ATLA: It is never addressed on screen, but I'd like to know (for sure) more about the origin of Tai Ly. The eye color and head shape indicate she's descended from the air nomads, the only other character with those eye color and head shape is Aang.

I think it'd make a great 2 episode arc or perhaps even address it in one of the books/comics where she came from. Because "I ran away to the circus because too many siblings" just isn't a sufficient answer for a character who is clearly an air nomad living in exile.

[–] Moobythegoldensock@lemm.ee 2 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

Terminator the Sarah Connor Chronicles: Oh c’mon, gonna cliffhanger me right after John and Sarah time jump into a post apocalyptic wasteland?

The Acolyte: I’d have loved to get Qimir’s backstory and find out what’s up with the Darth Plagueis tease.

As for abandoned arcs: Sliders with the alternate Professor Arturo.

[–] Donjuanme@lemmy.world 23 points 23 hours ago

Firefly.... Reason: Firefly.

[–] Gloomy@mander.xyz 16 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) (1 children)

Game of Thrones. Best four seasons I have ever watched in my live. Things counted. Every character could potentially die. Every fight has real odds to it. I was So hooked.

Shame they never continued the series after season four.

[–] LadyButterfly@lazysoci.al 1 points 3 hours ago

5 and 6 had some awesome episodes! Just... not all the way through.

[–] Ashtear@lemm.ee 8 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Still burns me up that Stargate Universe got cancelled when it felt like it was starting to get good. I would have loved to see what Stargate could do in a TV environment after the Battlestar Galactica reboot.

[–] athairmor@lemmy.world 4 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

It’s the only Stargate series I’ve seen all the way through (what was available). I’ve tried SG-1 and Atlantis and they were ok but a little too… cheesy?… to keep my interest.

[–] GeeDubHayduke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 5 hours ago

I'm watching SG1 and Atlantis, and i gotta agree. They're by no means bad, but it's just a little too after school-y for me to really fall in love with.

[–] alekwithak@lemmy.world 11 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) (2 children)

Game of Thrones. I can forgive the characters they left out of the show (I guess). I can't forgive the stupid death of Ser Barristan Selmy, but I will for this comment. I can even pretend to forgive the rushed ending and anticlimactic fight with the others. What I cannot forgive is what makes the first four nearly perfect seasons pretty much impossible to rewatch: every single symbol, clue, and question (other than Jon Snow's parentage) is pointless, meaningless, and completely unanswered. Like Chekhov's gun was not only unused, but never shown or mentioned again. I don't believe in capital punishment, but I do think D&D deserve the death penalty for that one.

[–] LadyButterfly@lazysoci.al 2 points 3 hours ago

Yes exactly. There were all these clues and questions that were just fucking pointless. All D and D needed to do was trawl fan forums looking for theories and just rip them off. It's not hard and that would have made the show better, and earlier seasons rewatchable.

Instead they filled time with Tyrion moving chairs.

[–] illi@lemm.ee 8 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah, it's not that the later (and especially the last) seasons were lesser quality, it's that it made rewatching the whole show pointless. Before every new season I rewatched the whole thing. Loved it.

Now, even when I think that I'd like to rewatch it sometime I realize there is no point in doing that. It sucked the enjoyment out of everything that came before.

[–] alekwithak@lemmy.world 3 points 22 hours ago

Yes, thank you for articulating what I was trying to say! I also used to do an annual rewatch, now I will still forget and try to watch the first season again, but after a few minutes of watching things that have no impact on the story whatsoever I realize there's no point. It's a shame because the books are genuinely really great, but it's a lot easier these days to watch a show then to crack open a book.

[–] MerrySkeptic@sh.itjust.works 4 points 19 hours ago

Luke Cage ended with him as the crime boss running Harlem. Hope Marvel picks that back up

[–] grue@lemmy.world 3 points 18 hours ago

Star Trek: Enterprise got canceled just when we were finally getting to the part folks wanted to see, about how the Federation got founded.

[–] yuri@pawb.social 8 points 1 day ago

Pel in DS9.

she could’ve been a side character for a full season. i’d even let-slide a romance plot, her and quark had great on-screen chemistry.

[–] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 5 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

I'm Severance S02 they abandoned the re write of the book plot line and left it without resolution.

[–] MimicJar@lemmy.world 4 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

I imagine that could still return in season 3.

The book might already be available to the innies, who were already interested in the first book. Or Ricken may be used as an intermediary/negotiator in trying to get the innies to calm down/stop rebelling/whatever they're going to do.

Petey is the character I'm most curious about. It's odd to me that never came up in season 2. Petey was Mark S's best friend.

[–] athairmor@lemmy.world 2 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Tap for spoiler

Petey died.

Were you expecting backstory?

[–] MimicJar@lemmy.world 3 points 20 hours ago

I know but I expected Mark S to ask what happened to his best friend. I expected a moment of hesitation or wondering from Mark Scout when he goes through the reintegration process. As the two Marks reintegrate shouldn't they start to share thoughts and ideas? Wouldn't one of those be Petey?

They can still bring these things up in season 3, but the name "Petey" should have been mentioned at least once in season 2.

[–] NotAGamer@lemmy.org 3 points 21 hours ago

Everything in the first 4 seasons of Fringe before they jumped the shark with season 5's future bullshit.

[–] TheKracken@lemmy.world 2 points 20 hours ago

Dark Matter. Ended on such a big cliffhanger.

[–] scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 2 points 22 hours ago

Little Randy, Lucy and Bo-bandy's kid. What happened to little random? They covered the story by saying they put the little maf up for adoption, but other than that the little cheeseburger driving kid was never spoken of again.