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Gun to your head --- what is the best hour episode of tv, you've ever seen?

Posted by Will Hunting (aka JoeMetz) Jul 20 '15, 06:58

For me, nearly 15 years after it aired, Two Cathedrals, the season 2 finale of the West Wing is still the leader.

They did stuff in that episode that most shows would never attempt, the monologue against God, the Latin without subtitles, the affront to God's house...and then the Brothers in Arms sound over heading to the finale...

one of the most well-written, well-acted, shocking hours of tv that still felt wholly within character for everyone.

Responses:

Piggy Piggy - American Horror Story 1 -- nm - Pippy the Blank Slate Jul 20, 07:40
Blink (Doctor Who) -- nm - LMS Jul 20, 07:29
Recency Effect being what it is, Person of Interest-Relevance is in there. -- nm - Reagen Jul 20, 07:20
Mine might be "The Supremes" from West Wing. -- nm - MDH Jul 20, 07:12 1
- One of their last great episodes even if it goes into fantasy land. - Will Hunting Jul 20, 07:20
The Bin Laden episode of Newsroom -- nm - decline Jul 20, 07:11 2
- This. -- nm - Volnelk Jul 20, 07:30
- Oh that was great too. The final 10 minutes, my god. -- nm - MDH Jul 20, 07:12
IMDB ranks all of West Wing episodes. Not a surprise Two Cathedrals is #1, but 9 out of the bottom 12 are from Season 5 - amoxy Jul 20, 07:10 1
- Season 6 picks up when they get to the campaigning. Two Cathedrals actually has the best lead in possible with the event in the final scene. Spoils - Will Hunting Jul 20, 07:19
Recently it's the 100th episode of Good Wife. - spamlet Jul 20, 07:09 1
- Oh, and Good Wife is on Amazon Prime now. If you haven't watched you need to do so. -- nm - spamlet Jul 20, 07:21
I don't think I could pick one hour alone but Two Cathedrals would be in the argument for best hour. - Krusty Jul 20, 07:05
can't pick 1, but GOT Battle of Blackwater Bay, Band of Brothers Day of Days, The Body/Hush/Once More with Feeling - Buffy -- nm - Beaker Jul 20, 07:05 5
- I must have watched GOT - Hardhome about 3 times. -- nm - Diva Jul 20, 07:15 1
  - haven't watched the new season yet :) -- nm - Beaker Jul 20, 07:16
- Rome - The Spoils (spoiler description and link) -- (edited) - Beaker Jul 20, 07:07 [youtube] 2
  - the Brendan Frasier Scrubs episodes are great -- nm - Beaker Jul 20, 07:19 1
    - That first one with Fraser, is my example of a perfect balance of Comedy and Drama on a single episode -- nm - amoxy Jul 20, 07:24
Maybe 33 - Battlestar Galactica. There's probably better episodes, but that sticks out. -- nm - Inigo Jul 20, 07:04 5
- That would be my answer. - prayformojo Jul 20, 07:13
- Exodus part 2. -- nm - Reagen Jul 20, 07:12 3
  - Remind me of that one, please? -- nm - Inigo Jul 20, 07:25 1
    - spoils - ML Jul 20, 07:27
  - yep -- nm - ML Jul 20, 07:14
I wish I could be that specific on episodes, but I would tend to agree that I'd find it in the West Wing. For comedy, I'd be hard pressed to beat the - oblique Jul 20, 07:04 1
- For comedy, I'd have to go with Master of Your Domain in Seinfeld or the Chalet farce in Frasier - Will Hunting Jul 20, 07:14
Breaking Bad Ozymandias - amoxy Jul 20, 07:03

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