Every TV season, there are those fabulous moments on one of our shows where something so big happens that we drop what is in our hands, scream and then likely hit that rewind button on those DVRs/Tivos. The last year of television has been very exciting and we just love rehashing every single glorious moment.
*Warning: Several of the items listed below may contain spoilers for those who have not yet watched some of the more recent episodes.*
© American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. What we thought began as a Jack flashback episode turned the game completely upside down when at the very end of the episode, Jack and Kate meet -- in the future. As it turns out, the entire episode had been a flash forward and viewers now know that at the very least, Jack and Kate make it off that island and Jack sure isn't happy about it.
© HBO/Craig BlankenhornIt was the black screen heard around the world. Come on admit it -- you were all hoping for the murder of the big guy himself or at the very least, someone in his immediate family in the series finale. It didn't happen. The ending consisted of Meadow trying to parallel park her car and the rest of the Sopranos hanging out in the diner and then the unthinkable happened....nothing, the screen went black! We all scrounged for the remote and hit that rewind button thinking something terrible had happened to our cable. Although nothing happened and the Sopranos appeared to live happily ever after, it was definitely a big shocker.
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24 fans would agree that season six was less than stellar compared to the other five breathtaking seasons. However, no season of this show is without those explosive moments that remind us why we stick with this series no matter how dull it gets. Just a few hours into season five, the moment that shocked us all was when Jack was forced to shoot and kill fellow CTU agent Curtis Manning. Stunned and disgusted by his actions, Jack then says to Bill Buchanan, "Tell the president I can't do this anymore." Of course Jack rallied and continued to fight another hellish day.
In what may have been the season two finale of
Heroes thanks to the writers' strike, it appears as though three major characters may have met their maker....or so we're led to believe. After saving Micah's cousin Monica from a fiery fate, Niki was trapped in the building that exploded with her inside. Hiro avenged his father's death by burying Adam Monroe alive in the same cemetery in which his late father now resides. Ready to tell the world about his abilities (and those of the others), a mysterious man shot Nathan Petrelli in the chest after his own mother put a hit out on him (where was she during
The Sopranos finale?). Having secured Claire's life-saving blood, Sylar injected himself and was thrilled to see his powers had returned.
Prison Break is always good for those shockingly delicious moments and season three has failed to disappoint. Having kidnapped LJ and Sara, the Company ordered Lincoln to ensure that Michael help break Whistler out of Sona. After Lincoln attempts to save LJ and Sara on his own, the Company decided to send him a message by beheading Sara and leaving the head in a box for Lincoln to open. Yuck!
In what was touted as the biggest event in the history of the series, ABC certainly kept their word and delivered death and destruction to the once beautiful Wisteria Lane. As a tornado touched down, Victor's fate was sealed by a piece of white picket fencing, Adam's stalker Sylvia was literally blown away by the wind and the episode ended with the piercing scream of Lynette as she discovered the house in which Tom and the kids were seeking shelter was completely destroyed.
It's unconscionable when a child is in a situation where they are forced to murder another human being, even if it's on television. On Jericho, it happened with teenagers twice during season one. Back in November of 2006, Gracie was brutally murdered by Mitchell (from Jonah's crew), so Dale (whom Gracie had taken under her wing after his parent died) decided to exact revenge and shot him in cold blood. Several months later, when Sarah (a former associate of Hawkins) comes to town and tries to kill him, Hawkins daughter Allison is left with no choice but to shoot Sarah just as she is about to deal a deadly blow to her father.
Would a series actually kill off the title character? Anything is possible these days, so when Meredith Grey drowned and all attempts to save her failed, it appeared as though we were about to lose that spunky doctor after all. After spending some time with Denny, Meredith headed back into her physical body and sprang back to life just as everyone had about given up hope.
For those who know all about the mythology of Superman from reading the comic book series, much of what happens on this show may not come as a surprise, but when they blew up Lana (who was actually trying to frame and escape Lex Luthor), I doubt there was anyone who saw that coming. To top things off, it appeared as though they had killed Chloe in the season finale. All's well that ends well as both women survive their ordeals.
After three seasons of watching Dr. Crabby Pants mistreat everyone he comes into contact with, saving the worst of his insults for his dream team, we knew it was only a matter of time before the you know what hit the fan. Foreman decides he can take the abuse no longer and secures a job elsewhere and hands in his resignation. After yet another blowout, House fires Chase, which ultimately leads to Cameron's resignation. The team is gone and House is all alone -- until Cuddy forces him to find a new team, leading him to begin a hilarious
Survivor-style candidate selection process.
