Nell Crain from The Haunting of Hill House
Nell Crain’s death was revealed in the inaugural episode of The Haunting of Hill House, but as the season wore on, viewers grew increasingly attached to the troubled girl as her past came back to (literally) haunt her. Nell’s story was rife with grief, pain, and loneliness, especially once it came to light that the spirit who had been plaguing Nell was actually a premonition of her own bleak fate.
Shireen Baratheon from Game of Thrones
George R.R. Martin devised this deplorable scene himself after Game of Thrones surpassed his books. Princess Shireen Baratheon (Kerry Ingram) hadn’t lived the best nor the worst life—she was neglected by her parents and suffered from greyscale, but otherwise, she had a relatively pleasant childhood when compared to other characters. However, just as her father Stannis (Stephen Dillane) began to grow fond of the little girl, he allowed her to be burned at the stake by the Red Witch Melisandre in order to get him closer to occupying the Iron Throne.
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