10 Disturbing TV Show Storylines That Surprised Everyone

Frequently throwing out storyline beats and twists that left its viewers needing a serious lie down for much of its staggering six seasons of televised legend, The Sopranos was an epic that refused to back away from some of the more disturbing realities the likes of Tony and his family were faced with over the years.

And in arguably the most harrowing narrative to play out under our noses over the course of the HBO show's iconic run, none other than Tony's own flesh and blood Anthony Junior's tragic journey from innocent child struggling to find his place in the world to suicidal adolescent on the verge of a truly distressing fate reached its climax beside the Soprano family pool.

With AJ being pushed to his limits on the back of being bullied and pushed around for much of his younger years, his rebellious antics and partying eventually pave the way for depression and a completely shocking attempt to end it all with a plastic bag wrapped around his head as he dives into the water with a cement block attached to his leg.

And AJ's desperate cries upon being saved from his fate by his father only succeed in hammering home the way Tony and the rest of the family inevitably corrupt even the most innocent of souls within their ranks.