3) The Shield
After 7 mind-blowing seasons it finally looks like Mackey's going to get away scott-free for his past transgressions only to end up having his family leave him and his friends either dead or rotting away in prison while he's chained to a desk job (what he hates most) for the rest of his life.
In essence, Mackey focuses so much on getting away with everything he's done that he's constructed his own personal jail in real life.
Beautiful.
2) Babylon 5
This is going to come as a shocker for many I know. With it's outdated CG and poor reputation in the sci-fi community as being the ugly step-sister or Star Trek, the show really ended up shining in the end.
So why is this ranked so high for me? It had to do with the main point of the entire series, "You can't change the future."
Since the first season most of the characters are away of their destiny. Some are destined to die at a certain time and know even how and when it'll happen. Others are destined to fulfill their dreams of power and only to lead a miserable life there after.
One character tries constantly to take steps to avoid his future, each step backwards leads to 2 steps further along the path of destiny.
The other character accepts his fate even though his friends do everything they can to avoid it. In the finale you believe fate will finally lose in the end and that all your favorite characters will be spared their doom....they're not.
Why? Because you can't change the future.
YESSSSS! Someone give me a high five!
1) Star Trek: Next Generation
I have to tip my hat to all the trekkies out there on this one. Though not the biggest fan of the genre I admit their season finale #1 on my list.
Picard is trapped in a paradox between the past, present and future. He later discovers that the infamous Q is behind it all and after all these seasons has decided to finally pass his judgement on humanity. Neatly tying the very first episode together in one brilliant stroke!
But it didn't stop there, they brought back the original deck crew from season one and gave you a scary glimpse at what possible future may happen to our heroes.
Finally Picard is able to solve Q's paradox and prove humanity's worth. The quintessential scene of the whole show happens at the end when Picard sits at the officers regular card game and says "I should have done this a long time ago" He then begins to deal out cards while explaining the rules of the game.
Fantastic.
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