History is littered with examples of TV shows ruined, or at least compromised, by bad endings. The most prominent recent example is "Game of Thrones," which had such a divisive ending that nearly two million fans signed a petition to remake the final season. At the other end of the spectrum, what can a good ending do for a show? Can it elevate it to a whole new level, making it better than the sum of its parts?
"The Last Kingdom" is a historical fiction drama that has never quite gotten the amount of recognition it deserves. The show started as a BBC production before Netflix took the reins. Its final season is out now, and it's not only gone over well with reviewers, but pleased audiences pretty much across the board. It's hard to find someone disparaging "The Last Kingdom" season 5 online, but there are plenty of people singing its praises, with many going so far as to say the show as a whole was better than "Game of Thrones."
