Ok, so no one is going to talk about Gunther from shake it up? I was waiting for caitlin to mention him. Shake it up wasn't the same without him since he was a part of the Hessenheffer twins. All of Tinka's antics and interesting clothing choices completely fell short without a partner to back it up.

All the ross kids leaving Bunkd made me so uncomfortable like why is the show still running 💀💀💀💀

My headcanon for Sonny with a Chance is that something happened that made her and her mom go back to Wisconsin.  Some family emergency or something, and Chad joined up with So Random to help fill the void (and attempt some self-improvement) because he still cared for Sonny and wanted to help keep her show alive until she came back.  Which in turn helped prove to Sonny that Chad could care more about others than his own fame.  And when she came back they got back together, got married, and moved to Calabasas to live on a ranch/music studio.

One exit that I that absolutely loved was Rachel from Stuck In The Middle. It was so realistically written, having her go off to college, and the siblings dealing with the change in the family dynamic. Plus, it hit very close to home for me, because my older sis left for college around the same time.
And Rachel was gone but not forgotten; mentioned a number of times and brought back for the finale.

Kinda sad that he doesn't think his dad character was important. Besides Liv, he was basically the only character Maddie had genuine character moments with! (Diggie...does not count.) He was ALWAYS the one she came to for advice.

I have complicated feelings about how they took Carlos out in the Wedding special. If the Boyce family wanted them to address Cameron's absence that way then I respect it. If not, it hurt a lot to see the writers just take Carlos away when he could've still been alive in the universe and is just off somewhere. But at the same time I'd feel weird about them writing some random excuse for Carlos to not be around bcuz he wouldn't miss his best friend's wedding for anything in the world ya know? So maybe they could've animated him to be around in some scenes but just not say anything? Idk i just choose not to think about it much

I totally agree that not having Justin in the wizards return special felt weird bc Justin is such an important key reason as to why Alex is the way she is and how she thrives , and I feel like their relationship as siblings is one of the biggest hearts of the show that makes it so special. And I get it the David Henry was busy or didn’t wanna be in it that’s fine but ugh I just hate when they have their one little line mentioning them in the beggining of something and it’s some lazy line like oh he’s busy at wiz tech like huh. I even thought that them throwing a party for him in the beggining just bc they think he’s eating it up as a professor was kinda like really, we still on this sameee narrative lmao like even her parents being mad at Alex for using magic for Simple things instead of doing it herself has been the same old issue they have with her since season one and it’s like ??? But I do love that at the end it ties back to Harper being the only one who has always accepted her bc they are also another big heart and soul of the show. Lmao I just got on a tangent about the special my bad but clearly u can tell this is my favorite show

The thing about Carlos is that people would’ve rioted had they replaced him. So the ultimate decision to just put his character to rest was the best one. It’s unfortunate but a lot of the times it’s best to say goodbye to the character.

A show I think of when talking about characters that left was Bunk'd. Most people bring up how the Ross kids left since they were the main characters as it was Jessie spin off, but they at least got a send off. The part I think of is how nearly every other character from the show just... disappeared after Season 2. Xander, Tiffany, Jorge, Hazel, Griff, Gladys, they just left. Only Gladys got called out since she used run the camp, but everyone else? Xander was Emma's boyfriend and she never brought him up. It was like they never existed, which kind of bummed me out.

I also was kinda butthurt about Kim leaving bc I really loved her and jacks storyline like the way the would bicker and were friends but never addressed their feelings but then they did and just the whole tension they had was everything , and I would’ve loved to see more of them as a couple. And I agree that it stung even more bc they literally were the main ship of the show and in my opinion were the only good thing about the show they made it worth watching , bc the boys on their own after was just dry even tho leo Howard is fine af and nice to look at still but man without Kim u boring sir

Brady leaving Pair of Kings wasn't just weird, it was plain wrong. Brady leaving throws off the whole storyline. Brady and Boomer are the Kings of Legend. They are supposed to lead the island of Kinkow into a new era of greatness. The lady of the cave confirms it. She paints Brady and Boomer holding a scepter and the whole setting is golden. It makes no sense that they would continue with the 3rd season, take away any importance Brady had, and insert Boz, who was annoying on so many levels, as a replacement saying "Oh, you guys thought you were just twins well actually you guys are triplets," that feels like something a soap-opera would do. Brady may have had a few scenes where he wasn't the most likable, but Boz was just so annoying and out there. Clearly, the writers had no idea what they were doing. The season throws off everything from the first two seasons. The show should have been canceled. Bringing in Boz was the worst idea Disney ever had!

I saw someone else mention it and now I'm thinking about it too. Technically Lab Rats:Elite Force is a spinoff, so it kind of makes sense everyone couldn't come to be on it. The excuse that 2 people needed to watch the island and the others needed to help with a secret project of Davenports did actually made sense. However, these 4 are siblings and were basically always together for 4 seasons, so splitting up so easily felt weird. Also as a black woman it was so nice to see a character that looks like me as the main character and have the representation. Leo was my favorite just to be left behind for the spinoff. Bree and Chase were always the more serious of the 4, so I really missed Leo and Adam's sillier personalities to lighten the mood. Besides that I would've been fine even if they brought them in for cameos, but they were just never seen again (or really even talked about if I remember correctly?) Even when Tasha had her baby, you can't tell me Adam and Leo (especially Leo) wouldn't have come along protecting their baby sister? Idk, I know this is a long rant and I do apologize if you read this all. I just missed Leo and Adam and even though this show was short lived, I wish we could have seen them just one more time if not as regulars.

I'm still annoyed at how, when Madison Hu left her role in Best Friends Whenever (presumably to star in Bizaardvark), the show just pretended that her character Marci had never existed. I had a few qualms with the show in general, but I thought Barry and Marci were a well-matched pair, and I liked Marci, not just for the Asian representation, but because I thought she was an interesting and funny character on top of that—quirky and a bit spacey, but smart and friendly too. They did a whole dramatic thing where Marci and Barry promised each other that they wouldn't forget their feelings for each other even if the timeline changed, and then just completely wrote her out in the next season without a word and put Barry together with Daisy instead. Marci deserved better than that.

I know I’m late, but Marcus leaving Suite Life on Deck always sat wrong w me because they explained it on a throw away and then from what I remember never talked about him again. He was one of my favorite characters on the show

I respectfully disagree with the Carlos thing. I think there are 4 different choices they could've mad and based on those 4 paths, I think they picked the best one. I'ma say imo what they are and why:
1 = get a different voice actor
2 = mention him being somewhere else and why
3 = not mention him at all to avoid it
4 = him passing like the actor.

With #1, Nobody could've played him like Cameron, and Imo if they got a different actor it'd just feel like pretending his passing never happened, so I'm glad they didn't do that.

#2 If they said "oh he's with his mom" or something like that, it'd feel like abandoning the characters integrity. One key part of his personality is him being a good friend (like in the 2nd movie and him sitting everyone down to talk about Mal leaving).
Plus him not showing up at her wedding despite having the chance to just wouldn't feel right to me.

#3 Not mentioning the character entirely to avoid coming up with a reason for his absence would feel downright disrespectful to me and I'm really glad they didn't do that.

#4 is the only one that wasn't a lie. It was honest, and I'm glad. I love the idea of Cameron forever being the only one to bring that character to life. And that was the only acceptable reason for him not being at the wedding, because if he was alive he wouldn't have missed it for anything in the world. And not mentioning him at all would be completely unacceptable, period.
So with all that being said, how they did it just... Really felt right to me. It was a lovely tribute in my eyes.

No disrespect intended with this comment, this was all just my opinion and I respect all other perspectives on this, I just wanted to share mine too.

Dang, I haven’t watched Ravens Home since the second season! I’m curious to see this direction, but I agree. Raven wouldn’t take one kid and leave the other!

I felt weird about the Nia thing too until I remembered that Devon moved back to Chicago in the Raven’s Home finale. I don’t think it’s entirely weird for Nia to stay with her dad especially so as not to disrupt her school and social life. A lot of divorced parents do that. It will be interesting to see how Booker fares without his twin and Levi though.

The only DC absence I wish you included was Gunther from Shake It Up! I felt irritated with the explanation in the first episode of season 3 where Tinka said he moved back to the old country. It seemed odd to me he would return to his home country without his twin sister. It felt like there was a void without his character and bummed me out further when he wasn't in the finale.

Your video was lovely as usual, Caitlin. I'm a long-time fan and love coming to check back on your channel and see what you're making. I strongly agreed with what you said for the characters I knew especially when it came to what happened with Andi Mack which is one of my favorite DC series of all time. ^-^

no bc I got so mad when Kim left, and so did Eddie after season 2 and we didn't get a proper explanation whatsoever. Like Kickin It was the show with the best created and well established characters and they had such a great chemistry, you really felt like they were very close friends. and for Kim to go to the Otai (?) Academy, the same one that Jack was supposed to go in like s2 or s3, was so upsetting

The Descendants wedding short felt so wrong. It really never should have been made. The movies meant so much to Cameron and they wouldn’t have been the same without him. For Disney to make the short and kill Carlos off in that universe just to pay tribute to him just feels distasteful to me. You don’t need to kill off a late actor’s character that they loved playing in order to pay tribute to the actor. Fiction doesn’t have to reflect reality.