The cliffhanger is an indelible and inescapable part of the television viewing experience. And whether we like it or not, we're about to suffer through a whole bunch of them.
With the need for social distancing amid the global coronavirus pandemic having already brought Hollywood to a grinding halt, beloved shows like Grey's Anatomy have been forced to wrap their seasons early, leaving plotlines dangling off a cliff until the industry can get back to business.
Whenever that may be. However unplanned these cliffhangers heading our way may be, they're not necessarily a bad thing. It's been 40 years since Dallas practically invented the practice, as the CBS soap wrapped up its third season on March 21, 1980 with the villainous J.R.