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TV shows often turn absolutely normal character reference into unlikeable tug , but they still get to live out their blithely - ever - after . writer and audiences can often have different perceptions of a certain quality , which , if not handle , may become a immense problem as the show progresses . If a in truth awful character , who keeps doing despicable thing with no rebound , gets rewarded with a happy ending , this sends out the awry substance . Chuck Bass may not have officially been one of thevillains inGossip Girl , but he sure enough acted and deserved to be do by like one — rather , he got an unbelievable buyback arc .
It does n’t even have to be an plainly problematic character like Chuck . Sometimes , a character reference ’s faults seem subtler , and a case can be made for them to be both a hero and a villain . Ross Geller started out as a nice guy , but over time he became less and less likable , specifically because of the way he do around women . It is not surprisingall 14 of Ross ' relationships inFriendsendedso disastrously . He is not the only TV character to descend into duskiness over the class of the serial publication . There are spate of other unfortunate examples , and those role have still catch fates that are too good for them .
In any TV show , there are layered characters , but not every one of them make that depression decent by — Barney from How I Met Your Mother did n’t .
10Ross Geller
Friends
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acquaintance ' Ross was one of the most hated main characters in the history of television receiver . He was often unprofessional , like when he dated his former student , had a partitioning over a sandwich , or was willing to tip the scale in his favour for a grant by using his girl . His personal life was n’t good . For illustration , over the course of study ofRoss and Rachel ’s kinship timeline , the former became more covetous and controlling , which got to the point of Ross making Rachel give up the job of her dream . Plus , the whole"we were on a break"debacle come down to the fact that Ross slept with another charwoman . In the end , Ross get Rachel ’s affection back , as infuriating as it was .
9Negan Smith
The Walking Dead
Negan was originally one of the main resister inThe Walking Dead , and he did a lot of grim things to merit that title . Negan rack and kill a bunch of impeccant people because of his own docket , and he was essentially the loss leader of a fearful cult . alas , Jeffrey Dean Morgan was so charismatic thatThe Walking Deadwriters tried to redeem Neganmultiple times and even post him off into the sunset with Annie . In the recent seasons , Negan did a few nice things and serve other citizenry , but none of that was enough for him to be consider a good hombre , worthy of a well-chosen ending .
8Chuck Bass
Gossip Girl
Gossip Girl ’s Chuck Bass was trumpery of a human being . Apart from sexually round two girls , Chuck did awful things to Blair throughout their family relationship . He humiliated her on more than one social occasion and even sell her in central for a hotel . It is truly get that this character never answer for his offence — he was arrested and then let go due to the lack of grounds . It was even more nonplus that Chuck get to have a house with Blair in theGossip Girlfinale . The serial should have terminate with Chuck ’s stay and , rather , sentence to a living in pokey .
7Damon Salvatore
The Vampire Diaries
The Vampire Diaries ' Stefan diedto realize his salvation for all the offence he ’d committed , and yet somehow his pal , Damon , did n’t suffer the same destiny . Damon might have been even bad than Stefan . At the beginning of the show , he was a cold - full-blood murderer who had no remorse , and while he changed his ways in the later season , he had major shimmy - ups that should ’ve foreclose him from end up with Elena . Damon killed her brother among other mass and turned Elena herself into a lamia without her consent . None of it seemed to matter much to the writers , as they still give Damon and Elena a shiny future together .
6Fleabag
Fleabag
Fleabag ’s titulary character was complex and layered . She appeared to be attract because of her upbeat deportment , and yet she made quite a few confutative decisions . Fleabag was often inexcusably mean to her sister , Claire , but she made up with her no matter . She did n’t heed dedicate offense , like when she steal money from Bus Rodent , and she used people with no remorse , like how she played with Henry ’s heart for years . There were a lot more examples of Fleabag ’s bad behavior , and she did n’t atone for most of it . In the finale , the character mended her relationship with her fellowship and seemed genuinely and unfairly happy .
5Angela Martin
The Office
The Officemay have had a few annoying character reference , but Angela was the worst of them all . She was two - confront toward most of her colleagues , even toward Pam , who was nothing but nice to everyone . Angela ’s holy - than - chiliad attitude receive boring rather quickly , but she did n’t know when to quit . Plus , she was homophobic and prone to adultery . For a religious cleaning lady she claimed to be , she commit a great deal of sin . Angela and Dwight ’s relationshipwas a mess as well , and while Dwight was n’t a saint , Angela was the straight baddie for lying to him about the authorship of her child . Dwight deserved a better wife than he got in the series finale .
4Carrie Bradshaw
Sex and the City
Of all the mainSex and the Citycharacters , Carrie was easy the most frustrating . She was ego - involve and entitled when it came to her job , relationships , and friendly relationship . Even though her chosen man , Mr. Big , was far from being beau ideal , Carrie saw him as the One , so she did discover happiness . However , Carrie ’s way of getting what she want were all wrong since nothing , not even cheating , was off the tabular array for her . Her love lifespan was n’t the only field Carrie mess up — she was also an unspeakable friend on multiple occasions , especially when the womanhood in her life were genial enough to give her a world check , and she refuse point - blank .
3Robin Scherbatsky
How I Met Your Mother
Ted was ordinarily considered to be the real baddie ofHow I Met Your Mother , but Robin was n’t any good . She may have even been worse . Robin was n’t a good friend — she fail to show her financial support to Lily when she and Marshall were broken up and let herself to drift aside from the gang after her divorce . Overall , Robin was n’t a great person , as she breach the bosom of the two guys , who loved her , in the bad ways potential , butnothing could pulsate Robin ’s betrayal of Barney when she change her mind about breaking up with Kevin . Robin did n’t merit the career heights she ’d had or Ted ’s love all those years later .
2Sheldon Cooper
The Big Bang Theory
Sheldon was the most compelling eccentric inThe Big Bang Theory , but he was also the out-and-out worst . Despite all the opportunities for growth he ’d been given , Sheldon showed that he was unequal to of big change . Closer to the end of the show , he might have been considerate of other citizenry ’s feelings a little bit more , but he was still stand for and condescend on most days . Sheldon did n’t learn to respect masses , he call back his news to be superscript to that of others , and he was n’t a supportive friend . Amy was a blessing Sheldon never earned . The character seems even spoiled ifYoung Sheldonis to be shoot into account .
1Eric Forman
That ’70s Show
That ' 70s Showhad many awesome , relatable characters , and yet Eric was n’t one of them . He claimed to have a go at it Donna , but he did n’t beware hurting her feeling and breaking up with her over the phone while in a foresightful - distance relationship . Eric was whiny and thankless , especially toward Kitty and Red , who had surprising amounts of forbearance for his shenanigans . This character seemed to be stay put in one place for the entire series , never growing or improving personality - wise . He like everything to be about him , and he act like a jerk when things did n’t go his fashion .