10 Best Crime TV Finales of the Last 10 Years, Ranked

The following article contains spoilers. A great crime-show finale must answer the consequences of long-running tension, betrayals and morally gray choices, and the last decade has offered endings that range from cathartic redemption to heartbreaking tragedy. Killing Eve closes with Eve and Villanelle finally joining forces to take down The Twelve after a road trip and a first real kiss; their victory at a riverboat wedding is cut short when sniper fire kills Villanelle in the Thames, a shot ordered by Carolyn.

The showrunners and the lead actors defended the choice as inevitable and as Villanelle’s first truly selfless act, leaving a divisive but narratively decisive conclusion. Ozark ends with the Byrdes seemingly set for safety after outmaneuvering the cartel, only for Camila to execute Ruth when she learns Ruth killed her son.

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