The worst TV series finale

[Trackman]

I was watching Youtube last night and it got me thinking, what was the worst series finale you have seen (the last ever episode)?

I have a few I'd like to discuss, but I'd like to see other peoples posts first.

I'll kick off things with The Brittas Empire.
I did O level Lit and was told never to use this is as an ending.
spoiler:

It was all a dream.

 

[GusB]

I was eagerly awaiting the new series of Trigger Point as I had enjoyed the first few. However, I was sorely disappointed at the rather far-fetched plot and when I got to the end I was left thinking "is that it"?

 

[TRAX]

One for the younger ones perhaps, Stranger Things...

 

[BAFRA77]

The Sopranos
Lost

 

[Harpo]

I found the end of series 2 of the otherwise superb ‘The Gentlemen’ a bit limp although Ray Winston got the line of the year with ‘Ciao xxxx!’

 

[Trackman]

Ashes to Ashes.
The US version and the UK version were equally dire.

 

[Broucek]

Battlestar Galactica (both versions)

 

[brad465]

The Traitors series 3 finale:

Spoiler: Finale

The Seer ruined the game and banished traitor Charlotte through no real fault of her own, then the end game was four faithfuls, there was no real suspense that would have occurred had one or two traitors still been in at this point. Jake as one of the winners though did deserve to win IMO

 

[SuspectUsual]

The whole final series of Roseanne

 

[BrandanM]

Does 'Going Straight' count as the finale to 'Porridge'?.

 

[C J Snarzell]

The last series of Line of Duty from 2021 ended on a whimper as we were still left wondering who ‘H’ actually was. I believe there is a further series (7th) due to be broadcast early next year so I hope this will finally tie up any lose ends and bring the show to a final conclusion. Adrian Dunbar is 68 so surely they can’t keep bringing him back as a Police Superintendent who will now have 40 odd years service under his belt!!!!

In terms of other series finales - Life on Mars was a strange one were we were lead to believe Sam Tyler and all the other characters were actually all deceased. On the subject of police dramas - I seem to remember the Bill ended with a really dire finale in 2010 which was such a let down after 26 years as an ITV fixture. I also felt the ending to the award winning Happy Valley in 2023 was rather rushed. They seem to wrap it up within minutes of Tommy Lee Royce’s death.

Only Fools & Horses has to win all awards for creating a perfect finale in 1996 only for it to be shattered by a further episodes in 2001-03, the spin-off with Boycie (that was average at best) and an awful prequel series set in the 1960s with younger actors (I can’t even remember it’s name it was that bad). John Sullivan just couldn’t put his baby to bed.

CJ

 

[m0ffy]

House had a dire last season, but a decent finale.
Derry Girls had an underwhelming finale, capping-off a mixed final series.

 

[Trackman]

Does 'Going Straight' count as the finale to 'Porridge'?.

No, the only decent and in fact brilliant episode of Going Straight was the first one.

 

[Statto]

Agree with Only Fools And Horses, they had the perfect end in 96, then brought it back with the 01 to 03 trilogy, & it was a complete anti climax, no Uncle Albert & no Mike as the actors who played them had died, coupled with one of the most ridiculous plots to go with it.

The Green Green Grass was the Boycie spin off, which was meh as well.