All good things come to an end. When a TV show we love comes to an end, it’s like we grieve for our favorite characters. The least we want is an ending that wraps everything up nicely. We need the closure. Some TV show endings we’re still mad about. Here are 7 of the worst endings for our favorite series. Beware there are spoilers.
1. Gilmore Girls
Gilmore Girls is every Millennial’s comfort show. We still watch re-runs religiously and throw on “Love and War and Snow” with every first snowstorm of the season. But for as much we love the series, the ending was far too open-ended. If it wasn’t for the reboot, A Year in the Life, we would have never known Rory and Lorelai’s fate. Creator Amy Sherman-Palladino said the ending was open-ended because life is open-ended, and she wanted the story to end in a “Life Repeats Itself” kind of way. Still, we wanted more.
2. Sex in the City
When the adventures of Carrie Bradshaw came to an end, of course, we were devastated. The series finale of Sex and the City, titled “An American Girl In Paris” (Part Deux), achieved the highest viewership and household rating of the series. The ending though just didn’t fit. How could Carrie hate Paris? And did Big really have to come and save her? Don’t get us wrong we love Big, but the whole knight in shining armor theme is so overdone. Don’t get us started on the reboot And Just Like That. All we can say is some TV shows are best left to the original.
3. Lost
Lost left us well, lost. The “flash sideways” timeline toward the end of the series was very confusing. We began to question the events from the beginning of the show. Were they dead the whole time? Some of the characters weren’t even seen in the church at the end of the show, so not all of the storylines came to a close. Overall, a series ending shouldn’t need an explanation. The show as it went on got a little too weird for us, but we couldn’t stop watching.
4. Designated Survivor
Designated Survivor was one of our favorite political shows. We loved the storyline of President Kirkman figuring out how to run the country after he was left the designated survivor. The series ending seemed to be rushed. On Election Day, Kirkman is elected to a full term. Both Myles Lee and Lorraine are arrested by the FBI for their double-crossing involvement in both the Kirkman and Moss campaigns. The last season was just messy and became more political than previous seasons leaning more left than centrist. Overall, we weren’t impressed by the ending.
5. House of Cards
After 6 seasons of House of Cards, the ending was so incomplete. To be fair, it did get canceled while the next season was in production. But when Kevin Spacey’s sexual assault allegations arose he swiftly had to exit the show. So the whole storyline changed. We don’t even find out what happened to him until the final scene. Instead, we get a bizarre storyline about Claire against the patriarchy that was just not good.
6. How I Met Your Mother
For 9 seasons, we wondered how Ted met the mother of his children. We waited for the big payoff while loving the enduring friendships that were portrayed along the way. We learn that Tracy McConnell is the mother of Ted’s children who he met during Barney and Robin’s wedding weekend. Then we learn that Tracy dies. The whole ending seemed thrown together after an amazing run.
7. Killing Eve
Spoiler, Villanelle dies at the end of the series ordered by Carolyn. While the ending was divisive, the whole fourth season was a bit weird. Especially when Villanelle sees herself as Jesus. We quickly lost interest after being so invested in the series.
Unsatisfying Series Endings
When TV series end it’s usually abruptly and not well done. Budget cuts, cancellations, and scandals usually ruin the creator’s vision for a series end. But what the audience is left with is disappointment and a lot of questions. What’s your favorite series and did you like the ending?