31 Of The Most Insulting TV Twists, Turns, And Conclusions That Fans Could Barely Believe Were Real

It has been proven that people’s love for TV shows comes from the hormones the brain releases. To be more specific, endorphins, dopamine and serotonin are the chemicals that make a person feel good.

Yet, the pleasure of TV cannot be linked only to hormones; it also has to do with a person's mental health. What we mean by this is that TV shows tend to become an escape from reality and help us relax, forgetting all the stress that we have to deal with in our lives. 

Then, there are captivating storylines, and all the aforementioned things combined create an irresistible and entertaining (to most) force. 

Still, from time to time, even the most enjoyable TV series disappoint their viewers, leaving them with a bitter taste in their mouths. Probably every person has an example of it in their minds. 

That’s why when a Reddit user asked “What has been the biggest middle finger to fans in the history of TV shows?” over 10K people had something to say. So, we compiled their responses into today’s list. 

As you’ll see, it mentions the infamous season 8 of Game of Thrones, which ruined itself by devastating many storylines, misusing characters, and making quite a few small errors. Or the ending of How I Met Your Mother, which undid almost everything it worked towards for nine seasons. 

Without mentioning anything more specific, we also have to point out that there were also people mentioning shows being canceled prematurely.

Basically, in the last couple of years or so, it has become a norm for shows to be canceled after one or two seasons, usually before the story can properly develop and find its fanbase. Sometimes it is even left on a cliffhanger, leading viewers to be even more upset about it. 

Part of the reason for this spree of cancellations is the phenomenon called “shiny object syndrome”. Its technical definition is that it is a continual state of distraction caused by a belief that there is something new worth pursuing, which ends up hurting the ideas that were already planned or halfway executed. 

So, in terms of shows and streaming services, the companies cut off the projects that they deem to be relatively unsuccessful in order to relocate the budget to a new shiny idea. For instance, here’s a full-blown list of various shows that Netflix has canceled, some of them mentioned in our list too.

What you may notice in this list is that some of these shows weren’t that unsuccessful, and were pretty widely loved, like I Am Not Okay with This or Fate: The Winx Saga, but when you compare their numbers with Netflix’s giants like Squid Game or Stranger Things, the views of the former are lower and were deemed unsuccessful by the streaming company. 

Even though fans of the shows tend to express their disappointment loudly online, for example, by creating petitions to get the shows back, sadly, all of this usually leads to nothing, just a new show that gets released and cut short, like a never-ending circle. 

This dashes people's hopes that the situation will get better and they'll be able to watch a story reach a proper conclusion, leaving them feeling as though streaming services are giving them the middle finger. 

What cancellation is your “Roman Empire”? Or maybe you have some other grievances about your beloved TV shows? Share with us in the comments!