Favourite episode of a show ever

Tomagotchye

I'm watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer (again) and I have to say...the musical episode must be my favourite episode of T.V. ever!

The shows a fine show and I really enjoy it, but normally I hate musical comedy crap. This is just pure fun though, while really chipping away at the over arc character problems, forcing them to bring everything to the fore in a really inventive way.

I often sing along too which never hurts. ;D

What's yer fav one episode of all time? Can be any show! I know it's hard to decide. I honestly wouldn't have picked this but seriously...when the woman gets the ticket and she bursts into a melodramatic song over it? Amazing...ordinary things made extraordinary...it's that little 'extra.'

don ramo

i dunno a hard one, probably for nostalgia Stargate "window of opportunity" ive lost track of how many times ive watched it, just a really fun and great episode,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKzdQq0qOQs

im sure people will come up with even better ones, but thats just the one that stands out right now,

kizzybee

I love this question! I think I probably have a few but the first episode that comes to mind is Always Sunny in Philadelphia The Nightman Cometh, it always has me in hysterics.

Also Starring LeVar Burton

I have a tough enough time deciding on a favourite TV show, let alone a favourite TV episode of all-time.

Once More With Feeling would probably be my choice as well. I remember when they announced back in the day they were doing a musical episode of Buffy, all the fans were convinced it was going to be absolutely terrible, but it was pulled off so flawlessly and even though the songs were a lot of fun, the actual storylines and character development in that episode was incredibly dark. I know all the words to all the songs in the episode because I watch it so often.

Glebee

The first paintball episode in Community or the Jim and Pam wedding episode of the Office (USA)

Also Starring LeVar Burton

don ramo wrote: »

i dunno a hard one, probably for nostalgia Stargate "window of opportunity" ive lost track of how many times ive watched it, just a really fun and great episode,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKzdQq0qOQs

im sure people will come up with even better ones, but thats just the one that stands out right now,

This is certainly in my top 10 of best episodes ever. Really amazing episode. Always felt Stargate-SG1 was quite underrated, despite it lasting for 10 seasons and spawning two spin-offs.

omerin

The red wedding episode from game of thrones? Wow just wow.

Also the Royal Family episode when the grandmother dies, a tough watch

kizzybee

omerin wrote: »

The red wedding episode from game of thrones? Wow just wow.

Also the Royal Family episode when the grandmother dies, a tough watch

Agred. I'm still recovering from the red wedding episode.

NomadicGray

"Last exit to Springfield", feck it im gona watch it right now.

So long dental plan!

Aimeee

Mark Greene dying episode of ER. Thought it was well done, especially the final scene, life goes on.
Reminded also by above post of the Royal Family episode where Granny dies, it was excellent.
Hmmm too many dying episodes there, will have to think of something happy!

JoannieG

Has to be the Frasier one - Three Valentines - where Niles wrecks to apartment because of a crease in his trousers.

ProudDUB

The very first episode of Greys Anatomy. I've longs since fallen out of love with the show, but that very first experience of MerDer is something I'll never forget.

Forest Demon

Episode in sopranos where they get lost in the woods.

connemara man

Episode of firefly out of gas. Great story telling. I watch it on its alone a lot

GerB40

Season 3 Episode 11 or 12 (not sure which one) of The Wire. So many huge things happen in that episode I won't spoil it for those who haven't seen it. All I'll say is Colvin finally gets what he knew he was coming with regards to Hamsterdam. The Barkesdale crew, Stringer, all these storylines come to different conclusions. And Jimmy can't even take credit for all the work he put into trying to topple the Barkesdale crew because of Stringers on going attempt to go legit. The Wire was brilliant for building up to great finales but this one was something special..

Game of Thrones Season 3 Episode 9, The Red Wedding. I knew it was coming so I thought I'd be okay with it but actually seeing it, plus the little changes from the book made it just as, if not more, traumatic than I expected.

The Sopranos Season 2 finale (I think). Tony has food poisoning and tests out his new boat. If you've seen it you know. What an absolutely unforgettable piece of television..

Mr. Guappa

Forest Demon wrote: »

Episode in sopranos where they get lost in the woods.

Pine Barrens. First one that popped into my head. Quality television.

Arghus

The episode of Father Ted- Chirpy Burpy Cheap Sheep.

A random joke from it popped into my head yesterday and it made me realise that I hadn't seen it in an age. It's quite possible I never need to watch any Father Ted ever again, it's been hardwired into my brain at this stage. I'll never stop loving it though and I definitely think this is my favourite episode. Season three was even more grand in it's surrealism than the previous two and this episode is particularly inspired. The whole set up of The King of the Sheep is enough genius absurdism in it's own right, without even adding in The Beast of Craggy Island; Ted dancing in wordless frustration in the dying sunlight; sheep recovery montage to the sounds of M People. All the nods to classic horror and Irish rural stereotypes just get my funny bone working when I think of this episode. And of course- ****ing hell!

It also contains possibly the single best line in Father Ted. The moment occurs at one point when Ted and Dougal are walking into shot, Dougal is just bringing his litany of "facts" about The Beast to a close and we hear him, slightly indistinctly, utter the immortal-

"...and when The Beast yawns he sounds like Liam Neeson chasing a load of hens around inside a barrel".

Brilliance.

GerB40

Forest Demon wrote: »

Episode in sopranos where they get lost in the woods.

The Pine Barrens. Directed by Steve Buscemi (Tony . I picked a different episode as number 1 (Tony, food poisoning, boat, you know...) but now that I think of it The Pine Barrens might just equal that.

Chris: "Fúck you Paulie, captain or no captain right now we're just two asshole lost in the woods"

also

Tony: (Over a bad phone line) "He killed 16 Chechen rebels single handed, he was with the interior ministry"
Paulie: "No shít, (to Chris) "This guy killed 16 Chekzlovakians, he was an interior decorator".
Chris: "Really? His house looked like shít".

Agent Coulson

Way to many to pick.

This is up there.

ricero

The it crowd when they go to the gay musical. Laugh out loud funny from start to finish.

Also the episode of breaking bad involving the he train in the desert was edge of the seat high octane drama.

martyos121

Breaking Bad - Dead Freight.

Incredible episode with a great ending that opens up a huge story in itself.

redshoes15

Mentioned already but my absolute favourite has to be The Royle Family - Queen Of Sheeba. Fantastic writing, acting and music used. Hilarious in parts and heart wrenching in others.

youngblood

Im never a one for remembering episode names but
Lost- The Constant- was one of those I do, it changed how viewers watched the show and was excellently paced & directed, amazing (even if you didnt like the ending)

Has to be the last episode of Six Feet Under, 'Everyone's waiting'.

The flash-forward montage at the end (showing everyone's future lives and deaths) would usually be cringey for me, but instead actually hugely touched me.

I had invested a lot in those characters

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000

The UK office Christmas special (part two)

delbertgrady

Mad Men: The Suitcase. Season Four, Episode Seven.
Essentially a two-hander between Jon Hamm and Elisabeth Moss. Probably the single best episode of the entire series.

smilerf

Hannnibal season 2 finale

fits

martyos121 wrote: »

Breaking Bad - Dead Freight.

Incredible episode with a great ending that opens up a huge story in itself.

This.

And also. THE episode in Pride and Prejudice (where Mr Darcy goes for a swim). Be still my beating heart.

den87

Breaking Bad- Ozymandias. The most gruelling and draining piece of tv ever (but in a good way) nothing even comes close.

Pine Barrens is fantastic but I finally treated myself the other night and re-watched the final episode of The Shield for the first time in years. Absolutely fantastic stuff.

Mental Mickey

Can't remember what season or what the episode was called, but it was an episode of Only Fools & Horses where Rodney decided to go it alone. He said that himself & Mickey Pearce we're going into the small holiday trade.

Grandad said; "What you got? A Wendy house!!??" Brilliant

daithi1970

for me, it has to be the Speed episode of Fr Ted..pure class, with so many great lines..

Fr Tod Umptious

Seinfeld, S9, E10 "The Strike"

Its the festivus one.

Len_007

"Home" - The X Files.

Anonymagician

The season six finale of Grey's Anatomy, the one with the shooter in the hospital. So tense.

FunLover18

Community - Paradigms of Human Memory, it's like a dozen different episodes rolled into one and I absolutely love it. Fantastic piece of television!!

tony1kenobi

Spaced - Gone

" it's too orangey for crows.....remember that?"

New Home

Arghus wrote: »

The episode of Father Ted- Chirpy Burpy Cheap Sheep.

A random joke from it popped into my head yesterday and it made me realise that I hadn't seen it in an age. It's quite possible I never need to watch any Father Ted ever again, it's been hardwired into my brain at this stage. I'll never stop loving it though and I definitely think this is my favourite episode. Season three was even more grand in it's surrealism than the previous two and this episode is particularly inspired. The whole set up of The King of the Sheep is enough genius absurdism in it's own right, without even adding in The Beast of Craggy Island; Ted dancing in wordless frustration in the dying sunlight; sheep recovery montage to the sounds of M People. All the nods to classic horror and Irish rural stereotypes just get my funny bone working when I think of this episode. And of course- ****ing hell!

It also contains possibly the single best line in Father Ted. The moment occurs at one point when Ted and Dougal are walking into shot, Dougal is just bringing his litany of "facts" about The Beast to a close and we hear him, slightly indistinctly, utter the immortal-

"...and when The Beast yawns he sounds like Liam Neeson chasing a load of hens around inside a barrel".

Brilliance.

I have a feeling that some episodes were written using magnetic words like these http://magneticpoetry.com/ stuck at random on someone's fridge.

pavb2

Star Trek - The City on the Edge of Forever

Not a Trekkie by any means but I always remember watching this as a kid.
It has everything the love angle, Nazi Germany provoking the 'what if's' of history conversations and the consequences of time travellers changing the course of history.

Just googled it and it is considered the best Star Trek episode also didn't realise Joan Collins was in it.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_City_on_the_Edge_of_Forever

Agent Coulson

Two episodes of ER over two seasons that were linked to Rocket Romano and a helicopter.

Also ER the death of

Lucy

So many great episodes of ER

Bret Hart

Threat Level Midnight in The Office U.S. and Speed 3 in Father Ted.

Paully D

The first was that popped into my head was:

Dexter - The Getaway (Season 4 finale)

One of the best seasons of television ever IMO and capped off with a superb finale containing a twist I just did not see coming.

Such a shame that a show containing that standard of television was made a complete and utter mess of towards the end, but that's for another thread I guess.

SteelyDanJalapeno

Len_007 wrote: »

"Home" - The X Files.

Watched this a few weeks back, so unsettling.

jack presley

Palestinian Chicken episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm.

restive

Stargate Atlantis - "Vegas". A CSI parody but really well done.

K.Flyer

The final episode of
Blackadder Goes Forth "Goodbyeee"



Especially the final scenes before the big push...

...Good luck, everyone.

No_Comply

Len_007 wrote: »

"Home" - The X Files.

Great episode. I love that one and Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose ( S03Ep04) with Peter Boyle.

andala

"The French Mistake" from Supernatural is an episode I can watch over and over again

bennyineire

den87 wrote: »

Breaking Bad- Ozymandias. The most gruelling and draining piece of tv ever (but in a good way) nothing even comes close.

Yep we've all pretty much watched and loved Breaking Bad but I'm guessing ~90% don't know each episode name so can you please give some context please. BTW this goes out to everyone when they nominate their favorite episode's please.

For me the "Final Five" I think the episode was called in Battlestar Galactica ,
Wow just wow, also the final episode in Battlestar Galactica is up there with and ending, what an ending

Father Ted Crilly

Every single Goddamn episode of Father Ted.

Mental Mickey

K.Flyer wrote: »

The final episode of
Blackadder Goes Forth "Goodbyeee"



Especially the final scenes before the big push...

...Good luck, everyone.

God, I bloody love Blackadder!! Genius