10+ Of The Worst TV Storylines Of All Time

If you're wondering at what moment The Walking Dead began relying far too heavily on bloated dialogue and less on plot and story, look no further than season 2.

Without fear of the zombie horde for 90% of the episodes, the show devolves into a bickering soap opera.

Season 4 of Boardwalk Empire ended on an incredibly high note. For longtime viewers of the beloved prohibition series, such as myself, season 5 felt like a bit of a cheat.

Jumping the story ahead seven years, with little to no explanation as to why? I just didn't understand it. Especially in the final season, no less.

I never watched One Tree Hill growing up, and I didn't believe this when I came across the episode. Rest assured, this actually happened: a dog ate a heart, right in front of the recipient.

How did this show ever get made?

Keep in mind that when Billy committed the majority of his truly evil deeds, he was not in control of his own mind.

Yes, I'm glad he got to redeem himself in his final sacrifice but they could have done so much more with him.

I think we can all collectively agree that the final season of Game of Thrones was by and large a letdown.

But there was no greater character betrayal than the Mad Queen arc that creators Benioff and Weiss tried to pawn off.

To me, Mark and Ann felt wrong right from the beginning. It just felt like a betrayal.

Toward the middle of season 2, it became abundantly clear that Mark had overstayed his welcome on Parks and Rec; he simply didn't fit in any longer.

Yes, I understand that Steve Carrell was leaving. But why Colorado? Couldn't he simply have just taken early retirement and lived out his days happy with Holly in Scranton?

It just felt so forced and contrived.

I always tried to give True Blood the benefit of the doubt whenever possible. But toward the latter half of the series, it became harder and harder to forgive its many mounting transgressions.

Without question, one of the worst character introductions and arcs was the Master Proginator, Lilith.

So literally the entire show ended up being for nothing. Ted ends up back with Robin, just like we always knew he would, and the audience says goodbye to a decade of their life that they'll never get back again.

That is a lot of shirtless dudes in great shape; I have so many questions.

But one image I strangely can't shake is Dwight Schrute's neighborhood watch group Knights of the Night — remember them?

This was just too cheesy to bear. The writers take us on an emotional roller coaster by killing Michael in this huge dramatic fashion, only to erase it all and bring him back?

And for what?

The Gas Leak is the affectionate title given to the 4th season of Community. It marks the point in the series where Dan Harmon was fired and replaced.

After the dismal reception and horrible reviews, Harmon was quickly hired back.

I've said it before that the major problem with season 9 of Scrubs wasn't the plot, it's that they tried to pass it off under the same mantle.

If they had simply created a new series called Sacred Heart, people may have reacted less harshly.

Is it just me or was Pam a little insensitive toward Jim's career aspirations? I understand that he left her holding the short end of the stick for a period of time, but what about when she went to New York for three months to study art?

Shouldn't Jim's dreams matter just as much?

As someone who has multiple step-siblings, this arc made me want to vomit. To try and romanticize Deb's incestuous feelings toward her brother was just plain icky.

It killed Dexter and helped create one of the worst seasons of television.