12 Shocking TV Deaths You Never Saw Coming
5. Zoe Barnes (House Of Cards)
Even though her fate was similar to that of her counterpart in the British House of Cards, few predicted Zoe Barnes would be given a one-way ticket to the afterlife at the beginning of season two.
Kate Mara's character plans to meet her former lover Frank Underwood at a shadowy subway station in the hope of getting him to fess up about orchestrating the murder of another congressman.
She's shoved under a train for her efforts. Obviously, the viewer fears the worst for her when she goes to meet the unscrupulous Frank at this particular location, but it was the timing of her demise that stung more than anything.
After having her serve as a key player in season one, House of Cards just disposes of Zoe in the first episode of its second season. Just like that.