It was a busy tv season when it got here to departures and exits.
We misplaced many beloved characters in numerous methods, however a constant sample was for these departures to be underwhelming, disappointing, and downright offensive.
Whether or not the reasonings did not make sense, the conduct felt “out of character,” or the strategies lacked originality, our TV Fanatics had a lot to say about their worst character departures of the 2022-23 season.
So take a look at our checklist under, and hit the feedback together with your reactions!
1.
Helen Ghosts Max By way of Letter – New Amsterdam
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It was so unbelievably out of character and the worst approach to deal with Freema Agyeman’s exit, particularly for the reason that collection had a 12 months’s discover to arrange her departure. Helen’s controversial exit (and vilification) was the mark of the downward flip of this as soon as nice collection, leading to an extremely disappointing finale season farewell throughout.
2.
Mer Relocates to Boston – Gray’s Anatomy
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And but, Gray’s Anatomy Season 19 Episode 7 was only a common episode of the collection the place they half-ass threw Mer a going away celebration, and he or she mainly behaved immaturely and left Nick, the person she cherished behind with out even speaking with him even after his love confession. We did not get any montages, flashbacks, have moments of reminiscing… NOTHING.
It was such a boring, forgettable episode. Actually, Gray’s Anatomy Season 18 Episode 20would’ve been a greater farewell. They tried to scrub issues up higher when Mer confirmed up throughout Gray’s Anatomy Season 19 Episode 20, nevertheless it would not change that her official departure SUCKED.
3.
Halstead Runs Off to Bolivia – Chicago PD
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After Jay brutally stabs a perp and Hailey and Voight debate how one can cowl it up, Jay is triggered by the entire ordeal. He and the opposite members of the trio have spent an excessive amount of time overlaying up shady issues, and he now not needs to be that individual, so he hand over his badge and gun when the chief head lets him off the hook, reenlists within the military and takes some secret mission in Bolivia.
In hours, Jay stop, gave his spouse, Hailey, a crappy goodbye, by no means stated something with the opposite members of the workforce, and stated goodbye to Voight on the airport earlier than disappearing. It felt unbelievably out of character and a disservice to a personality who has been there for years.
4.
Bo Falls Into ANOTHER Coma Shortchanging the Bo & Hope Reunion – Days of Our Lives
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Even after weeks of storyline that had Bo unconscious or brainwashed, followers by no means doubted that he and his beloved Hope would discover their approach again together–and they did, for all of a scorching minute.
Then Bo’s personal son shot him, sending him again right into a coma and shipped off to a long-term care facility because the actor as soon as once more left the present.
Sure, there’s nonetheless hope that Peter Reckell and Kristian Alfonso will as soon as once more discover their approach again to Salem sooner or later, however for all of the hype round Bo’s quick return, this departure was a particular letdown.
5.
Scott Quits – Chicago Med
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Numerous docs have come and gone over Med’s 8-year run, however this one was SO disappointing as a result of Scott introduced a unique voice to Med, solely to evaporate into skinny air after just one season.
6.
Rollins Leaves SVU
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Followers had been robbed of seeing pleased Rollisi scenes and solely received a quickie marriage ceremony ceremony. Whereas the couple was married, we by no means even received scenes of them collectively in Regulation & Order: SVU Season 24 Episode 22, when Rollins guest-starred and introduced her being pregnant. Is there hassle with the pleased couple?
7.
Allie Skips City After Dishonest and a Breakup – Days of Our Lives
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This ending not solely strengthened stereotypes about bisexual characters being incapable of dedication but additionally eradicated three out of 4 LGBTQ+ characters in a single fell swoop! (to be truthful, all three actors needed to go away, however nonetheless).
8.
Maggie Goes Out with a Fizzle – Gray’s Anatomy
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After which her exit mainly received sandwiched between typical, mundane issues on Gray’s Anatomy Season 19 Episode 14. Sadly, she left much less likable than she was when she arrived, with a wedding in shambles, being distant from her sisters, and channeling Ellis Gray. Issues received barely higher when she reappeared in the course of the season finale, however not by a lot.
9.
Severide Takes a Job – Chicago Fireplace
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Granted that Taylor Kinney took a go away of absence for private causes, the character’s abrupt exit left a nasty style. Its largest impact was that extra hassle was launched in his marriage, and with how unstable Stella and Kelly are, this won’t be good for them. The character’s exit would possibly start the breakdown of #Stellaride. It felt like we had misplaced a facet of the present when fireplace investigations dried out.
10.
Clay Dies A Hero – SEAL Workforce
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This fashion, his dying had a significant affect on the members of Bravo Workforce and their households as an alternative of his simply being written off quietly. However killing off characters has turn into such a drained, emotionally manipulative trope.
11.
Household Comes First for Ortiz – F.B.I.: Most Wished
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We had no thought it will be his final episode in the course of the season three finale, and by the point FBI Most Wished Season 4 Episode 1 rolled round, all we discovered, by way of a throwaway line, is that he left his job to go maintain his ailing father, leaving Hana with out her roommate and the workforce with no important a part of their time, a minimum of till they changed him with Ray.
12.
Muncy Accepts a Job Supply- Regulation & Order: SVU
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It felt like Muncy barely had an opportunity to settle into the unit earlier than she departed the collection. Coming off of Rollins’ exit, it was irritating sufficient. However then Muncy did not even get an honest sendoff. We heard vaguely of a job supply, barely hung out together with her weighing it, after which she was leaving in a farewell that was only a drop within the bucket throughout an action-packed season finale. It was such an understated, underwhelming sendoff it may’ve occurred offscreen, and we’d’ve been none the wiser.
13.
Lizzie, A Good Woman, A Dangerous Finish- Joe Pickett
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Animals slaughtered left and proper (not only for searching), and other people gunned down over nothing. Joe and his spouse Marybeth even misplaced their unborn baby to a grotesque crime.
A lot to my dismay, the second season received off to a horrible begin in that division when Joe was after two redneck survivalists who shot him and his horse Lizzie via with a number of arrows and subsequently ate Lizzie! That was the definition of offensive. Fortunately, the season would not proceed in that vein.