People Are Sharing The Single Best TV Episodes Of All Time, And It's True: They're Brilliant, Incredible, Amazing, Show-Stopping, Spectacular

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"A masterpiece of writing and acting."

1. House: "Three Stories" (Season 1, Episode 21)

House tells students about the dangers of being a doctor

FOX

u/PhantomMav

"It’s so good... I love when they delve into the who/why of House. It really helps make him more than pill-popping Sherlock with a doctorate."

u/deathsblade2002

2. Chernobyl: "Vichnaya Pamyat" (Season 1, Episode 5)

speaks about how lies caused the Chernobyl explosion

HBO

u/Kinda_Quixotic

"A masterpiece of writing and acting. It instantly resonates with the audience and makes us wonder what modern lies we tell ourselves as a society that will eventually produce their own Chernobyls."

u/notoneforusernames

3. Breaking Bad: "Ozymandias" (Season 5, Episode 14)

Hank tells a guy to f-off

AMC

4. M*A*S*H: "Goodbye, Farewell and Amen" (Season 11, Episode 16)

Klinger talks about love

CBS

5. Game of Thrones: "Battle of the Bastards" (Season 6, Episode 9)

Jon Snow takes on a charging army alone

HBO

u/drewhead118

"That battle scene is powerful. Especially in the beginning when Rickon is trying to run away, and Jon is drawing his sword as Bolton's cavalry are charging at him. Gave me chills." 

u/FriendOfTheDevil2103

6. SpongeBob SquarePants: "Band Geeks" (Season 2, Episode 15)

Squidward walks out on his marching band

Nickelodeon

7. Lost: "The Constant" (Season 4, Episode 5)

Desmond and Penny are emotional on the phone with each other

ABC

"A self contained love story on its own, with strange sci-fi weirdness that just worked." 

u/greatest_fapperalive

8. Mad Men: "The Suitcase" (Season 4, Episode 7)

Don and Peggy argue

AMC

9. Doctor Who: "Blink" (Season 3, Episode 10)

A statue of an angel comes to life

BBC

"One episode with a simple premise, making people feel unease around statues forever." 

u/killingjoke96

"I have not looked at stone statues the same after that episode."

u/Local_Masterpiece_

10. Atlanta: “Teddy Perkins” (Season 2, Episode 6)

Darius wants to buy a piano from a creepy man

FX

u/TripleThreatTua

"That was some wild sh*t! I remember finishing that and thinking, 'What did I just watch?' Great acting and really inventive story." 

u/nosecohn

11. Seinfeld: "The Marine Biologist" (Season 5, Episode14)

George tells his story about saving a whale

NBC

12. Severance: "The We We Are" (Season 1, Episode 9)

woman speaks about severance bringing people together

Apple TV+

13. The Haunting of Hill House: "The Bent-Neck Lady" (Season 1, Episode 5)

A woman hangs over a little girl's bed

Netflix

u/shedside

"Honestly, this entire show from start to finish was incredible, but yeah, this episode was absolutely a standout." 

u/maggiesusannah

14. BoJack Horseman: "The View from Halfway Down" (Season 6, Episode 15)

BoJack realizes their is no undoing death

Netflix

u/quantitative_granola

"BoJack Horseman is, I can confidently say, the only cartoon about talking animals that can make me absolutely inconsolable. Seriously amazing show."

u/poopiverse

15. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air: "Papa's Got a Brand New Excuse" (Season 4, Episode 24)

Will is upset about his father leaving him again

NBC

"I still cry every time I watch that scene. Confident, unshakeable Will breaking down like that just guts me every time." 

u/StarsLikeLittleFish

16. True Detective: "Who Goes There" (Season 1, Episode 4)

interrogation in "True Detective"

HBO

u/rf8350

"Absolute perfection in television. That tracking scene with McConaughey trying to escape the trailer park is probably the greatest scene in TV history, too."

u/interprime

17. Firefly: "Out of Gas" (Season 1, Episode 8)

Mal argues with Wash

Fox

18. Succession: "Connor's Wedding" (Season 4, Episode 3)

Roman calls Connor's wedding a sham

HBO

u/catimpersonator9

"Wow, just wow. Easily one of the most powerful hours of television I've ever watched. Not a single weak link in the writing or the cast." 

u/Rogue_Wallet

19. The Good Place: "Whenever You're Ready" (Season 4, Episode 13)

Elenor wants to sit on the bench for a bit with Janet

NBC

"It's wacky, crazy, absurd, and surreal. But neatly encapsulates the humor and philosophy of the whole series." 

u/Ident-Code_854-LQ

20. The Expanse: "Force Projection" (Season 6, Episode 3)

A ship dodges a torpedo

Syfy

"Such an amazing space battle that really showed how just a single mistake could ruin your day, even if you have the bigger and more powerful ship."

u/Youpunyhumans

21. Fleabag: (Season 2, Episode 1)

Fleabag talks about her job

BBC

u/PitchforkJoe

"Fleabag is the perfect TV show. Every single part of it is perfect, and they made the correct choice to end it before it dropped in quality." 

u/doyouevenoperatebrah

22. Buffy the Vampire Slayer: "Hush" (Season 4, Episode 10)

Giles uses a projector to explain who "The Gentleman" are

The WB

u/dalici0us

"This was amazing. No dialogue in the whole episode, if I remember correctly."

u/rc042

23. Barry: "ronny/lily" (Season 2, Episode 5)

Barry says "hey, man" to Ronnie

HBO

"That is the most delightfully bonkers sh*t I’ve ever seen." 

u/Head_Hauncho

What do you think is the most remarkable single episode of television? Maybe you think a different episode from one of these shows is the real G.O.A.T.? Comment below and perhaps you'll see your entry on a future BuzzFeed post!

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