10 Cancelled TV Shows That Made Obvious Mistakes

1. Killing Danny Too Early - Bloodline

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Thriller series Bloodline was a significant critical and ratings hit for Netflix in 2015, in large part due to Ben Mendelsohn's phenomenal performance as Danny Rayburn, the enigmatic black sheep of the Rayburn family.

But in the first season's penultimate episode, Danny is killed by his brother John (Kyle Chandler) - a shocking moment albeit one which in turn robbed the series of its most compelling character and performance.

Though Mendelsohn did reappear as Danny in flashbacks and visions throughout season two, his physical absence in the ongoing story was brutal, and simply put, the show just wasn't nearly as interesting without his direct involvement.

By the end of season two, it felt like the show was spinning its dramatic wheels, no matter that the creators had mapped out a five-to-six season arc for the Rayburns.

Evidently the viewing figures declined enough that Netflix announced season three to be the show's last, and to make matters worse, it ended the initially fantastic drama on a majorly disappointing note.

Danny dying might've worked at the end of season two or three, once we'd been given more time to warm to the show's other characters, but taking the MVP character off the chess board so soon was a fatal mistake.

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