Quotes About Cliffhangers
Every single chapter of those books had to end with a cliffhanger. It was the law. A chapter would finish with "Tash stepped off the spaceship and heard a blood-curdling scream!" Then you'd read the next chapter and it would say "But apparently it was just a bird."
—Daniel Wallace on the Galaxy of Fear series
I must object to the false jeopardy and melodramatic suspense at the end of every section. This is an informative essay, not a holodrama.
— DV-9 grading Tash's homework, Galaxy of Fear
Is this the tragic end of me?
Or will the sequel set me free?
Or will the sequel set me free?
— The Aquabats!, "Stuck In A Movie!"
"The situation's turned critical, and things can't get any worse. And this is how they're ending the episode? Oh, for crying out loud! I hate it when they pull this."
— Lina Inverse (narrating), Slayers TRY, episode 9
Karla: What are we going to do, Captain?
Kremmen: I'm gonna to do what I always do when something desperate and untoward happens. Leave it to next week!
Kremmen: I'm gonna to do what I always do when something desperate and untoward happens. Leave it to next week!
— Kremmen of the Star Corps
Ellie: Oh man!
Joel: Hey, what happened to sleeping?
Ellie: Okay, I know it doesn't look like it, but this here is not a bad read. Only one problem. Right there. 'To be continued!' I hate cliffhangers.
Joel: Hey, what happened to sleeping?
Ellie: Okay, I know it doesn't look like it, but this here is not a bad read. Only one problem. Right there. 'To be continued!' I hate cliffhangers.
"Oh my God, what’s that strange light hanging over the crop circle? It’s...it’s...it’s...the end of the episode!"
— Agent Sulky, The X Fools
"That was thrilling, eh? But you see, it's a trick all good authors use, to close a chapter at the ghastliest moment."
— Moominpappa, Moominpappa's Memoirs
Believe me, the temptation to cliffhanger there was so real and if YouTube still had a 10 minute time limit I would have definitely gone for it.
Ansem: But this ending, it doesn't have any suspense.
Axel: You want suspense? You want a cliffhanger? Here you go!
Axel: You want suspense? You want a cliffhanger? Here you go!
"Oh, the scary music means they're getting ready for the classic Friday Night Cliffhanger."
— Rogelio, Jane the Virgin
"Do something, Proton!" cried Buster, as the three heroes backed up against the wall. "It's another bloody cliffhanger!"
"ASSIGNMENT: POSTPONED
SUBJECT: FREEMAN
REASON: AWAITING FURTHER DATA."
SUBJECT: FREEMAN
REASON: AWAITING FURTHER DATA."
— Black Mesa, original release
Cmdr. Fleggle: Now, you two are spies, and the legal conditions made up by the writer give me the power to have you executed. Guard! Perform the cliff-hanger.
Janyette: (Scream) Doctor, do something!
[Close up of the Doctor's face, as the guard comes towards him with a kerosene heater refill attachment. Roll credits.]
— Doctor Who and the Revenge of the Unrealistatrons
Cliffhanger, a movie in which Sylvester Stallone finds himself trapped in a Doctor Who fan marathon, and must endure corny cliffhangers every half hour until he can escape.
— TrekBBS, "Come up with the most silly Who spin off".
"Evan, sometimes a show ends a season with an unfinished moment to bring viewers back in for the next season."
— Karen Rooney, Liv and Maddie
"Ever notice how something dramatic seems to happen around here every eight minutes? I can't be the only one noticing this."
— Red vs. Blue, most episodes of which are ~8 minutes long
