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Episode Power Rankings

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

#1
S3E8 8.3
Giblets for Murray

Jamie's perfect Thanksgiving feast involves a buffet for ten and five turkeys, thanks to Murray and the extremely friendly neighborhood grocer Kim.

#2
S1E11 8.2
Met Someone

The story of how Paul and Jamie met is told, beginning with a chance encounter on a Sunday evening by the newstand, followed by Paul's hard work to locate Jamie. Jamie breaks up with her boyfriend and is feeling strange. Paul appears in her office bringing her clothes and as time passes, they go on a dinner date...

#3
S3E23 8.2
Up in Smoke

Unable to buy her an anniversary present, with or without everyone else's help, Paul hands Jamie a slip of paper entitling her to a magical night. Things take a decidedly unusual turn after that.

#4 The Final Frontier S7E21 8.2
#5 Disorientation S2E21 8.1
#6 Paul Is Dead S2E12 8.0
#7 Our Fifteen Minutes S3E11 8.0
#8 The Birth: Part 2 S5E24 8.0
#9 Love Among the Tiles S1E16 7.9
#10 Murray's Tale S2E1 7.9

Lowlights

#173 S5E4 Clip Show 5.9

Having chosen the residents of Apartment 11-D as its parents, the baby in the making deals with musical interludes and parental cooing, and with lots and lots of choice moments from their years together. In other words, a clip show.

#172 Virtual Reality II S7E13 6.3
#171 Farmer Buchman S7E9 6.3
#170 Paul Slips in the Shower S6E21 6.3
#169 The 2nd Mrs. Buchman S6E15 6.4

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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Series Trajectory

One point per season. Smooths out the episode-to-episode noise to reveal the bigger arc.

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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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