19 Times Teen Shows Just Went Way, Way Too Far

    Literally nobody asked for the tickle videos on Riverdale.

    Kelly Martinez
    by Kelly Martinez

    BuzzFeed Staff

    We recently asked the BuzzFeed Community to tell us which teen show moments were so bad, they never should have made the final cut. Here are some of their responses:

    Spoilers ahead!!!

    Note: Some of the following include mentions of sexual assault.

    1. First, when Quinn's car accident left her temporarily paralyzed on Glee:

    truck crashes into Quinn's car while she's texting and driving
    Fox

    "It didn't add anything to the show or her character and it wasn't even mentioned after that season. It was pointless and honestly just annoying."

    —smokeyandvv

    2. When Caroline became the surrogate for Alaric's twins and then they developed a romantic relationship on The Vampire Diaries:

    Alaric looks at Caroline fondly as she holds the babies
    The CW

    "He was her teacher!"

    —katherinemarsh2782

    3. When everyone joined the farm cult on Riverdale:

    Alice: "Evelyn is going to drive the bus full of Farmies off a cliff while Edgar takes off in his rocket"
    The CW

    "That whole season should have been cut — what high school kids would join a cult called 'the Farmies,' undergo a mysterious surgery which turns out to actually be organ harvesting, and be okay with it?!"

    —confettiline

    4. When the whole town treated Grace being attacked like a big joke on The Secret Life of the American Teenager:

    George laughs at surveillance footage of Grace defending herself
    Freeform

    "Everyone in town, including adults, made jokes about the surveillance video."

    —markiemsm

    5. When Landon literally turned into goo and died after he and Hope had sex for the first time on Legacies:

    Hope: "Landon what's happening?!"
    The CW

    "WTF was that?!"

    —squid_nuggs

    6. When Clare thought Drew was the father of her baby, but then it turned out to be Eli's on Degrassi: The Next Generation:

    Clare finds out she's actually 16 weeks pregnant and not 12, making the baby Eli's instead of Drew's
    TeenNick

    "The whole Eli-Clare-Drew love triangle should have been cut."

    —sushigirl200

    7. When Kevin, Fangs, and Reggie got caught up in a tickle video business on Riverdale:

    Kevin tells Reggie, "We make tickle videos for a guy named Terry"
    The CW

    "There are so many Riverdale storylines to choose from, but that one really stands out."

    —aaronweeks101

    8. When Clarke killed Bellamy over a sketchbook on The 100:

    Clarke shoots Bellamy
    The CW

    "What were the writers even thinking? They were best friends and meant so much to each other. Nobody even grieved for Bellamy and everyone just forgave Clarke. It honestly was so out of character and out of place and should have been cut."

    —klee12

    9. When Ben called Amy "his whore" on The Secret Life of the American Teenager:

    Amy: "I am such a whore," Ben: "Well you're MY whore"
    Freeform

    "It makes me wanna throw up. I’ve always hated Ben, and this scene made it worse."

    —peynor

    10. When A was revealed as Spencer's secret British identical twin on Pretty Little Liars:

    Spencer's twin: "hello sister"
    Freeform

    "That whole thing was out of control."

    —yololtb

    11. When everyone dressed up as animals and sang "The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?)" with puppets on Glee:

    Fox

    "Many, many things on Glee come to mind."

    —msjsa

    12. When Nathan and Haley got married while still in high school on One Tree Hill:

    Haley: "We got married last night!"
    The WB

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    13. When there was literally a cannibalistic ritual on The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina:

    Sabrina: "What is it with witches and cannibalism?"
    Netflix

    "Need I say more?"

    —sparklyglue78

    14. When Aria and Ezra's student-teacher relationship was portrayed as totally fine and normal on Pretty Little Liars:

    Aria and Ezra tell Aria's parents about their relationship and say they love each other
    Freeform

    "Why did the writers think a relationship between a high school teacher and his student wouldn't create backlash? It wouldn’t have made the final cut if the show was airing today."

    —gkangchs

    15. When Chuck sexually assaulted both Serena and Jenny in the very first episode of Gossip Girl:

    Chuck tries to assault Serena
    The CW

    "And he somehow still ended up as the romantic lead. Pretty much everything Chuck Bass ever did in Gossip Girl was entirely awful and unrealistic."

    —petdragon

    16. When half-siblings Lu and Valerio had a sexual relationship on Elite:

    Valerio says he doesn't see a problem with their relationship even though they're half-siblings
    Netflix

    "He’s literally her half brother! It should have never been a storyline."

    —xdaniellax

    17. When Malia and Scott dated on Teen Wolf:

    Scott and Malia kiss
    MTV

    "Pretty much everything to do with Malia was bad, but especially her relationship with Scott."

    —bowsie22

    18. When Veronica just casually ran a speakeasy as a high school junior on Riverdale:

    Veronica and Reggie
    The CW

    "Everyone was just fine with it! Not only did the adults let it keep happening, but they would occasionally frequent the establishment themselves."

    —twinsfan25

    19. And finally, Patty's entire weight loss storyline on Insatiable:

    Debby Ryan in fat suit then suddenly skinny
    Netflix

    "Where do I start? No doctor would actually allow her change in nutrition to be that extreme, even if she had to be on a liquid diet. Her life magically transforms with her body. I don't care that the show is a dark comedy, it still perpetuates the idea that your appearance dictates your worth."

    —hiitsnicetomeetyou

    Reminder that I, Kelly Martinez, do not necessarily endorse all of these submissions!

    Note: Submissions have been edited for length and/or clarity. Not all submissions were from Community users.