[Strictly Jake]

So the general consensus of game of thrones was that the last ever series was bad. There were only 6 episodes maybe 7 I can't remember as I don't like to reflect on that series... Because they wanted to make it all big and look spectacular and yes it was pretty impressive to look at but it didnt wow me as much as a powerful storyline and a powerful ending would have wowed me. I was very disappointed and it kind of changed my outlook on game of thrones as a whole even though I know a lot of it had amazing storytelling

So its got me thinking, other shows that have ended have you been left utterly disappointed with how they ended and did it change your view on the whole show overall

Which shows could have had better last ever series or last ever episode and how would you have ended them

Remember if there are spoilers to be careful

One show that did end recently and I was satisfied with the ending and it was treated with a lot of respect was the big bang theory

[Dogeatdog]

How I Met Your Mother

Spoiler:

9 seasons, all that anticipation of finding out who the mother is, for her to just be killed off in the series finale was just tragic. Then surprise surprise, Ted still has feelings for Robin, which we knew about 3 or 4 seasons prior

The whole of series 9 was just a drab as well, I didn’t find any of it as funny as the first few seasons.

Honestly the show should’ve just been called:

‘How I Met Robin, broke up with her, didn’t admit our feelings for the next 23 years and then wait for my kids approval to date her again’

[RileyH]

HATED the HIMYM ending so much, still do

[Marsh.]

Lost - that final season was all kinds of awful.

[Strictly Jake]

Yeah the how I met your mother one was crap

But I wasn't that keen on that show really I watched all of it and I laughed here and there but overall it wasn't great

[Strictly Jake]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

Lost - that final season was all kinds of awful.

Stopped watching that as soon as it changed channels was it like after the first or second series but I heard how it end and it sounds as if the ideas they had on the very first series didn't match what had actually has meant to go on at the end

[Lostie!]

Penny Dreadful's final episode was bizarre in that it wasn't promoted as such and seemed so rushed and out of nowhere. Stranger considering it ending was the design of the showrunner rather than cancellation. It wasn't a bad ending in itself but how and when it all went down was rushed and underwhelming.

12 Monkeys had a BRILLIANT final season (and final episode for the most part) but I feel like the very last sequence wasn't needed. Didn't ruin the ending but it would have been even stronger if they ended without (I'll tag as if anyone other than me and Niamh on here will ever watch it lol)

Spoiler:

Cole being returned to the final timeline. Him being erased was a fitting end and having him survive because "time owed him one" felt like a bit of a cop out for the sake of having a completely happy ending.

Bittersweet endings are always better than perfectly happy ones imo, especially when logic is stretched a little to accommodate it.

Still one of the best and most underrated TV shows of all time though

Originally Posted by Marsh.

Lost - that final season was all kinds of awful.

She's exaggerating, your honor

[Strictly Jake]

Oh another one I was disappointed with was 90210. The most recent one with Annie etc

Absolutely loved the show but it got axed out of nowhere do they had to quickly make an ending but it was pants and naomi should have been with max in the end

[Dogeatdog]

Originally Posted by ShakeyJake10

Oh another one I was disappointed with was 90210. The most recent one with Annie etc

Absolutely loved the show but it got axed out of nowhere do they had to quickly make an ending but it was pants and naomi should have been with max in the end

I enjoyed 90210 until the 4th season. I just stopped watching and never bothered to finish it. I hate it when shows get axed and they have to rush finales.

[Niamh.]

Dexter was my all time favourite show but they absolutely ruined it with the ending. . .it was bizarre.

I quite liked the last season of GOTs but it was far too rushed

[Strictly Jake]

Friends was quite a good ending I suppose but I was heartbroken at the time

Desperate housewives I think could have ended better but one scene that particularly bugs me is

Spoiler:

when Susan drives away from wisteria Lane and all the ghosts of people are around her the fact that edie britt isn't there is disgraceful and I know its because of all the stuff thst was going on at the time. Also it showed all the ladies living away from each other at the end I found that sad. It should come back as them reuniting over a murder case or something I'd love it to make a return

[Strictly Jake]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Dexter was my all time favourite show but they absolutely ruined it with the ending. . .it was bizarre.

I quite liked the last season of GOTs but it was far too rushed

Is dexter worth a watch then I've never seen it but I remember my dad and sister loving it so I might try and get the boxset on sky. Still haven't seen breaking bad or sons of anarchy and everyone I know goes on about them

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by ShakeyJake10

Stopped watching that as soon as it changed channels was it like after the first or second series but I heard how it end and it sounds as if the ideas they had on the very first series didn't match what had actually has meant to go on at the end

I think the ideas matched, it was just the way it unfolded wasn't very good.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by ShakeyJake10

Is dexter worth a watch then I've never seen it but I remember my dad and sister loving it so I might try and get the boxset on sky. Still haven't seen breaking bad or sons of anarchy and everyone I know goes on about them

Yes it's still worth watching, I loved it, I just try to erase the last season from my mind

Breaking Bad is amazing and I was really happy with ending

Sons of Anarchy is good at the start but it gets worse and worse and cheesier and cheesier

[Niamh.]

Lostie re 12 Monkeys, that was one of my favourite endings

Another of my favourite endings was Six Feet Under

[Marsh.]

Six Feet Under's ending was bloody bizarre, beautiful and frigging depressing.

[Toy Soldier]

GoT
Dexter
Lost
One Tree Hill when it FIRST ended at the end of S8, but then they brought it back for a 13-ep S9 that I really enjoyed
The OC
Pretty Little Liars
Stargate Atlantis
Angel ending on a cliffhanger; I actually really liked S5 and the final episode would have been great, had there been an S6.

The list goes on to be honest. It would be quicker to list shows that I think *did* end well.

[Strictly Jake]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Yes it's still worth watching, I loved it, I just try to erase the last season from my mind

Breaking Bad is amazing and I was really happy with ending

Sons of Anarchy is good at the start but it gets worse and worse and cheesier and cheesier

Do you watch the walking dead? Fantastic at the start it dipped during the I am negan couple of series but the most recent series was brilliant. I hope when that ends(which I hope won't be for years) that it will have a good ending

[Strictly Jake]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

GoT
Dexter
Lost
One Tree Hill when it FIRST ended at the end of S8, but then they brought it back for a 13-ep S9 that I really enjoyed
The OC
Pretty Little Liars
Stargate Atlantis
Angel ending on a cliffhanger; I actually really liked S5 and the final episode would have been great, had there been an S6.

The list goes on to be honest. It would be quicker to list shows that I think *did* end well.

Oh I loved the oc but how did it end I can't remember.

[Lostie!]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Lostie re 12 Monkeys, that was one of my favourite endings

I actually think the final season overall might be the best season. I just wish the last episode ended a few minutes earlier

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

Pretty Little Liars

I didn't know you watched that But yeah completely agree. I was stupid enough to think they might have actually took heed of the backlash to the A reveal and had a more satisfactory AD.

On top of that they had the GALL to have a fake reveal for the character I wanted to be AD. I was fuming

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by ShakeyJake10

Do you watch the walking dead? Fantastic at the start it dipped during the I am negan couple of series but the most recent series was brilliant. I hope when that ends(which I hope won't be for years) that it will have a good ending

Yes I watch twd and I agree with you, I almost stopped watching but last season was great

[parmnion]

Big brother.

[Toy Soldier]

Originally Posted by ShakeyJake10

Oh I loved the oc but how did it end I can't remember.

Spoiler:

Marissa died at the end of S3

and then S4 was utter trash and it got cancelled.

[sleleen]

Originally Posted by ShakeyJake10

Oh another one I was disappointed with was 90210. The most recent one with Annie etc

Absolutely loved the show but it got axed out of nowhere do they had to quickly make an ending but it was pants and naomi should have been with max in the end

Yeah I don’t know why they put her with some random who was in about 5 episodes. Liam & Naomi

[bitontheslide]

I loved Dexter too and the final season was just so wrong. Wasn't overly impressed with the last season of Breaking Bad either

I have a slightly different take on series that end badly. So many just go on too long that I really don't care how things end as I have given up on them. It's the mark of a good show when you are left unsatisfied at the end.