Top 10 Most Unlikable Characters From Good TV Shows

Joffrey Baratheon (Game of Thrones)

Joffrey Baratheon is a fictional character in the A Song of Ice and Fire series of fantasy novels by American author George R. R. Martin and its television adaptation, Game of Thrones. He is known for his cruelty and impulsive behavior as king. Joffrey is portrayed by actor Jack Gleeson in the HBO series... read more

Skyler White (Breaking Bad)

Skyler White is the wife of Walter White in the television series Breaking Bad. Many people find her to be an unlikable character due to her representing a negative stereotype that women are hypocritical, annoying, and helpless.

In addition, while not nearly as bad as her husband, she still has engaged in unethical, cruel, and morally questionable behavior as the show progressed. This includes lying and manipulating, aiding and abetting Walter's criminal empire of drugs and violence, running a corrupt business to launder money, having an affair with her boss, getting Walter to dispose of their son's car, and attacking her husband with a knife after trying to commit suicide in the pool on his birthday to destroy the mood.

On top of all this, Skyler has also been very disrespectful to her family members by thinking her 16-year-old son should go to boarding school even though he doesn't have long until high school is finished. She also relies on other family members, such as her sister Marie and brother-in-law Hank, to take care of her children and keep them safe even though that is her responsibility. She also forces others, including her young daughter, to inhale secondhand smoke by smoking cigarettes indoors and says degrading things such as "shut up!" and "I am waiting until the cancer comes back!" (which is considered a form of abuse) because she hates her husband but makes no sense by not reporting him to authorities despite knowing how dangerous he is.

She gave all the money from Walter to Ted, therefore stealing and embezzling money without her husband's knowledge. Skyler also trespassed onto Jesse's private property. All of this proves she has no regard or respect for anyone but her own interests.

She is an overbearing mother who thinks she's entitled for some reason.

Marie Schrader (Breaking Bad)

Marie Schrader is the wife of drug enforcement agent Hank Schrader in the television series Breaking Bad. She is known for being the sister of Skyler White and suffering from mental health challenges such as kleptomania, which causes her to shoplift.

On the show, she is getting therapy to treat her personal struggles from a man named Dave. She is also obsessed with the color purple due to its symbolic meaning of her innocence originating from her lack of involvement in the meth trade.

Ted Beneke (Breaking Bad)

Ted Beneke is the boss of Skyler White, with whom she has an affair, in the television series Breaking Bad. He has disgraced his company and its employees due to tax fraud committed to avoid bankruptcy purely out of selfishness and greed.

Todd Alquist (Breaking Bad)

Todd Alquist from Breaking Bad is an extreme psychopath with no remorse or empathy for killing or torturing any living thing. He even goes so far as to kill his cleaning lady and a child as precautionary measures to prevent his illegal activities from being exposed.

Ramsay Bolton (Game of Thrones)

Ramsay Bolton, also known as Ramsay Snow, is a fictional character in the A Song of Ice and Fire series of fantasy novels by American author George R. R. Martin, and its television adaptation Game of Thrones. He is the illegitimate son of Roose Bolton, later legitimized and named heir to House Bolton... read more

Cersei Lannister (Game of Thrones)

Cersei Lannister is a fictional character created by American author George R. R. Martin. She is a prominent point-of-view character in Martin's award-winning A Song of Ice and Fire series and a main character in HBO's adaptation of the series, Game of Thrones.... read more

Ed Peletier (The Walking Dead)

He is a selfish, abusive, and violent man, especially to his wife Carol. It is also implied that he sexually abused his daughter Sophia. Shane Walsh eventually beats him nearly to death as punishment for his behavior.

Lila Rossi (Miraculous Ladybug)

Lila Rossi is a major antagonist from Miraculous Ladybug, also known by her akumatized forms as "Volpina" and "Chameleon." In her civilian identity, she is one of Marinette Dupain-Cheng's main rivals and is also one of Ladybug's most persistent enemies. Lila is manipulative and frequently deceives others... read more

Donald Davenport (Lab Rats)

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Rachel Berry (Glee)

Rachel Barbra Berry is a fictional character and the central female protagonist of the Fox musical comedy-drama series Glee. She is portrayed by actress Lea Michele. Rachel is known for her ambition, strong vocals, and determination to become a Broadway star.

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August Horn of Årnäs (Young Royals)

Chloe Bourgeois (Miraculous Ladybug)

Chloe Bourgeois is a secondary antagonist in the French animated series Miraculous Ladybug. She is the daughter of Mayor André Bourgeois. Her selfish and bullying behavior causes many of her classmates to become akumatized, as she often harasses and mistreats them.... read more

Shou Tucker (Fullmetal Alchemist)

Shou Tucker is a fictional character from the Fullmetal Alchemist manga series and its anime adaptations, created by Hiromu Arakawa. He is known as the Sewing-Life Alchemist and plays a pivotal role in one of the series' most tragic storylines. Tucker's actions involve unethical experiments with human-animal... read more

Dagur the Deranged (Dragons: Race to the Edge)

King Uther Pendragon (Merlin)

Uncle Ruckus (The Boondocks)

Sheldon J. Plankton (SpongeBob SquarePants)

Sheldon James Plankton, commonly called Plankton, is a character in the Nickelodeon animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants. He is the owner of the Chum Bucket and the main antagonist to Mr. Krabs. Plankton is known for his schemes to steal the Krabby Patty secret formula.

Trina Vega (Victorious)

Andrea Harrison (The Walking Dead)

Andrea is a fictional character from the comic book series The Walking Dead and is portrayed by Laurie Holden in the American television series of the same name. In the comics, she is a skilled sharpshooter and a key member of the survivor group. Her television counterpart had a different storyline and... read more

Preston Northwest (Gravity Falls)

Priscilla Northwest (Gravity Falls)

Culverton Smith (Sherlock)

Scrappy-Doo (Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo)

Scrappy Doo is the nephew of Scooby-Doo. He is known for his fearless attitude and often volunteers to take on villains directly. Scrappy was introduced to the Scooby-Doo franchise in 1979 and became a recurring character known for his catchphrase, Puppy Power!

Killian Jones (Once Upon a Time)

In addition to piracy (given that he's a pirate captain), Killian Jones (Hook) has:
- Murdered people who didn't deserve it.
- Bullied a weaker man (namely Rumple, before he became the Dark One) for fun.
- Tried to kill an innocent woman (Belle) on multiple occasions, first by knocking her unconscious, then stalking her and pointing a gun at her face, and finally shooting her, causing her to lose her memories.
- Committed domestic abuse against his supposed true love, Emma Swan. This includes calling her "dried up," "useless," and a "pretty blonde distraction," as well as gaslighting her into proposing to him by not telling her that he killed her grandfather.
I doubt he truly regrets any of this, given that he only apologized to Emma and Belle when he wanted something from them in return.
To make things worse, after his death in Season 5, the writers used an overused plot device (deus ex machina) to bring him back, even though it runs contrary to what the show's canon previously said about the dead not being able to return.