40 TV Show Inconsistencies That Are Genuinely Infuriating
Making a TV show is hard, okay? There’s a lot you have to remember. The last thing you want is to come up with a plotline that negates or contradicts what’s happened previously or introduce a shocking twist that makes absolutely no sense. And yet that happens all the time! Check out these 40 examples from much-loved TV shows that’ve left superfans tearing their hair out in frustration – as long as you’re confident you can keep your own rug intact after reading the reveals...
Dwight learns near the end of The Office that he’s actually the father of Angela’s kid. Except… didn’t he steal the baby’s diaper and have a doctor run a DNA test, proving he wasn’t the dad? That’s confused fans of the show for ages. Editor David Rogers has said that there was originally some dialogue implying Dwight grabbed the wrong garment, dialogue that really that should have been left in.
So when exactly was Ross Geller born? In one episode he tells Joey his birthday is in December, but leap forward a few seasons and suddenly it’s in October instead. Come on, the writer’s room didn’t make a note of all their birthdays? As if that wasn’t bad enough, some Friends fans did the math and Ross was 29 for far longer than he should have been.
Many a fan of Buffy the Vampire Slayer has wondered: Can the vampires actually breathe or not? Angel himself claims that no they can’t, and that’s why he’s unable to give CPR to Buffy. And yet vampires drag on cigarettes, they get strangled, and Spike is even tortured by drowning at one point. Even magic can’t really explain all that away.
In the first season of Modern Family Jay states that he first ran into Gloria at a wedding and they shared some chocolate cake. But later on, the story changes. Later episodes establish that Jay actually met Gloria at a diner and what’s more, he noticed her sister before noticing her. So what’s the truth?
