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Episode Power Rankings

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

#1
S1E8 9.2
Make It Easy

In 1986 San Francisco, Hawk seeks redemption and faces Lucy. Marcus and Frankie receive distressing news concerning Jerome. Tim makes a wrenching decision that will change Hawk’s life forever.

#2
S1E7 9.0
White Nights

After a family tragedy, Hawk has exiled himself to Fire Island where he drinks himself to death. In 1979, Tim visits Hawk to console him and things take a dark turn. Meanwhile, Marcus and Frankie are drawn into the explosion of gay rage prompted by the verdict in Dan White’s murder trial.

#3
S1E5 8.8
Promise You Won't Write

Roy Cohn’s obsession with David Schine leads to the televised Army-McCarthy hearings. Exposed to McCarthy’s – and Hawk’s – true natures, Tim makes a life-changing decision about his future.

#4 Beyond Measure S1E6 8.7
#5 Bulletproof S1E2 8.6
#6 You're Wonderful S1E1 8.5
#7 Hit Me S1E3 8.5
#8 Your Nuts Roasting on an Open Fire S1E4 8.5

Lowlights

#8 S1E4 Your Nuts Roasting on an Open Fire 8.5

As the government’s purge of homosexuals continues, Hawk faces a polygraph test about his sex life and publicly courts Lucy. In 1980s San Francisco, Hawk meets Marcus and Frankie’s adopted son.

#7 Hit Me S1E3 8.5
#6 You're Wonderful S1E1 8.5
#5 Bulletproof S1E2 8.6
#4 Beyond Measure S1E6 8.7

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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