I recognize that some have their flaws, but generally, yes. I like that storylines can be drawn out through multiple episodes and balanced with single-episode stories. Being less episodic is not a source of newer Trek’s problems.

i watched season 2 as it aired weekly and thought the first 2 episodes weren’t that good compared to season 1, but i remember afterwards it easily became the better season

There's an episode in the new Twilight Zone series where a woman finds out that a dude who seemingly knows everything about her is trapped in a time loop. She proceeds to beat his ass up after not taking no for an answer. There's more to it but I don't wanna give everything away. A very decent twist on the old concept.

Any convoluted setup for Gabe 3.0 casual observations or anecdotes is fine by me.

You must enjoy the newer trek shows then?

The mentioned “cause and effect” episode from TNG is probably the best. I can’t believe I’m about to recommend something from Star Trek Discovery but “Magic to Make the Sanest Man go Mad” is actually a really good spin on a similar concept.

Same, it felt like it lacked some of the wit of Iannucci's other work, things just didn't land for me.

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Been there, done that, episode of Xena the Warrior Princess.

Doctor Who's Heaven Sent is one of the best episodes of the show, a great watch especially for people who have been following the Doctor's arc for a while. >!It's unfortunate that selling it as "the time loop episode" gives away a bit of the ending!< , but it's still great even when going in with that knowledge.

True story.

Agents of shield 7x09 As I Have Always Been

The portion of this with the summarized dialog was maybe the funniest thing the show ever did, and in one of its more grim episodes.

Not a TV show but “The Causality of the Sabzeruz Festival” Genshin Impact.

My favorite Peter Weller performance and my favorite Stephen Root performance, respectively.

If-Then-Else from Person of Interest. Perfect hour of TV.

I agree, absolutely loved the cannibal running for captain bit

I think the entirety of the show is based off of the premise that society functions only inasmuch as it has to in order to fool the idiotic masses who lack the kind of discipline that is required for real learning and spend all their time indulging their baser instincts.

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EDIT: Shit, sorry, super unclear. I meant but set in the future.

Lots of great ones have already been mentioned. I'd say the best one that hasn't been is the one from Legends of Tomorrow.

Not exactly a timeloop, but Community's Remedial Chaos Theory resets each timeline. Fantastic episode.

I still remember the "Point of Salvation" -------> >!"Oh, like a save point!"!< aha moment when I watched that episode of The Librarians and got to the twist.

Tales from the Walking Dead had one. I liked it because it replayed several different examples from Day 1 of the outbreak.

I get it people are sick of zombie apocalypse shows, but we have very little that spend time in the initial craziness.

My gripe with “Year of Hell” is my general gripe with the series, even though one may chalk it up to it being a product of the times.

The “Year of Hell” should have taken about 26 episodes, not two.

Quantum Leap’s time loop episode put an interesting new quirk in the premise. It also brought in Robert Picardo (from Star Trek: Voyager and Stargate: Atlantis) playing a character named Woolsey, which was also the name of his Stargate character.

Does Person of Interest's If-Then-Else count? If so, that.

If not, my #2 would be Fringe's White Tulip.