The Best of 2014: Fight Scenes!

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TV Fanatics have chosen the best fight scenes of 2014. What made the cut?

1. May vs. Ward -- Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

May vs. Ward in the Agents of Shield Season 1 finale. May finally gets her revenge in the most satisfying way when she kicks Ward's double-crossing ass. Ward's betrayal affected everyone, but he slept with May. I know I was cheering her on when she crushed his larynx and shot his foot with a nail gun. He deserved it!

2. Sam and Annalise -- How to Get Away with Murder

This couple has been on thin ice all season after the reveal that Sam was having an affair with a now-deceased student. Sam was always apologizing and pleading with his wife to forgive him, but it always seemed like Sam was one second away from losing it. Well, lose it he did in a bonkers winter finale that showed husband and wife completely decimate one another with insults. A broken woman, Annalise baited her husband, hoping he'd reveal that he was the one behind his lover's death. But Sam instead chose to shame his wife with a disgusting diatribe about the real reason he began a relationship with her many years ago. There was no victor in this particular fight, but Sam would be murdered that very night. And Annalise's reaction to his death was another surprising twist on one of the best new shows of the fall.

3. Oliver Queen vs. Ra's al Ghul -- Arrow

The tense buildup, Oliver's long climb up the mountain to the scenic wintry setting, the words and blows exchanged that ended in Ra's al Ghul's surprising final stab through Oliver's side...all that would've been enough to land one of the best fight scenes of 2014, but then...Ra's pushed Oliver over the side of the mountain. Gasp! (spoiler alert!) Oliver Queen is "dead."

4. Snow vs Evil Queen -- Once Upon a Time

When the Shattered Sight curse was cast on Storybrooke, everybody showed off their worst selves. This meant Regina was reverted back to her Evil Queen persona, costume and all, and with that she went after her first enemy, Snow White. It was the most bad-ass fight as Snow and Regina went at each other, sans magic, in the Sheriff's Station to pay each other back for the wrong they've done against the other. The fight was made better when the curse was broken, the two just broke down laughing at what the curse made them do. Best Fairytale Fight.

5. Arrow vs Deathstroke -- Arrow

In last season's finale, the fight scene between Oliver Queen and Slade Wilson was one of the most beautiful things to behold on television. Not only was it fantastically choreographed, it was made even more intense by juxtaposing it with the previous fight between Oliver and Slade on the freighter. Not only did we get to see Oliver finally win against Slade, we saw how far he had come.

6. Abby and Jake -- Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce

Abby vs. Jake on Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce. In the first episode they found themeslves alone in a room finally letting go of their feelings. Jake shouted started it, Abby responded it was an emotional affair and he's the one who broke the marriage vows. Through it all, it was never in doubt how much they loved on another and how deeply they hurt. It was realistic and absolutely heartbreaking, and showed brilliant insight into how people find themselves lost in a marriage and the measures they take to find solace, even if their partner gets hurt. The worst of it was when they were interrupted by their kids just as it started to get slightly physical. Gut punch to the viewers!

7. Team Arrow/League of Assassins vs Mirakuru Army -- Arrow

Oliver and Sarah lead the League of Assassins into a fight with the Mirakuru army, an intense battle in a tunnel where everyone - even Quentin Lance - had time to shine. Absolutely one of the best fight scenes on network television this year. How has this show not won a Stunt Coordination Emmy yet?!

8. The Flash vs The Reverse Flash -- The Flash

Our beloved speedster Barry Allen comes face-to-face with the man who killed his mother - yet Barry is unable to defeat Reverse-Flash, despite his own super-speed. He's barely able to lay a hand on his nemesis! It's only through the intervention of another meta-human, the tragically-insane Ronnie "Firestorm" Raymond, that Reverse-Flash is forced to retreat. And then there's that revelation at the end of the episode (spoilers!) that Barry's trusted mentor Harrison Wells may actually be Reverse-Flash...

9. Anya and Clarke -- The 100

Oh, Anya. Why did you have to die? After killing over 300 of Anya's army, Clarke tried to do some damage control by saving her from Mount Weather. The two kept hot on each others trail, but it all lead to a spectacular and kind of muddy girl fight. Never have I seen a fight like this on TV. From hitting each other with branches, to getting ready to stab each other. There was no hair pulling here! I didn't want either to die, but it was very obvious Anya's fight was over when she and Clarke finally put the past behind them and made an alliance.

10. Jess and Cece -- New Girl

From New Girl, "Girl Fight." One of the reasons Jess and Cece have been able to be friends for so many years (or so they think) is because they don't truly address their issues with one another. They use veiled insults and smiley face emoticons in text messages, then pretend nothing happened. But after this many years of friendship, its a purse that makes all of that come crashing down. When their fight doesn't blow over as quickly as usual, the guys encourage Jess and Cece to punch each other at a baby shower. After wailing on each other in the middle of a baby shower with the mother-to-be exclaiming how exciting it is, they both end up in the hospital with their issues resolved.

11. Alvey vs. Ryan -- Kingdom

Considering this is a series about a family of MMA fighters, it's hard to believe one of the best fights of the first season took place outside the cage. After training and giving ex-con Ryan a place to crash, the guy unravels and thanks his host by absolutely wrecking Alvey's gym. The security company contacts Alvey and he arrives in time to witness the damage firsthand, shattered mirrors and all. The dude even pissed in the cage. Needless to say, this confrontation leads to an epic brawl which makes all the others on the show pale by comparison.

12. Trubel vs Three Verrat Assassins -- Grimm

Good thing she didn't stay in the car. When Nick and Hank get attacked by three Verrat hundjagers in a hospital parking lot, they tried but really couldn't handle them all. In comes Teresa Rubel - better known as Trubel (pronounced "trouble") - and lays a smackdown on two of the three assassins which included parkour off a car and smashing one's head into a window.

13. Klaus Mikaelson vs. Mikael Mikaelson -- The Originals

Another round of father vs son took place on the this spin-off series of the Vampire Diaries. Fans were glad when the larger-than-life Originals got their own show and we could watch their characters develop more. The fight was brutal and had a lot of supernatural twists and turns, but in the end Klaus proved to his father that it helps to actually have friends who care whether you live or die.

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