10 TV Characters Whose Fates Are Never Resolved

10. Troy Barnes - Community

Proving that even the most hilarious comedies can deliver savagely agonising cliffhangers, Community saw Troy Barnes (Donald Glover) literally sail off into the sunset - or so it first seemed.

In his final appearance in season five, Troy takes the late Pierce's (Chevy Chase) sailboat on a round-the-world trip with his childhood icon LeVar Burton, as is a requirement for him to receive all of Pierce's shares worth around $14 million.

While this initially seems like a happy ending for Troy, a blink-and-you'll-miss-it news ticker later in the season mentions that Burton and his "non-celebrity companion" were taken hostage by pirates in the Gulf of Mexico.

The fact that Community's final episode aired over five years ago without Troy's fate ever being addressed has effectively left the character in limbo - was he killed by the pirates, or perhaps ransomed?

Though fans continue to cross their fingers and toes that Dan Harmon might be able to get the much-discussed Community movie off the ground soon, it's probably sensible not to expect anything more than a quick explanation of Troy's fate given how busy Donald Glover is these days.

But as it stands, Troy's fate is totally and utterly up in the air.