Balanced News: 21 TV Episodes That Are Too Painful to Watch

The news article discusses the trend of emotional manipulation in TV shows and asks for redditors’ opinions on episodes that are too painful to watch. The article mentions that this trend is not new, and showrunners have been incorporating human misery in episodes for a long time. The article ends by mentioning that Reddit users provided various examples of episodes that were emotionally tense, filled with grief, or simply cringe-worthy.