Recently, Reddit user phantom_avenger asked people to share which TV shows have the most unlikeable protagonists, and wow, there were A LOT to choose from. Here they are:
1.”Sex Education. I tried so hard to like Otis, but the show didn’t make it easy for me.”
Netflix
—phantom_avengerÂ
2.”Piper in Orange is the New Black. Soooo annoying! I recently saw the actor in Poker Face and instantly got scared that she was gonna play another annoying character.”
Netflix
—madmon112
3.”Is this supposed to be a contest? There’s only one answer. Emily in Paris.”
Netflix
4.”How I Met Your Mother. If Ted has no haters, I am dead.”
CBS
5.”I just watched Younger and I wasnt really ever on Liza’s side at all, lol.”
TV Land
6.”Ross from Friends is the most intolerable protagonist on any show I’ve ever seen. I think about it ALL THE TIME. I will die on this hill. I hate Ross.”
NBC
7.”Stranger Things. Mike is the WORST and he gets worse every season because as he gets worse, other characters get more obsessed with him.”
Netflix
8.”The Secret Life of an American Teenager. Amy fucking JUERGENS ughhhhh I loathed her so much.”
ABC Family
—alison_bee
9.”Glee is (unfortunately) one of my comfort shows and it has gotten to the point where I literally will skip past plot points involving Rachel, especially once they go to New York. Half the reason the last three seasons suck so much is because Rachel got everything she wanted, and she didn’t deserve ANY of it.”
Fox
—eerie_lake_
10.”Girls. Never have I ever hated a character so much. I couldn’t make myself watch past the first few episodes. Hannah gave me a gag reflex.”
HBO
—Fiona-eva
11.”Dawson’s Creek. Always hated Dawson the most!!!!”
Warner Bros
12.”Carrie in Sex and the City/And Just Like That. Hate her so much. Can’t believe there was a reboot and she somehow got worse.”
HBO
—robot_pirate
13.”Mad Men. Don’s a fantastic protagonist, but I do not like him at all.”
AMC
—HotelLima6
14.”Meredith Grey in Grey’s Anatomy. I cannot stand her.”
ABC
15.”Aria and Emily from Pretty Little Liars. I’ve been watching people mock the way Emily had no emotions and/or just acted bored during PLL, and it’s always so spot on. For Aria, her friends could be going through the literal worst, and her response would be ‘what about Ezra?'”
Freeform
16.”Breaking Bad. Walter White is a masterfully written character, but I cannot stand him as a person.”
AMC
—AC1DC0RE
17.”I’m getting real sick of Carmy’s shit in The Bear.”
Hulu
18.”Gossip Girl. Blair was annoying but felt redeemable at many points. Serena was smug with a victim complex.”
The CW
19.”Everybody Loves Raymond. Nobody should love Raymond.”
CBS
—afcagroo
20.”Desperate Housewives. I think the worst thing about Susan is how the writers show their intention is to make us like her, but continue to make her insufferable.”
ABC
21.”Gilmore Girls. As a child, I wanted to be a parent like Lorelai. As an adult, I see what kind of adult you create when you parent like Lorelai. Pass.”
The CW
22.”True Blood. I mean, I would be totally dickmatized, too, but Sookie!!!!! Get it together!”
HBO
—kmoon89x
23.”The Handmaid’s Tale. I had to stop watching because I was actively rooting for the bad guy only to see her suffer and die. Goddamnit, she was annoying.”
Hulu
24.”The Summer I Turned Pretty. I saw a comment on TikTok where someone said the show should be called The Summer I Ruined A Family, and I haven’t been able to stop thinking about how ACCURATE that was.”
Prime Video
—TVDxTO
25.”Jess in New Girl! Such a manic pixie girl character and so annoying.”
Fox
—Aimz5550123
26.”Where are my fellow Gilded Age fans at? Marian isn’t supposed to be unlikeable but she is the most boring, pointless, charmless, useless character on that show. All she’s done for three seasons now is try and fail to get married.”
Prime Video
—clumsyc
27.”Jenna in Awkward. I liked her Season 1, then less and less each season. She was incredibly unlikable, and an emotional danger to everyone around her.”
MTV
28.”All the characters from The Big Bang Theory.”
CBS
—bx35
29.”Caillou. Yo, FUCK Calliou and his bald-ass head.”
PBS
What shows do you think have the most unlikeable protagonists of all time? Tell us in the comments.
Note: Responses have been edited for length/clarity.