Final goodbyes

Seeing a loved one die is a lot to take in.

This moment, brief as might be, may be the last opportunity for any words of forgiviness, apologies, important information and/or declarations of love. Also full of pleadings and begging as well.

But the good side of this trope is that we have two whumpees at once.

And since the base of this trope is a character's death, obviously, there'll be spoilers all over.

Check the **complete Tropes index** for more.

## TV Shows

**Arrow**

* **1x23:** Within all the destruction at the Glades, **Oliver Queen** (Stephen Amell) finds **Tommy Merlyn** (Colin Donnell) inside a building, impaled by a metal rod. There's nothing he can do for his friend but listen to his last apologies. And cry.

**Charmed (1998)**

* **6x23: Chris** (Drew Fuller) got stabbed trying to keep baby Wyatt from being taken, and is found by his father, who tries but fails to heal him. A while later, when **Leo** (Brian Krause) comes back to the room where he left him, Chris is already almost dying, and their only exchange is a mutual "don't give up" before he dies.

**Hanna**

* **1x08: Erik Heller** (Joel Kinnaman), after two gunshots and lots of fights, is dying on the back seat of the car. **Hanna** (Esme Creed-Miles) **pl**eads for him to hang on, but he only manages to whisper his last wish (*"Leave me with her"*) before dying.

**His Dark Materials**

* **2x07: Lee Scoresby** (Lin-Manuel Miranda) is shot multiple times while keeping the enemies at bay so John Parry could keep going, and his final words are to his daemon, Hester.
* **2x07: John Parry** (Andrew Scott) protects his son from a bullet, and only manages a few words (sadly still some of the first he ever said to him) before dying.

**House M.D.**

* **4x16: Amber Volakis** (Anne Dudek) is at the hospital after a bus crash, and there's nothing they can do for her. She is only alive due to machines and **James Wilson** (Robert Sean Leonard) wakes her up so they can say goodbye. He lies down with her, hugging, as Amber's energy fades.

**Lucifer**

* **5x15: Chloe Decker** (Lauren German) finds **Dan Espinoza** (Kevin Alejandro) bleeding out from multiple gunshots. She begs him to just keep breathing and hang on. He keeps talking; about a name to help her on the case, and what he wants her to say to their daughter.
* **5x16: Chloe Decker** is stabbed by Michael, and when **Lucifer Morningstar** (Tom Ellis) realises it, he rushes and take her onto his arms. He desperately repeats his denial and that he's sorry, and Chloe comforts him.

**Magnum P.I.**

* **1x20:** Hannah, **Thomas Magnum's** (Jay Hernandez) ex-girlfriend, gets shot, but manages to ask for forgiviness before dying on his arms.

**Merlin**

* **2x09: Merlin** (Colin Morgan) and **Freya** (Laura Donnelly). At the lake shore, she thanks him for making her feel loved, and promises that she will retunr his kindness one day.
* **2x13: Merlin's** father, **Balinor** (John Lynch), dies protecting his son and dies on his arms. He gives Merlin some advice for when dealing with the dragon, and says that he will be fine, since he is his son after all.

**The Flash**

* **1x23: Barry Allen** (Grant Gustin) goes back in time to stop his mother's murder, but realises that he shouldn't and has, at least, the chance to finally say goodbye to her.
* **1x23: Eddie Thawne** (Rick Cosnett) shots himself in order to erase the villain from existance, and Iris gets to him in time for his last words.
* **7x01: Nash Wells** (Tom Cavanagh) - along with all the other Wells inside his head - sacrifices himself to get Barry's speed back. He, Harry, HR and Sherloque all give their final goodbyes to Barry in a emotional sequence.

## Movies

**Avengers 3: Infinity War (2018)**

* Thanos. Snap. Most people didn't got the chance to say much before dusting away, but **Peter Parker** (Tom Holland) manages to say quite a few lines before disappearing at Tony's arms.

## Dramas

**Word of Honor**

* **Ep 35: Wen Ke Xing** (Gong Jun) holds **Gu Xiang's** (Zhou Ye) body on his arms, as she asks him to kill the man responsable for ruining her wedding day and her home and for everything else. Of course he promises her to do so.

## Gallery

"Don't you go before I do." - Lee to Hester, His Dark Materials, 2x07"He was wrong. Turns out I'm a hero after all. / You are, Eddie. You are my hero / That's all I ever wanted to be. Your hero." - Eddie and Iris, The Flash, 1x23