Have you seen them? The best episodes in TV history

Who is to decide which TV episode is better than the other? Well, in some way we can measure their popularity through the episode's ratings on IMDb. According to the evaluations of IMDb users, we made this list of 'the best episodes in TV history.'

9.9 on IMDb
S5.E14
The third to last episode of Breaking Bad shows us how Walter White (Bryan Cranston) has lost everything, and how his crazy adventure is coming to an end. It's the culmination of, perhaps, one of the best series of all time.

9.9 on IMDb
S5.E12
Although generally, this HBO drama is considered one of the best so far in the 21st century, its finale gets the highest score by the most viewers on IMDb. In this episode, we learn how everyone in the series eventually finds peace. Let's not give away too much: you should see it for yourself if you haven't done so yet!

Image: HBO

9.9 on IMDb
S6.E15
This Emmy-nominated episode was also the penultimate of the Netflix animated series for adults. Bojack, the protagonist with depression and addictions, goes back into scenes of his younger self and his family to discover why he has always felt so unhappy.

9.9 on IMDb
S3.E9
The Red Wedding changed the way people saw this show. It was a moment of realization where the audience understood that no character was safe and that even the most important protagonists could die. That fear would continue in the following seasons as well, but it was never anything like the commotion caused by this episode.

9.9 on IMDb
S6.E9
Jon Snow (Kit Harrington) against Ramsay Bolton (Iwan Rheon). The long-anticipated battle to reconquest Winterfell was an extraordinary cinematic production. An episode to rewatch many times and to immerse yourself in the battlefield.

9.9 on IMDb
S6.E10
After the storm of the battle, the calm never came… We were able to see how Cersei Lannister (Lena Headey) orchestrated one of the cruelest and most important scenes of the show, wowing us with her many evil resources. To top it off, at the end of the episode we could see Tommen (Dean-Charles Chapman), Cersei's son, performing an unexpected 'fly scene.'

9.9 on IMDb
S5.E16
This was the official finale of the series; an all-around goodbye to one of the most famous antiheroes, Walter White (Bryan Cranston). The series finale taught us that ends don’t always justify the means. It was a symbolic farewell that meant the freedom of Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul), a character linked to Walter White since the beginning and was almost like a son to him.

9.9 on IMDb
S4.E13
The way Walter White plans his last attack against Gus Fring (Giancarlo Esposito) is simply a masterpiece. In the episode, we see an over-the-top Hector Salamanca (Mark Margolis) and a post-explosion scene that shocked millions of people.

9.9 on IMDb
S6.E7
In the last season of this brilliant spin-off from 'Breaking Bad,' the episode 'Plan and Execution' was a mid-season finale in which a lot of storylines came to an end. The series' hero Jimmy McGill (Bob Odenkirk) turns his antagonist Howard Hamlin (Patrick Fabian) from a threat into a tragic figure in one of the darkest and most acclaimed episodes of the series.

Image: AMC

9.9 on IMDb
S3.E7: 'Hero'
S3.E16: 'Perfect Game'
S3.E18: 'Midnight Sun'
S4.E7: 'Assault'
S4.E20: 'Memories of the Future'
S4.E21: 'From You, 2000 Years Ago'

The series 'Attack on Titan' (Japanese: 'Shingeki no Kyojin') is considered by IMDb as "the Japanese version of 'The Walking Dead,'" but then, of course, in anime format. It has quite a few episodes on IMDb with 9,9 scores and 1,000 reviews submitted. Even though it's not a live-action drama, this series is definitely worth including in our list.

Image: NHK General TV

9.9 on IMDb
S1.E24
A Japanese anime series about medieval Iceland, that's something only the studio behind 'Attack of Titan' could pull off. The continuation of the series has been up in the air, despite its devoted fanbase both in the US and in Japan which undoubtedly voted this episode high up in the IMDb ranking.

Image: NHK General TV / Netflix

9.9 on IMDb
S4.E7
Rami Malek has been highly praised for his role in this futuristic crime drama, but his performance was most valued in this particular episode of the final season. Elliot (Malek) and his therapist Krista (Gloria Reuben) are held hostage by the series' villain, Fernando (Elliot Villar), in an attempt to force Elliot to explain how Mr. Robot works.

9.9 on IMDb
S7.E10: 'The Phantom Apprentice'
S7.E11: 'Shattered'
S7.12: 'Victory and Death'

The episodes valued most in this Star Wars series were the three final chapters in the last season. The Clone Wars come to an end and the series' protagonists Ahsoka and Rex have to try and escape the chaos of destruction.

Image: Disney+

9.8 on IMDb
S4.E15
The first part of the fourth season's finale is a suspense masterpiece. Dr. House (Hugh Laurie) is involved in a bus accident, and since then, tries to find out the driver's illness, but the amnesia caused by the accident will make things really hard. The unexpected ending, involving Carmen Electra, is breathtaking.

9.8 on IMDb
S3.E10
In Britain's most famous and high-quality Sci-Fi drama, the mysterious Doctor Who (David Tennant) sends a message to his aid Sally Sparrow (Carey Mulligan) to go after a new kind of enemy. The literal message? "Don't Blink. Blink and you're dead. Don't turn your back. Don't look away. And don't Blink. Good Luck."

Image: BBC

9.8 on IMDb
S7.E22
An Office without Michael Scott was nearly unthinkable, and yet, it happened. This was the episode in which the hit series said goodbye to its most important protagonist.

9.8 on IMDb
S6.E13
The series finale of 'Better Call Saul' reportedly (according to IMDb) drew so many viewers to AMC+ that its system temporarily crashed. The final episode explains how Jimmy McGill became the criminal lawyer Saul, months before he would meet Walter White from 'Breaking Bad.' It beautifully ties the two series together with flashbacks and reflections.

9.8 on IMDb
S5.E8
The Night King finally shows us the unlimited power of his army. When all the dead rose, everyone's heart sank, and we all wondered if the protagonists had any chance to destroy such evil.

9.7 on IMDb
S3.E11
Chris (Michael Imperioli) and Paulie (Tony Sirico) are the protagonists of this black comedy in which a misunderstanding leads the two mobsters to get lost and almost freeze to death in the woods.

9.7 on IMDb
S2.E22
In the midst of a historic tropical storm in Washington, President Bartlet (Martin Sheen) is willing to step back and not run for reelection as well as to announce his disease. Minutes before doing so, a death very close to him makes him change his mind.

9.7 on IMDb
S6.E23
The Seattle Grace Hospital was the sanctuary for many doctors but in this episode, it turned into their nightmare. A former patient enters the hospital holding a gun, seeking revenge and looking for one man: Doctor Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey).

9.7 on IMDb
S4.E7
In this wonderful episode, we can see the first sign of weakness of the unbreakable Don Draper (Jon Hamm) when Peggy Olson (Elizabeth Moss) shows him that she is as good as her master.

9.6 on IMDb
S4.E8
The last episode with Hershel (Scott Wilson) and The Governor (David Morrissey) was unnerving from beginning to end. This really cruel episode was a before-and-after for the series that afterward experienced a big quality jump.

9.6 on IMDb
S3.E11
In the second to last episode of the season, we can see one of the most shocking and unexpected deaths of the show: the one of Stringer Bell (Idris Elba). To many fans, these painful 60 minutes were the best of 'The Wire'.

9.6 on IMDb
S7.E13/14
This is a very tough last episode in which Vic (Michael Chiklis) walking away from his new job is not the most painful scene to watch. Yet, what happens to Shane (Walton Goggins) and the rest of his family is what surprised us the most. It was an unexpected family meeting.