What TV Show Should Have Really Ended After One Season?
And the networks or services behind them want to milk as much money from them as they can, of course.
But sometimes, the more a story continues, the worse it gets, and rather than becoming something you want to revisit again and again, it ends up being something you'd rather forget.
There are shows that were only meant to be one season but then got so successful they were continued — to their detriment.
Squid Game, anyone?
While others were always intended to go on (and on), and yet still somehow fell far short of expectations.
I think we can all agree that the final season of GOT was a mess.
I'm curious — what shows do you think would have been better if they ended after just one season, and why? Share your thoughts in the anonymous form or in the comments below, and your response may be featured in an upcoming BuzzFeed Community post!
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