10 Most Devastating TV Deaths Of 2019
2. Dr. Alexei - Stranger Things
This one took all our hearts and shattered them into a million pieces. Alexei was one of the best parts of Stranger Things season 3 and in general one of the most likeable characters to debut on our screens this year. While everyone else was busy fighting international conspiracies and evil monsters threatening the world, he was content with putting his feet up in Murray’s couch and a glass of smoothie to sip on. Though, you do have to get the flavors right.
It gets even more wholesome when Alexei gets his first taste of unrestricted happiness at the carnival. Experiencing all this joy for the first time, it filled us all with warmth and fuzziness. And that is where it all came crashing down. As is the rule with all secret trans-dimensional research groups, any lose ends must be tied up.
Fearful of what Alexei could divulge to the rest of the world, the Soviets have one of their assassins shoot him square in the chest. He dies in Murray’s arms, but at least for a brief period of time he got to live out his very own American Dream.