2023 in Review: The Year’s Biggest Plot Twists, Ranked From ‘Wow’ to ‘WTF?!’
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If what Taylor Swift said is true, and any great love keeps you guessing, 2023 TV might just have been your heart’s true desire.
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Even though the concurrent WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes meant there were fewer episodes of TV than usual this year, what did air still managed to surprise us with its narrative twists and turns. To that end, the list below chronicles 20 of the TV plot twists that kept us on the edge of our seats this year.
As is the case with all of TVLine’s year-end roundups: This post is FULL of spoilers. So if you’re behind on any of the shows listed here, consider this your mega, giant, very important, last chance Spoiler Alert! for:
The Afterparty, Barry, Fatal Attraction, Fear the Walking Dead, Gen V, Harley Quinn, High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, Marvel’s Secret Invasion, The Night Agent, Outlander, Quantum Leap, Rabbit Hole, Riverdale, Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, Silo, Star Trek: Picard, Succession, Virgin River, Wolf Pack and YOU.
Scroll down to relive the big moments and juicy plot twists that blew our minds this year, then hit the comments with your favorite “WTAF?” moments from 2023 TV.
Still to come in TVLine’s Year in Review: Character Deaths That Nearly Killed Us, Shocking Cast Exits, Dumb Things TV Did, Most Dynamic ‘Ships and much, much more!
20. Rabbit Hole (Paramount+)
In the final showdown, Weir’s “ex-wife” isn’t his ex-wife!
19. Fatal Attraction (Paramount+)
Arthur killed Alex!
18. Fear the Walking Dead (AMC)
Alicia is alive!
17. Virgin River (Netflix)
Mel has an estranged biological father… and he lives in Virgin River!
16. The Afterparty (Apple TV+)
The killer intended to off Feng, but accidentally murdered the wrong person!
15. Marvel’s Secret Invasion (Disney+)
Fury is married! And has been for years! And his wife is a Skrull!
14. Gen V (Prime Video)
Cate has been erasing everyone’s memories and working with the dean to hide The Woods!
13. The Night Agent (Netflix)
Diane Farr is a bad guy!
12. Outlander (Starz)
Rob Cameron knows Roger and Bree are time-travelers!
11. Riverdale (The CW)
Archie, Betty, Veronica and Jughead were in a four-way relationship!
10. High School Musical: The Musical: The Series (Disney+)
Seb cheated with Big Red!
9. Wolf Pack (Paramount+)
Kristin isn’t just a werewolf — she’s Harlan, Luna and Baron’s mother!
8. Harley Quinn (Max)
Harley killed Nightwing! Oh, and she has a potato-based clone!
7. Silo (Apple TV+)
The “lie” about the outside isn’t what you think it is!
6. Barry (HBO)
Barry and Sally start a new life with a son years later!
5. Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
Matthew Patel defeats Scott… and seemingly kills him?!
4. Quantum Leap (NBC)
Ben has been missing for three years!
3. Star Trek: Picard (Paramount+)
Jack is Jean-Luc and Beverly’s son!
2. Succession (HBO)
Logan dies in Episode 3! And he’s really dead!
1. YOU (Netflix)
Rhys was a figment of Joe’s imagination all along!
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