20 Great Characters Who Were Totally Wasted
It can be hard to balance an ensemble cast. When you’re dealing with actors’ egos, audience demands and the mechanics of storytelling, somebody is bound to fall by the wayside. That person will probably put a screen-time minimum in their contract when negotiations for the sequel commence, and the cycle begins anew.
It's too bad, too, because the character who ends up on the chopping block is sometimes one of the most interesting. Sure, they may not be protagonist material, but they deserved so much better than what they got. For example, “Rupert Grint deserves more praise for how well he balanced comedy and drama” as Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter series, according to Redditor phantom_avenger. “Especially in the earlier films, his facial expressions always kill me.”
They then asked r/AskReddit, “What fictional character had potential but was wasted?” and nothing but missed opportunities followed.
The Marvel Cinematic Universe
Star Wars
Stranger Things
Snowpiercer
Steven Universe
Glee
Ben 10
Twilight
Beautiful Creatures
Naruto
The Wire
My Hero Academia
Star Trek
The Sopranos
Godzilla vs. Kong
Transformers: Prime
Doctor Who
Harry Potter
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Game of Thrones
