It's the end of May, which means it's finale season in the television world.
As shows on the air wrap up their seasons and their runs, and try to pull viewers in with very dramatic episodes, we're fondly looking back on some of the most shocking finales ever.
Finales are usually some of the best episodes of TV shows. They wrap up the season, or the series, and pull a twist or two that leave viewers hanging until the next season (or in some cases, forever).
Here, we collected some of the most shocking season and series finales that left us shaken from a twist, revelation, or character moment.
Here are 15 of the most shocking TV finales of all time, from "Lost" to "The Good Place":
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"The Sopranos"— season 6 episode 21, "Made in America"
When it aired: June 10, 2007
The series finale of "The Sopranos" was so shocking and abrupt that millions of people watching live assumed their power had gone out. The Soprano family meets at a diner for dinner, Meadow struggles to parallel park, and once the entire family is at the table, the screen goes black without explanation.
"Penny Dreadful"— season 3 episode 9, "The Blessed Dark"
When it aired: June 19, 2016
The third and planned final season of "Penny Dreadful" packed in a lot of plot and new characters. It was messy in good ways and bad. In its shocking series finale, which was jam-packed with some of the best action ever made for the small screen, its main character, Vanessa (played by Eva Green) begs her on-and-off lover Ethan (played by Josh Hartnett) to kill her to save the world from complicated supernatural beings.
"Lost"— season 3 episodes 22 and 23, "Through the Looking Glass"
When it aired: May 23, 2007
The season three finale of "Lost" took an unprecedented turn for a network series, or even any TV series. In the two-part finale, it's revealed that the flashbacks shown throughout the season have actually been flash forwards. What a twist!
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