Liz's Death Seems To Hit The Vampire Diaries Fans The Hardest

"Let Her Go," Episode 15 of "The Vampire Diaries" Season 6, bids farewell to Liz Forbes as the Mystic Falls gang attends the Sheriff's funeral. Liz dies in the previous episode after struggling with cancer throughout the season. Caroline initially attempts to use vampire blood to cure her mother, but learns the hard way that vampire blood's regenerative qualities exacerbate cancer cells rather than curing them.

Liz passes away in a hospital during Episode 14, "Stay," surrounded by Caroline and her friends. The following episode sees a grieving Caroline turn off her humanity switch to escape her pain. Reddit fans agree that Liz's death, with all its context and consequences, remains the most tear-jerking scene in "The Vampire Diaries'" universe, outdoing other character losses like Lexi and Aunt Jenna (Sara Canning).

Reddit user saltair_rusonurdoor writes that Liz's demise is the saddest "Vampire Diaries" death "hands down," adding, "Seeing Caroline grieve [for Liz] was heartbreaking." On a separate thread, user JustDickiest wrote, "Liz's [death] was so hard to watch. Caroline had finally had a few years on good terms with her, only for cancer to take her away. Not to mention how excruciating it is sitting around waiting for her to worsen and die, when Caroline is used to being able to heal with her blood. It was a good mix of real issues (cancer) and vampire issues." And Candice King herself hated filming the scene because she doesn't "like crying on screen."