Choosing the greatest television series of all time is difficult enough, but choosing one episode might be even harder. A truly great episode has to do something special within an hour, or sometimes much less: deliver a payoff years in the making, completely change how we understand a character, make us laugh until it hurts, or leave us staring silently at the credits. When Reddit users were asked to name the single greatest TV episode they’d ever seen, certain titles appeared again and again, but their choices covered everything from sitcom disasters to devastating finales and eight-minute cartoons. There may never be a definitive answer, but these 15 episodes made particularly convincing cases for television at its absolute best.©IMDbBreaking Bad – “Ozymandias”Few episodes let consequences crash down quite as brutally as this one. One Redditor called it “brutal” and “devastating,” while others pointed to Breaking Bad’s entire final stretch as an extraordinary ending to the series.©IMDbBetter Call Saul – “Chicanery”Chuck’s courtroom testimony gradually turns into one of the show’s most memorable character implosions. The Redditor who nominated it singled out that breakdown on the stand as a brilliantly performed scene.©IMDbThe Office – “Dinner Party”Michael and Jan invite everyone over for an evening so uncomfortable that it somehow becomes endlessly rewatchable. One commenter said they can watch the episode over and over and still crack up every time.©IMDbThe Last of Us – “Long, Long Time”Bill and Frank’s story barely resembles the episode viewers might have expected, and that’s exactly why it worked. Redditors praised it as a beautiful, self-contained piece of television that works even for people who aren’t invested in the larger series.©IMDbThe Sopranos – “Pine Barrens”Stranding Paulie and Christopher in the freezing woods turned a relatively simple problem into one of The Sopranos’ funniest disasters. The episode generated enough love that even its most ridiculous lines immediately started appearing throughout the Reddit thread.©IMDbDoctor Who – “Blink”The Doctor is barely the main character, yet “Blink” became one of the show’s defining episodes. One viewer argued that its standalone story still captures the essence of Doctor Who, while another said its Weeping Angels remain frightening years later.©IMDbCommunity – “Remedial Chaos Theory”One apartment, one pizza delivery and multiple timelines gave Community one of its cleverest experiments. Redditors praised everything from the episode’s structure to tiny jokes that perfectly captured the show’s particular brand of humor.©IMDbSuccession – “Connor’s Wedding”A family celebration abruptly becomes something entirely different, with the characters struggling to understand what’s happening almost in real time. One Redditor said they and their wife simply sat in silence after the credits rolled.©IMDbThe Bear – “Forks”Richie’s week at a fine-dining restaurant became one of The Bear’s most satisfying character transformations. It was one of the episodes Redditors immediately offered when asked for television’s very best.©IMDbSix Feet Under – “Everyone’s Waiting”Few series finales are remembered as fondly as Six Feet Under’s. Redditors loved finally seeing where each main character’s story ultimately led, making the ending feel unusually complete.©IMDbBoJack Horseman – “The View From Halfway Down”BoJack’s surreal dinner party becomes one of the show’s darkest and most ambitious explorations of mortality. It appeared as a straightforward pick in the discussion, with another fan noting that “Time’s Arrow” could just as easily represent the series at its best.©IMDbMad Men – “The Suitcase”Don and Peggy spend a long night together at the office, stripping away much of what usually keeps their relationship complicated. Reddit didn’t need an elaborate justification for this one: “The Suitcase” simply showed up as the Mad Men pick.©IMDbThe IT Crowd – “The Work Outing”A disastrous trip to the theater keeps escalating until almost every new reveal somehow tops the previous joke. Multiple Redditors nominated it, with one calling it the funniest episode of any show they’d ever seen.©IMDbBlack Mirror – “San Junipero”Black Mirror isn’t exactly famous for making viewers feel warm and fuzzy, which helped this unusually tender story stand out even more. “San Junipero” earned its own nomination among a thread packed with television classics.©IMDbBluey – “Sleepytime”Yes, an eight-minute episode of a children’s cartoon made the cut. One commenter in his 50s who doesn’t even have children still called “Sleepytime” that good, while another simply described it as an “8 minute masterpiece.”The post 15 People Share the Greatest Single TV Episode They’ve Ever Seen appeared first on Den of Geek.