"I Wasted Seven Years Of My Life" – People Are Discussing The TV Show Finales That Either Flopped Hard Or Were Genuinely Perfect

"I was expecting the show to go out with a bang, and what I got was a very wet fart."

Bringing a TV show to a close is certainly not easy. While sometimes it can be done elegantly, and we get closure, others totally fumble it.

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Well, I recently shared some finales that I thought were either perfect or awful, and people generously shared their own best and worst finales too. So, here are 21 TV show finales that were either perfect or completely flopped...

1. Flopped – Pretty Little Liars

Freeform

"I wasted seven years of my life analysing that show and obsessing over every clue and person only to have it end with by far the dumbest quick fan fiction type stupid ass ending I’ve ever seen in my life! I have never been able to even rewatch the series because of how stupid the ending was."

—rachway

Have a look here:

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2. Perfect – Mad Men

AMC

"The series gave me goosebumps. I was a kid when the ad with the Coca-Cola song as we called it came out, and it was perfect that this was Don's iconic creation after surviving years in advertising."

—adoptcatsanddogs

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3. Flopped – Lost

ABC

"It was the worst of all fuckin time and I’m still salty about it."

—antibeingkilled

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4. Perfect – M*A*S*H

CBS

“The best will always be M*A*S*H. It was absolute perfection."

—angels4d4906ef4

Have a look here:

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5. Flopped – The Big Bang Theory

CBS

"I personally felt like the ending was a flop. They definitely did Penny dirty, anyway."

—harrietsrhapsody

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6. Perfect – Kevin Can F**k Himself

AMC

"It had a flawless ending. I was pissed that it was being cancelled but happy that it was allowed one more season. And it was so much better than I ever expected."

—lizm4c300ae9b

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7. Flopped – Charmed

The WB

"Completely terrible… I’m still salty about it!"

—sydneynickole7

"If Charmed had finished at season seven it would've been SUCH a better ending. But nooooo, they wanted to money grab and so we got that abomination of a final season."

—cailian13

Have a look here:

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8. Perfect – Manifest

Netflix

"The ending was so perfect. We finally got an end to Angelina! Also ZEKAELA forever!"

—ducky_queen

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9. Flopped – Seinfeld

NBC

"I hated it. I was expecting the show to go out with a bang, and what I got was a very wet fart."

—ladicair

Here it is:

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10. Perfect – White Collar

USA Network

"That show was perfect from the first episode to the last!!"

—jennifermunoz1123

Watch it here:

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11. Flopped – Killing Eve

BBC America

"We don't talk about the series finale of Killing Eve. It never happened."

—ravenbard

Here it is:

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12. Perfect – Better Things

FX

"It's a totally underrated show in general, but the series finale was absolutely perfect."

—ruggggs

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13. Flopped – Supernatural

The CW

"It's my favourite show and I was so disappointed with that finale. I know some of it had to do with Covid restrictions, so they weren't able to bring in all the characters they had planned, but damn... I just stop at the penultimate episode during a rewatch now."

—fiendishkitty

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14. Perfect – The Golden Girls

NBC

"I just feel like they wrapped it up in the best way possible. Don't get me wrong, I'd have watched more eps, but it was such a nice ending and full of so much love. I truly adore those four!"

–sam_cleal

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15. Flopped – Veronica Mars

Hulu

"I can't believe that shit. I'm still mad about it."

—snorlaxative

Here it is:

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16. Perfect – Schitt’s Creek

CBC Television

"It's one of my favourite finale episodes ever."

—pinkie_pie

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17. Flopped – Major Crimes

TNT

"It did the female lead, Sharon Raydor, so dirty. The writers did a huge disservice to their fandoms with horrible writing during last season." 

—khbc41319

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18. Perfect – Parks and Recreation

NBC

"The finale was one of the best I've ever seen."

—callmekarina123

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19. Flopped – Gilmore Girls

The CW

"I really didn't like how Rory developed, and I found the final episode just added to my annoyance – in the end, she just wasn't a great person."

–casualgem30

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20. Perfect – Friends

NBC

"So many people hate that Ross and Rachel ended up together, but I shipped them the whole time. Chandler’s last line was the perfect end note, I loved it."

—pbgs

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21. (Let's do one last good one!) Perfect – Six Feet Under

HBO

"They set the bar SO HIGH for series wrap-ups, everyone coming after had to step up their game. And a lot DID."

—chrisallen1

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When has a TV show finale been perfect or flopped in your opinion? Let us know in the comments below!