"Does this look like the face of a crazy man?!"

Technically a movie of a TV show (of a manga), but Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer. I love how the uneasy sense of broken logic slowly creeps in as the characters gradually realise they’re trapped in a time loop.

Shows that had something similar but you wouldn't expect it:

Community - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remedial_Chaos_Theory

Person of Interest - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/If-Then-Else

Blindspot (don't @ me) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7808238/ Everlasting

I am so conflicted on the show. It had a ton of really great moments. But it also had so many utterly bizarre plot decisions that kept making me scratch my head.

Like there's the first twist (>!the captain is fake!<), and then there's the second twist (>!the crew is fake!<). And as the captain discovers the second twist he basically freaks out and acts like this is the end of the world. But.. why? It makes no damn sense. >!The first twist worked because the original captain is dead, but the second twist just showed the real crow is working somewhere else.!< Why would anyone in the know be concerned about that?

And there are just so many little nonsensical things happening in that show every single episode. Like them coming across some big space station and - apparently - neither Wikipedia nor Google existing in the future because no one can figure out what that station is for or who is in it. Not to mention that this undermines the entire premise of the show given that people need to be able to be transported to and from that station, and supposedly the ship is too far away for any proper rescue.

It just feels like a bunch of very convoluted but funny situations that are very artificially created to serve the comedy. Which is fine, but also a bit meh.

Misfits had a good one of these its first season

The TNG one (cause and effect) is my personal favorite, and probably a top episode of the entire show for me.

Here's an obscure one: Cloak and Dagger's episode was probably the best one in the show

That look on their faces when Daniel suggests they could do anything, and Jack and Teal'c realize that he's right

I loved White Tulip. Fringe is probably in my top ten shows of all time.

Supernatural, 3x11, 'Mystery Spot'.

"It was the heat of the moment

Telling me what my heart meant"

Russian Doll Episodes 1 through 10

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There’s two incredible episodes of Fringe that had me crying. One was called “white tulip” And another called “and those we left behind”

The Librarians has a really good episode where the team is stuck in video game and only Ezekiel Jones remembers each time they respawn.

That is the correct answer. "Window of Opportunity" was the best by far. The second would be from the same writers in the series Dark Matter "All the Time in the World"

"Lyonne says the touchstone here is less Gould or Falk than Jeff Bridges as the Dude" https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-features/poker-face-rian-johnson-natasha-lyonne-interview-1234646956/

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12 Monkeys Season 2 episode 8 "Lullaby"

Travelers. Season 2 episode 7. 17 Minutes

Peter Falk. Have you watched Columbo? It's right up your street if you can and have enjoyed Poker Face. For viewers who have seen Columbo, me among them, her smoker and gravel voice is quite reminiscent of Peter Falk's iconic voice.

Stargate is the clear winner on that one.

"In the middle of my backswing !!"

IIRC he's mentioned that he didn't even really unpack his bags for six months.

"Chaos on the Bridge" is a great documentary on the disaster zone that was the creation of Star Trek TNG, and the first couple seasons of its production before it found its footing.

It’s an actor..she’s using Columbo (Peter Falk I think) as a inspiration. It was in some interviews I read.

Doctor Who (series 9, Heaven Sent). 12 Monkeys. Also the new Quantum Leap just did an great time loop episode.

Edit: kept messing up the DW episode title, sigh

Columbo! Peter Falk!