Summary

TV shows ca n’t always give every case the attention they deserve , and this means that some gravid characters end up being forgotten about . show often have to sideline characters which do n’t wholly accommodate in with the overall plot of ground . Even buff - favourite role sometimes get relegated to minor roles . This often materialize when a show ca n’t quite figure out how to develop their story in a meaningful and interesting way . TV character with wasted potentialcan represent missed opportunity to a lot of fans , but some sacrifices have to be made to allow a show to keep .

There are many cases when a eccentric ’s history reaches its born end before the show ends , and this leaves them in a different position to the relaxation of the character . It ’s easy to just get free of these character so that the show can continue , but some shows are tempted to concoct new story lines out of thin airwave just to keep a popular character around . When a TV show can no longer figure out what to do with a character , they can librate down the entire show . The harsh reality is that some lineament are n’t supposed to lodge around for too lon , even if they ’re the best part of a show .

8Ben Geller

Played by Dylan and Cole Sprouse in Friends

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With Rachel ’s pregnancy , the cosmos of Ross ' first son becomes a job for the show .

Ross Geller changes a lotbetween the first few seasons ofFriendsand the finish . He becomes zany and more prone to absurd slapstick injuries , rather than being the uncoiled man of the group as he is at the beginning . His function within the show also changes . Ross and Rachel ’s relationshiptakes up so much oxygen inFriendsthat some of the other crucial facets of his character seem to disappear . His irregular co - parenting state of affairs with his ex - wife Carol and her new lover Susan generates a lot of interesting narrative lines early on , but this vanishes .

With Rachel ’s pregnancy , the world of Ross ' first son , Ben , becomes a problem for the show . It would be more impactful if Emma was Ross ' first kid , and this is almost whatFriendstries to portray at times . Ben ’s persona is made superfluous , since the more relevant and compelling story is that Ross and Rachel have a child together . Despite facilitate lot of the show ’s funniest moments , from the " vacation armadillo " fiasco to Joey and Chandler chasing down a bus , Ben slowly evanesce out of the narrative .

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Quaker trust on the brilliant chemistry between its six main actors , but some recurring lineament are capable of stealing the limelight .

7Mr. Poopybutthole

Played by Justin Roiland and Jon Allen in Rick and Morty

There ’s always the hope that the next time of year will conclusively reveal Mr. Poopybutthole ’s origins , but even the few episodes which feature him more conspicuously tend to deflect this interrogative .

Rick and Mortydoesn’t often evolve the overall plot , but Mr. Poopybutthole is often there when it does . He first appear in the time of year 2 instalment " Total Rickall , " in which the Smith category must cipher out which of the many wacky fictitious character in their home are alien parasites who have implanted mistaken retention . Mr. Poopybutthole seems too ripe to be literal , so Beth shoots him . The big twist of " Total Rickall " is that Mr. Poopybutthole is n’t a parasite at all , and he bleeds just like any other member of the Smith home would .

Mr. Poopybutthole pops up very seldom . He normally wraps thing up after a time of year stopping point , soften the fourth bulwark to tease what might go on next time of year . This reflects the intact genesis of the graphic symbol , whose existence has tardily been revealed to be one luxuriant prickteaser from the writers . There ’s always the hope that the next time of year will conclusively uncover Mr. Poopybutthole ’s origins , but even the few episodes which feature him more prominently be given to avoid this question . Mr. Poopybutthole ’s potential drop is frustratingly out of reach , but that seems to be the distributor point .

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6Raquel Murillo

Played by Itziar Ituño in Money Heist

Raquel ’s journeying from an unsatisfying life in law enforcement toward adventure and romance alongside the Professor is vital toMoney Heist ’s appeal in the first two season .

Raquel Murillo is the detective tasked with uncovering the Professor ’s existent identity operator and putting a stopover to his luxuriant heist on the Spanish Royal Mint . Her game of cat and mouse with the Professor is the driving power behind so much of what micturate seasons 1 and 2 so enjoyable . After try out to catch him , she accrue in love with him and turns toward the other side of the law . In the follow heist on the National Bank , Raquel is just another member of the gang , using the computer code name " Lisbon " . Alicia Sierra take her place as the lead investigator and surety treater on the case .

Raquel ’s journeying from an unsatisfying life in law enforcement toward adventure and romance alongside the Professor is vital toMoney Heist ’s appeal in the first two season , and it helps impact the Professor ’s decision - making throughout the heist . The only weakness in his brilliant analytic mind is his attraction to Raquel . He thinks of every possible contingence in the armed robbery except the notion that his own opinion could cramp his ability to do his job . After she joins the team , she blends in a small more with the rest ofMoney Heist ’s fiber , and she is n’t given a story line that ’s anywhere near as compelling .

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5Sal

Played by Bryan Batt in Mad Men

Mad Menprovides an interesting glance at gay life in sixties American society , but it was never the show to research this issue on a deeper stratum .

Sal is one of the many character who come and go at Sterling Cooper . He ’s an artist who lick closely with Don and the rest of the originative squad from the start ofMad Men , and even the first few installment seed the seeds of the heavy revelation that follow much afterwards . Sal is revealed to be jocund in time of year 3 , and Don image him in his hotel room with a bellboy . This sets up an vivid striking relationship between the two men , as Sal has to trust Don with his large arcanum . However , he is enkindle from Sterling Cooper before the death of season 3 at the request of Lee Garner from Lucky Strike .

Sal ’s story line could have been the most compelling subplot on the show , but it was never grant enough sentence . It ’s still a closed book how Sal ’s coworkers would have reacted to finding out about his gender , but based on their responses to Kurt and Bob it would n’t have gone swimmingly . Perhaps the most interesting aspect of Sal ’s taradiddle is his relationship with his married woman , who he does seem to deal deeply for . Mad Menprovides an interesting glance at gay life in 1960s American bon ton , but it was never the show to research this issue on a deep floor .

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From Jon Hamm to Elisabeth Moss to John Slattery , the cast of Mad Men is full of wide praise histrion , each represent a complex character .

4Herb Powell

Played by Danny DeVito in The Simpsons

The decision to convey back Herb seemed to signal a willingness to develop his story much further .

The Simpsonsis famous for its constantly rotate plaster bandage of guest characters . Not many of them go away much of a survive impact , but Herb Powell is one who could have become a more of import figure in the show . Herb is Homer ’s long - mislay half - comrade . He first encounter Homer when he is the headspring of a car party , and his glamorous , successful life is a Brobdingnagian demarcation to Homer ’s . Although Homer has a hump family line and a static job at a nuclear baron plant , he palpate substandard to Herb until his half - brother have him plan a automobile for the all - American everyman .

Homer ’s theme instantly bankrupt Herb ’s company , but he returns for another sequence to reconstruct his fortune by creating a babe translator . Not all characters onThe Simpsonsget the hazard to appear in a 2nd instalment . The decision to bring back Herb seemed to signal a willingness to acquire his story much further . In the end , Herb leaves having make up with Homer , but having him as a recurring reference would have altered the dynamic of the show . Herb and Homer ’s kinship had a draw more elbow room to search , and Herb never even got the probability to meet his biological father , Grampa Simpson .

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While The Simpsons season 35 featured a guest role for one of the most acclaimed actors work right now , this part was a emaciate chance .

3Starlight/ Annie January

Played by Erin Moriarty in The Boys

Hughie and Annie ’s relationship stimulate a lot of problem , but these are all hear through the lens of how they affect Butcher ’s state of war with Vought .

Season 1 ofThe Boysintroduces Hughie and Annie as two of the most important characters . However , they are soon draw to concede focal point to Homelander and Butcher , who become the unquestioned main characters of the show . Both characters are still of import , but they are n’t driving the plot as much as Butcher is . The intensity of his blood feud against Homelander means that every theatrical role around him is drawn into the same account line of credit that he is so fixated on . Hughie and Annie ’s kinship causes a quite a little of job , but these are all see through the lens of how they affect Butcher ’s war with Vought .

Hughie manage to keep up most of his relevance , especially when he starts working under Victoria Neuman or ask Temp - fin with Butcher . Annie is the character who suffers the most . After starting out as the naive country young lady who try on desperately to avoid being taint by Vought ’s corporate influence , Annie ’s narration moves in a different commission . This is just one effect ofThe Boysincreasing its scope and shifting toward broader level . The Boysseason 4looks set to continue this trend , so it ’s unclear where Annie tally into the narrative .

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2Roy Kent

Played by Brett Goldstein in Ted Lasso

Roy Kent ’s grapheme growth is at the shopping centre of some ofTed Lasso ’s most worked up moments , but he wraps up his journey much quicker than other characters .

Roy Kent starts out as a seasoned professional player in the nightfall years of his career . He became a club legend at Chelsea , but his leg are n’t what they used to be , and he ’s playing out his final game at AFC Richmond , a gild much lower down the league . finally , Roy Kent pull back and hold out a brief , unsatisfying vocation as a pundit before taking up coaching alongside Ted and Coach Beard . His initial character journey is all about him coming to terms with his retreat , and memorize to open up emotionally instead of keeping everything to himself .

Roy Kent ’s theatrical role increment is at the center of some ofTed Lasso ’s most emotional moments , but he wraps up his journey much faster than other characters . By the end of season 2 , Roy has become a respected coach , a mentor to the talented but brash Jamie Tartt , and a devoted mate to Keeley . His story has nowhere else to go , and the show ca n’t quite reckon out what to do with him in time of year 3 that would be as interesting as what came before . Roy Kent is time of year 3 ’s forgotten man , and his intermission - up with Keeley just seems like a way for the show to give her a Modern patch line .

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1Susan Ross

Played by Heidi Swedberg in Seinfeld

Seinfeldkilled off Susan before the marriage , so the show never develop to search George ’s matrimonial living .

George first meets Susan while he and Jerry are pitching their clowning pilot to NBC . Their relationship all but ruins his chance of achiever , and it also be Susan her job . After George kisses her in front of her colleagues , Susan is give the sack , and George feels that he has to last out with her out of social obligation . He finally warm up to her a piffling more , and he proposes to her when he makes a pact with Jerry to both get married and settle down . Jerry backs out before too long , leaving George in an betrothal that he is n’t too keen on .

George ’s relationship with Susan givesSeinfelda whole fresh dynamic . Usually , the show is all about Jerry and George helping each other through the relationship troubles they confront with their new girlfriends each week . Putting George in a foresightful - terminal figure kinship assist to differentiate his story lines from Jerry ’s , peculiarly with the particular date of the wedding party suck ever nearer . In the end , Seinfeldkilled off Susanbefore the wedding ceremony , so the show never got to explore George ’s married lifespan , and thing mostly turn back to what it was like before George met Susan .

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