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
S1E2 8.0
Home Alone

Mix a "comedy machine" with a novice director. Add a shutdown threat, rotating robbers and terrifying stunts to home in on a ho-ho-ho holiday megahit.

#2
S1E4 8.0
Die Hard

This box office titan took action movies to the next level, decked out with a relatable hero, a humorous rewrite and a well-played “yippee-ki-yay.”

#3
S2E1 8.0
Back to the Future

Vroom or bust: It took a sweet ride and a rising star — or two — to build a blockbuster from a half-baked idea and the ashes of multiple flops.

#4 Jurassic Park S2E3 8.0
#5 Aliens S3E5 7.9
#6 Ghostbusters S1E3 7.8
#7 Dirty Dancing S1E1 7.7
#8 Forrest Gump S2E4 7.7
#9 Halloween S3E1 7.5
#10 A Nightmare On Elm Street S3E3 7.5

Lowlights

#16 S3E7 The Nightmare Before Christmas 7.4

The unlikely holiday classic, and stop-motion first, comes to ghoulish life with persistent vision - and nimble work by a ragtag bunch of misfits.

#15 Coming to America S3E6 7.4
#14 Friday the 13th S3E2 7.4
#13 Pretty Woman S2E2 7.4
#12 Elf S3E8 7.5

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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