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Sometimes, even the most beloved TV characters become impossible to root for. We’re looking at onscreen favorites whose endless questionable choices and toxic behavior tested our patience and lost our sympathies. From sitcom icons to acclaimed drama leads, these memorable roles pushed audiences past the point of no return. Which character did you stop defending? Sound off in the comments!
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00:00You chose to slap me down and let everybody know who's boss.
00:04Welcome to Miss Mojo, and today we're looking at the characters who lost our sympathies
00:08through constant bad choices and behaviour.
00:11Since we'll be discussing key plot points, watch out for spoilers.
00:14Oh, that's so great!
00:16Ooh, not for Bonnie.
00:18But for you, yay!
00:22Number 10, Mindy Lahiri, The Mindy Project.
00:25Living in a rom-com sounds wonderful.
00:27Being the main character of your own story, surrounded by quirky characters and cute
00:30love interests, what's not to love?
00:33No, Mindy.
00:34It's me, Alex.
00:37I lost my virginity to you.
00:42Whoa.
00:43But that's not how real life works, something Mindy never bothers to realise.
00:47Although introduced as a starry-eyed OB-GYN navigating love and career, Mindy's self-centredness
00:53overshadows all her charm.
00:54From constantly flaking out on her friends and her ambitions, to clinging to her toxic
00:59romance with the equally controlling Danny Castellano, Mindy is her own worst enemy.
01:04I think you're right, we should call it off.
01:06Wait, wait, what?
01:08No, no, Danny.
01:10Danny, no, that was a false ultimatum.
01:12I read in a magazine, that's how you get a guy to...
01:14No, no, I take it back.
01:15I take it back.
01:15I don't want to stop it.
01:17She makes her own choices yet can't live with them, creating a trail of unnecessary drama
01:21around her.
01:22It takes it years of heartbreak before Mindy finally turns things around, but by then,
01:26we're all out of excuses.
01:29I was going to say that.
01:31I never stop loving you and I don't think I ever will.
01:34Number 9, Spike, Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
01:44Despite his sadistic streak and massive kill count, Spike's charisma and complexity endeared
02:07him to fans.
02:08However, his dangerous dynamic with Buffy reaches a breaking point in the sixth season.
02:12Fuelled by his dark obsession, Spike's aggressive advances towards Buffy cross into deeply disturbing
02:17territory.
02:18Ask me again why I could never love you.
02:23Buffy, my God, I didn't...
02:24Because I stopped you.
02:29Something I should have done a long time ago.
02:32According to James Masters, the scene was designed to show the character at his worst,
02:36forcing audiences to see just how far he could fall.
02:39Suffice it to say, it worked, as Spike's lovable bad boy image was shattered, exposing the fiend
02:45within.
02:46And although Spike does redeem himself, fans could never fully trust him again.
02:51The scene affected Masters as well, who called it the darkest professional day of my life.
02:56It's a problematic scene for a lot of people who like the show.
02:59And it's the darkest professional day of my life.
03:02Number 8, Debra Morgan, Dexter.
03:06Burdened by paternal neglect, Debra makes some truly questionable romantic choices,
03:11like dating the ice truck killer and an FBI agent old enough to be her dad, among others.
03:16Mind if I tag along?
03:19To the interview?
03:20I'd like to see Detective Morgan in all her glory.
03:24Sounds like someone's bored with retirement already.
03:27But while we empathise with her abandonment issues, there's really no defending her when
03:32she falls in love with Dexter.
03:34You know, her adoptive brother.
03:38Right here.
03:43Influenced by some questionable advice from her psychiatrist,
03:46Debra convinces herself that Dexter is the one that she's meant to be with.
03:49In a show about serial killers, it was this incredibly uncomfortable twist
03:53where fans finally drew the line, eliminating much of their sympathy for Debra.
03:57The angle was dropped as inexplicably as it began,
04:01but the trust between the audience and Debra was irreparably broken.
04:05If I love you, if I love you, I went to the church that night
04:08that you killed Travis Marshall to tell you that I'm in love with you.
04:11You're in love with me?
04:24Number 7.
04:25John J.D. Dorian.
04:27Scrubs.
04:28Maybe it's true that I'm someone who only wants what he can't have.
04:31But what if the thing I want is the girl I'm supposed to end up with?
04:34At first, J.D. seems like the most harmless doctor at Sacred Heart.
04:37But over time, he goes from a naive idealist to an over-the-top man-child,
04:42expecting to be babied by Turk and Carla while toying around with Elliot's emotions.
04:47I don't love you.
04:50What?
04:53Please don't cry.
04:55Oh, I won't.
05:00For someone who fancies himself as the moral center of the show,
05:03J.D.'s contempt for his brother and constant need for validation from Cox
05:07are strikingly hypocritical.
05:09This is a teaching hospital.
05:11You have to teach.
05:12I know.
05:12I'm just, I'm, I'm so tired of their attitude and I'm tired of their ignorance.
05:18It's the same thing year after year.
05:20I'm just tired.
05:23Although he seems unlucky in love,
05:25his sketchy romantic history tells a different story,
05:27from hooking up with his mentor's ex and kissing his best friend's wife,
05:30to sabotaging most of Elliot's relationships.
05:32And while J.D.'s various quirks and fantasies keep us entertained,
05:37it's hard to overlook his most glaring flaws.
05:40Oh, Dr. Cox, have you made a...
05:41You don't have to introduce me to my ex-wife.
05:46Oh!
05:47You putz.
05:50Number six, Doug Heffernan, the King of Queens.
05:54What do you think I should do?
05:55Should I, should I tell him?
05:57Well, he is your friend.
05:59And his wife is making a jerk out of him.
06:01I don't know what I should tell him.
06:02It's just so personal, you know?
06:04Up until now, our relationship has been so simple.
06:06You know, we watch the games, we drink beers, we eat chips,
06:09we never share a deep feeling or thought.
06:12I don't want to lose that.
06:15Doug's easygoing and goofy attitude has its moments,
06:18but it can wear extremely thin.
06:20At times, watching him continually skirt responsibilities,
06:23dump his wife with household duties,
06:25and treat life like a playground is downright infuriating.
06:29Originally a minor character trait,
06:31Doug's immaturity ends up becoming his whole personality,
06:34as every episode centers around his latest antics
06:36and childish escapades.
06:38Ah!
06:40What did you do?
06:40I thought you were like, it's me!
06:43Thomas, I thought you were at that seminar with Carrie.
06:46Something came up.
06:47Listen, I'm going to jump in the shower.
06:49When Carrie comes in, pretend you never saw me,
06:52and you definitely never saw this.
06:54While the show portrays him as a lovable everyman,
06:57we think he's way overdue to start acting his age.
06:59Characters like Doug were common back when the show aired,
07:02but today, his refusal to grow up
07:04just makes him appear selfish and irresponsible.
07:06We had to open that look-out.
07:14You gotta check out the contents.
07:15Number 5, Barney Stinson.
07:19How I Met Your Mother.
07:20Oh, you're dangerous, Maverick.
07:22Your ego's writing checks your body can't cash.
07:25Easily, the show's breakout character,
07:27Barney's charisma, sharp suits,
07:29and numerous catchphrases made him a worldwide sensation.
07:32But as the series has aged, so has the fan perception around him.
07:36While his behaviour is framed as flawed character development,
07:39Barney's shallow view of women and manipulative schemes
07:41are impossible to ignore.
07:43Wow.
07:44Thanks for explaining that.
07:45I get so confused.
07:47That's because you're a woman.
07:48I don't even know why we're laughing.
07:54Of course you don't.
07:55With documenting a list of his conquests,
07:57writing a playbook on how to lie and deceive women,
07:59or pushing his friends to embrace their darkest desires,
08:02Barney is like the devil on your shoulder.
08:05Ooh, Ted, pee off the roof.
08:07Whoa, I wouldn't do that if I were you.
08:08There's people walking down there.
08:10Come on, Ted.
08:11Who are you going to listen to?
08:12Me or Mr. Goody Goody?
08:14Sure, he turns over a new leaf by the show's end,
08:17but that doesn't make up for years of predatory antics
08:20that were anything but legendary,
08:22no matter how much he claims it.
08:24True story.
08:26Nothing suits me like a suit!
08:29Number four, Skylar White, Breaking Bad.
08:32I see.
08:33Now I'm supposed to go Hank.
08:35Please, what can I possibly do
08:37to further benefit my spoiled, kleptomaniac bitch sister
08:41who somehow always manages to be the centre of attention?
08:44Because God knows she's the one
08:47with the really important problems.
08:51Whether you love or hate Walt's descent into villainy,
08:53one thing unites the fandom,
08:55their hatred for Skylar.
08:57Introduced as a concerned wife,
08:59Skylar gradually reveals herself
09:00to be a nagging, unsupportive partner
09:03and the bane of Walt's existence.
09:05Hey, everybody, Walt suddenly decided
09:08to invest in laser tag, just out of the blue.
09:12Really?
09:13That's what we're supposed to tell people,
09:15our family, our friends, the government?
09:18Despite claiming the moral high ground,
09:20Skylar remains actively involved
09:22in Walt's illegal activities.
09:23Even those initially on her side
09:25eventually shed their support,
09:27as things like her affair,
09:28deliberate turning of a blind eye to violence
09:30and putting her family at risk
09:31just can't be excused.
09:33More than anything, though,
09:34it's her annoying, self-righteous attitude
09:36that destroys any chance
09:38of winning back our favour.
09:40All I can do is wait.
09:43That's it.
09:44That's the only good option.
09:45Hold on.
09:47Bide my time.
09:49And wait.
09:52Wait for what?
09:54What are you waiting for?
09:57For the cancer to come back.
09:59For most of the series,
10:17Daenerys stands as a symbol of hope and justice,
10:20evolving into a queen and the mother of dragons.
10:22But it was all too good to be true,
10:24as the final season strips all of the goodwill
10:27the former heroine had earned.
10:29Consumed with power and blind vengeance,
10:32Daenerys leaves King's Landing in ruin,
10:34ending her arc in a blaze of destruction.
10:46Her cold disregard for the devastation she's caused
10:49reinforces her turn for the worst,
10:51ultimately making her the true antagonist of the series.
10:55For many, Daenerys' transformation
10:56from liberator to tyrant,
10:58combined with Jon Snow's shift
11:00from an underdog hero to an indecisive pawn,
11:03eroded most of the equity
11:04the show had built with its fanbase.
11:08Number two, Ross Geller, Friends.
11:15We were on a break!
11:18Oh my god, if you say that one more time,
11:21I'm gonna break up with you.
11:24Although Ross does have some positive qualities,
11:27they're buried deep under layers of insecurity
11:29and petty behaviour.
11:30I mean, we get it.
11:32You were on a break.
11:33Whether it's the constant whining,
11:34possessiveness,
11:35romancing a much younger student,
11:37or making a move on his own cousin,
11:39he's pretty much a walking red flag.
11:41She wants it.
11:43I'm going in.
11:45What the hell are you doing?
11:58Say something clever.
12:02Though the show tries to portray him
12:03as the ultimate nice guy,
12:05it's hard to see him as anything
12:06but an insecure man-child
12:08still clinging to being his parents' favourite.
12:10But time hasn't been too kind to Dr. Geller,
12:13who doesn't get a free pass from today's viewers.
12:16And before he tries to correct our grammar,
12:18we agree with Monica.
12:19Sometimes, it's who.
12:22Whom? Whom?
12:24Sometimes it's who!
12:27Sometimes it's...
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12:441. Jerry Mouse
12:47Tom and Jerry
12:49As kids,
12:58we all thought he was the good guy.
13:01But as adults,
13:02we're all Team Tom.
13:04We want this mouse out of the house.
13:06Alright, alright.
13:07We're joking.
13:08So let's move on to the real number one.
13:111. Meredith Grey
13:12Grey's Anatomy
13:13I can't leave you.
13:16But you're constantly leaving me.
13:19You walk away when you want.
13:21You come back when you want.
13:23Not everyone.
13:25Not your friends.
13:26But you leave me.
13:27For some,
13:28Izzy's decline from a likable outsider
13:30to a melodramatic mess
13:31was painful to watch.
13:32But she's got nothing
13:34on the show's titular character.
13:35Even after 20 years,
13:37Meredith remains the same.
13:39A cold, narcissistic,
13:40and rude person
13:41who constantly makes
13:42reckless decisions
13:43and blames everyone around her.
13:45But sometimes,
13:47that invasion of personal space,
13:49it can be exactly what you need.
13:54Instead of growing through her relationships,
13:57Meredith's emotional detachment
13:58becomes her defining trait,
13:59creating a wider gap between her
14:01and the more likable members of the cast.
14:03Despite repeatedly setting herself up for failure
14:06in both career and romance,
14:08Meredith falls into the same trap time and again.
14:11So, why is she like this?
14:13Nobody really knows.
14:14And after two decades of watching her remain narratively stagnant,
14:18nobody really cares anymore.
14:20Why aren't you saying anything?
14:20Because I really,
14:21I really don't want to talk about this.
14:24Yeah.
14:26Clearly.
14:27Is there a character you've given up on
14:29that we didn't mention?
14:30Let us know in the comments.
14:32Believe me,
14:32money laundering ain't what it used to be.
14:34God, do I miss the 80s.
14:36Let us know in the comments.
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