cliffhanger
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Whether in use as memorable transitions, to deliver a sonic hit of nostalgia or to underscore a jarring cliffhanger, songs pack emotional punch — and leave us wanting more.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026
The new episodes will pick up from the season five cliffhanger, in which Emily's on-again, off-again romantic interest Gabriel - played by Bravo - sends her a postcard inviting her on a Greek getaway.
From BBC ● May 21, 2026
To sustain attention, every episode ends on a cliffhanger.
From BBC ● May 1, 2026
A solid, by-the-numbers, character-driven yarn, “Detour” ends on a cliffhanger because it’s the start of a series.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026
Clarke couldn’t leave Essa’s story unfinished, not with the cliffhanger in The Stars Fall.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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Fun at times, ridiculous at others, the show ended with multiple cliffhangers, so pulling the plug seems especially painful.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
Patchett’s literary style isn’t of the show-offy variety packed with dazzling sentences and edge-of-your-seat cliffhangers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026
From time to time I’ll make an exception and settle into a relative page-turner: nothing with cliffhangers or lots of hand-to-hand combat, mind you, but with a brisker narrative pace.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
“There was a strong emphasis on cliffhangers in manga before One Piece,” he continues.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2024
"TNG" and "Deep Space Nine" were syndicated series, and in the age of scripted syndication, cliffhangers were insurance beckoning a wandering audience to return.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2023
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