The Best (& Worst) Movie & TV Plot Twists Of All Time, Explained

[@thetake]

Thanks for watching! What favorite (and least favorite if you have one) plot twist of all time? Up next, check out our video unpacking Middle Child Syndrome and why it sucks to be stuck in the middle: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pX-xYZKdhpuGe6s Or our video taking a look at Girl, Interrupted 25 years later: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bpathZ-Bq9h9atU

[@shuris_vibranium]

0:26 THANK YOU, THANK YOU for listing the films/TV shows AT THE BEGINNING!! I hate when video essays begin with "Spoiler Alert", but then don't warn you of what titles will be spoiled BEFORE they talk about it on-screen.

[@trinaq]

I find the "Unreliable Narrator" plot fascinating, since you can't believe everything that your narrator says, and they might not know what is real themselves. It's tough to pull off convincingly, but it works when done well, a la "Gone Girl."

[@alexwixom4599]

It challenges our assumptions of Authority. That's why it hits so good 😅

[@Smarterthanyew]

I don't think Gone Girl has an unreliable narrator. She pretty much tells us from the start her devious plan. She's reliably truthful to the audience.

[@trinaq]

The "Dead All Along" twist can be easy to guess, especially if a certain character only wears one outfit, or is seen interacting with one individual. "The Sixth Sense" pulled it off spectacularly, by setting scenes up in particular ways, that you might not realise until the big reveal.

[@jonathan36457]

0:30 THANK YOU!! I've wanted channels to give this warning for YEARS!!

[@BatAmerica]

A good twist should always add to the story. This is why an unnecessary plot twist takes away from the stakes rather than reinforcing them.

[@patriciaa4451]

I love the gag in The Good Place where Jason figures it out. Like how badly was that world set up?

[@ScottBaietti]

This video is very light on the details/ explanations and very heavy on the spoilers.

[@trinaq]

In my high school English class, we were warned against using the "It was only a Dream" twist for our essays, since it not only comes across as cheap and lazy, but renders the entire plot pointless.

[@BatAmerica]

The only time it works is when the twist is foreshadowed and reinforces the themes of the story such as The Wizard of Oz.

[@AJ-xc4qe]

That "forking" twist was everywhere! I couldn't escape it no matter where I was online. Even when they didn't spoil it, Kristen Bell's expressions from the same scene were on countless thumbnails! It was like the new "Sixth Sense" or "Oldboy"! But at least it got me to watch the show which is even better than people hyped it up to be!

[@dgillphotos]

Forking shirt!

[@dancoroian1]

It's a crime that Memento wasn't mentioned -- and I'm taking it as a personal affront

[@jennywaro1064]

I really like the Lego Movie plot twist. It was hugely surprising in the sense that it changed even the "type of movie statu quo", but it made perfect sense and there was just the right amount of foreshadowing.

[@whisperingwooper1763]

Attack on Titan has multiple plot twists done absolutely beautifully

[@olandir]

Why does NOBODY talk about the movie "The Hunt"? That movie was so good about keeping you on your toes. It had at least 2 significant twists you talked about in here, especially the one at the beginning where you think you know who the story is following.

[@bashfamiliar]

I've been a fan of this channel since the inception. I appreciate the efforts in this one!

[@Katy133]

I think my favourite twist of all time is the end of the first season of _Mulberry_ , starring Karl Howman and Geraldine McEwan. It's what made John Esmonde and Bob Larbey my favourite screenwriting duo. It's the kind of twist that leads you up the garden path, giving you enough clues to know something's up, but in such a way that you come to the wrong deduction. It's also the kind of twist that makes me appreciate re-watching the series, spotting details I'd missed before. _Mulberry_ is such a good series.

[@WrathOfGrapesN7]

The double plot twist at the end of season 1 of Warrior Nun was great, it really caught me off guard.

[@vickyvansane5092]

OMG another Warrior Nun Fan ❤

[@WrathOfGrapesN7]

@vickyvansane5092 YAAY!!! Season 2 is just about the best thing that I've ever seen!

[@selalewis9189]

When it comes to The Take, I’m always bracing for the twist of the ad read 😂

[@jonathanfitzharris4196]

Let's be honest, Good Place is the greatest twist of all time!

[@PhoebeFayRuthLouise]

I totally agree!

[@sifatshams1113]

"They called me Mr. Glass..."

[@coutterhill]

It was Bruce Willis the whole time!

[@WifeMamaArtist]

Love a plot twist I don’t see coming!! (I don’t count the Sixth Sense, as realised the twist about half way through).

[@allieconzola]

Some of my favorite plot twists are in Oldboy and Incendies. Both of those were like a punch to the gut when I realized what was happening.

[@lonellfletcher]

In The Village, I thought Ivy was chosen because she couldn’t learn the monsters weren’t real.

[@EvgeniiaNovikova]

“Severance” has some of the coolest plot twists in the history of modern tv. Hope they don’t screw up the second season 🙏

[@BioshadowX]

I will forever be pissed that my audiobook player either glitched or the chapters were out of order in the files it switched between Amy and Nick chapters, and I thought it was just hiw it was normally read. While still a great book, I definitely feel robbed of one of the greatest holy shit moments in modern writing

[@nicsmall589]

What book was this?

[@BioshadowX]

@nicsmall589 oh whoops. Gone Girl

[@tylerhackner9731]

Love these!

[@KathyKulesza]

The Others and Primal Fear had the best plot twists.

[@Dr.AlexMora]

Nice compilation! Best plot twists ever, though? Attack on Titan, no doubt

[@mariaskabardonis8353]

A lot of the twists have been spoiled to me lol but I think what makes a good twist is one where you can go back and rewatch with the knoelwledge of the twist and it enhances the viewing experience like the Good Place season 1 is a good example of that. Dallas was before my time and haven’t seen the original but I’ve heard fans sometimes wish they could Bobby Ewing tv seasons they don’t like some fans wanted s6 of Gilmore girls cause they don’t like Lor/chris but I don’t want it cause I like the Rory/logan and the elder grandparents in that season

[@franzgemota8425]

It may be a video game, but Bioshock has a great plot twist in any medium

[@dragonbreath649]

Grant ward falls under both mastermind and false protagonist

[@rini6]

The Mr Robot series was the king of amazing twists.

[@Takumi_Did_Nothing_Wrong]

I didn't realize that Amy Dunne being alive was supposed to be a twist because I knew going in that she was alive.

[@tardistrailers]

You forgot spoiler warnings for Star Wars Episode 5 and the Wizard of Oz.

[@vanzc7920]

Regarding Scream: Casey was technically the 3rd victim. Maureen Prescott and Steve Orth pre-deceased her. You could have said "Casey was one of the first victims."

[@Itmustbe_bunnies]

3:22 - Not quite sure why you used a clip from Buffy to illustrate your point at this moment? It's not a soap opera, and Dawn wasn't a "secret family member" in the way you're implying!

[@goodmorrowllc]

One Night in Soho did 'alive all along'. The clues were there, and there was no deus ex machina, but I found I empathized too much with the killer, not the victims!

[@juliem8018]

Why is your narrator dropping final s sounds from most plural words?

[@Zertruth]

I'm questioning if it's congestion, bad editing, or AI voiceover trained from the hundreds of videos The Take has made that wasn't quite ready for prime time.

[@romeblanchard3419]

Netflix’s Ragnarok’s plot twist/ending like worst tv series ever

[@nekrataali]

And for the last gotdamn time: NO, THEY WERE NOT DEAD IN LIMBO AT THE END OF LOST. Everything that happened, happened. A lot of the so-called "plot holes" people point to are really them not watching every season/episode, forgetting things, and then getting upset over it. Lost had a lot of fantastic plot twists and the series did them all really well.

[@DarylBaines]

Diana in the original series of V ... anyone who saw it, you know what I mean!

[@Punmaster9001]

The audio from the tv and movie clips was terribly quiet vs the narrator's speaking

[@angelaholmes8888]

You also forgot Louis from the tv series interview with the vampire he's also an unreliable narrator

[@greyLeicester]

Was it really that hard to name the wonderful Spanish director, Amenabar, when citing The Others? You did name the directors for Gone Girl and The 6th sense which were in the same category... For the record, Amenabar wrote the script for the Others in his uni days, thats way before Shyamalan released his opera prima, which dampened the success of the Others

[@umabonakude]

😂😂😂😂 Dallas season 9 is what happens to writers when producers/studios and actors can’t make up their minds. Everyone saw right through it.

[@dragonbreath649]

Mal baing hades’s daughter The grant ward reveal etc

[@inesatt1313]

I love it

[@tuni16tuni]

Bro why do I get a different thumbnail when switch yt accounts?? How does this work?

[@herbzrgreen]

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