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TV's 6 worst cliffhangers that still keep us guessing

Obviously, this post is dark and full of spoilers.

We love it when stories end with a nice little bow around each loose end. Too often, however, TV writers like to taunt us with big cliffhangers that leave fans guessing.

Obviously, this post is dark and full of spoilers.

Gilmore Girls

Alexis Bledel and Lauren Graham in a scene from the television series "Gilmore Girls a Year...
Alexis Bledel and Lauren Graham in a scene from the television series "Gilmore Girls a Year in the Life" on Netflix.(Saeed Adyani / Netflix)

Show creator Amy Sherman-Palladino has said for years she knew what the final four words of her Gilmore Girls series would be. Netflix viewers discovered over the weekend that those four words revealed Rory's pregnant ... and that's it. Cut to black. Roll credits.

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Dallas

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The new Dallas ended on its own cliffhanger, but the 1991 finale of the original CBS drama had its very own "Who Shot J.R.?" -- or, did J.R. shoot himself -- mystery. After a warped version of It's a Wonderful Life, J.R. has a chat with the devil about the merits of staying alive.

ALF

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Alf, the lovable puppet-alien from the eponymous late-'80s sitcom, was all ready for a happy ending at the end of the show's final season. He was just about to board a spaceship to take him to his home planet, when all of a sudden, he's surrounded by government agents, scaring off the UFO.

The Sopranos

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Cue the fan theories.

This finale was so shocking, many viewers thought their cable cut out when the scene went to black. Since then, fans continue to debate whether or not Tony Soprano did, indeed, get whacked.

Twin Peaks

Subsequent movie-length projects and renewed seasons aside, this is a pretty jarring way to end David Lynch's supernatural crime thriller. How is Annie, anyway?

The X-Files

The X-Files returned to Fox earlier this year for a short, six-episode season that ended with a big question-mark. As Mulder sits in traffic, dying, in Washington, D.C., Scully looks up to see a beam of light and a UFO slowly descending toward them.