Top 10 Exact Moments That a TV Character's Story Arc Was Ruined by Poor Writing
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Date: 2024-04-13
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veteranJMacfan
Haven't seen all these but definitely agree. That 70's Show should've ended before that horrible final season.
I was personally thrown by the Big Bang finale. I was starting to think there'd finally be a female character who stuck to their guns about not wanting kids, but they had to throw that in just for a full circle moment- Leonard saying our babies will be smart and beautiful.
As someone whose main relationship goal is getting married (hopefully just the one time) and not having kids, I want so badly for that to be represented more in media.
And yeah, I was mildly bummed Penny gave up the acting cuz I honestly thought she'd make it at some point. The upside was her new job being something she was really good at and had a lot of success with. Made more money than Leonard if I remember correctly- her and Bernadette both outperforming their men.
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Haven't seen all these but definitely agree. That 70's Show should've ended before that horrible final season.
I was personally thrown by the Big Bang finale. I was starting to think there'd finally be a female character who stuck to their guns about not wanting kids, but they had to throw that in just for a full circle moment- Leonard saying our babies will be smart and beautiful.
As someone whose main relationship goal is getting married (hopefully just the one time) and not having kids, I want so badly for that to be represented more in media.
And yeah, I was mildly bummed Penny gave up the acting cuz I honestly thought she'd make it at some point. The upside was her new job being something she was really good at and had a lot of success with. Made more money than Leonard if I remember correctly- her and Bernadette both outperforming their men.
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kelleyfisher6932
Seriously, Penny, giving up on her dreams, ruins penny’s character arc! So she was going nowhere with her fantasy of becoming a famous actress and grew up. Pursued an actual career path, and despite not planning it, discovered an enthusiasm for having a child, and that was a disservice to a character So I guess miss mojos opinion of staying true to a character is having Penny perpetually engaging in immature fantasy, never moving forward with her life, never doing something more elevated like having a family. What if this show had gone on 20 more years how would that have played a 45-year-old talking about becoming a famous actress and divorced from Leonard as he’s married some chick 15 years younger than him and made a family with her instead Hilarious!
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Seriously, Penny, giving up on her dreams, ruins penny’s character arc! So she was going nowhere with her fantasy of becoming a famous actress and grew up. Pursued an actual career path, and despite not planning it, discovered an enthusiasm for having a child, and that was a disservice to a character So I guess miss mojos opinion of staying true to a character is having Penny perpetually engaging in immature fantasy, never moving forward with her life, never doing something more elevated like having a family. What if this show had gone on 20 more years how would that have played a 45-year-old talking about becoming a famous actress and divorced from Leonard as he’s married some chick 15 years younger than him and made a family with her instead Hilarious!
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msmojo
When I look back at a character who I felt was ruined by both bad writing and at times felt like the should could run without them, it’s Max Russo from Wizards of Waverley Place. While he claimed he took time off to catch up on school work, Think about it. When he became Maxine it wasn’t just a one episode thing, he was gone for a lot of episodes and an entire movie/special. Don’t get me wrong, Max was a good character with great episodes, but if you really think about it, compared to Alex and Justin who had the while brother vs sister dynamic, Max at time was just kinda there and felt like a third wheel. Don’t get me wrong, Max had it at times too, but it was never the same
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When I look back at a character who I felt was ruined by both bad writing and at times felt like the should could run without them, it’s Max Russo from Wizards of Waverley Place. While he claimed he took time off to catch up on school work, Think about it. When he became Maxine it wasn’t just a one episode thing, he was gone for a lot of episodes and an entire movie/special. Don’t get me wrong, Max was a good character with great episodes, but if you really think about it, compared to Alex and Justin who had the while brother vs sister dynamic, Max at time was just kinda there and felt like a third wheel. Don’t get me wrong, Max had it at times too, but it was never the same
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mindybelt6120
Friends! This is just one thing that got messed up! When the show first started, I liked Monica, I could rout for her. She was like the most mature character on the show, but I couldn't stand her by the end of the show. She was selfish, self centered, loud, immature, neurotic, irritating, and untrustworthy ( remember Joey's soap party on the roof, and the karaoke episode and Monica wearing the see through blouse!
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Friends! This is just one thing that got messed up! When the show first started, I liked Monica, I could rout for her. She was like the most mature character on the show, but I couldn't stand her by the end of the show. She was selfish, self centered, loud, immature, neurotic, irritating, and untrustworthy ( remember Joey's soap party on the roof, and the karaoke episode and Monica wearing the see through blouse!
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trinaq
At least That 70's Show itself pointed out how dumb it was for Eric to abruptly leave Donna, all because Topher Grace wanted to pursue a film career. They could have picked a better reason, though fortunately, they're still going strong as of the spinoff show.
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At least That 70's Show itself pointed out how dumb it was for Eric to abruptly leave Donna, all because Topher Grace wanted to pursue a film career. They could have picked a better reason, though fortunately, they're still going strong as of the spinoff show.
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leonardolim8976
The best way to end himym for those robin and ted fan is to make the next final season after tracys death to redevelop robin and ted instead of crammin it down our throats half baked and make the final episode focusing on him, his kids, and the gang
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The best way to end himym for those robin and ted fan is to make the next final season after tracys death to redevelop robin and ted instead of crammin it down our throats half baked and make the final episode focusing on him, his kids, and the gang
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ericasutton3147
I’m still pissed off at the ending of How I Met Your Mother. Nine seasons of unfunny episodes and pointless canned laughter, and you’re telling me that the mother is dead and the dad wants to bang Robin Never watching that show ever again
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I’m still pissed off at the ending of How I Met Your Mother. Nine seasons of unfunny episodes and pointless canned laughter, and you’re telling me that the mother is dead and the dad wants to bang Robin Never watching that show ever again
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amandakushner8665
or sometimes they would hire people who are not qualified like fanfiction writers from Twitter and tumbler to be on that project or sometimes they run out of ideas And they basically Cannon stuff or try to make it canon
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or sometimes they would hire people who are not qualified like fanfiction writers from Twitter and tumbler to be on that project or sometimes they run out of ideas And they basically Cannon stuff or try to make it canon
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jacobdrolet4262
What about final season of pretty little liars and the reveal of Uber A In the show. Fantastic job on the video ms mojo of tv show moments that ruined great television arcs in there shows too.
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What about final season of pretty little liars and the reveal of Uber A In the show. Fantastic job on the video ms mojo of tv show moments that ruined great television arcs in there shows too.
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jessedellross3245
As bad as GOT finale might be to some people, it will never equal the abomination that is HIMYM.
Least GOT had some characters get endings that fit. HIMYM literally destroyed itself
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As bad as GOT finale might be to some people, it will never equal the abomination that is HIMYM.
Least GOT had some characters get endings that fit. HIMYM literally destroyed itself
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muriok2474
Penny, not wanting to be a mother, was such a neat thing for the character, i felt a connection im not interested in being a parent either. Too bad the show dropped the ball with her
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Penny, not wanting to be a mother, was such a neat thing for the character, i felt a connection im not interested in being a parent either. Too bad the show dropped the ball with her
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mayaeiland
Let's not forget, that Chuck Bass trade Blair for hotel, this is exactly that I do not like Blair and Chuck as a couple, I like them when they are not together.
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Let's not forget, that Chuck Bass trade Blair for hotel, this is exactly that I do not like Blair and Chuck as a couple, I like them when they are not together.
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msmojo
I’d like to mention a popular show among Black audiences on the CW, The Game. ’ Melanie giving up med school to become a football wife to Derwin was terrible.
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I’d like to mention a popular show among Black audiences on the CW, The Game. ’ Melanie giving up med school to become a football wife to Derwin was terrible.
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chelseacanales8763
Only thing that ruined for me on The Big Bang Theory is that Penny and Bernadette had kids when they clearly stated that motherhood wasn’t for them
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Only thing that ruined for me on The Big Bang Theory is that Penny and Bernadette had kids when they clearly stated that motherhood wasn’t for them
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michaelmonthey5974
TV writers should start to treat each season as if it’s the last one and do a better job of improving all of the characters’ story arcs.
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TV writers should start to treat each season as if it’s the last one and do a better job of improving all of the characters’ story arcs.
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trinaq
The best way to ruin a great show is to shove together two individuals who have repeatedly shown to be incompatible, all for a supposedly happy ending.
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The best way to ruin a great show is to shove together two individuals who have repeatedly shown to be incompatible, all for a supposedly happy ending.
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amandakushner8665
I could name a few shows that had poor last seasons because of the writing like vampire diaries, supernatural, True blood, and so much more
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I could name a few shows that had poor last seasons because of the writing like vampire diaries, supernatural, True blood, and so much more
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frankieseward8667
HIMYM should have adapted to and abandoned it's original ending. Plenty of show changed things to adapt to new developments abd it work!
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HIMYM should have adapted to and abandoned it's original ending. Plenty of show changed things to adapt to new developments abd it work!
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COMPFUNK2
Sorry, MsMojo, but the fact that Rachel blamed Ross for cheating even though the break was _her_ idea is the thing that’s unforgivable.
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Sorry, MsMojo, but the fact that Rachel blamed Ross for cheating even though the break was _her_ idea is the thing that’s unforgivable.
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JMwhocares
The Big Bang Theory is misogynistic garbage like every other Chuck Lorre show. Friends was also misogynistic bigoted garbage.
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The Big Bang Theory is misogynistic garbage like every other Chuck Lorre show. Friends was also misogynistic bigoted garbage.
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