Best written episodes of television

[TheAnimationFanatic 3,606]

Which episodes of a television (animation and live-action) show do you think are not just the best of their respective shows, but the best in the history of television?

Some of mine are:

• Buffy The Vampire Slayer - "The Body" (S5:E16)
• Justice League - "The Terror Beyond" (S2:E15-16)
• Steven Universe - "The Question" (S5:E21)
• Ducktales '17 - The Last Crash of The Sunchaser (S1:E23)

Edited January 9, 2019 by TheAnimationFana

[Sondash Studios 4,878]

1. The adventures of Sonic the (Episode 25)

2. Sonic X (I forgot the one where he turns dark)

(Yes, I still enjoy them.)

Edited December 27, 2018 by Sondash Studios

[Twilight Luna 31,497]

1 hour ago, Sondash Studios said:

1. The adventures of Sonic the (Episode 25)

2. Sonic X (I forgot the one where he turns dark)

(Yes, I still enjoy them.)

I never go into Adventures as I enjoyed Sonic SatAM more. For that series, I would say Blast to the Past or Doomsday.

Did you watch Sonic X in English or Japanese? In Japanese, episode 77 (very sad episode).

Babylon 5 - Sleeping In Light 

Batman TAS - Heart of Ice (won an academy award)

MLP - Perfect Pear

Edited December 27, 2018 by Twilight Luna

[Sondash Studios 4,878]

23 minutes ago, Twilight Luna said:

I never go into Adventures as I enjoyed Sonic SatAM more. For that series, I would say Blast to the Past or Doomsday.

Did you watch Sonic X in English or Japanese? In Japanese, episode 77 (very sad episode).

Babylon 5 - Sleeping In Light 

I didn't get that far into it yet! Oh and I'm watching it in English on Amazon. 

[Denim&Venöm 20,773]

• Batman TAS: heart of ice, almost got 'em, if you're so smart, why aren't you rich. Etc. 
• Justice League: comfort and joy.
• MLP: the perfect pear, the hearths warming club
• Star trek TNG: all of our yesterday's, Best of both worlds.
• Babylon 5: Severed dreams, 

[Oleks 1,997]

Black Mirror - S3E3: Shut Up and Dance (and a bunch of other episodes).

Doctor Who (the new one) - an innumerable amount of episodes, but I'll just name my favorite ones: S3E10: Blink, S4E11: Turn Left, S9E11: Heaven Sent.

Steven Universe - S4E6: Last One Out of Beach City - that is if I had to pick just one, overall this show has great story arcs that span multiple episodes and even seasons.

Adventure Time - S6E12: Jake the Brick, series finale: Come Along With Me (*sighs*).

MLP - S5E12: Amending Fences (I'm obviousy biased here).

Edited December 27, 2018 by Oleks

[Twilight Luna 31,497]

36 minutes ago, Sondash Studios said:

I didn't get that far into it yet! Oh and I'm watching it in English on Amazon. 

That’s cool. I tried watched it in the original Japanese before it was aired on TV here. Unfortunately 4Kids butchered the show IMO. How far into it are you?

 

[TheAnimationFanatic 3,606]

More:

• The Simpsons - "Bart Gets an A" (S2:E1) and "Homer's Enemy" (S8:E23).
• Game of Thrones - "Valar Morghulis" (S2:E10)

Edited December 27, 2018 by Theanimationfanatic

[Here No Longer 5,287]

The Twilight Zone- "The Monsters are Due on Maple Street", "Time Enough at Last", "A Stop at Willoughby" (The series is so well written that it's hard not to mention more than three)

MLP- "Twilight's Kingdom", "Amending Fences"

SpongeBob SquarePants- "The Idiot Box", "Band Geeks"

Star Trek: the Next Generation- "All Good Things"

 

Edited December 27, 2018 by Santa Barik

[CastletonSnob 3,094]

Bojack Horseman: "Time's Arrow", "Free Churro", "Fish Out of Water".

[Sondash Studios 4,878]

5 hours ago, Twilight Luna said:

That’s cool. I tried watched it in the original Japanese before it was aired on TV here. Unfortunately 4Kids butchered the show IMO. How far into it are you?

 

Well, I just started watching it! I think I'm on episode 5 or 6. What's yours?

[Twilight Luna 31,497]

21 minutes ago, Sondash Studios said:

Well, I just started watching it! I think I'm on episode 5 or 6. What's yours?

I finshed watching the series long ago.

[TBD 17,276]

Of all of the TV series I watched, Sherlock is hands down has the best written episodes. Every episodes is ingeniously well-written. 

[Megas 28,244]

Witches of East Arlen(King of the Hill) and DMV: Department Of Megas Violations(Megas XLR) will never not be amazing 

[Olly 1,015]

"Ozymandias" -breaking bad

"Eye of the Beholder" -The Twilight Zone

"The Inner Light" - Star Trek TNG

"Morty's Mind Blowers" -Rick and Morty

 

this is excluding non-western TV 

Edited December 28, 2018 by Olly

[Sondash Studios 4,878]

13 hours ago, Twilight Luna said:

I finshed watching the series long ago.

Ah, well, I just started watching the series now because I just finished watching the Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog, so I needed something else with sonic to watch lol.

[TheAnimationFanatic 3,606]

Batman: The Animated Series - "Mad Love"

Justice League - "Hereafter" (S2: E19-20)

 

[Dreambiscuit 11,673]

The Prisoner: Dance of the Dead.

Star Trek (original): City on the Edge of Forever.

LOST: Deus Ex Machina.

Tiny Toon Adventures: The Looney Beginning.

Northern Exposure: Burning Down the House, and Seoul Mates.

Mission Impossible: The Mind of Stefan Miklos.

 

Edited December 29, 2018 by Dreambiscuit

[Here No Longer 5,287]

Another go at it:

Rick and Morty- "The Ricklantis Mix-Up", "Meeseeks and Destroy"

Steven Universe- "Jail Break", "Mindful Education", "A Single Pale Rose", "The Answer" (Hard to keep it to four, the writing in Steven Universe is phenomenal. Well, starting around Season 2. Before that it was a train wreck, I must admit.)

 

Edited December 31, 2018 by ~Dusky~

[DonMaguz 1,023]

The Simpsons. S4E12 - Marge vs The Monorail.

[Dark Qiviut 22,618]

MLP (all of it, including FIM): The Perfect Pear

Beast Wars: Code of Hero

Digimon Adventure 02: Genesis of Evil

Digimon Tamers: Lionheart

Digimon Savers/Data Squad: The Power of the Burst Mode

Gargoyles: Deadly Force

Gravity Falls: Not What He Seems

 

[Blue Moon 6,345]

Bojack Horseman: It's hard to pick a favorite, but Free Churro, Fish Out Of Water, INT. SUB, and Escape from L.A. are all standouts.

Steven Universe: Friend Ship

Breaking Bad: Ozymandias

Digimon Tamers: Lionheart

 

[Megas 28,244]

Fuck, I can't believe I forgot Luck of the Fryish from Futurama

This episode still wrecks me

[bigbertha 417]

BoJack Horseman: Time's Arrow and Free Churro

Moral Orel: Nature

The Simpsons: Homer at the Bat

SpongeBob: Krusty Krab Training Video

The Golden Girls: A Little Romance

[cuteycindyhoney 13,341]

On 12/27/2018 at 10:15 PM, Olly said:

"The Inner Light" - Star Trek TNG

 

That's my choice too. "The Inner Light" is beautifully written. This episode transcends any Trek episode before or after.

It always brings tears to my eyes.

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