The series finale of Life On Mars — aka, that show that I always watch the beginning of because my DVR recorded the first two minutes after Lost and cannot believe that it’s actually a thing airing on a real network — aired last Wednesday (who knew?) and if you happened to miss it, please watch the video below and immediately feel grateful that you didn’t spend any time or energy following the show while it was on ABC. Aside from the (awesome) ending of Newhart, no finale in history has rendered the entire series that preceded it completely worthless quite like the final minutes of Life On Mars.
Also, Harvey Keitel is the main character’s dad. (Twist!) Also Harvey Keitel is named “Major Tom” (Twist!) Also Harvey Keitel is pregnant with Sawyer’s baby (Twist!)
Brace yourself for the most memorable final shot in television history:
