cliff-hanger

They lean in, lips touch and... fade to black in a brutal cliff-hanger that would have outraged the actual Gossip Girl.

Top Moments: Castle's Emotional Deep Freeze and Charlie Sheen's Still Winning! 2011

Susan Lucci on All My Children's last day, the big cliff-hanger and her future online

Susan Lucci Blasts ABC Head of Daytime for Demise of All My Children 2011

Gamble: We have so many mythologies going on that when we heard that we were going to air Episode 21 and 22 on the same night, we talked about breaking it as one huge, two-hour episode with a short cliff-hanger in the middle, but what ended up happening was two distinct episodes.

Supernatural Boss on Finale: "Characters That People Like Will Be Killed" 2011

However, Collier says he stands by showrunner Venna Sud's decision to end the first season on a cliff-hanger.

AMC Responds to The Killing Finale Backlash 2011

"We've never done a true cliff-hanger before, but I think this does qualify," she says.

The Mentalist Finale: Jane and Red John Come Face to Face 2011

However, Collier says he stands by showrunner Venna Sud's decision to end the first season on a cliff-hanger.

AMC Responds to The Killing Finale Backlash 2011

Can you imagine being left with this cliff-hanger?

Mega Buzz: A Five-0 Death, Bad Botox on Modern Family and a Smallville Quest 2011

I envision the “cliff-hanger” to be something like this …

Twilight Lexicon » The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn To Release Nov. 18, 2011 2010

It was hard though for them to top the Season seven cliff-hanger.

Dallas Season 12 on DVD - The Retroist 2010

The show was moving to Friday nights, where the writers would have to figure out how to resolve last season's "shot in the dark" cliff-hanger involving serial killer Shane Casey (guest star Edward Furlong) and married CSIs Danny (Carmine Giovinazzo) and Lindsay (Anna Belknap) Messer.

CSI: NY Returns on a New Night with a New Face 2010