History YMMV / HemlockGrove

* DarknessInducedAudienceApathy: A big problem with the later seasons and perhaps a major contributing factor leading to the show's cancellation is the increasing hopelessness for everyone involved, as major characters keep getting killed off in brutal ways, and daily life for the rest of them gets progressively crappier with trauma and angst piled on top of more trauma and angst, almost to DeusAngstMachina levels.

** In the third season, Johann admits to Roman that he has wondered about his relationship with Peter. Roman objects, but Johann points out that it's not an unreasonable assumption.

* BaseBreaker: Second season character Miranda, going by comments on the show's Wiki. She's either an interesting and sympathetic NaiveEverygirl, or an annoying snoop who sticks her nose into things that aren't her business. Her detractors also aren't a fan of her [[SlutShaming more]] sexually active lifestyle in contrast to Letha.

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** Peter's first on-screen transformation in the TV adaptation definitely qualifies. It includes Peter's flesh being flayed off, his teeth falling out and then his wolf form proceeding to ''eat'' some of the flayed off flesh. Suffice it to say that {{Netflix}} did not skimp on the special effects.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: [[spoiler:Just when we were starting to know a great deal of information about Dr. Chausser and the people she works for, she up and gets mortally wounded by Olivia and is forced to be [[MercyKill Mercy Killed]] by Dr. Pryce. Olivia even told Pryce that she wounded her simple because ''[[KickTheDog she felt like it]]'']].
** Perhaps that's exactly why they did it. Most, if not all, of the characters killed off at that point were only there to be killed off, you never got an emotional bond with them or knew them at all. Whether you liked [[spoiler:Chausser]] or not their death was a slap to the face, no one saw it coming, but considering Pryce's surprising statement we might see them again.
* WhatAnIdiot: Norman in the second season finale. Basically, [[spoiler:he had the perfect opportunity to kill Olivia and end
her crimes once and for all when she's weakened, but decides not to. She recovers her strength, and then kills him herself]].

* WhatAnIdiot: Norman in the second season finale. Basically, [[spoiler:he had the perfect opportunity to kill Olivia and end her crimes once and for all when she's weakened, but decides not to. She recovers her strength, and then kills him herself]].

* DullSurprise: In spades.

* KickTheDog: [[spoiler: From Christina]] to Chief Tom Sworn, when both [[spoiler: Alexa and Alyssa]] are both mutilated/murdered horribly by the vargulf, considering Chief Tom Sworn was always so kind to the murderer. Made worse when later [[spoiler: Christina is killed, but is possibly alive, as she screams from in the grave]] even though she was the killer, he didn't know that and he saw her as a daughter.

** In the novel, when Olivia questions what Roman and Peter were up to in Roman's room, Roman answers "homosexual acts".

* KickTheDog: [[spoiler: From Christina]] to Chief Tom Sworn, when both [[spoiler: Alexa and Alyssa]] are both mutilated/murdered horribly by the vargulf, considering Chief Tom Sworn was always so kind to the murder. Made worse when later [[spoiler: Christina is killed]] even though they were the killer, he didn't know that and he thought of her as like a daughter.

** Perhaps that's exactly why they did it. Most, if not all, of the characters killed off at that point were only there to be killed off, you never got an emotional bond with them or knew them at all. Whether you liked [[Spoiler:Chausser]] or not their death was a slap to the face, no one saw it coming, but considering Pryce's surprising statement we might see them again.

* KicktheDog: [[spoiler: From Christina]] to Chief Tom Sworn, when both [[Spoiler: Alexa and Alyssa]] are both mutilated/murdered horribly by the vargulf, considering Chief Tom Sworn was always so kind to the murder. Made worse when later [[spoiler: Christina is killed]] even though they were the killer, he didn't know that and he thought of her as like a daughter.

* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: [[spoiler:Christina]].

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: [[spoiler:Just when we were starting to know a great deal of information about Dr. Chausser and the people she works for, she up and gets mortally wounded by Olivia and is forced to be [[MercyKill Mercy Killed]] by Dr. Pryce. Olivia even told Pryce that she wounded her simple because ''[[KickTheDog she felt like it]]'']].* TheWoobie: Shelley and to a lesser extent Peter. Both of them get far more hate than they deserve considering they are generally good, helpful people.

* HighOctaneNightmareFuel: Peter's first on-screen transformation in the TV adaptation definitely qualifies. It includes Peter's flesh being flayed off, his teeth falling out and then his wolf form proceeding to ''eat'' some of the flayed off flesh. Suffice it to say that {{Netflix}} did not skimp on the special effects.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: [[spoiler:Just when we were starting to know a great deal of information about Dr. Chausser and the people she works for, she up and gets mortally wounded by Olivia and is forced to be [[MercyKill Mercy Killed]] by Dr. Pryce. Olivia even told Pryce that she wounded her simple because ''[[KickTheDog she felt like it]]'']].
* TheWoobie: Shelley and to a lesser extent Peter. Both of them get far more hate than they deserve considering they are generally good, helpful people.

* HighOctaneNightmareFuel: Peter's first on-screen transformation in the TV adaptation, definitely qualifies. It includes Peter's flesh being flayed off, his teeth falling out and then his wolf form proceeding to ''eat'' some of the flayed off flesh. Suffice it to say that {{Netflix}} did not skimp on the special effects.

* HighOctaneNightmareFuel: Peter's first on-screen transformation in the TV adaptation, definitely qualifies. It includes Peter's flesh being flayed off, his teeth falling out, and then his wolf form proceeding to ''eat'' some of the flayed off flesh. Suffice it to say that {{Netflix}} did not skimp on the special effects.

* HoYay: Peter and Roman. In ''spades''.