What was the saddest episode from a UPN show?
For me, it has to be the Girlfriends episode where the women found out Reesie finds has HIV. I can’t even describe how much that hit me like fear, the stigma, the way the women tried to process it? It felt so real, so raw.
And then she dies. Just like that. No big goodbye, no dramatic buildup like just gone. I remember thinking, “Wait… that’s it?” It was abrupt, unfair, and absolutely heartbreaking.
Kimberly Elise did her thing in this episode, and she doesn’t get nearly enough credit. Her performance carried all the emotion and made the story hit that much harder.
What made it even worse was the next episode goes straight to Toni’s wedding like nothing happened. No tribute, no mention of Reesie at all. Her story felt swallowed up. That combination of sudden loss and emotional weight is why this episode still sticks with me years later.
UPN had a lot of lighter sitcoms and fun shows, but this one… it hit differently.
Question: What’s the saddest episode from a UPN show for you?
Posted Dec 29, 2025, 3:01 AM UTC