If there is anything that great television (and Julie Chen) has taught us, it's this: expect the unexpected.
This was the very motto of shows like Breaking Bad and Game of Thrones, who made it known that no beloved character was safe.
This has led to some deep TV betrayals that still sting to this day. If you're ready for it, here are 10+ TV betrayals that changed shows forever.
Oh, Dwight. He always proved himself to be such a loyal assistant-to-the-regional manager.
But that all went out the window when he set up a meeting with Jan to try and prove why he should run the branch.
Ugh, Dan. We were rooting for you!
The very fact that he became super close to the people he was talking about — and even dated several of them — made this more twisted.
"The Lannisters send their regards" still gives fan shivers.
Basically, after Robb decided to marry the woman of his choosing, Walter Frey teamed up with Roose Bolton to kill the Starks.
By helping out his team, Vocal Adrenaline, it meant that he had to go against his girlfriend, Rachel.
As if that wasn't hard enough, he betrayed her publicly by smashing an egg on her head.
Imagine finding out that your brother-in-law is the criminal you've been seeking for years. That would be a tough pill to swallow.
Sadly, this led to betrayal after betrayal, including both Hank and Walter's death.
Shae may have been a prostitute, but Tyrion really loved her. So it was so heartbreaking for him to find her lying in his father's bed.
This led to the death of both Shae and his father.
While a lot of fans saw Ana Lucia's death coming, it was Libby's that really came as a shock.
She was a character who died way too soon and only because Michael decided to betray his friends.
A father is supposed to love, care for, and protect his daughter. Not set her on fire!
He was so power-hungry and fueled by bad advisors that he sacrificed his own blood.
Sure, they felt like Jon Snow betrayed them after becoming close to the Wildings. But he also helped them out a lot , too.
Olly stabbing Jon was the icing on this betrayal cake.
This realization also came with another startling discovery: Eleanor and the gang were in The Bad Place.
This made everything you knew about the show go out the window in an instant.
This is one of the reasons she was the show's most-hated character.
She ended up valuing her career over her own girlfriend by killing her and framing her for Hayes' murder.
This betrayal happened at the start of the show.
Since Rick was in a coma and no one knew if he would ever wake up, Shane and Lori wasted no time in getting together.
Ugh, all men vampires are the same.
By sleeping with Buffy, he lost his soul and turned fully evil. We're guessing this means he never called her again...
This moment was made even more heartbreaking by the fact that viewers thought they were about to kiss.
While Eve regretted her choice right after she took the knife out, it was too late.
This betrayal is beyond gross.
Check went to any length to save his beloved Empire hotel — including pimping out his own girlfriend to sleep with his slimy uncle.
This was a huge twist that no one saw coming.
But a lot of fans also felt betrayed because this storyline of Jay being the villain didn't make much sense.
Now, this is a betrayal we can get behind.
It was so satisfying to see Littlefinger finally get the end he deserved. And it happened with him thinking that Arya was the one accused, only for it to be him.
This grizzly murder took a lot of fans by surprise.
Since Gemma thought that Tara was betraying the gang, she drowned her in the sink and then stabbed her in the back of the head with a fork.
Whether they were on a break or not, you NEVER sleep with someone else the same night you get into a fight with your bf/gf.
This betrayal affected the show by keeping Ross and Rachel apart for years.
