Best TV Episodes Of 2008
by nikolalaic | created - 26 Nov 2017 | updated - 16 Jan 2021 | PublicAvatar: The Last Airbender-4 Episodes
Breaking Bad-4 Episodes
Friday Night Lights-2 Episodes
Lost-8 Episodes
South Park-3 Episodes
The Office-3 Episodes
The Wire-4 Episode
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1.
Lost (2004–2010)
Episode:
The Constant
(2008)
TV-14 | 43 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
During the helicopter ride to the ship, Desmond's consciousness begins jumping back and forth between present day 2004 and 1996. He is forced to find Daniel Faraday in 1996 in order to get answers and stop the jumps.
Director: Jack Bender | Stars: Naveen Andrews, Henry Ian Cusick, Jeremy Davies, Emilie de Ravin
Votes: 15,016
2.
The Wire (2002–2008)
Episode:
-30-
(2008)
TV-MA | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Carcetti maps out a damage-control scenario with the police brass in the wake of a startling revelation from Pearlman and Daniels. Their choice: clean up the mess...or hide the dirt.
Director: Clark Johnson | Stars: Dominic West, Reg E. Cathey, John Doman, Aidan Gillen
Votes: 6,767
3.
Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005–2008)
Episode:
Sozin's Comet, Part 4: Avatar Aang
(2008)
TV-Y7 | 21 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Aang's moment of truth arrives. Can he defeat Ozai, the Phoenix King? Will he be forced to take a human life? All the characters face their greatest challenges.
Director: Joaquim Dos Santos | Stars: Zach Tyler Eisen, Mae Whitman, Jack De Sena, Michaela Jill Murphy
Votes: 16,659
100
4.
The Wire (2002–2008)
Episode:
Late Editions
(2008)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
With Steintorf ordering Rawls to initiate 'creative' remedies for the rising crime rate, Freamon's vigilance pays off with a promising lead, sending Sydnor and the department into overdrive.
Director: Joe Chappelle | Stars: Dominic West, Reg E. Cathey, John Doman, Aidan Gillen
Votes: 4,699
5.
Lost (2004–2010)
Episode:
There's No Place Like Home: Part 2
(2008)
TV-14 | 40 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Ben tries to escape Keamy's custody so that he and Locke can follow through with Jacob's request to move the island. Michael tries to neutralize the explosives on the boat, while the "Oceanic 6" move closer to rescue.
Director: Jack Bender | Stars: Naveen Andrews, Henry Ian Cusick, Jeremy Davies, Emilie de Ravin
Votes: 7,005
6.
Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005–2008)
Episode:
Sozin's Comet, Part 3: Into the Inferno
(2008)
TV-Y7 | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Zuko battles his sister with Katara's help for the right to be named Fire Lord. Elsewhere, Aang meets Ozai just as the comet arrives.
Director: Joaquim Dos Santos | Stars: Zach Tyler Eisen, Mae Whitman, Jack De Sena, Michaela Jill Murphy
Votes: 9,924
99
7.
The Office (2005–2013)
Episode:
Dinner Party
(2008)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy
Michael invites Jim and Pam and Andy and Angela to a couples-only dinner party, where they witness Michael and Jan's extremely dysfunctional home life. Dwight finds a way to invite himself, too.
Director: Paul Feig | Stars: Steve Carell, Rainn Wilson, John Krasinski, Jenna Fischer
Votes: 12,154
8.
Lost (2004–2010)
Episode:
There's No Place Like Home: Part 3
(2008)
TV-14 | 44 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
In the season finale, the Oceanic Six find themselves closer to rescue.
Director: Jack Bender | Stars: Naveen Andrews, Henry Ian Cusick, Jeremy Davies, Emilie de Ravin
Votes: 5,022
98
9.
Lost (2004–2010)
Episode:
The Shape of Things to Come
(2008)
TV-14 | 43 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
The team from the ship attacks Locke's camp looking for Ben, with Alex as a hostage. The doctor from the ship washes up on shore at Jack's camp and Faraday provides some distressing news.
Director: Jack Bender | Stars: Naveen Andrews, Henry Ian Cusick, Jeremy Davies, Emilie de Ravin
Votes: 6,385
97
10.
Breaking Bad (2008–2013)
Episode:
Crazy Handful of Nothin'
(2008)
TV-14 | 48 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
With the side effects and cost of his treatment mounting, Walt demands that Jesse finds a wholesaler to buy their drugs - which lands him in trouble.
Director: Bronwen Hughes | Stars: Bryan Cranston, Anna Gunn, Aaron Paul, Dean Norris
Votes: 34,191
95
11.
Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005–2008)
Episode:
Sozin's Comet, Part 2: The Old Masters
(2008)
TV-Y7 | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Aang awakes on a mysterious island and confronts his past lives for advice on how to stop the Fire Lord without killing him. The rest of the group searches for Aang.
Director: Giancarlo Volpe | Stars: Zach Tyler Eisen, Mae Whitman, Jack De Sena, Michaela Jill Murphy
Votes: 6,578
12.
The Wire (2002–2008)
Episode:
Clarifications
(2008)
TV-MA | 58 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Baltimore's renewed police commitment brings fresh recruits to Daniels and McNulty, starting with Carver. Facing a new political challenge, Carcetti is forced to make dangerous political deals.
Director: Anthony Hemingway | Stars: Dominic West, Reg E. Cathey, John Doman, Aidan Gillen
Votes: 4,196
13.
Lost (2004–2010)
Episode:
There's No Place Like Home: Part 1
(2008)
TV-PG | 43 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Ben, Locke, and Hurley go to The Orchid, only to find Keamy and his men already there. Jack and Kate go after the helicopter and come across Sawyer in the jungle. Sayid comes back to the island with a rescue boat and goes after them too.
Director: Stephen Williams | Stars: Naveen Andrews, Henry Ian Cusick, Jeremy Davies, Emilie de Ravin
Votes: 5,871
14.
The Wire (2002–2008)
Episode:
Transitions
(2008)
TV-MA | 58 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Campbell tries to smooth out the transitions in the police department. The newspaper scrambles to confirm surprising news from City Hall, but lose out to the TV media in scooping a high-profile Grand Jury appearance.
Director: Daniel Attias | Stars: Dominic West, Reg E. Cathey, John Doman, Aidan Gillen
Votes: 3,934
15.
The Office (2005–2013)
Episode:
Goodbye, Toby
(2008)
TV-14 | 42 min | Comedy
Michael throws an extravagant going-away party for Toby, and falls in love with the woman who is replacing him. Jim plans to propose to Pam at the party, but gets out-staged. Back at corporate, Ryan is arrested for fraud.
Director: Paul Feig | Stars: Steve Carell, Rainn Wilson, John Krasinski, Jenna Fischer
Votes: 7,980
94
16.
Lost (2004–2010)
Episode:
The Beginning of the End
(2008)
TV-14 | 43 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Charlie's dying message casts doubt on the intentions of the people that Jack believes to be their rescuers. A power struggle ensues between Jack, who wants to leave the island, and Locke, who thinks that they're supposed to stay.
Director: Jack Bender | Stars: Naveen Andrews, Henry Ian Cusick, Jeremy Davies, Emilie de Ravin
Votes: 6,941
93
17.
Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005–2008)
Episode:
The Boiling Rock, Part 2
(2008)
TV-Y7 | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The escape is planned and the heroes attempt to break from the prison that very day. But problems come when Azula, Mai and Ty Lee arrive at the prison.
Director: Ethan Spaulding | Stars: Zach Tyler Eisen, Mae Whitman, Jack De Sena, Michaela Jill Murphy
Votes: 5,346
18.
Breaking Bad (2008–2013)
Episode:
Pilot
(2008)
TV-MA | 58 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Diagnosed with terminal lung cancer, chemistry teacher Walter White teams up with former student Jesse Pinkman to cook and sell crystal meth.
Director: Vince Gilligan | Stars: Bryan Cranston, Anna Gunn, Aaron Paul, Dean Norris
Votes: 43,221
19.
Lost (2004–2010)
Episode:
Cabin Fever
(2008)
TV-14 | 44 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Locke, Ben, and Hurley continue their search for the cabin so that Locke can talk to Jacob. Back on the boat, Keamy prepares to take off again, this time for an all-out assault on the island.
Director: Paul A. Edwards | Stars: Naveen Andrews, Henry Ian Cusick, Jeremy Davies, Emilie de Ravin
Votes: 5,372
20.
Friday Night Lights (2006–2011)
Episode:
Hello, Goodbye
(2008)
TV-PG | 43 min | Drama, Sport
Coach Taylor asks himself whether he should shake things up when it comes to his quarterback controversy, while his wife asks whether she is able to shake things up because Buddy is ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Waxman | Stars: Kyle Chandler, Connie Britton, Zach Gilford, Minka Kelly
Votes: 548
92
21.
Lost (2004–2010)
Episode:
Confirmed Dead
(2008)
TV-14 | 43 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
The surviving members of the supposed "rescue team" are scattered around the island. Once they are located, they reluctantly reveal that they are indeed not there to rescue the Oceanic 815 survivors.
Director: Stephen Williams | Stars: Naveen Andrews, Henry Ian Cusick, Jeremy Davies, Emilie de Ravin
Votes: 5,903
22.
South Park (1997– )
Episode:
Major Boobage
(2008)
TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Comedy
South Park declares cats illegal after kids start getting high on cat urine. Cartman starts hiding neighborhood cats in his attic to protect them, and Kenny becomes an addict and starts having Heavy Metal (1981) hallucinations.
Director: Trey Parker | Stars: Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Mona Marshall, April Stewart
Votes: 4,009
23.
Breaking Bad (2008–2013)
Episode:
A No-Rough-Stuff-Type Deal
(2008)
TV-14 | 48 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Walt and Jesse try to up their game by making more of the crystal every week for Tuco. Unfortunately, some of the ingredients they need are not easy to find. Meanwhile, Skyler realizes that her sister is a shoplifter.
Director: Tim Hunter | Stars: Bryan Cranston, Anna Gunn, Aaron Paul, Dean Norris
Votes: 29,590
24.
Friday Night Lights (2006–2011)
Episode:
Leave No One Behind
(2008)
TV-PG | 43 min | Drama, Sport
The hardships in Saracen's life begin to get to him, and he and Riggins, who is still pining away for Lyla, commiserate; Julie feels left out when it seems like her mom is more focused on ... See full summary »
Director: Dean White | Stars: Kyle Chandler, Connie Britton, Gaius Charles, Zach Gilford
Votes: 538
91
25.
South Park (1997– )
Episode:
Breast Cancer Show Ever
(2008)
TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Comedy
Cartman makes fun of Wendy after she delivers a report on breast cancer. She challenges him to a fight, but he keeps finding ways to get out of it. But he also won't stop making fun of her.
Director: Trey Parker | Stars: Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Mona Marshall, April Stewart
Votes: 3,474
26.
Breaking Bad (2008–2013)
Episode:
...And the Bag's in the River
(2008)
TV-14 | 48 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Walt and Jesse clean up after the bathtub incident before Walt decides what course of action to take with their prisoner Krazy-8.
Director: Adam Bernstein | Stars: Bryan Cranston, Anna Gunn, Aaron Paul, Dean Norris
Votes: 30,616
27.
The Office (2005–2013)
Episode:
Night Out
(2008)
TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy
Michael and Dwight go to New York to party with Ryan, who is having lots of personal and professional problems. The rest of the office employees work late, and wind up getting locked in the business park.
Director: Ken Whittingham | Stars: Steve Carell, Rainn Wilson, John Krasinski, Jenna Fischer
Votes: 5,971
28.
South Park (1997– )
Episode:
Over Logging
(2008)
TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Comedy
A prolonged Internet service outage hits South Park and most of the rest of the country, and Randy moves the Marsh family to California hoping to find a connection (and Internet porn for himself).
Director: Trey Parker | Stars: Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Mona Marshall, Ema Parker
Votes: 3,413
90
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