u/Valzod_SonOfKrypton

Homelander telecasts his godhood rather than appearing in person: They either shot those scenes on different days or this makes zero sense. And why were they focused on that small amount of people in a room? Is that how you convince millions that you're a god? You'd think he'd want spectacle, crowds, fear. Not a TED Talk with extras.

Starlight takes The Deep to the beach: Why in the world would she do that? “Hey Deep, let’s have a romantic fight by the beach. Oh, and the director says this is where you die 😉.” Let’s assume Bezos slashed the budget — did he also block everyone’s brainwaves? Deep also gets my award for most useless TV character. No payoff, just years of being weak for the sake of it.

Oh Father gets gagged to death: Thanks to Mother’s Milk’s apparently god-tier “super strength,” he somehow manages to time Oh Father’s mouth perfectly, shove a titanium ball in there, and apply just the right amount of force to stop it from flying back out. Erik Kripke, you done fucked up.

Homelander can’t fly to safety: This one annoyed me the most. Butcher’s tentacles can now hold back Homelander? Ryan — whose face got turned into mashed potatoes by a pre-V1 Homelander — tackles him mid-air? Homelander sees Kimiko, who apparently now has Soldier Boy's power, and just… doesn’t rip her in half? Either Homelander had a death wish or someone in the writers’ room was smoking something.

The Boys finale left me disappointed and in tears. Homelander was built up as an earth-wide threat, a walking apocalypse. I expected chaos and a massive showdown. Instead, we got a lame fight where he somehow struggles against people not even on his level.

It felt way too small. Still, I cried when Butcher died. Beneath all the rage and horrific things he did, he was a guy willing to cross lines to protect the world. Broken and ruthless, but ultimately trying to protect people, especially Ryan.

So it got me thinking: Is it really that hard for great shows to stick the landing?

Smallville The finale was an abomination. Slow-paced, oddly small, and trapped by its own ridiculous “no tights, no flights” premise for way too long. After years of buildup, we barely got to feel Superman. Darkseid felt wasted, and Clark finally becoming Superman felt more like a technicality than an emotional payoff.

Game of Thrones People are still angry about this ending. Years of character arcs collapsed at the finish line. Characters who deserved meaningful conclusions either died abruptly or got shoved into endings that felt like punishment or boredom. The pacing became absurdly rushed, and massive emotional moments landed with the weight of a wet paper towel.

How I Met Your Mother This one might be one of the most frustrating. The finale practically invalidated years of character development. We spent seasons watching Barney grow beyond his old habits and Robin realise what she wanted, only for the show to undo their marriage in minutes. Then after spending an entire show building up the Mother, they kill her off and circle Ted back to Robin anyway. It made the title of the show feel weirdly pointless.

The Flash A show that started strong but completely lost the plot. Terrible CGI, repetitive “run faster” solutions, villains who stopped feeling threatening, and emotional speeches replacing actual stakes. The finale somehow made major villains feel like random side quests while sidelining Barry in his own story.

Arrow After years of gritty buildup, the ending felt bloated by crossover baggage and spectacle that did not feel earned. Oliver deserved a more grounded emotional payoff tied to the core themes of the show, not something swallowed by the wider universe.

At this point, if writers cannot commit to landing the plane, maybe stop stretching shows forever and ending them like trash.

What great shows actually stuck the landing? Because right now, it feels rare as hell.

5. Ironheart With Iron Man immortalised in the MCU, a Riri Williams armour-wearing series could have leaned into the legacy of genius, mentorship, and the shadow of Robert Downey Jr.’s Tony Stark. Instead, the show seemed determined to distance itself and become its own thing. At points, it even felt like Riri was mocking the very legend fans loved. Audiences didn’t connect with it, criticism piled up quickly, and the series became one of Marvel’s most divisive projects.

6. Westworld After an incredible first season that had viewers completely hooked, Westworld slowly lost its way. What started as a gripping sci-fi mystery turned into an overly complicated maze of philosophical ideas and timelines that many fans struggled to follow. Existing viewers couldn’t ride the momentum of season one, while newcomers found it hard to understand the point of the show. The hype that once made it feel like HBO’s next giant slowly faded.

7. Heroes Reborn This felt more like a proof of concept than a true continuation of the original Heroes. Fans hoped for a worthy follow-up to a beloved superhero show, but slow pacing, forgettable characters, and a lack of emotional investment quickly killed excitement. It only felt like a matter of time before audiences checked out.

8. Jupiter's Legacy If you want to see this show’s potential, watch the team fight against Blackstar. The ingredients for something great were there: an interesting story, compelling powers, and a solid superhero team dynamic. But the pacing dragged everything down. Long flashbacks repeatedly killed the momentum of previous episodes, leaving viewers wondering whether the payoff would ever come. Unfortunately, many stopped waiting — and the show was cancelled.

9. She-Hulk: Attorney at Law Casting Tatiana Maslany as She-Hulk looked like a major win on paper, but for many fans, the excitement faded quickly once the show began. Critics pointed to inconsistent CGI, low stakes, and a story that struggled to build tension. Some viewers also felt legacy characters, especially Hulk, weren’t treated with the level of respect they expected. Combined with polarising humour and a divisive tone, the show became one of the MCU’s most debated projects rather than the breakout success Marvel likely hoped for.