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* Paul's {{spoiler|brain-death}}, straight after he and Echo fell in love with each other. Not fair!
* The scene in "A Spy in the House of Love" (1x09) Mellie/November, in [[Manchurian Agent]] mode, tells Paul she's an active.
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'''Paul:''' This isn't funny...
'''Speaks-through-November:''' My name is November.
'''Paul:''' ''Mellie''. Your name is ''Mellie''.
'''Speaks-through-November:''' I knew this would be hard for you to hear.
'''Paul:''' I'f you're pissed I'm still investigating the Dollhouse-
'''Speaks-through-November:''' This body belongs to a doll.
'''Paul:''' -just tell me. Don't do this.
'''Speaks-through-November:''' I'm sorry we had to deliver the news to you like this. In this body. The Dollhouse is likely to discover we've been placing messages in their imprints; this is the only way we could talk to you.
'''Paul:''' ''[shaking his head]'' They did this to you...
'''Speaks-through-November:''' They did this long before you knew me. They've been using this body to spy on you for months. The only reason Mellie exists is because of you.
'''Paul:''' Aren't I special? }}
The scene goes on and it's all so sad and you can feel Paul's heart breaking. Poor thing.
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** And at the end it turns out that Adelle knows he's doing this, but lets him anyway, essentially to keep him sane.
** Her voiceover at the reveal is ''heartbreaking''.
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* This troper got teary-eyed at future!Topher's breakdown in "Epitaph One", as Adelle hugs him and tells him it's all right. "I know what I know, I know what I know, I know what I know..."
** This troper was caught a few seconds earlier on the "Promise me you won't answer the phone!" line.
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* ''Vows''. If you get through Claire's incredible amounts of bitterness and pain in her scene with Boyd, then don't worry, there's still her and Topher having near-simultaneous, award-worthy complete breakdowns from guilt and self-hatred...
* "Belonging". Pretty much everything about the Sierra/Priya storyline. And Topher was heartbreaking too.
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'''Topher:''' "I can keep it. But I don't know if I can live with it."
'''Priya:''' "I know I can't. But I don't have to." }}
** Not to mention Sierra, after being wiped again, smiling innocently - with Priya's last tear still on her face.
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* "Getting Closer": {{spoiler|Topher seems like he's finally happy, Saunders comes to talk with Bennett for a moment in what seems like a [[Pet the Dog]] moment... and then she shoots her in the head just as Topher comes back into the room. Topher's [[Heroic BSOD]] - "We can bring her back, we can bring her back" - doesn't help.}}
** His subsequent conversation with Ivy, especially considering their relationship thus far and the fact that we don't know what happens to Ivy after this, is part this and part [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming]].
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{{spoiler|'''Ivy''': I really do want to help you.}}
{{spoiler|'''Topher''': Then live! You have a remarkable brain. I think it should stay in your head. Ivy, don't become me. Go. Go!}} }}
** The revelation that {{spoiler|Boyd, this troper's favorite character and sweet-and-soft [[Papa Wolf]] was actually behind Rossum, was enough to reduce me to tears. Damn you Joss Whedon and your plot twists too!}}
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