#1
S1E5
And the Winner Is... (The Oscars of 1963)
Bette is on track to win a record-breaking, third "Best Actress" Oscar. Joan and Hedda launch a clandestine campaign against Bette.
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#2
S1E8
You Mean All This Time We Could Have Been Friends?
In the season finale, Joan accepts a leading role on a new film despite her deteriorating health. Faced with a new rival, Bette reflects on her misplaced feud with Joan.
#3
S1E3
Mommie Dearest
As the film production reaches its climax, the feud becomes physical. Bette's relationship with her daughter becomes strained when she bonds with a new cast member. Joan reveals an intimate detail about her past.
#4
Abandoned!
S1E7
#5
Pilot
S1E1
#6
More, or Less
S1E4
#7
The Other Woman
S1E2
#8
Hagsploitation
S1E6
#9
Pilot
S2E1
#10
Beautiful Babe
S2E7
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Past, present and future collide as Truman makes a final push to finish Answered Prayers.
#15
Hats, Gloves and Effete Homosexuals
S2E6
#14
Masquerade 1966
S2E3
#13
The Secret Inner Lives of Swans
S2E5
#12
It's Impossible
S2E4
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