2023 was full of surprises.
or even something that happened off-screen entirely hi, strikes!
this year kept television fans on their toes.
Brian Cox on ‘Succession’.Max
Remember whenScott Pilgrim Takes Offdecided to make a major change to its story?
Or when Gerry didn’t choose Faith onThe Golden Bachelor?
What about that timeRiverdalewas, well,Riverdale?
Clayton Cardenas and JD Pardo on ‘Mayans M.C.'.Prashant Gupta/FX
Uh, Mazel Tov?
Clark Collis
EZ Reyes asks Angel to kill him, ‘Mayans M.C.’
Prashant Gupta/FX
When Mayans M.C.
Sophie Nelisse on ‘Yellowjackets’.Showtime
Fans watched as Shauna put makeup on Jackie’s corpse and talked to her like nothing was wrong.
She clearly wasn’t ready to let go of her friend.
Cut to the final seconds of the premiere, andShauna takes a bite out of that ear.
Tom Sandoval on ‘Vanderpump Rules’.Casey Durkin/Bravo
It honestly kind of felt like the Bravo reality series was on its last legs.
Then #Scandoval happened.
But what else would you expect froma worm with a mustache?
Paul Rudd on ‘Only Murders in the Building’.Patrick Harbron/Hulu
Or so the cliffhanger at the end of season 2 led us to believe.
Its the most shocking thing Rudd has done since refusing to age.
Still, we never expected Joel to become the fall guy for Midge.
Taye Diggs on ‘All American’.The CW
Determined to make up for cheating on her and blowing up their lives, Joel takes over Midges debts.
But hey, at least Midge still brings him brisket in the clink.
Star Sam Claflin added to the shock factor bytelling EWthat the scene “wasn’t really scripted.”
‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’.Prime Video
What came next was the most emotional and intense game of the entire season.
his and Swifts romance.
Instead, he offers her a job, willing to gift her $500,000 and a clean slate.
‘Daisy Jones and the Six’.Prime Video
But just as she accepts the deal, the casino lights go out.
When they flicker back on, Sterling is dead, and a shocked Charlie is left holding a revolver.
encountered on January 14.
‘Squid Game: The Challenge’.Netflix
Miraculously, nobody was hurt but we still havent recovered.
He is due to stand trial later this month.)
You get the point.
‘Virgin River’.Netflix
Instead, it had them all decide to be in a quad during their senior year.
Because why choose a ship if it’s possible for you to have them all!
(The way she looked at him!)
Bill Hader on ‘Barry’.HBO
So imagine viewers’ surprise when, minutes later in that same hometown episode, Gerry sent Faith home!
Seeing Egwene of all people trained as a slave truly made the Seanchan seem like an insurmountable enemy.
A visibly flustered Griffin attempted to respond, though her cohosts kept digging.
‘Scott Pilgrim Takes Off’.Netflix
This is Barbara Walters legacy, let a woman speak!"
Griffin said, before Whoopi Goldberg sensed growing tension and threw the show to break.
Not for those of us watching, at least!
‘The Great’.Hulu
1 nemesis Boyd Crowder (Walton Goggins)?
Boyd’s escape means Raylan can’t hang up his hat just yet, right?
And theirJustifiedsaga can’t just end there either, right?
‘Jury Duty’.Amazon Freevee
The A.I.
was originally designed for Buffalo Wild Wings, ‘Mrs.
Davis’
With eerie prescience,Mrs.
Travis Kelce; Taylor Swift.NBC (2)
Davis colorful confrontation with artificial intelligence premiered on Peacock at the exact cultural moment that A.I.
began to dominate every conversation and helped to inspire this years Hollywood labor strikes.
Since protagonist Simone (Betty Gilpin) is a nun, Mrs. Davis often positioned its titular A.I.
Ron Perlman on ‘Poker Face’.Peacock
as a rival to God himself.
‘On Patrol Live’.Peacock
‘Riverdale’.Justine Yeung/The CW
‘The Golden Bachelor’.ABC
‘Wheel of Time’.Prime Video
‘The View’.ABC
Fran Drescher.Spencer Platt/Getty
Heidi N Closet on ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 8’.Paramount+
Walton Goggins on ‘Justified: City Primeval’.FX
‘Mrs. Davis’.Sophie Kohler/PEACOCK
