Top 30 Exact Moments That Killed TV Shows
You have to know when to call it quits! Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the most egregious moments from TV shows that ruined their reputations or marked their declines in quality.
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00:00 - That's it. - That's it.
00:02 Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the most egregious moments
00:07 from TV shows that ruined their reputations or marked their declines in quality.
00:12 [Music]
00:25 Number 30. April Nardini - Gilmore Girls
00:28 This classic comedy-drama had a pretty solid run.
00:32 It would have been darn near perfect if it wasn't for the introduction of Luke's long-lost daughter, April.
00:36 - I'm sorry, did you say your father? - Yes, he's science fairs have gotten so political lately.
00:41 Storylines like "long-lost kids" are usually heralds for disaster, and that is certainly the case here.
00:46 Not only was April herself pretty bland, maybe even a little irritating at times,
00:51 but she introduced an absurd element of soap opera into an otherwise cozy show.
00:55 - Did your mom explain that this isn't necessarily a one-time thing?
00:59 I was thinking maybe we could make it semi-regular or even just, you know, regular.
01:04 - Uh, okay. - Good.
01:06 She completely upended the status quo and seemed like nothing but a plot device to stir things up.
01:11 Drama for the sake of drama, in other words.
01:14 April didn't fit, and she kind of ruined everything.
01:17 Number 29. Agrestic Burns Down - Weeds
01:21 Sort of a funnier Breaking Bad, Weeds chronicles the illegal activities of Nancy Botwin,
01:26 a typical suburban soccer mom who turns to weed dealing after her husband dies.
01:30 - Give me a little respect. I'm the biggest game in the private community of Agrestic.
01:35 - Drug selling sells biscuits, you ain't sh*t.
01:38 The show was a critical success for its first three seasons,
01:41 when the town of Agrestic was still, you know, a town.
01:44 In the third season finale, Nancy burns her house down to destroy incriminating evidence
01:49 while the rest of Majestic faces wildfire.
01:52 Removing the primary setting and starting a new elsewhere was certainly a bold creative decision,
01:57 but it was a huge swing and a miss.
01:59 Few liked the new setting and the removal of the unique concept of a drug dealing soccer mom,
02:03 so the show's reputation went up in smoke.
02:06 Number 28. The Musical Episode - Grey's Anatomy
02:10 We don't know why TV shows keep going to the musical episode well.
02:14 They almost never work.
02:16 They're often an odd standout at best and a show-ruining debacle at worst.
02:21 Unfortunately, Grey's Anatomy belongs in the latter category.
02:25 - Life's like an hourglass, glued to the table.
02:29 No one can find the rewind button now.
02:33 The medical drama was going quite swimmingly until season seven,
02:36 when Shonda Rhimes penned the wildly divisive song beneath the song.
02:40 The show's first musical episode, yes, first,
02:43 it received some harsh reactions from both longtime fans and critics.
02:47 - You got me running on sunshine.
02:51 Ain't no clouds getting in my way.
02:56 I must be running on sunshine.
03:00 Many things, from the choice of songs to the subpar singing and bizarre tone, were criticized.
03:05 For many, including lead actor Patrick Dempsey,
03:08 the idea of doing a musical was, quote, "a big mistake."
03:12 Number 27, Elsa, Once Upon a Time.
03:15 A sarcastic, "Oh look, it's Elsa."
03:18 What a surprise, appeared to be the main audience reaction of the Frozen star
03:22 appearing in ABC's Once Upon a Time,
03:24 because it was a twist that pretty much everyone saw coming from a mile away.
03:40 Considering the wild, pop culture-shattering success of Frozen,
03:44 it was only a matter of time before Elsa intruded upon the world of Once Upon a Time.
03:47 But her inclusion didn't feel warranted,
03:50 as a Disney princess from 2013 did not really fit with the show's fairy tale Once Upon a Time theme.
03:55 Some saw introducing the most popular character in entertainment for the sake of hype and ratings
04:00 as a desperate attempt at relevancy.
04:02 - I have a surprise for you.
04:03 - Really?
04:05 Because surprises tend to be hit or miss in this family.
04:09 - It's when you like, I promise.
04:10 And finally, fans were split on the resulting Frozen arc,
04:14 with many voicing their displeasure at its various plot elements.
04:17 Number 26, the disaster episodes, Desperate Housewives.
04:21 A fun satire on suburbia, Desperate Housewives was an enormous success,
04:26 winning many accolades and becoming a ratings juggernaut for ABC.
04:37 But as every housewife knows,
04:39 - Damn, nobody goes anywhere.
04:42 Plans change.
04:46 The show always towed a tricky tonal line,
04:48 often veering between tantalizing mystery, absorbing drama, and scathing satire.
04:53 So few knew what to do with the show's famous disaster episodes.
04:57 An annual tradition between the third and seventh seasons,
05:00 these episodes saw the characters of Wisteria Lane living through some type of dramatic occurrence
05:05 that would inevitably kill off an antagonist.
05:07 For many, these episodes were just too campy and only served to lazily eliminate a problem.
05:13 Number 25, Jack's Family, 24.
05:17 For five seasons, one could make the argument that 24 was the best show on TV.
05:23 It was probably the most exciting, with thrilling storylines,
05:26 a unique time-based concept, and some brutally gritty drama.
05:29 - I can't even begin to imagine what you went through over there, Jack.
05:32 But there's a reason you're here now.
05:35 And then season six happened.
05:37 The main problem with this batch of episodes is the inclusion of Jack's father and brother,
05:41 who are revealed to be terrorists working with Charles Logan.
05:45 By making the antagonistic threats a part of Jack's family,
05:47 the show veered way too far into soap opera territory,
05:50 and many complained that the storyline was ridiculously contrived.
05:54 - There are four more bombs out there.
05:55 This isn't a joke, Gray.
05:57 Tell me now, how do I find McCarthy?
06:02 The nuclear bomb and its mind-boggling lack of repercussions certainly didn't help.
06:06 Number 24, Williams' Parentage, The X-Files.
06:11 Had this classic paranormal thriller already jumped the shark before its divisive revival?
06:16 Maybe.
06:16 The conspiracy storyline was a hot mess that didn't go anywhere,
06:20 and Mulder's absence in the eighth and ninth seasons was painfully felt.
06:24 But the shark was officially jumped with My Struggle 3,
06:27 which opened the eleventh and final season.
06:30 - Dana and I have a history, a very important history, that goes back 17 years.
06:37 Here, it's revealed that William is not actually the child of Mulder and Scully.
06:41 The cigarette-smoking man admits that he secretly impregnated Scully with alien DNA,
06:46 making Will some kind of hybrid with superpowers.
06:49 - Mulder's not the father.
06:50 I'm asking, who's the father?
06:58 - I am.
06:58 William is my son.
07:01 Even by X-Files standards, this is silly,
07:03 not to mention a complete slap in the face for the Mulder-Scully shippers.
07:07 Number 23, House and Cuddy Kiss, House.
07:11 It's pretty much a rule that the longer a show goes on,
07:14 the more likely it is that the main characters will hook up.
07:17 Yes, even if they had seemingly few serious romantic feelings towards each other.
07:21 Case in point, House and Cuddy.
07:24 The two first lock lips in the fifth season episode "Joy",
07:26 as House tenderly consoles Cuddy after her adoption falls through.
07:30 Thus began a wildly unnecessary romance that filled the otherwise cold and gritty drama
07:42 with a derivative "will they, won't they" subplot.
07:45 It also ruined the character of Dr. House.
07:47 Suddenly, he was Mr. Romantic,
07:49 caring less about his patient's health and giving cheesy speeches.
07:52 With that kiss, House lost its identity and became just another ho-hum medical drama.
07:59 Number 22, Not Vaughn, Alias.
08:03 Created by the legendary J.J. Abrams,
08:06 Alias is a classic piece of sci-fi television.
08:09 But, it's not the only classic sci-fi drama.
08:12 In fact, it's the most popular sci-fi drama of all time.
08:15 It's a classic that's been a hit for years,
08:17 and it's a classic that's been a hit for years.
08:19 But, it hit a major speed bump with the horribly planned twist of Not Michael Vaughn.
08:25 Sidney's handler and eventual lover,
08:27 Vaughn revealed in the fourth season finale that he was not actually Michael Vaughn,
08:31 and that he was not allied with the CIA.
08:33 - "I don't understand, Vaughn. What are you telling me?"
08:37 - "Well, for starters, my name isn't Michael Vaughn."
08:40 Unfortunately, an ill-timed and painfully contrived car crash
08:44 keeps him from revealing more.
08:46 What follows is a total mess of a subplot that includes a kidnapping and a fake-out death.
08:50 (dramatic music)
08:56 It's like Abrams and his team wrote a twist for the sake of having a twist,
08:59 not actually having any idea of where it was going or how to resolve it.
09:04 Number 21.
09:05 Buffy is resurrected.
09:07 Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
09:08 We're just gonna say it.
09:09 Fake-out deaths are the worst,
09:11 especially when they involve the main character.
09:14 They're often an uninspired way to generate drama,
09:16 and the "oh wow, they're actually alive" reveals are not usually shocking
09:20 as we never buy their deaths in the first place.
09:23 One of the worst offenders is Buffy the Vampire Slayer,
09:26 which ends its fifth season in startlingly dramatic fashion
09:29 with the death of its titular character.
09:31 (dramatic music)
09:36 - "Don, listen to me. Listen.
09:38 I love you."
09:41 - "I love you."
09:43 Her sacrifice is both emotional and meaningful,
09:46 and it concludes the overarching story in a satisfying manner.
09:49 Enter season six and no way she gets resurrected.
09:53 It's unoriginal, it's boring,
09:55 and it ushers in a darker era of the show
09:58 that many fans believe is both unnecessary and inferior.
10:01 Number 20.
10:03 Season nine.
10:04 Scrubs.
10:04 The final season of Scrubs felt entirely unnecessary.
10:08 By the time the show's eighth season wrapped up,
10:11 it felt like everything had come to a close.
10:14 - "Eight years of great memories.
10:16 This place will live forever."
10:17 But then season nine came along
10:19 with a mostly new cast of characters in a new location.
10:23 Only a few fan favorites were delegated to supporting or cameo roles.
10:27 Although it was supposed to feel like a continuation,
10:30 it essentially felt like a different show.
10:32 - "Part of me hates how familiar this seems.
10:34 I hope I can find a way to make this all feel new."
10:36 - "Oh my God, the first day of med school.
10:39 Everything is so new."
10:40 And to be fair,
10:41 that is what show creator Bill Lawrence intended it as.
10:45 But network executives meddled to keep the show under the same name.
10:48 - "Oh, good God."
10:50 While it might have found more success as a spinoff,
10:54 it definitely didn't succeed as the technically final season of Scrubs.
10:58 Number 19.
11:00 Dan is Gossip Girl.
11:02 Gossip Girl.
11:03 Throughout this drama series,
11:04 the titular mysterious character of Gossip Girl narrates the show
11:08 while revealing embarrassing and juicy details about people.
11:11 - "Hey Upper East Siders, Gossip Girl here.
11:14 And I have the biggest news ever."
11:16 In the final episode,
11:18 it's revealed that Dan Humphrey,
11:20 aspiring writer and love interest of Serena,
11:23 was the mystery person.
11:24 But this wasn't exactly a clever reveal.
11:27 - "This is a hell of a thing you pulled off, kid.
11:30 I'm in awe."
11:32 Dan being Gossip Girl creates a whole host of plot holes within the show.
11:37 These include occasions where Dan couldn't have posted as Gossip Girl,
11:40 when he leaked compromising info about himself
11:43 or went after those close to him.
11:46 - "You told the whole world about her losing her virginity."
11:48 - "No, no, no. No, she sent that tip in herself."
11:50 Most bafflingly,
11:52 there were times when he reacted to posts he allegedly made with shock
11:56 when he was alone.
11:58 This one reveal made the show make less sense
12:01 and left it worse off than before.
12:03 Number 18.
12:05 Sharing Timmy's Godparents,
12:07 The Fairly Oddparents.
12:08 In any long-running animated show,
12:11 it can be hard to keep things fresh.
12:13 Fans noted that The Fairly Oddparents
12:16 tried to change up its formula with major missteps.
12:19 The introduction of side characters like Cosmo and Wanda's child Poof
12:23 was the first bad sign.
12:24 Later on,
12:31 they had to welcome Timmy's fairy dog.
12:33 By the time The Oddparents got a second godchild named Chloe,
12:36 it was clear the show had lost its magical touch.
12:39 No matter what character you think is the worst,
12:42 most fans can agree that disrupting the show's central dynamic
12:45 was an awful idea.
12:47 By desperately adding extraneous characters,
12:56 The Fairly Oddparents had fans wishing for the good old days.
12:59 Number 17.
13:01 All A Dream.
13:03 Dallas.
13:03 The season 8 finale of Dallas saw the death of Bobby Ewing.
13:08 Throughout season 9,
13:09 his loved ones and viewers mourned his passing.
13:11 But everyone was more shocked
13:16 when they got a shocking finale cliffhanger
13:19 where Bobby's ex-wife Pam discovers him in the shower.
13:22 The season 10 premiere wildly reveals
13:30 that the entirety of season 9 was all just a dream Pam had.
13:34 While Dallas continued afterwards,
13:36 audience trust was understandably shaken
13:39 when they learned an entire season of the show
13:41 they were devoted to week after week didn't really happen.
13:44 Number 16.
13:50 Winning the Lottery.
13:51 Roseanne.
13:52 Roseanne was once the number one show on television.
13:56 However, during its final season,
13:58 well, the first final season,
14:00 the show took a drastic turn.
14:02 The average Conner family won the lottery.
14:05 Instead of being a down-to-earth family in relatable situations,
14:12 the characters were suddenly thrust into many outlandish plot lines
14:16 due to their fortune.
14:18 There were dream sequences galore,
14:20 celebrity guest stars,
14:21 and lots of nonsense that took the show further away from its roots.
14:26 Even before the finale's last second rug pull,
14:28 fans agreed that Roseanne had lost its spark.
14:31 The only solace was that the poorly received season
14:47 officially became non-canon after the show's revival.
14:51 Number 15.
14:52 The Carver Reveal.
14:54 Nip/Tuck.
14:55 Nip/Tuck is a great guilty pleasure show
14:57 because it's not afraid to dive into absolutely ridiculous territory.
15:02 Throughout some of the show's early seasons,
15:04 an ongoing storyline involved The Carver.
15:07 This masked criminal's assaults left his victims disfigured
15:14 and often in the care of the plastic surgeons the show focused on.
15:18 Although The Carver's identity was much speculated about,
15:21 it ultimately was a rival plastic surgeon to protagonists Christian and Sean
15:26 named Quentin Costa.
15:27 It was an incredibly obvious and groan-worthy turn.
15:45 And after this storyline,
15:47 the show only delved into increasingly absurd storylines to one-up it.
15:51 Number 14.
15:53 Cousin Oliver.
15:54 The Brady Bunch.
15:55 Everybody knows the cast of The Brady Bunch.
15:57 It's two parents who have three children each,
16:05 their housekeeper and a random cousin?
16:08 Well, it can be easy to forget that another cast member was added in the show's last season.
16:12 The young Cousin Oliver was likely added
16:14 to try to hook younger audiences into caring about the series.
16:20 While the show was already on the decline in ratings,
16:23 many point to Oliver's awkward insertion as the final nail in the coffin for The Brady Bunch.
16:28 In fact, the character was so infamous
16:38 that the addition of a kid character to a show struggling with ratings
16:42 is sometimes called Cousin Oliver Syndrome.
16:44 Number 13.
16:46 Charlie's Death.
16:48 Two and a Half Men.
16:49 Charlie Sheen's exit from Two and a Half Men is the stuff of TV infamy.
16:54 Following a very public rant in which he disparaged the show's creators,
16:58 the actor was fired.
17:00 Within the show,
17:01 Sheen's character, Charlie Harper, was abruptly killed off-screen.
17:04 Ashton Kutcher was swiftly brought in to replace him.
17:14 Even those who weren't Sheen's biggest fans had a hard time getting on board with the change.
17:18 Kutcher's character completely changed the dynamic of a show
17:21 that had already strayed far from its titular premise.
17:24 Whether you thought Sheen was winning or not,
17:36 most felt that Two and a Half Men definitely lost out.
17:39 Number 12.
17:40 Marissa Shoots Trey.
17:42 The O.C.
17:43 Imogen Heap's classic "Mmm, Whatcha Say?" refrain became the stuff of parody
17:48 because of this moment.
17:50 After finding out that his older brother Trey assaulted Marissa,
17:54 Ryan gets into a fight with him.
17:55 To protect Ryan, Marissa shoots Trey,
18:05 leading to a dramatic cliffhanger.
18:07 This twist was accompanied by an infamous musical cue.
18:10 Although this moment spawned many memes,
18:22 it didn't do much to keep the show fresh or deliver a boost in ratings.
18:27 Many point to this scene as the moment the O.C. jumped the shark.
18:31 What you say?
18:32 Number 11.
18:34 Michael Leaves - The Office.
18:36 The Office is one of the most influential and funniest sitcoms of the 21st century so far.
18:43 A big part of its success is owed to its leading man, Steve Carell.
18:46 As Michael Scott, Carell delivered not only peak cringe humor,
18:58 but also real heart and pathos to the goofy boss.
19:01 But he departed the show in season 7.
19:03 [Muffled voices]
19:24 While Michael's emotional goodbye was touching,
19:27 the show struggled with its direction going forward.
19:30 Several characters were added or promoted to try and balance things out.
19:34 But without Michael leading the show,
19:36 The Office just didn't leave us satisfied and smiling.
19:39 Number 10.
19:45 Deb Catches Dexter - Dexter.
19:47 There have been plenty of points where this show about a serial killer killer
19:51 has been said to have gone off the rails.
19:53 While its infamous finale was criticized,
19:56 the proverbial nail in Dexter's coffin came earlier.
20:00 The season 6 finale sees Dexter's adopted sister Deborah
20:03 catch him in the act of slaying the season's villain in a church.
20:07 "Maybe everything is exactly as it should be."
20:11 While on her way there to confess her very non-sisterly feelings for him.
20:17 "You told me you accepted me being a killer.
20:19 I feel like if you love me, you'll accept this."
20:21 "If I love you, if I love you, I went to the church that night
20:25 that you killed Travis Marshall to tell you that I'm in love with you."
20:28 Deb learning the truth was a plot point that could have had a lot of potential.
20:32 However, it just put a character who'd already gone through the ringer
20:36 in earlier seasons through even more trauma.
20:38 This turn also damaged the one consistent relationship
20:42 Dexter still had left on the show.
20:44 "Do what you gotta do."
20:45 Number 9.
20:52 Lois and Clark's First Wedding - Lois and Clark - The New Adventures of Superman.
20:57 "Well we're getting married in four days and I've never been happier in my life
21:00 and every time that things are going great between us something happens.
21:03 And I just know that something bad is gonna happen to mess up our wedding. I just know it."
21:07 Will they, won't they romances are tough to pull off on their own.
21:11 But mixing them with superheroes is doubly difficult.
21:14 Lois and Clark managed to pull this dynamic off, at least for its first few seasons.
21:19 The show found increasingly ridiculous ways to stop their two leads from getting together at last.
21:24 But nothing beats their first attempt at getting married.
21:28 During this plot point, Lois is replaced by a frog-eating clone
21:33 before we get into a further story arc that involves amnesia.
21:36 "How are you feeling?"
21:37 "Fine, I guess.
21:40 I'm sorry, do I know you?"
21:45 Even the campiest Silver Age comics had less silly plot threads than this.
21:50 "Don't be ridiculous. If I give you the gun I can't shoot Lois, duh."
21:55 "You're not going to shoot Lois, you're not going to shoot me. You're going to give me the gun."
22:00 "Stop! Stop!"
22:04 Number 8. Connor and Cordy. Angel.
22:07 While Angel's son Connor remains a polarizing figure among fans of the show,
22:11 it isn't until season 4 that he actually helps ruin it.
22:14 "Let's give Cordy a little space. It's not like the world's gonna end right this second."
22:18 One episode sees Connor and Cordelia, his father's on-off love interest, have sex.
22:24 This starts a literal apocalyptic event.
22:26 Not only does the event herald doomsday within the show,
22:35 it also marks the downturn in quality from then on.
22:38 And the whole thing is just really off-putting.
22:40 Their weird relationship and the fallout from their affair deserved harsh judgment.
22:45 While the next season does shake things up, the shine was off the apple by then.
22:50 Number 7. Season 2 and Beyond. Heroes.
22:54 This super-powered drama had one of the most pronounced sophomore slumps in all of TV.
23:00 "Gummy, gummy."
23:14 Initially, it told a mostly honest story about a boy who was a teenager
23:20 and told a mostly self-contained story of ordinary people with superpowers
23:24 coming together to save the world in season 1.
23:26 But season 2 meandered through several new and often unresolved plot points
23:31 before ending abruptly due to the writer's strike.
23:34 The show never really recovered from the blunders made during season 2
23:37 and seemed to flounder for a direction.
23:39 As much as we loved villains like Siler,
23:46 characters definitely overstayed their welcomes past season 1.
23:49 "I almost forgot how good this feels."
23:51 "Hi, Harvey!"
23:53 When combined with elements like time travel and uneven CG,
23:59 it became clear that Heroes really lost its way.
24:03 Number 6. Eric Leaving. That '70s Show.
24:06 ♪ Hanging out ♪
24:10 ♪ Down the street ♪
24:13 ♪ The same old thing ♪
24:17 ♪ You did last week ♪
24:19 While this '70s-themed sitcom may have been about hanging out
24:23 with a group of quirky teens and their parents,
24:25 Eric Foreman was seen as the main protagonist.
24:28 So when actor Topher Grace departed the show at the end of season 7,
24:32 that '70s show was left without its central character.
24:35 "This is weird. I mean, me leaving...
24:38 It's like it's real."
24:43 The rest of the cast did try to forge on without him.
24:45 However, the subsequent season 8 was just a mess.
24:49 A ton of plot lines like Hyde's wife with an adult profession
24:53 or Jackie and Fez getting together just didn't work.
24:55 "Stop it!"
24:58 "You smiled first!"
24:59 "When was thinking about Tootsie Rolls?"
25:02 "Uh, Fez, we're forcing this."
25:05 By the time Eric returned for the finale, the '70s were over.
25:10 "I think it's time we honor all the brain cells that survived the '70s.
25:13 Despite our best efforts, some of those bastards pulled through."
25:17 Number 5. Sherlock's Over and Under Explained Return.
25:21 Sherlock.
25:22 "It really bothers you."
25:23 "What?"
25:23 "What people say."
25:24 "About me, I don't understand. Why would it upset you?"
25:26 This modern update of Sherlock Holmes started strong with engaging spins on old mysteries
25:32 and great chemistry between its two leads.
25:34 "Are we deciding?"
25:35 "Deciding?"
25:36 "Whether to come back with a warrant and arrest me."
25:38 "You think?"
25:40 "Standard procedure."
25:41 "Should've gone with him."
25:42 The series stalled for the first time due to the season 2 finale.
25:45 In that episode, Sherlock somehow faked his death after jumping off a building.
25:50 After years of fans obsessing over how he did it,
26:01 the show returned with half a dozen possible versions of how it happened.
26:04 But none of them were definitive.
26:17 Many viewers saw this as the creators thumbing their noses at the fanbase.
26:21 Unfortunately, this kicked off a trend of increasingly incredulous twists
26:26 that had fans longing for the early days of the show.
26:29 "But he's dead. I mean, you told me he was dead, Moriarty."
26:32 "Absolutely."
26:33 Number 4. Cliffhanger Bait.
26:35 The Walking Dead.
26:36 Depending on who you ask, there were a few points where you could say
26:40 The Walking Dead started shambling downhill.
26:42 But most will agree that the finale of season 6 was a big mistake.
26:47 "He broke the rules, so folks had to die.
26:49 The one who fired the first shot, we strung him up to make an example of him.
26:54 Could've stopped there."
26:57 The finale builds towards the confrontation with the vicious Negan.
27:00 After he makes a show of randomly choosing who he'll take out,
27:04 he slays one of the group before it cuts to black.
27:06 But the first-person point of view made it impossible to tell who got the bat.
27:19 Fans felt incredibly put off by being forced to wait for months to see who fell.
27:24 "You can breathe. You can blink. You can cry.
27:28 Hell, you're all gonna be doing that."
27:35 To add insult to injury, Glenn had already received a fake-out death earlier in season 6.
27:41 Making death into a big stunt felt cheap.
27:44 "I need you to know me."
27:47 Number 3. The Mother Dies.
27:51 How I Met Your Mother.
27:52 "I'm serious, I like this girl. So here's the deal with the deal.
27:56 Robin's my new best friend. Nobody bangs her."
28:00 "Hey, hey, hey. She only rejected me three times. She's still very much in play."
28:04 Although the entirety of the sitcom's final season raised a few eyebrows because it's
28:08 mostly set over a few days, the show's last episode got them really upset.
28:13 After getting to know and come to love the titular mother, Tracy, at last,
28:17 fans got their hearts broken.
28:20 We see Ted finally meet her before his ever-present narration reveals that she
28:24 later died of an unspecified illness.
28:27 "Every sleepy Sunday afternoon, through every speed bump,
28:30 every pang of jealousy or boredom or uncertainty that came our way,
28:35 I carried that lesson with me. And I carried it with me when she got sick."
28:41 This bad turn was then followed by a "reveal" that Ted still has feelings for Robin.
28:47 Since the show sank a season into tracking her wedding with Barney,
28:50 it also feels like her time was wasted.
28:53 Ruining the entire premise of your show and character development is impressively bad.
28:58 Number 2. Literal Cork. Lost.
29:15 This complex and mystical mystery-focused show was divisive and much discussed throughout its run.
29:21 But the undebatable final straw for many occurred in its finale.
29:37 An earlier episode in the final season had the mysterious island's immortal protector Jacob
29:42 introduce a clever metaphor. He describes the location as being like a cork,
29:46 preventing evil from spreading to the rest of the world.
29:49 Unfortunately, it wasn't just a turn of phrase. Fans couldn't help but facepalm
30:04 when the glowing source of the island's magical powers revealed in the final episode
30:09 had a literal cork in it.
30:11 Although we're all for striking imagery, even the show's diehard fans had to admit
30:16 that this turn was a little too on the nose.
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