Three Awesome TV Cliffhangers

It seems to have become a habit of TV shows to end every season on a cliffhanger, to try and rope in the viewers for another series. Here are three perfect examples of a now widely used script writing trick.

Ross Says The Wrong Name – Friends

Ross is about to get married to the women he loves…supposedly. But right at the crucial moment in the wedding, he makes a simple but horrifying mistake. One hell of a point to end the episode on, both funny and poignant.

A Cylon Shoots Commander Adama – Battlestar Galactica

Far from the only time Adama’s survival has been brought into question, after watching this you can see just how certain it seemed that the hero of the Galactica was going to die, leaving viewers worrying of his eventual fate until the next episode aired.

This final video is often credited a being the first end of series Cliffhanger, and the one which sparked the near obsession with ending seasons on cliffhangers. So, without further ado…

I Am Locutus of Borg – Star Trek: The Next Generation

I will always remember this as the first cliffhanger I ever saw. Extremely well done, when this episode was aired Patrick Stewart’s contract was at risk of not being renewed, terrifying fans of the show. The episode in which this occurs, “Best of Both Worlds” is long hailed as one of the best Star Trek episodes ever aired.

Resistance Is Futile.