10 Exact TV Moments That Made Fans Rage Quit

The term "Rage Quit" used to refer to players getting so ticked off with a video game they'd toss their controller away in a white-hot fury, and never to return to it. In recent years it’s been adopted by TV viewers to describe the moment they get so angered by a show they used to love, that they vow to quit watching.

This is usually an empty threat made in the heat of the moment, though sometimes they really mean it. With so much media vying for our attention we have to invest time wisely, be it in a show, a movie series or a video game.

If we get angry or bored with something there are plenty of other options available, so the mature consumer is within their right to childishly quit a TV show over an episode they hated.

Snarkiness aside, quitting a show running on fumes is always the better choice, since watching something for the sake of it isn’t very healthy. Here are ten moments that made loyal viewers quit a series, and the reasons why they were so annoyed.

In general, the fifth season of Game Of Thrones is considered quite depressing. Just think of the level of misery and suffering it involves; Stannis burns his daughter alive, Arya’s blinded and Jon Snow is stabbed to death. It was heavy stuff for long time viewers, though for many the most devastating moment was Sansa’s wedding to Ramsey.

Ramsey being an utter monster was no secret, and their wedding night is just as miserable as you’d expect it to be. The scene is expertly played by the actors and the tension is stomach churning, and while it doesn’t show anything graphic the emotional fallout makes it unbearable. Viewers weren’t shy expressing their outrage with the scene and felt it crossed a line, with some formerly loyal viewers switching off for good.

The Red Wedding previously caused fans to jump ship too, but thankfully the sixth season had the heroes - *gasp* - actually winning some battles, so it wasn’t quite so oppressive.