by Shaunna Murphy 12 mins ago
Oh, the unflinchingly cruel passage of time.
Actually, scratch that — it should be, “oh, the unflinchingly cruel passage of time that can only be adequately expressed on television by the presence of ridiculous flashback hair.”
From “Lost” to “Scandal” to every single vampire drama there is, the flashback scene has become a crucial storytelling element on many of our favorite shows. This frequently means you have to alter a character’s look to convey the passage of time to the audience, and for some — mostly male — characters, that can only really be done with wigs, since it’s quite difficult to make characters look younger onscreen. (Also, for vampire shows, the wigs can be used to immediately identify a certain time period.)
There have been numerous flashback hairpieces in this here golden television age, but these 17 are the best (meaning worst) offenders:
17. Jack Porter, “Revenge”
The only thing Emily should be getting revenge on is her childhood boyfriend’s flashback wig.
16. Klaus Mikaelson, “The Vampire Diaries”/”The Originals”
The CW
Vampires with awful hair are a recurring theme on this list. Klaus’ isn’t the worst of the bunch, but it’s certainly hilarious every time it pops up.
15. Boone, “Lost”
ABC
Ian Somerhalder managed to escape the bad vampire hair curse on “The Vampire Diaries” — both Damon and Stefan Salvatore have remained impeccably coiffed throughout their 150-ish year existence — but he was not so lucky when it came to “Lost.” In more ways than one.
14. Robin ...
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