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00:00Yet mom is hardly in the story
00:02No
00:03This is a story about how you're totally in love with aunt Robin
00:06Welcome to miss mojo and today we're counting down our picks for the times our favorite characters bore the brunt of some
00:13Unpopular writing decisions it goes without saying that plot points will be discussed. So this is your spoiler warning
00:20He was cheating and you were cheating with him. There's no other way to spin that
00:26Number 10 penny gives up on her dreams the Big Bang Theory
00:30When we first get to know penny, she's this vibrant quick-witted and determined character with a lot of sass and sparkle
00:41Level 3 and she thinks she's rich
00:45Yet as the series progresses her once fierce independence takes a backseat to her relationship with Leonard
00:52Still her pregnancy reveal in the season finale felt like the final straw for many viewers not long before
00:58Penny shared that motherhood wasn't really in her life plan. What if what if we didn't have kids?
01:05Ever I mean your life is so great
01:08Why would we want to change that many fans welcomed hearing what's still often considered an unpopular opinion on such a popular series?
01:16So we can understand why they may have felt that this total 180 was yet another disservice to the character
01:23Someone's gonna figure it out. Why don't we just tell people? Oh, it's too early. Haven't you wrapped my head around it?
01:27I have my head is wrapped
01:30Something else have been wrapped wouldn't be in this situation
01:33What would earlier seasons penny think if she could peek into her future?
01:37Number 9 Syed gets infected
01:40Lost if we were stranded on some remote island
01:43We'd probably want someone like Syed around well most of the time there are tracks all over the dock
01:51They're fresh as recent as yesterday you said this doc was abandoned
01:56That would be part of the lying dimension for one thing. He's skilled and resourceful and thanks to his backstory
02:02He has great survival skills throughout the series
02:06He grapples with his past while his journey of personal growth redemption and sacrifice is one of the most enticing to watch
02:13Jack asked me how I knew
02:16Knew for sure that this man was lying
02:19How I knew for sure that he was one of them one of the others
02:26I know because I feel no guilt for what I did to him. So in everything that's good about this series
02:32What was the deal with infecting him with the mysterious sickness as the man in black seemingly possesses Syed much of that personality and character
02:40Growth we found so intriguing
02:42dissipated the man that I met
02:45Is leaving the island forever?
02:48Those of you who want to go with him should leave the temple and join him
02:54You have until sundown to decide
02:56Essentially this character went out with more of a fizzle than a bang
03:00Number eight Carrie cheats on Aiden sex and the city
03:04We're not sure what's bigger Carrie's shoe collection or her track record of poor decision-making. I'm more than once
03:12And he was married and it was a mess and I don't know what I was thinking
03:16I wasn't thinking but it is so so over and I and it was wrong
03:21Nonetheless, we're among the many SATC fans who still haven't forgiven her for cheating on Aiden
03:27The pair first met in season 3 at a furniture store and Carrie instantly dives into this relationship on a bed of lies
03:34You smoke?
03:37Oh, um
03:39Just a little the minute I heard the lie come out of my mouth
03:42I realized just how much I kind of liked him still
03:45None as bad as when she reignites things with big while dating Aiden who was a total sweetheart
03:51I can smell the guy on your sheets
03:54Wood chips and Paco Rabanne. Does she feel guilty? Yes. Does that stop her?
03:59No, we're still after she finally comes clean
04:03She makes herself out as the victim her actions raised so many red flags that we'll never
04:09Understand why he ever gave her another chance. You have to forgive me
04:16You have to forgive me Aiden
04:19You have to forgive me
04:22You have to forgive me number seven does anyone ever learn
04:27Shameless one thing that makes a character or characters interesting is how they grow and develop from their initial flaws
04:35Indeed, that's what made shameless such a compelling series earlier on
04:39However further into its run it felt like the writers were just recycling old ideas or struggling to come up with new ones
04:47anyway, it um
04:49Made me think you
04:51Random destruction makes you think of me. Yeah, I was
04:56It's beautiful
04:57There are only so many times we can see the same characters make the same stupid mistakes before the deja vu gets tiresome
05:04Lip and Fiona are especially guilty of never seeming to learn their lesson. It was an accident
05:09I had no idea that my brother was still feeling Fiona, right?
05:13That's a conversation for later right now
05:16We have to get you in front of the judge Debbie's story arcs also often make us want to facepalm
05:21The writers would have been better off ending the series before they'd clearly went out of steam candy when you do good on your promise
05:29Fair enough. What'll it cost me to have Bella on her worst behavior the closer to criminal the better number six
05:36Rachel and Ross get back together
05:38Friends regardless of your stance on the whole we were on a break debate while Ross's decision to rebound quickly
05:45May be questionable his choice to hide it from Rachel is
05:49Unforgivable. I used to think of you as somebody that would never ever
05:53Hurt me ever
05:57God and now I just can't stop picturing you with her fast forward to the final season
06:03Rachel lands a dream job in Paris one of the world's fashion capitals
06:07It feels like the perfect bookend to her journey, especially when we think about where she started
06:13However, who should once again get in her way don't go
06:17What please please stay with me. I am so in love with you. Please don't go
06:23Okay. Yes, we all cheered for her when she got off the plane, but was that really the right decision for her?
06:29She would have probably thrived in Paris instead. She throws it all away for a guy who has repeatedly tried to hinder her success. I
06:38Do love you. I
06:40Love you, too, and I'm never letting you go again. Okay, cuz this is where I want to be. Okay, no more
06:46I don't want to mess this up again. Number five Ted goes back to Robin how I met your mother
06:53Few sitcoms have stirred up as much debate about their finale as this one
06:57When you tune into a series called how I met your mother, do you think you know what you're getting into kids?
07:02I'm gonna tell you an incredible story the story of how I met your mother. Are we being punished for something?
07:10No, yeah, is this gonna take a while?
07:13Yes
07:13But over nine seasons it turned into a story where the mother almost feels like a side note in a different romance
07:20You need to sit down and listen to the story about how you met mom that mom is hardly in the story
07:26No, this is a story about how you're totally in love with aunt Robin
07:31And you're thinking about asking around you want to know if we're okay with it
07:34Meanwhile Robin's journey from cheating on Kevin to marrying Barney only to soon divorce him
07:40Completely changes her character, too guys. It's okay. This isn't a failed marriage. It's a very successful marriage
07:47It happened to only last three years
07:49You both want this?
07:51for real
07:53we do
07:55For real yet both she and Ted go through significant personal growth from start to finish
08:01Sure, the blue French horn gesture was sweet the first time this time
08:05However, it symbolizes the unraveling of all their development throughout the series
08:20Number four Eric leaves Donna that 70s show
08:24Eric had been crushing on the girl next door since forever
08:28But let's be real. He hasn't always been the best boyfriend like jilting Donna shortly before their wedding day
08:35Kitty Eric is over two hours late. Let's go home
08:39He's not late. Mr. Foreman
08:42He didn't show up because he he doesn't want to marry me yet. Miraculously their relationship survives
08:48That is until Eric's existential crisis leads him on a year-long volunteer trip to Africa
08:54me leaving
08:58It's like it's real yeah, but you're gonna be back before you know it and then we're gonna have our whole lives to spend together
09:04Needless to say season 8 suffered in his absence and honestly, we'd rather just pretend it never happened to top it all off
09:12We find out Eric decided to end things with Donna due to the challenges of long-distance. Well, you just drop it
09:18No, not until you tell us when Eric's coming home what he's not coming home
09:23Eric broke up with me
09:25They eventually work things out
09:26But it's hard to forget the mess Eric left behind or forgive the writers for putting us through it
09:32Number three Toby loses his moral compass the West Wing
09:37Toby Ziegler quickly becomes a favorite among fans for his clever. No-nonsense attitude
09:42He was seen as one of the smartest and most principled characters
09:46So we were shocked when in season 7 he revealed that he was responsible for exposing classified military information
09:53It's already on the website. It'll be on the front page of tomorrow's New York Times
09:57To do this Brock would have had to assure them that he had it cold, which means whoever leaked it
10:02It's somebody big it was a jarring departure from the character
10:06We knew leaving us questioning if we were still watching the same show the investigation into the leak is focused on CJ
10:13They've got it wrong
10:15Apparently they don't see it that well
10:17Maybe the writers thought this unexpected plot twist would keep viewers hooked until the end
10:23Unfortunately for many of us it just tarnished the show's legacy
10:27Even after Richard ship felt his character had been wronged and convinced himself that Toby must have decided to take the fall to protect an
10:34ally I got a lawyer
10:43I
10:49Did it
10:51Number two Rory makes some poor choices
10:54Gilmore girls Rory Gilmore started off as this kind of friend. We all admire
11:00Smart driven and relatable. I'm not sure I want to go to Chilton
11:05What the timing is just really bad the timing is bad
11:10She was the one we could count on to navigate life's challenges with us
11:14But as the show went on some fans felt like they were watching a different Rory
11:19I don't know Rory
11:20Uh-uh, you can't be one of those girls who who blames the wife for forcing the husband to cheat wasn't cheating
11:25He was cheating Rory. He was cheating and you were cheating with him her actions such as dropping out of Yale
11:33Engaging a tumultuous affair with a married man and displaying a lack of direction in her career
11:38We're inconsistent with the Rory we first met and actually really liked the Rory
11:43We once adored seemed to lose her way and became more insufferable
11:47Leaving us wondering what happened to the girl we all wanted as our best friend. So what's the great master plan then, huh?
11:53You're gonna move back home live in your room work part-time at the bookstore. Forget it. Not an option. I'll figure it out
11:58I'm not hungry. Look, I'm not going back
12:00I just wanted you to know message sent before we unveil our top pick. Here are a few dishonorable mentions
12:07Dan is gossip girl gossip girl
12:10Spotted a last-minute reveal that felt more forced than well-planned XOXO, but that gave me the idea
12:18If I wasn't born into this world
12:21Maybe I could write myself into it spike assaults Buffy Buffy the vampire slayer
12:27There's literally no redemption for that ask me again why I could never love you
12:37Because I stopped you Prince Charles becomes
12:40unsympathetic and treacherous the crown
12:43Dominic West's reign was marred by some ridiculous flights of fancy in the storyline department
12:48We said the Queen Victoria had no confidence in him told him dangerous
12:53free thinking
12:57He longed
12:59to be given
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13:19number one Jamie Lannister's unraveling character development Game of Thrones
13:25Some of the decisions leading to the Game of Thrones finale were head-scratchers who could have predicted Daenerys's sudden rampage
13:44What about the disappointment of Jamie Lannister's character arc his transformation from despised villain to be loved
13:50Antihero was one of the show's most
13:53Captivating journeys gave your word
13:57Keep it and consider the debt paid. I
14:02Will return the star goes to the mother
14:04That's why it hit fans like a ton of bricks when in the penultimate episode Jamie's character development suddenly hit reverse
14:12After all that growth he goes crawling back to Cersei sealing his fate alongside hers
14:18It felt like a betrayal not just of Jamie but of the audience's investment in his redemption
14:25It seemed rushed and ignored past lore
14:36For dedicated fans, this was a bitter pill to swallow
14:40Which TV characters storyline do you wish you could rewrite? Let us know in the comments before long
14:46It was a monster. Everyone was sending tips. Do you agree with our picks?
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