• RBG@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
      3·
      2 months ago

      Yeah, it was… interesting. There was also that episode where they turned into birds that had a different animation style, or was that the same one? Cannot remember. Recently rewatched the entire show, it still is awesome.

  • mvilain@fedia.io
    71·
    2 months ago

    They didn’t even mention BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER. Millennials have no sense of tradition.

  • Nastybutler@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    2 months ago

    So what episode of the Golden Girls did everyone hate?

    Edit: I googled it and it was because it was a crappy spin off pilot

  • neidu2@feddit.nlEnglish
    3·
    2 months ago

    Which TNG episode is that really poorly rated one roughly 30% into the run?

    EDIT: From the looks of the graph, it’s the season 2 finale. And when reading up on that episode, it’s a clip show hacked together to save on money, due to earlier episodes having gone over budget.

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shades_of_Gray_(Star_Trek:_The_Next_Generation)

    “Shades of Gray” is widely reviled as the worst-ever Next Gen episode, with good reason. This isn’t an episode that makes anyone look good, and I don’t just mean Pulaski, Troi or LaForge – I mean the writers, director and producers of the series. Even Marina Sirtis and Diana Muldaur seem to be trying too hard to make the paper-thin storyline work, over-emoting and making absurd faces. The only person who deserves any kudos is Jonathan Frakes, who somehow manages to keep Riker his usual charming self."

      • mycodesucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        2 months ago

        Yeah… I question the efficacy of the methodology. A show that had nothing but perfect 10 episodes during its entire run wouldn’t make this list. But a real data-driven way to assess this escapes me… It’s the kind of question that would do better by survey, because elements a single number doesn’t capture, like how memorable the episode was and how it impacted the series as a whole which the episode ranking does not capture are absolutely relevant to what makes a good finale. I guess the fairest data-driven way to measure a good finale would be to capture the general ranking of the series as a whole before the finale, and then after it, and the biggest shift would indicate the finale with the strongest impact, but this is still not a perfect estimate for “best”.

  • jumjummy@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    2 months ago

    Ah Six Feet Under, what a beautiful finale that was, and back when everyone watched it as it was broadcast. Good memories.

  • RBG@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
    64·
    2 months ago

    Haha, the Picard show season 1 and 2 were so terrible. And 3 was only good because a ton of fan service.

    The Good Place had a high rated finale? That surprises me. I liked the series but the last season especially towards the end was quite meh. They manoeuvred themselves into a corner that was difficult to get a satisfying end out of and I don’t think they succeeded. But seems like I am alone with that opinion.

    • Nefara@lemmy.worldEnglish
      8·
      2 months ago

      I agree with your assessment of Picard, but haha yeah you’re alone in that opinion of the Good Place. I recently rewatched/binged the whole series again and I found the overall story arc held together well, with a clear vision throughout. My criticism of it would be against the points where they tried to be too slapstick or absurdist because HuMouR plus some minor filler that could have been trimmed. The ending, though, was a natural culmination of the themes they talked about, and I thought it was poignant and beautiful and suited the rest of the content. It wasn’t perfect but whenever the subject of finales or series endings come up the Good Place is held up as an example of how it’s done.

      • conciselyverbose@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        2·
        2 months ago

        I’m bawling every time at the end of both seasons 3 and 4. Season 1 finale turned the whole thing on its head. Season 2 might be “the worst”, but only because there has to be one. It was still a perfectly fine end to a season that set up the next season really well.

    • crusa187@lemmy.mlEnglish
      2·
      2 months ago

      Hmm, I gave up on Picard after S02. Do you think the uptick in S03 is because they legitimately improved things, or because the only ones left watching didn’t know any better?

      • Breadhax0r@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        2 months ago

        There was a 4 hour youtube video that just recent dropped about Picard lol. Basically though, s3 is still complete trash, it’s just that s1 and 2 were sooooooo bad that 3 looks like a masterpiece in comparison

        And the fan service was awful, it was just ‘hey remember these things?’ With literally no reason or impact to the story. One episode is just a pointless romp through memory lane when they visit a museum or something.