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Recently many of the biggest shows of the last couple of decades, from LOST and Dexter to The Sopranos and Game of Thrones, have receieved backlash for a poor ending. Rather than these being isolated incidents, bad endings are symptomatic of what TV has become recently. In this video essay I dive into how TV has evolved and the reasons why bad endings have become so common place.

0:00 Introduction
1:09 Episodic TV
2:40 Long Form TV
4:19 A New Wave of Shows
5:33 The Problem
6:07 The Difference with Film
7:21 A Bad Example
8:44 A Good Example
10:22 Deeper Issues
12:22 A Truly Great Show
13:21 New Forms in TV
14:14 Back to Episodic TV
14:59 Conclusion