I came up with at least one episode from my favourite shows and chose the most disappointing one. I hid the episode description behind spoiler tags so you wouldn't get spoiled if you haven't seen it yet. So these are not the worst episodes, but the
most disappointing. 
Screencap from the worst episode, ever, Nip/Tuck's Conor McNamara, 2026.
24 - Season 3 finale - Rating: 5.0/10 [spoiler] For me this was a bigger let down than any of the season 6 episodes. This episode had nothing apart from an extremely weak car chase. No cliffhangers, no twists, nothing. After building up the virus plot for so long I counted on a highly explosive finale, but no... [/spoiler]
Alias - Majority of season 4 - Rating: 5.5/10 [spoiler] The first 12 episodes or so of season 4 were nothing like the first 3 seasons. Due to ABC's desires the show got dumbed down, the show became episodic and the character became cardboard cut. [/spoiler]
Dexter - The British Invasion - Rating: 6.5/10 [spoiler] After a season of build up to the big finale you surely did except at least a LITTLE more complicated solution to the Doakes / Lila problem. The most predictable thing happened: they died. Oh, and everything got reset to season 1 state. Not a fan. [/spoiler]
Heroes - Five Years Gone(4/10), How to Stop an Exploding Man(3/10), Four Months Later(4/10), Powerless(4/10) [spoiler] So many episodes... they were all huge let downs because they were all hyped up to be the best of the best.
Five Years Gone: I didn't get the point of this, a huge filler episode and IMO it was really slow. When a filler is slow, it's a lost cause. A filler has to be entertaining - this wasn't.
How to Stop an Exploding Man - No comment needed in my opinion. The Sylar vs everyone scene was probably the most laughable and anti climatic scene of any show or movie I've seen, ever.
Four Months Later - Surely, after a disastrous finale you'd think that the writers learnt their lesson. No, they did not. Slow and boring, basically reintroducing the already-known characters.
Powerless - a 24 deja vu I just had here. Big build up to the virus plot only so that Peter and co could have a semi dramatic scene trying to open the vault(But wait. Peter can walk through walls, so... OH MY GOD.) and then simply destroying the virus. Nice.) [/spoiler]
House - Season 4; between the premiere and the finale - Rating: 6.0/10 [spoiler] I really dislike what the writers have done to the show : the new characters are just the old characters with new faces, and now that there are 3x2 of them, none of them get proper screentime. Plus, this show desperately needs more drama surrounding House's character, like in season 3. Solving medical cases can be a little dull after a while. But the premiere and the finale was superb. [/spoiler]
Jericho - Why We Fight - Rating: 6.5/10 [spoiler] The season One finale was actually less exciting, less intriguing, and had weaker cliffhanger than any of the 5 episodes before it. LOL. [/spoiler]
Lost - Homecoming(6/10), A Tale of Two Cities(7.5/10), I Do(8.5/10), Catch 22(5/10) [spoiler] Naturally I have the highest standards for my favourite shows so even though basically all of these episodes were good in their way, they did not live up to my exceptations.
Homecoming was the worst possible conclusion to the Ethan-arc ; killing him off such a lame way was a simple cliche.
A Tale of Two Cities was a great episode, but after season 2 finale you surely did count on having a few scenes with Locke, Desmond and Eko, right? Well...
I Do was a horrible episode when I first watched it, but upon rewatch I appreciated it for what it was: a nice character episode for Kate. But all the hype it got and the fact that it was the "mini season" finale, really turned down my Lost fandom at the time.
Catch 22: I have always said that Catch 22 and Flashes Before YOur Eyes should have been switched! Seeing Desmond having freaky visions without any explaination would have been the biggest WTF ever. But after having it explained AND having Desmond experience them many times, this episode felt really empty and apart from the last scene with Des and Penny meeting, this episode had the most boring flash of ALL TIME. [/spoiler]
Nip/Tuck - Quentin Costa(4.0/10), Conor McNamara, 2026(1.0/10), Candy Richards(5.0/10) [spoiler]
Quentin Costa: the 3rd season finale did the unthinkable: it concluded the Carver-arc, the arc that has been building up since mid-season 2. Loved the Carver and still do, but the man behind the mask was a joke. It was unfitting, predictable, and really anticlimatic.
Conor McNamara, 2026 is the worst TV episode I've ever seen- seriously. Basically flashforwards showing us every character's fate - WTF is up with that? This really killed a big part of the show - cliffhangers aren't cliffhangers anymore.
Candy Richards - Season 5 finale - is a prime example of that. Apart from this episode being extremely cheap and soap opera like, the cliffhanger was hilarious, laughable, anti climatic, because once you watch Conor McNamara, 2026, you know how season 6 will kick off. [/spoiler]
Prison Break - Manhunt - Rating: 4.0/10 [spoiler] After the brilliant season1 finale I was hoping for an episode long adrelaine rush with our favourite inmates trying to escape the cops. Instead, we got 8 hours or so flashforwarded, helicopters disappearing, the cop count suddenly decreasing - the writers simply didn't care to solve the cliffhanger. Also - wtf is up with Veronica? Why did she stand infront of Terrance for 8 hours? Oh, wait. Because the writers didn't really think this one through... [/spoiler]
The other show - The Shield - launches it's final season right after PB - on SEPT 2. Now that is something I probably want to see even more than PB. I'm just dying to see what Vic Mackey and co is up to and what the big endgame will be of the show. 
On another note I noticed that theWB.com started up and they offer free online viewing for their most successful shows including Veronica Mars which is excellent news.(Unfortunately, only for people in the United States) This is the right time for the show to get some new fans as Rob Thomas and co are definitely considering a movie. Must. Happen. 
Or him? 
Could it be China's worst enemy? 
Or could it be her? 
Or was I just playing along all the time and actually consider Peter Petrelli my favourite? 
Or was I lying when I said that Mahone is not in my top10? 
Before revealing the truth... This was a top 10. Hard to do, because I have many "favourite" characters. Ranking them was painful. I first wanted a top 15, but I really couldn't get myself to decide between certain characters. So, 5 characters that are somewhere in the top10-15 region, unranked. 
Season 2 Looks: 
Season 3 Looks: 
If anyone on this list was certain from the first moment, well, that was Veronica Mars. I always knew she would be first, and Ben "only" second. Veronica Mars - for me, easily the best defined, developed and exciting character. But before getting onto the "Why", I have to make a funny observation. My top15 has only 2 females on it. No, I'm not a sexist :lol: . I Just have to say that, it's a shame. Female leads are way too cliché for the most, there are very few that are really good. But when the writers try, they can do amazing things. I find female characters more fun(once again, that is, if they are not limited to a romance plot). I also find the more complex. Hopefully JJ's Fringe with Anna Torv can join this "league". Veronica Mars, Rob Thomas' creation and portrayed by the gorgeous Kristen Bell. At first she seems like the girl and teen version of House, but as the episodes, seasons progress it's clear that she's much more than just a good looking, well educated, sassy and sarcastic girl. Each season concencrates on on side of her, and while the show was cancelled after the 3rd season ended(Rob Thomas planned at least 6 seasons), she still is one of the best developed characters. Her "evolution" is EPIC! In many ways, she feels like the more realistic and teen version of Sydney Bristow. She's also extremely easy to relate to. And while the show is not very realistic(doesn't try to be) the character interactions, decisions(especially hers) are. Which helps alot...just like the noir setting. Kristen Bell's acting is easily the best I've seen, honestly. There are scenes that I can't believe are actually scripted. Season 2 finale of Veronica Mars has this one scene which I consider the best acted scene of TV. Kristen's performance in VM is easily on par with Emerson's on Lost. As a sidenote, I'd like to say that it's such a shame that Kristen didn't accept Charlotte's role on Lost. Surely, we don't know anything about Charlotte right now, but that's probably because of the strike(and she seems to have a major storyline next season). Kristen would've been IMO a better choice than Rebecca Mader. Anyway, that concludes my countdown. Thanks everyone who commented! 
EDIT: Fantastic news. A Veronica Mars movie is definitely a possibility. 
When he was young and insecure, 
When he was older and ready to do what needed to be done, 
When he became the chosen one, 
When his territory has been compromised, 
When he tried his best to seem the leader he was before, 
When he finally admitted his flaw, 
When he was in a surprisingly slow recovery, 
When he was absolutely desperate, 
When he did the unthinkable, 
When he seeked revenge, 
.... he was still: 
Easily my favourite villain, EVER. A villain who's been on the good side for a longer amount of time than he has been on the bad. A villain who killed thousands' of people but still managed to manipulatea his way into being the leader of one of the top secret facilities of the CIA. A man so obsessed he's willing to sacrafice his daughter to reach his goals. There's simply nobody to match Arvin Sloane... or... is there? I'd like to see him and Ben face to face. Would be rather entertaining. 
Vic Mackey is without a doubt one of the most controversial characters on television. A corrupt cop who does plenty of questionable things, but all for the greater good. Or not...? The moral choices his character is faced are incredibly realistic and difficult, which makes this show one of the most brutal and dramatic. The best cop show, hands down. 
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