12 TV Shockers That Had Jaws Dropping

The Sopranos went out with a bada-wha?, a Desperate Housewife got hung up and the other scenes that had you glued to the tube. By Julia Wang

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The Shocker: Dr. House's death
Leave it to the House to push the boundaries of medicine – even using himself as a test subject. He electrocutes himself to see what happens in the moments when people hover between life and death. Lucky for us, the brilliant diagnostician is soon back to his old self, even mockingly telling pal Dr. Wilson (Robert Sean Leonard) "I love you."