Sequel Curse

The original: I love you.

The sequel: GET OUT RIGHT NOW

The original installation of a franchise is all-around loved by its audience. Its story is fun and interesting, the characters are memorable, the emotional points in the story were done beautifully, the comedy was impeccable, and the ending left everyone with a good feeling. Then the creators of this franchise see how successful the original was and decide to make a part two of it. Everybody hates it. It abandons everything good the much-better original had: the story is clichéd to death, the characters feel like hollow shells of their former selves, the emotional points feel forced, the comedy is terrible, and the ending is just as awful as the story was. This may be because the audience was more accustomed to the original and will not accept any tampering with it by its creators. This includes adding unnecessary sequels or prequels no one asked for. The Sequel Curse doesn't just apply to movies, books, or video games — it can also be used in the context of TV shows' seasons when they've displeased the audience as the later seasons fail to capture the audience like how the earlier ones did.