There are so many ways a television show can shock viewers.
There are the classics: The deaths, the cliffhangers, the breakups, etc.
Then there are the (usually unplanned) behind-the-scenes methods: Cast exits, set drama, etc.
Joe Locke on ‘Agatha All Along’.MARVEL
Ms. Harkness using the Road as a centuries-long con to lure witches to their doom).
Daniels revenge arc in season 3?
Wed love to see it.
Eric Bogosian on ‘Interview With the Vampire’.AMC
When we left the show, I had a lot of doubts, he claimed.
I was regretfully late on letting you know.
Two weeks after theBachelorettefinale, news broke that an ex-girlfriendtook a restraining order out against Devin in 2017.
Jenn Tran and Devin Strader on ‘After the Final Rose’.Disney/John Fleenor
Jenn may have lost a fiance, but karma is still her boyfriend.
How will Jordans sister and mother not being around impact his life with his new wife Layla?
What does Patience not returning mean for her future with Coop?
Daniel Ezra; Samantha Logan; Cody Christian on ‘All American’.Ser Baffo/The CW; Troy Harvey/The CW (2)
There will be a crop of new characters, butAll Americanviewers are stepping into an uncertain future.
If that’s not audacious, nothing is.
And yes, it was shocking that Jamie (Wes Bentley) was behind the staged suicide.
Tek Knight’s sex dungeon on ‘The Boys’.Amazon Prime
As fans waited (a very long time) for the show to return, everything started to unravel.
First, there were rumors thatCostner would only give the show a weekto film the rest of season 5.
Faster than you might say theres no WAYCobra Kaiwould kill our favorite season 6 villain, right??
Colin Farrell in ‘Sugar’.Apple TV+
Turns out, pain does exist in this dojo.
But the most shocking and perfect surprise wasJohn Cenas debut as yet another chaotic Fak sibling.
Dont ask this guy to come buff your floors unless youre prepared to be “haunted.”
Kevin Costner on ‘Yellowstone’.Paramount Network
Jordan Chiles' bronze medal drama
Jamie Squire/Getty
Hey, we’re talking about sports!
Because if anything was the must-see television event of the year, it was the Paris Olympics!
Of course, the drama didn’t end there, but the initial shock surely did.
Kathy Bates on ‘Matlock’.CBS
Asher heads to space, ‘The Curse’
Jeff Neumann/A24/Paramount+ with SHOWTIME
I have no idea.
It happened almost a full year ago and Imstillflummoxed.
Why did Nathan Fielders Asher all of a sudden wake up one morning… ON THE CEILING?!?
Brandon H. Lee (center) on ‘Cobra Kai’.Netflix
Why could he not get down?
Like I said, no clue.
While she may not have murdered him, she did leave Charles (Adam Levy) to drown.
John Cena on ‘The Bear’.FX
It was wild even byIndustrys high standards.
That was definitely the case with HBOs spinoff series toThe Batman(2022).
his love for the kid).
Jordan Chiles at the Olympics.Jamie Squire/Getty
The only thing that wasn’t surprising about Delvey’s inclusion?
We’re sure that they can hear us screaming, “What!!!”
all the way in the 18th century.
Emma Stone and Nathan Fielder on ‘The Curse’.Jeff Neumann/A24/Paramount+ with SHOWTIME
Thats not a bedroom euphemism (though other scenes suggest it is applicable).
He is literally a horse.
And after years of missed connections and poor life choices, they finally got together!
Marisa Abela and Adam Levy on ‘Industry’.Nick Strasburg/HBO
and Why wait?
!
Rudy Pankow and Madison Bailey on ‘Outer Banks’.Jackson Lee Davis/Netflix
Rhenzy Feliz, Colin Farrell on ‘The Penguin’.Macall Polay/HBO
Ezra Sosa, Anna Delvey on ‘Dancing With the Stars’.Disney/Eric McCandless
David Berry and Caitriona Balfe on ‘Outlander’.Robert Wilson/Starz
Lou Ferrigno Jr. and Oliver Stark on ‘9-1-1’.Disney/Ray Mickshaw
Edward Bluemel on ‘My Lady Jane’.Amazon
Dawn on ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’.MTV (2)
Ambika Mod, Leo Woodall in ‘One Day’.Netflix
Sean Teale, Phillipa Soo, and Joshua Jackson on ‘Doctor Odyssey’.Disney/Tina Thorpe
