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Episode Power Rankings

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

#1
S1E10 8.4
The Decision: Part Two

Conclusion. Brody labors over a difficult choice between his professional life and his love life in the Season 1 finale. Also: Threepeat must stay with Harvard.

#2
S2E8 8.3
The Mansfield Who Came to Dinner

Brody panics when Jenny invites the cultured and sophisticated Mansfield over to their zero-bedroom half-bathroom "palace" for dinner to thank him for paying for college. Meanwhile, Harvard and Lindsay are the perfect couple who never, ever fight - that is, until all their pent-up tension explodes in the middle of Jenny's dinner party. Plus, when Threepeat gets his 15 minutes of fame as a financial correspondent, he freezes up until he gets a little on-camera help from former childstar Derrick.

#3
S1E7 8.2
Woman on Top

Brody's overly competitive ex-girlfriend arrives, drawing concern from Jenny. Elsewhere, the gang hits the stage for karaoke, and Mansfield tries to embrace his feminine side.

#4 Dynamic Duo S1E8 8.1
#5 The Break-Ups S2E4 8.1
#6 The Gift S1E4 8.0
#7 Love & Basketball S2E6 8.0
#8 Wicked Wedding S2E7 8.0
#9 The New Office S1E3 7.9
#10 Baked and Toasted S2E2 7.9

Lowlights

#20 S1E1 Pilot 7.1

Boy meets girl, in this case "top floor" Brody meets "ground floor" Jenny and the sparks fly. Will the two follow the advice of their friends and avoid one another, or will they follow their hearts?

#19 Take Me Out to the Ballgame S1E5 7.6
#18 Mano-a-Mansfield S2E5 7.7
#17 If I Were a Rich Man S1E6 7.7
#16 The Proposal - Part One S2E9 7.8

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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Season Momentum

Did each season build or fizzle? Green means the finale outscored the premiere. Red means the opposite. Longer arrows, bigger swings.

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Season Consistency

How steady is each season? Tightly clustered dots mean reliable quality. Scattered dots mean a wild ride.

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