Buckle up, couch potatoes, because we’re diving into the ultimate rollercoaster of disappointment! From questionable plot twists to finales that made us want to throw our remote at the screen, these TV shows had potential, until they didn’t.
1. The Witcher
Some say the acting in The Witcher was fine, the production values were great, no problems there…just the atrocious mishmash of writing. So many unconnected plotlines and they didn’t tie anything together. No narrative flow.
2. Weeds
According to critics, this show absolutely collapsed after about the 3rd season but somehow kept going. Mary-Louise Parker did an excellent job, tho.
3. Blacklist
We could watch James Spader in his element all day. However, as the seasons went on we could no longer tolerate the character of Elizabeth Keen and the constant flip-flopping of whether Reddington is her father or not. It simply got old.
4. Grey’s Anatomy
Grey’s devotees argue that the show could’ve ended like “Friends” did with everyone just saying goodbye as they went their separate ways. Well, that is just what we wish happened but somehow it all started going downhill.
5. The Walking Dead
Many people stopped watching “The Walking Dead” probably the season after Glenn died and that tiger guy showed up. Never looked back.
6. Once Upon A Time
People who love fantasy, adventure, and drama television series agree that they loved the first two seasons of “Once Upon A Time” but just couldn’t watch after that. Do you agree?
7. That 70’s Show
Some say once Eric left for Africa, everything fell apart. This show was a staple in every American house, we would all watch the new episodes when they came out.
8. American Horror Stories
Experts (and by experts we mean we) say that the beginning seasons were pure gold, but over the last few seasons, this show fell drastically.
9. Westworld
Well, this had a sharp decline. It was god-tier in season 1 and then, not even automatons could save it.
10. Killing Eve
Viewers state that S1 and S2 were divine. S3 was just okay but all over the place. And then, S4 had its moments.
11. The Arrowverse
Why did everyone have to become a bow-themed superhero at some point? We just cannot understand that.
12. Pretty Little Liars
It’s not a bad thing for your audience to figure out the mystery. Nevertheless, it seemed like the writers didn’t understand that.
13. Riverdale
It’s safe to say “Riverdale” went south after season 1. The CW series received criticism for its storylines in later seasons.
14. Shameless (US version)
After years of repetitive plots and the characters becoming more and more annoying, we took Emmy Rossum’s departure as our opportunity to give up. But what do you think?
15. Heroes
The audience reception was awesome. However, it declined drastically to the point people almost stopped watching it abruptly.
16. Vikings
People say that seasons 1-3 with Ragnar were great, but then it got more like a soap opera where they bring in over-the-top characters just to kill them off. We personally felt that it was more like a low-budget hair product advertisement by the end.
17. True Blood
We can all agree that “True Blood” broke the norm with its daring stories. However, the disarmingly sugary ending and conservative beliefs were an unexpected surprise.
18. Under The Dome
It seems that they had no actual plan for this show. The latter half of the show went off the rails ultimately leading to cancellation.
19. Designated Survivor
The first season and the Idea for the show are genius. Nonetheless, it turns into a whole different kind of show after season 1.
20. Dexter
Critics praised the show’s originality and Michael C. Hall’s performance as the killer with a conscience. Nevertheless, it kind of peaked at the season 4 finale and was all downhill from there.
21. Orange Is The New Black
It was great until they killed Poussey. Then, everything really fell apart after that in our opinion.
22. Manifest
This show got too repetitive. It seemed like the last season had a tiny storyline but many episodes to fill.
23. How To Get Away With Murder
It got so bad straight into the second season. It seemed that the writers just gave up.
24. The Umbrella Academy
People say the producers rushed the last season and tried to compress too much into too few episodes. And this left a lot of plot holes.
25. Misfits
The first two seasons were top-tier. However, it completely fell apart.
26. Sherlock
This program began as a very fun Sherlock adaption in modern London, and then promptly missed the landing and hit hell by finishing off the last season with Sherlock’s secret sister killing off one of the only likable female characters and then putting everyone in a saw trap.
27. Ragnarok
Fans waited forever for that last season to come out. And guess what? It was completely boring.
28. Altered Carbon
We had such a good experience with season one that we kind of refuse to watch anything else from that. Season one wrapped up the story so well that adding another season would only harm it.
29. The Goldbergs
This show started out as such a funny show, especially for people who grew up in the 80s. It should have ended a couple of seasons before it did.
30. Prison Break
We can always pretend they fly off into the sunset at the end of season one. Season two is not that bad, but we can tell it was planned to be one and done.
