Ever wondered what exactly hooks you on to TV shows and makes it so hard for you not binge watch? It is the cliffhangers, my friend. Cliffhangers are a plot device prevalent in modern fiction that can leave you tearing out your hair, wishing the next episode was available immediately.
Since the storylines are split up into parts via episodes and seasons, it’s easy to utilize cliffhangers which can be a good way to get the fanbase talking. The unfinished ending gets people to tune in for the next season and shows never really lose their audience.
Here are 16 of the best teen-drama cliffhangers that people were just not prepared for.
In Veronica Mars, A Helicopter footage of Logan’s mom’s abandoned car was shown, and we weren’t sure if she was alive on
When a man appeared from the shadows at the end of I Am Not Okay with This.
You can watch the full scene from Season 1, Episode 7 here:
When Olivia and Ruby got shot on On My Block and we didn’t know who would make it.
When they showed the “real” world at the end of The Society. But now we’ll never know what happens, since Netflix cancelled it.
You can watch the full scene from Season 1, Episode 10 here:
When Serena confessed to killing someone on Gossip Girl.
You can watch the full scene from Season 1, Episode 16 here:
When Rachel and Cooper’s limo crashed off the bridge into the river on One Tree Hill.
You can watch the full scene from Season 3, Episode 22 here:
The bus crash on Degrassi: Next Class.
Where you can watch the scene: Season 2, Episode 10.
When the liars escaped the dollhouse only to find out they were still trapped on Pretty Little Liars.
You can watch the full scene from Season 5, Episode 25 here:
The flash-forward on Riverdale when Archie, Betty, and Veronica were covered in blood and burned Jughead’s clothes.
You can watch the full scene from Season 3, Episode 22 here:
When Elena became a vampire in The Vampire Diaries.
You can watch the full scene from Season 3, Episode 22 here:
When Mariana, Jesus, and Ana got in a car accident on The Fosters.
Where you can watch the scene: Season 2, Episode 21.
When Caroline found out she was pregnant with Alaric and Jo’s twins on The Vampire Diaries.
When Clare found out she was pregnant on Degrassi: The Next Generation.
When Chuck found out his dad was alive on Gossip Girl.
When Buffy died on Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
When Marissa shot Trey on The O.C.
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