10 Greatest TV Endings of the 21st Century — No Notes, Just Applause

Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) famously said that "part of the journey is the end", but for most television fans, the point of the journey is the end. Over the years, series finales have assumed the outsized power of recontextualising the entire series that came before it. Several fan-favorite series have found themselves unableto outlive the spectre of their underwhelming finales. Conversely, a show "sticking the landing" can improve its reputation in perpetuity.