Best TV show Finale (Potential [** SPOILERS **])

redmgar

What do you reckon is the best finale of a TV ever?

Seamai

redmgar wrote: »

What do you reckon is the best finale of a TV ever?

This Life, the final episode was entitled "Apocalypse Wow"

redmgar

Seamai wrote: »

This Life, the final episode was entitled "Apocalypse Wow"

Ive never seen it, I enjoyed Breaking Bads ending.

JeffKenna

Life on Mars

KaneToad

The Sopranos

banie01

Battlestar Galactica, really sold the "this has all happened before, and will happen again" theme.

Mrcaramelchoc

Its my turn to start this thread tomorrow

machiavellianme

Either the 6 or the 9pm news. Just when you think that things can't get any worse, bam, they hit you with an unexpected twist on the weather!

ShineOn7

Can we get spoiler cover tags for major twists and spoilers?

Of recent memory:

• Breaking Bad
• The Leftovers
• Parks & Recreation

MayoForSam

Six Feet Under

Unearthly

The Deuce for me had the best last 15 minutes of any show I've seen

ShagNastii

JeffKenna wrote: »

Life on Mars

Life On Mars is fantastic but I'll even say Ashes to Ashes pips it.

It should have been utterly naff given the massive twist and abstract nature but it was brilliant and really really sad given the journey we had been on with the characters.

sunbeam

Star Trek TNG-'All Good Things'. The last scene in particular.

The Prisoner-'Fall Out'

Last Episode of Dark Season 3

sioda

Last episode of scrubs when JD was leaving not the stupid last series.

Sawduck

The Shield absolutely incredible

ShineOn7

Sawduck wrote: »

The Shield absolutely incredible

An amazing finale

I watched The Shield around 2011 and I wonder if it still stands up today

I remember it could be patchy at times, but overall it was well worth it

GerardKeating

redmgar wrote: »

What do you reckon is the best finale of a TV ever?

Babylon 5
Star Trek: The Next Generation
BattleStar Galatacia
Morse
Buffy The Vampire Slayer
The Americans

Girly Gal

The Sopranos- remember thinking tv had cut and whenever I hear don't stop believing on the radio it takes me back to the Sopranos ending

GSPfan

Very good and tough question.

I’m going to go with...... Spartacus.

The reason is that it’s not just the last episode that nails it, the build up in the last few episodes is brilliant. There is also a special end credits that just made me very emotional due to the fact they finished it with a shot of Andy Whitfield shouting “I am Spartacus”. Link below for end credits. There’s no spoilers in the credits.

For context: Andy Whitfield played Spartacus in season 1 but sadly died from non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

https://youtu.be/f0EisDyDAH4

gmisk

I thought finale of the good place was actually pretty brilliant

Last episode of Cheers was pretty special

gazzer

gmisk wrote: »

I thought finale of the good place was actually pretty brilliant

Yes it was really good and very emotional

oleras

St.Elsewhere stands out for me. Long before the internet, a proper wft moment before...AHHH!!!

blackwave

Going to mention Justified here thought it ended very well and was a good natural conclusion.

Also thought the Shield, the deuce and breaking bad all had good endings.

redmgar

Love/Hate had a very good ending.

Penn

The Leftovers had one of the best finales I've seen in ages. A strong focus on the characters and their story arcs.

Watchmen as well, in how it brought together each story in a coherent way but again, focused on the main story and the central character.

Breaking Bad has to be one of the top though. Even though Ozymandias was the better episode, the final episode was still hugely satisfying and rewarding.

rob316

redmgar wrote: »

Love/Hate had a very good ending.

Ya really didn't see that coming.

Sopranos probably the most talked about.

Diabhal Beag

ShineOn7 wrote: »

An amazing finale

I watched The Shield around 2011 and I wonder if it still stands up today

I remember it could be patchy at times, but overall it was well worth it

Re-watching it and it holds up in a big way. Can't say I agree with the patchy comment as I'd rank it as the best consistency of any of the greats imo.

Lost


















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redmgar

The wonder years, stand by me vibes.

trashcan

The Wire. ((Always my go-to answer ). Last series has its critics, and certainly wasn't its finest. But the 90 minute finale wrapped everything up nicely. Particularly enjoyed the circular nature of things, with new characters taking on the roles of the old, e.g Michal/Omar, Carver/Daniels. Then there was Marlo going back to the streets cos it's all he knows. Bubbles redemption, Carcetti and Rawls climbing the greasy pole. Oh, and Cheese getting his .

Sudden Valley

I like TV finales that are bit more relaxed where its more contemplative rather than too action based. So I would go with Six Feet Under and Northern Exposure.