5 Plot Twists Which Completely Ruined Good Shows
Sometimes one plot twist is enough to ruin a series.
Unexpected plot twists are a popular technique to keep viewers engaged. However, sometimes a bad twist can ruin the whole experience for you.
Here are five series that couldn't handle their plot twists well.
Jane the Virgin
From the beginning, viewers really rooted for Jane and sympathized with her over the loss of her love, Michael, while gradually getting used to her new boyfriend Rafael. However, for some reason, the writers decided to bring Michael back with amnesia and make him and Jane hate each other. This plot twist really spoiled the touching story that made fans fall in love with the main character.
Gossip Girl
Throughout the six seasons of the show, fans had been baffled by one big mystery — who is Gossip Girl? And many were disappointed to find out it was actually Dan.
If you didn't watch the show, the revelation may seem logical: Dan is the only person from a poor family, so it's not surprising that he denounces the dirty lives of his rich peers. However, there were many situations where Dan was not physically there to witness the events and write a new post, so it seems that the writers just decided to go with the least obvious candidate.
The moment of Daenerys turning evil became a point of no return for fans. First, she forbids the dragons to kill a child and then destroys half the city… Can you sense the inconsistency here?
There's nothing wrong with the idea of an evil Daenerys, but it just wasn't executed properly. The GoT writers were in a hurry trying to cram all the events into a few episodes, and the result turned out to be illogical and far-fetched.
Thanks to its unique style and shocking violence, the Korean show became a Netflix hit in 2021. People were hoping that the ending would be just as striking as the rest of the series, but sadly, that wasn't the case.
Fans suspected all along that the game was arranged by the man with number 001. But why did he create the Squid Game and what was the point of the whole project? Well, according to the 'plot twist,' it's just that he and his buddies are stereotypical evil rich people who decided to create a death game in which the contestants would die for money. Not surprising, right?
This list wouldn't be complete without perhaps the most frustrating plot twist in TV history. It turned out that the main romantic storyline was not Ted's love for the mother of his children, but the story of his relationship with Robin. The mother only appears in the last episode, after which she becomes ill and dies.
According to many fans, such a plot twist completely devalued the whole concept of HIMYM, and we can't help but agree.