# TV series that ended oddly. Have you changed your mind about these final episodes over time?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [July 13, 2013, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-series-that-ended-oddly-have-you-changed-your-mind-about-these-final-episodes-over-time/663430 "2013-07-13T22:14:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![Longshanks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Longshanks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Longshanks)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2013, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-series-that-ended-oddly-have-you-changed-your-mind-about-these-final-episodes-over-time/663430/61 "2013-07-22T11:02:27Z")

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Would you have liked it if they had all been released on good behavior or something.

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**Author:** ![adaher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2013, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-series-that-ended-oddly-have-you-changed-your-mind-about-these-final-episodes-over-time/663430/62 "2013-07-22T11:16:17Z")

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I wanted a better ending for Beecher at least.

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**Author:** ![initech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/439d5e/32.png) [@initech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/initech)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2013, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-series-that-ended-oddly-have-you-changed-your-mind-about-these-final-episodes-over-time/663430/63 "2013-07-22T12:21:34Z")

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Perfect:  
Sopranos - communicated Tony’s inevitable fall in a way that was unexpected, thought-provoking and frustrating.  
The Shield - brutal, sad and oddly hopeful.  
Sex Feet Under - in retrospect, was there any other way to end this series?  
Breaking Bad - I’m just staking my claim now. I think this series will have one of the great endings.

Awful:  
LOST - Sorry. The entire mythology of the island comes down to “it was magic.” They didn’t have to wrap up everything neatly, but huge parts of the story were just abandoned.

Underrated:  
St. Elsewhere - clever, inspired, and foreshadowed for some time before the show ended.  
Cheers - the final moments of the series were just right. The characters smoking cigars and chatting, followed by Sam closing up the bar, with a quick tribute to Coach. Fitting and unpretentious.

Overrated:  
Freaking Newhart - it was a funny joke. Nicely done. But it doesn’t deserve its #1 perch on everyone’s “Best Finale” list.

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**Author:** ![Celidin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/cc9497/32.png) [@Celidin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Celidin)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2013, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-series-that-ended-oddly-have-you-changed-your-mind-about-these-final-episodes-over-time/663430/64 "2013-07-22T12:41:49Z")

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No one’s mentioned Star Trek Enterprise yet?

The whole thing was cast as an episode of TNG with Riker and Troi… really unsatisfying.

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