10 episodes of TV with IMDb ratings as high as Game of Thrones (and 1 higher)

3. "The View from Halfway Down", BoJack Horseman (9.9)

BoJack Horseman is riddled with sad, dark, heartbreaking moments, including the still-talked-about death of Sarah Lynn at the planetarium in the third season. With "The View from Halfway Down", the penultimate episode of the series, BoJack Horseman takes its fans on a wild ride of emotions.

In the episode, BoJack (Will Arnett) attends a dinner party that features only the dead characters from his life: his mother Beatrice, his Horsin' Around co-star Sarah Lynn, his old friend Herb Kazzaz, and a combination of his abusive father Butterscotch and his childhood hero Secretariat.

The events of the episode unfold in the usual eccentric manner, staying true to the style of the show.
But as BoJack struggles with the idea that he may be dying at the end of a life he is not too proud of having lived, our love-hate relationship about the titular horse man evolves into bittersweet pity.

We know that the guilt and remorse are very much things that BoJack deals with on a day-to-day baiss. But perhaps, when Herb tells him, "There is no other side - this is it," we can't help but wish for a little redemption for BoJack, even if it seems impossible at this point.

"The View from Halfway Down" does not kill off BoJack Horseman; he lives to see another day in the series finale. Whether he's relieved to be alive or despairing over the back-breaking burden of having to carry on with the memory of the dinner party is anyone's guess.

While my favorite episode of the show is "Free Churro", this one is definitely my personal pick from this list.

2. "Everyone's Waiting", Six Feet Under (9.9)

Alan Ball's funeral home drama Six Feet Under is an emotional, heart-rending tale that is also humorous where it wants to be. But most importantly, it deals with death — not just of one person but the continuous concept of it — in the most unique manner.

So when it came to putting the show in the ground, the series finale showed the same care in storytelling that shone through in all five seasons. "Everyone's Waiting" takes place a few episodes after lead character Nate Fisher Jr. (Peter Krause) succumbs to a stroke, and his memory keeps haunting the rest of his family members.

The finale, unlike every other episode of the series, does not open with a death but with a birth: the birth of Nate and Brenda's daughter Willa. The rest of the episode sees the Fisher family members fall into a state where they are not entirely okay but on the way to being so. The trope is typical for TV finales, but Six Feet Under still manages to pull it off excellently. And thus, a show which is literally all about death poignantly ends on a note about how life goes on, even if we all know what's waiting for us at the end.