TV can lift our spirits and transport us to new places and emotions rarely before experienced. Also, sometimes it makes us happy by showing us two people kicking the ever-loving crap out of one another.

Agent Melinda May vs...

The right dress for the right occasion.

Sandor

This could be us but you slayin...

"The first rule of Fight Club is, you know, just have fun out there."

Samantha

Dominos Pizza Tracker 2.0

The Flash vs. Arrow

The Fast and the Furious.

Clarke Griffin vs. Anya

<em>Derelicte</em>, by Mugatu.

Korra vs. Zaheer

The day Korra had one too many of the Flamin' Hot Cheetos.

We're closing in on the end of 2014 and so since most folks are using the month of December to reflect back on the past year we'll do the same thing - but specifically with the best ass-beatings on television. Whether it was two fierce armored warriors trading sword clangs or two detectives trying to take down a giant, sadistic child-killer, this past year was not lacking in epic brawls. Heroes tried to topple super computers, cannibals, and chameleons, leading to a cavalcade of combat.Game of Thrones, The Walking Dead, Arrow , True Detective, Hannibal and more, here's a glimpse back at some of the best TV fight scenes of 2014. And - of course -await you from each of these shows. So beware.Oh, and if you're wondering, we did originally have this list at 14 shows for 2014, but then we couldn't bring ourselves to cut any of these, so consider one of them a bonus!In Season 2's "Face My Enemy," Agent May was forced to go toe-to-toe with a brainwashed Hydra operative who was using advanced tech to disguised herself as May. No, she wasn't actually fighting herself, like one could on on a sci-fi or space show where bizarro doppelgängers exist, but watching Ming-Na Wen attack herself with fists, kicks, elbows, and knives during an extended battle sequence was one of the coolest things SHIELD's done to date.If the below embed doesn't work for you, click here Game of Thrones is always good for a knock-down, drag-out, dismemberfest. In fact, you can check out the show's best fight scenes from all four seasons here. But if we had to pick one (or two - see the next page) from this year's fourth season, we'll go Hound vs. Brienne.The Hound squaring off against Brienne managed to even surprise and shock fans of the book series as the two never crossed paths in the novels.And it was sick.Another show that's always good for an ample amount of bloody, prolonged fight scenes is Cinemax's Banshee (which more of you should be watching).While nothing might ever beat Carrie and Olek's forty-minute melee from Season 1 (which also had the Sheriff Hood vs. Albino fight), Season 2 wasn't without its share of beatings. Topping Hood vs. Quentin in "Armies of One" and the amazing hospital shootout in "Homecoming" is Hood vs. Chayton - a massive cinderblock of a Native American hardliner who doesn't take kindly to the Banshee cops trying to push their weight around on the reservation. And what starts out as a one on one fight soon becomes an everyone against Chayton pile-on.You can see it at this link (albeit with Russian dubbing before the brawling begins).Hey, here's another show we're trying desperately to get you all watch - CBS' Person of Interest. During the current season, Amy Acker's cyber-pawn Root stood her ground against a gang of surveillance-assisted assassins in an attempt to stop the murder of Jason Ritter's on-the-run conspiracy believer, Simon. In this freakin' amazing scene, Root (with double guns) puts her life on the line against Martine, a killer being guided by a super-AI called Samaritan.In the Flash episode appropriately titled "Flash vs. Arrow," Barry Allen begins manifesting jealous rage after a run-in with metahuman Prism (or Rainbow Raider - choose your side!). And it all leads to a showdown between Starling City's grim vigilante and Central City's speedster. A trained assassin vs. someone with actual superpowers (but limited fighting abilities).In Arrow's follow-up episode, the two would go at it once again from a friendlier standpoint, just to see who was better once and for all. The results remained shrouded in mystery.Near the beginning of The 100's second season, mortal enemies Clarke and Anya escaped Mount Weather during a momentary truce in order to save both their asses. It wasn't long though before deep-rooted hostilities returned and the two of them were hacking and slashing at each other like ferocious mud creatures. A dirty, gritty fight that saw Clarke rise up and defeat a woman who'd been trained as a warrior since birth.The Legend of Korra saw many bend-tastic fights over its run -- particularly this year, as Books Three and Four both aired in 2014. And while the animated series' last few episodes packed quite a punch, it's hard not to think of Korra's aerial duel with Zaheer in "Venom of the Red Lotus" when thinking of the greatest TV fights of the year.Despite Korra being fatally poisoned just prior to facing Zaheer, that didn't stop this showdown from being any less epic. Unlike most of the show's fights, this one had a distinct superhero feel to it, with Zaheer typifying Superman and Korra being all "HULK SMASH!" In addition to the aerial component, there was also the brassy fanfare and amazing shot composition.As animated fights go, this is one fans won't soon forget.

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