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 8.6
Siskel & Ebert & Jay & Alice

Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert break up their partnership as movie critics, and each of them considers Jay as a potential replacement for the other.

#2
S1E1 8.1
The Pilot

A beautiful actress falls in love with Jay, but he worries that she just wants a good review for her latest film.

#3
S2E1 8.1
Sherman, Woman and Child

Romance blooms when Jay helps and falls for a poor single mother and her child.

#4 Miserable S1E4 8.0
#5 Lady Hawke S2E3 7.9
#6 Sherman of Arabia S2E7 7.9
#7 Dial 'M' for Mother S1E3 7.8
#8 L.A. Jay S1E9 7.8
#9 All the Duke's Men S2E6 7.8
#10 Frankie and Ellie Get Lost S2E8 7.8

Lowlights

#33 S3E6 Sleepy Hollow, Pulp Fiction 6.0

Jay's date with Jennifer goes awry.

#32 X-Men S3E1 6.0
#31 Out of Africa, Silence Of The Lambs, On the Waterfront S3E5 6.3
#30 Pokemon 2000, The Patriot S3E3 6.3
#29 Mission: Impossible 2, Gladiator, Gone in 60 Seconds S3E2 6.3

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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