me Not- Amy's letter to her dad after she forgets his birthday-Amy (Voiceover of her letter to Dr.Abbott): Dear Dad: I'm sorry I forgot your birthday. It's not like me to do that. You probably think that's just how I am these days. That missing your birthday is just more proof that I've become a different person, someone who forgets her family for a boy or a fight or whatever it was that got between us. That's the thing, I don't even know anymore. I know I've disappointed you more than you ever thought possible. I never thought it was possible either. And now I feel kinda stuck in this pattern of messing stuff up and I don't know how to fix it. I wish we could make everything like it used to be, but I guess I'm old enough to know we can't. I know you won't believe me but I think about you everyday and no matter how bad things get or how far apart we may seem, you'll always be my dad and I'll always be your Amy.
- 4.16 Truth... Bright cheated on Hannah and he tells her the truth; the level of her heartbreak is completely heartwrenching
- 4.22 Foreverwood (2nd part of finale) Amy brings the Ferris Wheel to Ephram, and Andy proposes to Nina and it's all so perfect and beautiful
- Friday Night Lights
- 1.1 Pilot- Jason Street is paralyzed and the whole town stands up looking tense on the football field
- 1.2 Eyes Wide Open- Inspiring moments when Coach Taylor tries to teach Matt to be a better quarterback and at the end when he says, "My eyes were wide open."
- 1.3 Wind Sprints- Tim watches the game footage of Street getting paralyzed and Tim looks completely broken by the situation
- 1.22 State- After they've won and the parade is going on and "Devil Town" is playing in the background- it's all so happy!
- 2.14 Leave No One Behind- Matt asks why everyone keeps leaving him after Coach throws him in a shower and says, "What's wrong with me?" and Coach Taylor says, "Nothing."
- 3.4 Hello, Goodbye- Smash leaves and Coach gives him an inspirational goodbye talk
- 3.8 New York, New York- Street leaves and has a beautiful exchange with his best friend-Tim: Hey 6? Um, I hope you get everything... I hope you get everything you want. But no matter what happens in there, you're always gonna be my best friend, and you deserve to be happy.
- 3.12 Underdogs- Tyra's college essay is truly moving
- 4.5 The Son- Julie cries while her dad wraps his arms around her and tells her he's not going anywhere when she says Matt's trying to hold himself together; Matt goes to look at his dad even though the funeral director suggested that he shouldn't; Matt has a breakdown at the Taylors and talks about how much he hated his dad; the final funeral scene when Matt decides he needs to bury his dad himself and Julie just stands by
- 4.13 Thanksgiving- Tim takes the fall for the chop shop operation with Billy because Billy has a family; Tim nobly gives up his own freedom which isn't as important as Billy being with Mindy and the family because he's his brother
- Gilmore Girls
- 2.21 Lorelai's Graduation Day- Emily and Richard are so proud of their daughter and Rory isn't there; Rory's the only reason Lorelai even went to the ceremony and Rory gets stuck on a bus and can't be there.
- 3.22 Those Are Strings, Pinocchio- Rory's valedictorian speech where she talks about her mother
- 5.14 Say Something- Lorelai calls Luke and talks about The Way We Were and when Lorelai cries to Rory about Luke leaving her
- 5.15 Jews and Chinese Food- little girl singing "Do You Love Me?" with Kirk and Lorelai and Luke keep looking at each other getting extremely upset
- 7.1 The Long Morrow- Luke says he's ready to elope and Lorelai says, "I slept with Christopher." Luke drives off with a heartbroken look on his face.
- 7.22 Bon Voyage Lorelai says she's not ready to say goodbye to Rory yet and she says, "You've given me everything I need."
- Glee
- 2.21 Funeral- Sue's sister Jean dies, and the Glee club plans the funeral- the club singing Pure Imagination and Sue's eulogy were both heartwrenching
- 3.10 Yes/No- Emma asks Will if he wants to marry her and he says he doesn't know if she can handle it because of her OCD; she says she is an imperfect person with toothbrushes and gloves and so much love for him; his proposal later gives a nice payoff even if it is unclear why he changed his mind
- Grey's Anatomy
- 2.27 Losing My Religion- Denny dies and Izzie is heartbroken and sobbing on his bed and Alex carries her away
- 3.1 Time Has Come Today- Derek tells Meredith he should have chosen her
- 3.14 Wishin' and Hopin'- the scenes between Meredith and her mother where her mother calls her ordinary and when she goes back at the end and her mother isn't lucid anymore
- 4.15 Losing My Mind- the woman is convinced her boyfriend is a figment of her imagination created by her tumor before she goes into surgery, but he shows up after she's already in the OR- no one believes that Andre is real because their story is like Cinderella, it's horribly sad when Andre says she has to wake up because their whole relationship has been a fairy tale
- 4.16-17 Freedom The brain tumor male half of the couple dies/Alex cries on Izzie's shoulder/happiness of Meredith standing in the candle outline house
- 5.6 Rise Up- The Bullard couple is heartbreaking. They've been through many surgeries together, but Rosie is in a coma after her most recent one. Ed won't let her go and keeps pressing her chest to keep her heart beating. Bailey tries to take over so he doesn't have to let her die, but she can't do it either. Finally Derek stops performing CPR.
- 5.13 Stairway to Heaven- Bailey's patient Jackson is in danger of dying and he almost does; Meredith gets upset over the serial killer and can't stop crying which helps her to make up with Christina
- 5.20 Sweet Surrender Bailey sits with a little girl all day who's dying and her father won't accept it and keeps trying to take her away and won't sit with his little girl
- 5.24 Now or Never- Bailey takes everyone to see the joy of the child who's saved
- 6.8 Invest in Love- the little boy Wallace Anderson dies and Arizona and his mother both do the hand motions for "bad dreams, bad dreams go away, good dreams, good dreams here to stay" that was done previously in the episode
- 7.6 These Arms of Mine- Lily brings Alex to her school as the best part of her experience- so heartwarming! Bailey's patient Mary has a fistula and Mary's husband has to choose to take her off life support
- 8.12 Hope for the Hopeless- Richard sings "My Funny Valentine" to Adele to ground her and remind her of their wedding day when she thinks Meredith is Ellis and Richard has left her
- How I Met Your Mother
- 7.12 Symphony of Illumination- Ted sets the lights to flash to Highway to Hell when Robin is depressed after finding out that she can't have children
- Judging Amy
- 4.20 Requiem- Maxine's fiance Jared dies and the whole episode is heartbreaking
- Little House on the Prairie
- The Lord is My Shepherd- Laura assumes responsibility for her baby brother's death because she didn't pray for him to get better and runs away; her parents' grief over the death of their child is horrible
- My So-Called Life
- 1.17 Betrayal- the scene from Our Town with all the subtext between Rayanne and Angela
- The Office
- 6.4-5 Niagara- Jim and Pam run off to get married montage intercut with Forever wedding dance; all their mental pictures and Jim saying he wanted to marry Pam pretty much the first day he met her; their love is so beautiful
- 7.19- Garage Sale- Michael proposes to Holly after showing her all the places he fell in love with her in the office, and then the sprinklers come on; so romantic and lovely! Michael and Holly are perfect together
- 7.21- Goodbye Michael, Part 1- The version of Seasons of Love that the staff sang to Michael was so heartwarming
- Private Practice
- 2.12 Homeward Bound- Charlotte's father dies and she freaks out on the airplane and Cooper holds her in his arms; the father who leave his toddler son so his daughter Gracie who has cystic fibrosis won't die alone; the scenes with the son who won't accept his mother's gay
- 3.13 Shotgun- The parents choose to give the cord blood from their son to their eight year old twin daughter Kelly who has a chance of surviving leukemia and Kelly keeps saying she'll share with Nikki who has already gotten much worse; Kelly keeps saying they do everything together and they are next to each other on the bed cuddled together
- 5.11 The Standing Eight Count- Violet finds out that Pete slept with a random woman when they just separated- the pain on her face is heartwrenching
- Supernatural
- 2.22 All Hell Breaks Loose- Sam dies and Dean can't deal with it so he makes the deal to bring him back to life; Dean's sense of loss is very hard to watch
- Ugly Betty
- 3.4 Betty Suarez Land- Gio screams at Betty and says "You BROKE my heart"
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