Top 20 Worst Main Characters on TV Shows

foreign [Music] welcome to Ms Mojo and today we're counting down our picks for the top 20 worst main characters on TV shows it was just one stupid mistake babe why can't you deal with her you toyed with his heart for months he's better off without you leave him alone for this list we'll be looking at the most terrible annoying or just all-around fictional folks that television has ever asked us to root for some plot points will be discussed so beware of spoilers ahead which character can you never stand watching let us know in the comments number 20. Allison DiLaurentis Pretty Little Liars there are plenty of flawed characters on this show yet Ali stands Out Among the rest no one wants you here you're wrong Mona just like before everyone wants to be my friend and that's what you're afraid of the premise is initially centered around her disappearance and alleged death and during her absence flashbacks show her manipulative and cruel nature she was a full-blown jerk in high school just look at how badly she treated everyone from foe's Jenna and Mona to supposed besties Hannah Arya Emily and Spencer I thought you were my friend don't you get it I'm trying to help you do the right thing when she eventually reappears we hope she'll want a real fresh start but a lot of the same patterns remain she often acts high and mighty and selfless isn't necessarily a word we'd use to describe her granted she grows to some extent but we'd also say Emily in particular deserved better than the Romantic relationship they had and trust me if I'm kissing you it's because it's practice for the real thing number 19. Bella Malhotra the sex lives of college girls Bella starts off as a naive Ambitious Girl whose learning and growing through her mistakes but in season two her character development takes a turn as her behavior goes from lovably unsophisticated to frustratingly self-destructive and selfish no one wants to work with me I have a 1.8 GPA I broke an amazing guy's Heart by being selfish throughout the episodes she joins other women in starting their own comedy publication that she eventually gets booted from because she's not a team player she also notably cheats on her boyfriend Eric okay I know I messed up but I can explain I want to hear it we're done what a jerk right yelling at a woman like that her actions and Antics are maddening to watch indeed she proves she's learned nothing from her time at the toxic katulan magazine and navigating her relationships the season prior we aren't sure what's next for her but we hope it's better than this all I want is for people to like me but um I just keep hurting people instead number 18. Ally McBeal Ally McBeal this shows titular character just so happens to be its most annoying even if I get past all my problems I'm just gonna go out and get new ones I like being a mess it's who I am as a lawyer in Boston in the mid 90s and early 2000s Ali has the opportunity to show what it means to be a career woman at the turn of the century instead of doing so in a meaningful manner she comes off as whiny and needy a lot of the time let's have it have what you're say let's have it I don't have one what I don't even know what your say was about so how can I have a response but you didn't know that I didn't have a response when you stormed out though it's possible they were trying to make her relatable her less than rational decisions in life and love make it hard to take her side plus presumably for the sake of humor she gives off an unprofessional Vibe and appears unsteady which is not a good look especially in retrospect it's not that I object to sadness it's just whenever I get depressed I raise my hemlines if things don't change I'm bound to be arrested number 17. Tori Vega Victorious really you can't think of one thing that you like about me I like when you're sad when you're surrounded by such an awesome cast sometimes your flaws stand out a bit more Tori might be the main character in Victorious but she's far from the most talented and even farther from the most likable one of the first things she does is kiss back right in front of his girlfriend Jade true Jade is billed as a mean girl but this Revenge plot takes things a bit too far as if I care what you think I better watch yourself can't take it don't push me eat your pants but more than that if we're talking Talent the characters surrounding Tori outshine her she's definitely a good singer but when you're standing next to the likes of Ariana Grande it's a bit hard to compete [Applause] [Music] [Applause] number 16 Zoe Brooks Zoe 101. hey good luck in the game I hope you win but I can't root for you even though her name is in the title of the show we'd say she shouldn't necessarily have been the star most of Zoe's friends are far more interesting have more depth and roll their eyes about a thousand times less often than her do you a get a new best friend B push her down a flood of stairs or see it doesn't say that while Zoe starts out as a sweet kid finding her way in a new school she becomes increasingly bratty and annoyingly good at practically everything everyone seems to be obsessed with her despite her pretty standard personality and she kind of seems emotionless throughout big moments Zoe 101's initial run ended up only lasting Four Seasons but that's probably for the best I don't know there's just something in the way number 15 Elena Gilbert The Vampire Diaries Elena has some moments of heroic selflessness but they're few and far between after she becomes a vampire at the end of season three she grows increasingly self-centered this is the true Stefan I don't want to live here anymore I don't want these sketches I don't want this Xbox we know she goes through a lot but she often ends up coping in the worst possible ways and it gets frustrating what's more everyone else's actions seem to magically be justified no matter how horrible they are as long as they result in Saving Elena's life her turbulent love triangle with the Salvatore Brothers isn't the most likable thing in the world either does Elena enjoy having both of you worship at her all to be fair they're to blame for that too still Elena exiting after season six and only briefly returning gave everyone a much needed break things are gonna be awfully dull around here no they're not Damon because you're not going to sit around waiting for me number 14 Otis Milburn sex education why are you so angry because we've been friends since we were nine years old and you've abandoned me for someone that you've known for five seconds it seems to be a common theme that a lot of the worst main characters start off on the right foot but go downhill as the series goes on Otis Milburn is no exception he's insensitive towards other people's feelings and his treatment of Ola and Maeve leaves a bad taste in our mouths as well especially when he lashes out at both of them while intoxicated I think it's good that I'm not going out with autism because I think I deserve a whole lot more thank you for coming good night one of the worst examples of his disregard for other people is when he abandons Eric who's meant to be his best friend on his birthday leaving him to get hurt we can only hope that his Redemption Arc is around the corner it is okay to admit we're lost number 13. Jenna Hamilton awkward Karma had been a and so had I which meant there was no room for a Pity committee I deserved the bum wrap and the pain that came along with it while other characters on this series tend to grow and improve as time goes on Jenna becomes more and more unlikable she lacks emotion is narcissistic and behaves in a selfish manner while playing with the emotions of the boys who are into her and creating her own cacophony of problems there was no way I was the butt of everyone's joke no one cared what happened with me and Maddie she cheats on Maddie and repeatedly hurts him and Jake to make matters worse the third season sees her falling in with the wrong crowd and becoming insufferable so it's hard to believe or root for her when her friends welcome her back with open arms and she and Maddie wind up together is it real or are you just trying to get laid in this closet again couldn't be more real number 12. Serena Vander Woodsen Gossip Girl while Gossip Girl is the True Villain of the show Serena Vander Woodsen is arguably an anti-hero glamorous sexy beautiful selfish insensitive shallow her entitled Behavior lingers over all of her questionable actions who could forget her sleeping with Nate while he was with her best friend Blair or in the end when she wants everyone to forgive Dan for being Gossip Girl and marries him despite everything he's done Blair often feels like Serena steals attention everywhere she goes despite not deserving it and we get it as a main character she's often messy and hard to watch as she constantly paves the way for her own downfall and rarely thinks about anyone but herself why would I try to steal something from you that I pushed you to do because you take every you can even help it it's who you are just thought maybe this time it would be different I should have known I'd be wrong number 11 Sabrina Spellman chilling Adventures of Sabrina Sabrina Spellman is a part witch with a lot of potential to grow as a character but she falls flat in the end as her development winds up taking a step back what now well you've been charged with a rather Antiquated offense terrorist breach of Promise she's flawed and makes mistakes and that's fine but she rarely Grows by facing the consequences of her actions like when she resurrects Tommy the plan is ultimately a failure because she thinks the rules don't apply to her there are two limbo Sabrina one for witches one for Mortals Tommy Kinkel is Immortal limbo and it is simply impossible for witches to cross over into mortal limbo but I'm not a witch I'm a half witch which means I can cross over you're assuming she's also naive which causes her to do things impulsively when she should be slowing down and looking at the big picture unfortunately the show ends without us ever seeing her get a meaningful Redemption Arc once more into The Fray right guys number 10 Jack Shepherd lost um I'm intense for the lead of its ensemble cast lost might have chosen an interesting character but he wasn't necessarily the one we liked most Jack Shepherd became the head of the Castaways pretty much from the jump and to his credit he was pretty good at thinking on his feet in high intensity situations it's all the other stuff that was a bit difficult for him throughout the show's run Jack is faced with a number of dilemmas and almost always picks the wrong choice we have to go back Kate [Music] whether it be ignoring Claire when she thinks she and her baby are in danger or wanting to detonate an explosive our guy has some bad moments plus he yells and cries way too much for our liking don't you look at me like that don't you pity me I'm trying to help you you can't help me number nine Emily Cooper Emily in Paris Emily embodies every stereotype associated with Americans in Europe living in France and initially making a little effort to embrace the language or culture it's a problem well I'm going to take a class but Japan francaise already well perhaps it's better not to try sure that stuff gets better as the series progresses but it's still cringy she's also irritatingly successful in marketing where she lands big clients and is given lots of obligations but is also somehow able to jaunt around Paris as much as she wants go back to America no I think you're for now all right but my DMs are open and I will see you there messy while she could have been portrayed as naive and bright-eyed while navigating a new country everything works out just a little too easily for her and it can be super annoying to watch also she did sleep with her friend's ex sorry M we don't forget how long has this been going on it's not going on number eight Zach Morris Saved by the Bell please call me principal Zach look at all your grades seem to be here but your files don't say anything about uh boyfriends don't be fooled by that cute smile and those Charming fourth wall breaks as far as we're concerned Zach Morris is a little bit of a narcissist and a whole lot of a creep throughout the series his favorite pastimes include being gross to women and being a pretty bad friend in order to feed Lisa's shopping Obsession for instance he starts charging people a dollar to kiss her I feel so sheep made 36 dollars and once in college he impersonates a professor in order to get a date but some of Zach's worst offenses come with how he repeatedly mistreats Slater notably perpetuating the idea that he's violent and if we're being honest we're Team Slater I just came by to wish you guys a great senior year but I think I'll find someplace else to sit number seven Rory Gilmore Gilmore Girls look I'm not going back I just wanted you to know message sent watching a beloved character become a terrible one is never easy but in Rory Gilmore's case it was almost unbearable Rory starts out as your typical precocious teenager she's Charming smart funny and everything else you want out of a main character but once she gets to Yale things take a terrible turn she starts making one mistake after another she sleeps with Dean even though he's married drops out of school and lets her relationship with her mother Lorelai deteriorate be sure to send me a change of address card Grandma can print them out for you with a little fleur-de-lis I'm not supposed to be talking to Outsiders fine you and Luke getting engaged and not telling me about it you hurt me back at you but the worst part of it all is that for the longest time Rory doesn't seem to think there's anything wrong with this Behavior she winds up seeming like a far cry from the girl we once knew exactly I mean where do you get off acting all morally Superior that is not what I intended to say at all you clearly think you are why because you read iron weed because you saw Norma Ray Number Six Piper Chapman Orange is the New Black these are kind of like toms who's Tom Tom's or shoes when you buy a pair the company gives another to a child in need they're great and they come in lots of different colors unlike Rory this character was annoying from the jump Piper Chapman's whiny nature worked for Orange is the New Black at first she's an upper class white woman headed for prison so she's bound to be a bit snobby but as the show goes on we learn so much about the other women in their stories and Piper only becomes more insufferable is up with you in here Dina and it's the truth that's going to make you a next to all the other inmates at Litchfield Penitentiary she's so clearly the worst it's hard to understand why she was picked as the main character in the first place we would all definitely rather spend more time with the characters surrounding her than hearing about her panty-selling Venture you are supporting a local business keeping jobs right here at home I'm like American Apparel number five Carrie Bradshaw Sex in the City okay yeah maybe I've dated men who were wrong for me but who hasn't but the thing they have in common is you what's your point for someone with a column about sex and relationships Carrie Bradshaw sure seems to be bad at them but her romantic entanglements were far from her worst transgressions on Sex in the City for one she's a pretty deplorable friend in one episode Miranda asks Carrie to come help her after she hurts her neck Miranda's neck is out she can't move and I'm just I'm I'm worried that it's too late for me to cancel my meeting I'll go check on Miranda for you what she delegates the task to Aiden instead of going over herself and he finds Miranda in a pretty humiliating situation in the bathroom and speaking of Aiden we'd be remiss not to mention how terribly she treated him too leave it to Carrie to drive away the only good guy she ever had if you don't want to marry me right now you'll never want to marry me that's not true I think it is number four Ted Mosby How I Met Your Mother I think I like your nose I think I'm in love with you what what what there's nothing worse than the TV nice guy who's actually the opposite of nice we'll get to a worse offender later but for now give it up for Ted Mosby the show frames his over-the-top and obsessive nature as romantic but in hindsight it's kind of just plain toxic for example Robin and Ted might be one of the main couples on the show yet he always tries to move way too fast and aggressively getting swept up in his fantasy of them being meant to be so he often neglects to consider her needs and wants I just look Ted I don't know where I'm gonna be in five years and I don't want to know I want my life to be an adventure we have an expiration date don't we yet this type of problematic Behavior continues even when she says she wants to be friends and long after they break up we are truly appalled I know it took guts to tell me you love me and I I know how much it hurt that I didn't say it back but this this sucks for me too number three Hannah Horvath girls I don't want to freak you out but I think that I may be the voice of my generation when someone like Marnie is a character on your show it's hard to imagine that things could get much more annoying enter Hannah Horvath proving that you should never speak too soon the main character on girls is one of the more selfish ones on this list putting her own not so awful problems above everything else her behavior impacts her friendships her romantic relationships and even her work life and I'm not showing any signs of changing look all you've ever done is talk about the fact that you are changing that you want to change self-improvement all that so I get on board with it and thus all you've done for the past couple of years is disappoint me well then maybe you should lower your expectations on the occasions where shashana called Hannah on her self-obsession it felt like she was speaking for the entire audience her words are harsh but oh so true and necessary I have come to realize how exhausting and narcissistic and ultimately boring this whole dynamic is and I finally feel brave enough to create some distance for myself number two Dawson Larry Dawson's Creek my tour to yourself I'm an artist tortured as a prerequisite are you coming or not I think it threw Dawson I mean this little movie plot you've got going Mina and the way you want it to I'm the one who should be kissing her Joey not some J crew ad uh here's the nice guy to end all nice guys Dawson Leary was sold to us as a boy next door type and billed as the love interest to Joey Potter but from the moment Dawson's Creek began every single word that came out of the title character's mouth made him less and less likable for one thing he's a bad friend and boyfriend to Joey beyond that he's downright terrible to Pacey often using their so-called friendship so he can feel better about himself you and you're not dissecting you two's relationship on the page just like every other narcissistic writer through history tell me what you think I think it's dark it's obtuse it's no wonder the writers eventually ended up having Pacey and Joey be the main couple and it's really no wonder the only remnants left of Dawson on the internet are crying memes all right let's go go [Music] before we continue be sure to subscribe to our Channel and ring the bell to get notified about our latest videos you'll have the option to be notified for occasional videos or all of them if you're on your phone make sure you go into your settings and switch on notifications number one Rachel Berry Glee I just don't get it you're better than this no she's an ambitious little freak who'll do anything to hold on to her power if characters got gold stars for being the absolute worst Rachel Berry would have a binder full of them the Glee Club is known for being made up of Misfits but we think the reasons Rachel has trouble fitting in have more to do with her mean girl streak than anything else she's convinced that she's destined for stardom and thinks that gives her the right to belittle others my talents are wasted in this club my star shines too bright and I think you're threatened by it take that off I'm tired of this Rachel you have a terrible attitude you're a lousy Sport and it is not okay anymore she's not afraid to sabotage anybody who seems like a threat to her either we all remember what she does to Sunshine in season two tell me this isn't true Rachel she could have died I didn't send her to an active crack house besides how did you guys find out anyways and that's seeing nothing of her cringe-worthy behavior inappropriate crush on Mr Schuster anyone Rachel spent the majority of her run on Glee being awful and we could not miss her less I think that you actually found a way to offend every special interest group in this country and I don't want to point fingers but I have to at you because you're the face of it okay I don't know what I'm gonna do do you agree with our picks check out this other recent clip from Ms Mojo and be sure to subscribe and 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Length: 23min 18sec (1398 seconds)

Published: Sat Jul 15 2023