Question of the Day - What was this year's best season finale?
30 May 2011
Cancelled Shows SpoilerTV ArticleHello again everyone! Sorry for the large gap in Questions of the Day, what with Work, Vacation and real life I had to take a break.
But we're back with a new series of Questions of the Day.
Today's Question comes from Bruce_F who asks.
"What was this year's best season finale?"
Now that the networks have aired all of their big finales for the 2010/2011 season, what do you think was the best of the bunch? Let's hear from you in the comments section below. Are there any finales that you found to be disappointing or underwhelming? Feel free to mention that as well."
Great question Bruce. For me it had to be Fringe, I simply loved the Finale and it's left us with much to ponder on during the Summer as well as creating a lot of excitement for the shows return.
The finale that disappointed me the most was Smallville, I'd simply expected a bit more for a show in it's 10th and final season to deliver a little more than it did.
So what about you? Which Finales did you Love? Which did you hate? Sound off in the comments.
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Fringe was my favorite..... loved The Vampire Diaries finale too.... yh I agree.... Smallville was the worst one.....
ReplyDeleteThe best finale of the year was, undoubtedly, the finale of The Good Wife.
ReplyDeleteFringe's Season Finale was the best in my opinion. And House's finale...the worst.
ReplyDeleteI have a few favorite finales
ReplyDeleteHIMYM - We find out the groom is Barney and Lily's pregnant!
Supernatural - It was just awesome and I loved it. The twist with Cas was amazing.
Bones - Baby Hodgins is born, Booth/Brennan are finally in a relationship, and she's pregnant!
Castle - It was just amazing. I loved the twist with Montgomery, and then the end was surprising, but so good.
Mike and Molly - They got engaged!
Cougar Town - They were in Hawaii. Abed appeared! Some Laurie/Travis happened!
Hawaii Five-0 - Despite my anger at the Rachel storyline, it was still a really good finale. I couldn't believe they cliffhangered the show like that!
And that's pretty much it.
Justified was by far the best... And the worst was House
ReplyDeleteChuck :)
ReplyDeleteDefinitely "The Mentalist"s season finale; it was a very well-written one and at the same time the best episode so far.. "Fringe"s was very good, as well. The worst was "House MD"s season finale IMO...
ReplyDeleteJustified was the best finale overall. Among broadcasters, the best one was IMO Hawaii Five'O, but I haven't seen the finale of TGW yet though.
ReplyDeleteThe best one: definitely The Good Wife!
ReplyDeleteThe Vampire Diaries finale was amazing.
ReplyDeletei haven't seen all the finales i intend to yet, but i doubt any of the ones that i've still got to watch could possibly be better than fringe finale... mindblowing.
ReplyDeleteQuote number 1: "I'm not leaving my brother alone out there."
ReplyDeletePersonally,I felt a little hope that,despite everything,the finale wouldn't leave us banging our heads against a wall..
Quote number 2: "So you will bow down and profess your love,unto me,your Lord,or I shall destroy you."
I guess I should have known better..
Still,Supernatural was by far the best finale for me!
I loved loads of finales... Namely NCIS, NCISLA, Supernatural (OMG), Blue Bloods and Hawaii Five-0.
ReplyDeleteI have to say that I was a bit disappointed with the Criminal Minds finale. I was expecting more of a cliffhanger. Maybe if I didn't know JJ was coming back it would have been? Although, I'm excited to see how she's changed and why she's coming back :D
Loved 'Chuck', 'Justified', 'Fringe' and 'The Mentalist.'
ReplyDeleteThought the 'Supernatural' finale wasn't great - too much messing around in Sam's head!
FRINGE!!!!! totally fringe there is no show right now that compares to what Fringe has become over the three seasons awsome stories, great writting, and amazing, amazing actors all of them, and the seson finally was just mind blowing and the best of this tv season.
ReplyDeleteworst for me it was House and also smallville a little, i mean i enjoyed the episode but i wanted to see more superman i mean all we saw was Clark in his uniform from far far away i wanted a close look at him wearing it but we didn´t get that.
DHW, Nikita, Hawaii Five-0 and Community
ReplyDeleteFringe...the most WTF??? finale in a very long time.
ReplyDeleteCastle was my favourite!
ReplyDeleteTVD and Nikita were both amazing.
ReplyDeleteHawii five-o finale was amazing!
ReplyDeleteCastle. Chuck. Fringe.
ReplyDeleteCastle...hands down the best season finale!!
ReplyDeleteBones-The good wife-Justified
ReplyDeleteWorst House
I really liked the Nikita finale. And the TVD one. I also loved Fringe's but that was mostly for the ending and there was a bit too much build-up imo. I also liked Chuck's except for the ending.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite was Castle followed closely by Bones...My least favorite was House.
ReplyDeleteI also liked the finale of TVD,The Good Wife and The Mentalist, while the finales of Grey's Anatomy, Private Practice and Fringe(had it not been for the last 30 seconds of the episode), seemed a little underwhelming...
Castle, best seaon finale I've ever seen =)
ReplyDeleteI loved The Mentalist, which in my opinion was undoubtedly the best, but Nikita was also amazing!
ReplyDeleteTvd,nikita and being human
ReplyDeleteJustified was the best for me.
ReplyDeleteBlue Bloods and Sons of Anarchy were really good as was Boardwalk Empire. Fringe's was ok, but the way the connected 3 episodes played out over 3 weeks felt incomplete until the final night. I would have rated it higher is I watched a 3-hour finale, but over 3 weeks it was lacking.
My guess is in a few weeks my answer will change when Game of Thrones and The Killing end. Both series have raised the bar for quality TV and I expect a stellar finale from Game of Thrones in particular!
Threeway tie for worst between Smallville, Supernatural and Being Human (UK).
There's no beating Castle. Castle was THE finale to see this year, IMO.
ReplyDeleteGood to see a QOD again!
ReplyDelete1st choice: The Good Wife
Fringe was the best. It's going to be a long summer wondering about what's next. Which possibility will they choose? I'm certain it'll be worth the wait.
ReplyDeletesupernatural
ReplyDeletealthough, admitedly, i didn't watch many season finales (only 3), supernatural was definately the best one i saw
second best would be community, that 2 part finale was awesome and very very funny
last would be vampire diaries. it was an epic season finale but i personally thought the second last episode was much better
so, yeah, best season finale i would have to go with supernatural, no contest
Supernatural
ReplyDeleteI want to say Smallville. I really do. But it really didn't compare to others, and it was their FINALE.
ReplyDeleteSeason 10 started so good, and ended ok.
I loved Supernatural's season finale, but I would have to say Chuck's finale. Second place is Vampire Diaries.
Really? I loved the Raising Hope finale! It was hilarious.
ReplyDeleteBONES and CASTLE!!!!
ReplyDeleteWhy Fringe of course...then Castle!
ReplyDeleteIs Supernatural series over?
ReplyDeleteNo, season 7 this fall.
ReplyDeleteSupernatural, Community, Parks and Recreation
ReplyDeleteFringe is my favorite show, but her finale was a disaster, so I'll choose supernatural.
ReplyDeleteThe Mentalist and Supernatural were my favorites
ReplyDeleteI loved Fringe Finale. So many possibilities now to go into Season 4.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad it was "only" the season finale and not series finale.
And the thing I didn't like about it is that I have to wait now until September to find out what's going on. I thought last summer was long but this year it's going to be harder because I really love Fringe. At least I have the DVDs and I taped S 3 so I can watch it over and over until the S 3 DVDs come out.
Don't forget, re-runs Saturday nights.
Fringe Rocks!
And also Caprica (still in the 2010/2011 season)
ReplyDeleteBones and Castle hands down
ReplyDeleteOkay. I admit I did like Sabrina dressing up like Drakkar Noirette.
ReplyDeleteCastle had the best season finale
ReplyDeleteThe Mentalist, by far. Didn't love Chuck. To clichƩ
ReplyDeleteI can't really decide which one of my favourite shows had the best finale, because every one of them was breathtaking and mindblowing. Bones with finally having something real, after 6 years? Vampire Diaries and finally real Damon/Elena kiss? Cas screwing up and becoming a new "god"? Or Fringe and Peter's non-existence?
ReplyDeleteDUUUH I can't decide!
Fringe by far the best, also like bones, the worst-HIMYM or house were pretty bad but the worst was the mentalist-killing off the Red John storyline-terrible idea
ReplyDeleteNikita. With all the uncertainty that was surrounding if the show was being renewed or not, they put out a great finale that would have been a satisfying series finale. Since it was renewed, it was a more than fulfilling season finale. Nikita lives, they have a black box, Alex is finally shown to be a selfish nitwit, and Amanda is probably head of Division now. It makes me look forward to season 2 of the show.
ReplyDeleteI know Sanctuary will end in a couple of weeks and theirs are usually always good because instead of doing a couple of little cliffhangers, they do one huge one and while frustrating, they are usually awesome.
Best ever was season 2 of 24. Loved it.
"The good wife"
ReplyDeleteSame here, The Mentalist was great, followed by Fringe and Supernatural.
ReplyDeleteClearly Supernatural for me
ReplyDeleteCastle and the Chicago Code were excellent...I also really enjoyed Bones, NCIS, Hawaii 5-0, and the Mentalist.
ReplyDeleteBest finale: FRINGE & V(so unfair that it was a series finale too)
ReplyDeleteWorst:Greys Anatomy
My favorite was most definitely Fringe. It kept me thinking and on the edge of my seat the whole time. The mentalist finale was a close second.
ReplyDeleteThe Bones season finale was kind of disappointing. I mean the revelation was very "whoa" (still not sure how I feel about that, btw) but it was wrapped up in a very mediocre episode.
CASTLE Definitely. So much suspense from the beginning to the end.
ReplyDeleteCastle the best!! House good enough,Mentalist not so bad, Bones worst
ReplyDeleteThis is such a big question. I can't come out with a definitive answer. Supernatural, Castle and Fringe blew me away. and I loved the Bones finale as well. I can't say it "blew me away." but it was still great.
ReplyDeleteCastle, The Chicago Code and Hawaii Five- 0
ReplyDeleteFringe was my favorite, but I have to adimit that The Mentalist's finale was pretty awesome too.
ReplyDeletewow, all I can say reading this thread is - how many shows does every one of you people watch?! lol
ReplyDeleteThe Vampire Diaries was my favorite. I loved the Damon/Elena kiss! So happy they finally got together! Also really like the whole Stefan turning into a ripper again & Jeremy seeing ghosts storyline.Such an amazing finale!! I really liked the Chuck and Supernatural finales as well!
ReplyDeleteBest Season Finale: Fringe
ReplyDeleteGood Season Finales: Community, Cougar Town, Modern Family
Disappointing Season Finales: Glee, House, Dexter
FRINGE..THEN.. V....OF COURSE V WAS A SERIES FINALE...THENCASTLE
ReplyDeleteOut of all the ones I saw, for me it was Community, hands down. I enjoyed it more than Supernatural's, No Ordinary Family's, Cougar Town's, and Modern Family's finales, WAY more than Fringe's finale, and even slightly more than Parks & Rec's, Castle's, and Chuck's finales.
ReplyDeleteI think those are all of the shows I followed to the end this season...
None of the finales stood out as much as The Mentalist. It was an amazing two-hour event that revealed a lot while keeping the suspense at a high. As good as Supernatural and Fringe were (IMO, they produced the two best seasons of the year, followed by Castle at a close third), The Mentalist does know how to do a finale. Unlike Supernatural that seemed to miss something and Fringe that went quite a bit off topic for a finale, The Mentalist kept us on track and thoroughly entertained. It wins for me.
ReplyDeleteLoved Hawaii Five-0's and Fringe
ReplyDeleteLiked Chuck's
Disliked The Office (left me feeling very unsatisfied)
Justified
ReplyDeleteI'm probably an abnormality but I watch about 18ish shows during the main seasons.
ReplyDeleteVampire Diaries by far was the best finale.
ReplyDeleteBones.
ReplyDeleteThis year was the worst finales for all of my favorite shows especially House (just bad writing lately maybe it has jumped) but I really appreciated Chuck- its about time that the hero can be happy!
ReplyDeleteThe Mentalist"s season finale was a surprise because it is actually only the second time I have watched the show. I liked it so much that I got hooked and have been doing a Mentalist Memorial Day Marathon-now I am almost caught up and can't wait for next season!
In this order :
ReplyDeleteFringe, The Mentalist , Justified , The Vampire Diaries, Supernatural, Smallville.
I'd say the best were Parks and Rec, V, and Chuck. Most disappointing had to be Glee and The Office. Way too much hype for the Office.
ReplyDeleteThe Vampire Diaries was the best!!
ReplyDeleteChuck!!!
ReplyDeleteFringe - Another game-changer, fantastic!
ReplyDeleteJustified - All the Bennet`s gone, besides Dickie. Wow, i just felt this season was even greater than the first one. No real cliffhanger, witch is good for a show that only airs for 12-13 weeks of the year.
The Mentalist - Bradley Whitford small but important role in the season-ender just was spot on. And also i felt Simon Baker did a good job in the episode.
Shameless US - Karen`s dad killing himself with an iceblock, bye-for-now Steve and the other stuff. Great!
Californication - Ohh that was the best feelgood-ending of a show that went very drama all of a sudden)
Community - More balls, more paintballs with cameo`s from Cougar Town. Awsome bro.
Parks And Recration - Ron Swanson, April Ludgate and Tom Haverford. What awsome characters that did good in the season ending. And we all love Lil` Sebastien <3
Supernatural - MegaloCas was a great way to change the game up. Loved it! I'm excited about season 7 when he Winchesters and Bobby will have to rely on their own wits to get them out of trouble instead of just calling for an angel to do it.
ReplyDeleteCastle, The Mentalist and Fringe, definitely!
ReplyDeleteBest finale.....FRINGE! It was EPIC, AMAZING and AWESOME! Only on FRINGE can you kill 2 of the 3 lead characters and still have fans rabid for more!
ReplyDeleteFringe was kinda disturbing, but it was the best. Second place goes to Castle.
ReplyDeleteFRINGE BY FAR! OMG IT WAS SOO GOOD AND SOO...INTRIGUING! I AM SO CURIOUS AS TO WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO PETER! OMG
ReplyDeleteSupernatural, Chuck and The Big Bang Theory where the best ones.
ReplyDeleteVampire Diaries was disapointing, it seemed rushed. And there was not a good/close take of Clark's outfit!!!
CASTLE had an AMAZING season finale!
ReplyDeletethen good wife and the mentalist. chuck was okay too.
Most of the finales of the shows I watch were disappointing. "Chuck" and "Fringe" were fantastic.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed Supernatural's finale BUT
ReplyDeleteIt's a tie between Fringe and The Good Wife for me. Freakin OUTSTANDING shows.
I am reallllllllyyyy happy about all the "The Good Wife" love I'm seeing in these comments. I thought nobody here watched this incredible show! Glad to know I was wrong!
ReplyDeleteBest WTF Season Finale Fringe, there is no doubt of that
ReplyDeleteBest FINALLY!! Season Finale, Bones, i screamed really screamed at that SF
Best Sweet Declaration of love, Castle, loved it!
Best OMG, TBBT, i mean Raj and Penny, really
Best New Show Season Finale, Nikita, the hunters are now being hunted
Fringe & Castle.
ReplyDeleteLoved the Supernatural finale.
ReplyDeleteThe whole concept of the angel friend/brother turned power-crazed-dictator-would-be god just excites the hell out of me. Which is good because I was getting tired of Cas forever popping in and fixing things.
This way we're left with Cas all roided up on purgatory souls, Raphael exploded into chunky gore, Crowley on the loose, and poor Sam's wall obliterated by none other than Cas himself.
Oh and once again my Impala has been trashed. Bloody demons!
A great end to an over all fantastic season.
From best to worst ; Mentalist - Fringe - Castle - Bones
ReplyDeleteFringe and Castle both had such fantastic finales. I'll have to say out of the two though Castle was my favorite. Fringe had a few lulls in the story that Castle didn't have.
ReplyDeleteit seems like it not a proper finale unless the impala is hurt in some way
ReplyDeletethe emotional distraught of seeing it damaged is enough of a cliffanger in itself
Fringe was my favorite... loved The Vampire Diaries and Nikita too... Supernatural finale was disappointing and Smallville sucks.
ReplyDeleteReally liked The Mentalist and Castle, but the winner for me without a doubt is Hawaii Five-0 ! That was just amazing! An awsome finale for a fantastic first season, I'm so happy that they will be back in the fall.
ReplyDeletefringe and justified were the best IMO...
ReplyDeleteTHE GOOD WIFE, with Alicia,Will and the elevator =D
ReplyDeleteBest- The Mentalist and Fringe Worst- House and Smallville
ReplyDeleteAnd that $7,800.00 hotel room.
ReplyDeleteWill Ferrell on The Office = unwatchable.
ReplyDeleteI go around telling people that TV is better these last few years than it's ever been. I don't get any agreement, but it's my story and I'm sticking to it. Mia494, I watched 10 shows regularly this year and 3 others on DVD.
ReplyDeletethe best one for me is Castle !!
ReplyDeleteFringe was the best!
ReplyDeleteSons of anarchy the best and Supernatural like me so much too.
ReplyDeletebest season finale:Fringe!!! ;)
ReplyDeleteThe lack of Lost and 24 worried me initially for this season of TV, but shows like Fringe, Supernatural, Community, The Office, Psych, etc have really stepped it up for whatever reason. So I agree with you linlighthouse, TV has been awesome these past few years and hopefully will continue to be!
ReplyDeleteBest season finales: Castle, The Mentalist and Fringe
ReplyDeleteWorst: Bones
Justified was the best overall. For those of you, who are still not watching - this show is brilliant and has the best actors, you should check it out.
ReplyDeleteLoved the Supernatural finale. Great acting, great twists. Can't wait for next season.
ReplyDeleteI loved the Nikita finale for the most part, although Alex's actions were a bit ooc.
Bones had me whooping like an idiot. What a great way to get them together while shortcutting all the dating stage that could have been awkward. Looking forward to next year.
House - hmmmmm! I know House is a one-off, and normal rules of behaviour don't apply but even for him that was going too far.
Loved the Hawaii 50 finale. Not sure how they can get out of the situation they are in - but I guess that is why it is called a cliff hangar. This show has really grown on me. It started out pretty ordinary, but it really began to click in the last third of the season.
Fringe and Supernaatural, I simply can't choose.
ReplyDeleteFringe was the best! The Killing was the worst!
ReplyDeletei am agree with you both series ending were amazing,strong and create a lots expectencions on fans around the world .
ReplyDeleteOn Supernatural When Castiel Made himself a God
ReplyDeleteI'd say Fringe, because I just didn't see that coming.
ReplyDeleteIt as to be Fringe.
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