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Episode Power Rankings

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

#1
S1E1 9.4
Episode #1.1

A young Vito Corlenone rises up the mafia hierarchy.

#2
S1E2 9.4
Episode #1.2

Hitman Virgil "The Turk" Sollozzo is hired by the Tattaglia and Barzini families to kill off Don Vito Corleone, the most powerful mafia Don in New York. Vito survives the assassination, and his youngest son, Michael, launches a vendetta to kill the other four families and The Turk, and gets involved in the mafia family business which he was so hesitant to join in earlier years.

#3
S1E3 9.4
Episode #1.3

Michael Corleone adapts to a life of solitude, Sonny grapples with his sister's abuse, and Vito seeks council.

#4 Episode #1.4 S1E4 9.3

Lowlights

#4 S1E4 Episode #1.4 9.3

Michael manages the responsibilities of being a mafia don. Kay grows complacent with her husband's tightening of the crime syndicate, and danger looms due to a mysterious traitor.

#3 Episode #1.3 S1E3 9.4
#2 Episode #1.2 S1E2 9.4
#1 Episode #1.1 S1E1 9.4

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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