10 Exact Moments These TV Shows SHOULD Have Ended

2. "Moving Up" (Season 6, Episodes 21 & 22) - Parks & Recreation

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Much like Scrubs, Parks and Recreation really felt like it arrived at a near-perfect ending a season before it actually concluded, with the season six finale "Moving Up."

If a cameo from Michelle Obama wasn't awesome enough, the episode finally saw Leslie (Amy Poehler) rewarded for her tireless hard work, getting the job she always wanted - and being damn good at it - while raising a family with Ben (Adam Scott).

It was a neat ending that moved most of the principal characters on in interesting ways that made sense, while refusing to lay the sentiment on too thickly or over-indulge in fan service.

The same can't really be said for the actual series finale a season later, though, which was just a little too tidy and treacly for its own good, coming at the end of an uneven season that felt more like an overlong epilogue than an actual episodic volume of TV.

Season seven could've probably just been a one-off, hour-long special at best, honestly.

It wasn't a bad season, but it felt largely unnecessary, and from a storytelling perspective the sixth season said all that really needed to be.

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