Episode Ratings Grid

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Episode Power Rankings

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

#1
S2E2 8.5
One Moore Episode

Doug and Claire become a bit obsessed with "Battlestar Galactica" and it begins to take over their lives.

#2
S4E3 8.3
Celery

A celery salesman goes to great lengths to have celery become more popular; 911 dispatchers assure callers that it's beets; The Order Grill is open for lunch; Carrie declares social bankruptcy; a fed up office worker wants to become a gutter punk.

#3
S2E11 8.1
The Brunch Special

The wait for brunch with Fred and Carrie is even longer in this one-hour edition of Portlandia's "Brunch Village."

#4 Squiggleman S3E5 8.0
#5 The Story of Toni & Candace S5E1 8.0
#6 Seaworld S5E4 8.0
#7 Doug Becomes a Feminist S5E7 8.0
#8 Brunch Village S2E10 7.9
#9 Winter in Portlandia S3E1 7.9
#10 Take Back MTV S3E2 7.9

Lowlights

#79 S1E5 Blunderbuss 6.7

All of Portlandia is swept up in the excitement of a new music and film festival.

#78 Inside Portlandia S6E0 6.8
#77 Baseball S1E6 6.9
#76 Noodle Monster S6E10 7.3
#75 Lance Is Smart S6E9 7.3

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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