2023 was agood year for television and a great year for the television episode.
Here are EWs picks for the 20 best TV episodes of the year (listed alphabetically).
(Ariana Greenblatt plays the younger Ahsoka.)
Zoe Chao, John Cho, and Poppy Liu in ‘The Afterparty’.Aaron Epstein/Apple TV+ /Everett
The concert itself is more electric than some actual rock docs.
Its a heavenly episode with a break-up scene that leaves you feeling like hell.
Now, their future looks brighter than ever.
Hayden Christensen and Ariana Greenblatt in ‘Ahsoka’.Lucasfilm
The verdict is in: Ronald is a star.
(Youll never listen to Linda Ronstadt the same way again.)
Not only do they learn how to survive, but more importantly, they learn to live.
Ebon Moss-Bachrach in ‘The Bear’.Chuck Hodes/FX on Hulu/Everett
But its the episodes more brutal moments that elevate it.
We finally learn what drove Midge and Susie apart and its a doozy.
Episode 6 does exactly that, following the shipmates of theRevengeas they celebrate the made-up holiday of Calypsos Birthday.
Ali Wong and Steven Yeun in ‘Beef’.Andrew Cooper/Netflix/Everett
The result is a slice-of-life hangout story that captures everything that makes this show special.
But that was only the beginning.
But because of those defeats, the epic action of the season 2 finale felt truly earned.
‘Bupkis’.Peacock
Sam Claflin and Riley Keough in ‘Daisy Jones and the Six’.Lacey Terrell/Prime Video
David Tennant in ‘Doctor Who’.Alistair Heap/BBC
David Tennant in ‘Good Omens’.Cian Oba-Smith/Amazon/Everett
‘Harley Quinn’.DC Comics/Max
Ronald Gladden in ‘Jury Duty’.Freevee/Everett
Nick Offerman and Murray Bartlett in ‘The Last of Us’.Liane Hentscher/HBO
Alex Borstein in ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’.Philippe Antonello/Amazon/Everett
Kristian Nairn in ‘Calypso’s Birthday’.Nicola Dove/HBO Max/Everett
Nick Nolte in ‘Poker Face’.Karolina Wojtasik/Peacock
‘Queen Charlotte’.Liam Daniel/Netflix
Devery Jacobs, Elva Guerra, Lane Factor, Paulina Alexis, and D’Pharoah Woon-A-Tai in ‘Reservation Dogs’.Shane Brown/FX on Hulu /Everett
‘Scott Pilgrim Takes Off’.COURTESY OF NETFLIX
Jeremy Strong and Sarah Snook in ‘Succession’.Macall B. Polay /HBO/Everett
‘Survivor’.CBS
Natasha O’Keeffe, Josha Stradowski, Rosamund Pike, and Daniel Henney in ‘The Wheel of Time’.Jan Thijs/Prime Video
