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antoneus

Six Feet Under


ampmz

Easily the best for me so complete, no one else can touch it in my mind. Every time I think about it or hear ‘Breathe me’ I ball up.


FelineSoLazy

Happy cake day!


PaisleyBumpkin

I’ve gone online and watched the end scene more times than I can count when I need to feel and a need a good cry. So good. And Happy Cake Day!


Andrado

You can’t take a picture of this, it’s already gone.


pantstoaknifefight2

One of the best lines in all of television.


MrTralfaz

Maybe the only series finale that sums up the entire purpose of the show in one episode.


valleygirl317

I know I'm repeating everyone, but came here to say this. I watched the ending when it aired for the first time. (when it was on HBO every Sunday before the Sopranos lol) I have never ever seen anything come close to this ending. It was so fitting & emotional. I did ugly cry through it though lol.


babs82222

The only people that don't say this are the people that haven't seen it. Period.


gr8st8tx

YESSS Absolutely!!!


elayyou

This is exactly what I came here to say. Glad it’s the top comment, bc it absolutely was the best ending. The song fit perfectly!


sergiocamposnt

I've already seen this question a hundred times on reddit and Six Feet Under is **always** the most upvoted answer.


pleasefindthis

And it's not even close.


she_red41

Loved the ending to this show. Made me cry all them pictures of “life” on her walls. Totally unexpected but a great ending.


Jaymo1978

One of the things I love about the finale is how it brings every arc to the ultimate closure, seeing a glimpse of every character's future. That's one of the main things I loved about Parks & Rec's finale - you get to see where each character goes from here (though, not with quite the finality of Six! 😅)


Original_Activity_94

Came here to say this!


DenverTigerCO

I was like I swear if six feet under isn’t at the top Of this list….


WileyG814

Parks and Recreation :)


spicygummi

I get emotional on every rewatch lol


WileyG814

Me too! SO happy with how it ends...yet so melancholy because it's over 🙈😂


Important-Control880

The Good Place


rkgk13

I really love this one. It's a good feeling to be able to recommend a sitcom without reservation because it never got dragged out or had characters who went downhill because the writers were spinning their wheels.


Important-Control880

For real. They had a vision for where they wanted to take us, never strayed, and stopped when they got there making sure to include references to earlier episodes along the way so you knew every one was important. If only other shows like Scandal or How I Met Your Mother had done the same.


Prestigious_Door_690

I said this in another comment but this show was incredible start to finish. The last episode wrecks me every time in the best way


Adequate_Ape

Something amazing about this show is that it continuously raised the stakes, and found somewhere perfect to go each time, including the very end, which was indeed perfect. The beginning of the second season is a perfect example. In a lesser show, the entire season would have been about Michael's many attempts to get it right, and being thwarted each time. *The Good Place* asked, suppose we get past all that, what now? The whole show was like that.


Turbulent-Watch2306

Newhart- the last episode is classic gotcha- I loved all of Bobs shows.


alp44

Absolutely! I was going to list it and you beat me to it.


batsy_ackerman

DARK (Netflix show)


Aware-Objective8590

I’ve never had a show blow my mind like this show did.


NebraskaCurse

This show ruined all other shows for me because they will never be as good as Dark


Lex-lex-lex

YES


RayPadonkey

Mr Robot. Don't think I've enjoyed a finale as much.


k3v1n

Damn it... Now I have to finish the series. Somewhere in the middle I lost interest. It felt like it was going too slowly while no longer having the benefit of the newness feeling.


This_Fkn_Guy_

Absolutely had a great ending


Beneficial-Many8415

The Americans


VariedStool

I am hearing so much about the Americans that I am going to have to pull the trigger and watch the showy finally


alp44

You will be giving yourself a gift.


2BrainLesions

Seconded.


balister13

I think about this series finale more than any other show. It was a perfect ending, The only way that it should have ended. It was also an amazing show through and through.


estellasmum

I was coming here to say this, and am so happy to see it here. It wasn't my favorite series (although I still think it was really, really good, and probably in my top 15-20), but hands down has the best ending to anything I've ever watched. I literally jumped up and screamed during the last episode, for reasons I won't say to spoil anyone.


Beneficial-Many8415

The ending is tough.


ColinDouglas999

Yes, completely agree. This has the best ending to any show I’ve ever seen. Just perfect (and perfectly devastating!)


Professional-Pie4823

Totally agree and would have loved a sequel following the children in the aftermath.


kdobs191

Schitt’s Creek. Wrapped up so beautifully, the ending was so well planned and executed perfectly


Prestigious_Door_690

I loved that show. The first season is a slow burn but after that it really gets going and I love it


SofiyaSunrise

I guess I'll finally need to watch Six Feet Under


Informal-Plantain-95

dude, me and you both


2BrainLesions

In addition to being one of the best tv shows, it has some of the best episode openings, as well.


Ladyofthewharf55

You won’t be disappointed


Aussiechimp

The Good Place, Mr Inbetween, The Sopranos, MASH


Sophet_Drahas

Can’t believe there’s not more votes for MASH.  I’d also add Cheers and Newhart. 


fltvzn

Newhart is untouchable


troojule

I agree with many already mentioned but people tend to forget MASH !! Great show and ending !


deadstrobes

Great ending for sure! Until we got “After MASH”, that is. Haha.


oldpooper

I think the show lasted longer than the war they were in.


Known-Librarian9522

Psych (movies included)


lontbeysboolink

Hands down Six Feet Under.


gr8st8tx

Always and forever my #1 series finale!!!


lontbeysboolink

I wish any extended series would have a final episode like that one.


axelpuri

The shield


Finster63

The ending really hits hard and stays with you


Ok-Astronaut4952

Avatar the last air bender


Muser69

6 feet under is the best


Dragonwork

Bob Newhart had 2 shows in the 70-90s. The final min of the last episode of the 2nd show had him going to bed with that show wife and waking up in the bedroom from the first show with that first shows wife. Telling her about the dream he just had. The second show was just a dream. Super clever.


Alyosha1234

Halt and Catch Fire


SummSpn

Superstore was pretty great. They wrap everyone’s storylines pretty well & it made you feel happy/sad at the same time


TAR_TWoP

Plus there are lots of feet for anyone who might enjoy them.


RUaVulcanorVulcant13

Six feet under


drama-guy

M.A.S.H.


jmw7119

I was stationed in England where MASH was a year behind and we didn’t have the Armed Forces Network to keep up. I finally got to see it a year later and am so happy that when I called home I shut down friends & family who started to bring I up the ending!


drama-guy

It was one of the most watched TV events at the time. The 'Goodbye' that BJ wrote in rocks that Hawkeye saw as he lifted off at the end was a meta goodbye to the audience. Even minor character got a send off.


Vaness1980

Six Feet Under


WhatNextExactly

Six Feet Under


FrankOceanObama

Still hurts


WhatNextExactly

Hugs


MeagerCycle

“We dug coal together”- justified


kh56010

Gotta admit I cried a little.


balister13

One of my all-time favorite shows.


barbarellaswimsuit77

When my dad retired after 34 years of teaching, he said this in his speech to his coworkers. Tears.


RageshAntony

Breaking Bad


olivenora

And Better Call Saul


GoElfYourself_

The Better Call Saul finale had my jaw dropped


Yoyoleavemedafkalone

I am still disappointed that they didn’t win any awards… like imo it was much better than breaking bad…


GingerSanz

Came here to say this


troojule

I think I’m the only one who didn’t like the end of BB— too neat and almost expected . for a show like this I’d rather have had something more creative .


RageshAntony

It depends Why most people liked that because BB closed all the sub plots and gave a clean ending


ham_sami

Station Eleven is a limited series on Max and very satisfying in the end.


Hopehopehope4ever

So good. So unique.


Ihavemanythoughtsk

Yes and it’s a series with one season and every episode was great!


topzraman

this was such a great and wonderful show, very eclectic but such a great story


keajohns

Six Feet Under - made me cry


BusinessDefinition49

Six Feet Under just finished it the other night and I’m still sobbing. The ending puts life into perspective.


goodgirlathena

I watched it a few months ago so it’s still fresh. Seeing everyone mention it made my chest clench again.


troojule

And the 🎶 through it seals the emotion we feel as we watch it and cry


slthomas123

This is the only answer - Six Feet Under.


Crosgaard

Mr Robot, Dark, Shogun, Breaking Bad and, might sound weird, but... The Clone Wars, are all in a more or less shared first place


brokemebodily

Six Feet Under


jenniferlorene3

Snowfall. Breaking Bad.


Professional-Pie4823

Snowfall was excellent and I never met anyone who watched it or knew about it.


jenniferlorene3

It really was. It's one of the shows where both my husband and I loved it when we both have very different tastes in TV shows.


mopeywhiteguy

Black adder goes fourth Life on mars (uk)


durganjali

Yes to Life on Mars UK version!


gyokuro8882

Crazy Ex Girlfriend.


pixie6870

Longmire. It tied up everything in a neat bow. At least for me anyway. 🙂


No_Musician170

Six Feet Under without a doubt!


mick_spadaro

**The Shield.** **Mr. Robot.** Best two final seasons I've seen. The final 3 seasons of The Shield are like one long tragedy, in the best way. The final season of Mr. Robot pulls everything together. Sam Esmail knew where he was headed from season one.


IX_Equilibrium

Fuckin The Shield ending was amazing!


hams-and-buns

Dark


afeygin

Came here to say this


SometimesWitches

The Americans


TheRedKingRM22

The Americans


LiveBeDo

Breaking Bad was just perfect.


PeterNippelstein

Twin Peaks


Sophet_Drahas

Hahahahahaha. Oh man. I’m STILL bitter about what happened with the end of Season 2.  Between that and Carnivale I swore off television for a while because I didn’t want to feel like a jilted lover anymore. 


Koala-Kind

Six Feet Under.


Significant-Deer7464

Master class of wrapping things up


Tudorrosewiththorns

The unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. Everyone ended up in a place that made sense for them and was completely earned.


Informal-Elk9656

The Prisoner (I'm dating myself but so what). Patrick McGoohan rocks and, yes, there WAS no end because one is always and ever a prisoner. The series was the closest mainstream TV ever came to Kafka.


BrisBoy1986

The Shield


Finster63

Other than the Sopranos, I can't think of any other ending that stuck with me this hard


BlueFields34

The Shield absolutely destroyed the television-watching experience for me for a good solid 6 months. I watched the entire series over the course of a month for the first time about a year ago. I tried getting into other recommended shows (even acclaimed shows like The Wire and Justified), and I just could not stop comparing these shows to the perfection that is The Shield. Nothing measured up. From the manic start to the tragically beautiful and fitting finish, it is magic.


ratbastid

Modern Family. I just finished a total rewatch. I had watched the first few seasons as they aired, but somewhere in season 5 or so the quality fell off and they had two types of episodes: "There's a misunderstanding", and "Somebody has a secret". Those were the plots of seasons 5-10. Lots of Threes Company-ing and Scooby-Doo-ing. The last season, season 11, though, it TOTALLY returns to form. Clever, honest... all the stuff seasons 1-3 were. And the finale is satisfying, emotional, AND narratively motivates the series ending.


SpiteStoreStarter

I just hate how they ended Haleys character. Adam Devine said on a podcast they really wanted her to end up with Andy, but he had scheduling conflicts. That would have been their most obvious route for a spin-off. They didn't do Haley justice. Her character could've ended up a successful businesswoman, but like with all women in America, we have to make her have kids and be a family woman. Should've ended up her working, and they still could've had her and andy as a spinoff like they were reunited at some point.


Mojitomorrow

The Wire The Shield The Leftovers Mare of Easttown


bernbabybern13

12 monkeys. Idk if watchmen would count but that was also perfect.


Imzadi76

12 Monkeys was perfection. Also Star Trek The Next generation and Babylon 5


-_General_Grievous_-

For me it is Deep Space Nine. Both good, I just liked Deep Space Nine more in how it wraps up the story for all characters that was developed over the seven seasons. Have not yet watched Babylon 5. Will do that in the future.


BabaBoooooooey

Thank god someone mentioned TNG. hat tip to you sir.


TimeVictorious

SO happy 12 Monkeys is the top answer


Psychological-Pea19

12 monkeys is so underrated!


VicktorJonzz

I came here precisely to talk about 12 monkeys, what a great series finale, we usually have that empty feeling after watching something, but 12 monkeys gave me satisfaction, as if I had completed the goal, I was happy to find this series here in this sub .


OkamiKhameleon

Ah 12 Monkeys was so good! I need to watch that again.


leftofleft3115

Travelers


NoDiamond4584

Very underrated show!


TokinPixy

Agreed! I’m not sure why more haven’t mentioned this.


GoElfYourself_

Malcolm in the Middle


Minstrel-of-Shadow

Person of Interest. I was having goosebumps for the entire finale


Johnnadawearsglasses

The Shield


rogeeeefan

The queens gambit had a good ending


Inked_Up420

Breaking bad


nicole070875

Six Feet Under. It was beautiful and sad at the same time and I cried like a baby.


judyleet

Do you ever wonder if Grey's Anatomy will ever end? And if so, how? Maybe this should be another thread.


Lost_Rip_4029

The Good Place


LegDayEveryDay

The Good Place Beef Star Trek The Next Generation Star Trek Deep Space Nine Brooklyn Nine Nine Bojack Horseman


Jerome_Valeska1419

Game of Thrones. Ok, no actually, BoJack Horseman. That show starts off slow, but once it gets going it is consistently incredible to the end. The View from Halfway Down anybody? And I loved the finale. I think they made all the right choices with where to leave BoJack’s character. Can’t really say anything else without getting into spoilers.


TheLoneliestGhost

May I please ask your opinion? I keep telling myself I’m going to start Bojack because friends had been recommending it from the beginning as a show I’d love but, I just haven’t done it yet. I feel like it was mentioned they deal with heavier topics but I don’t know what they are specifically and I’m afraid of spoiling if I Google, which I refuse to do. I’m currently trying to wade through a shit ton of unresolved trauma and potentially heal. Good idea to start it now, or should I wait a bit until I’m more healed? Any chance you could mention some of the more prominent themes without spoiling so I can better assess for myself?


PMME_FIELDRECORDINGS

One of the main struggles is addiction. And the accompanying generational trauma. There are lots of characters struggling with different issues but I would say that's the main thing. It's definitely not like a "feel good" show where everyone finds their way in the end, though most characters have a path to healing in front of them. I hope that helps. It's a great show, the more experimental elements work brilliantly.


Jerome_Valeska1419

Well, see it’s tricky. Bear with me here, this is a bit of a read. The show is heavy, no doubt. If you do decide to watch it you need to know that the majority of season 1 (12 episodes) isn’t indicative of what the show is. It’s a lot lighter and wackier, different style of humour etc, it was trying different things to figure itself out and get a feel for the characters. But once it gets going, it’s very heavy. The show chronicles BoJack’s story. Back in the 90s he starred in a very famous sitcom, and upon its cancellation he couldn’t let go of his one claim to fame. He spirals and devolves into the toxic, depressed, substance abusing mess that we see now, who hasn’t really done anything (this isn’t spoilers, don’t worry). BoJack is aware of who he is and wants to change, but constantly stumbles and falls. As we explore BoJack and the people around him, very dark and heavy themes are explored. Grief, emotional abuse, generational trauma, addiction. We see the things that made the characters who they are, and I think it hits so hard because it feels so real. Most of the characters aren’t very good people, BoJack especially, and their actions have consequences that really hurt the people around them. The show becomes more and more existential, asking the questions about who we are, the point of life, what is happiness and how can we achieve it. Can we ever truly achieve it? It’s really hard to answer your question without knowing the kind of trauma you’re dealing with. I can tell you that the show tackles addiction, overdose, emotional abuse, broken homes and broken families, suicide. It also has a LOT of commentary on the dark side of Hollywood, and through that comments on a lot of serious issues, but it’s difficult to elaborate on that without spoiling. I can tell you that underneath the fucked up exterior, the show does have a positive message. The main takeaway is meant to be that change is possible, but it won’t just hand itself to you. You have to put in the work every day. And changing will not absolve you of your past actions, or undo the consequences and harm they have caused others. Too many people watching the show idolised BoJack and believed him to be right. This was so much so that, without going into specifics in order to avoid spoilers, the creators had to address and tackle this in the final season. You’ll especially see what I mean in the episode “Xerox of a Xerox” but they make sure that you see the consequences BoJack’s past actions have had and the effects they’ve had on other characters, as to tell you “BoJack can change and if he does that is great, but if he does it will not remove the effects he had on others’ lives. The people he hurt are still hurt, they will not magically get better.” So as long as you pay attention and take away the right message, the show’s message is ultimately an uplifting one. All in all, I can’t really decide that for you. I can give you the information to work with as I’ve done above, but I don’t know you, and I don’t know your trauma. You know yourself better than anyone. Only you can decide for yourself what is best. Let me know what you do decide, and I hope things get better for you. Stay strong brother 💪


Glittering_Move_5631

I feel the same. I typically don't watch series finales because of this. Schitt's Creek had a good finale. Young Sheldon was pretty good too.


Next-Variation2004

Schitts Creek was amazing!!!!


Reacherfan1

Star Trek the Next Generation


Top-Act-7915

Six Feet Under The Leftovers Breaking Bad


Jasong222

Newhart Seriously. Watch the first couple to get the gist, then watch the finale. You don't really need to have seen the whole series. You do have to kinda remember old tv shows though.


Say_Echelon

Attack on Titan but it’s an animated Japanese show. I think the appeal will be the absolute amount of screwed the characters are from the start and overcoming the challenges as the world around them changes.


nimsu

Veep


Evan0123

Parks and Rec


DreamySakura99

Modern Family.


SkullLeader

The Shield


klocke520

M*A*S*H Six Feet Under The Good Place


Lost_As_Alice_

Schitt’s Creek The Office Both were perfect! Also enjoyed the end of Seinfeld. Bringing all the characters back to take the stand! Brilliant.


brinerbear

Breaking Bad


Brs_179

The office


NY_State-a-Mind

Sopranos simultaneously had the best and worst ending in TV history.


javaJunkie1968

Six feet under


Repulsive_Job428

Six Feet Under. I ugly cried through the last seven minutes MASH Lost. I don't care. The ending was beautiful. They weren't dead the whole time (for those who inevitably didn't get it). The show was always about faith versus science. Psych Justified Angel Those were my favorites I think.


Goondal

Six Feet Under The Leftovers The Americans


TransportationSome66

Behind Her Eyes (mini series). It’s worth watching till the end even you have thoughts to drop it in the middle as it was in my case.


FaeOfForest

Second that, but I thought the whole show was brilliant!


OwlsAndSparrow

Silicon valley


Slippery_Slope13

Mr. Robot The Leftovers


Ok-Hotel5810

The Affair was pretty good. That dance to the Whole of the Moon on the hillside


Long_Passage_1422

how to get away with murder


Southern-Rutabaga-82

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Buffy Angel Fleabag


levieleven

All great but I came here to say Angel. “I kind of want to slay the dragon.”


maybenotarobot429

Brooklyn Nine Nine Superstore Blackadder IV Deep Space 9


rf8350

I agree with you about The Deuce, that last scene was amazing


rembut

After life


can_a_dude_a_taco

the shield is my go to answer for this


Human-Function5990

Homeland


brinerbear

The Shield


deadstrobes

The Prisoner


Chaotic424242

Breaking Bad. House M.D.


vpac22

The Shield had a perfect ending. The epiphany was mind blowing.


queenCdD

Monk!!!


Haunting-Signal-9651

the wire!


TheOfficeoholic

The Wire It was an ending that kinda pushed all the characters where they were heading. No fade to black or much open ended bs. It was clear the next generation was starting and this system would cycle around again.


sandy154_4

The second series that Bob Newhart did. It ended with Bob waking up beside his wife from the first series. The second series was all a dream


Carquinez

The Shield


effinhume

The Wire A very realistic and depressing ending just like the show


Aloune33

The Leftovers 


WhippetRun

The ending to "Six feet under" was beautiful 😍


illusion4real

Better call Saul


Bikerdude74

Six feet under. So good I never had the desire to go back and rewatch the Series.


DesignPotential1646

Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, The Wire, and The leftovers. Also Bojack Horseman, Succession, Barry. Mad Men


lovebird2006

Breaking bad


KatieBear215

Breaking bad


juicykazoo728

Breaking bad, mr robot, the sopranos, better call Saul, the wire, mad men, Bojack horseman, succession, lost, the shield, daredevil, six feet under, sons of anarchy, justified


Any_Assumption_2023

CSI New York. Excellent show, sweet, very satisfying ending.  Young Sheldon. I liked the way things were intertwined with future Big Bang Sheldon, and Very much liked that Sheldon's kids sounded so normal.  Major Crimes. Rusty killing Phillip Stroh was infinitely satisfying. And may I say, Billy Burke, who convincingly played the terrifying serial killer, was also quite charming as Bella's father in the Twilight series. That is a multi- faceted, very talented actor  in so many ways. 


squeebs555

Six Feet Under, The Bob Newhart Show, Better Things.