20 Most Intense TV Scenes Ever

15. Don't Tell - Sharp Objects

Sharp Objects Ending
HBO

The entirety of Sharp Objects could be described as intense, with a slightly trippy, very dark, dangerous investigation of a killer, and Jean-Marc Vallée's direction means there are a number of moments where the suspense ratchets up to points where it almost kills you.

And yet, in the kind, the most intense one was a complete left-field stunner, as it's revealed that Amma was the murderer. It starts with Camille finding the teeth in the dollhouse, and things spiral quickly from there as it dawns on her and viewers just what it means, but the biggest punch is packed after the credits.

A short scene showing Amma committing the crimes, the imagery conjured up isn't all easy to decipher, but the emotions it invokes - of pure shock and horror - are.

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