Article Ranks 4 TV Finales Slammed by Fans After 'The Boys' Ending

1 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 22

Four series finales — "How I Met Your Mother," "Seinfeld," "The Sopranos" and "Game of Thrones" — are highlighted as major backlash cases after "The Boys" sparked fresh fan anger this week.
The review argues viewers revolt when finales undo years of character development, citing HIMYM's death-and-divorce twist and Game of Thrones' rushed final season as the clearest examples.
Seinfeld's 1998 courtroom ending and The Sopranos' 2007 cut-to-black are presented as finales that initially infuriated audiences but later gained some acceptance.
Game of Thrones tops the list because its 2019 ending is portrayed as damaging the show's broader legacy, turning a cultural phenomenon into what the article calls a reviled afterthought.

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