After you invest hours and hours of time in a long-running television show, you want to get some closure, right? Or at least a satisfying final episode that makes you sad to see the show go, but happy that you watched.
Often, television series finales spark outrage because of rushed or lackluster storylines, cliffhangers, or questions that remain unanswered. But every once in a while the creative team hits one out of the park, leaving viewers to bask in the glow of the brilliant conclusion to their long tale.
From yoga retreat revelations, to climactic death, and teary-eyed moments, here are 13 of the best television series finales ever. Obviously, spoilers abound ahead.
Some of the best shots in Grok Imagine’s AI-made Odyssey don’t contain actors. Ancient landscapes stretch into the distance. Close-ups of grimy hands suggest people who have touched something rougher than a keyboard. For a few seconds, the illusion holds.
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YouTube videos could soon look better without eating quite so much data, right? Thankfully, the platform plans to introduce a new video format called AV2 on its web player in early 2027, promising more efficient streaming and potentially fewer playback hiccups on slower internet connections. The big headline is a roughly 30% improvement in compression efficiency over AV1, YouTube's existing video format. That doesn't guarantee every video will use 30% less data, but it could make streaming a little easier on both internet connections and data allowances.
What is AV2, and why should viewers care?
YouTube is changing how its Home page works, giving viewers more control over what shows up there and making some of the app’s most-used sections easier to reach. Custom Feeds are now replacing the existing topic chips for eligible users, while YouTube is also testing a redesigned top bar on mobile that moves Subscriptions closer to the Home feed.
YouTube first started experimenting with Custom Feeds earlier this year, letting you type out what you wanted to watch and turning that request into its own stream of recommendations. Now, the feature is starting to look less like a side experiment and more like something YouTube actually wants people to use as part of their everyday Home page.