Glad somebody bumped this, because I missed it the first time through somehow.
Lots of great ones have been mentioned so far, so I’ll throw out some more:
Somebody said The West Wing season 2, finale. Best of the series? Maybe, but I submit the end of Season 3, “Posse Comitatus”.
Quick background for the uninformed- Martin Sheen’s Character is the President, and is running for re-election. The other guy is his challenger, and they are a couple months out from the election.
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Other Season Finales that have not been mentioned:
Babylon 5, Season 3: Za’ha’dum. You know how when things get really epic at the end of a show or movie, they start cutting between different characters without any transition or set up or anything? They start that 30 minutes into this episode!
SG1, Season 6: Full Circle (ok, somebody mentioned this, but its worth mentioning again). This was originally intended as a series finale, and its one of my favorite SG1 eps. The destruction of the the Pyrimd is one of the great effects moments of the series as well.
Scrubs, Season 4: My Changing Ways. Elliot leaves the hospital, JD finally moves out of Turk and Carla’s apartment, and realizes change is inevitable. Don’t know why, this one has always stuck out for me.
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