A List of Inanimate Objects I Can’t Look at Without Crying Thanks to TV

The latest in pop-culture news, recaps, and reviews, plus close reads, profiles, interviews, and more from Vulture.com. [Brand Logo]( traumavision [15 Inanimate Objects I Can’t Look at Without Crying Thanks to TV]( If you can encounter a slow cooker, strawberries, or a roll of duct tape without tearing up, well, this list is not about you. Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photo: NBC; Video: Getty Isn’t it so cute how we let television traumatize us over and over again? We’re a bunch of sweet little sickos who allow fictional characters and story lines to infiltrate our lives and our hearts to the point of making us sob on our sofas, emotionally devastated by deaths and breakups and all manner of life’s hardships that aren’t even real. But when those heart-wrenching moments are done well, they feel real. Sometimes, in fact, they feel so real that the pain sticks with you for a long time — and in the most affecting cases, you don’t even need to be rewatching said scene to relive the pain. No, in some cases you merely have to walk by something that may seem like an everyday object, but is so representative of that scene or that episode — a slow cooker, a strawberry, duct tape — that you suddenly find yourself holding back tears just looking at it. Don’t be embarrassed! You are [among your people here!]( In fact, here are 15 inanimate objects from iconically traumatic television moments that I can no longer look at without crying now; maybe a few of them will get you all misty-eyed, too. I’m sorry and also, you’re welcome. [read more]( Devour pop culture with us. [Subscribe now]( to save over 40% on unlimited access to Vulture and everything New York. The Latest TV Recaps • Abbott Elementary: [The Cool Teacher]( • The Real Housewives of Miami: [Heir Jordan]( • Feud: Capote vs. the Swans: [Pity Party]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Stories We Think You’ll Like [The Two Nandors The meeting between What We Do in the Shadows’s loneliest vampire and his ghost exposes the fragile bonds between heritage, language, and identity.]( By Roxana Hadadi [I Demand to Ride the Sweeney Todd Death Slide It’s called “immersive theater,” look it up!]( By Rebecca Alter [54 Alien Creatures From the Scavengers Reign Bestiary, Ranked Adorable critters, sentient geology, and other dangerous fauna.]( [Cheese: An Annotated History of the Oscar Class Photo A look back at the past 39 years.]( [Vince Staples Is Just Happy to Be Here Whether it’s making music or his new Netflix series, the rapper only wants to connect people.]( By Craig Jenkins [15 Modern Horror Movies With ’80s Vibes Bring on the slashers and extremely teased hair.]( By Matthew Jackson [The Sympathizer’s Playing Both Sides Who can you trust? Who do you know? Who even are these people?]( By Jason P. Frank [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [Today’s Crossword]( 27-Down, Four Letters: What Britney wants you to give her Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Getty A newsletter about the perpetual Hollywood awards race, for subscribers only. [Sign up]( to get it every week. [Get the Newsletter]( [logo]( [facebook logo]( [instagram logo]( [twitter logo]( [unsubscribe]( | [privacy notice]( | [update preferences]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Was this email forwarded to you? [Sign up now]( to get this newsletter in your inbox. [View this email in your browser.]( You received this email because you have a subscription to New York. Reach the right online audience with us For advertising information on email newsletters, please contact AdOps@nymag.com Vox Media, LLC 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, 12th Floor Washington, DC 20036 Copyright © 2024, All rights reserved