Lane Pryce from Mad Men
Lane Pryce (Jared Harris) spent much of his time on the series acting as a voice of reason among the chaos of Sterling Cooper. However, a number of misfortunes took their toll on Pryce, like his family’s homesickness, the abuse of his father, and the weight of his own financial situation, which eventually led him to embezzle from the company. Pryce was so wrought with guilt and humiliation over the debacle that he committed suicide in lieu of facing the embarrassment of being exposed to his colleagues.
Lt. Col Henry Blake from M*A*S*H
Blake’s (McLean Stevenson) departure from M*A*S*H had been announced prior to its occurrence, but nobody expected the character to have been killed off in such a sobering and permanent way. After he was finally discharged from the Army, Blake’s transport plane was gunned down over the Sea of Japan. His death was a turning point for the series, which began to reflect more seriously on the tolls of war.
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