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Episode Power Rankings

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

#1
S3E6 8.3
Episode #3.6

When Rebecca goes into labour, it falls to Joe to help his sister. Alison makes a decision about Ben, Paul makes Mark an offer, and Maurice has a big question for Louise.

#2
S2E2 8.2
Get Away

Life for the Hughes family turns upside down as Joe starts at a specialist school in Manchester. Rebecca halts her plans with James, and Louise confides in a stunned Maurice.

#3
S1E2 8.1
Home School

Following Joe’s diagnosis, Alison wants to protect her son and takes him out of school without telling Paul. He and Rebecca believe that Joe shouldn’t have to change to fit into the world.

#4 Therapy S1E3 8.1
#5 Lost S1E6 8.1
#6 Episode #3.5 S3E5 8.1
#7 Family Album S2E5 8.0
#8 Goodbye S1E5 7.9
#9 Naming Day S2E1 7.9
#10 Same Deep Water S2E6 7.9

Lowlights

#18 S3E4 Episode #3.4 7.3

Alison brings the family together when she organises a sponsored walk for Joe. Paul gets a surprise from Sarah, and Maurice feels rejected by Ralph.

#17 Episode #3.2 S3E2 7.3
#16 Episode #3.3 S3E3 7.5
#15 Episode #3.1 S3E1 7.5
#14 Are We Still Here? S2E3 7.6

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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