So an actor's walked out of the show, leaving you and the other writers in a bit of a sticky spot. You don't want to kill their character off, but you're still feeling pretty malicious, and just having them Put on a Bus isn't nasty enough. The solution is to Put Them On A Bus To Hell - write them out in a way so mean-spirited that it's clear to all and sundry that you're doing it out of malice [...] [tvtropes.org]