10 TV Shows With the Worst Series Finales of All Time

We certainly don’t envy TV writers tasked with bringing shows to an ending both surprising and inevitable — as the adage goes — or at least satisfactory to fans.

But we’re having a hard time forgiving the show-ending sins on display below: misplaced fan service, dangling plot threads, implausible twists, anticlimactic reveals, and behind-the-scenes pettiness.

Finale season is just around the corner, and in preparation, showrunners should use these shows (Game of Thrones, Dexter, Lost, and more) as a model for what not to do when ending a series. Scroll down for — big ol’ spoiler warning — our selections for the worst-ever series finales.

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