From shocking betrayals to heartwarming conclusions, television delivered unforgettable moments throughout the 2010s. Join us as we count down the scenes that captured our hearts, broke them, or left us speechless! Our countdown includes moments from "Game of Thrones," "Breaking Bad," "How I Met Your Mother" and more! Which iconic TV scene defined the decade for you?
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00:00I don't know what that means. I need you to tell me what to do. What should I do? How do I get to you?
00:07Welcome to Ms. Mojo. And today, we're counting down our picks for the most iconic TV scenes to air during the 2010s.
00:14I mean, how sometimes you just find things.
00:21Number 10. David S. Pumpkins, Saturday Night Live.
00:25America's biggest variety comedy series had several off-the-wall sketches during the second decade of the 21st century we could have chosen.
00:32Although the bizarre Diner Lobster and gut-busting Close Encounter sketches were certainly contenders,
00:38nothing quite matches the appeal of this utterly cursed elevator ride.
00:42How's it hanging? I'm David Pumpkins, and I'm gonna scare the hell out of you.
00:49A couple riding a haunted elevator find themselves more confused than scared
00:54when they repeatedly encounter David S. Pumpkins and his two skeleton dancers on multiple floors.
01:00Why are you a part of this ride?
01:03To do this!
01:04He's not a reference or anything. He's... his own thing.
01:17Tom Hanks is grinning perfection in the role, and the sketch's popularity is as indescribable as the character himself.
01:24Any questions?
01:28Number 9. America is not the greatest country in the world.
01:32The Newsroom. Aaron Sorkin may be best known for his movies and The West Wing,
01:36but he's done some good TV in the 2010s, too.
01:40The debut episode of this news drama came out swinging with this impressive monologue.
01:44And with a straight face, you're gonna tell students that America is so star-spangled awesome
01:49that we're the only ones in the world who have freedom?
01:51Canada has freedom. Japan has freedom.
01:54The UK, France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Australia, Belgium has freedom.
01:59When moderate anchor Will McAvoy is asked what makes the USA the greatest country in the world,
02:05he replies that it isn't.
02:07After he's pressed, McAvoy goes into a lengthy speech,
02:10detailing the ways America lags behind its peers and how the nation no longer lives up to its legacy.
02:15We lead the world in only three categories.
02:18Number of incarcerated citizens per capita, number of adults who believe angels are real,
02:23and defense spending, where we spend more than the next 26 countries combined, 25 of whom are allies.
02:28Now, none of this is the fault of a 20-year-old college student,
02:30but you nonetheless are, without a doubt, a member of the worst period, generation, period, ever, period.
02:36It's wonderfully acted and manages to capture the zeitgeist of Americans' general dissatisfaction
02:41with their country during this time, or any time, to be honest.
02:45First step in solving any problem is recognizing there is one.
02:48America is not the greatest country in the world anymore.
02:59Enough?
03:00Number 8. Super Bowl Sunday. This is Us.
03:04Some big moments you can see coming.
03:06Many fans speculated on patriarch Jack Pearson's death before this episode,
03:10but no one was ready for it when it happened.
03:12On the evening of Super Bowl Sunday, a fire starts in the Pearson's home.
03:17Jack heroically helps his family and their dog escape the blaze.
03:29However, when being treated at the hospital for inhaling smoke,
03:32Jack suffers a fatal heart attack.
03:34One of the complications of smoke inhalation is that it puts a terrible stress on the lungs,
03:40therefore the heart.
03:43Your husband went into cardiac arrest.
03:46It was catastrophic, and...
03:50I... I'm afraid we've lost him.
03:53And sure, a broken crockpot being the cause of the fire did feel a little dumb,
03:58but it's a little hard to nitpick when watching his wife Rebecca's heart break.
04:01Number 7. The Priest's Decision, Fleabag
04:21The eponymous Fleabag rarely has her life together,
04:25yet her unlikely romance with the equally unnamed hot priest helps her come out of her shell.
04:29The priest, meanwhile, is torn between his love for her and his devotion to God.
04:34It isn't until the show's final scene that we see his decision.
04:37It's God, isn't it?
04:43Yeah.
04:50Wow.
04:51Despite both of them declaring their love for each other,
04:54the priest still chooses his faith.
04:56And while another show might have emphasized the sadness of the moment,
05:01it's still a moment of growth for both of them.
05:03I love you.
05:07And then I don't...
05:09No, let's just leave that out there just for a second on its own.
05:14I love you.
05:15Their parting and the show's conclusion are ultimately optimistic.
05:19Parting is such sweet sorrow,
05:21but this departure is a little more sweet than sorrowful.
05:23This bus is not magically coming.
05:25I think I'll walk.
05:26Okay.
05:33See you Sunday?
05:34I'm joking, you're never, ever allowed in my church again.
05:41I love you too.
05:42Number six.
05:43Elizabeth confronts Philip, the crown.
05:46There are many memorable scenes in the semi-historical series about Queen Elizabeth II.
05:50However, this is perhaps the highlight of the earlier seasons.
05:55The long, simmering tensions between her and her husband, Prince Philip, explode in this scene.
06:00Stephen Ward.
06:04Who?
06:09The osteopath.
06:12Dreadful man.
06:14What about him?
06:15After a scandal breaks involving Stephen Ward, an osteopath Philip had previously seen,
06:20the Queen confronts Philip about whether he was involved in Ward's other activities.
06:24Switzerland also happens to be the headquarters for the World Wildlife Fund, of which I'm patron.
06:31But I can see that this is a question of appearance versus reality.
06:35No, because some things can only be perceived one way because they only have one meaning.
06:40Such as?
06:40Philip denies being involved with Ward or his wild parties or having an affair.
06:46And then, Elizabeth reveals the photo of ballerina Galena Olonova that she'd previously found among Philip's things.
06:53The subtle, yet powerful acting throughout the scene is a true tour de force.
06:57I'm yours.
07:00In.
07:03And not because you've given me a title.
07:05Not because...
07:06Number five.
07:07The One Who Knocks.
07:08Breaking Bad.
07:09The final seasons of this crime drama are loaded with memorable moments.
07:14Although Say My Name or the crawlspace scene were in the running, we went with Walt's dangerous speech.
07:20If it's either that or you getting shot when you open your front door...
07:24I don't want to hear about the police.
07:25You're not some hardened criminal, Walt.
07:27You are in over your head.
07:29That's what we tell them.
07:30That's the truth.
07:31That is not the truth.
07:32Of course it is.
07:34Concerned for Walt's safety and worried that he's unwilling to admit to wanting help,
07:38Skylar urges her husband to go to the police.
07:41She doesn't want him to open the door and get shot.
07:44However, Walt, ever prideful and unwilling to let go of his life of crime,
07:48launches into a speech about his importance.
07:51Without him, a massive drug business would disappear.
07:54Do you know what would happen if I suddenly decided to stop going into work?
07:57A business big enough that it could be listed on the Nasdaq goes belly up.
08:03Disappears.
08:04It ceases to exist without me.
08:06Walt won't get shot opening his door.
08:08He'll be the one who knocks.
08:10It's superb acting not only from Bryan Cranston, but also Anna Gunn,
08:14as her concern seamlessly transforms into terror.
08:18I am the one who knocks.
08:20Number 4.
08:21Sheldon's Nobel Prize Speech, The Big Bang Theory
08:24Given how blunt and uncaring he can come across,
08:27Dr. Sheldon Cooper often alienates people, particularly his friends.
08:31He unfortunately does so in the series finale,
08:34right before he's due to accept his Nobel Prize.
08:37They're abandoning us because you broke their hearts.
08:43I didn't mean to.
08:45I know!
08:46You never mean to!
08:49It's the only reason people tolerate you!
08:52Although his wife Amy's speech is also fantastic,
08:56Sheldon's speech hits us harder.
08:58For once, he sets aside his ego and thanks his family and friends,
09:02expressing what they mean to him, instead of the speech he had prepared.
09:05I have been encouraged, sustained, inspired, and tolerated,
09:14not only by my wife, but by the greatest group of friends anyone ever had.
09:19It's a wonderful moment of growth for Sheldon,
09:22and a great way to cap off this long-running sitcom.
09:25But I want you to know,
09:27in my way,
09:30I love you all.
09:35And I love you.
09:42Number 3.
09:43Christmas Lights, Stranger Things
09:45The first season of this 80s throwback show became a cultural phenomenon.
09:50However, if there's one moment that distills the appeal of Stranger Things,
09:53it's this one.
09:54Joyce Byers is convinced her missing son, Will,
09:57is communicating with her by lighting up some of the Christmas lights in their home.
10:00Are you safe?
10:07When yes and no aren't enough,
10:10she rigs up some lights on the wall corresponding next to letters she's drawn.
10:14While their communication works well at first,
10:17Will's message turns dire when he tells her to run
10:19as the lights begin flickering and a monster rips its way out of the wall.
10:23How do I find you?
10:24What should I do?
10:35The scene encapsulates the show's nostalgic vibes,
10:38as well as its horror and sci-fi genres,
10:40into one tidy package.
10:42Number 2.
10:50Ted Meets the Mother, How I Met Your Mother.
10:53After 9 seasons,
10:54How I Met Your Mother finally delivered on the promise in its title in the final episode.
10:59Ted Mosby goes up to talk to Tracy McConnell at a rainy train station.
11:02Their chemistry is immediate and absolutely adorable.
11:05Wait a second.
11:08This is my umbrella.
11:10I left this umbrella at Cindy's.
11:12You totally stole my umbrella.
11:13What? No, I didn't.
11:15Their banter about an umbrella they've both owned through coincidence,
11:18or destiny,
11:19is rather cute and soon becomes explicitly romantic.
11:23And you left it there.
11:25And I left it there.
11:27And you never thought you'd see it again.
11:29And I never thought I'd see it again.
11:30While some other parts of the finale proved controversial,
11:34this scene is, much like Ted and Tracy together, utterly perfect.
11:38Our only complaint is that we didn't get to see more of their relationship.
11:42And that, kids, is how I met your mother.
11:45Before we unveil our top pick, here are a few honorable mentions.
11:49Matthew's death, Downton Abbey.
11:51That's how you kill your leading man.
12:03The proposal scene.
12:05Schitt's Creek.
12:06Just when we thought Patrick and David couldn't get any cuter.
12:12Are you sure?
12:15Easiest decision of my life.
12:21The twist.
12:23The good place.
12:24Oh, so the title is ironic.
12:27This is the bad place.
12:39Oh, man.
12:43I believe you.
12:44The leftovers.
12:45After everything.
12:47Of course he does.
12:48And I knew that if I told you what happened,
12:53that you would never believe me.
13:03I believe you.
13:05Negan takes some swings.
13:07The Walking Dead.
13:08Two major character deaths that left us shook.
13:11I need you to know me.
13:14So, back to it.
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13:39Number 1.
13:41The Red Wedding.
13:42Game of Thrones.
13:44If there's one show that ruled pop culture in the 2010s, it was Game of Thrones.
13:49And its most discussed scene is easily this one.
13:52At his uncle's wedding, the young king in the north, Robb Stark, his pregnant wife Talisa,
13:56and mother Catelyn are all enjoying the festivities.
13:59That is, until an ominous choice in song, the door being barred,
14:10and a few other hints add up to one conclusion, betrayal.
14:14I haven't shown you the hospitality you deserve.
14:20My king has married and I owe my new queen a wedding gift.
14:25All of them are rapidly stabbed, shot with crossbows, or otherwise killed in rapid succession,
14:34along with all of Robb's men.
14:36It's perhaps the most shocking and brutal thing to grace the small screen during this decade,
14:40and we're still not over it.
14:43The Lannisters send their regards.
14:46Is there a landmark TV moment from the 2010s we forgot?
14:49No need to knock, just come on down to the comments with your picks.
14:52I can't believe you've figured it out.
14:57Oh, God!
14:59You ruined everything, you know that?