25 Biggest WTF TV Moments Of 2016
19. Nina Dies - The Americans
Nina Krilova (Annet Mahendru) had been living on borrowed time for a while, but that didn't make her demise that much less shocking, as she was summarily executed in a Soviet prison, being shot in the back of the head after believing she was merely being transferred.
Nina's always been so resourceful throughout her run on the show that it seemed like she'd probably find a way to escape this time as well, but in more true-to-life fashion, her luck finally ran out.
The showrunners later confirmed that Nina was originally supposed to die in season three, but they enjoyed writing her character so much that she got a reprieve. To see such a well-liked fan favourite end up rolled into a burlap sack post-execution is really messed up, but undeniably effective.