Critics Weigh In on Succession, Barry & More of the Biggest Series Finales of the Year

Critics Weigh In on Succession, Barry & More of the Biggest Series Finales of the YearShow more

We rank the finales of Succession, Barry, and Ted Lasso, according to Tomatometer scores. Plus, Kim Cattrall will reprise her Sex and the City character on And Just Like That … season 2, John le Carré’s The Constant Gardener will get the TV series treatment, the official trailer for season 6 of Black Mirror finally dropped, and free Only Murders in the Building bagels hit Los Angeles. TOP STORY Succession, Barry, Ted Lasso More of the Week’s Finales Ranked Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson, Alexander Skarsgård, Nicholas Braun, and Matthew Macfadyen in the Succession series finale (Photo by HBO) We saw some...

We rank the finales of Succession, Barry, and Ted Lasso, according to Tomatometer scores. Plus, Kim Cattrall will reprise her Sex and the City character on And Just Like That … season 2, John le Carré’s The Constant Gardener will get the TV series treatment, the official trailer for season 6 of Black Mirror finally dropped, and free Only Murders in the Building bagels hit Los Angeles. TOP STORY Succession, Barry, Ted Lasso More of the Week’s Finales Ranked Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson, Alexander Skarsgård, Nicholas Braun, and Matthew Macfadyen in the Succession series finale (Photo by HBO) We saw some epic TV and streaming finales this past week. Several high-profile shows came to a definitive end — Succession,  Barry, and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel each went out with a satisfying bang — while others closed out their most recent seasons — Yellowjackets ended its sophomore run with a 70% score on its finale, and FX’s Dave enlisted the help of Brad Pitt for its final season 3 episode. And Apple TV+’s soccer-comedy darling Ted Lasso said “So Long, Farewell” with a 67% finale score and lingering questions about its small-screen future.
Here’s a ranking of how the past week’s big series finales fared by their Tomatometer scores: Matthew Macfadyen and Sarah Snook in the Succession series finale (Photo by HBO) 100% Succession, Season 4, Episode 10: "With Open Eyes" The series finale achieved a perfect score on the Tomatometer with 34 reviews, which continues the 100%-score run of finales following season 2’s “This Is Not for Tears” and season 3’s “All the Bells Say.”
Each of the series’ four seasons is Certified Fresh. Season 1 has an 89% score, while seasons 2–4 all have 97% scores, which is quite a coincidence, considering that Succession is a series with enough episode-level reviews to generate episodic scores, which impact the season-level score.
Shirly Yi of The Atlantic wrote of the series finale: “An equal parts hilarious, repulsive, and sensational end to one of the most enthralling series of our era.” (Photo by Philippe Antonello/Prime Video) 100% The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Season 5, Episode 9: "Four Minutes" Prime Video’s prestige dramedy series wrapped up its five-season run with a perfect 100% score for its finale on five total reviews. The season 4 finale, “How Do You Get to Carnegie Hall,” also received a perfect score on five reviews.
Each of the show’s five seasons is Certified Fresh with season 1 scoring 94%, season 2 at 92%, season 3 at 79%, season 4 at 92%, and season 5 at 97%.
“It was a super-sized finale with plenty of excitement, heartbreaking moments, and, as always, laughs,” wrote Mary Littlejohn of TV Fanatic . (Photo by HBO) 82% Barry, Season 4, Episode 8: "Wow" Bill Hader’s Emmy-winning dark comedy met its bloody end on Sunday. With 11 total reviews, the program’s final episode, season 4’s eighth entitled “Wow,” garnered a Certified Fresh 82% score on the Tomatometer. By comparison, the season 3 finale, “Starting Now” received a 100% score with eight reviews submitted.
The show’s seasons have the following Certified Fresh scores: season 1 at 98%, season 2 at 100%, season 3 at 99%, and season 4 at 95%.
“There is so much greatness in the finale, just as there has been in Barry as a whole, but it’s an oddly muted way to go out,” wrote Alan Sepinwall of Rolling Stone . (Photo by Apple TV+) 69% Ted Lasso, Season 3, Episode 12: "So Long, Farewell" Is this the end of Ted Lasso or could there be a spin-off (or two) coming? These are the questions still lingering after the season 3 finale (and possible series finale) premiered on Wednesday. As of the publishing date of this article, the episode received a 67% score on the Tomatometer on 12 reviews.
All seasons of the series are Certified Fresh with season 1 garn...