The Backwards Episode

Quite a number of television shows have had episodes which were narrated in reverse chronology, due possibly to narrative style, some sort of time travel mechanism, or a character (or society) who perceives time passing in the opposite direction. These are not simply episodes which allow a character to travel back in time, and relive the period forward; rather they are episodes where the period of time is either experienced or recounted from the chronological end to the chronological beginning. Those incorporating a time travel mechanism may or may not allow characters to break out of their destiny. Various backwards episodes include:

* "As Time Goes By" ("Sliders")
* "Backwards" ("Red Dwarf")
* "" ("")
* "The Betrayal" ("Seinfeld")
* "Redrum" ("The X-Files")
* "My Cheatin' Heart" (Home Movies)
* "Hindsight" ("ER")

ee also

* "Memento"
* Reverse chronology
* Time loop
* Time travel
* List of television series that include time travel