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

Unlike other finales on this list, Buffy the Vampire Slayer's is actually fairly awesome. Still, Chosen's flaws, easy to miss or overlook as they may be, do make it far from the flawless vision it could have been.

For one thing, there's a massive villain problem. The Turok-Han, previously portrayed as indestructible vampire killing machines, become nothing more than mindless, easy-to-dispose-of goons in the final fight, wasting half a season of intense threats.

Also, the First Evil - the last season's unseen big bad - can't die, and so when reformed vampire Spike gives his life to destroy Sunnydale, the First hasn't actually been defeated, because such a thing isn't possible. So, is Buffy's victory really a victory, or is the First destined to come back and finish the job?

Also, the biggest moment of the finale - Spike's inspirational sacrifice - was kind of nullified by the fact the producers had already let it slip he'd be appearing in the next season of Angel.

It makes for an awesome moment, but doesn't quite pack the punch it's aiming for considering it gets reversed almost instantly.