"They Massacred My Boy’s Character Development" – 25 TV Moments That Had Us Absolutely Fuming, Like Seriously Angry

"I switched to audiobooks mostly."

TV shows can make us feel all sorts of emotions – but sometimes they do something which simply gets us full-on raging. Whether it's a terrible plot inclusion, or a character who does something we hate, some of our fave shows are fully capable of boiling our blood.

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So, here are 26 times a TV show made us absolutely furious:

🚨Warning🚨 This post contains spoilers for the shows that are mentioned – so if you see a show you don't want spoilt, scroll past!

1. Buffy The Vampire Slayer

UPN

"Season seven when Willow started a new relationship with Kennedy less than a year after Tara was murdered. Willow and Tara had been through so much together and Tara was the reason season six had Willow as the 'big bad'. Willow wouldn’t have fallen in love with someone else that quickly, and certainly not someone as cocky and as arrogant as Kennedy was."

—danielmg4851fb370

2. Glee

Fox

"The way they dropped Marley and everyone without so much as a goodbye and barely any explanation. They spent most of season four trying to make us care about them, but couldn’t spare five minutes to give them a proper send-off?

I understand their storyline was tied to Finn, but it felt unfair to the characters and the actors. Believe it or not, there were fans of that group. Then they bring in more new kids who get their own storylines instead of, 'What if Rachel was poor?'"

—crystalgem80

"When Marley had an eating disorder and Mr Schuster had no sympathy at all and instead let everyone blame her for losing sectionals. Glee had previously tackled some huge issues so well, but they never should have attempted to tackle this one. Quite frankly it sent a terrible message to viewers and served very little purpose in the long run."

—hannahlm1d

3. Supernatural

The WB / The CW

"Most of the deaths were senseless, but the one that infuriates me is Charlie's. It did nothing to serve the plot because Dean was always going to go nuclear. But sure, let's kill off the brilliant female."

—saraho4a20298d2

4. You

Netflix

"When Marianne doesn't let Nadia call the police when she finds her in the cage. She said Joe would just get away with it. Wtf? DNA is a thing and there are several people who could identify him and corroborate parts of her story. 

The British police would have charged and detained him for abduction and holding her hostage while the American police pieced together the rest. He'd have been locked up for decades if not for life. But noooooo! Aarghhhhh! I was screaming at my screen."

—peggee

5. It's a Sin

Channel 4

"When Ritchie's mum let him die alone in It’s a Sin, knowing his friends were there!"

—halesyears

6. Grey's Anatomy

ABC

"I will NEVER forgive them for the way they wrote Alex out of the show. In one episode they reversed so much character growth and completely changed Jo's arc as well. I don't think Alex would have ever left Jo that way and the whole episode put me off of the show."

—hannahlm1d

7. The Walking Dead

AMC

"What they did with Carl literally enraged and upset me for ages. We saw this tiny kid grow up to be a great leader and survive so much just for that to happen. The show was already going downhill but Carl was too far."

—milliew420

8. The Walking Dead

AMC

"Glenn's death on The Walking Dead. He deserved so much more, it was truly devastating. I never watched another episode after that..."

—danawiniarski

9. Smallville

The WB / The CW

"Every time on Smallville when Clark’s friends would be mad at him for keeping his powers and origins a secret. I get that you should be honest with the people you care about, but I also feel like you are allowed to keep some things from people. It should be up to Clark to decide when he is ready to tell his secret, not for others to force him to tell his secret."

—hovanmolly

10. SEAL Team

CBS

"The pure fucking nerve of SEAL Team in season six. Letting Ash mourn Clay and the rest of the squad just not calling him out like he hadn't been notoriously really fucking shitty for most of Clay's life. And on top of trying to get sympathy for him by giving him cancer in season five. 

That doesn't undo all the shit he did. And Stella getting Clay to talk to him again in season five by saying 'Babe, that was kind of mean'. She clearly doesn't get it. Ash really sucks and so does Stella."

—carolinew481f346a5

11. The Vampire Diaries

The CW

"Early on when Elena was given that necklace that withstood vamp mojo and was told to NEVER TAKE IT OFF, she actually listened. But, after receiving said necklace, Katherine impersonated her a few times and fooled pretty much everyone – even though she was NOT wearing the necklace."

—vicpeg87

12. The Office

NBC

"The storyline of the boom mic guy's secret love for Pam. While it isn't insinuated that they cheated with each other, there was definitely some emotional infidelity that was suggested. There was absolutely no need to create as much conflict within the Pam/Jim relationship as they did in the final season. Quit messing with everyone's favourite couple!"

—robert_dunder

13. Killing Eve

BBC America

"The final moments of the series finale. It was bad enough that they resorted to the 'bury your gays' trope yet again, but then it just stops. It doesn't end, it just stops. And that's it. No payoff for anyone who stuck with the show.

Killing Eve had been getting progressively worse since Phoebe Waller-Bridge left after season one, but I was still hoping a decent ending would at least redeem it. Alas, it was even worse than I could have predicted."

—themaninthecave

14. Angel

The WB

"Cordelia's whole season four storyline. Not only was it a poorly done story, but after hearing about Joss Whedon's treatment towards Charisma Carpenter and her pregnancy, it made me even angrier. 

While I still love both Buffy and Angel, you can really see how his shitty behaviour impacted the quality of the show; particularly his treatment of female characters and the clear use of Xander as a teen version of himself. To rip down such a beloved character so cruelly was just plain petty and narcissistic."

—myf83

15. How I Met Your Mother

CBS

"So many moments of the last season – from Robin and Barney divorcing, to killing off Tracy. The worst was the last scene where Ted gets permission from his kids to go after Robin and he shows up at her place with the blue French horn. I wanted to throw my laptop across the room.

They had let each other go and accepted they weren't compatible so many times. In reality, what happens after the end is that they date for a few months and inevitably break up again."

—sunflowersugar

16. Game of Thrones

HBO

"The entire season eight of GoT obviously, it's not like five to seven were great but eight put me off TV altogether. For me, the whole 'peak TV' hype era was over, so I switched to audiobooks mostly."

—ceewee12three

17. Game of Thrones

HBO

"When Jaime Lannister leaves Brienne to go back to Cersei. People might tell me 'he would never truly leave Cersei, etc.,' but his character and redemption arcs were SO WELL WRITTEN over the entire series. I went from absolutely hating him to loving and cheering him on until that moment. They massacred my boy’s character development."

—kav5053

"This BROKE my heart. Brienne was the first time I saw myself – at 26! – as a 6' 2, not glamorous, goober of a woman who wasn't a joke, but just that kind of woman. Then for them to create this gorgeous love story, which gave me hope, and warmth, and made me feel so good, only to follow up with this crap. It killed me.

And to make matters worse, everyone was rooting for Tormund, who treated me exactly the way men had my whole life. Not acknowledging my name, my identity, who I was, simply that they were attracted to me for being tall, therefore I'd done good. It upset the hell out of me."

—garebehr

18. Downton Abbey

ITV

"When Mary’s hubby died in a car accident. There are only like five cars in the world at this point and he happens to get in an accident and die shortly after their child is born!? Lazy writing!"

—katiem4493674a4

19. Pretty Little Liars

Freeform

"Every single time Aria defends or freaks out over her TEACHER boyfriend, Ezra. Love the show but this arc infuriates me. Made me feel uncomfortable as a teenager and pisses me off as an adult. As well as the whole Ian situation – running around with fifteen-year-old girls?!?! It gets my blood boiling every time."

—tyche0831

20. Euphoria

HBO

"When Cassie disrupted Lexi's play and sadistically bullied Lexi, gaslit her and lied about her to others, insulted Maddy without hesitation all merely for her own sick amusement. I understand her past traumas but that doesn't mean we can use it to deny har actions."

—tanyam44ab2253d

21. Friends

NBC

"When Rachel gave up her dream job to be with Ross! Really? Come on – that was just horrible."

—bluebooky13

22. The Sopranos

HBO

"I’m sure half of us agree it's the 'cut to black' at the ending of The Sopranos!"

—kerriedrew1

23. Legends of Tomorrow

The CW

"I hated the season four plot where Gary was turned into a villain. If you watch the episodes, he's pushed and pushed. They bring him in to help them during a mission, and then get mad when he thinks they want to be his friend. He's called broken for spacing out after mentions of a trigger word. He gets a friend, but then that friend just ditches him. 

It pisses me off even more, because the fans all turned on him too, deciding he was an awful person, and not that the Legends were being dicks. The Legends were awful to him in that season, deciding he was too much of an outcast for the outcasts, and as someone who has been the Gary, it really hurt."

—garebehr

24. Barry

HBO

"The ending. Especially what happened to Gene for just trying to protect his family. Besides making me angry, it was so unsatisfying."

—daynam4b6e28fa3

25. Scooby Doo Mystery Incorporated

Cartoon Network

"When Angel Dynamite/Cassidy Williams’ true identity is revealed and the gang acts like she’s some scheming monster. In reality, she was just lying about who she was for her own protection and safety. 

She always has their backs and they treat her like absolute horseshit. I get being upset that she lied but she did it for a good reason and it was just that one thing. They repeatedly talk shit about her and then when she sacrifices herself to save them, suddenly they’re like 'Oh wow maybe we were wrong about her' – yeah no shit! That whole plotline drives me nuts every time I rewatch!

—jamiet4f4a4957b

When has a TV show really angered you? Let us know in the comments below!

Editor's note: Some responses were edited for length and/or clarity.