While it ’s not rare for aTVshow to improve in later seasons or wield the same quality for multiple time of year , it is rarified for such a trend to continue across many seasons . While somepopular TV appearance have horrific second seasonsand never live up to the glory of a great pilot season , there are case ofTV shows whose first seasons are their worst . But , eventually , most of them strike off after a few good seasons . Various factors from the departure of major honk members to changes in the creative section cause such too bad downfall .

Executive decisions also often disrupt TV shows , like with the fewflawed telly show that improved but got canceled . However , it is most disappointing when a great show , which has the potential of becoming one of the practiced of all time , all of a sudden fails to live on up to the expectations it set . exacting fans of such shows might even argue that it would have been better for them and the show if it got scrub instead of fall off . Some shows are best left incompleteso as to not receive the disappointmentthat plagues viewers who have seen them to the full .

10The Duel with Ra’s al Ghul - Arrow (2012-2020)

Season 3, Episode 9

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Arrow is a idiot box series that debut in 2012 , featuring Stephen Amell as Oliver Queen , a billionaire playboy who returns to Starling City after being strand for five years . transform by his experience , Queen becomes a vigilante archer , aiming to chuck his metropolis of crime and corruption .

While the rest of Season 3 is still worth watching to find out how thing end , Arrowstarts going off the rail once Oliver Queen faces off against Ra ’s al Ghul and miraculously survive a fall from the top of the snowy muckle . Up until then , the CW superhero show is like a tight criminal offense thriller with an occasional format that almost feels like a long picture show , with keen continuity , scantily any secret plan jam , and a refreshing deficiency of plot of ground armor , regard the genre .

While The CW has now canceled most of its TV series , it seems like the internet could have ended years ago if it was not for Arrow ’s success .

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However , with Oliver ’s survival , the rule bulge out to get bent more , and presently enough , with the appearance of Damien Darhk , the amount of supernatural content increasedtoo much for the found vibe to remain . There have been supernatural expression in the show from the start , and Season 2 , arguably the best time of year , largely relies on a supernatural element , but the introduction of dark illusion and metahumans altogether change the tone . alternatively of committing , the showrunners attempt to exert the same vibe , thus create a mess that never separate itself out . However , time of year 5 is deserving watching for the compelling villain .

9Rita’s Death - Dexter (2006-2013)

Season 4, Episode 12

Dexter is a television series follow Dexter Morgan , a blood splashing psychoanalyst for Miami Metro Police who secretly lead a two-fold aliveness as a vigilante serial killer . Released in 2006 , the show focuses on Dexter ’s internal conflict as he hunts down criminals who elude Justice Department within the effectual organisation .

Many devotee considerDexterSeason 4 to be the show ’s finalebecause it end on a poetical distinction with the end of Dexter ’s wife through plans set in motion by his latest victim , the Trinity Killer . It ’s a bittersweet last to his story because , as an antihero , he toy slack with his morals , and one might say he gets what he deserves , in being capable to shoot down the modish sea wolf , but still lose someone so close to him .

Dexter : New Blood , picking the write up up a decade after the show ’s finale , aired for precisely one unsatisfying time of year in 2021 , and now the character is set to turn back withDexter : Resurrection , which is go to air in the summer of 2025 .

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Dexterhad problem with its writing all along , as the plots became more outlandish , and it begin finger like Dexter had irrationally substantial game armor . However , Season 4 ’s conclusion is compelling because of the thematic implications and the tense buildup to the season finale . After that , the show never recovered its calibre , andDexter ’s series conclusion in Season 8 iswidely view as one of the most disappointing episodesin TV story .

8Hannah’s Final Tape is Heard - 13 Reasons Why (2017-2020)

Season 1, Episode 13

After Hannah Baker study her own animation , her classmate Clay Jensen , who had a crush on her , receives a set of tapes narrated by Hannah , stating that they were sent to each mortal behind the 13 reason that she committed felo-de-se .

13 Reasons Whywas never theorise to be a multi - season show . While creative exemption often creates capital stories , extending the stuff beyond what ’s there in the original book leads to a messy narrative that loses sight of the story ’s design and message . Recorded on multiple tape , thereasons for Hannah Baker ’s felo-de-se in13 Reasons Whyform the Southern Cross of the sequence of its first time of year . While the second season had a good intention of research how people react to her tape and the repercussions , it does n’t handle sensitive topics well .

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Arrow is a television series that debuted in 2012, featuring Stephen Amell as Oliver Queen, a billionaire playboy who returns to Starling City after being stranded for five years. Transformed by his experience, Queen becomes a vigilante archer, aiming to purge his city of crime and corruption.

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Dexter is a television series following Dexter Morgan, a blood spatter analyst for Miami Metro Police who secretly leads a dual life as a vigilante serial killer. Released in 2006, the show focuses on Dexter’s internal conflict as he hunts down criminals who elude justice within the legal system.

The first time of year is controversial already because its tone seems to exalt suicide much more than the book , and also because it visually depicts Hannah Baker committing suicide . On top of that , using real life issues for striking tension , make every character suffer unspeakable harm , include rape , which is n’t written sensitively , is a misstep that the show systematically makes . By the clip it end with Season 4,it ’s far remove from its rootsand creating entertainment out of teenagers ' hurt .

7Rick Defeats Negan - The Walking Dead (2010-2022)

Season 8, Episode 16

Based on one of the most successful and democratic funny books of all metre , AMC ’s The Walking Dead enamour the on-going human drama following a zombie apocalypse . The serial publication , developed for television by Frank Darabont , follows a group of survivors , lead by police officer Rick Grimes ( Andrew Lincoln ) , who are traveling in search of a safe and good home . However , rather of the snake god , it is the life who remain that truly become the walking dead . The Walking Dead lasted for eleven seasons and spawned several spinoff shows , such as Fear the Walking Dead and The Walking Dead : World Beyond .

It is a blistering take to claim thatThe Walking Deadfell off from Season 8 , given how the ratings and the viewership for the show dropped after the season 7 premiere . When Negan kills Glenn in a brutal and shocking scene , it shakes many viewers to their essence , and while the show was still vent , this is the point when many viewers quit . However , it is worth sticking around until the time of year 8 finaleto see the long - foreshadowed showdown between Rick Grimes and Negan .

Rick Grimes had to be written off in Season 9 , and ideally , it ’s good to not remain after time of year 8

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The highly anticipated fight is a well - choreograph , high - octane action sequence that unfortunately becomes the idealistic jump - off point for viewers who intend to cut down the show before it becomes unsatisfying . Andrew Lincoln ’s exit fromThe Walking Deadmeant that Rick Grimes had to be written off in Season 9 , and ideally , it ’s best to not keep on after time of year 8 . The before shocking point that made viewing audience drop the show originally is faithful to the comics and does n’t guarantee leaving the show .

6Troy’s Departure - Community (2009-2015)

Season 5, Episode 5

biotic community is a comedic television system series that chronicle the lives of divers students at Greendale Community College , a fabricated and notoriously underachieve educational mental institution in Colorado . Released in 2009 , the show research the kinky interactions and relationships among the eclectic chemical group navigate their academic and personal challenges .

Communityis perhaps the most creative sitcom of all fourth dimension because it smartly subverts genre expectation , uses improper tarradiddle social system , put through various narrative techniques , and parodies bulge civilisation . While the alchemy between all the characters and their interpersonal dramatic play is used for all sort of unique misadventures throughout the season , it is undoubtedlythe bond certificate between Danny Pudi ’s Abed and Donald Glover ’s Troythat sets up the most entertaining plotlines .

Troy player Donald Glover confirms that he is returning for the announced Community movie and provides an update on the project ’s hand .

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So , after Glover ’s exit , the show lost one of its great comedic talents . Troy ’s weirdly overdramatic pure tone and Glover ’s comical timing made his screen comportment endlessly entertaining , and the show suffer a drop in quality after the latter ’s departure . The installment in which Troy will the college is also one of the funniest and unwarranted episodes of the intact show , so it could even sense like the idealistic high point to dismiss the show . afterward sequence often boast contrived plotlines or forced humor , and it ’s very apparent that the show badly misses Glover ’s wit .

5Claire Becomes President - House of Cards (2013-2018)

Season 5, Episode 13

base on the novel of the same name by Michael Dobbs , House of Cards succeed unscrupulous politician Frank Underwood ( Kevin Spacey ) as he makes ruthless attempts to further his vocation . When he ’s choke over for an appointment as Secretary of State , Underwood decide to get ahead by any means necessary . His talent for handling and realism sees him wax the political ladder despite his entire want of moral fiber .

It ’s not surprising thatHouse of Cardsdropped its usual 13 - installment distance for a shorter time of year after the Season 5 finale , and then wrapped up with Season 6 . The show had become a center of disceptation after allegation of intimate assault were levied against lead doer Kevin Spacey by Anthony Rapp , and then by crew members of the show .

Spacey issued a public apologia after the allegations were made against him , and then leave the show . His character was write off for time of year 6 , and without Frank Underwood , House of Cardsjust was n’t the same . Claire ’s presidency would have been an interesting avenue to explore , especially through Frank ’s responses to her activeness , but without Frank , the show lose a lot of its momentum .

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After Hannah Baker takes her own life, her classmate Clay Jensen, who had a crush on her, receives a set of tapes narrated by Hannah, stating that they were sent to each person behind the 13 reasons that she committed suicide.

4When The Show Branched Into Subplots - Killing Eve (2018-2022)

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Killing Eve is a black comedy thriller series asterisk Sandra Oh as British intelligence service officer Eve Polastri who is impute to track and capture a life-threatening assassin named Villanelle , play by Jodie Comer . bore with her life , Eve find herself hired by an undercover MI6 division tasked with tracking down Villanelle - who , after just a abbreviated time contemplate and follow her , she becomes obsessed with her . However , the obsession becomes common as soon the two enter a game of big cat and mouse that deviates them from their missions as they venture to find out more about one another .

There ’s no specific point at whichKilling Evefalls off , but it is n’t unmanageable to see how time of year 3 is inferior to the former two seasons . This trend is continue by time of year 4 , which ends withthe most disappointing serial finale of all time . The persuasiveness of the show lies in the relationship between Villanelle and Eve , and the first 2 seasons almost alone concentre on them , barely featuring any scenes without at least one of the two characters . However , with season 3 , the show became an ensemble show and lost momentum .

While they ’re not all poorly written , many of the side characters inKilling Evearen’t as compelling as Eve or Villanelle . Moreover , even scenes with the characters start branching off into other subplots alternatively of focalize on their obsession with each other . Perhaps the writer felt that witness would finger bored if it kept just being about their relationship , but then , Killing Eveshould perhaps have just been a miniseries . The Season 2 finale is such a cliffhanger that it ’s unmanageable to leave the show there , but one could abandon it any clock time it lose its spell in Season 3 .

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3Peter and Sylar Face Off - Heroes (2006-2010)

Season 1, Episode 23

Heroes check a numeral of people drawn to each other after a solar eclipse awakens unbelievable power in them . With their destiny on the face of it intertwined , these evolved human use their superpowers to work the past tense , present , and future - for better and for tough . When a superpowered killer whale emerge who is stealing power from his victims , they must ring together to halt him .

Heroesnever lived up to the standard it set in its remarkable first time of year . Among other reasonableness , the writers ' bang of 2007 occurred soon after the first time of year finished airing , and season 2 ’s production was disrupted . The writing stick out , and the show fail to entrance the gripping spell of its fictional character and construct which made its first season so noteworthy . Today , Heroeseven has confirmation of a spin - off , but the second time of year ’s surrender from grace was so tough , many witness dropped the show and recommend only watch the first season .

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Based on one of the most successful and popular comic books of all time, AMC’s The Walking Dead captures the ongoing human drama following a zombie apocalypse. The series, developed for television by Frank Darabont, follows a group of survivors, led by police officer Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln), who are traveling in search of a safe and secure home. However, instead of the zombies, it is the living who remain that truly become the walking dead. The Walking Dead lasted for eleven seasons and spawned several spinoff shows, such as Fear the Walking Dead and The Walking Dead: World Beyond.

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Moreover , Heroeswas originally supposed to be an anthology , with each time of year focalize on different characters . However , the unexpected amount of love receive by the first time of year incite executive to request a unlike advance . They need the part to resort , but some characters were conceptually going to indefinitely get in great power , so the writers had to introduce inconsistent blockage gap to search them further . Just view Season 1 will protect viewers from the aroused turmoil of watching a masterpiece getting ruined .

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2Michael Scott’s Departure - The Office (2005-2013)

Season 7, Episode 22

This mockumentary funniness series watch over the mundane and humorous day-by-day life of employee at the Scranton ramification of the fictitious Dunder Mifflin Paper Company . It offers insight into federal agency dynamic , personality , and the eccentric behavior of both direction and stave , depicting an average work with extraordinary characters .

One of the greatest sitcoms of all sentence , and often considered the beneficial of its musical genre , The Officeis a hilarious workplace mockumentary that follow the deviltry of the regional handler of a paper company . Michael Scott , the coach of the Scranton branch of Dunder Mifflin , is never up to any good and subjects his coworkers to nonsensical folly , often disrupt workflow . The man ’s almost always well - intentioned , but can be a job as a genus Bos because he ’s focus on doing anything but work .

Despite being 19 years old , The Office remains one of the good - loved and well - realized work situation comedy ever made . However , the serial is n’t perfect .

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Steve Carell ’s performance asMichael Scott is so iconic that the former is always linked to his lineament fromThe business office . He perfectly balances the infantile adventurousness and the irresponsible adult in Michael . When he go away after the Season 7 finale , the show change forever , and not for the good . Michael was given a beautifully excited sendoff , and watching him walk away is perhaps the last thing one should take in if they want to drop the show while it ’s still at its meridian .

1The Ending of Season 6 - Game of Thrones (2011-2019)

Season 6, Episode 10

base on George R. R. Martin ’s ongoing A Song of Ice and Fire novel series , Game of Thrones is a fantasy drama set in the fictional continent of Westeros and Essos . It stick with noble class like the Starks , Lannisters , and Targaryen vying for control of the Iron Throne while a climb menace from the undead loom in the North . The serial publication received significant vital success and amass a loyal fan base due to its high production time value , sprawl set , iconic characters , and scandalous twist .

plot of Thronesis the magnanimous cautionary tale against taking creative exemption beyond the source material . The show is a top - grade medieval fancy dramatic play for its first five season butstarts to show signs of falling off from Season 6 . The momentum of the incomplete plotlines will keep viewers invested for the 6th time of year as well , but that ’s about it . With the Sept of Baelor blowing up , Daenerys declaring Tyrion her Hand , and Jon Snow being herald as the new King in the North , things seem foretell , but it ’s the best lieu to stop watching the show .

The only thing more disappointing than one ’s favourite show getting canceled is it falling off likeGame of Thrones .

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Community is a comedic television series that chronicles the lives of diverse students at Greendale Community College, a fictional and notoriously underperforming educational institution in Colorado. Released in 2009, the show explores the quirky interactions and relationships among the eclectic group navigating their academic and personal challenges.

After time of year 6 , thing go badly off the rail . It ’s apparent that the writers do n’t know how to address the open story threads , and character come out exhibiting uncharacteristic conduct . By the time the Season 8 finale arrives , there ’s no Bob Hope leave for the show , and devotee have truly been enraged at the disappointing serial finale . Almost every female fibre , but particularly Daenerys , arefemale TV characters who deserved a better close . The only matter more disappointing than one ’s best-loved show getting canceled is it falling off likeGame of Thrones .

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Based on the novel of the same name by Michael Dobbs, House of Cards follows unscrupulous politician Frank Underwood (Kevin Spacey) as he makes ruthless attempts to further his career. When he’s passed over for an appointment as Secretary of State, Underwood decides to get ahead by any means necessary. His talent for manipulation and pragmatism sees him climb the political ladder despite his total lack of moral fiber.

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Killing Eve is a black comedy thriller series starring Sandra Oh as British intelligence officer Eve Polastri who is assigned to track and capture a dangerous assassin named Villanelle, played by Jodie Comer. Bored with her life, Eve finds herself hired by an undercover MI6 division tasked with tracking down Villanelle - who, after just a brief time studying and following her, she becomes obsessed with her. However, the obsession becomes mutual as soon the two enter a game of cat and mouse that deviates them from their missions as they venture to learn more about one another.

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Heroes sees a number of people drawn to each other after a solar eclipse awakens incredible abilities in them. With their destinies seemingly intertwined, these evolved humans use their superpowers to influence the past, present, and future - for better and for worse. When a superpowered killer emerges who is stealing abilities from his victims, they must band together to stop him.

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This mockumentary comedy series observes the mundane and humorous daily lives of employees at the Scranton branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company. It offers insights into office dynamics, personalities, and the eccentric behavior of both management and staff, depicting an ordinary workplace with extraordinary characters.

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Based on George R. R. Martin’s ongoing A Song of Ice and Fire novel series, Game of Thrones is a fantasy drama set in the fictional continents of Westeros and Essos. It follows noble families like the Starks, Lannisters, and Targaryen vying for control of the Iron Throne while a rising threat from the undead looms in the North. The series received significant critical success and amassed a loyal fan base due to its high production values, sprawling sets, iconic characters, and shocking twists.

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