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\"Bates Motel,\" Episode 2

\"Better Call Saul,\" Episode 4

\"Bloodline,\" Episode 4

\"BoJack Horseman,\" Episode 5

\"Breaking Bad,\" Episode 2

\"Dexter,\" Episode 3

\"Gossip Girl,\" Episode 3

\"Grace & Frankie,\" Episode 4

\"House of Cards,\" Episode 3

\"How I Met Your Mother,\" Episode 8

\"Mad Men,\" Episode 6

\"Marco Polo,\" Episode 3

\"Marvel’s Daredevil,\" Episode 5

\"Once Upon A Time,\" Episode 6

\"Orange is the New Black,\" Episode 3

\"Pretty Little Liars,\" Episode 4

\"Scandal,\" Episode 2

\"Sense8,\" Episode 3

\"Sons of Anarchy,\" Episode 2

\"Suits,\" Episode 2

\"The Blacklist,\" Episode 6

\"The Killing,\" Episode 2

\"The Walking Dead,\" Episode 2

\"Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt,\" Episode 4

What's interesting, according to Netflix, is that these inflection points and episodes all contained crucial show moments. Episode 2 on \"Breaking Bad\" was when Walter White has to decide whether or not to commit murder, \"Orange is the New Black's\" lock episode is when Crazy Eyes gets aggressive in her love for Piper Chapman.

The spokesperson said after that episode, the numbers and the charts just climb exponentially on who finishes the season.

Let the debate begin. Do you agree with the episode listed above? We want to know. Voice your opinions below.

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