Best TV goodbyes

[iknowgungfu]

The end of Fleabag. I’ll spoiler it just in case:

 

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I absolutely loved how she spends the last episode breaking the fourth wall but as the story concludes she walks away and “leaves” the audience behind.  I thought it was such a poignant way to express how her character has changed over the course of the story. 

 

[iknowgungfu]

Just now, iknowgungfu said:

The end of Fleabag. I’ll spoiler it just in case:

 

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I absolutely loved how she spends the last episode breaking the fourth wall but as the story concludes she walks away and “leaves” the audience behind.  I thought it was such a poignant way to express how her character has changed over the course of the story. 

 

Toy Story 3 ending felt like a goodbye until the shafted that with the pleasant but underwhelming Toy Story 4.
 

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Shed tears as the toys were handed over to Bonnie. 

 

[iknowgungfu]

Apologies. I’ve lapsed into film. 

[Festoon]

20 minutes ago, iknowgungfu said:

Toy Story 3 ending felt like a goodbye until the shafted that with the pleasant but underwhelming Toy Story 4.
 

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Shed tears as the toys were handed over to Bonnie. 

 

 

The absolute worst. 2's ending was perfect. Then they had to keep going and shag it up.

[Hulot]

 

Cowboy Bebop, delivering its goodbyes with a cosmic sucker punch.

[Ivanho]

No mention of Quantum Leap yet?!  Absolutely perfect ending and really the only way it could have ended.

[Gabe]

I personally loved the Quantum Leap ending but I think more generally the reception it got was very mixed.

[DeciderVT]

10 hours ago, Waggo said:

I know it really shat the bed in the final series or so, but the two parter to end Battlestar Galactica is actually superb.

 

A great ending for Adama & Roslin, time given over to resolve each characters storyline,  and a neat ending with the 'It has all happened before and will happen again' phrase used throughout the show put to good use.

 

 

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Baltar's ending always hits hard.

 

The way he tears up when he tells Caprica Six that he knows about farming, facing the past he was ashamed of and his future at the same time. Then she steps in to comfort him.

 

Lee's ending was just right as well.

 

[monkeydog]

3 hours ago, DeciderVT said:

 

 

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Baltar's ending always hits hard.

 

The way he tears up when he tells Caprica Six that he knows about farming, facing the past he was ashamed of and his future at the same time. Then she steps in to comfort him.

 

Lee's ending was just right as well.

 

 

I really hate aliens as the origins of humans on Earth stories. While I can't remember if it was really Earth, all of this has happened before etc, I wasn't paying enough attention over my teeth grinding.

[DeciderVT]

35 minutes ago, monkeydog said:

I really hate aliens as the origins of humans on Earth stories. While I can't remember if it was really Earth, all of this has happened before etc, I wasn't paying enough attention over my teeth grinding.

 

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It was really Earth (Australia is visible on a map Adama shows the crew) but there were already primitive humans living there. The Galactica crew/remaining Cylons are probably more of a missing link than the origin of the species.

 

[monkeydog]

12 minutes ago, DeciderVT said:

 

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It was really Earth (Australia is visible on a map Adama shows the crew) but there were already primitive humans living there. The Galactica crew/remaining Cylons are probably more of a missing link than the origin of the species.

 

 

Thank, although that confirms why I can't remember much beyond irritation. 😄

[ScouserInExile]

Mark Greene in ER. He'd always been the main character in the show from the first episode, so viewers were fully invested. He'd had brain cancer throughout the characters final season (possibly seasons, now I think about it). It turned out to he inoperable and he decided to spend his last days in Hawaii.

 

His death was reported to the ER via fax. They received two faxes that were then read out loud in the ER - one from Mark explaing what the hospital, department and people had meant to him over the years then the second from his wife describing how he died.

 

I think what made it so great was that it was unbelievably emotional and a really touching moment, then everyone just got back to work and life went on.

[Festoon]

8 hours ago, ScouserInExile said:

Mark Greene in ER. He'd always been the main character in the show from the first episode, so viewers were fully invested. He'd had brain cancer throughout the characters final season (possibly seasons, now I think about it). It turned out to he inoperable and he decided to spend his last days in Hawaii.

 

His death was reported to the ER via fax. They received two faxes that were then read out loud in the ER - one from Mark explaing what the hospital, department and people had meant to him over the years then the second from his wife describing how he died.

 

I think what made it so great was that it was unbelievably emotional and a really touching moment, then everyone just got back to work and life went on.

 

I always thought John Carter was the 'main' character, and we were getting introduced to the ER through his eyes?

[iknowgungfu]

1 hour ago, Festoon said:

 

I always thought John Carter was the 'main' character, and we were getting introduced to the ER through his eyes?

Mark Greene was the heart of that series for me. I loved that show man. 

[ryodi]

Two of my favoutes in ER and Due South (the entire series is on YouTube if you search for it) have already been mentioned so I'll go for Angel. The quality had dipped significantly once Joss ruined Cordelia's character but season 5 was a return to form and the final scene in the finale was a great way to round it off

 

 

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How they ended each characters arc was amazing after how weak the Buffy finale was. Lorne shooting Lindsey as he claims Angel is the one to kill him,

 

 

Wes asking Illyria to lie him and turn into Fred as he dies, Gunn injured but going down fighting and Angel wanting to fight the dragon. 

 

 

 

 

[Stopharage]

I enjoyed the relationship at the heart of Catastrophe. Dysfunctional yet ultimately loving. And this ending very much was in keeping with the rest of the series. Captured the ennui that can threaten long term relationships with a final scene that resolves nothing apart from showing that the couple are still deeply in love. Excellent use of Arcade Fire to boot. 

 

 

[Mike1812]

2 hours ago, ryodi said:

Two of my favoutes in ER and Due South (the entire series is on YouTube if you search for it) have already been mentioned so I'll go for Angel. The quality had dipped significantly once Joss ruined Cordelia's character but season 5 was a return to form and the final scene in the finale was a great way to round it off

 

 

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How they ended each characters arc was amazing after how weak the Buffy finale was. Lorne shooting Lindsey as he claims Angel is the one to kill him,

 

 

Wes asking Illyria to lie him and turn into Fred as he dies, Gunn injured but going down fighting and Angel wanting to fight the dragon. 

 

 

 

 

I liked Doyle's exit in the first series too. 

[Illyria]

9 minutes ago, Mike1812 said:

I liked Doyle's exit in the first series too. 

 

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Fred's ending a few episodes previously. Absolutely gut wrenching episode!

 

[Bucky]

The final episode of M*A*S*H is a masterpiece.  

 

Hawkeye's trauma, Frank's tragedy, Clinger's unexpected decision.

 

When Hawkeye and Hunnicutt salute Colonel Potter, it's so out of character it inverts but then affirms everything you know about them.  It's beautiful.

 

Alan Alder looking out of the chopper as the music plays showing this shot.

 

[Tempy]

 

“This time next year, we’ll be billionaires.” Perfect!

 

Then they couldn’t help but make more and ruin it. Still love it though.

[Gabe]

1 hour ago, Mike1812 said:

I liked Doyle's exit in the first series too. 

I was going to put Doyle in the OP but I wanted to have some goodbyes that weren't deaths. But it was good and a real shock at the time.

[dumpster]

Byker Grove final episode mentioned earlier, have a look at this....

 

 

But Cheers gets me every time.  Diane and Sam are about to be married but Diane ends up going away to write a book for six months. Sam understands the situation better than she does. The straightening of the tie, the raised eyebrow... 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Gabe]

25 minutes ago, dumpster said:

But Cheers gets me every time.  Diane and Sam are about to be married but Diane ends up going away to write a book for six months. Sam understands the situation better than she does. The straightening of the tie, the raised eyebrow... 

 

 

That Cheers moment is what led me to create this thread, because I saw a post on Facebook that had it as a four-panel story and it sounded really poignant. I then watched the clip and it isn't paced as well as I'd like, but the sentiment behind it is quite sad and the contrast between Sam's awareness, as you say, versus Diane's conviction that things won't change is what makes it work.

[Don Wiskerando]

Gordon Clark in Halt and Catch Fire.  Both expected and out of the blue at the same time. 

[dumpster]

Cheers is so good. 

[Plissken]

The actual last couple of scenes of Cheers are really well done too, with a lovely touch for Coach.

[Naysonymous]