The 18 Saddest TV Deaths We Were Forced to Mourn in 2016

Anyone who's familiar with Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho knows that Norma Bates has been a doomed character from the very first episode of Bates Motel. The "who," "when," "how," and "why" of it all have been a mystery — until this year. Norman poisons his mother in her sleep, intending to commit suicide as well, while "Mr. Sandman" plays dreamily in the background. His plan is foiled, but Norma still succumbs to the gas, and Norman is left to his own insane devices.