BEST FINAL EPISODE THAT WASN'T A FINAL EPISODE (spoilers)
Breaking Bad: "Ozymandias" The final half-season of Vince Gilligan's intense drama was filled with nail-biting moments and while "Felina," the series finale, sent Walter White on his way in a blaze of glory, it was the show's antepenultimate episode that truly impressed. Beginning in the midst of an intense shoot-out between Hank and Gomez against Uncle Jack's band of neo-nazis and ending with Walt leaving everything he's worked for behind, "Ozymandias" brings several of Breaking Bad's long-standing plot lines to a close. Walt's final phone call to Skylar after having kidnapped baby Holly is a gut-wrenching scene that brings the show's hubris-addled antihero to his knees in a last-ditch attempt to protect his wife from paying for his crimes. While "Granite State" and "Felina" were perfectly fine follow-up episodes, the final moment of "Ozymandias"-which sees Walt driven off in a Previa to collect his new identity-would have been a fitting ending to this stark drama.
Honorable mention:The Big C: "Quality of Death"
This year in television saw the end of long-running shows like 30 Rock, The Office, Breaking Bad and Dexter, while welcoming striking newcomers like Masters of Sex and Orange Is the New Black. With several impressive performances, thrilling episodes and tear-jerking moments, it was a year to remember. We've rounded up favorites from 2013.
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