Best TV Season Finales
Series finales excluded, these are the episodes which not only did a good job wrapping up a great season of TV but also blew our minds in their own right.
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- DirectorMimi LederStarsJustin TherouxAmy BrennemanChristopher EcclestonThe tensions between Kevin and John reach a climax, as the fourth anniversary of the Departure brings an unsettling threat to Miracle.I remember watching this with my jaw open. It's just one unbelievabley moving scene after the next. Season 2 of the Leftovers is a miracle.
- DirectorVince GilliganStarsBryan CranstonAnna GunnAaron PaulJesse is brought to the FBI for questioning on his knowledge of ricin. In a last effort to kill Gus, Walt must ask for help from an old enemy.There are episodes of Breaking Bad which are more clever and are more worthy of analysis, but you'd struggle to find a more purely entertaining hour of TV than Face Off. Period.
- DirectorJack BenderStarsNaveen AndrewsHenry Ian CusickEmilie de RavinJack and the survivors wait for Charlie to turn off The Others' signal-jamming device, not knowing that he has been captured at the Looking Glass station. The plan to blow up the group of Others who invade the camp fails.Stone cold classic. Those emotions, that last scene. Still gives me chills.
- DirectorDavid SladeStarsHugh DancyMads MikkelsenCaroline DhavernasJack devises a plan to apprehend Hannibal, while Hannibal prepares for his departure. Will makes his decision, and it results in devastating consequences.I just wasn't ready for this when I first watched Hannibal. Astonishing TV in every sense, and one of the most visually stunning episodes of TV ever made.
- DirectorMiguel SapochnikStarsPeter DinklageNikolaj Coster-WaldauLena HeadeyCersei and Loras Tyrell stand trial by the gods. Daenerys prepares to set sail for Westeros. Davos confronts Melisandre. Sam and Gilly arrive in the Citadel. Bran discovers a long-kept secret. Lord Frey has an uninvited guest.An opening sequence for the ages. Say what you want about season 6 as a whole, this finale is Game of Throne's at it's absolute best.
- DirectorMatthew WeinerStarsJon HammElisabeth MossVincent KartheiserWith another sale on the horizon, Sterling, Cooper, and Draper convince Lane Pryce to fire them and then join them as they start up a new advertising firm. At home, Betty follows through with her plans to divorce Don.
- DirectorMark MylodStarsHiam AbbassNicholas BraunBrian CoxLogan looks for a sacrificial lamb among his closest allies as the future of the company hangs in the balance.The newest entry on this list, but I think it will stand the test of time. Perfectly written.
- DirectorJack BenderStarsNaveen AndrewsEmilie de RavinMatthew FoxA visitor to the encampment could be a threat to Claire's son.The most iconic cliffhanger ever?
- DirectorStephen KayStarsMichael ChiklisCatherine DentWalton GogginsVic arranges to get Lem safely out of the country and set up a new life for him in Mexico.It's easy to forget the Shield, but time after time it showed us just what a tour de force of writting and acting it could be, season 5 especially. This episode was the beginning of the end.
- DirectorSam EsmailStarsRami MalekCarly ChaikinPortia DoubledayAnother huge discovery for Elliot surrounding his family and fsociety, Tyrell's world starts to close around him and Angela has a rather unexpected visitor.The arc at the end of season 1 of Mr Robot is nuts. I remember being spellbound. It was almost too good, and took the series until season 3 before it could reach anywhere close to being this compelling again.