15 Satisfying (and Devastating) Sitcom Character Arcs

These shows had season after season of chances to sprinkle in a character’s growth, and some really nailed it. Others kept banging out the same personality traits we initially fell in love with, and it got tiresome (and downright annoying). Sometimes the characters got worse over time, or we were led to believe they were maturing, then boom! It was all washed away in one completely insane episode.

The scary part is that it's out of our hands. We invest our time and emotions, then just have to sit back and hope a room full of strangers do these characters justice. Alexis Rose of Schitt’s Creek had a legitimate coming-of-age arc that was incredibly satisfying, but surprisingly, Andy Bernard from The Office got more annoying, and just straight up mean to Erin for no reason. Here are those and 13 other satisfying and/or devastating sitcom character arcs to warm and/or break that heart of yours.