Summary

Throughout the eld , a few storylines on popularCWseries have taken a turn and become darker , diverting audience ' expectations of the internet . The CW is known for serial such asSmallville , Riverdale , andThe 100 . Any drama serial is going to have its fair share of intense storyline , butthese instances caught hearing off guard due to their sudden and unexpected nature .

While the dark nature is unexpected from the CW , it ’s not needfully a minus thing . A commonness among these moment is the style they affected their respective series . Each jiffy showcased a different , and darker , side to the characters , rounding out and providing depth to not only the case-by-case characters but the series as a whole .

10Dollmaker Explains Torture (Arrow)

Season 2, Episode 3, “Broken Dolls”

In time of year two ofArrow , Barton Mathis is infix . Mathis is a sequent killer given the nickname " the Dollmaker " due to histwisted acts of pelt polymer down his victim ’s throat and then dressing their all in consistency up as dolls . In " Broken Dolls , " Quentin Lance and Oliver Queen attempt to traverse him down but are rather led to a telephone where Mathis tantalize them through the phone as he kill another victim . It ’s a difficult consequence to digest for both Lance , on the sound , and the audience , as both are cognizant there ’s nothing to be done to assist that victim .

9Esther Sacrifices Her Children (The Vampire Diaries)

Season 3, Episode 14, “Dangerous Liaisons”

InThe Vampire Diaries , Esther Mikaelson is the most powerful beldam in history , responsible for creating the original vampires . Despite being believe of as having been bushed , Esther comes back in season three . Upon her return , Esther informs Elena of her plan to meet her kid in one stead and kill them through a Linking magical spell . Much of what pass water this installment dark is not only Esther ’s access to terminate the family stemma , but also how her baby , while questioning of their female parent ’s intentions , are largely unaware of her plans .

Over the course of The Vampire Diaries ’s eight seasons and 171 episode , there were a handful of comical moments that did not make much sense .

8Lex Kills Grant (Smallville)

Season 7, Episode 10, “Persona”

Smallvilleis a CW show base on the quality of Superman . In the series ' seventh time of year , it ’s break that the character of Grant Gabriel is a clone of Lex Luthor ’s deceased brother , Julian . Lex ’s mother kill Julian when he was young to save him from Lionel Luthor ’s parenting and Lex takes the blame to protect his mother . In " Persona , " Lex does n’t like how stuffy Lionel and Grant are becoming and decides to send a hitman after his sidekick .

This moment inSmallvilleshows a sour side to Lex and sets up his villainous journey for the remainder of the series . Lex ’s aching response to the " problem done " message from the hitman also provides a vulnerable spirit at the villain . Michael Rosenbaum is often praise by buff for his performance andportrayal of a refined Lex Luthor .

7Ontari Kills Nightblood Children (The 100)

Season 3, Episode 9, “Stealing Fire”

In the third season ofThe 100 , Ontari , a Nightblood from the Ice Nation , is inclose . Ontari is determined to be the next Commander after Lexa is killed . However , rather than win the conclave , a battle to the death with one victor , she takes a different approach shot and defeat the other Nightbloods . Her actions scandalise everyone as she holds up the nous of a deceased youngster and declares her triumph , thus her role as the new Commander . It ’s a dark instant and one that continues the theme in the serial of doing whatever it direct to outlast .

6Dean Tortured By Humans (Supernatural)

Season 1, Episode 15, “The Benders”

InSupernatural , Sam and Dean are used to facing beast such as demons and monstrosity . However , one of the darker mo in the series materialise when their foeman out of the blue turn out to be world . " The Benders " follow the two as they are enquire the fade of a humanity . During their investigation , they are both capture and experience brutal torment from a family that hunts people . The human component of their straining makes the episode abide out from others in the season as being one of the darkest .

5Stefan Becomes The Ripper (The Vampire Diaries)

Season 2, Episode 22, “As I Lay Dying”

" ripper " are brute vampire who willingly kill others with no self-reproach . Throughout most of the series , Stefan is seen as a lamia with ethics , doing right by others . However , to salve his brother , he gibe to Klaus ' order to come back to his violent Ripper agency . " As I Lay Dying " is whenStefan becomes a Ripper again , though season three is when he ’s seen step by step becoming darker and more intense . Not only are his actions dark , which is have a bun in the oven with the series ' supernatural elements , but it ’s a dividing line to the Stefan audiences are intimate with .

4Killing Everyone In Mount Weather (The 100)

Season 2, Episode 16, “Blood Must Have Blood, Part Two”

Clarke inThe 100is often face with the task of have unmanageable decisions from the minute the 100 landed on Earth . In season two , Cage and Mount Weather guards work to hold back the Sky People and distil their bone marrow as resistance for the Mountain Men . To save her friends , Clarke pull a lever that send radioactivity from out of doors through the vents , efficaciously killing everyone on Mount Weather . Although the series revolve around survival , it ’s a peculiarly dour moment because much of the rap was put solely on Clarkeand it was a decision that continued to frequent her .

3Savitar Kills H.R. Wells (The Flash)

Season 3, Episode 23, “Finish Line”

" Finish Line " takes audiences on an emotional journeying witha twist that ’s part free , while still being withering . Team Flash does everything they can to save Iris from being kill by Savitar , a villainous extra of Barry Allen . Unfortunately , they are too later and Savitar stabs Iris . However , it ’s revealed Iris did n’t die because H.R. Wells disguise himself as Iris , sacrifice his life and acting as a catalyst in Barry ’s desire to take down Savitar . While death is vernacular in superhero medium , this instant was notably glum for its spinning of the the true and the worked up ups and downs .

The Flash , although known for its lighthearted and camp tone , had several incredibly perturbing , drear , scary , and weird minute in its foot race .

2Bloody Mary Terrorizes Sam And Dean (Supernatural)

Season 1, Episode 5, “Bloody Mary”

In " Bloody Mary , " Sam and Dean learn about Mary , a girl who decease young with her spirit now trapped in a mirror . With the noesis that she go after those who feel guilt feelings over another ’s death , Sam , who ’d antecedently lost his girlfriend , summons Mary . The waySupernaturalapproached the urban legend is what makes the content of the episode dark , considering many audiences are intimate with the taradiddle . In increase , taunting Sam about the guilt trip he feels adds another chemical element of wickedness to the plot line , though he works through it in the end .

1Octavia Becomes The Red Queen (The 100)

Season 5, Episode 2, “Red Queen”

Octavia Blake has a dramatic quality arcthroughout the entireness ofThe 100series . In time of year five , Octavia became known as Blodreina due to her leadership and control of those in the trap . " Red Queen " is the start of Octavia ’s pitiless sovereignty where she is seen watching over citizenry crusade to the death as penalization . Octavia ’s prison term as the fierce leader is something almost exclusively new to the character , adding darkness to the fiber that impress her human relationship with others , namely her brother Bellamy .

Jeremy, Elena, and Klaus in The Vampire Diaries.

Eobard Thawne (Reverse-Flash), The Flash, and Zoom from The Flash series

KX-Droid Staring At Syril in Andor Season 2

Custom image of Lexa and Clarke (The 100), Dean (Supernatural) and Oliver Queen (Arrow)

The Dollmaker experimenting on Laurel Lance in Arrow

Lex screaming while rain pours down on him

Ontari holds up head of deceased child

Stefan with blood pouring from his mouth

Bellamy and Clarke walk into dining hall of deceased Mount Weather people

HR Wells' Death

Evil version of Sam looking through the mirror at vulnerable and emotional Sam