Question:
Besides Last Knight, what do you think
is the saddest moment in FK History?

Sharon Bauman

I find it sad when the writers kill off characters I've invested my time and/or emotions into -- whether I really like the character or not. The saddest moment in FK history was, without a doubt, when Janette was killed off. She was such a great vampire character and her interactions with Nick showed us a more private side to both of them. There was a bond between them that withstood time and others. The storyline in which she was killed off made no sense, and neither did her death. It was sad to have Schanke and Capt. Cohen killed off - instead of having Schanke retire to Arizona and Capt. Cohen take a long leave of absence to have children. It was sad when LaCroix killed his daughter Divia, who could have been a great recurring character in the show; and it was ESPECIALLY sad when Vachon and Urs were killed. I really get to liking having more vampire characters in a show about vampires, and killing off Vachon and Urs meant Nick had no other vampires to interact with except for LaCroix!

Karies

In Faithful Followers, when LaCroix, who had obviously been embarrassed in front of his friend Thomas, tricked, hurt teased Nicholas. The look on Nick's face killed me. And I think LaCroix really pushed him away there.

Margie

When Schanke died.

Annette

One of the saddest moments is when Screed died. He was the only Carouche we knew up close and personal. Even though he was a little low on the vampire totem pole, he was very likable. His dying ended the possibiity of another story line and took away a good friend of Vachon's.

Sheila A. Coneybeer

For me, it was Screed's death scene. I was saddened by Screed's death, yes, but it was the tenderness, the sad farewell from Vachon that was so wrenching for me. You got to see behind the brash exterior shell Javier uses to keep from getting involved in a mortal world that he is constantly moving beyond. Here was one of his own, dying as any mortal would, something he thought was far behind them. To lose his best friend, this pointed up to him that nothing is forever. The look on his face made me cry for him.

Susan Ellen Field

The saddest moment was the death of Schanke. I don't think that Nick was ever the same after that.

Chris Baxter

Well, heaven knows there are plenty of choices, especially from the perspective of having seen "Last Knight", from Nick watching images of mortal happiness in "Dying for Fame" to Nick desperately clutching Natalie in the aftermath of the restauraunt scene in "Be My Valentine". But third season really does have the saddest bits. I guess my vote would have to be for the tag in "Sons of Belial" where Nick turns to Natalie with his eyes glowing and says "Don't be afraid", and she manifestly is. It's been a constant throughout the series that Nat isn't frightened of him. She knows what he could do to her and still trusts him absolutely, and this is terribly important to Nick. Here that trust is broken; even though his unwillingness to harm her is what gave him the strength to overcome the demon, when he reaches out to her she is afraid to have him touch her. I think this is the point when he feels he is losing his fight to be human, and that sure makes me sad. A close second would be the NiQ scene where Nat tells Nick they can't be together as lovers, or maybe just the one look Nick gives her in GVP, when she asks if he still wants to be human. There's not a word, just hopeless longing and maybe a little feeling of betrayal at her loss of confidence in him, that she could even ask.

Reva

There are many sad moments to choose from, especially in Nick's life. However, three stand out for me. One is from Be My Valentine. Nick is so sad at the end when he knows what happened but realizes it is best for Natalie that she doesn't. Another sad moment is the flashback from Partners of the Month when Janette leaves. Nick is left staring out the window, forlorn. That is so heartbreaking. The third is from Fallen Idol when Andre realizes what Nick is.

Dotti Rhodes

Saddest moment? When he realized LaCroix would be a threat to Natalie's life and they couldn't go forward exploring the feelings they were finally acknowledging in her apartment earlier (that ended with one of the most romantic kisses I've ever watched..... yummy)...

Julia

In my opinion, the saddest moment in FK history is the plane bombing in "Black Buddha" that claimed Schanke and Capt. Cohen. The bomber was USA Network, which forced these changes on the show and then abandoned it.

Jackie I. Wilson

I believe that the saddest moment, in my humble opinion, was when LaCroix realized that what Nick told him about his affection for Fleur was true... that if he brought her across all the beauty and innocence that LaCroix found attractive in her would be gone.

Rebecca

The saddest moment, for me, was when Nick craddled Natalie tightly to his chest after convincing LaCroix that he (Nick) was just using her to become mortal again in "Valentine's Day." On Nick's face were reflected all the feelings and hopes and dreams he had held in his heart for Natalie and knew were all in vain.

Richard Manly

Poor Natalie! She's got a good job, she's smart, she's hard-working and just can't convince the man she loves to commit. That's why the Natalie-Nick near-misses are the saddest. So close and yet so far. Everybody raise their hands who have been there. Not all of us know situations like "Last Knight" that end with women drained of blood and best friends impaled. But what about the time Natalie made the elixir that put Nick in the sunshine for the first time in 800 years? Remember when he was telling her to give him anything she had left just in case? She'd lost him again. The look on her face was all the worse for being so familiar.

Susan M. Garrett

Without a doubt, in Black Buddha, Nick's arrival at the crash site and his realization that Schanke was on the plane, only to be followed by the moment outside the make-shift morgue when he and Nat literally fall into each other's arms, sharing their grief.

Jessica Roop

The saddest moment was when Vachon was dying in Tracy's arms and she couldn't do a thing to bring him back.

Cousin Jules

Without a *doubt* the saddest moment in FK after LK is the scene where LC decides not to bring Fleur across. The look of devestation on Uncle's face is just terrible, and the thought that the two of them will not be able to share eternity together is so very sad. *Sniff* Made me want to hit Nick upside the head...

Thomas Lambert

Saddest moment? The moment Nick was brought across. He was never meant to be a vampire. He could have been spared so much pain had he simply chosen to stay behind. His life, in and of itself, is a tragedy.

Lynn Messing

As much of an N&N-Packer as I am, I still have to say that the saddest moment for me (outside of LK, or course!) was when Nick realizes that he's killed his new bride Alyssa in the episode Dead of Night. To be so deeply in love with someone, to have their implicit trust, to try to make them immortal, and in the very process of doing so, to kill them by your own hand (or fangs, as the case may be), to have what should have been the happiest moment of your life turn into the most tragic one and to know that you have no one to blame for it but yourself - no other moment in the series (outside of the final ep.) comes close to this level of poignancy for me.

Pat Witham

The saddest moment for me is from Queen of Harps, when the woman tells him he will live a very long time and never find happiness.

KnightByrd

At the risk of incurring the wrath of the NatPackers, I'd have to say that the saddest moment was in the flashback of "Partners of the Month" when Nick enters his bedroom to find Janette packing to leave. The look of stunned disbelief on his face, and the conversation that follows is absolutely heartrending. Then they begin arguing over the painting and she accuses him of being petty. Nick responds with, "And *you* are tearing my life apart!" The intensity of the pain his voice betrays at that moment (and also later when LaCroix comes to comfort him) still leaves me trembling no matter how many times I watch that scene. Considering his present-day actions of wrenching open the cabinet doors to view her portrait, and the kiss they shared at the end when he returned it to her, how can we doubt that he still loves her just as much now as he did then?

Marchell D. Cheeseman

I think it is a tie between the closing of the Valentine episode from 2nd season and Screed's death. I have not had the oppertunity to see any 1st season episodes or many 2nd season ones.

Tricia

I think that would be the episode when Schanke and Cohen, die. That episode had me crying. Unfortunately, when I saw it, I was in college and roommate could not understand why I was crying at the TV screen. I didn't bother to explain.

Bobbie

There are three I can think of right off the bat: In "Dying for Fame" during the little music video, when Nick is looking through the windows--on the outside, looking in--you could really feel his isolation. In "Sons of Belial" when he grabs LC's hand and begs for his help--it was as if he had no where else to turn... and he knew LC was the only person he could turn to. It was heartbreaking. Now don't laugh at this one... but when LC kills Nick's dog in "Blind Faith"--it just made me so sad (anyone who has lost a pet can relate to this), and especially since LC had managed to destroy what little happiness Nick had. That was just downright mean.

Gweneth Anderson

The second saddest moment in FK history was when Janette left us in Human Factor. The show just isn't the same without her. Someone has to be around to understand him and the life of a vampire. LaCroix just isn't right for the part.

Shayna

The saddest moment in FK history..... Has to be the in The Fix. He gets to walk in the sun... eat hot dogs (lots of hot dogs) But all the while you know it won't last. To see the effect it has on Nick and his relationship with Nat is heart wrenching. <Whew, sorry that was a bit hard for me to admit being of the Merc. Cousin persuasion.!!!!>

Carolyn Alutius

Okay, I finally thought of one. As much as I'm a "Dark Knightie", I really thought the scene (third season, when Janette returns) where Nick is dreaming that Natalie found the cure and says she was going to have his baby was so heart-breaking because he looked so happy. It was a good glimpse into how much he wants to regain his mortality. Besides, I think we've all had dreams where something really good happens then you wake up and have to face the reality that it was just a dream.

Bob

I think the saddest moment (of the episodes I have seen so far) is Blackwing: When the girl dies and Nick takes the evil back into him.

Kevin Matsumoto

I'd have to say the part in Ashes to Ashes where Tracy is holding Vachon after staking him. When Nick shows up and hears her talking, the pain in his face. He knows how much she's hurting and he can't do anything about it.

Carrie Krumtum

I've had to give this question a lot of thought. All the answers I've read seemed so valid and sad. But for me, I found the saddest moment came when Nick pleads with LaCroix to 'take it back'. When he realizes that he has made a terrible mistake. The prospect of living eternity in darkness with a hunger for blood must have been crushing to Nick. I must say that the moment made me cry. Still does.

Julia Brooks

I think it was in Black Buddha, when Nick lost both Schanke and Jannette. Jannette was a lover, confidant and friend, and to have her leave without saying good-bye deeply hurt Nick. And Schanke was his partner. Even though he was not able to entrust Schanke with his true identity, he relied on Schanke to do a lot of things that helped him out, that he could never do with Tracy. I think that the blow from the loss of those two dear people in his life put him on the downhill slide that lead eventually to Last Knight. Having seen all three seasons, I know I felt that there was a more depressed aura around the third season. Nick should have moved on in Black Buddha, as he intended. It might have saved his life!

Watcher

I would vote on Nick / Nat scenes in "A More Permanent Hell" - and, unlike the majority seems to, I actually felt most sorry for *Nick* there. Not that I blame Nat for her desperate wish to live (that's something we mortal are bound to understand) or consider her words of love to be some attempt to use Nick's week spot (though at the moment it did sound a tad trade-like to me... spare me, and I'll give you what you desire the most). But for him to see someone who he treats nearly as a saint, who he considers the source of life and hope wanting to become a predator of the night... And on top of this he gets accused of rejecting her - whereas all he tries to do is to save her. If it is not a hard shock, I don't know what is. And in the end he doesn't even dare to stay with her through the day, fearing that he's angered her forever. That's the saddest case of mutual misunderstanding causing great pain for both: she indeed believes that his refusal means his lack of love for her, he, through all those centuries of un-life had forgotten how it feels to fear death as humans do, she in turn hasn't taste of the life in the darkness... and as the result, loving in needing each other, both feel lonely, abandoned and hopeless.

Rosebud

I think the saddest part was when LaCroix made Nick kill his dog in "Blind Faith", the dog didn't know what to do, and Nick cared for the dog.