We asked the BuzzFeed Community which TV characters were SO bad that the show would've been better off without them. Lemme just say that they did not hold back. Here's what they said:
🚨Warning: There are MASSIVE spoilers ahead!🚨
1. Owen Hunt from Grey's Anatomy
"Initially, I loved him, but quickly it became very clear that he was the worst character in this show — and that's saying something, considering how many characters have been on Grey's. He doesn't bring anything to the show besides whining and screaming at the women in his life. I stopped watching after Season 14 because the show stopped being interesting for me a while ago, but maybe I would have kept watching without Owen."
—silverhera
2. Andy Bernard from The Office
"He was absolute garbage and totally ruined the show. He was not funny, charming, or anything remotely positive. He was a crybaby brat who was the epitome of white privilege."
—aasshhlleeyy
3. Elena Gilbert from The Vampire Diaries
"I know she was the main character, but she was just so annoying. She constantly put herself and her loved ones in danger, and then blamed everyone but herself whenever things went wrong — which they always did. She always expected Bonnie or the Salvatore brothers to save her any time she stepped in harm’s way, which was incredibly selfish. She completely ruined the show for me."
4. Matt Donovan from The Vampire Diaires
"He was so miserable and moany. The show's writers kept giving him boring side plots just to justify him still being there, despite the fact that he hated pretty much all the other characters by the end of the series."
—thetimble
5. Chuck Bass from Gossip Girl
"I've said it once and I'll say it 1,000,000,000,000,000 more times — CHUCK BASS FROM GOSSIP GIRL. He's the most disgusting television character in the history of everything. Every time I see his face, I get filled with rage. I can't fucking stand him. I can't believe I have this much hatred over a fictional character."
—a43920c533
6. Dre Johnson from Black-ish
"I HATE Dre from Black-ish. My brother watches this show religiously, and while I haven’t seen the show all the way through, I’ve definitely seen enough to know that Dre is just a straight-up horrible person. In the beginning, his whole 'I’m a bad dad and husband' thing was tolerable. But now he’s just totally unbearable. He’s a terrible husband to Bow. He’s also a really crappy dad, instead of lifting his kids up and making them feel empowered, he puts them down to save himself from being embarrassed. He’s a really selfish and crappy person, and I’m convinced that Bow and the kids would be WAY better off without him."
—ellaelaine
7. Malick D. from Elite
"He literally had no purpose except making Omar cheat on Ander. He also had a weird relationship with Omar's sister Nadia at the same time and totally used her because their relationship ultimately meant nothing to him. He was so manipulative."
8. Tom Haverford from Parks and Recration
"I never thought any of his bits were funny, and I genuinely don't think he made a difference to the show."
9. Debbie Gallagher from Shameless
"Pretty much everyone on the show has done shitty things at one point, but most of them are actually decent and show remorse for their wrongdoings. But Debbie continually does shitty things and never faces consequences for her actions. It's ridiculous. She never shows remorse for anything she does."
10. Dawson Leery from Dawson's Creek
"He was the WORST and shouldn’t have even been a character. The show should have scrapped him and called it 'Pacey’s Creek' instead."
—gemrose3
11. Kennedy from Buffy the Vampire Slayer
"Not only was she the worst character in the entire series, but she might be the worst character on TV! I can't think of a single character more irritating than her. She was worse than any big bad villain that Buffy ever faced."
—sammachado
12. Ani Achola from 13 Reasons Why
"She annoyed me so much and her character was so forced. Her defense for Bryce and his unforgivable behavior killed the show for me. She never should have tried to make us feel sympathy for him. She was just annoying and self-righteous."
—colleend9
13. Veronica Lodge from Riverdale
"I was so excited for her character during the first half of Season 1, but now all she does is try to one-up her dad and ruin his plans, sing in her speakeasy (which is an extremely dumb thing in itself), or sleep with Archie/Reggie/whoever she's dating at the time. I don't think she should be killed off or anything that drastic, but I think the writers REALLY need to rework her character."
—ktk8895
14. Mike Wheeler from Stranger Things
"I know a lot of people love him, but I honestly can’t stand him. He’s annoying, rude to adults, and he was a really bad friend to Will, especially while he was struggling with the Mind Flayer trauma."
—jac1126
15. And finally, Ross Geller from Friends
"I get he’s ~important~, but he was so toxic. He was super controlling about everyone else's lives. I hated him."
Responses have been edited for length and clarity.
