2023-07-28 19:20:00
What more shocking twist than the death of a character? The writers understood this well. Of Twin Peaks To Riverdalethis process has become a classic in the world of series over the decades, regardless of the genre.
To hook the direct televiewer, certain series do not go there by four paths and make die a character as of the first episode. From there, the investigation is launched and generally extends over the entire first season, or even more. But you will see that it is not always a question of police intrigue in series which have one of their protagonists die at the start. Focus.
Series Twin Peaks
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The high priestess of the genre. On April 8, 1990, the American channel ABC is preparing to upset the serial landscape considerably with the broadcast of the pilot of Twin Peaks. That evening, more than 34 million viewers discovered the body of Laura Palmer during a scene that was both heartbreaking and frightening. Despite a significant drop in its audience therefollowing, the writers still manage to keep the suspense around the assassin until episode 7 of season 2.
Desperate Housewives
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On October 3, 2004, American viewers witnessed the suicide of Mary Alice Young in the pilot of Desperate Housewives. A scene that haunted fans since the plot of his disappearance occupied the entire first season. But above all, we can not imagine a better narrator than the housewife to tell us the adventures of Susan, Bree, Gaby and Lynette.
Riverdale
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In 2017, the concept of “the series that starts with the death of a character” is clearly not outdated. The proof with the success of Riverdale. Inspired by the characters ofArchie Comics, the series depicts the strange disappearance of a teenager, Jason Blossom, in the small town of Riverdale. The investigation is opened and everyone becomes a potential suspect.
Brothers & Sisters
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In the pilot Brothers & Sisters, the Walker family is reunited in full force for the first time in years for Kitty’s birthday. But this day will take a dramatic turn, when the patriarch William has a cardiac arrest and collapses in front of his granddaughter. This scene helps launch the plot of the series, while setting the tone for this family drama carried by Sally Field and Calista Flockhart.
Series How To Get Away With Murder
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At the same time, with a title such as How To Get Away With Murder (translate “How to get away with murder”), might we really escape it? The first episode of HTGAWM introduces the character of Annalize Keating (Viola Davis), professor of law and renowned lawyer at the head of her own firm, as well as the 5 students she selects to work with her. Thanks to a flashforward, we discover that the latter are in turn involved in a murder. In the addictive genre…
Big Little Lies
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Broadcast on HBO, Big Little Lies plays a lot on temporality, too. Each episode alternates everyday scenes and interrogations at the police station, following a murder at a charity event. We have to wait for the seventh and last episode of this mini-series to know the identity of the victim.
Devious Maids
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After Desperate Housewives, Marc Cherry has found the key to a successful pilot. Except that unlike its “big sister”, the plot of Devious Maids starts with a murder (and not a suicide). The death of Rosa is the red thread of the first season, and allows the arrival of the central character, Marisol, in Beverly Hills.
Santa Clarita Diet
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Amid All That Drama, Netflix’s Gore Comedy starring Drew Barrymore is a bit of a UFO. For once, death does not allow an investigation to be launched in Santa Clarita Diet, but to realize the transformation of the heroine Sheila into a zombie. At the end of the episode, the mother cannot control her murderous impulses and Nathan Fillon (well, his character) pays the price.
Six Feet Under
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As indicated by his name, Six Feet Under (translate ” six feet Under ground “) is a series that focuses on death, since it follows the daily life of the Fisher family, at the head of a funeral company in Los Angeles. Nevertheless, the pilot does not stage just any death, since it is the patriarch of the clan who dies, Nathaniel Fisher, thus bequeathing his business to his children.
Series Pretty Little Liars (or almost)
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We grant you, Alison DiLaurentis is not really dead in Pretty Little Liars, but the writers still made us swallow it for 4 seasons. It is therefore impossible not to include Pretty Little Liarswhich starts with the mysterious disappearance of a teenager then the arrival of strange messages signed -A, in this list.
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