"Shocking reveals, big laughs, and alternate realities loom large in our favorite TV episodes of the year.
These lists get harder to make every year as TV grows ever more expansive. Yes, TV is an entertaining and pleasurable refuge from the increasingly hostile world outside, but there is just so much of it. That said, there was a lot of great TV this year, and it was damn welcome, too. Trying to narrow a list down to the ten best hours on TV this year, we've cast a wide net — seeking to recognize TV episodes that were ambitious, entertaining, surprising, and otherwise superlative."
-JOE REID
