by Maryjane
In your long years of watching different TV shows, there must have been one or two lines that you must have picked up from your favorite character. Quotes that make you wonder how they even thought of it in the first place, yet they make so much sense and blend in with the episode.
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The lines that stick well are the ones dropped in the last episode, which wraps up the TV show so well that you start missing it already. One might be asking, what actually makes an awesome TV finale?
Well, that obviously depends on the show in question. Regardless of what TV show might have kept you locked onto the screen, you actually want a finale that takes care of potential issues without being completely annoying.
An ending with a final line that fulfills your expectations without appearing to be excessively sentimental and makes you either happy, excited, sad, or constrained. This can be a very interesting yet difficult situation to handle, and some TV shows have undoubtedly landed better endings than others.
In honor of all the effort put in to convey the last episode with a worthy final line, we’ve gathered some of the best TV shows that absolutely nailed their final lines, so keep scrolling and enjoy.
1. Friends ended with a sarcastic remark from Chandler
"Chandler saying, 'Where?' It allowed the show to end with one last sarcastic remark. It gave both the actor who lived to make people laugh and the character who liked the same the last laugh. It is also an inside joke, as the Central Perk was torn down."
2. When the series, Modern Family ended with the final line from Jay
"The short monologue Jay gives to wrap up not onlyModern Familyas a series but the entire livelihoods of the characters themselves as they show scenes of where everyone’s ended up in their lives gets me every time. Added bonus: the symbol of the lights turning off at each house at the end, with only Phil and Claire’s coming back on. So perfect!!!"
3. Six Feet Under ended with this awesome quote
4. The O.C. ended kinda the same way it began
"The O.C.has a perfect finale ... At the end, Ryan revisits the past and what his adoption by the Cohens meant to him, and then we flash a few years through their lives and see Ryan (now an architect) [see] a young scared kid just like he used to be and say, 'Hey kid, need any help?' just like Sandy reached out to him in Episode 1."
5. Boy Meets World ended with Mr. Feeny in an empty classroom
"That whole scene where they have the group in the classroom with Mr. Feeny at the head, dispensing his last piece of wisdom for the show. And the final line where Mr. Feeny saw the kids grow up [and] leave the classroom behind, is where he shows how much of an impact those kids had on him — just as much as he had [on] them."
6. Community ended with Chang coming out as gay after all his cheap gay jokes
"Chang coming out as gay to endCommunityis so perfect."
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7. When Sharp Objects ended with Amma revealing she was the murderer
"Sharp Objects is the only correct choice here. Absolutely chilling moment."
8. Schitt’s Creek ended with Johnny taking a last look at the town he now loved
"When Johnny stops the car to see the billboard one last time: 'I just wanted one last look.' It was just a nice way to bring everything around, full-circle and really demonstrate Johnny’s character development."
9. Crazy Ex-Girlfriend ended with the theme of the show
10. The Office did the same thing
11. Angel ended on a cliffhanger with the rest of the team facing impossible odds, but working to fight evil anyway
12. Newhart ended with the revelation that the entire series was a dream of Dr. Bob Hartley's
13. The Good Place ended with Eleanor and the entire show getting a perfectly silly tribute
"Perfect ending to an incredible show."
14. Superstore ended with a tribute to the store
15. Hannibal ended with Will calling Dolarhyde "beautiful" before pushing him and Hannibal off a cliff
"Everything that’s led up to those words and what immediately follows them is pitch perfect and one of the best tragic romances of all time."
16. How Buffy the Vampire Slayer ended
"The look on Buffy’s face when they say, 'what are we gonna do now?' gets me every time!"
17. Lost ended with Jack reuniting with everyone in the afterlife and Locke welcomed him
"[I] don’t care what anyone says, it was a great ending to a weird show."
18. Wynonna Earp ended with Waverly and Nicole getting married
"It’s just the most perfect thing and it makes me tear up every time I watch it."
19. One Tree Hill ended with a callback to the Season 6 finale and a reminder of the show's message
"'With all your heart' from theOne Tree Hillseason finale. ... I love the ending of this show, but that line makes it even better!"
20. The Middle ended with the show's name
"When Brick says he didn’t want to sit in the middle and then whispers 'the middle' in the series finale. It was a great callback to his whispering tick from the early seasons and a perfect way to end the show."
21. M*A*S*H ended with a word spelled out in stones
"I know it's not spoken (I think the last spoken word is 'what??'), but theM*A*S*Hfinale that had the stones spell out 'GOODBYE' that BJ left Hawkeye. It felt like it was also the show's way of saying goodbye to us. ... It was the perfect ending."
When you start watching an interesting movie, you don’t know how it’s going to end, but as you keep watching, you kind of picture how the movie is supposed to end. The same goes for TV shows, and these ones passed their assignment and even gave us a final line to consummate everything.
Which of the final lines got you intrigued the most? Drop your replies below.
