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Character development is a tricky affair to get correct inTelevision , with the best character arcs in the medium meeting inauspicious ends with baffling decisions . Thebest goggle box grapheme arcsare immensely solid , slowly switch a given cast member ’s personalityas they grapple with extenuating circumstances to become a newfangled individual , for better or for bad . However , it ’s all too light to ruin salutary quality development with baffling decision that undermine everything they ’d been through up to that point .
just bringing a fictional character to the termination of their arc is n’t enough in the land of TV . Episodic writers also have to maintain the new status quo after resolve a give fibre ’s development , which can be tricky to do depending on how much more of the show remains . In some cases , terrible serial finalesor even just single episode can unmake all the good religion writers have built up for themselves in a single blow , fall behind the faith of the hearing in a unsatisfying return to form .
10Negan
The Walking Dead
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The longer a series goes on , the more likely it is for them to mess up the development of democratic characters through vaporous statistic . The Walking Deadwas on the line for an incredibly prospicient time , and some of its case retain to subsist on in various spin - offs that continue to put the determination of their arc in peril . No single phallus of the roll has digest from this more than Negan , the series most infamous bat - wielding baddie whose development was frustratingly reversed .
Negan beginsThe Walking Deadas one of the most slimy series bring in , mercilessly killing sports fan - favorite protagonist with a smile on his grimace . Shockingly , Negan pay back something of a repurchase discharge when he saves a lost fictitious character others left for all in , implying the beginning of a fascinating story of atonement . unluckily , this all ends up being for naught whenNegan reverts to his psychotic way in the late seasons , reigniting his competition with Maggie for no reason other than shock value .
9Klaus
The Umbrella Academy
Amongthe cast ofThe Umbrella Academy , Klaus has become a lover - favourite for a good reason . Klaus start the show defined by his addictive personality and vices , acting in pursuit of myopic - terminal figure pleasure quest while never taking anything too seriously . However , time of year 2 and 3 would see Klaus nidus on loving someone other than himself , discovering his roots , dominate his mightiness , and even overcoming his addictions , being completely sober at the start of time of year 4 .
alas , the concluding time of year ofThe Umbrella Academysees fit to unwrap Klaus ' advancement in many respects . Season 4 of the Netflix seriessees Klaus reverting , hang back into old habits for no good reason . As if that were n’t enough , the serial ends before he can get better again , unceremoniously wrap up Klaus ' deadening maturation with a deep disappointing apathy .
8Jaime Lannister
Game of Thrones
The final time of year ofGame of Throneswas a bestial metre for the development of many characters , hastily swathe - up long - running arc leave and right with foolhardy abandon . Jon Snow and Daenerys ' characters may have been smeared by time of year 8,but no individual character had their full bow so soundly reduce as Jaime Lannister . Not only did the means Jaime ’s account end undermine his developing , but it stood completely antithetical to everything he had pick up leading up to the final season .
Jaime begin the show in an obsessive incestuous human relationship with his sister Cersei , stopping at nothing to protect her and their minor . Over the course of action of many episodes , Jaime learns humility , as his close calls alongside Brienne and Bronn slowly convince him to see the fault in his sister ’s ways . Sadly , the final season bedevil that all away in monastic order for Jaime to die alongside his sister in a pointlessly striking setpiece , utterly affront the eld of careful theatrical role developing he had recieved up until that point .
7Ted Mosby
How I Met Your Mother
Ted Mosby confront an interesting case for a break character arc , being that his narration was n’t just invalidated by only the final episode ofHow I Met Your Mother , but specifically the last five bit of it . Ted spendsall 9 time of year ofHow I Met Your Motherlooking for an idealised variant of the love of his life , frequently mess up up his own chances of felicity with love - bombardment and self - sabotage . It is n’t until he cope with the mother of his children , Tracy , that his learn experience allow him to take the opportunity to fit his " the one " .
Infuriatingly , How I Met Your Motherundoes the importance of Ted finally rent go of Robin by have her go running into her arms as a middle - senior man . What ’s even unknown is the " permission " his kid give him to seek out this connection following the demise of their mother , get for an incredibly awkward finale that was in incredibly short taste . How I Met Your Mother ’s biggest sin wasgiving Ted and Tracy so much interpersonal chemistry only to have him come cower back to Robin .
6Dexter Morgan
Dexter
LikeGame of ThronesandHow I Met Your Mother , Dexteris another drama hassle with an unpopular and controversial ending . WhileDexter ’s revival reasonably acted as a band - aid fix on this disappointing climax , it ca n’t loosen the seasons ' Charles Frederick Worth of character development destruction that Dexter Morgan suffered at the hands of his writers . Dexter commence the show as a charismatic , but embarrassing human being fight to master and direct his dark itch as a serial killer .
After Rita ’s death , Dexter Morgan of a sudden is swarmed with emotions he formerly did n’t experience , unconvincingly deepen everything about his dynamic in the first few seasons of the show . What ’s tough is the bringing up of his romanticist kinship with his adopted sister Debra , an event which turns Dexter from a nerveless , collected killer to a unwieldy , love - drunk jackass . The concluding nail in the casket for Dexter ’s Leslie Townes Hope of a dependable discharge in the original show is his bizarre decisiveness to run out on his own aliveness and become a lumber jacket .
The final nail in the casket for Dexter ’s Leslie Townes Hope of a respectable discharge in the original show is his bizarre decision to run out on his own life and become a lumberjack .
5Rory Gilmore
Gilmore Girls
As a character , Rory Gilmore is supposed to be everything her female parent Lorelai was n’t at her age . She ’s studious , not just book smart , but noetic as well , make calm , informed conclusion with Wisdom of Solomon beyond her age . However , as the series progressed , the writers unveiled Rory ’s unyielding weakness for boys and toxic reference trait that totally run opposite to her values as stated by both herself and her writer .
The primary culprit isRory ’s tumultuous kinship with Dean , which is frequently toxic and one - sided . The ultimate moment of quality arc death isthe episode in which Rory sleeps with Dean while he ’s married to Lindsay , totally void the say firm moral compass Rory has been demonstrated to have throughout the show . Even worse , Rory does n’t finger much regret for her part in Dean ’s infidelity , diminishing her agency with out - of - reference views on love affair .
4Sherlock
Sherlock
The falling off of BBC’sSherlockis a television receiver epidemic suitable of study , cash in one’s chips from being one of the most verbalise - about shows of the mid-2000s to a ill - remembered crime adjective . This shift in the pop culture zeitgeist can largely be blame on the mishandling of the eponymous investigator ’s character arc in the later time of year . Like in many interpretations of the public domain part , BBC’sSherlockbegins the serial as a brilliant but grating police detective , eschewing most conventional forms of happiness or family relationship - forming .
Slowly , but surely , Sherlock teach to apprize those in his living , especially John Watson , and even has a few romantic encounters that , admittedly , end poorly . However , by the end of the late seasons , Sherlockreverts its titular protagonist back into a puzzle - obsessed asocial castaway , on the face of it having no pursuit in the realms of simple mortals . It ’s a shame the serial was n’t able to maintain Sherlock ’s newfound humanity for longer .
Like in many rendition of the public land reference , BBC’sSherlockbegins the series as a brilliant but grating detective , eschewing most conventional forms of felicity or relationship - form .
3Ned Flanders
The Simpsons
It may seem odd for a show likeThe Simpsonsto even be in the give-and-take of TV character arcs . The animated family sitcom thrives on resetting the position quo between episodes , with few canon changes being made to the characters from week to workweek and season to time of year . That being said , there was once a metre whenThe Simpsonspaid more tending to the nicety of its theatrical role , peculiarly in respect to Ned Flanders .
A devout Christian and friendly neighbour , Ned Flanders in reality does grapple with his faith and seemingly perfect facade in the first few seasons , particularly after the shocking death of his married woman . Sadly , in the later seasons , Ned becomes a parody of his former ego , more zealous and shallow than ever . Ned Flanders ' declivity from grace was so spoilt thatan intact trope , " Flanderization " , was named after him , referring to any character that grow to over - bank on their Earth’s surface degree traits .
2Andy Bernard
The Office
While he was never the most likeable member of the cast , The Office ’s Andy became so hateablethanks to the utter dissolution of his character in late season . At first , Andy is an obnoxious coworker with something of a temper that ultimately becomes a cheeseparing friend to Jim , excitedly joining the Dunder Mifflin bunch . However , it was after Andy ’s take from a poorly - explained absence seizure following actor Ed Helms ' hiatus from the show that he truly became so reviled .
In season 9,The Officeerases any sound will towards Andy fans have been able to cumulate over the path of his appearances . The training seminar understand Andy return to form as a ego - process , oafish lark that somehow draw a blank all the personal growth he ’d managed to accomplish in the previous seasons . This ends up finally ruining his romantic human relationship with Erin as well , further destroying any positive ontogenesis he had gather over time .
1Spike
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Like Angel before him , Spike was on cart track to have one of the most satisfying repurchase arcs in all of tv , allow alone theBuffy the Vampire Slayeruniverse . Once upon a time , Spike was a vengeful vampire who earned his sobriquet through , allegedly , his favorite method acting of overrefinement , striking reverence in the marrow of vampire killer the earth over . YetBuffy the Vampire Slayerslowly morph him into an anti - hero comply his nefarious founding , even have him recover his literal soulfulness .
Unfortunately , all of Spike ’s character growth before and after the decision of the master series is marred by one in particular uncomfortable and controversial episode in season 2 . Here , having developed amatory feelings for Buffy , Spike attempt to sexually dishonor her , and gets hazardously close to succeeding . This single moment bankrupt any Bob Hope Spike had of becoming a truly appealing case throughout the rest of hisTVrun .
Spike , act by James Marsters , also appeared inThe Order(TV Series , 2020 ) as Xavier , the head of the Sons of Prometheus .
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