Some excellent monologues from our favourite shows that left us in awe

1)Game of Thrones, Tyrion Lannister

S4, E6: The Law of Gods and Men

For all intents and purposes, Game of Thrones ended with the sixth season. However, it had reached its apex at this point. I think I died inside from the amount of empathy I felt for Tyrion Lannister during his trial for the murder of Joffrey Baratheon when he delivered this monologue. Peter Dinklage delivers this with such pain in his expression and voice that it makes you want to reach out and hug him. Tyrion Lannister, the most noble-hearted man in all of King's Landing.

2) How to get away with murder

S4, EP13: Annalise Keating

Although some of its elements are quite filmy (for lack of a better word), this is one of the commercial shows that focuses on America's ingrained intolerance of people of colour. This politically explosive monologue, delivered superbly by an unapologetic Viola Davis in front of the Supreme Court jury, begs the law to finally acknowledge what Amera has done to its black citizens.

3) Black mirror

S1, E2 : Fifteen Million Merits, Bing

I believe the show has deteriorated over the seasons, but this episode is the reason I can't watch reality TV without being horrified. This monologue has terrified me to my core because it represents the mindless marketing of talent, the need to make everything sellable. This is a stand-alone episode that I highly recommend to anyone who can handle dystopia.

4) Bojack Horseman

S5, E6 : Free Churro, Bojack Horseman

If you live in the existential dread that is the twenty-first century, watching Bojack Horseman feels like a painful but poetic punch in the gut. This monologue, which is both an acknowledgement of loss and a complicated relationship with a parent, encourages you to reconsider what it means to respect the dead. Is it to accept their flaws and proclaim them righteous after death? Is respect about remembering the humanity of those who abandon us?

5) Breaking bad

S3, E7 : Jesse Pinkman

Despite the fact that "I am the one who knocks" was one of the show's most famous dialogues, it was technically too short to qualify as a monologue. In contrast to much of the show's wording, this one is a well-written speech that was performed well and was strategically placed. No other show will be able to portray grim and powerful individuals in the same way this one does.

6) Sex Education

S1, E8: Maive Wiley

Privilege of a childhood is something not everyone is born with. Maive Wiley, who was barely an adult, was forced to care for herself and others at a time when she was supposed to be cared for. This brief monologue in which she discusses her academic interests and abilities demonstrates how no one should be denied the opportunity to correct themselves simply because they were forced to become adults due to the absence of a responsible family member.