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Buzz Feed
16 hours ago
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- Buzz Feed
23 Bad TV Character Storylines
We recently asked the members of the BuzzFeed Community to tell us what storyline completely ruined a TV character's growth. Here's what they said: When Ginny became more like her mother on Ginny & Georgia. "Ginny started off kind and a bit unsuspecting. She was always headstrong and had issues, but had a likable vulnerability. Then she became almost menacing. She started to treat Maxine (her supposed best friend) terribly, lied to her dad over and over, manipulated Simone, blackmailed Cynthia, hated Paul without knowing the whole story, and although Gil was an abuser, setting him up as a murderer was just diabolical because he really did love Austin. Poor Austin was just a ploy in her web of lies. Even Georgia realized that she was becoming different. Ginny was becoming Georgia."—vibrantshield91 When Miranda cheated on Steve in And Just Like That. "On SATC, Miranda was the anti-romantic who fell in and out of love with Steve. Her being a lawyer and his being a bartender and later bar owner were worlds apart, yet in real life, love doesn't know anything but love. In the first movie, Steve confessed to cheating, which ruined Carrie and Big's initial wedding day. Continuing with AJLT, Miranda cheated on Steve with Che, Carrie's boss. Seeing Miranda as a person who disrespected her marriage with cheating and chasing Che made her look desperate and whiny, not to mention a hypocrite. Miranda is so cringe now, I can't stand her. The fun, sarcastic Miranda is gone and replaced by someone else. I wonder if, at some point, Miranda had a lobotomy."—Anonymous When Eric cheated on Adam in Sex Education. "He effed up their whole relationship, which will never fail to infuriate me."—famousphone424 When Fiona let Liam get into her drugs, which almost killed him on Shameless. "I was done with her and the show after that."—creepster When Michael turned out to be alive on Jane the Virgin, but had amnesia. "It just absolutely ruined his character. I'm not over." —emwren When Olivia Pope became head of B613 on Scandal. "She was always a strong, independent woman who did what was right (well, most of the time). She spent three seasons trying to end B613, and in the last season, she became the head of B613 and became everything that she hated."—itsmeshahbano When Quinn was obsessed with getting Beth back in Glee. "Everything about it was so wrong. Also, PUCK HOOKING UP WITH RACHEL'S (AND BETH'S) MOM was horrible. That whole part of the season just ruined so many characters."—Anonymous When Topanga turned down a scholarship to Yale so she could be with Cory in Boy Meets World. —sf4581 When Haley got back together with Dylan on Modern Family. "Haley going back to Dylan was definitely one of the worst because she had grown so much."—rbd89 When Spike attempted to rape Buffy on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. "That was a very bad decision."—matdyjames When Debbie tricked her boyfriend into getting her pregnant at 15 on Shameless. "She was doing so well before that, then she just became trash."—A_Panda When Rory dropped out of Yale on Gilmore Girls. "She stole a boat, dropped out of Yale, lived with her grandmother, and ignored Lorelai for months because one guy told her she didn't have what it took to be a journalist. That's something you do when you're 15, not when you're 20."—s463b03bd4 When Jaime left Brienne for Cersei in Season 8 of Game of Thrones. "When he said he did everything for Cersei, it didn't make sense because it was established in previous seasons that he did what he did for the people and saved millions of lives. It completely ruined his character arc and I pretend the last two seasons never happened."—districtrue When Andy sailed away on the boat without Erin on The Office. "I have no idea why they took his character in that direction. I can't believe how he treated Erin by leaving her to be on the boat and all the lying he did to Robert California to cover his own ass. The whole series he was portrayed as caring (if sometimes incompetent) to his coworkers and then he randomly did that. He did have an anger issue when his job was stolen, but it made sense because a total stranger stole his job! They just randomly turned him into this selfish person for no reason who only cared about himself."—irwhite1993 When Danny's regressed to a sexist jerk on The Mindy Project. "He was always super supportive of Mindy and proud of her work as a doctor but then as soon as they had the baby, he started gaslighting her, tried to trick her into getting pregnant again and generally shaming her for wanting to keep her job!"—sunshine193 Everything Sabrina Spellman did in Seasons 3 and 4 of Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. "She used to be a smart, ambitious, independent and likeable character in the beginning. She even defied her father, the devil, by refusing to rule Hell with him. In Season 3, she became OBSESSED with ruling Hell and made the most selfish decisions, like creating a cheap clone of herself to rule Hell, no matter who she hurt in the process."—a402635290 When Anya started doing coke on Degrassi: The Next Generation. "I quit watching Degrassi (after YEARS) immediately after the shot of Anya doing coke at a club. Anya? ANYA? Student Council Anya? Cheerleader Anya? Anya who had a HUGE falling out with Holly J. because Holly J. was always forcing her into bad situations and getting them in trouble? LARPer Anya?? Nope, NOPE, do not buy it."—chelseajack When Toby leaked classified information on The West Wing. "He leaked classified information on a military space program so the US would be forced to send help to some stranded astronauts. It was so out of character for him and it was heavily implied that he was covering for someone else like CJ. Not only did it completely blow up his storyline by forcing him out of the White House, but he turned into a total ass afterward."—annpricot When Guzman became a classist jerk again on Season 4 of Elite. "The show had him go from a dumb jerk to a better man to make his growth part of his journey. Alas, they erased said growth by making him a dumb jerk again to make the Guzman, Ari, and Samu love triangle work."—superkay When Schmidt cheated on Cece and Elizabeth by dating them both at the same time. "I couldn't get past it."—kthomas8836 When Cordelia slept with Angel's son Connor on Angel. "From Buffy the Vampire Slayer to Angel we watched her go from a spoiled teenage girl to a wonderful strong, caring young woman, only for her to turn evil and sleep with Angel's son. She got 'pregnant' by Connor, went into a coma and died. It was an unforgivable character assassination. Cordelia deserved better!"—itsspeltpauline And finally, wjem Alex Karev left Jo and Meredith to get back together with Izzie on Grey's Anatomy. "Alex Karev's departure from Grey's Anatomy was utter, utter rubbish. Look, I understand that the actor wanted to leave to pursue other projects, fair enough. However, they didn't have to ruin his character in the process, but my god, did they ruin all of that wonderful character development and growth and then some."—ravenbard"Why create one of the best character developments in TV HISTORY only to have him backtrack and exit the show how he did."—Anonymous"It ruined 16 seasons of character development."—Anonymous What's a storyline that ruined a TV character? Tell us in the comments or use the anonymous form below.
Yahoo
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
The Serious Issue That 'And Just Like That' Is Playing for Laughs Is Generating Controversy
Charlotte York has long been, to me, the least relatable character in the Sex & the City universe—she's privileged, has a lighthearted outlook no matter what and seems to manage family, career and her friends with ease. So I've never been super into her, until the most recent episode of And Just Like That. In season 3, episode 8, she has an unexpected attack of vertigo, an illness that's played for laughs but is no joke, evidenced by the polarized comments about it online. As a vertigo alum myself, I've done a deep dive into the condition. Near the top of the episode, Charlotte is at her gallery, assembling a mattress installation clearly inspired by Tracy Emin's seminal work My Bed, when she bends over and moans softly: 'Kai, may I have your hand? I think my vertigo is back.' 'I didn't think vertigo is real?' the gallery worker responds. 'You know, like Epstein-Barr.' 'Oh, it's a real thing,' Charlotte nods, woozily. 'I had it last year, I had to take to my bed.' Charlotte's condition subsides, then recurs during a long set piece at the gallery, in which Charlotte pratfalls while rushing across the room. Again, when Charlotte explains that she fell due to vertigo, another character looks her dismissively and says 'Is that even a real thing?' Later that same evening, Charlotte is shown entering her home alone, still bent over from the condition, trying to talk to Lisa on her phone. Craig Blankenhorn/HBO Max Granted, vertigo isn't as serious as Charlotte's husband's prostate cancer or Miranda's alcoholism, but online banter calls out the show for its misinformation and insensitivity. In Vulture's comment section, for example, Mediaqueen1985 says she has vertigo, then criticizes the depiction: 'Ugh. More Charlotte as Lucy Ricardo but with vertigo as an excuse. Vertigo usually involves heights, so WTH?' Next, an ear-nose and throat specialist writes 'vertigo isn't a fear of heights, but a room-spinning sensation. Charlotte likely had BPPV, although the depiction was a little…off.' Johnandtara chimes in: 'Nurse here—and I have a few friends in menopause experiencing vertigo, so I think they are throwing it into the mix as a women of a certain age thing.' And finally Nnfowlds opines: 'They sent Charlotte home on her own in a vertigo state? Goofy and irritating.' Reality check—according to the Cleveland Clinic, 'vertigo causes dizziness and makes you feel like you're spinning when you're not. It most commonly occurs when there's an issue with your inner ear. But you can also develop it if you have a condition affecting your brain, like a tumor or stroke. Treatments vary and can include medication, repositioning maneuvers or surgery.' It may or may not involve heights. There are two main types, peripheral and central; peripheral is the common sort. A decade-long study of nearly 1,000 women showed that one type of peripheral, BBPV (Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo), is increasingly common in perimenopausal women. Watching the show, I was perplexed by the lack of sympathy given to Charlotte when she's incapacitated, since I have had stress-induced bouts of the condition. Initially, I woke up with the room spinning so profoundly, alone and frightened, that I speed-dialed a friend to come take me to the emergency room. (My condition was diagnosed and I was given anti-nausea medication.) After subsequent attacks, an ENT taught me the Epley Maneuver, a head movement exercise designed to reposition the ear crystals that cause BBPV. It's a recurring condition for me, in the manner of commenter Itcouldbeworse: 'I had it for months, but only when I got up from bed too quickly (luckily.) The room would spin. Even after it stopped happening, I got up very slowly for a long while, in case it had come back. (The first time it had happened, there was no warning.)' Here's the rub: Never once did anyone suggest that I might be fantasizing my illness, or doubting that the condition even exists. Nor would anyone have sent me home, unaccompanied, if I couldn't walk straight. Charlotte deserves better—the poor woman is just regaining her footing, so to speak. She's just been through a recent major health scare with her husband, a massive career responsibility and caretaking a heartbroken daughter and teetotaling friend! A little information about her well-being as well as compassion for her is in order. I'm left with a lingering bad taste about the whole vertigo storyline, maybe best expressed by Hotfoot2020: 'Gross how it was played for laughs. I've noticed people aren't very caring on this show when someone's sick. Things get quippy in no time. UGH. Are there any humans left in the writers' room or is this all the work of a Temu bot?' I Have a Major Theory About 'And Just Like That' Season 3—and OG 'Sex and the City' Fans Are Gonna Love it Solve the daily Crossword
Vogue
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Vogue
Psst: It's Actually Fine to Have a Little Work Crush
It starts small. Maybe you see them hovering around the coffee machine somewhere north of 8 a.m. The first spark of intrigue comes when you notice the color of their eyes. The second is when they opt for an unusual type of milk. Soon, you notice patterns. How they always jiggle their feet under the desk. The strangely large collection of vintage Ralph Lauren shirts they have on rotation. The way they smile whenever you cross paths, and that one time they actually winked. How you always regret not having something clever and funny to say, and instead simply move your mouth slightly before marching in the other direction. Work crushes are a lot of fun. They're exciting, tantalizsing, and carry the potential to revive or reshape your day. For some, a work crush is the thing that keeps us motivated, helping us get from one task to another and providing kindling to an inner spark that is constantly under threat in a corporate environment. Sure, they're distracting. Especially if you're already partnered up. But don't we all need a few distractions when we're in the depths of our daily grind? Well, the writers of And Just Like That don't seem to think so. In the latest few episodes of the increasingly absurd Sex and the City sequel, Lisa Todd Wexley's office crush Marion is presented as a problem. A big one. He looks at her for too long! He has an unspoken but deeply seductive energy! He eats papaya like it's something else we don't need to specify here! And now, in Episode 8, things have spiraled out of control—in Lisa's mind, at least. 'I had a sex dream about my editor last night; it was very explicit and I woke up very turned on,' Lisa confesses while on a walk with Charlotte. 'Why is this happening? I have a really great sex life with my very sexy husband, so why is Marion ripping my bodice off on a farm?' Charlotte reassures her that because of the bodice and the farm, everything will be just fine—not least because Charlotte herself also has sex dreams about other men sometimes. 'But it has nothing to do with reality because sometimes in those dreams, I have short hair,' she says affirmatively.
Daily Mail
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
And Just Like That fans are left furious over mainstay characters who are 'in a race for biggest dummy'
Fans of And Just Like That season 3 were left furious following episode 8, as they accused the show's mainstay characters of vying to be the 'biggest dummy.' On Thursday, the latest episode of the Sex and the City spinoff, titled 'Happily Ever After', saw Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker) reunite with boyfriend Aidan Shaw (John Corbett), and Miranda Hobbes (Cynthia Nixon) nearly relapse on alcohol. Despite having a long-distance relationship since Aiden moved to Virginia to be present for his children, he suddenly showed up to surprise Carrie at her New York apartment. However, he then revealed his jealousy over her relationship with handsome British downstairs neighbor, writer Duncan Reeves (Jonathan Cake), and 'manipulated' Carrie to cancel their writing session, prompting fans to label him 'insecure and toxic.' Meanwhile, after Miranda's love interest Joy (Dolly Wells) left a bottle of rum at her apartment, Miranda started telling her friends that perhaps she's not really an alcoholic, and was simply drinking before due to her unhappy marriage. 'Miranda and Carrie in a race for biggest dummy is crazy to watch,' one viewer wrote on X after the episode aired. 'Why is Carrie still into Aidan!?' someone else asked. 'I'm hating the blatant emotional manipulation with Aiden and Carrie this season why is she trying to stuff all her money and eggs into that terrible basket.' 'Did Aiden just manipulate Carrie?' another fan questioned. 'Why did they bring back the insecure and toxic Aidan? Carrie doesn't deserve to go through this after losing Big,' someone else chimed in. 'Carrie just go hang out with your hot neighbor. Send Aidan back to the woods.' 'Emotional manipulation. This dude Aiden gets worse and worse. When is Carrie going to wake up. This is so embarrassing.' Fans were also less than thrilled about Miranda's plot line, and how she did not tell Joy that she is an alcoholic. 'Old Miranda would NEVER think abstaining from drinking as an alcoholic was an over correction,' one wrote. 'Miranda gotta go LMAO,' someone else joked. 'When Joy finds out Miranda didn't tell her about the alcoholism she's gonna be pissed and break up with her. And rightfully so.' However, after spending the night together, he revealed his jealousy over her relationship with handsome downstairs neighbor, writer Duncan Reeves (Jonathan Cake), and 'manipulated' Carrie to cancel their writing session, prompting fans to label him 'insecure and toxic' 'Why is Carrie still into Aidan!?' one fans asked, as others also expressed frustration with Carrie for trying to make the relationship work After Carrie spent the night with Aidan, she started getting ready for her writing session with her handsome downstairs neighbor. However, Aiden seemed disappointed that she would be gone and told her that the real reason he came is because his son Wyatt moved back in with his mom and was not answering his texts. Carrie told him she would cancel her writing session so they could spend time together. Later, Aiden suggested they should invite Duncan to dinner. However, Carrie firmly turned down the offer. Aiden questioned what they talk about in their sessions. 'We just talk about work,' she replied. 'I find that hard to believe,' he replied. 'You two just sit there and look at each other and say, what, "Page 22 sucks"'? 'That's exactly right,' she replied. Later Aiden continued to dig to try to learn more about Duncan. While attending a gallery exhibit he asked Seema (Sarita Choudhury) and her new love interest, who is also Carrie's gardener, Adam (Logan Marshall-Green) about Duncan. However they provided him with little information. Meanwhile Miranda attempted to convince Carrie and Charlotte (Kristin Davis) that she doesn't have an alcohol problem. 'Maybe I'm not an alcoholic. Maybe I'm just alcohol-ish.' 'I am not familiar with that term,' Carrie replied. 'I haven't always been an alcoholic,' she went on, 'And I think the main reason I started drinking so much was that I was unhappy in my marriage, my career.' 'I was questioning my sexuality.' 'I understand questioning your sexuality, but questioning your alcoholism?' 'I'm just thinking that maybe I overcorrected. Maybe I'm the kind of person who occasionally enjoys a cocktail with her girlfriend at the end of the day.' Later she nearly had a sip of champagne but Charlotte stopped her. She also reached for the bottle of rum later on in the episode, but in the end doesn't drink it. The beloved Sex and the City series follows friends Carrie, Miranda, and Charlotte and their tangled lives in New York City. Nicole Ari Parker and Sarita returned as the group's new besties Lisa and Seema this season. The show picks up 11 years after the events of the 2010 film Sex and the City 2, and follows three of the four original main characters. Following the success of Kim Cattrall 's cameo in the second season, it's been widely reported Samantha will return for at least part of the third season. Sara Ramirez will not be returning as controversial non-binary comedian Che Diaz (there's some disagreement as to whether this was because of their political posts, because of the end of the character's relationship with Miranda, or because viewers just found them so annoying). Since starting in December 2021, the Sex And The City spin-off has seen Carrie, Samantha and Charlotte grapple with sexuality, gender identity, death, grief, divorce, drug use, and pretty much every other hot issue in Western society. The original Sex and the City ran for six seasons, airing on HBO from 1998 until 2004. The story continued with two feature films: Sex and the City (2008) and Sex and the City 2 (2010). The first season of And Just Like That... premiered in 2021. There will be 12 episodes in And Just Like That… season 3, with the last premiering on August 14.
Vogue
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Vogue
42 Thoughts I Had While Watching And Just Like That… Season 3, Episode 8
I've been kind of complain-y about And Just Like That… this season, which is wild, because before it came out I would have traded almost anything for the ability to catch up with Carrie, Miranda, Charlotte, Lisa, Seema, and whoever else they've managed to inveigle onto the show to relive the Sex and the City glory days. Nevertheless, we persist— Without further ado, please find (literally) every thought I had about Season 3, Episode 8 of And Just Like That… below: I really still do expect to see an episode of The Sopranos after HBO's static sound plays, though that does not mean I'm taking sides in the girls vs. boys war. Why not purple? Exactly, Carrie. So Aidan's…moving in? For real? Which I thought he already did? God, I can't go through this whole 'guy makes Carrie shed her couture' thing again. Oh, JK, he was pranking! 'Why do you need notes? You're perfect.' I want my editor to speak to me this way (hi, Marley!). Didn't really need this balls-as-beanbag-chairs analogy from Harry. God, if my wife sprang visitors on me while I was recovering from surgery, I would be a lot madder than Harry seems to be. Lisa seems to be coping with her grief over the loss of her father by fantasizing about her ever-present editor Marion, to which I say: You could do worse! We don't need to refer to flirting and working as 'flirking.' I'm surprised that 'all of us' flirt with the male art handlers at Charlotte's gallery, since some of her gallerinas definitely read gay as hell. Ooh, a gallery girl with an art history degree! Likely thing for her to have. 'A time pre-Lena Dunham, when women were not celebrated for being this messy.' Is this a direct reference to Meg Stalter's 'messy' speech in Too Much? Definitely not, given the two shows' filming timelines, but still. So British of Joy to mark a major relationship milestone (leaving stuff at Miranda's place) with gin. Miranda's sober, though!!! Has Carrie ever bought groceries? So Aidan's troubled son wants to live with his mom? That seems…okay, given that Aidan's focus is clearly too much on Carrie when his son is with him. Actually, maybe that's not true, but I'm sick of the son storyline. SEEMA AND THE LANDSCAPE ARTIST? SEX? AT LAST? Aw, I like their giggly postcoital vibe! What in God's name is pink seltzer? Okay, I googled it and the first thing that comes up is a Smirnoff product, which I have to assume a child is not drinking? Whatever. I fully believe that Aidan moved in with solely tube socks to his name. Calling the douchey neighbor 'Duncan Donuts' isn't as charming as Aidan seems to think it is, I fear. Rock crystal as deodorant? Oh, Seema, run the hell out of this date. Okay, she doesn't need my encouragement. Did Aidan just refer to a man as a 'cat'? What year is it? Miranda! You cannot drink! I don't care if you coin cutesy terms like 'alcohol-ish'! Babe, lesbianism does not cure alcoholism. Hearing Victor Garber say 'TikTok' has fixed all my problems. Hey, it's Patti LuPone again! 'Anthony' sounds really good in an Italian accent. I really am always terrified of falling into the art at any given museum or gallery, so Charlotte is kind of living my nightmare right now. And with condoms stuck to her, no less! I'm stressed for LTW's marriage. I badly need to watch Bi Bingo. Now I'm stressed for Miranda's sobriety, too... Oop, we're back on Carrie's bad fiction.
