Prelims, Vote 8 of 8

The top 5 finales will move on to be included in the main bracket

Propaganda is under the cut, may include spoilers

Brooklyn Nine-Nine - 8.09 / 8.10 The Last Day

It just... season 8 had been so bad as a whole, it attempted to touch on the blm movement and did it in an okay at best way and in the wake of it all, i think a lot of people just weren't here for cop shows. The finale tried to bring the magic back with one last heist and it did pull out all the stops but I don't know, it just left me feeling really cold. And the ending being that even though the main character wasn't a cop anymore, that he would return to the station every year for the heist... it just never escapes the cop narrative even after he's left.

Chén Qíng Lìng/The Untamed - Episode 50

I nominate this final on grounds of CCP information control, censorship and homophobia. They were so scared of the power of wangxian that they ended up banning ao3 in china and in the show they have to inexplicably have them part ways just to hammer home the no-homo. Plus the show is just kind of objectively bad.... but it rewires your brain all the same

Community - 6.13 Emotional Consequences of Broadcast Television

ok i haven’t watched it in a while but it wasn’t the episode’s fault this show had been going downhill for a while. The finale put it out of its misery mostly.

Kyle XY - 3.10 Bringing Down the House

The writers knew they were getting canceled and chose to raise more questions than answers and set up cliffhangers, rather than have a satisfying end. I'm sure it was a last ditch effort to save the show, but it didn't work and now it's just a bad finale.

Northern Exposure - 6.22 Let's Dance / 6.23 Tranquility Base

No propaganda submitted

Ozark - 4.14 A Hard Way to Go

No propaganda submitted

Soul Eater - 1.51 The Word Is Bravery!

ugh god it just gave up on any attempt at character development or the ending of the story in any meaningful way. instead of a complex universe journey exploring her bond with soul, and death the kid becoming the new god of death, maka just...wins the day by 'being brave', extremely underwhelming and borderline nonsensical

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - 7.25 / 7.26 What You Leave Behind

Man so okay like it’s not the worst worst one out there but man they really just fuckikg did that. Found family all went and spread themselves across the quadrant with the head of the show the leader, Captain Benjamin Sisko who really just wanted to live on Bajor, got turned into an incorporeal being who could no longer live a linear life while his wife and unborn child had to go on without him. They didn’t even have him saying goodbye to his actual son. His literal son did not get a goodbye, they only gave that to Kasidy, and no hate to Kasidy, she’s my girl, but she’s only been there for three year while his actual son Jake sisko was still basically a kid. He was like 19, 20 and no goodbye fork his dad he’s lost time and time again. Some characters got a satisfying ending but then Julian Bashir is left to stay on deep space nine supposedly still in love with Ezri Dax and together (but let’s be honest, it was a terrible forced decision. They made no sense, and had no chemistry) and still stuck without moving forward or changing. Like what a cop out. Not to mention the terrible cgi fire caves where literally gods got thrown into a fire pit and that was the big climax

Kyle XY (2006 - 2009)

the word keclan, the combination of the names kyle and declan to reference their intense friendship, first coined by hillary on kyle xy season 2 episode 12 “lockdown”

No. 7 THE WAY YOU SHAKE AND SHIVER: Seizures

The Mentalist 5x02 | Kyle XY 1x09 | General Hospital April 26-27 2021 | Stargate Atlantis 5x02 | Emerald City 1x02 | Shadowhunters 2x02 | Sleepy Hollow 3x03 | Constantine 1x13 | Criminal Minds 2x15 | The Flash 1x20 | Eureka 2x14 | Hawaii Five-0 1x23 | Merlin 5x08

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watching kyle xy again for the first time in ages, and we're realising just how in spite of all the problematic things in it (the bad autism tropes for one), it was really progressive for its time in various ways (sexuality stuff, bodily functions, gender stuff sort of), and especially for someone who's a csa survivor the notion of being reborn into a family that actually cares about you is such balm

if only they'd let him be bi too but hey, 2006

a complete guide to Kyle XY

Well, this unlocked a core memory, sort of. I've never actually seen the show but definitely grew up watching advertisements of it and I actually listened to the podcast last year, but hey, now there's a retrospective! And by one of my favorite content creators, no less!

Everyday I wake up knowing Kyle XY got canceled so I will never be able you see Kyle ever again…😭😭😭

Life is Beautiful

Chapter One

A lot can change in four years, and Kyle and Jessi have found themselves facing one of life’s biggest changes.

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            This one had a blue plus sign. The three before it had pink ones, and the ones before those had the classic pink lines. All variations bore the same meaning, one Jessi still struggled to comprehend, even with the result in her hands.

            The final two tests were still in box, sat on the bathroom counter and waiting for her to take them, but even Jessi had to wonder if this “experiment” was worth taking further. This was the seventh test overall, the fourth brand, and roughly 3.25 days since the cashier at the pharmacy gave her that strange look. It could be safe to assume the scientific method had been exhausted, and a conclusion could be reached.

            Eyes still on the blue plus sign, Jessi sat on the edge of the bathtub, a variety of feelings swirling through her mind and body, none of which were particularly pleasant. Something in her told her she should’ve waited for Kyle to come home before she started testing, but the rest of her knew the uncertainty would’ve tortured her. Maybe it would’ve been better than what she was currently feeling, or maybe it would’ve been worse, but it hardly mattered now. The choice had been made, and now all she could do was wait.

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            The sound of a knock at the door caught Jessi off guard. Mere hours had passed, her mind was still miles away, but still she rose from the sofa to greet this mystery visitor. Opening the door just enough to step outside if needed, she was met with the unexpected but not unwelcome sight of Nicole Trager.

            “Hey,” Nicole greeted with a grin, “Thought I’d check in. Mind if I come in?”

            Without a word, Jessi stepped to the side, holding the door for her as she entered the apartment.

“So, how are you doing? Holding up ok?”

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My mother: I’ve been watching this really stupid show recently but I’m so into it

Me (disinterestedly as I have been hardened by her streak of lawyer shows): oh what is it

Her: Kyle something

Me (still disinterested as she is awful at remembering names and titles): Kyle who?

my mother: I don’t know but he’s like an alien-

Me: KYLE XY?!!??!?

Whumptober 2022 | Day 07

The way you shake and shiver | Seizures

"I struggled to hear them and I knew if I tried any harder, it might bring back more of those uncomfortable flashes"

Kyle XY 1x09 | Kyle - Matt Dallas

So unfortunate that none of my friends watch Kyle XY. I just have to listen to the Tarzan soundtrack and vibrate at the speed of light about it all by myself.

Them :3

My little heart is so hurt. I'm scared to finish season 3. I know it got cancelled.

And on top of that there's like no fan base online? There's only like one gif I can find of them? There's all of 0 fanfic??? :(

I am just guessing the amanda/kyle pairing was not popular on account of being **checks notes** wholesome and sweet.

congratulations to KECLAN from hit abc family tv show KYLE XY (2006-2009) for having three more fics on ao3 than FRANK/HUGO from flop hbo max show THE NEVERS (2020-2023)