What is the most shocking twist you have seen in a tv show or a movie?

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Lucy stabbed on ER

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The Walking Dead had some major plot twists and surprising scenes that I didn’t see coming. Most notably the infamous bat scene by the RV, and the huge fair day. Those literally took my breath away.

[Anonymous]

24, season 1.

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So many excellent examples - Sixth Sense, Arrival, No Way Out. I love me a good twist ending.

I'll add Will's death in Good Wife.

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Anonymous wrote:When Nell was seeing herself the whole time as a kid she was seeing the Broken Neck Lady in Haunting of Hill House

Ohhh yes!

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Anonymous wrote:I agree Sixth Sense, Shutter Island, and The Prestige are all great ones!

My personal favorite (or not, because it was gut-wrenching) is the season 4 finale of Dexter. I literally cried out in shock.

Another one that caught me by surprise was The Visit.

The end of Sixth Sense was great but The Prestige was shocking. I'm still pretty horrified by that one. Whoa, man, no! Don't do that!

Same with The Prestige. I think about it every now and then and it feels me with such a feeling of dread.

The Good Place's twists, by contrast, were a delight - each and every one. Except the ones that also filled me with a deep sense of sorrow.

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Anonymous wrote:One that always stuck with me was the mid-season (I think) finale of Season 3 of Lost when they had the first flash-forward. "We have to go back!"

And the flash forward in the last season of Barry.

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Anonymous wrote:The Americans

The train? My daughter and I talk about that scene every time we hear that U2 song.

That was devastating, and perfect. That whole show is a masterpiece. And it's so unusual for there to be actual consequences, like there were there - real consequences, not escaping consequences by being murdered, but actually having to live with with what you've done. And yet they were children themselves when they were pulled into this life - when did they ever really have a choice?

But yeah, seeing Paige on the platform - and Elizabeth's anguish at that moment. It rips my heart out all over again to think about it.

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Another vote for The Others. I watched it in a theatre when I was 18 and still remember how everyone audibly gasped when the reveal happened. I have never seen a horror story turned on its head and shown from that perspective before or after. Masterful stuff.

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Anonymous wrote:Lucy stabbed on ER

+1 yes. I remember this vividly. Lucy and Carter were both stabbed.

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we should rename the title as the spoiler alert 🚨 thread

[Anonymous]

Fight Club

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Anonymous wrote:When Nell was seeing herself the whole time as a kid she was seeing the Broken Neck Lady in Haunting of Hill House

YES!

So creepy

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Anonymous wrote:The Walking Dead had some major plot twists and surprising scenes that I didn’t see coming. Most notably the infamous bat scene by the RV, and the huge fair day. Those literally took my breath away.

OMG, the bat (Lucille) scene was horrific. I couldn’t even believe what I was watching. What was the fair scene?

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Anonymous wrote:Another vote for The Others. I watched it in a theatre when I was 18 and still remember how everyone audibly gasped when the reveal happened. I have never seen a horror story turned on its head and shown from that perspective before or after. Masterful stuff.

+1
I love movies like that. The Village also had a great twist (both M. Night Shyamalan).