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* The ''[[Criminal Minds]]'' episode "Birthright" ends with the villain being killed by his pregnant wife, just like his father (also a serial killer) was.

* ''[[Babylon 5]]''. The various incarnations of the Shadow/Vorlon War, up until the point where Sheridan [[Screw Destiny|punches History in the face]] [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|and throws it out of the galaxy]].

* In the series finale of HBO's ''[[The Wire]]'', several characters end up in situations that harken back to the pilot episode (in tandem with [[Call Back~~|Call Backs~~]]). Most notably, Detective Leander Sydnor goes to Judge Phelan and asks with his help investigating a major case (which Detective Jimmy McNulty did, in a conversation with the exact same character, five seasons prior). The [[Where Are They Now? Epilogue]] insinuates that Baltimore is a cyclical place, and that characters will always end up in certain roles (e.g. {{spoiler|Michael}} becomes the new {{spoiler|Omar}}, {{spoiler|Dukie}} becomes the new {{spoiler|Bubbles}}, etc).

* In the series finale of HBO's ''[[The Wire]]'', several characters end up in situations that harken back to the pilot episode (in tandem with [[Call Back]]s). Most notably, Detective Leander Sydnor goes to Judge Phelan and asks with his help investigating a major case (which Detective Jimmy McNulty did, in a conversation with the exact same character, five seasons prior). The [[Where Are They Now? Epilogue]] insinuates that Baltimore is a cyclical place, and that characters will always end up in certain roles (e.g. {{spoiler|Michael}} becomes the new {{spoiler|Omar}}, {{spoiler|Dukie}} becomes the new {{spoiler|Bubbles}}, etc).

* ''[[Lost]]'' starting in the season 5 finale. Its implied that people have been coming to the island only to be wiped out over and over again as part of {{spoiler|Jacob and the Man in Black's grand morality test}}. Taken to an extreme in "Across the Sea" where it's revealed that {{spoiler|Jacob isn't even the original protector of the island and that there had probably been many previous protectors before he was born}}.