Year In Review: Biggest Plot Twists
2020 was nothing if not a year of plot twists, some of which happened to unfold on television.
As TVLine continues to reflect on the year that was — and technically still is for another 27 days, but who's counting? — we're now looking back on the biggest small-screen surprises, from pregnancy bombshells and paternity shockers to senseless losses and unexpected returns.
As with all of TVLine's year-end lists, it's our duty to offer you the following warning: THIS GALLERY IS A SPOILER MINEFIELD. If you aren't fully caught up on any of the following shows, you might want to consider revisiting this list once you've completed your binges:
The 100, 13 Reasons Why, The Bachelorette, Batwoman, Big Sky, The Boys, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, DC's Legends of Tomorrow, Dead to Me, Filthy Rich, The Good Doctor, Grey's Anatomy, grown-ish, The Haunting of Bly Manor, How to Get Away With Murder, Insecure, Legacies, The Mandalorian, Manifest, Nancy Drew, Prodigal Son, The Ranch, SEAL Team, Sex Education, Single Parents, Teenage Bounty Hunters, This Is Us, The Umbrella Academy, Vida, The Walking Dead, Wynonna Earp and Yellowstone.
Scroll down to relive 30 moments that blew our minds (for better or worse), then drop a comment with your own additions to the list. Which plot twists are still occupying space in your brain?
THE 100
Clarke kills Bellamy!
Click here to read showrunner Jason Rothenberg's thoughts on that "devastating" losss.
13 REASONS WHY
Justin learns he has contracted AIDS, then dies in the hospital.
Click here to read our recap of the series finale.
THE BACHELORETTE
Clare Crawley is out, Tayshia Adams is in!
Click here to read our recap of the big switch.
BATWOMAN
Alice turns Tommy Elliot into Bruce Wayne!
Click here to read our post mortem with showrunner Caroline Dries.
BIG SKY
Officer Rick Legarski kills Cody Hoyt... in Episode 1!
Click here to read our recap of the series premiere.
THE BOYS
Victoria Neuman is a supe!
Click here to read our post mortem with showrunner Eric Kripke.
BROOKLYN NINE-NINE
Officer Debbie Fogle is working for crime boss Silvio Nucci!
Click here to read our recap.
CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS
Oliver (as Spectre) reboots the multiverse!
Click here to read our recap of the crossover's final hour.
DEAD TO ME
Steve has a twin brother!
Click here to read the story behind the twist.
FILTHY RICH
Eugene is the father of Becky's baby!
Click here for our recap of the series finale.
THE GOOD DOCTOR
Dr. Melendez dies!
Click here to read our post mortem with actor Nicholas Gonzalez.
GREY'S ANATOMY
Alex leaves Jo for Izzie!
Click here to read our thoughts on his exit.
THE HAUNTING OF BLY MANOR
Mrs. Grose is a ghost!
Click here to read our breakdown of the season.
MANIFEST
Saanvi accidentally poisons the Major!
Click here to read our post mortem with showrunner Jeff Rake.
NANCY DREW
Nancy is Ryan Hudson and Lucy Sable's daughter!
Click here to read our post mortem with the show's EPs.
PRODIGAL SON
Ainsley is the murderous Whitly sibling!
Click here to read our post mortem with series co-creators Chris Fedak and Sam Sklaver.
SEAL TEAM
Clay wrote the Marsden letter! No wait, Ray did!
SEX EDUCATION
Isaac deletes Otis' voicemail to Maeve!
Click here to read our recap of the season finale.
SINGLE PARENTS
Will tells Angie he's in love with her!
Click here to read our recap of the series finale.
TEENAGE BOUNTY HUNTERS
Debbie has a twin... and she is Sterling's mother!
Click here to read our recap of the series finale.
THIS IS US
Teenage Kate was pregnant with Marc's baby!
Click here to read our recap.
THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY
Ben is alive!
Click here for our recap of the season finale.
VIDA
Emma and Lyn's father is alive... and living nearby!
Click here to read our recap.
THE WALKING DEAD
Negan was working for Carol!
Click here for a sneak peek at more to come.
WYNONNA EARP
Eighteen months passed while Wynonna, Waverly and Doc were in the Garden of Eden!
Click here to read our post mortem with showrunner Emily Andras.
