15 Best TV Moments Of 2017

11. I Need Help - Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Rebecca Bunch
The CW

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend got a lot darker and more serious in its third season, yet somehow without losing any of its sense of humour and singalong showtunes. And it all built to this moment, one which viewers feared was coming but hoped wouldn't.

The show did an excellent job in handling the trickiest of subject matter, ensuring to be careful, considered, and true to itself at the same time. At first it looks like Rebecca might not go through with the suicide attempt she'd been researching, but then right at the end takes an overdose of pills. That was dramatic and gut-wrenching enough, and the point where lesser shows would've ended on a cliffhanger.

Crazy Ex goes a beat further though, and actually has Rebecca asking for help after this. It's a hugely important moment of hope, offering a ray of light in the darkness, which makes this - both as a scene and a message - much more powerful.

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