Have you ever been engrossed in a tv show, excited to bring watch it only to have a major cliffhanger or a totally awful ending? It happens to us all.
A decade later I'm still mad at all the time I wasted watching and trying to figure out Lost--like seriously we were left with more questions than answers and some plot lines were flat-out ignored. Not to mention the near unspeakable ending to GOT that mad even the most die-hard fans groan.
Redditor likeistoleyourbike wanted to know other television shows that totally dropped the ball. They asked:
"What's the most unsatisfying BS ending to a TV series?"
Fans were eager to vent can't their finale frustrations. Potential spoilers ahead.
The season came tumbling down...
“Jericho. All that buildup for it to just never conclude..” TiredExpression
“What really sucks about Jericho is it was canceled after one season originally. It only got brought back for the 2nd season because it had garnered a cult following of some very dedicated fans.”
“So what do the writers do when brought back? Do they close out the story and give us the conclusion we deserve? NO?! THEY GIVE US ANOTHER G*D D*MN CLIFFHANGER! Still after all these years, I'm not salty, not even a little...“ KaiMolan
Spolier alert: In real life she's actually a racist.
“Roseanne's original ‘it was all made up’ ending.” oldatheart515
“I f**king hated that ending. I watched the entire f**king series to get told ‘oh it was all a book and none of it really happened. Also I changed several major plot points.’ Not to mention they completely threw that out the window when they decided they wanted a reboot.” Mangobunny78
Fast forward much?
“Castle was a detective/drama show starring Nathan Fillion (Mal in Firefly). The season is wrapping up, his new-ish wife is becoming a senator (from a detective [Side note: this was confirmed to happen by a guy that was strongly suggested to be a time traveler]), then they're talking in the kitchen and some guy comes in and shoots both of them.”
“They're both bleeding on the ground, then it cuts to years in the future and they're laughing and smiling with their 2 young children with some voice over talking about some BS that I can't even remember.“ stefonio
The King of disappointments.
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“cries in GoT” riddickulusbella
“GoT was among the biggest pop culture phenomena of the past decade. Everyone, their grandma, and their dog was watching.”
“The show ended on such a sour note that we've collectively disowned it. And THAT'S an accomplishment unto itself. People should be regularly rewatching that series like they do with The Sopranos or Breaking Bad, but... nope.” yo_soy_soja
They folded like a, well you know...
“House of Cards. I didn't even feel anything while watching. Not anger, not shock, not diappointment. Just pure apathy, because of how ridiculous and awful the rest of that final season was. I was just like: ‘well, I guess that was that.’ I've never seen a show fall of a cliff like this before.” Dvorak_Antonin
They killed the ending.
“Dexter. I pretend the last season doesn't exist, but unfortunately it seems they are going to restart the series from that point. Crossing my fingers they can somehow salvage the character.” SingleJunction2
“Chilling adventures of Sabrina. The ending was so rushed and it didn't make sense. They killed the main character in the last 5 minutes and we didn't even get to see how the other characters handled her death."
“The most ridiculous thing was that Sabrina and Nicholas just got back together and he out of the blue decided to kill himself to be with her forever. It was a great series with a lot of potential but Netflix decided to cut it at the 4th season giving us a sh*tty ending." Ecate800
“Santa Clarita Diet.”
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“Santa Clarita Diet. It was cancelled on a cliffhanger. I still have so many questions!” rawrr483
“This one made me irrationally angry, what the h*ll was Netflix thinking? You cant just have mr. Ball-legs shove himself in Joe's ear, say "mama" and just cut out forever! F**k you Netflix, you half inflated baseball” Fyrrys
“St Elsewhere a hospital drama that ran for 6 years...”
“St Elsewhere a hospital drama that ran for 6 years. The final episode ends with an autistic boy staring at the hospital in a snow globe....it was all in his head, the entire show.“
“Author Cynthia Burkhead explains that with this final shot, ‘St. Elsewhere managed to take the idea of a dream and alter it just enough, putting it in the imagination of an autistic boy’, and surmises that an ending constructed in this manner ‘reminds viewers that the fiction they have watched for six years is actually fiction within a fiction, occupying a second level of unreality, one level beyond the space of illusion filled by all narrative television.’” BlueFalconPunch
Star Trek...
“Star Trek Enterprise. After having an incredible two partner that easily would have worked as the finale, there is an extra episode which is basically “Riker from TNG plays in events that take place ten years after you last saw everyone.’”
“They kill off one of the main characters, and then cut off Archer just as he's about to give his big speech. At least the very last scene is good fanservice. The books end up retconning the whole thing, but I haven't read them“ tupe12
There are so many fan favorites that get a frustrating ending which is unfortunate when the show was good.
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I can't think of anything hilarious at the moment. Make us LOL.
Lady
Shocked Oh No GIF by Yêu LuGiphy"I have this friend, love him to bits, but his wife has a tendency of just constantly showing everyone pictures of their son at every social event. At the start it was understandable, but now I'm just like 'Lady, it's been two years; they're not going to find him.'"
UnoriginalUse
at 9am...
"Not the most morbid but I love Anthony Jeselnik’s story about his neighbor who has Alzheimer’s. 'One of my next door neighbors is a 90 year old man suffering from Alzheimer’s. And every single morning at 9am he knocks on my door and asks me if I have seen his wife.'"
"'Which means that every single morning at 9am I have to explain to a 90 year old man suffering from Alzheimer’s that his wife has been dead for quite some time. Now I’ve thought about moving. I have thought about just not answering my door in the morning. But to be honest, it’s worth it… just to see the smile on his face.”
dreagan021
Comedy?
"Why can't orphans play baseball? They don't know where home is."
GW2RNGR
"Why can't orphans play tennis? They get confused when they hear love."
JayDub506
People who make comedy are evil. LOL.
The Darkness
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storm_the_castle
God Laughs?
"A Holocaust survivor dies and goes to heaven, where she meets God. To break the tension she tells God a joke about the Holocaust, but God doesn’t laugh. The lady shrugs and says 'I guess you had to be there.'"
“'I guess you had to be there' is a common expression used when someone doesn’t laugh at a joke. It means that the comedy may not translate without the context of the situation."
"In this case the Holocaust survivor is saying it, meaning that during the Holocaust God was nowhere to be found. It’s not really a joke about the Holocaust, but the absurdity of belief in a benevolent God. Hilarious right?"
semimillennial
Oh Baby
"How many dead babies does it take to fix a light bulb? More than 3 cause my garage is still dark."
sirnibs3
I don't know whether to laugh or cry. Because I don't know what it says about us as people if we laugh. Oye.
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Curious to hear from strangers online, Redditor Liam_Tang asked:
"People who've divorced, aside from adultery, what were the irreconcilable differences that ended the marriage?"
You think you know a person when you walk down the aisle.
These Redditors were in for a rude awakening.
Pet Neglect
"My wife divorced her ex for many reasons, but the final straw was when she went out of town for a few days, and when she got back he had not fed or given water to the dog. The dog lived a long and happy life after that."
– StrangeCrimes
Obsessed With A Crush
"Not me, but I had an old coworker that divorced his wife for spending their entire savings on candy crush and games of the same type."
– Hexis40
Compatibility Musts
"ITT: Intimacy (sex/romance), beliefs (religion/spirituality/politics), kids, and I haven’t seen it yet but it’s coming: finances."
"The big four. You REALLY need to discuss these things in detail BEFORE getting married."
– rabbiskittles
Physical violence is a legit reason for people to peace out of a relationship.
The Flattening
"She threatened to hit me with a hammer."
– michaelrohansmith
Hitting The Bottle
"She became an abusive alcoholic. It was sad but I had to get out."
– diegojones4
Emotional pain is too damaging to recover from.
Truth Hurts
"She told me as we stood in front of the judge ending our 7 year marriage, 'I never loved you, I just wanted kids.'"
– Pinch_Dogs
Can't Fix Angry
"She was beautiful/smart but an angry angry person. I thought I could be sweet to her and 'fix' that. Heh. She kicked the crap out of me emotionally. Wife II has been a walk in the roses for 32 years now :)"
– lowlandr
A change of heart is worthless if comes too late.
"We Could've Had A Nice Marriage
"He could not understand that my wants and needs were as important as his wants and needs. We tried to make it work for 7 years. During that time, for things that were really important to me, I tried explaining logically, asking nicely, begging, crying, yelling, passive aggressiveness... cycled back through all of these options multiple times."
"(If I knew something was important to him, I would do that. For example, he was really into sports, so I went to all his events, even though that is not at all my thing.) When I finally threw up my hands and told him it was time to get a divorce, he suddenly panicked and said 'What can I do? Do you want me to do half the chores? I'll do it! Do you want me to get a job? I'll do it! Do you want me to buy you presents for your birthday? I'll do it!'"
"So, in other words, he could have been doing that all along, but just couldn't be bothered. That made me so angry. We could have had a nice marriage that we both enjoyed, but no, by the time he saw the light, that ship had sailed."
"We are both happily remarried now (to different people) and I joke that his new wife owes me a thank you note. It was his experience with me that taught him to listen to her and take her needs seriously."
– Bluebird-True
"What Can I Do?"
"My ex was exactly like this. I didn't marry him but when I told him let's break up, he went all like, what can I do? Let's get engaged, let's look at houses, etc. Basically all the pre-marriage topics that we should be discussing about after being together for 7 years."
"I got so angry and straight up told him it's too late... I don't need you anymore."
– gudetarako
As much as a couple wants to stay together, unforeseen circumstances can eventually tear people apart.
Very few people can maintain healthy long-distance relationships.
When a new job opportunity takes a significant other away, would you begrudge them for wanting a better position to earn more money? Or is it better for them to reluctantly turn down the opportunity so they could stay with you? Do either scenarios breed resentment?
These were questions I've often asked myself with past relationships, and my answers varied depending on the person I was with.
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