On this week's new episode of "The Valley," Michelle and Jesse's divorce takes an ugly turn when a rumor about Michelle begins to spread. Meanwhile, Brittany is feeling the heat as she attempts to put her life back together after Jax check into a mental health facility.

Then in the 1990s and 2000s, the “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” creator Joss Whedon was partly responsible for changing the way TV series handle death, with heroes carrying the pain of a loss for multiple episodes — to the point where fans would anxiously wonder whether the show would ever be fun again.