as we end another fantastic year of
television let’s look back and review
the best it had to offer welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top 10 best TV
moments of 2017
before we begin he published new videos
every day so be sure to subscribe for
more great content for this list we’re
looking at small screen scenes from the
year 2017 and ranking them based on plot
importance emotional impact and
technical accomplishments will only be
including scripted television so live TV
or late-night talk shows will not be
included we’ll also be discussing some
major spoilers in this list so you
guessed it a spoiler alert is now in
effect
number 10 cut to black master of none
master of none ended its spectacular
second season with a bang or rather an
ambiguous cut to black as devs fling
Francesca and her fiance Pinot are
leaving New York to return to Italy
Pinot asks Francesca if she is ready
sometime before she can answer the
screen cuts to black
we then see dev and Francesca – her
engagement ring together in bed it seems
to indicate that she dumped Pinot yet
the ending remains tantalizingly
ambiguous is this a dream a
flash-forward if so are Devyn Francesca
happy about the decision
it was both heartwarming and
anxiety-provoking – emotional reactions
that master of none consistently mixes
so well number 9
Jimmy fools Chuck better call Saul Jimmy
do you have something in your pocket yes
I do as a matter of fact while the first
two seasons were great this season 3
scene proved that better call Saul could
stand proudly with its predecessor in
the upper quality echelons of TV in this
scene Jimmy has a cellphone battery
planted on his brother Chuck who
supposedly suffers from electromagnetic
hypersensitivity it’s a physical
response to stimuli it’s not a quirk
what do I have to do to prove it to you
it’s immediately satisfying to watch
mostly because it was nice to see the
defeat of Chuck even though he was
absolutely correct in his assessment of
Jimmy but it was also heartbreakingly
tragic crazy I am NOT crazy I know he
swamped those numbers this is the death
of their relationship and you can see
how much it pains Jimmy if Michael
McKean doesn’t win an Emmy this year
we’re gonna go cray but you you have to
stop him either number 8 Janene
threatens to jump The Handmaid’s Tale
Jenny
change is coming The Handmaid’s Tale is
probably one of the bleakest series ever
on television and that despair is
especially prominent in the penultimate
episodes bridge scene Janeane slash of
Daniel fed up with her dystopian
societies regulations steals back her
baby and attempts to commit murder
suicide by jumping off a bridge
to talk her down Jun / Offred tells her
that things will get better and that one
day they’ll go out drinking we are going
to go out we’re gonna go out drinking
you however Jeanine doesn’t buy it
she gives June her baby before
confidently jumping off the bridge to
make matters worse her suicide attempt
doesn’t work it really doesn’t get more
depressing and it perfectly highlights
what an uncompromising and terrifying
experience watching The Handmaid’s Tale
can be may the Lord keep you in his
mercy
your stupid car number seven one-take
episode mr. robot every morning starts
like this this series has been a bit of
a roller coaster in its first seasons
the first season was lauded for its
cinematography exciting storyline and
social commentary however the second
season received a much more mixed
reaction mostly due to its reliance on
technical wizardry over telling an
interesting story to compensate the
third season has been much more
laid-back and introspective until this
episode edited to appear as though it
was shot in a single take it’s a Marvel
a perfect blend of complex filmmaking
and emotional storytelling single take
scenes have been popping up in
television for years now
but an entire episode devoted to the
concept is simply breathtaking welcome
back mr. robot I already had that
meeting that was last week what happened
this past weekend number 6 the plot
twist the good place
Holy Mother for King shirt box the good
place is an unusual fantasy show from
comedy writer / producer / guru Michael
Shore starring Kristen Bell is a
mean-spirited woman who’s accidentally
sent to a utopian afterlife filled with
righteous and morally sound occupants
throughout the first season Belle’s
character tries to become a better
person so that she can fit in with her
environment and most of the humor comes
from her moral imperfections however a
huge bombshell is dropped in the finale
when Elinor realizes that the good place
is actually a hoax created by a
malevolent demon posing as an angel and
is actually a type of torture chamber
they’re never gonna call a train to take
us to the bad place they can’t because
we’re already here
this is the bad place we weren’t really
expecting a massive plot twist in our
network comedies and it got us good no
longer really suck
number five evil Morty takes over the
Citadel Rick and Morty we’ve been
running the Citadel since before the
council and you’ll find that we’re still
running it now to call this show a cult
classic might undersell its appeal for
the third seasons seventh episode we
were taken to the Citadel and treated to
various little vignettes including a
story about a jaded Morty police officer
a factory worker Rick and multiple
Morty’s however it all culminated in a
shocker of an ending which saw president
slash evil morty gunning down rick’s and
taking total control of the citadel
raise your hand if he speaks for you the
episode ends with a dramatic reveal of
floating corpses while blonde red heads
for the damaged coda ominously plays
[Music]
it’s a fantastically dark creepy and
chill worthy scene that not only
highlights how Rick and Morty combines
comedy and tragedy but which also
promises juicy dramatic possibilities
for the show’s future
[Music]
number four the atom bomb Twin Peaks the
return this year saw the brilliant
returned to television of Mark Frost and
David Lynch’s Twin Peaks after more than
two decades and it was every bit as
weird and experimental as we’d hoped
part eight takes us back to July 16th
1945 to witness the detonation of the
atomic bomb Trinity what follows can
only be described as pure David Lynch a
[Music]
camera slowly zooms in on the mushroom
cloud as horrifying screeching music
plays and we’re then treated to abstract
avant-garde images as the music
ominously continues
[Music]
it’s truly baffling but also unlike
anything we’ve ever seen on television
Lynch changed the TV game back in 1990
and he did it again in 2017
number three the Rose Road battle Game
of Thrones
[Music]
after the Battle of the bastards blew
everyone away in 2016 the anticipation
for another climactic Game of Thrones
battle was through the roof and the
battle on the Rose Road certainly did
not disappoint as the Lannister caravan
travels the road
Daenerys makes her move complete with
drogon and the Dothraki what follows is
about ten minutes of pure bliss
filmed in much the same manner as the
Battle of the Basterds it features some
incredible moments including bronze
shooting down drogon and Jaime charging
Danny it’s arguably one of the most
cinematic battle scenes in television
history and it proves that the dividing
line between film and television is
rapidly deteriorating number two the
Kevin and Nora fight the leftovers hi
we’re having your head the leftovers
concluded its third and final season in
2017 and in the process we lost perhaps
one of the greatest television shows of
the modern era in the season’s fourth
episode Kevin and Nora meet back at
their hotel after the Melbourne
interviewers reject Nora and Kevin
suffers a psychotic breakdown but I’m
going to find them I’m gonna find them
[Music]
are you okay what follows is a deeply
personal fight that culminates in Kevin
burning Matt’s book and storming out of
the hotel the increasing volume of the
music and the incredible acting from
justin theroux and Carrie Coon make for
a crescendo of pure unfiltered drama
move past what but you lost your kids I
did not lose them my kids are not dead
they are gone they are just gone it
really is a shame that the leftovers
never received an Emmy because this is
modern TV at its best
[Applause]
[Music]
before we unveil our number one pick
here are some honorable mentions don’t
be sad be happy number one the ambush
stranger things I told you they upset
him doesn’t that someone give this kid
in any already the highly anticipated
second season of stranger things was
full of fantastic moments including the
tearful reunion of Mike and eleven but
it was the ending of the spy that truly
captured our attention in the episode
will serves as a spy for the shadow
monster and tricks doctor Owens to send
his team into a deadly trap this in turn
unleashes the monsters onto the facility
and the town of Hawkins
the acting music and cinematography of
the scene are truly incredible and it
introduces the enticing concept of will
turning villain even though nothing
really came of it yet when the season 3
coming out do you agree with our picks
check out these other great clips from
watch mojo and subscribe for new videos
every day
television let’s look back and review
the best it had to offer welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top 10 best TV
moments of 2017
before we begin he published new videos
every day so be sure to subscribe for
more great content for this list we’re
looking at small screen scenes from the
year 2017 and ranking them based on plot
importance emotional impact and
technical accomplishments will only be
including scripted television so live TV
or late-night talk shows will not be
included we’ll also be discussing some
major spoilers in this list so you
guessed it a spoiler alert is now in
effect
number 10 cut to black master of none
master of none ended its spectacular
second season with a bang or rather an
ambiguous cut to black as devs fling
Francesca and her fiance Pinot are
leaving New York to return to Italy
Pinot asks Francesca if she is ready
sometime before she can answer the
screen cuts to black
we then see dev and Francesca – her
engagement ring together in bed it seems
to indicate that she dumped Pinot yet
the ending remains tantalizingly
ambiguous is this a dream a
flash-forward if so are Devyn Francesca
happy about the decision
it was both heartwarming and
anxiety-provoking – emotional reactions
that master of none consistently mixes
so well number 9
Jimmy fools Chuck better call Saul Jimmy
do you have something in your pocket yes
I do as a matter of fact while the first
two seasons were great this season 3
scene proved that better call Saul could
stand proudly with its predecessor in
the upper quality echelons of TV in this
scene Jimmy has a cellphone battery
planted on his brother Chuck who
supposedly suffers from electromagnetic
hypersensitivity it’s a physical
response to stimuli it’s not a quirk
what do I have to do to prove it to you
it’s immediately satisfying to watch
mostly because it was nice to see the
defeat of Chuck even though he was
absolutely correct in his assessment of
Jimmy but it was also heartbreakingly
tragic crazy I am NOT crazy I know he
swamped those numbers this is the death
of their relationship and you can see
how much it pains Jimmy if Michael
McKean doesn’t win an Emmy this year
we’re gonna go cray but you you have to
stop him either number 8 Janene
threatens to jump The Handmaid’s Tale
Jenny
change is coming The Handmaid’s Tale is
probably one of the bleakest series ever
on television and that despair is
especially prominent in the penultimate
episodes bridge scene Janeane slash of
Daniel fed up with her dystopian
societies regulations steals back her
baby and attempts to commit murder
suicide by jumping off a bridge
to talk her down Jun / Offred tells her
that things will get better and that one
day they’ll go out drinking we are going
to go out we’re gonna go out drinking
you however Jeanine doesn’t buy it
she gives June her baby before
confidently jumping off the bridge to
make matters worse her suicide attempt
doesn’t work it really doesn’t get more
depressing and it perfectly highlights
what an uncompromising and terrifying
experience watching The Handmaid’s Tale
can be may the Lord keep you in his
mercy
your stupid car number seven one-take
episode mr. robot every morning starts
like this this series has been a bit of
a roller coaster in its first seasons
the first season was lauded for its
cinematography exciting storyline and
social commentary however the second
season received a much more mixed
reaction mostly due to its reliance on
technical wizardry over telling an
interesting story to compensate the
third season has been much more
laid-back and introspective until this
episode edited to appear as though it
was shot in a single take it’s a Marvel
a perfect blend of complex filmmaking
and emotional storytelling single take
scenes have been popping up in
television for years now
but an entire episode devoted to the
concept is simply breathtaking welcome
back mr. robot I already had that
meeting that was last week what happened
this past weekend number 6 the plot
twist the good place
Holy Mother for King shirt box the good
place is an unusual fantasy show from
comedy writer / producer / guru Michael
Shore starring Kristen Bell is a
mean-spirited woman who’s accidentally
sent to a utopian afterlife filled with
righteous and morally sound occupants
throughout the first season Belle’s
character tries to become a better
person so that she can fit in with her
environment and most of the humor comes
from her moral imperfections however a
huge bombshell is dropped in the finale
when Elinor realizes that the good place
is actually a hoax created by a
malevolent demon posing as an angel and
is actually a type of torture chamber
they’re never gonna call a train to take
us to the bad place they can’t because
we’re already here
this is the bad place we weren’t really
expecting a massive plot twist in our
network comedies and it got us good no
longer really suck
number five evil Morty takes over the
Citadel Rick and Morty we’ve been
running the Citadel since before the
council and you’ll find that we’re still
running it now to call this show a cult
classic might undersell its appeal for
the third seasons seventh episode we
were taken to the Citadel and treated to
various little vignettes including a
story about a jaded Morty police officer
a factory worker Rick and multiple
Morty’s however it all culminated in a
shocker of an ending which saw president
slash evil morty gunning down rick’s and
taking total control of the citadel
raise your hand if he speaks for you the
episode ends with a dramatic reveal of
floating corpses while blonde red heads
for the damaged coda ominously plays
[Music]
it’s a fantastically dark creepy and
chill worthy scene that not only
highlights how Rick and Morty combines
comedy and tragedy but which also
promises juicy dramatic possibilities
for the show’s future
[Music]
number four the atom bomb Twin Peaks the
return this year saw the brilliant
returned to television of Mark Frost and
David Lynch’s Twin Peaks after more than
two decades and it was every bit as
weird and experimental as we’d hoped
part eight takes us back to July 16th
1945 to witness the detonation of the
atomic bomb Trinity what follows can
only be described as pure David Lynch a
[Music]
camera slowly zooms in on the mushroom
cloud as horrifying screeching music
plays and we’re then treated to abstract
avant-garde images as the music
ominously continues
[Music]
it’s truly baffling but also unlike
anything we’ve ever seen on television
Lynch changed the TV game back in 1990
and he did it again in 2017
number three the Rose Road battle Game
of Thrones
[Music]
after the Battle of the bastards blew
everyone away in 2016 the anticipation
for another climactic Game of Thrones
battle was through the roof and the
battle on the Rose Road certainly did
not disappoint as the Lannister caravan
travels the road
Daenerys makes her move complete with
drogon and the Dothraki what follows is
about ten minutes of pure bliss
filmed in much the same manner as the
Battle of the Basterds it features some
incredible moments including bronze
shooting down drogon and Jaime charging
Danny it’s arguably one of the most
cinematic battle scenes in television
history and it proves that the dividing
line between film and television is
rapidly deteriorating number two the
Kevin and Nora fight the leftovers hi
we’re having your head the leftovers
concluded its third and final season in
2017 and in the process we lost perhaps
one of the greatest television shows of
the modern era in the season’s fourth
episode Kevin and Nora meet back at
their hotel after the Melbourne
interviewers reject Nora and Kevin
suffers a psychotic breakdown but I’m
going to find them I’m gonna find them
[Music]
are you okay what follows is a deeply
personal fight that culminates in Kevin
burning Matt’s book and storming out of
the hotel the increasing volume of the
music and the incredible acting from
justin theroux and Carrie Coon make for
a crescendo of pure unfiltered drama
move past what but you lost your kids I
did not lose them my kids are not dead
they are gone they are just gone it
really is a shame that the leftovers
never received an Emmy because this is
modern TV at its best
[Applause]
[Music]
before we unveil our number one pick
here are some honorable mentions don’t
be sad be happy number one the ambush
stranger things I told you they upset
him doesn’t that someone give this kid
in any already the highly anticipated
second season of stranger things was
full of fantastic moments including the
tearful reunion of Mike and eleven but
it was the ending of the spy that truly
captured our attention in the episode
will serves as a spy for the shadow
monster and tricks doctor Owens to send
his team into a deadly trap this in turn
unleashes the monsters onto the facility
and the town of Hawkins
the acting music and cinematography of
the scene are truly incredible and it
introduces the enticing concept of will
turning villain even though nothing
really came of it yet when the season 3
coming out do you agree with our picks
check out these other great clips from
watch mojo and subscribe for new videos
every day
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