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Episode Power Rankings

The peaks and the valleys. Find the essential episodes — and the ones to skip.

#1
S1E3 8.3
Air

Visit food labs and Moroccan fields as Pollan delves into the science of bread-making and the nature of gluten.

#2
S1E4 7.9
Earth

Discover how microbes help turn raw ingredients into delicacies like chocolate and cheese as Pollan tackles the mysterious process of fermentation.

#3
S1E2 7.7
Water

Pollan looks to the kitchens of India for a lesson in the value of pot cooking and examines the consequences of eating highly processed food.

#4 Fire S1E1 7.1

Lowlights

#4 S1E1 Fire 7.1

With help from Aboriginal hunters and a barbecue pit master, Pollan shows how fire shaped human gastronomy, and weighs our duty to the animals we eat.

#3 Water S1E2 7.7
#2 Earth S1E4 7.9
#1 Air S1E3 8.3

The Quality Arc

Each point is an episode, plotted in order. Colored bands mark season boundaries. Look for the rise, the plateau, or the decline.

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Episode Engagement

High votes + high rating = beloved classic. High votes + low rating = notorious stinker. Low votes + high rating = hidden gem.

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