26 Episodes
We don't respect Grey's Anatomy enough
2005's 26 Episodes pick reveals the very gendered way we talk about "great" television
deadwood
Deadwood, God, and the coarsening of America
The show's first-season finale linked death, life, and everything else.
26 Episodes
Alias made no sense. Good.
Even Columbo couldn't figure out what was going on on Alias. Should that matter?
26 Episodes
Did Everybody Loves Raymond find the meaning of life in 2002?
No, but it did sort of try.
buffy the vampire slayer
The many legacies of Buffy the Vampire Slayer's best episode
A strange, austere hour remains unlike anything else in TV history
the simpsons
The first time The Simpsons could have ended
Our new series on great TV episodes of the 21st century begins with a would-be series finale.