Posted 4 minutes agoSubscribe to Screen Time NewsletterCaret DownThese 15 TV Characters Had The Worst Character Arcs-Some Were Deserved, And Some I Did NOT See Coming!No character has flipped my feelings faster than Criston Cole in House of the Dragon.by Tanishtha KotianBuzzFeed StaffFacebookPinterestLink We are all familiar with TV series that we adore and cherish, that gradually lost their allure thanks to a single character whose arc development ruined the plot. I have felt that way with Criston Cole from House Of The Dragons, and might I say-he had it coming. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Game of Thrones / Via giphy.com Some characters soared, some fell because they had it coming, and some crashed in ways no one could've predicted. Here are 15 TV characters whose downfall stunned us all: 1. Daenerys Targaryen, Game of Thrones HBO Entertainment / IMDB The mother of dragons, the ultimate Targaryen queen-her unseen and unwarranted downfall by the last season left ALL of us devastated, including the cast and the actress herself. From being the queen of the people, freeing slaves, and bringing her dragon's wrath on abusers to setting an entire town on fire due to Cersei's actions-it was never justified with the character the writers had excelled at in the beginning seasons.
By the end, she almost seemed tyrannical, which was just not it. The potential for her character to become the one that unites all kingdoms was left hanging. 2. Jaime Lannister, Game Of Thrones HBO Entertainment / IMDB The trajectory of Jaime Lannister in the entire series was one I was heavily rooting for. He started out as an arrogant knight, but turned into a deeply introspective and wise man. I wanted him to make it out alive and be with Brienne of Tarth. But the writers did him absolutely dirty, completely unraveling the character development from the previous seasons. And then he ran back to Cersei and died with her. This downfall was unnecessary, and I can still never accept it. Truly barbaric! 3. Rory Gilmore, Gilmore Girls Dorothy Parker Drank Here Productions / IMDB Rory Gilmore had a more nuanced downfall, but a downfall nonetheless. From being the disciplined and admirable teenager with all the endearing traits that had all of us rooting for her, to becoming an entitled, indecisive, and irresponsible adult-there was a steady decline in her character's values, which didn't necessarily sit right with viewers. It may not be as dramatic of a decline as other shows, but seeing our favorite character act out of character certainly doesn't feel nice. 4. Elena Gilbert, The Vampire Diaries CBS Television Studios / IMDB Elena Gilbert-probably the only TV character that I was happy to see lose their prominence in the show. Her complaining, double standards for being a vampire, and the overdrawn conflict of the love triangle made me lose interest in Elena. In the first few seasons, you really feel for her and all that she has been through. But in the later seasons, she uses her victimhood to get away with her actions, and it's very contradictory. Her decline was a necessary one, and I agree with the writers on this. 5. Robin Scherbatsky, How I Met Your Mother 20th Century Fox Television / Via youtube.com Robin's character being portrayed as someone who puts her career above all really allowed me to enjoy watching her on the show. So you can understand my disappointment when the writers opted to portray Robin returning to Ted at the end of the series, admitting that she had been in love with him the entire time and not prioritizing her development as a news anchor.
They could have just kept it as they were-best friends focusing on their own lives, but no-we just *had* to see love prevail over all. It still irks me to this day. 6. Walter White, Breaking Bad High Bridge Productions / IMDB Now, Walter White's decline was one to match the 'necessary evils' he committed in the show for his business. And you know wha? It was imminent for his character as the show ended. With every evil thing he did for his business, ego, or family, his morality was being chipped at regularly, so towards the end, it was almost non-existent. The fan's support for his character never wavered, but this descent into control did have us questioning, Could he have done it in a better way? I'm not entirely mad at this moral downfall, but I would have been open to an alternate ending. 7. Dexter, Dexter Showtime Networks / IMDB Dexter, from episode one, was the perfect anti-hero. We all knew he would make messy decisions but get away with it somehow-and we were on his side for most of it. But the transformation of his character from an organized, neat, and disciplined man to a man who ran away from the consequences of his actions hastily left a bad taste in viewers' mouths.
It was as if he was transitioning from the anti-hero stereotype to a bland and uninteresting character, barely surviving. This particular downfall of the character was not needed. 8. Hannah Baker, 13 Re