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#1
S9E6 9.7
The Gift of Life

Laura tells Greg she has an inoperable brain tumour. He takes her from doctor to doctor looking for a different diagnosis. Laura tells him she's not seeing any more specialists. Greg says he's not going to Meg's christening because he's seen his last church. People hold a farewell party for Laura at Lotus Point. Greg visits a doctor Laura refused to see. His car gets towed away and he wanders the streets. Meg gets christened while Greg sits in his car. He eventually goes into the church. Laura decides to go to a clinic alone, Greg says she's going there to die without him and it isn't being fair to him. She says she doesn't want him to see her die. She phones Karen to say goodbye and gives Meg to Greg and leaves for the clinic alone.

#2
S9E11 9.4
Noises Everywhere: Part 2

After Laura's funeral, everyone goes to Greg's. Mac is belligerent and snide. He spends all his time with Meg. Karen overhears him tell Gary that he's a father who never got to raise his kids. Richard tells Karen that Laura emasculated him, but he's matured a lot since then. Jill's upset that Gary is taking care of fragile Val. Jill starts to drink heavily and gets drunk. She tells Val that she lost her family and wants to help with the twins. She steals Peter's ashes and puts them in her purse. Jill then drunkenly goes up to Paige and asks her how she can sleep at night. Jill whacks Paige in the back with her purse. Everyone watches Laura's videos and cry their eyes out. Val and Karen cry and make up. Greg watches his video of Laura by himself, and sobs. He asks how she could leave him all alone, because he loves her. On the way home, Jill scatters Peter's ashes off a mountainside. On tape, Laura reads "Goodnight Moon" to Meg.

#3
S6E30 9.3
The Long and Winding Road

Greg asks Laura to marry him. Mack tracks the babies down to Harry and Sheila Fisher. Abby tells Val that the babies are alive and she takes her to the Fisher's home, where Harry drives away with one of the twins.

#4 Do Not Fold, Spindle, or Mutilate S8E29 9.2
#5 Poor Jill S10E16 9.2
#6 Negotiations S5E25 9.1
#7 Here in My Arms S7E2 9.1
#8 The Unraveling S8E16 9.1
#9 Cement the Relationship S8E30 9.1
#10 Critical Condition S3E2 9.0

Lowlights

#344 S3E10 The Three Sisters 6.0

The women of the Cul-de-sac are stranded in a supposedly haunted house where they must spend the night.

#343 The Rose and the Briar S3E9 6.2
#342 Silver Shadows S3E16 6.5
#341 The Grim Reaper S11E19 6.6
#340 A Death in the Family S14E8 6.7

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Series Trajectory

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Season Consistency

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