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#1
S1E5 8.1
Eine Kleine Reichmusik

Stahr orchestrates an extravagant Hollywood party that masks a secret agenda. Brady courts Margo Taft to become Brady-American's permanent leading lady. Rose is tortured by Stahr's public happiness and Brady's public philandering. Celia and Lang's partnership takes a provocative turn. Hackett is intrigued by a visitor from Vienna. Kathleen reluctantly agrees to Monroe's request to screen test.

#2
S1E8 8.1
An Enemy Among Us

Stahr concocts a campaign to secure the studio's first ever Oscar nominations. Brady scours for a solution to balance the books and get the Board of Directors off his back. Celia's mettle as a producer is tested by Lang's outrageous demands. Kathleen plots an escape from her dangerous charade. Rose makes a shocking discovery.

#3
S1E9 8.0
Oscar, Oscar, Oscar

Brady makes a drastic decision to save the studio which causes a catastrophic rift in his relationship with Stahr. Monroe and Kathleen grapple with the emotional fallout of her dark deception. Rose forges a new path in life. Celia takes a lesson from her father. Max's indiscretion comes back to haunt him. Hackett has a surprising proposition for Hannah.

#4 Burying the Boy Genius S1E4 7.8
#5 More Stars Than There Are in Heaven S1E3 7.7
#6 A Brady-American Christmas S1E6 7.7
#7 Nobody Recasts Like Monroe S1E2 7.6
#8 A More Perfect Union S1E7 7.6
#9 Pilot S1E1 7.4

Lowlights

#9 S1E1 Pilot 7.4

From F. Scott Fitzgerald's last work, The Last Tycoon follows Monroe Stahr, Hollywood's Golden Boy as he battles father figure and boss Pat Brady for the soul of their studio. In a world darkened by the Depression and the growing influence of Hitler's Germany, The Last Tycoon illuminates the passions, violence and towering ambition of 1930s Hollywood.

#8 A More Perfect Union S1E7 7.6
#7 Nobody Recasts Like Monroe S1E2 7.6
#6 A Brady-American Christmas S1E6 7.7
#5 More Stars Than There Are in Heaven S1E3 7.7

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