A common complaint about the most recent season of Teen Mom OG is that the show lacked the drama that made previous seasons so compelling.
But fans who felt the series needed a little excitement were probably hoping for a feud among castmates or a surprise pregnancy, not a terrifying health scare involving one of the show's most beloved stars.
When 16 and Pregnant debuted on MTV back in 2009, there were concerns that the show would glamorize teen pregnancy in the eyes of its younger viewers.
That turned out not to be the case, as teen pregnancy rates have actually declined in the years since the shows of the Teen Mom franchise became surprise hits.
Last month, Amber Portwood and Andrew Glennon's custody talks fell through.
Their court-ordered mediation was supposed to result in an agreement. They missed the deadline.
Farrah Abraham talks an awfully big game for someone who lost a dream career on reality TV back in 2017.
To hear her tell it, she's a business genius, held back only by elaborate conspiracies against her.
Mackenzie McKee has gone from complaining about others canceling her, in the wake of the reality star acting a tad bit racist...
... to now basically jumping on social media in order to cancel herself.
Teen Mom fans know Amber Portwood for many things, but putting her kids first isn't really one of them.
Still, she and her latest victim-slash-baby-daddy Andrew Glennon have been embroiled in a bitter custody battle.
Teen Mom fans are all too aware that Amber Portwood hasn't done right by her daughter.
Her daughter is aware of that, too.
Teen Mom fans are painfully aware that Amber Portwood dismisses criticisms as "hate."
She is so focused upon "tuning out the haters" that she sometimes misses some helpful advice from fans.
Over the course of the past decade, the MTV hit Teen Mom franchise has undoubtedly been very good to Maci Bookout.
Not only has she been well compensated for her time on the show, it's opened up numerous other business opportunities.
Amber Portwood's core personality issues have helped to keep her on reality television for many years.
But they have also caused rifts between her and just about everyone in her life.
Many Teen Mom OG fans speculated that the feud between Maci Bookout and Ryan Edwards peaked with Maci's decision to have Ryan and his family fired from the show.
After all, they reasoned, it won't be much a feud going forward, as whatever drama occurs between the exes will no longer be documented by an MTV camera crew.
We think it's safe to say that Ryan Edward and Taylor McKinney are not exactly besties.
But as tumultuous as their relationship has been from the start, it may have just reached a new rock bottom, thanks to comments made by Maci Bookout.
We witnessed quite a few unexpected moments during the first two parts of this year's Teen Mom OG reunion.
But the one that's been the most obsessed-over ever didn't involve anyone screaming or issuing threats of violence.
Whenever anyone talks about the season of Teen Mom OG that's currently coming to an end, it's not long before the conversation turns to Maci Bookout's troubledex-boyfriend, Ryan Edwards.
But thus far, the reunion specials have been dominated another man in Maci's orbit, her husband Taylor McKinney.
Believe it or not, former Teen Mom stars Ryan Edwards and Mackenzie Standifer are quite well off.
Of course, some would say that's soon to change now that Ryan has been fired from Teen Mom.
There are many, many reasons to be critical of Ryan Edwards.
The guy is basically a walking trainwreck, and he couldn't even keep a job in the cast of Teen Mom, a franchise that's notorious for tolerating all types of horrendous behavior.
When it comes to their ongoing feud, Amber Portwood has done almost all of the talking.
Kristina Shirley has mostly just minded her business and stuck to "bonus mom" duties.
At this point, Ryan Edwards really has nothing to lose.
Along with his wife and parents, Ryan has been fired from Teen Mom OG, and there's no longer any reason for him to pretend that he's on halfway decent terms with Maci Bookout.
Whether it's on social media or on stage at the reunion, one conflict is not going away.
Amber Portwood despises Kristina Shirley and blames her for, well, just about everything.
Hopefully, when Maci Bookout got Ryan Edwards fired from Teen Mom OG, she readied herself for war.
Because these days, Ryan has nothing better to do than make her life hell, and it seems that he's very, very pissed off.
Ryan Edwards has a message for the the haters, trolls and disbelievers.
He also has a very clear message for rival Taylor McKinney, following an ugly clash between the reality stars on stage this week on part one of the Teen Mom OG reunion.
