Top 10 Worst TV Series Finales
How I Met Your Mother is an American sitcom that originally aired on CBS from September 19, 2005, to March 31, 2014. The series follows the main character, Ted Mosby, and his group of friends in Manhattan. I have changed my mind several times about this finale, but now I have a very clear opinion. All the events that happen make sense and give meaning to the series' title. In the episode "Vesuvius," where Tracy's imminent death is hinted, she tells Ted that he should not be stuck in the past and in his stories. In this perspective, Ted's stories (that is, the series itself) are a way to remember and to pay a last homage to his dead wife before moving on. Paradoxically, the fact that The Mother dies gives even more sense to the show's title.
Getting Ted and Robin back together might feel like a joke at first, but after all, they were THE couple throughout the whole series. She was the first girl Ted fell for, and though they officially dated for just one season, his feelings for her were a major focus until the end, even and especially in the last season. Ted struggled to get the locket, flashbacks showed Ted wanted Robin but he was "fooled" by Barney, they had a conversation on the beach, and Robin had doubts minutes before getting married to Barney. Looking back at their entire story arc, the ending was not only not shocking, it was the most obvious.
Barney's ending is also very good because he gets something that truly changes him. The only way that he could really change and become a better person was to become a father. He thought he needed Robin to be happy, but he actually needed Ellie. The scene where he sees his newborn daughter is more moving than any scene with him and Robin.
You may now think that I like the finale a lot and that I think it is unfairly rated. Well, actually I don't. There are some problems that can't be overlooked. I like the events that happen in "Last Forever," but I definitely don't like how they have been narrated. Narration problems affect the whole last season.
I mean, there are 21 episodes focused on the single weekend in which Barney and Robin get married, and after ten minutes of the episode that... more
Game of Thrones is an American fantasy drama television series created by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss. It is an adaptation of A Song of Ice and Fire, George R. R. Martin's series of fantasy novels, the first of which is titled A Game of Thrones. There has never been such a quality drop-off from early-series to late-series in a show, ever. Until Game of Thrones. This is almost certainly the worst series finale ever. Game of Thrones started out in the conversation for the best TV dramas of all time and was a breakthrough for the fantasy genre. Early on, it was a worthy adaptation of one of the most impressive book series ever printed.
It went from top quality to trash tier. That's why this is so significant, the gap. And it happened all because the showrunners opted in their best interest to wrap it up real quick and move on to another project while they were still "hot commodities." Ironically, what they saw as "in their best interest" backfired, and now their reputation is ruined forever. They'll always be seen as the guys who killed the anointed flagship of fantasy.
They're going to keep making money, though, because writers seem to fail upward if they have name recognition. Just look at their new "coworker" Rian Johnson.
Lost is an American television drama series that originally aired on the American Broadcasting Company from September 22, 2004, to May 23, 2010, over six seasons, comprising a total of 121 episodes. I'm still angry. Yes, the characters got resolutions, but the show was also about the island itself, and we never got enough of an explanation about that.
Trippy as hell! Everyone was dead except Hurley, who became "Keeper of the Island," and a couple of others. It was their "afterlife" experience? What?
Dexter is an American crime drama television series that aired from 2006 to 2013. It is based on the novel "Darkly Dreaming Dexter" by Jeff Lindsay and follows Dexter Morgan, a forensic blood spatter analyst who is also a serial killer. The show delves into moral dilemmas and the complexities of leading... read more Season 8 was so dumb, and it turned Dexter into kind of a wimp. He falls in love with some chick and decides to fly to Argentina with her. Then Deb dies in a stupid way, and it ends with Dexter driving his boat into a hurricane, tricking us into thinking he's dead before, surprise! Even though his boat was destroyed in the hurricane, he survived and fled to work with some logging company somewhere north. The reason Dexter drove into the hurricane in the first place was because "he wanted to protect Hannah and Harry from himself." They took everything I loved about Dexter and flipped it on its head. So dumb.
Four single friends -- comic Jerry Seinfeld, bungling George Costanza, frustrated working gal Elaine Benes and eccentric neighbor Cosmo Kramer -- deal with the absurdities of everyday life in New York City. This was so stupid of an ending for a great show! This episode made the characters look like bad people. What the heck?
Two and a Half Men is an American television sitcom that began broadcast on CBS on September 22, 2003, and ended on February 19, 2015 after twelve seasons.
Battlestar Galactica is an American science fiction media franchise created by Glen A. Larson. The franchise began with the original television series in 1978 and was followed by a short-run sequel series, a line of book adaptations, original novels, comic books, a board game, and video games.
ALF is an American science fiction sitcom that aired on NBC from September 22, 1986 to March 24, 1990. It was the first television series to be presented in Dolby Surround. It led to a little-seen TV movie that eventually wrapped things up, but this one still stands out like a sore thumb. Great show otherwise.
How the heck is a finale where every character dies due to wax fruit only at #16?
How is this not in the top ten? It's a finale where everyone dies on a kids' show.
Futurama is an American animated science fiction sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. #1 rule of finales: make it so it tells the viewers, "This is the final episode. There cannot be any more episodes." Think of How I Met Your Mother, where the story ends, or iCarly, where Carly moves away. Futurama was headed towards something like this, but the time button made it so none of the events in the finale ever happened. The episode really should have ended in a way that didn't allow it to squeeze anywhere into the Futurama timeline.
Besides that, the episode itself was good on its own, but it was not very "series finale"-ish. It had plenty of nostalgia, and the time button concept was awesome. Even if the episode didn't end like it did, a good series finale would wrap up more than two characters. It's nice that Fry and Leela married, but we all saw it coming. They could have and should have wrapped up the story for Farnsworth, Bender, Amy, Hermes, and Zoidberg.
What a wasted opportunity. (P.S. Maybe this one time, they could have used the full theme?)
Teen Titans is an American animated television series created by Glen Murakami, based on the DC Comics characters of the same name. Actually, this is the finale episode, but the real ending is the movie that was made in 2006.
Pretty Little Liars is an American teen drama mystery thriller television series developed by I. Marlene King and is loosely based on the novel series of the same name written by Sara Shepard. Not only do I think the show just made things up as they went along without an end goal in sight, but they tasked the worst actress on the show with doing an accent she was comically unable to convincingly do.
VeggieTales is an American series of direct-to-video children's computer animated films created by Phil Vischer and Mike Nawrocki featuring antropomorphic fruits and vegetables in stories conveying moral themes based on ChristianityThis one was pretty dumb. I mean, I was hoping to see what the family looked like when they were aliens, but no!
I loved this show, but it ended with a feeling of "We've been best friends for 10 years, but now we are moving 15 miles away, so toodle-oo!"
Debuting in 1972, this American television series is based on a 1968 novel by Richard Hooker. Centered on a mobile army surgical hospital during the Korean War, the show blends drama and comedy to explore the lives of military doctors and nurses. The series garnered critical acclaim and became one of... read more
The Sopranos is an American crime drama television series created by David Chase. The story revolves around fictional New Jersey-based, Italian American mobster Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini). The series portrays the difficulties that he faces as he tries to balance his home life and his criminal organization... read more
Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends is an American animated television series created by Craig McCracken for Cartoon Network Studios.
Home Movies is an American animated sitcom created by Loren Bouchard and Brendon Small. The show centers eight-year-old Brendon, who makes videos with his friends Melissa Robbins and Jason Penopolis in his spare time. I really liked this show. The end of it was actually a little bit sad.