The Ringer put together a list of the 100 best tv episodes since 2000.

http://besttv.theringer.com/?_ga=2.113679681.791692661.1532962128-4010946.1528232815

Pretty cool design with a clip from each episode and a write up of what made the episode great, its best line, its influence on TV, etc (spoilers abound)

Obviously there are going to be tons of issues and exclusions on lists like this, but I think they did pretty solid at the top, though I think I'd swap #1 and #2. Certainly some head scratchers on the list, but they tried to cover all genres of TV it seems.

Agree on #1 but Ozymandias should be way higher than 10.

1. Lost - the constant
2. Madmen - the suitcase
3. Game of Thrones - The Rains of Castamere
4. True Detective - Who Goes There
5. Chappelle's Show - Episode #2.4
6. The Wire - Middle Ground
7. Survivor- The Final Four
8. The Sopranos - Pine Barrens
9. The O.C. - Pilot
10. Breaking Bad - Ozymandias

meh

BREAKING BAD
S5 E14
"OZYMANDIAS"

"WHAT IS THE EPISODE'S MOST ICONIC MOMENT? The phone call where Walt embodies the sentient Reddit comment section he and much of the show's fan base had become, branding Skyler an ungrateful ***** who'd only ever stood in the way of his manhooda distillation of toxic, aggrieved-nerd masculinity that only grows more prescient by the day."

Give me a break

1. Lost - the constant (Love the show, to many haters though to be #1)
2. Madmen - the suitcase (Never made it past the first season)
3. Game of Thrones - The Rains of Castamere (Definitely belongs in top 5)
4. True Detective - Who Goes There (Good show, but this high is a stretch)
5. Chappelle's Show - Episode #2.4 (Same as True Detective)
6. The Wire - Middle Ground (Weird choice for The Wire. Final Grades should be top 5)
7. Survivor- The Final Four (LOL)
8. The Sopranos - Pine Barrens (wouldn't be my choice for The Sopranos, but still great episode)
9. The O.C. - Pilot (Never seen it)
10. Breaking Bad - Ozymandias (Should be top 5, probably top 3 at the lowest)

Ozymandias is underrated.

For me:
1. Black Mirror - San Junipero (not even on there?)
2. True Detective - Who Goes There
3. Lost - The Constant

These are really the only three episodes that come quickly to mind when I think of the best episode I've ever watched. I could probably think through a few others, but those stuck.

No Scrubs.

Band of Brothers- "Why We Fight" or "Breaking Point" need to be at the top

I actually was a fan of The OC back in the day. But, The OC pilot above Ozymandias?

LOL

I never watched the OC but the only episode that should be on there is the one where they shoot the dude and play MMMM WATCHA SAAAAAYYYY

Spouts of Nonsense said:

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BREAKING BAD
S5 E14
"OZYMANDIAS"

"WHAT IS THE EPISODE'S MOST ICONIC MOMENT? The phone call where Walt embodies the sentient Reddit comment section he and much of the show's fan base had become, branding Skyler an ungrateful ***** who'd only ever stood in the way of his manhooda distillation of toxic, aggrieved-nerd masculinity that only grows more prescient by the day."

Give me a break

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I actually came here to quote the same thing. I'm sure there are people out there that fit this specific description, but that's not what most people who disliked Skyler are like. You're supposed to dislike her in the framework of the show.

jeffk said:

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No Scrubs.

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Yea, I like a lot of the ones they list, but there are some head scratchers ranked very high.

jeffk said:

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No Scrubs.

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I guess they don't want no Scrubs

FNL - The Son was a pretty big omission.

Andyzipp said:

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FNL - The Son was a pretty big omission.

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Yea, they were just picking one episode from each show...and picking a lot of reality tv and MTV crap shows..

There were 20 Breaking Bad episodes better than most of the stuff in the Top 25. But they had their established rule of one per show.

Sex Panther said:

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jeffk said:

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No Scrubs.

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I guess they don't want no Scrubs

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Mine


1. GOT - Battle of the *******s - epic
2. Breaking Bad - Ozymandias
3. Sopranos - College or Long Term Parking tie
4. LOST - The Constant
5. Mad Men - Kennedy vs. Nixon early season 1, Don's past revealed and asks Rachel Menken to run away with him
6. The Wire - Cleaning Up - S1 E12 Wallace meets his fate at the hands of Bodie and Poot. Gut wrenching.
7. True Detective - Who Goes There
8. Westworld - The Bicameral Mind - S1 finale
9. Fargo - The Castle S2 E9
10. The Americans - Do Mail Robots Dream of Electric Sheep? - S3 E9

No episodes of The Shield in the top 100?


YGBFKM

I love how they grabbed a lot of shows (Jeopardy, Wheel of Fortune, House Hunters, Daily Show, South Park, etc)

Did I miss it or is Friends not on the list?

Friends S10 E3 where Ross gets a tan still makes me cry laugh.



Friends S10 E18 where Ross and Rachel finally get together has been one of my favorite endings to a series ever.

What Scrubs episode would you pick?

I didn't see House of Cards either.

How about the Edward Snowden interview?

dlp3719 said:

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I love how they grabbed a lot of shows (Jeopardy, Wheel of Fortune, House Hunters, Daily Show, South Park, etc)

Did I miss it or is Friends not on the list?

Friends S10 E3 where Ross gets a tan still makes me cry laugh.



Friends S10 E18 where Ross and Rachel finally get together has been one of my favorite endings to a series ever.

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it was my understanding that they were on a break.

dlp3719 said:

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What Scrubs episode would you pick?

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I was looking for the episode of Three's Company where Jack has two dates on the same night.

Top 100 since 2000

RIF

Simpsons - Monorail should be in there somewhere.

Flashdiaz said:

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Simpsons - Monorail should be in there somewhere.

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i thought so as well then re-read the list title that it is the best 100 since 2000.

I'm not sure how one can rate these. Different shows have different tastes and audiences. Are we just rating Y episode of X show best exemplifies X show?

nevermind, it's just a list, not a vote like the best trailer list.

G Martin 87 said:

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Top 100 since 2000

RIF

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Precisely. This list was written by a 20 year old.

MuckRaker96 said:

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dlp3719 said:

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What Scrubs episode would you pick?

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No question

dlp3719 said:

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What Scrubs episode would you pick?

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My Screw Up
My Lunch
My Finale

dlp3719 said:

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What Scrubs episode would you pick?

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Yeah... "My Screw Up" would be first choice, but there's a good handful that could have easily cracked the list too.

One that hasn't already been mentioned that I've always liked is "My Last Words."