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Favorite ending to a TV series?
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andythinkpad
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I like the Parks and Rec "ending season" very much. The entire season is a celebration of the show.
andythinkpad
Member
Sure. Talk about it as textbook example of terrible pussy out ending.
Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, the whole family head off in their separate direction but Uncle Phillip promises to Will that he will call him regularly like he's one of his own kids.
Yeah, Malcolm in the Middle is a clever piece of show and I love it.
Just do what I do and just ignore Korra.
Doesn't exist, none of the cast member acknowledge its existent.
Yeah, Malcolm in the Middle is a clever piece of show and I love it.
Just do what I do and just ignore Korra.
Doesn't exist, none of the cast member acknowledge its existent.
SolidChamp
Banned
<3
And fuck the ending of Boardwalk, I didn't know how they could do worse than the penultimate season, and then the last one started.. whole thing was a train wreck imo.
NightShift
Member
Looks like it's going to be Twin Peaks next week! 
Right now it's Avatar: The Last Airbender though. The ending by itself wasn't anything unique but it was just extremely well done with no loose ends and great pacing.
Right now it's Avatar: The Last Airbender though. The ending by itself wasn't anything unique but it was just extremely well done with no loose ends and great pacing.
OG Twin Peaks, especially in light of how good The Return has turned out.
Cowboy Bebop. It might not have been the ending I wanted (I just wanted Faye to end up happy and with loved ones) but it was exactly how it needed to end. Just perfect.
I like endings that don't feel the need to draw it out in order to give us more of the characters we love or that feel the need to tie everything together too neatly. Just do what needs to be done and end it. It's why I felt disappointed by the ending of Breaking Bad. Just wrapped everything up too nicely and gave Walt too much of what he (and we as the audience) wanted. Even The Wire, the ending of which I saw on the same day as the Cowboy Bebop finale, went on a little too long and was a little too poetic in how it circled back to the beginning.
Cowboy Bebop. It might not have been the ending I wanted (I just wanted Faye to end up happy and with loved ones) but it was exactly how it needed to end. Just perfect.
I like endings that don't feel the need to draw it out in order to give us more of the characters we love or that feel the need to tie everything together too neatly. Just do what needs to be done and end it. It's why I felt disappointed by the ending of Breaking Bad. Just wrapped everything up too nicely and gave Walt too much of what he (and we as the audience) wanted. Even The Wire, the ending of which I saw on the same day as the Cowboy Bebop finale, went on a little too long and was a little too poetic in how it circled back to the beginning.
purseowner
Member
Daria (not the TV movies, the main series)
I hated the Angel finale when I watched for the first time, but it has grown on me to the point I think it is the perfect ending to any series that goes on a "monster of the week" style.
Fighting a hopeless fight and dying making a mark, but evil keep existing because that is what evil does
Honorable mention to Supernatural season 5 finale
Fighting a hopeless fight and dying making a mark, but evil keep existing because that is what evil does
Honorable mention to Supernatural season 5 finale
JinjoUnchained
Member
Right on. "Tonight, I'm the judge" = total badass line by Monk.
My man.
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Count me among those who actually thinks Evangelion's TV ending is fantastic.
I've always felt like shows that are largely character studies don't need external plot resolutions as much as they need completed character arcs and thematic resolutions. Maybe that's why I also enjoyed the endings to Mad Men and The Leftovers.
Speaking of anime, Cowboy Bebop had a good ending ep, too. So does FLCL.
So dark!
OneEightZero
aka ThreeOneFour
I really resented it, tbh.
Walter White Walker
Member
Lost. I loved the ending to that show.
Soapbox Killer
Grand Nagus
The Samurai who smells of Sunflowers
This.
My wife and I still get a little emotional when we hear that song.
It wasn't necessarily a sad ending but it was so full of emotion on the back of some sad episodes and the way they directed it was so perfect.
We also binged the last season so we went through the whole rollercoaster in the space of a week. Would not recommend that. Too much to take.
Gordon Shumway
Banned
Exactly..
SlipperyFishes
Banned
The ending of Farscape was good and while not what we deserved provided closure for us.
The ending to ABC's Galavant was pretty much perfect. It wrapped up 75% of the story arcs, and left an opening to continue the adventure later down the line. I'm sad it got cancelled; but then, also very satisfied that it didn't get the opportunity to run itself into the ground like most tv series do eventually.
I'm still confident we'll be getting a Broadway production out of it. O
Long-ass trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwC5lK8OK7I
I'm still confident we'll be getting a Broadway production out of it. O
Long-ass trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwC5lK8OK7I
WickedLaharl
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Neon Genesis Evangelion
I don't know what's worse, this or people posting the shit copout of an ending that is LOST.
prolly nge since the series is overrated shite and atleast lost had a few good seasons
I think for me it will always be Lost. I cried a lot that Sunday night and will always remember that first viewing.
But there are other endings I thought were fitting and honest to their respective series.
Desperate Housewives' ending was touching.
Friends was heartwarming, I always tear up a little saying goodbye.
Breaking Bad was almost perfect, everything was tied up nicely.
Fringe, although it never reached the greatness of season 3, ended on a high note. That series understood that it's strength was in the characters and their relationships.
With that said, Twin Peaks ends this weekend and this season has been the best thing I ever saw, I just loved it from minute one to now. There's no way I won't love the ending.
Edit:
OMG! How could I forget The Leftovers. It was definitely the best ending for me since Lost. Incredible acting, script, cinematography. And Max Richter's score is so powerful. I must have seen the last scene with Kevin and Nora about fifty times now.
But there are other endings I thought were fitting and honest to their respective series.
Desperate Housewives' ending was touching.
Friends was heartwarming, I always tear up a little saying goodbye.
Breaking Bad was almost perfect, everything was tied up nicely.
Fringe, although it never reached the greatness of season 3, ended on a high note. That series understood that it's strength was in the characters and their relationships.
With that said, Twin Peaks ends this weekend and this season has been the best thing I ever saw, I just loved it from minute one to now. There's no way I won't love the ending.
Edit:
OMG! How could I forget The Leftovers. It was definitely the best ending for me since Lost. Incredible acting, script, cinematography. And Max Richter's score is so powerful. I must have seen the last scene with Kevin and Nora about fifty times now.
you know there's still another season, right?
Nekketsu Kõha
Banned
catashtrophe
Member
Quantum Leap
Poor Sam Beckett
:-(
Poor Sam Beckett
:-(
Sun Bather
Member
The last few episodes of sopranos are amazing. I also appreciate the finale scene a lot.
My favorite however has to be six feet under. Dear me.
My favorite however has to be six feet under. Dear me.
Sun Bather
Member
It was poetic and fitting, but the god-awful CGI ruined it for me.
Hahaha is this for real? Never watched the show, but that is truly terrible... Especially for a finale.
At least it isn't a Lost submarine
Maybe not a great answer since its anime, but both Cowboy Bebop and Samurai Champloo give me serious feels. I adore both ending episodes / arcs, and the way they actualize the best pieces of their series while resolving just enough to leave you satisfied but missing the characters.
catpurrcat
Member
The Shield was the best! It was like a horror movie that actually had some satisfaction at the end. Especially when Ronnie
gets pulled out of the station by Claudette, "...why? For the past 6 years!"
GifGafIsTheBestGaf
Member
The Shield
Justified
Justified
SictorVullivan
Member
Fringe's ending stuck with me for a LONG time......
Thank you for posting this!
While obviously rushed the ending to Fringe was amazing, haven't forgotten it all. I'm still so happy they got to do the last season.
Joining a couple of people in here for LOST. Absolutely my favourite show and tied up almost every mystery and emotional payoff I wanted. Whether you LIKED the answers is one thing, but they were answered.
Avatar and Person of Interest are also up there. Recently liked Leftovers too.
I generally like final episodes. There's only a couple that I dislike (How I Met Your Mother being one I hated).
Avatar and Person of Interest are also up there. Recently liked Leftovers too.
I generally like final episodes. There's only a couple that I dislike (How I Met Your Mother being one I hated).