{"id":140231,"date":"2020-12-23T17:16:35","date_gmt":"2020-12-23T14:16:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/the-20-best-tv-episodes-of-2020\/"},"modified":"2020-12-23T17:16:35","modified_gmt":"2020-12-23T14:16:35","slug":"the-20-best-tv-episodes-of-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-20-best-tv-episodes-of-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"#The 20 Best TV Episodes of 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3faec72f0b2\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3faec72f0b2\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-20-best-tv-episodes-of-2020\/#20_%E2%80%9CElizabeth_Margaret_And_Larry%E2%80%9D_%E2%80%93_Curb_Your_Enthusiasm_HBO\" >20. \u201cElizabeth, Margaret And Larry\u201d \u2013 Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-20-best-tv-episodes-of-2020\/#19_%E2%80%9CEpisode_X%E2%80%9D_%E2%80%93_The_Last_Dance_Netflix\" >19. \u201cEpisode X\u201d \u2013 The Last Dance (Netflix)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-20-best-tv-episodes-of-2020\/#18_%E2%80%9CEpisode_1%E2%80%9D_%E2%80%93_Devs_Hulu\" >18. \u201cEpisode 1\u201d \u2013 Devs (Hulu)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-20-best-tv-episodes-of-2020\/#17_%E2%80%9CWalk_into_the_Light%E2%80%9D_%E2%80%93_Ill_Be_Gone_in_the_Dark_HBO\" >17. \u201cWalk into the Light\u201d \u2013 I\u2019ll Be Gone in the Dark (HBO)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-20-best-tv-episodes-of-2020\/#16_%E2%80%9CThe_Future%E2%80%9D_%E2%80%93_Steven_Universe_Future_Cartoon_Network\" >16. \u201cThe Future\u201d \u2013 Steven Universe Future (Cartoon Network)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#The 20 Best TV Episodes of 2020<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\">\n                <\/aside>\n<p><!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 3.7.8--><em>This article is part of our\u00a02020 Rewind<\/em>.\u00a0<em>Follow along as we explore the best and most interesting <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">movies<\/a>, shows, performances, and more from this very strange year.<\/em>\u00a0<em>In this entry, we highlight the best TV episodes of 2020.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>It\u2019s the end of 2020. How about that? I\u2019m not going to recount what a bad, strange year it\u2019s been, because you\u2019ve read that already. You read that every time you go online. I know I do. Instead, let\u2019s talk about the thing that helped us get through, in spite of it all. The thing we never had to leave our homes for, to begin with.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s talk about TV.<\/p>\n<p>This was a remarkably good year for tv, even as it marked the end of a few giants. The departure of a brilliant show usually means brilliant last words, and those that left us left on their own terms, with finales (or near-finales) that were moving, cathartic, and tearful. By my count I cried watching five of the episodes on this list. One out of four ain\u2019t bad.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Some of the best episodes, of course, were escapes \u2014 departures from the usual into the surreal, the strange, and, in one case, Pennsylvania.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And the best of the best episodes were those that helped us cope, either directly or purely by coincidence, with a world that\u2019s changed. Those episodes that have helped us feel less alone, while at the same time reassuring us that alone is an okay thing to feel. If there\u2019s one thing the best episodes of the year have offered us, it\u2019s acceptance. Peace with ourselves, even when things don\u2019t seem peaceful. And hope that, no matter what, life goes on.<\/p>\n<p>Here are my favorite episodes of 2020.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n<h2 id=\"h-20-elizabeth-margaret-and-larry-curb-your-enthusiasm-hbo\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"20_%E2%80%9CElizabeth_Margaret_And_Larry%E2%80%9D_%E2%80%93_Curb_Your_Enthusiasm_HBO\"><\/span>20. \u201cElizabeth, Margaret And Larry\u201d \u2013 Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/CurbYourEnthusiasmJonHamm.jpg\" alt=\"Curbyourenthusiasmjonhamm\" class=\"wp-image-360743\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/CurbYourEnthusiasmJonHamm.jpg 800w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/CurbYourEnthusiasmJonHamm-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>I\u2019ll admit it: I have never been a huge fan of <em><strong>Curb Your Enthusiasm<\/strong><\/em>. But even I can <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>reciate a good bizarre, unnecessary <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a> into the absurd \u2014 for example, <strong>Jon Hamm<\/strong> gradually morphing into <strong>Larry David<\/strong>. What exactly makes Jon Hamm\u2019s method research for \u201ca Larry David type\u201d role so funny? Is it the fact, as they explain, that they\u2019re casting against type? Maybe it\u2019s the fact that everyone calls him by his first and last name (\u201cYou\u2019re banned, Jon Hamm!\u201d) every single time. Maybe it\u2019s just that whenever I see Jon Hamm post <em>Mad Men<\/em>, he seems to be having an absolute ball. Whatever it is, it\u2019s a real delight.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n<h2 id=\"h-19-episode-x-the-last-dance-netflix\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"19_%E2%80%9CEpisode_X%E2%80%9D_%E2%80%93_The_Last_Dance_Netflix\"><\/span>19. \u201cEpisode X\u201d \u2013 The Last Dance (Netflix)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1820\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/TheLastDanceEpisodeX.png\" alt=\"Thelastdanceepisodex\" class=\"wp-image-360745\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/TheLastDanceEpisodeX.png 1820w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/TheLastDanceEpisodeX-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/TheLastDanceEpisodeX-1536x864.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1820px) 100vw, 1820px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>I am not a basketball fan. I\u2019m not even a sports fan. I still watched <em><strong>The Last Dance<\/strong><\/em> from start to finish with rapt attention. Chronicling the years leading up to the 1997-98 Chicago Bulls\u2019 season (<strong>Michael Jordan<\/strong>\u2018s last), the miniseries ends on a moving and somewhat strange note when it becomes clear that no one, twenty years later, feels they were responsible for dissolving the team. In retrospect, was there\u00a0really a good reason for it all to end? Maybe if it hadn\u2019t, we wouldn\u2019t be here now, talking about such finite greatness. Whatever the case, the final episode of <em>The Last Dance<\/em> truly captures the zeitgeist in a way anyone can appreciate.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n<h2 id=\"h-18-episode-1-devs-hulu\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"18_%E2%80%9CEpisode_1%E2%80%9D_%E2%80%93_Devs_Hulu\"><\/span>18. \u201cEpisode 1\u201d \u2013 Devs (Hulu)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/DevsEpisode1.jpg\" alt=\"Devsepisode\" class=\"wp-image-360746\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/DevsEpisode1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/DevsEpisode1-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Some shows\u2019 finest episodes are the ones in which things finally click, and everything is revealed. And then others, like <em><strong>Devs, are at their<\/strong><\/em> best in the beginning, when all the dominoes are being set up. This pilot episode has it all: a disappearance, a terrible secret, a gruesome death, <strong>Nick Offerman<\/strong> as a spooky, beardy, Elon Musk type. That\u2019s not to say that <em>Devs <\/em>doesn\u2019t deliver later in its season, but there\u2019s just so much glorious potential there, and nothing can quite top it.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n<h2 id=\"h-17-walk-into-the-light-i-ll-be-gone-in-the-dark-hbo\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"17_%E2%80%9CWalk_into_the_Light%E2%80%9D_%E2%80%93_Ill_Be_Gone_in_the_Dark_HBO\"><\/span>17. \u201cWalk into the Light\u201d \u2013 I\u2019ll Be Gone in the Dark (HBO)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IllBeGoneInTheDarkWalkIntoTheLight.jpg\" alt=\"Illbegoneinthedarkwalkintothelight\" class=\"wp-image-360747\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IllBeGoneInTheDarkWalkIntoTheLight.jpg 800w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IllBeGoneInTheDarkWalkIntoTheLight-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><em><strong>I\u2019ll Be Gone in the Dark<\/strong><\/em> is so many things. A celebration of true crime investigators. A mystery. A biography of the late <strong>Michelle McNamara<\/strong>, and a somber look at the life and legacy she left behind. But it\u2019s also a story of survival, and perseverance, and the show ends as it should: with the real capture of the man known decades before as the Golden State Killer and East Area Rapist, yes, but also with a party. A gathering of all the people who survived him, who outlasted him and thrived in spite of him. The documentary is a hell of a journey, the end of which you likely know before you go in. But the final episode offers a different ending, one of triumph, and of hope.\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n<h2 id=\"h-16-the-future-steven-universe-future-cartoon-network\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"16_%E2%80%9CThe_Future%E2%80%9D_%E2%80%93_Steven_Universe_Future_Cartoon_Network\"><\/span>16. \u201cThe Future\u201d \u2013 Steven Universe Future (Cartoon Network)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/StevenUniverseFutureTheFuture.jpg\" alt=\"Stevenuniversefuturethefuture\" class=\"wp-image-360748\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/StevenUniverseFutureTheFuture.jpg 800w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/StevenUniverseFutureTheFuture-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><em><strong>Steven Universe<\/strong><\/em> actually made this list last year for its supposed series finale. Well, guess who\u2019s back with <em>another<\/em> series finale? That\u2019s right. But this one feels less like the surprise, sucker punch closure of before, and more like something that is well and truly an\u00a0ending, a celebration of growing up and moving on to new horizons. Heck, maybe it\u2019ll be back again, and this list can get a good running joke going. But if the wonderful people behind <em>Steven Universe <\/em>actually do move on to new things, we can forever wrap up in the warm blanket of this cozy, bittersweet, and genuinely hopeful conclusion.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"364\" height=\"99\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/next-page.jpg\" alt=\"Next Page\" class=\"wp-image-327548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/next-page.jpg 364w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/next-page-150x41.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. Follow us on\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqBwgKMLG0nwswvr63Aw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Google News<\/a><\/span>\u00a0too, click on the star and choose us from your favorites.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For forums sites go to <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/forum.buradabiliyorum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Forum.BuradaBiliyorum.Com<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more Like this articles, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/social-media\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Social Media category.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/best-tv-episodes-of-2020\/#utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=best-tv-episodes-of-2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;#The 20 Best TV Episodes of 2020&#8221; This article is part of our\u00a02020 Rewind.\u00a0Follow along as we explore the best and most interesting movies, shows, performances, and more from this very strange year.\u00a0In this entry, we highlight the best TV episodes of 2020. It\u2019s the end of 2020. How about that? I\u2019m not going to&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":140232,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/best-tv-episodes-2020.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[85942],"class_list":["post-140231","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-social-mediaa","tag-2020-rewind"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140231","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=140231"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140231\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/140232"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=140231"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=140231"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=140231"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}