Will Truman and Grace Adler are best friends living in New York, and when Grace's engagement falls apart, she moves in with Will. Together, along with their friends, they go through the trials of dating, sex, relationships and their careers, butting heads at times but ultimately supporting one another while exchanging plenty of witty banter along the way.
The peaks and the valleys. Find the essential episodes — and the ones to skip.
Grace and Leo are having a dinner party. Grace invites Will, Jack, and Karen, and when Leo bumps into his ex Diane, he invites her. Grace assures Will, Jack, and Karen that there will be no drama whatsoever. Absolutely not. Unless it turns out that Diane is a secret from someone's past.
Jack is stunned to learn that his estranged son has a son of his own; Grace and Karen behave badly with the hot new guy at work.
Karen has trouble dealing with a personal tragedy; Will, Grace, and Jack try to intervene; Will and Grace's new business relationship begins to show signs of stress.
Grace and her neighbor give their romance another shot, but an embarrassing incident puts Grace's relationship and dignity in jeopardy; Will cuts Jack off financially to get him to grow up.
Each point is an episode, plotted in order. Colored bands mark season boundaries. Look for the rise, the plateau, or the decline.
High votes + high rating = beloved classic. High votes + low rating = notorious stinker. Low votes + high rating = hidden gem.
One point per season. Smooths out the episode-to-episode noise to reveal the bigger arc.
Did each season build or fizzle? Green means the finale outscored the premiere. Red means the opposite. Longer arrows, bigger swings.
How steady is each season? Tightly clustered dots mean reliable quality. Scattered dots mean a wild ride.
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