The fantasy genre has always been beloved and has lately seen a resurgence, especially on TV. There are numerous television shows set in various different lands with magical beings that audiences enjoy, but sometimes they end up using some very tired tropes in the writing, which make audiences cringe rather than enjoy the story.

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From House of The Dragon to Shadow and Bone, these shows have used some formulas which are lazy and even offensive, like disrespecting women and assigning the clichéd Chosen One to save their world. Since fantasy has no limits on where and what it can depict, showrunners would do well to imagine new plotlines and tropes to better these fan-favorite shows.

10 Unnecessary New Characters

Arcadius AKA Cade in The Vampire Diaries.

Fantasy shows can be sprawling in their settings and lore, which is why they may have more characters than other TV show genres usually do. Fans enjoy new entrants that add to the plot, but sometimes new characters are introduced for little to no reason, irritating fans who keep track of them for the sake of the storyline.

Along with some cringy teen tropes, The Vampire Diaries and The Originals were guilty of doing this. New vampires and villains were always being circulated through these shows, only for them to die quickly and without consequence, or to be forgotten about completely.

9 Women As Pawns

Margaery Tyrell handing Sansa Stark a flower in Game of Thrones. 

In TV magical worlds, especially the medieval European type, women are not given much respect. This is a trope that can easily be done away with, after all, everything about these worlds is imaginary and not a simulation of medieval society. Making women valued members of society is not a big stretch.

Some GoT episodes received 100% Rotten Tomatoes scores, but many viewers had issues with how women and minorities were subjected to gratuitous violence for no good reason. Women can be equal members in these shows, and not just political or sexual pawns to be subjugated. This kind of thinking is passé.

8 Stereotyping Species

Nori and the Harfoots in The Rings of Power.

The fantasy genre has a habit of dealing in binaries like good vs. evil, man vs. woman, and orc vs elf. Morality is something that is either black or white in these shows, which can be a rather simplistic way of viewing things. Too many times, whole species of people and creatures are painted with a single brush, making them homogenous and boring.

The Rings of Power might not have had Hobbits in it, but it had their ancestors, the Harfoots, who were also stereotyped into certain personalities. The Harfoots were cute and shy, they loved food (like their descendants) and had mellow, quirky personalities. Similarly, the Elves were all ethereal and otherworldly. It might have been nice to see some outliers among the species.

7 The Chosen One / The Character Who Is The Key To Everything

Alina Starkov fixing her crown in Shadow and Bone Season 2 Episode 8 "No Funerals"

The Chosen One is a character that has been overused and underdeveloped and fantasy fans are getting tired of it. Funnily enough, Chosen One storylines are still going strong, despite how old and outdated the trope feels.

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Shadow and Bone has Alina Starkov as the mythical Sun Summoner who can overcome the Shadow Fold, Wednesday has its titular heroine destined to destroy Joseph Crackstone, and Chilling Adventures of Sabrina makes Sabrina the key to everything as Lucifer's own daughter. This trope has been recycled so many times in even the most binge-worthy fantasy shows that viewers just want to see something different.

6 The Anti-Hero Is Always Forgiven

Klaus sits on a chair at dinner in The Originals. 

Anti-heroes are not held up to very high standards in fantasy shows, especially if they are charismatic. It is quite cringeworthy to see outright villains forgiven for their past sins if they claim to have changed, or get romantically involved with a main character. Unsurprisingly, these anti-heroes are usually men.

They never get punished for their past sins; in fact, they keep doing abhorrent things but are glorified or excused. Klaus in The Originals and Daemon Targaryen in House of The Dragon are just a couple of examples of this trope in action in some of the biggest fantasy shows. Accountability is cooler than enthralling men who sweep heroines off their feet.

5 Heroes Singlehandedly Fighting Off Armies

Daemon Targaryen all bloodied up

The hero fighting off an army by himself makes for exceptionally cinematic and awe-inspiring visuals, but when creators push this trope too far, it becomes unbelievable. It is humanly impossible for one individual to take on an entire army and defeat them, and this trope defies logic in a way that can't be taken seriously.

The most recent example of this was the Battle in the Stepstones in House of the Dragon where, inexplicably, Daemon Targaryen waded into battle alone, made it to the Crabfeeder, and killed him singlehandedly. The plot armor here insulted the audience's intelligence just a bit too much.

4 Characters Dying & Coming Back To Life Repeatedly

Jensen Ackles and Jared Paladecki portray the respective roles of Dean and Sam Winchester.

Shocking TV character deaths don't astonish fans anymore, because people have a way of resurrecting from the dead in fantasy TV. If it is a one-off situation, fans can still accept it, but some shows made it a habit to kill off important characters, and subsequently bring them back to life a few episodes later.

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This kind of death and resurrection doesn't work for more than a few scenes and takes away from the gravity of character deaths in the show. Then, viewers don't care who lives or dies as they're bound to make it back, making the show predictable and boring. Supernatural leaned on too hard on this trope and it made it feel like their supposed Everyman heroes were demigods.

3 Unnecessary Sex Scenes

Yennefer and Geralt kiss in The Witcher

Romance is integral to many fantasy plots, but there's a difference between romance and gratuitous sex. When used judiciously, these scenes definitely add some flavor to a fantasy show, but they can also become a cheap tactic to grab eyeballs and larger audiences.

Using unnecessary sex and intimacy as tools is not a good look for fantasy shows, especially those meant for young adults. The Witcher has several sex scenes which are a bit too graphic for comfort, but Game of Thrones remains the worst offender. Thankfully, the prequel House of The Dragon has scaled back on its sex scenes, and the plot is better for it.

2 Clinging To Humanity

Fantasy shows that deal with other supernatural species, especially vampires or werewolves, feel a weird compulsion to make the main characters cling to their humanity, even if it doesn't make sense. On one hand, these shows glorify these alluring creatures to no end but feel that the protagonist has to steadfastly remain human, even if it doesn't make sense.

It would be refreshing to see a female protagonist actually want to cross over to the dark side instead of always trying to skirt around it. True Blood irritated fans hugely when Sookie dealt with vampires for years, and was a faerie herself, but chose an ordinary life with humans instead of embracing her powers and uniqueness.

1 The Instant Expert

Sabrina from Chilling Adventures of Sabrina in a trance, arms up to her sides

The main character does not always have to be the best at everything, but the fantasy genre tends to make them into instant experts almost every time. These characters are so gifted that they immediately pick up skills that others took years to hone, or naturally become the best at magic, a sport, fighting, or any other activities.

These characters are complete novices who become experts overnight, which can be a bit awkward and nonsensical to see. It may be better to humanize the protagonist and make them an Everyman, instead of extraordinarily great at everything under the sun.

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