),Aaron Sorkinand Co. had a lot of emotion to pack into a small space.

But in a heartbreaking moment toward the end of the episode, she realizes what she’s done.

The tears from everyone onscreen are heartbreakingly real, something that adds a tragic power to the hour.

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Robb (Richard Madden) is vengeful, while Catelyn (Michelle Fairley) is fearful.

And that’s just in Westeros.

Across the Narrow Sea, Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke) is also mourning.

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But shedoeseventually emerge from the ashes, reborn as a mother of three dragons.

After all, it’s all men who must die not women.

Such was the case forThe West WingwhenJohn Spencer, who played Leo McGarry, passed away.

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Eventually, though, the series caught up with reality.

The O.C.

The whole thing ends with Marissa shooting Trey in the back to save the man she loves.

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Nobody did drama quite likeThe O.C.S.H.

His despair culminatesduring the burial, where his constantly crumbling face perfectly portrays the depth of his sadness.

No one’s immune from death, and they’re no exception.

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Eloquent, honest, and heartfelt, the two-part episode is beautifully executed.

Rather than skewing melodramatic, he strips the episode down to its rawest moments.

Broken relationships will mend themselves; longstanding tension will disappear.

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(“It don’t do no good.

It don’t change nothing,” he explains.)

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