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
S15E9 9.0
The Nutty Professor II: The Klumps/Wonderland/Thomas and the Magic Railroad/Space Cowboys/The Girl on the Bridge
#2
S13E25 8.8
Remembering Gene Siskel

Roger Ebert pays tribute to his late friend and colleague, Gene Siskel.

#3
S3E36 8.7
Hail, Hail, Black and White
#4 Stanley Kubrick Tribute S13E45 8.7
#5 Colorizing: Hollywood's New Vandalism S1E3 8.3
#6 Best of the '90s S14E26 8.3
#7 Touch and Go/'Night, Mother/Blue Velvet/Where the River Runs Black S1E1 8.2
#8 Full Metal Jacket/Spaceballs/Roxanne/Benji the Hunted S1E36 8.0
#9 The Worst Films of 1988 S3E17 8.0
#10 The Worst Films of 1989 S4E17 8.0

Lowlights

#50 S21E31 The Worst of 2006 3.0
#49 The Best of 2007 S22E28 5.3
#48 Gattaca/The House of Yes/A Life Less Ordinary/FairyTale: A True Story/Sunday S12E8 5.6
#47 Men in Black/Wild America/Out to Sea S11E44 5.6
#46 The Worst Films of 2005 S20E33 5.8

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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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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