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** Dr. Foreman was perhaps the earliest victim of [[Character Derailment]]. In the first season, he was ambitious and unsentimental, but had several [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]] moments to make up for it. One or two episodes into the second season, he stood back and did nothing while a patient's heart failed because he didn't like the guy. Later in that same season he pulled a professional dick move on Cameron, then when he was mortally ill, ''stabbed her with a dirty needle'' in a desperate attempt to get her to save him. To say he [[Took a Level in Jerkass]] would be an understatement.
** Dr. Foreman was perhaps the earliest victim of [[Character Derailment]]. In the first season, he was ambitious and unsentimental, but had several [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]] moments to make up for it. One or two episodes into the second season, he stood back and did nothing while a patient's heart failed because he didn't like the guy. Later in that same season he pulled a professional dick move on Cameron, then when he was mortally ill, ''stabbed her with a dirty needle'' in a desperate attempt to get her to save him. To say he [[Took a Level in Jerkass]] would be an understatement.
* The second series of ''[[Robin Hood (TV series)|Robin Hood]]'' had character development from everyone, but most notably Guy of Gisborne, who, by the penultimate couple of episodes, is risking his own life to stand up for what he believes in and to defend others; something he would never have done back in the day. This is mostly because of his love for Marian, and he repeatedly defies the Sheriff for Marian's sake. Marian shows Guy friendship, despite working against him in secret, and is very very good at keeping her double-agent status secret. In the finale, Marian suddenly begins flailing about like a muppet, yelling "I LOVE ROBIN HOOD! I'M GOING TO MARRY ROBIN HOOD!" Guy then stabs her through the gut and rides off. ''Two'' characters derailed for the price of one!
* The second series of ''[[Robin Hood (TV series)|Robin Hood]]'' had character development from everyone, but most notably Guy of Gisborne, who, by the penultimate couple of episodes, is risking his own life to stand up for what he believes in and to defend others; something he would never have done back in the day. This is mostly because of his love for Marian, and he repeatedly defies the Sheriff for Marian's sake. Marian shows Guy friendship, despite working against him in secret, and is very very good at keeping her double-agent status secret. In the finale, Marian suddenly begins flailing about like a muppet, yelling "I LOVE ROBIN HOOD! I'M GOING TO MARRY ROBIN HOOD!" Guy then stabs her through the gut and rides off. ''Two'' characters derailed for the price of one!
** It seems to run in the family. The third season introduces Guy's sister Isabella, who seems intelligent, helpful and rational. Robin begins a relationship with her, but when she encourages him to run away with her, he tells her that his loyalties lie with England and the mission. She responds by [[Derailing Love Interests|picking up the nearest sword]] and [[:Category:Yandere|trying to kill him.]] As you do.
** It seems to run in the family. The third season introduces Guy's sister Isabella, who seems intelligent, helpful and rational. Robin begins a relationship with her, but when she encourages him to run away with her, he tells her that his loyalties lie with England and the mission. She responds by [[Derailing Love Interests|picking up the nearest sword]] and [[Yandere|trying to kill him.]] As you do.
* On ''[[Dirty Sexy Money]]'', Lisa George is shown during the first season and first part of the second season to be a kind, reasonable woman—flawed, yes, but, you know. A human being. In the show's second season, the writers seemed to realize they could hardly justify Nick just leaving her and hooking up with first love Karen Darling. Thus Lisa became an unreasonable shrew who harped on Nick at every turn. Nick also suffered slightly.
* On ''[[Dirty Sexy Money]]'', Lisa George is shown during the first season and first part of the second season to be a kind, reasonable woman—flawed, yes, but, you know. A human being. In the show's second season, the writers seemed to realize they could hardly justify Nick just leaving her and hooking up with first love Karen Darling. Thus Lisa became an unreasonable shrew who harped on Nick at every turn. Nick also suffered slightly.
* The [[Playboy]] TV series ''Boy Nexxt Door'' has the main character start off as a somewhat nerdy, goofy, naive guy who still had plenty of successes and quite possibly a bright future ahead of him in the adult film industry, and after a few seasons quickly derail into the biggest loser imaginable, who is going to [[Failure Is the Only Option|spectacularly fail at whatever he tries]] no matter what it is, and who women find laughable and pathetic pretty much automatically... nevermind that the whole catalyst for the series was the fact that he had the ability to not only attract numerous hot girls, but actually convince them to let him film it. Apparently with Playboy magazine's [[Magazine Decay|decay]] into a [[Maxim]] clone, the network had to [[Network Decay|follow suit]] and make anyone even slightly uncool [[Butt Monkey|objects of total derision]].
* The [[Playboy]] TV series ''Boy Nexxt Door'' has the main character start off as a somewhat nerdy, goofy, naive guy who still had plenty of successes and quite possibly a bright future ahead of him in the adult film industry, and after a few seasons quickly derail into the biggest loser imaginable, who is going to [[Failure Is the Only Option|spectacularly fail at whatever he tries]] no matter what it is, and who women find laughable and pathetic pretty much automatically... nevermind that the whole catalyst for the series was the fact that he had the ability to not only attract numerous hot girls, but actually convince them to let him film it. Apparently with Playboy magazine's [[Magazine Decay|decay]] into a [[Maxim]] clone, the network had to [[Network Decay|follow suit]] and make anyone even slightly uncool [[Butt Monkey|objects of total derision]].
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