Angel didn't die in Becoming II, but I guess I can stop being a pedant about that. Sure shocks the fuck out of you anyway.
We don't see Harmony die, right? So I don't think she counts.
I should also put episode titles in there. Can you give me titles?
eta:
the robot girlfriend? She kinda died.
But it wasn't surprising, was it?
We do see Harmony get bit. Don't know if that counts.
I think we saw her get bitten, but it wasn't startling to me, at least. It was more background.
ETA: Posted before I saw Chikat's post. I didn't mean to sound snippy.
I'd put Ben in there. Surpised me HOW he died. Not so much that he did.
Don't know if that counts.
I thought they were surprised to find out she'd been turned ... no one but us saw?
I was surprised that she was turned. When I saw the bite, I assumed she was just vamp food and would end up dead. Don't know if the Scooby gang saw it. I would doubt it since she got bit in the middle of the big fight.
How's this?
DeathAir DateEpisode
Jesse3/10/1997The Harvest
Luke3/10/1997The Harvest
Principal Flutie4/7/1997The Pack
Darla4/14/1997Angel
Buffy6/2/1997Prophecy Girl
The Anointed One9/29/1997School hard
Jenny2/24/1998Passion
Kendra5/12/1998Becoming I
Angel5/19/1998Becoming II
Gwendolyn Post11/17/1998Revelations
Buffy12/8/1998The Wish
Cordelia12/8/1998The Wish
Allan Finch2/9/1999Bad Girls
Mr. Trick2/16/1999Consequences
Principal Snyder7/13/1999Graduation Day II
Larry7/13/1999Graduation Day II
Harmony7/13/1999Graduation Day II
Veruca11/9/1999Wild At Heart
Maggie Walsh2/8/2000The I In Team
Dr Angleman2/15/2000Goodbye Iowa
Forrest5/9/2000The Yoko Factor
Joyce2/20/2001I Was Made To Love You
Ben5/22/2001The Gift
Buffy5/22/2001The Gift
Tara5/7/2002Seeing Red
Warren5/14/2002Villains
Jonathan11/12/2002Conversations With Dead People
Quentin Travers11/26/2002Never Leave Me
Anya5/20/2003Chosen
Spike5/20/2003Chosen
Don't know if the Scooby gang saw it. I would doubt it since she got bit in the middle of the big fight.
I'd assume that they didn't, because Cordelia didn't think anything of Harmony showing up in L.A, did she?
Personally, I don't think the writers thought about it until they decided they wanted someone for Spike and they wanted Mercedes back on the show.