10 Most Shocking TV Episode Endings
4. The Leftovers - A Most Powerful Adversary
Say what you want about Damon Lindelof's The Leftovers, but it was undeniably a bold show. So bold, in fact, that it decided to kill off its main character with three episodes left in the second season.
A Most Powerful Adversary focuses on the increasingly desperate Kevin, as he does everything he can to get rid of the ghost of Patti Levin, who's been haunting him the entire season.
Over the course of the episode, he realizes that if he doesn't get rid of Patti, he's not only going to go insane, but he will inevitably lose everything in his life he holds dear. So he seeks help from Virgil, a mysterious guy in the woods, who tells Kevin to drink poison so he could battle it out with Patti once and for all in the afterlife. Virgil promises to resuscitate him, but instead he shoots himself in the head.
The episode ends with Kevin's dead body getting dragged out of the house, making the week-long wait for the next episode feel like an eternity.