We all need a bit of a lift now and again.
And some forward-jumping narrative trickery, to boot.
But for me it was the You think youre champions?
Marge has actually bought Bart the game he wanted so badly and tried to steal.
The moment that gets me the most is in the last episode,Leaves.
As with the best narratives, the darker and more depressing the moment, the greater the pay-off.
Theres none more upsetting than seeing this group of friends splinter away from each other.
Just when seems like the gang will be no more Mike comes up with the best possible plan.
A warm bath of 80s family nostalgia.
Commence epic sibling shaming.
What makes this episodes gooey heart are the two sequential make up scenes.
Erica realises shes being evil.
Cue flashbacks to 1986 and my brother dropping his twisted sibling routine to take me to see Spandau Ballet.
I could serve you, if you would have me.
Not battle-courage, perhaps, but […] awomanskind of courage.
They want what pretty much everyone wants.
By their partners, by an audience, by everyone within a 100 metre radius of the aerial.
And, for just a few giddy minutes, they are.
The show is a success of character humour and tone.
The episodeChloe And Ice Bearfeatures recurring supporting character Chloe, a child prodigy who has befriended the bears.
Its the character mix that makes this episode so special.
Both Chloe and Ice Bear struggle socially but excel in other areas.
Theyre both youthful characters taking on adult responsibilities.
It takes two characters that are disconnected from their youth and makes them children again.
This one is, however, probably the most satisfying.
Season 3sFrasier Grinchsees Frasier excited for his first Christmas with young son Frederick since his divorce from ex-wife Lilith.
(Are the batteries included?
Oh, Dad!)
And then the Sisterhood of Karn turn up.
The fact that its a brilliant story in its own right is a heady bonus.
Be what you want.
And then become Unbreakable.
The whole scene plays beautifully as person after erstwhile vengeance demon step forward to stand up for Tara.
This is a very human battle with Taras new-found family making a stand for her.
The Scooby Gang may not understand Tara yet, but they accept her.
It looks likeMeanwhilewill remain the final capper, though, and what a moment to end on.
Professor Farnsworth has invented a time-travel equipment that allows the user to relive the past ten seconds.
Fry steals it, and uses it to enhance his relationship with Leela.
The two live out a lovely, romantic life together alone.
The duo reflect on their lives and decide that theyd happily choose to live through everything together once more.
Want to go around again?
Failure to find rescue could mean curtains for the lot of them.
When it came to choosing the new White Ranger, there was never anybody else in the running.
Tommy then notices his fallen lover and rushes over to her.
Time to wake up he tells her, as she blinks awake.
Is it really you?
More than that, the Power Rangers are a complete team again.
In amongst all the cruelty Vanessa Ives is subjected to during it, there are glimmers of gentle kindness.
),shouldgive me that old head-butt feeling.
What the orderly says to her after removing the makeup suddenly makes the scene beautiful: Im sorry.
An ally reminding a woman shell get her autonomy back brings on the warmest of warm feelings.
For a brief bit of context, Jim and Pam are the US equivalent of Tim and Dawn.
Theyre played by John Krasinski and Jenna Fisher, who are to be treasured forever.
The moment Ive picked here comes from the last episode of season 3.
The big difference is that, perhaps surprisingly, the US Office plays the payoff smaller.
Boldly, the payoff to three seasons of build-up is a single facial expression.
It works, too.
Even Rimmer that lovable coward refuses to surrender.
Somehow, despite all that silliness, this song never fails to warm the cockles of my heart.
Right at the end, they succeed in bringing Abed back from the brink by bursting into song.
Their big moment comes in the second of the Christmas Specials, as theyre reunited at the office party.
Its a bittersweet ending for them, in keeping withThe Offices cynical tone.
Except its Christmas, the time for miracles.
She pulls Tim ever so close and gives him a kiss none of us will ever forget.
And like all good fairytales, theirs ends with the kiss.By Pete Dillon-Trenchard
Battlestar Galacticadidnt have many punch-the-air moments.
Swirling space clouds obscure his vision, but his radar shows theres an enemy craft stalking him.
Its a scary moment.
Ive been to Earth.
I know where it is, and Im gonna take us there.
One is her classmates acknowledging her as-yet-unspoken role as their protector, the other is Angels surprise appearance.
Nice as the second one is, its the first that touches me.
