Top 10 Things in TV Shows That Make No Sense
#10: Fast Travel “Game of Thrones” (2011-19)
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George R.R. Martin’s epic story of political intrigue and deadly dragons takes place on the vast continent of Westeros. Early on, we’re introduced to a world that, although fantasy-based, is very much grounded in reality. One of these points of grounding is travel time. The distance between King’s Landing and Winterfell is around 1,500 miles. In the early episodes of the show, characters and armies take weeks to travel this distance. However, as the show progressed, and plot points needed to be wrapped up, even greater distances than these were covered in much shorter periods.
#9: Google Searches “Dexter” (2006-13)
Sadly, it tends to be the case that shows about crimes and police tend to have some of the biggest logical holes in them. Dexter is a show about a Miami police analyst who uses his position to track down and kill murderers and other foul criminals. He uses his work computer – that is, the one at the police station – to gather information about his victims. We assume, like any other work environment, that the Miami Police have an IT department and can see the internet activity on their network. If that’s the case, why has no one noticed that every time the quiet guy looks up a criminal, they end up dead soon after?
#8: Ted’s Voice “How I Met Your Mother” (2005-14)
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When a show is about an adult narrating their life as a kid, we understand that there will be some differences in how the narrator sounds and how the younger character sounds. However, in the case of “How I Met Your Mother,” the narrator’s age is pretty close to that of the actor we see in the series. This being the case, we would assume that their voices should pretty much sound the same. This seems to indicate that at some point, Ted’s voice changed drastically, or the producers just messed up.
#7: Caitlin “Heroes” (2006-10)
In the show, Caitlin is an Irishwoman who runs a family pub when she becomes the love interest Peter Petrelli, an evolved human who has the power to mimic the abilities of other evolved humans. For a while, Caitlin is an integral part of the story but at some point, she travels to the future with Peter and is captured. Peter tries to escape back to the present with her but actually leaves without her. After that, we don’t really have much information on what happens to her. Kinda sucks that she just got left behind, but if fully sucks that we don't get some resolution from it.
#6: Why Only Run? “The Flash” (2014-)
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Superheroes aren’t the most logical character archetypes. Often times, in an effort to make them ultra-cool, the powers they have are just plain over the top. This can be a little boring since they essentially become unbeatable. In fact, they usually end up having some kind of silly weakness written into their character. In the case of the Flash, he is one of the most powerful heroes ever created. His powers could let him defeat nearly any foe with a blindingly fast punch or kick. However, he chooses to slow down every time he intends to throw down.
#5: The Many Skills of Sydney Bristow “Alias” (2001-06)
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We all know that secret agents can pretty much do anything from karate to hardcore science stuff. This trope is particularly prevalent in “Alias,” a show about a CIA agent played by Jennifer Garner, who must maintain several secret identities, or … you know … aliases. However, things become a bit stretched here when we take a step back to look at just how many disciplines Sydney knows in-depth. For the amount of stuff she knows, there’s no way she could be doing anything other than studying. To us, this just seems a little too implausible, and yet no one seems to notice.
#4: Ages “Friends” (1994-2004)
If you didn’t know, “Friends” was a very popular television show during the '90s and early 2000s that aired for just about 10 years. It followed a group of several more or less happy-go-lucky friends who lived in implausibly nice New York apartments. As with any show that lasts for a significant amount of time, the writers and produces tend to change. This means there are inconsistencies. In the case of “Friends”, their ages seem to change without too much comment or trigger much of a change in their characterizations. Are these mistakes just failures to pay attention to details, or does “Friends” take place in an alternate quantum reality?
#3: Michael Scott Never Gets Fired “The Office” (2005-13)
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The list of Michael’s transgressions as the regional manager of a failing paper distribution company feels nearly endless. Some of the most egregious stuff like borderline sexual harassment, running over an employee, and racist jokes left his employees shocked, but no one seemed to talk too much about how he should have been fired years ago. We understand that he’s got a gift for sales, but his behavior was pretty poor. The whole documentary about the office should have focused on how miraculous it is that Michael still had a job.
#2: Barb's Disappearance “Stranger Things” (2016- )
Barbara Holland was the well-meaning, sincere, and slightly dorky best friends of Nancy Wheeler. In the show, she escorts Nancy to a party and is pretty much left out of the whole situation until she tries to shotgun a beer. She then ends up disappearing, and we’re left to wonder why this small town didn’t go into panic mode immediately. You'd think that such an occurrence would cause a pretty big reaction. Instead, the event was pretty much glossed over and forgotten. This is especially true considering some of the other events in the show that occurred around the same time.
#1: How Did Rick Survive “The Walking Dead” (2010- )
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Usually shows and movies about zombies ask you to take a few leaps of imagination in order to enjoy them, like, you know, believing zombies are possible. In the case of “The Walking Dead,” there’s a detail at the very beginning that is just kind of glossed over, completely. Rick goes into a coma and when he wakes up, he’s one of the last human beings alive. But how exactly did he survive? It seems like the hospital wasn’t the safest place around, yet he made it out just fine – and noticeably unzombified.
