10 Fantasy TV Shows That Never Bounced Back From An Awful Storyline

A controversial plotline can make or break a TV show, but for these fantasy series, the quality and legacy of the show were never the same.

April 11, 2025 · 1 min · 66 words · Sean Nixon

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WhenOnce Upon a Timefirst started, it focused on older fairy tales that were well-established within the cultural conversation.

By the timeFrozenwas included inOnce Upon a Time, it felt like the show was grasping at straws.

Buffy in Buffy, Damon in TVD, & Guillermo in What We Do in the Shadows

Part of the fun ofTrue Bloodwas witnessing the difference between the human and supernatural worlds and witnessing them clash.

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