From long-running mysteries to romantic relationships that took forever to blossom, these television moments kept audiences waiting with bated breath. Join us as we look back at the most anticipated revelations and payoffs in TV history that made the wait worthwhile!
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00:00And last, you've seen him, and you gotta believe it, right? I told you all along.
00:06Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the plot points from television
00:11that fans anticipated years before they paid off. We won't be including any animated TV shows,
00:17as those have a separate list. Also, spoilers ahead, naturally.
00:23Number 30. Jimmy Changes His Name to Saul. Better Call Saul.
00:27Fans of Breaking Bad went into this prequel expecting Saul Goodman to be, well, Saul Goodman.
00:33However, before he became a criminal lawyer to Albuquerque's Underworld, he went by his birth
00:38name, Jimmy McGill. At last, in the season four finale, Jimmy delivers a moving speech at a
00:44hearing to have his law license reinstated. I mean, look at me. I'll never be as moral as him.
00:50I'll never be as smart. I'll never be as respected. I'll never be as good as Chuck.
01:00He extols his late brother Chuck's virtues, and claims he hopes to live up to the name McGill.
01:05However, after they reinstate him, Jimmy reveals to Kim that he didn't mean a word of it,
01:10and that he's going to be practicing under a new name. He's finally Saul Goodman,
01:15and he's worse for it. I'm going to need one more form. DBA, because I'm not going to be
01:21practicing under the name McGill, so. Shouldn't be a problem. Just down the hall,
01:25we have all the form. Great, great. Wait, Jimmy, Jimmy, what? It's all good, man.
01:31Number 29. Luke and Lorelai Kiss. Gilmore Girls. These two have been dancing around each other and
01:38their mutual feelings from essentially the very beginning of this show, but something always seems
01:43to get in the way to stop them getting together. But in the season four finale, Luke has had enough.
01:49I'm not a mysterious man, am I? Well, the wardrobe's a bit of a head-scratcher.
01:52I think I've been very, very clear with my intentions. You know, the wedding, the movie,
01:56invite the flowers. Luke, what? You knew what I was doing. After a misunderstanding involving
02:02Lorelai's ex, the two engage in a heated confrontation at the inn. Luke makes his intentions clear,
02:08and finally makes his move. What are you doing? Will you just stand still?
02:13Both of them ask the other to stand still, and this romantic moment made our hearts stand still,
02:25or at least skip a few beats. Number 28. The Elevator Working. The Big Bang Theory.
02:31The characters in this nerdy sitcom may not be athletes, but they certainly get a lot of exercise.
02:36The elevator in their apartment building is forever broken by them as it happens,
02:41forcing them to take the stairs throughout the show's 12-season run.
02:45Okay, so basically you're the reason I have to walk up and down three flights of stairs every day?
02:48So I did something stupid. I'm sure you did stupid things when you were younger. What were you doing
02:52seven years ago? While it certainly makes for a bit more dynamic conversations,
02:57it's not exactly convenient. Finally, in the series' penultimate episode,
03:01Penny surprises Sheldon and Leonard by interrupting their discussion by appearing out of the now-functional elevator.
03:07No, it's the last straw. I can't take any more.
03:14Can you believe it? They finally fixed the elevator.
03:21Sheldon may be change-averse, but for many fans, this repair was a welcome sight.
03:26Number 27. Coming Home. Star Trek Voyager. The entire premise of this Star Trek spinoff is that
03:33the titular ship is stranded in the Delta Quadrant, which is decades from Earth and the Federation.
03:39And while the show never really leaned into its own premise, how is the ship always in such good repair?
03:44The crew does attempt to find shortcuts to get home sooner.
03:4723 years together made you a family. One I'm proud to have been adopted by.
03:53So let us raise our glasses to the journey. To the journey.
03:59The finale sees one version of events play out in the future, only to be undone by time-travel shenanigans.
04:06Basically, though, the crew hijacks an ultra-fast Borg corridor to arrive home early,
04:11blowing up their cybernetic foes on the way out.
04:14Voyager also receives an honor guard of Federation ships, who finally escort them back to Earth.
04:19Their odyssey over.
04:20Set a course.
04:21At home.
04:24Number 26. Finding Out River Song's Identity.
04:28Doctor Who.
04:29One of the coolest things about Doctor Who is that the Doctor can meet people in the wrong order
04:34while traveling through time and space.
04:36Thanks.
04:37For what?
04:38The usual, for coming when I call.
04:41I thought it was you.
04:42You're doing a very good job acting like you don't know me. I'm assuming there's reason.
04:46Fairly good, weren't I?
04:47One example is River Song, a mysterious woman who knows the Doctor when he first meets her,
04:53but whom he doesn't know yet.
04:54There are a few hints dropped about who she is, but it isn't until several years after she's
04:59introduced that River's identity is revealed.
05:02A rescue attempt on the 11th Doctor's current companion, Amy, and her newborn daughter, Melody,
05:07goes awry.
05:08And Melody is kidnapped again. River only arrives after everything.
05:13She didn't help. She couldn't.
05:14After showing the Doctor who she is, she explains to Amy and Rory that she is Melody.
05:20Quite the timey-wimey reunion.
05:22It's me.
05:23I'm Melody.
05:28I'm your daughter.
05:31Number 25.
05:32Rescued.
05:33Rescue from Gilligan's Island.
05:35The 1960s sitcom Gilligan's Island ran for three seasons without the castaways of the SS
05:41Minnow being rescued from their island. And indeed, fans would have to wait over 10 years
05:46after the show's conclusion for Gilligan, Skipper, and the gang to finally depart their
05:51island in this TV movie.
05:53Hey, everybody. I got some good news.
05:55You spotted a rescue boat.
05:56No, that'd be great news. All I got is good news. Hey, we're having broiled snapper for dinner.
06:01Broiled?
06:02Uh-huh.
06:03How are you cooking it?
06:04With a fire.
06:05With a storm on its way, the group lash their huts together to make a raft, which is swept
06:10away. While aboard, Gilligan starts a fire, which leads to the U.S. Coast Guard spotting
06:15them and all of them finally going home. Of course, the film ends with them inadvertently
06:20ending up stranded on the exact same island, but it's still nice to see them in the real
06:24world while it lasts.
06:26Telegrams and calls have been pouring in. I'd like to present you with the most important
06:31one first. This telegram is from Jimmy Carter. Jimmy who?
06:38Number 24. Booth and Brennan kiss. Bones. Dr. Temperance, Bones, Brennan, and Agent Seeley
06:45Booth are one of many will-they-won't-they couples, and it naturally takes years for us
06:50to see them kiss for the first time. However, which kiss is their first depends on your definition.
06:55Chronologically, their first kiss happens in a flashback in the show's 100th episode,
06:59which flashes back to their first case together.
07:02Yeah, I just feel like, um, this is going somewhere.
07:06Why did you feel like this is going somewhere?
07:09No, I just, I feel like I'm gonna kiss you.
07:15But if we're going by air date, the duo first kisses under a mistletoe set up by the
07:20enterprising Caroline in the season three Christmas episode. Regardless of which one you count,
07:25we all had the same reaction. Finally. Is that enough steamboats?
07:35Plenty. A whole flotilla. I don't know what that means, but, um, Merry Christmas.
07:42Number 23. Galactica makes it to Earth. Battlestar Galactica. Ever since the humans of the Battlestar
07:49Galactica and its fleet of ships fled the destruction of their home worlds by the Cylons,
07:54they've been in search of the near-mythical lost colony of Earth. It takes until the fourth and
07:59final season, but they do eventually get there, even if they have to work with some of the Cylons
08:04to do it. Like it or not, Lee, something's orchestrating this for a purpose.
08:12Higher power. Call it whatever you want. But it seems to want us to find Earth with the Cylons.
08:20However, despite their joyous arrival, they're horrified to discover that Earth is a
08:24dead wasteland. Despite the inhabitants being artificial, Cylon-like beings themselves,
08:30they were destroyed by their own creations just as the humans were.
08:34It's in trance.
08:36Similar, but they're not one of ours. We've never seen this design.
08:41So the 13th tribe settled here and created their own Cylons.
08:45And then the machines rose up and killed their masters.
08:47Thankfully, things are a bit more optimistic in the series finale when Galactica and company make it to
08:53our Earth. Number 22. The Red John reveal. The Mentalist. For most of the first six seasons of
09:00this crime series, serial killer Red John proves a constant thorn in the side of ex-psychic turned law
09:07enforcement consultant Patrick Jane. And that's after killing his wife and daughter.
09:11For no reason at all, you're rude and contemptuous.
09:17That's why your wife and kid are dead.
09:21Who are you to butt in here and make obnoxious judgments about me?
09:26Jane, at last, is invited to a church by one of the Red John suspects, who is promptly killed.
09:32Cue the arrival of the presumed dead Sheriff Thomas McAllister, the real Red John.
09:37His confrontation with Jane has been a long time coming, and McAllister makes the mistake of gloating
09:43and accepting breadcrumbs. Jane manages to surprise and shoot him before eventually strangling his hated
09:49foe. McAllister may have seemed an improbable suspect at first, but evil sometimes lurks amid the ordinary.
09:56Husband, it's over. It's done. I just want you to know I'm okay.
10:07I'm gonna miss you.
10:09Number 21. Selena Becomes President.
10:12Veep. American Vice President Selena Meyer spends most of the first three seasons utterly
10:18marginalized by President Stuart Hughes, who forever remains unseen. However, when his wife has a
10:24crisis in season three, the mysterious president decides to step away, making Selena the new
10:29commander-in-chief.
10:30Ma'am, you're about to become the 45th president of the United States.
10:34It's not a dress rehearsal, not a drill. You are going to be the president.
10:42Now?
10:42Selena's barely restrained joy leads to an utterly iconic scene of her gushing to her aide Gary in
10:48the bathroom. Between Gary's resulting nosebleed and the many mishaps that follow, it's quite the
10:53momentous and hilarious beginning to her presidency. It was certainly worth the wait.
10:59Oh, I got it. Here, I got it. I got it. Here, shove these in. Shove these in.
11:06We can't get it. Uh-oh.
11:09Everything all right?
11:10Number 20. Clark Kent Becomes Superman. Smallville. Smallville set a new ratings record for the WB
11:17network when it premiered in 2001. Even so, few could have anticipated that this Superman
11:23origin story would last 10 seasons. When you believe in someone, it's not for a minute.
11:28Or just for now. It's forever.
11:32Throughout that decade, the series covered many classic Superman story arcs, albeit without Superman.
11:38While it's repeatedly foreshadowed that Clark Kent will become the Man of Steel,
11:43he doesn't receive his iconic red and blue suit until the series finale.
11:48Always hold on to smallville.
12:03Even then, CGI is primarily used to portray Superman in the climax.
12:07In the final shot, Tom Welling unbuttons his shirt to reveal the House of El symbol,
12:12but we never actually see the actor in the full Superman outfit.
12:16While this disappointed some, at least Lois and Clark are living happily ever after.
12:20Do you have them?
12:21Do you have them?
12:22You mean these?
12:25Yes.
12:30Are you ready?
12:31I've been ready for seven years.
12:34Number 19. Mary Learns That Dick's An Alien. Third Rock From The Sun.
12:39Being a professor of human behavior in societies, you'd think that Mary Albright would have been
12:44able to piece together that the eccentric Solomons are from another planet.
12:48Nevertheless, the Solomons go almost six seasons without blowing their cover to Mary.
12:53In the penultimate episode, Mary sees Dick turn Dr. Liam Neesam into a chimpanzee,
12:59compelling the alien to tell her the truth.
13:01Mary, I, Dick Solomon, am an alien.
13:08From outer space.
13:14It would have been interesting to see Dick and Mary's relationship grow from this point,
13:18but the Solomons are unfortunately called back home.
13:22Choosing not to go with them at the last second, Mary lets Dick wipe her memories before the Solomons
13:26are beamed up.
13:27I don't want to forget you.
13:29But Mary, it will protect you from hurt.
13:32What we had together will remain deep inside you, and you'll know it's there.
13:37It'll be a feeling.
13:38In an alternate ending, however, Dick comes back for Mary,
13:42even though he already erased her memories of him.
13:44I couldn't leave without you, Mary.
13:47Who the hell are you?
13:49Alien abduction!
13:51Alien abduction!
13:56Number 18.
13:58Trudy's unsolved case.
14:00Monk.
14:01Across this show's eight-season run,
14:03there wasn't a case that Adrian Monk couldn't crack.
14:06Except the one that mattered most.
14:08Who was responsible for the car bombing that killed his wife, Trudy?
14:12New pieces of the puzzle are discovered over time,
14:14but it appears Monk may go to his grave without knowing.
14:17No, this was different.
14:18She wanted me to start sleeping in the middle of the bed,
14:21and she said it won't be much longer.
14:24It's not really she said that.
14:26That's big.
14:27That's an omen.
14:28I had a premonition you were going to have an omen.
14:30Having been poisoned,
14:32Monk decides to finally open the Christmas present that Trudy left him.
14:36To his surprise, Monk and his assistant Natalie discover a videotape.
14:40On the recording, Trudy reveals that before meeting Monk,
14:43she had an affair with Ethan Rickover.
14:45Trudy became pregnant and, years later,
14:47Rickover asked her to meet him at the parking garage where she ultimately died.
14:52And I don't know, maybe, you know, maybe I'm just being paranoid.
14:56But there was just something in his voice.
15:01It just, it scared me, you know?
15:06The smoking gun was in Monk's apartment the whole time.
15:09I wanted you to know everything.
15:13Because you deserve to know everything.
15:16Adrian, you are more than the love of my life.
15:23Number 17.
15:25Niles and Daphne get together.
15:27Frasier.
15:28From the moment they first meet,
15:29it's evident that Niles harbors feelings for Frasier's housekeeper, Daphne.
15:33You're Daphne?
15:34Why, yes I am.
15:36Well, when Frasier told me he'd hired an English woman,
15:40I pictured someone a little more...
15:41Not quite so.
15:44You're Daphne?
15:46Though this is clear to everyone else,
15:48Daphne remains clueless for years.
15:50The running gag is laid to rest after Daphne becomes engaged to Donnie,
15:54and Niles decides to move on.
15:56When Frasier accidentally lets the cat out of the bag in season 7, though,
16:00it slowly dawns on Daphne that she reciprocates his feelings.
16:04After a while, I couldn't put it out of my mind anymore.
16:08I find myself thinking about him all the time.
16:11It isn't until after Niles marries his girlfriend Mel, however,
16:15that he learns of Daphne's feelings for him.
16:17What started as a simple crush spirals into a complicated love square.
16:22Although she initially commits to not going through with her wedding,
16:25Daphne's love for Niles ultimately triumphs,
16:27just not at the most convenient time.
16:29I was wondering if you might be free for a date.
16:34Oh my god, yes!
16:38There's plenty of time for that later.
16:40Let's get this bloody boat moving!
16:43Number 16. Chandler and Monica's Wedding.
16:46Friends.
16:47Although we considered including Ross and Rachel on this list,
16:50they got together almost halfway through season 2,
16:53eventually developing a revolving door relationship.
16:55As such, by the end of season 4,
16:58our interest began shifting towards Chandler and Monica.
17:01Everybody falls in love somehow.
17:05Throughout the next three seasons, their romance matured significantly.
17:09A year after they first hooked up in London,
17:11the couple almost got hitched in Vegas,
17:13only for a drunken Ross and Rachel to beat them to the altar.
17:16Chandler and Monica moved in together in season 6,
17:20which was capped off with a touching proposal.
17:22You make me happier than I ever thought I could be.
17:29And if you let me,
17:32I will spend the rest of my life trying to make you feel the same way.
17:36Their impending nuptials served as the main story arc throughout season 7.
17:40It was a long walk down the aisle for these two,
17:42but it was definitely worth the wait.
17:44Any surprises that come our way,
17:46it's okay because I will always love you.
17:52You are the person I was meant to spend the rest of my life with.
17:56You want to know if I'm sure?
18:02You may now kiss the bride.
18:04Sheldon Cooper and Amy Farrah Fowler immediately click
18:15when they meet at the conclusion of season 3,
18:17but their romance is a slow burn.
18:19Now, before this goes any further,
18:21you should know that all forms of physical contact up to and including coitus
18:24are off the table.
18:28May I buy you a beverage?
18:32Tepid water, please.
18:33Amy doesn't sign the girlfriend agreement until season 5,
18:36and the two don't share their first real kiss until season 7.
18:40By season 9,
18:41Sheldon is finally ready to go all the way with Amy,
18:43who has been eager to have coitus for several years now.
18:47The only downside is that Amy's birthday falls on the same night
18:50The Force Awakens hits theaters.
18:52The new Star Wars or losing one's virginity.
18:54It's honestly not an easy decision.
18:57Sheldon, you can see this movie whenever you want,
19:00but you only have a limited number of days
19:04that you can be with this woman.
19:08Be with her.
19:11You're right.
19:12Regardless, Sheldon finds that Amy is more important to him than a film,
19:16showing how much he's grown since their first encounter.
19:18I don't know what to expect.
19:21Neither do I.
19:24But we can find out together.
19:31Okay.
19:32Number 14.
19:33Oliver Gets Off The Island.
19:35Arrow.
19:36Granted, Oliver Queen technically got off the island of Leon Yu in the first episode.
19:41I am returning.
19:42Not the boy who was shipwrecked,
19:44but the man who will bring justice to those who have poisoned my city.
19:48For five seasons, though,
19:49what happened between Oliver's shipwreck and his rescue
19:52remained one of the show's greatest mysteries.
19:55Oliver's five years in hell are gradually revealed through flashbacks.
19:59These prove to be full of twists and turns,
20:01even taking Oliver off the island for a brief period,
20:04only for him to inevitably return.
20:06The fifth season finale takes us back to the beginning in more ways than one.
20:10You and me, kid.
20:13Like old times.
20:15It turns out that Anatoly Knaesiv sent the ship that found Oliver,
20:19who took out Konstantin Kovar shortly before signaling the boatman.
20:23In the present, however,
20:24Oliver is forced to return to his personal purgatory to settle a few scores.
20:28Even if you had a shot,
20:31you've already told me that you wouldn't kill me.
20:34But if circumstances finally change,
20:37if I die,
20:41everyone you care about dies.
20:42Number 13.
20:44Don tells Betty about his past.
20:46Mad Men.
20:47In season one,
20:48we learn that Don Draper died during the Korean War.
20:51The protagonist we've been following is really Dick Whitman,
20:54who adopted his lieutenant's name and identity.
20:58Did you know him?
21:02A little.
21:03You got your whole life ahead of you.
21:05Forget that boy in the box.
21:08A few characters learn Don's secret,
21:11but we were left wondering if Betty Draper would be one of them.
21:14After Betty finds a box of old photographs and emergency funds,
21:18Don is left with no choice but to tell his wife everything.
21:21I can explain.
21:22I know, I know you can.
21:24You're a very, very gifted storyteller.
21:29That's it.
21:31While the revelation is one thing,
21:33it's Don's vulnerable reaction to the photographs
21:35that makes this scene so memorable.
21:37I didn't even want help.
21:38He just...
21:41He just wanted to be part of my life.
21:49And I couldn't risk all of this.
21:50Don usually keeps his feelings guarded at all costs,
21:54especially around his family.
21:56We waited almost three seasons for him to break down like this,
21:59and it was more gut-wrenching than we could have imagined.
22:02Number 12.
22:03Mac Comes Out
22:04It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
22:05Mac's sexuality is one of this comedy's funniest running gags for much of its run.
22:10By season 12, it's clear to everyone that Mac is gay,
22:14although he refuses to admit this.
22:18There's a history behind it.
22:20I've been gay forever.
22:22Everybody knows it.
22:23It's a scratch-off lottery ticket of all things
22:25that finally encourages Mac to come out.
22:27Through a complicated argument,
22:29it's decided that Mac can claim sole ownership of the ticket
22:32if he says that he's gay,
22:33which he does.
22:34$10,000.
22:35What?
22:36What's he doing?
22:37Son of a...
22:38Gay Mac rules!
22:40Bullshit!
22:41Gay rich Mac!
22:42Winning $10,000,
22:44Mac decides to be open about his sexuality going forward.
22:47It doesn't matter.
22:48You can just go back in.
22:49You signed the paper.
22:50Yeah, I mean, you got your money.
22:51No, I think I'm out now.
22:54Yeah, I'm...
22:55I'm gay.
22:57Actually, it feels pretty good.
22:59See you, guys.
23:01For a moment that had over a decade of build-up,
23:03Mac's breakthrough feels surprisingly casual.
23:06Of course, if you were hoping for something a bit more emotional,
23:09the season 13 finale delivered on that front.
23:12Number 11.
23:13Dexter's Downfall
23:14Dexter
23:15Despite his best efforts,
23:17Dexter could only balance a normal life
23:19with the life of a serial killer for so long.
23:21I destroy everyone I love.
23:25I can't let that happen to Hannah.
23:28To Harrison.
23:30I have to protect them from me.
23:33Dexter's downfall was inevitable.
23:35Although it didn't exactly play out as we had envisioned.
23:38It would have been fitting if Dexter's journey ended
23:40with his own blood being spilled.
23:42But according to producer John Goldwyn,
23:44Showtime was reportedly against this idea.
23:47Good morning, Miami.
23:48Hurricane Laura has passed and everything is going back to normal.
23:51There is no longer any threat.
23:53Seeing Dexter serve time for his crimes
23:55also would have been a logical way to go out.
23:57But most of the Miami Metro Police Department
23:59never learned a secret.
24:00There doesn't appear to be any survivors.
24:03We're heading back.
24:11Batista.
24:16Dexter?
24:17Instead, Dexter fakes his death
24:19and spends the rest of his days as a lumberjack.
24:22As great as Dexter was at its peak,
24:24after eight seasons,
24:26this ending left many fans disappointed.
24:28Number 10.
24:30Stan confronts Elizabeth and Phillip.
24:32The Americans.
24:33Now, this is how you end a series.
24:36It's over.
24:41It's all over.
24:42When you're a KGB officer posing as an American,
24:45an FBI agent is the last person you'd want as a neighbor.
24:48Yet, Phillip and Elizabeth manage to conceal
24:50their Soviet roots from Stan for years.
24:53When he finally learns the truth,
24:55Stan confronts Phillip, Elizabeth,
24:57and their daughter Paige in a parking garage.
24:59We had a job to do.
25:07You were my best friend.
25:12You were mine too.
25:13Though it was inevitable,
25:15it could have played out in several different ways.
25:17Would the Jennings be forced to take out Stan
25:19or would he arrest the family?
25:21Following a tense standoff,
25:22Stan ultimately lets them go.
25:24Considering the relationship this Stan has developed
25:27with the Jennings over the past six seasons,
25:29it's a resolution that feels well-earned.
25:31You think we can trust him?
25:35Yes.
25:36Number 9.
25:37Mulder and Scully kiss.
25:38The X-Files.
25:40The X-Files frequently asked,
25:42are we alone in the universe?
25:44Viewers, however,
25:44often found themselves asking a different question.
25:47When are Mulder and Scully going to kiss already?
25:49Here we go.
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26:18Either way, the wait to see these two locked lips had us on edge for years.
26:22We just wanted to see it with our own eyes.
26:24After so many close encounters, confirmation of their mutual attraction couldn't have been
26:29more rewarding.
26:30Well, it didn't happen.
26:32No, it didn't.
26:398.
26:40Origins of the Smoke Monster, Lost
26:42This ABC series kept audiences hooked for six seasons with its many ongoing mysteries.
26:47You're not going to start talking about the magic box again, are you?
26:51No, John.
26:55I'm going to show you what came out of it.
26:58Some of these mysteries had satisfying payoffs, like how John Locke ended up in his wheelchair.
27:04Others still have us scratching our heads years later.
27:06You don't have any idea what-
27:08I have no idea because you wouldn't tell me, mother.
27:12In the final season, an entire episode is dedicated to Jacob, the man in black, and their
27:17experiences growing up on the island.
27:19The episode also explores the origins of the Smoke Monster.
27:22It's revealed that Jacob pushed his brother into the tunnel of light, turning the man
27:33in black into a black cloud of smoke.
27:35This explanation, as well as the episode itself, proved polarizing among fans.
27:40After six seasons, though, we guess it was nice to get an answer for better or for worse.
27:45This mysterious blogger gave this show its name, but fans were left waiting for six years and
27:55until the very final episode to learn who they were.
27:58And surprise, they weren't in fact a girl.
28:01But perhaps the bigger shock was that it was Dan all along.
28:04It was particularly unexpected because it doesn't make a lot of sense.
28:19Sure, a main cast member is better than somebody we've never met, but Dan spreading rumors and
28:23revealing secrets about his friends, his family, and himself doesn't paint him in the best light,
28:28and leads to a whole host of plot holes.
28:31Whether it was worth the wait or not, this reveal kept fans waiting until the very last minute.
28:36So I guess that means it's all over now.
28:39That we can all grow up and move on.
28:42Yeah.
28:44Because the girl's dead.
28:46Number 6.
28:47Jon Snow's Real Parents – Game of Thrones
28:50For the first five seasons of the show, those who had read George R.R. Martin's novels mostly
28:55knew what to expect.
28:56A raven came from the Citadel. A white raven.
29:04Winter is here.
29:05By season 6, however, the show had pretty much outpaced the novels, putting experts and newbies
29:11on a more equal footing. Even before the show started, one of the most popular fan theories
29:16revolved around Jon Snow's birth. It was widely believed that Jon wasn't Ned Stark's bastard,
29:22but rather the son of Rhaegar Targaryen and Lyanna Stark, Ned's sister.
29:26In the season 6 finale, Game of Thrones officially made this theory canon.
29:30His name is Aegon Targaryen. You have to protect him.
29:38Promise me Ned.
29:40So, naturally, Jon's lineage means that he'll sit on the Iron Throne, right?
29:44Nope. Bran Stark becomes king. If the intent was to subvert expectations, the writers succeeded,
29:50and kind of failed.
29:51That will improve.
29:54I'm sure it will.
29:54Number 5. Meeting Mr. Snuffleupagus. Sesame Street.
30:00Some of you might be too young to remember, but for much of the 1970s and 80s,
30:04most of the adults on Sesame Street were convinced that Mr. Snuffleupagus was Big Bird's imaginary
30:09friend. Apparently, they could accept a giant talking bird, but a mammoth-like creature was
30:14outside the realm of probability.
30:16Do you think we ought to believe you, huh?
30:18Oh, okay, all right. One more time, Big Bird.
30:20No, don't hurry. He's right behind those doors, but if you don't hurry, I don't know how long
30:25little Elmo can hold it.
30:26To be fair, Snuffy would always disappear whenever Big Bird tried to introduce him to grown-ups.
30:30Go, Big Bird.
30:31Oh, and that means that Bird's friends are coming to meet me now.
30:35Yes, now, now.
30:37Oh, well, I better go home and brush my fur then.
30:40No.
30:40I want to look good for it.
30:42No, no.
30:42In 1985, the producers felt it was time to address the elephant in the room.
30:46The season 17 premiere kicked off with Snuffy meeting Elmo and several shocked adults.
30:52The grown-ups apologized to Big Bird for doubting him in the past,
30:55and from that day forward, he was no longer the bird who cried Snuffleupagus.
30:59From now on, we'll believe you whenever you tell us something.
31:04Yes.
31:05Promise?
31:05Yes.
31:06Promise.
31:06Promise.
31:07Absolutely.
31:08Promise.
31:08Promise.
31:08Promise.
31:09Promise.
31:10Promise.
31:10Promise.
31:10Maybe we should get that in writing.
31:13Number 4.
31:14Richard Kimball clears his name.
31:15The Fugitive
31:17While largely episodic, this classic crime drama series was driven by several overarching questions.
31:23Will Richard Kimball exonerate himself after being falsely convicted of his wife's murder?
31:27Will Kimball catch the mysterious one-armed man he saw fleeing from the crime scene?
31:32Or will the relentless Lieutenant Gerard catch Kimball first?
31:35All of these lingering plot threads are tied up in the thrilling series finale.
31:40Atop a tower, Kimball confronts the one-armed man, also known as Fred Johnson.
31:44All right, we're going back.
31:46You won't shoot me.
31:48You need me a lion.
31:50Although Johnson confesses to Kimball, he's shot and falls to his doom before he can have his day in
31:55court. Gerard, of all people, vouches for Kimball, which convinces Lloyd Chandler to testify
32:00on the wrongfully accused man's behalf.
32:02Lieutenant. Lieutenant, I saw that man, Johnson, murder Helen Kimball.
32:13After 120 episodes, The Fugitive is a free man.
32:17Tuesday, September 5th, the day the running stopped.
32:23Number 3.
32:24Hank realizes Walt is Heisenberg.
32:26Breaking Bad.
32:28Halfway through Breaking Bad's fifth season, Walt seems ready to retire from the meth business.
32:33He's beyond rich, his family's back together, and the authorities have no clue that he's Heisenberg.
32:39I want my kids back.
32:43I want my life back.
32:48Please tell me, how much is enough?
32:54How big does this pile have to be?
32:57Walt just might have gotten away with it if Hank didn't like to read on the toilet.
33:01A DEA agent, Hank stumbles upon a book from GB to WW in Walt's bathroom.
33:07Thinking back, Hank recalls that Gail Bedecker's notebook mentioned a WW.
33:12I mean, what do you figure that is, you know?
33:14Woodrow Wilson?
33:17Willy Wonka?
33:21Walter White?
33:27You got me.
33:28Although he was joking before, Hank pieces together that WW really is Walter White.
33:33The meth kingpin he's been hunting this whole time was his sickly brother-in-law.
33:38Thankfully, we only had to wait one more episode to see Hank confront Walt with this revelation.
33:43Oh!
33:51I got you.
33:53All along it was you!
33:55Number 2. Going Home.
33:57MASH.
33:58Although the Korean War persisted for just over three years, it lasted 11 seasons for Hawkeye and Company.
34:04Tomorrow, the tents of the 4077 will be coming down. For good.
34:13For an awful long time, we've been living together, eating together.
34:19Eating together?
34:20The long-awaited farewell accumulated so much buzz back in 1983 that the initial broadcast brought in a
34:26record-breaking 105.97 million viewers. To this date, it remains the most-watched series finale in
34:33television history, which goes to show just how many people wanted to see these characters receive
34:38a proper send-off. Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen delivered with a final scene that's forever embedded
34:44in pop culture. Following a bittersweet hug, Hawkeye lifts off in a helicopter to find that
34:49Hunnicutt has left him one last message.
34:52I'll see you back in the States! I promise!
34:56Since this be case, I left you a note!
34:59What?
35:00After 256 episodes, it was the perfect way to say goodbye.
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35:291. Who's the mother? How I met your mother
35:32You wouldn't expect the story about how a father met the mother of his children to take
35:36nine seasons to tell.
35:38I can't believe this. I kept this story short and to the point and you guys still missed it.
35:44Ted Mosby insists on telling his kids everything, however. This includes his relationships with
35:50various other women and the wacky shenanigans that he got into with his friends. Every now and then,
35:55we're given another clue pertaining to the mother's identity. It's not until the season 8 finale,
36:00though, that we finally get to see the woman behind the yellow umbrella. Then we had to wait
36:05another season for Ted to meet the future Mrs. Mosby.
36:08Those are my initials. TM, Tracy McConnell.
36:11Um, no, Tracy McConnell. It's TM, totally my umbrella.
36:16Uh, you're TM. Terribly mistaken. Because this umbrella has always belonged, TM, to me.
36:23The fate of the mother proved divisive to say the least,
36:26but her actual introduction to Ted was every bit as heartfelt as we'd hoped.
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