10 TV Show Endings That Get Worse The More You Think About Them

13 Reasons Why spent its four-season run as the most controversial show on TV, and its finale did very little to fix the horrifying drama before it.

Graduation follows Clay and his embattled classmates as they finally leave high school, which such have finally put the group's trauma to an uplifting end.

But, unable to shed its controversial image, the finale instead leans into its implausible melodrama, killing off fan favourite Justin just as he beat his addiction and found peace as the adopted brother of Clay. His death causes everyone to leave school heartbroken, wasting years of build-up to happily ever after.

Justin's literal character assassination is both left-field and horrible, ruining four seasons of development in a last-ditch effort to break audiences' hearts. Worse still, his cruel demise is coupled with Jessica forgiving murdered bully and rapist Bryce for his past deeds, and even thanking him from allowing her to grow.

Killing Justin and having Bryce go from unforgivable villain to misunderstood victim betrays the entire spirit of 13 Reasons Why's tale of hope, accountability, and growth, and hammers home just how terrible a show it really was.