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Some years, TV climbs new pinnacles.
It reaches for new heights.
Words likepeakandsummitandprecipiceget thrown around.
I speak, of course, of valleys.
For every peak there is a valley, and the TV of 2024 is full of them.
Its easy to think of a valley as a nadir or a depression.
But this is foolhardy!
Valleys are inevitable and invaluable.
How can we see our high points without our low ones?
Valleys can be barren and desolate, yes, but they can also be full of life!
2024 may have been a year of valleys on television, but that doesnt have to be a negative.
Let us consider their majesty and the vistas they provide.
No series loves a valley quite as much asOutlander.
Here, we see several important features highlighted in a rural landscape.
There is also a guy in a kilt.
LikeFallout, the valley becomes a showcase for power and terrifying awe.
On the other hand, valleys can be locations to declare victory!
See, in this case, the glowing river that snakes through thisRings of Powervalley.
Like so much of the imagery ofRipley, this valley cupped along the Amalfi Coast appears magisterial and cold.
It looms; its grandeur is alarming rather than inspiring.
Good-looking valley, though.
Looks can be deceptive, though, and all kinds of stuff can hide within little valleys.
In this case it was mass murder.
Lighting provides much reason for concern as well.
How are the bottles being lit?
How do the walls of this cave work?
Never mind the uncomfortably visible asscracks on the bears.
For completeness, this image does include a depiction of a valley, seen in the background.
Two heavily sloped sides, one running body of water between.
But the valley is lovely, and thats what matters.
We end on this frame from BravosThe Valley, which really says it all.
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