Some of these characters need higher standards for who they date.
In terms of overall inoffensiveness, TV is, for the most part, getting better.
It’s still not perfect, though — there are plenty of moments even in relatively recent years that probably should never have happened in the first place.
Here are 16 problematic moments from the past 15 years of television:
1.
This Gossip Girl relationship from 2007 onward
2.
This “sweet” gesture in The Office from 2008
3.
This Pretty Little Liars relationship from 2010 onward
4.
And this one from 2011 onward
5.
The many, many instances of sexual assault in Game of Thrones from 2011 onward
6.
This response to Ryder’s confession in Glee from 2013
7.
This Hannibal death from 2014
8.
This “unplanned” pregnancy in Shameless from 2015
9.
This Outlander beating from 2015
10.
This pointless death in The 100 from 2016
11.
This Stranger Things relationship from 2016 onward
12.
This Riverdale dance sequence from 2017
13.
This onscreen suicide in 13 Reasons Why from 2017
14.
This Legacies eating disorder “joke” from 2018
15.
Basically all of Insatiable from 2018 onward
16.
This controversial Bridgerton sex scene from 2020
What recent TV moments did you find surprisingly problematic? Sound off in the comments.
