Random TV Seasons That Ruined Your Favorite Shows (37 items)

(#21) Sons of Anarchy - Season 3
- Sons of Anarchy
Following two incredible seasons, Sons of Anarchy's third season was a disappointment. Despite having a strong finale, the narrative of Season 3 suffers from poor pacing. Most of it focuses on the build-up towards Northern Ireland, where the second half of the season takes place. Most fans believe the move to Northern Ireland was misguided and unnecessary.
(#27) Supernatural - Season 6
- Supernatural
Many consider Season 5 of the paranormal drama Supernatural to be the apex of the show, with the self-sacrificial Winchester brothers taking on heaven, hell, and the end of the world. What came after this plot-heavy arc was a season mostly comprised of filler and wasted potential. There are a few highlights, like the fourth-wall-breaking episode “The French Mistake,” but overall, Season 6 feels as soulless as Sam after he’s pulled out of Lucifer’s cage.
(#29) Legend of Korra - Season 2

Legend of Korra – Book 2: Spirits had a tough act to follow. The first season was met with favorable reviews and high praise from fans. Unfortunately, several plotlines went nowhere, the animation was weak at certain points, and Unalaq, the season’s main villain, was dull and forgettable. Things pick up towards the end of the season with the episode “Beginnings,” but overall, this was a patchy season.
(#24) New Girl - Season 3

Many shows suffer when the will-they or wont-they couple finally get together, and this proved to be the case in Season 3 of New Girl. Jess and Nick start dating and the show’s focus shifted from all four of the roommates to Jess and Nick’s relationship. Fans were also upset when Schmidt began dating two women at the same time. Producers of the show thought "it would be interesting to have a guy who was legitimately in love with two women,” but many fans were upset that one of their favorite characters was a cheater.
(#13) True Detective - Season 2

A lot went wrong with the second season of HBO’s dark and surreal crime drama. Gone were the eerie southern gothic elements and the growing rapport between two seemingly mismatched detectives that made the show so unique. In its place, viewers were graced with the gritty streets of Los Angeles and a host of detectives with their own demons. If that sounds familiar, it’s because there are over a dozen procedural shows with that exact premise. It’s not a bad idea, but the first season of True Detective was a new kind of procedural, one that transcends the genre, and, unfortunately, the second season fell short.
(#4) Happy Days - Season 5

If you don't know, the phrase "jumping the shark" is a reference to the infamous scene in a Season 5 episode of Happy Days, in which everyone’s favorite biker with a heart-of-gold dons his leather jacket and water-skis over a confined shark. Sean Connelly, the man who coined the phrase, describes it as the “defining moment when you know that your favorite television program has reached its peak. That instant that you know from now on...it's all downhill.” The episode highlighted a growing trend within the series; Fonzie was becoming an infallible superhuman, and fans felt it wasn’t true to his character.