11 Really Terrible TV Dads

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Some are simply absentee dads. Others are abusive. While still others could easily be labeled absolute monsters.

Take a look at our list of the 11 worst dads currently on TV.

1. Rowan Pope (Scandal)

We believe that Rowan loves his daughter in his own warped way but that doesn't stop him from threatening Olivia to keep her in line or play the daddy card to use her in his latest plot.

2. Tywin Lannister (Game of Thrones)

His children are just pawns in a giant power play. The Lannister legacy means so much more to him than any of the actual Lannister children ever will.

3. Conrad Grayson (Revenge)

Conrad's one saving Grace was his love for his children, or so we thought. But when pushed to his limits, Conrad verbally tore Charlotte to shreds. It was a horrible moment and we don't doubt that he meant every word.

4. Jax Teller (Sons of Anarchy)

We don't doubt Jax loves his boys but his actions say otherwise. Time and time again he chooses his club and a life of violence over his family. In the end, staying in Charming got his sons' mother killed.

5. Peter Griffin (Family Guy)

We know it's a comedy and animated at that but Peter either pays no attention to his kids, makes fun of them or generally treats them abominably. Funny or no, this is a dad we'd never want as ours.

6. Walter White (Breaking Bad)

From time to time Walter attempted to be a dad, in between cooking up meth, murdering people or otherwise being tangled up in his drug business.

7. Byron Montgomery (Pretty Little Liars)

Even if we forget the fact that he was being blackmailed and a suspected of murder, getting his child to hide his infidelity will always count against his judgement as a parent.

8. Jimmy Evans (Grey's Anatomy)

The former heroin addict and alcoholic abused his wife and kids before abandoning them. We know Alex forgave Jimmy before he died but we can't say he's not better off without dear old dad.

9. David Clarke (Revenge)

We don't know David Clarke's story yet, but what father lets his daughter grow up in a correctional institution believing her father was a terrorist. Emily is a twisted soul but her father helped make her that way.

10. Cyrus Beane (Scandal)

Now that James is gone we worry for that baby because left to his own devices Cyrus can be a power hungry monster. He even came close to murdering his own husband and let a bomb go off during a funeral service. That doesn't exactly scream father of the year.

11. Mikael Mikaelson (The Originals)

He's burned countless cities in the hunt for his children and his violent need for power and control led to an inter-species war that's lasted centuries. When you're talking long-term destruction, Mikael's reign of terror over his kids is hard to beat.

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