Sadly, both instances of the word are appropriate in relation to the finale ofGame of Thrones.

Unfortunately, it didnt deliver.

was received with no less ire by long-standing fans ofDexter.

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Jacob Elway (Sean Patrick Flannery) and a gathering storm halting all passage out of Miami.

Sadly, it all plays out asan abysmally realized conclusion that employs senseless plot twists for shock value alone.

However, everyone was shocked to learn Dan was Gossip Girl.

Daenerys Targaryen with her dragons wings unfurled behind her in the Game of Thrones series finale

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The siblings enter into a vicious power struggle as they vie to be the successor.

The finale sees BoJack at rock bottom, sentenced to 14 months in prison for breaking and entering.

“Felina” remains the greatest television series finale the medium has ever seen.

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Dexter

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Ted (Josh Radnor) from How I Met Your Mother standing under Robin’s balcony and holding up a blue french horn

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Gossip Girl

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Lost

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Kendall Roy stares into the void in the series finale of Succession

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BoJack Horseman sits on the roof of a building next to another character at night in BoJack Horseman.

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Sharp Objects

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Tony Soprano sitting across from Carmela and Anthony Jr. in The Sopranos - Made in America

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Walter White touching a tank in his old lab in Breaking Bad.

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