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Best Episodes Of Better Things

Overall Rating: ★ 7.9

Best Episodes Of Better Things

(Overall Rating: ★ 7.9)

Episode Ratings & Analysis

Discover the best and most memorable episodes of Better Things, from fan favorites to critically acclaimed moments. Explore detailed ratings, episode summaries, and visualize how the show's quality evolved over time.

Sam Fox is a single, working actor with no filter trying to raise her three daughters – Max, Frankie and Duke – in Los Angeles. She is mom, dad, referee and the cops.

5 Seasons
52 Episodes
Ended
Comedy Drama
Best Episodes
S2E6 - Eulogy ★ 9.2
S2E10 - Graduation ★ 8.9
S4E10 - Listen to the Roosters ★ 8.7
Worst Episodes
S1E1 - Sam/Pilot ★ 7.2
S1E2 - Period ★ 7.3
S1E9 - Hair of the Dog ★ 7.3
★ 9.2/10 (715 votes)
#1

Eulogy

S2:E6

Sam demands satisfaction.

★ 8.9/10 (516 votes)
#2

Graduation

S2:E10

Sam negotiates the graduation party.

★ 8.7/10 (370 votes)
#3

Listen to the Roosters

S4:E10

Sam and her girls live in the City of Angels.

★ 8.7/10 (340 votes)
#4

We Are Not Alone

S5:E10

Sam and their village.

★ 8.6/10 (474 votes)
#5

White Rock

S2:E9

Sam and the girls go on a trip.

★ 8.4/10 (396 votes)
#6

New Orleans

S4:E6

Sam goes to a wedding.

★ 8.4/10 (259 votes)
#7

England

S5:E9

Sam and fam take a trip. Sam needs the circle to be complete.

★ 8.3/10 (535 votes)
#8

Future Fever

S1:E5

Sam has snack and Max thinks about things.

★ 8.2/10 (456 votes)
#9

Only Women Bleed

S1:E10

Only women bleed.

★ 8.2/10 (345 votes)
#10

Shake the Cocktail

S3:E12

Sam searches and takes a breath.

★ 8.2/10 (286 votes)
#11

Batceañera

S4:E9

★ 8.2/10 (251 votes)
#12

Family Meeting

S5:E7

Sam fights zombies and Frankie dresses up.

★ 8.1/10 (411 votes)
#13

Blackout

S2:E7

Sam does hard things.

★ 8.1/10 (268 votes)
#14

High Man. Bye Man.

S4:E7

Sam goes to the weed store and visits her brother and Frankie and Sam eat ice cream.

★ 8.0/10 (420 votes)
#15

Scary Fun

S1:E8

Sam makes a point.

★ 8.0/10 (447 votes)
#16

September

S2:E1

Sam has people over.

★ 8.0/10 (450 votes)
#17

Rising

S2:E2

Sam clears her head.

★ 8.0/10 (386 votes)
#18

Chicago

S3:E1

Sam and Max go on a trip.

★ 8.0/10 (266 votes)
#19

DNA

S4:E4

Sam gives Phil a DNA test, catches something and releases on Max.

★ 7.9/10 (383 votes)
#20

Robin

S2:E3

Sam gets a new friend.

★ 7.9/10 (222 votes)
#21

The World Is Mean Right Now

S5:E5

Sam makes borscht.

★ 7.8/10 (427 votes)
#22

Duke's Chorus

S1:E7

Sam and fam go- to-meeting.

★ 7.8/10 (321 votes)
#23

No Limit

S3:E5

Sam unleashes.

★ 7.8/10 (311 votes)
#24

Easter

S3:E8

Sam helps Max and bakes for Phil.

★ 7.8/10 (269 votes)
#25

F*ck Anatoly's Mom

S5:E1

Sam learns some things about her family.

★ 7.7/10 (525 votes)
#26

Brown

S1:E3

Sam brings home a colleague for dinner.

★ 7.7/10 (307 votes)
#27

What Is Jeopardy?

S3:E6

Sam and fam get caught up in some gnar.

★ 7.7/10 (317 votes)
#28

Steady Rain

S4:E1

Sam picks the girls up from a trip.

★ 7.7/10 (291 votes)
#29

She's Fifty

S4:E2

Sam embraces her life.

★ 7.7/10 (222 votes)
#30

Oh, I'm Not Gonna Tell Her

S5:E3

Sam volunteers.

★ 7.7/10 (227 votes)
#31

Ephemera

S5:E4

Sam learns about pronouns and finance.

★ 7.6/10 (484 votes)
#32

Woman Is the Something of the Something

S1:E4

Sam gets really looked at.

★ 7.6/10 (360 votes)
#33

Sick

S2:E4

Sam is sick.

★ 7.6/10 (361 votes)
#34

Phil

S2:E5

Sam is forced to look at some stuff.

★ 7.6/10 (354 votes)
#35

Arnold Hall

S2:E8

Sam gets confronted.

★ 7.6/10 (340 votes)
#36

Holding

S3:E2

Sam copes with stuff.

★ 7.6/10 (324 votes)
#37

Monsters in the Moonlight

S3:E4

Sam deals with monsters.

★ 7.6/10 (329 votes)
#38

The Unknown

S3:E9

Sam gets theatrical.

★ 7.6/10 (298 votes)
#39

Show Me the Magic

S3:E10

Sam winds down and reminisces.

★ 7.6/10 (226 votes)
#40

Rip Taylor's Cell Phone

S5:E2

Sam makes a choice.

★ 7.2/10 (732 votes)
#1

Sam/Pilot

S1:E1

Meet Sam Fox.

★ 7.3/10 (565 votes)
#2

Period

S1:E2

Sam deals with lady things.

★ 7.3/10 (396 votes)
#3

Hair of the Dog

S1:E9

Sam makes moves.

★ 7.3/10 (299 votes)
#4

Get Lit

S3:E11

Sam chaperones and Frankie slams.

★ 7.4/10 (262 votes)
#5

Escape Drill

S4:E3

Sam gives her friends a marital intervention.

★ 7.4/10 (266 votes)
#6

Father's Day

S4:E8

Sam has a flashback and a wolf pack.

★ 7.5/10 (438 votes)
#7

Alarms

S1:E6

Sam deals with some situations.

★ 7.5/10 (348 votes)
#8

Nesting

S3:E3

Sam sees old friends and cooks for everyone.

★ 7.5/10 (318 votes)
#9

Toilet

S3:E7

Sam preps.

★ 7.5/10 (251 votes)
#10

Carbonara

S4:E5

Sam takes Duke to ballet and Frankie to Pinkberry.

★ 7.5/10 (204 votes)
#11

Jesus Saves

S5:E8

Sam deals with anxiety.

★ 7.6/10 (484 votes)
#12

Woman Is the Something of the Something

S1:E4

Sam gets really looked at.

★ 7.6/10 (360 votes)
#13

Sick

S2:E4

Sam is sick.

★ 7.6/10 (361 votes)
#14

Phil

S2:E5

Sam is forced to look at some stuff.

★ 7.6/10 (354 votes)
#15

Arnold Hall

S2:E8

Sam gets confronted.

★ 7.6/10 (340 votes)
#16

Holding

S3:E2

Sam copes with stuff.

★ 7.6/10 (324 votes)
#17

Monsters in the Moonlight

S3:E4

Sam deals with monsters.

★ 7.6/10 (329 votes)
#18

The Unknown

S3:E9

Sam gets theatrical.

★ 7.6/10 (298 votes)
#19

Show Me the Magic

S3:E10

Sam winds down and reminisces.

★ 7.6/10 (226 votes)
#20

Rip Taylor's Cell Phone

S5:E2

Sam makes a choice.

★ 7.6/10 (206 votes)
#21

San Francisco

S5:E6

Sam goes to San Francisco for a job while Max holds down the fort.

★ 7.7/10 (525 votes)
#22

Brown

S1:E3

Sam brings home a colleague for dinner.

★ 7.7/10 (307 votes)
#23

What Is Jeopardy?

S3:E6

Sam and fam get caught up in some gnar.

★ 7.7/10 (317 votes)
#24

Steady Rain

S4:E1

Sam picks the girls up from a trip.

★ 7.7/10 (291 votes)
#25

She's Fifty

S4:E2

Sam embraces her life.

★ 7.7/10 (222 votes)
#26

Oh, I'm Not Gonna Tell Her

S5:E3

Sam volunteers.

★ 7.7/10 (227 votes)
#27

Ephemera

S5:E4

Sam learns about pronouns and finance.

★ 7.8/10 (427 votes)
#28

Duke's Chorus

S1:E7

Sam and fam go- to-meeting.

★ 7.8/10 (321 votes)
#29

No Limit

S3:E5

Sam unleashes.

★ 7.8/10 (311 votes)
#30

Easter

S3:E8

Sam helps Max and bakes for Phil.

★ 7.8/10 (269 votes)
#31

F*ck Anatoly's Mom

S5:E1

Sam learns some things about her family.

★ 7.9/10 (383 votes)
#32

Robin

S2:E3

Sam gets a new friend.

★ 7.9/10 (222 votes)
#33

The World Is Mean Right Now

S5:E5

Sam makes borscht.

★ 8.0/10 (420 votes)
#34

Scary Fun

S1:E8

Sam makes a point.

★ 8.0/10 (447 votes)
#35

September

S2:E1

Sam has people over.

★ 8.0/10 (450 votes)
#36

Rising

S2:E2

Sam clears her head.

★ 8.0/10 (386 votes)
#37

Chicago

S3:E1

Sam and Max go on a trip.

★ 8.0/10 (266 votes)
#38

DNA

S4:E4

Sam gives Phil a DNA test, catches something and releases on Max.

★ 8.1/10 (411 votes)
#39

Blackout

S2:E7

Sam does hard things.

★ 8.1/10 (268 votes)
#40

High Man. Bye Man.

S4:E7

Sam goes to the weed store and visits her brother and Frankie and Sam eat ice cream.

★ 7.2/10 (732 votes)

Sam/Pilot

S1:E1

Meet Sam Fox.

★ 7.3/10 (565 votes)

Period

S1:E2

Sam deals with lady things.

★ 7.7/10 (525 votes)

Brown

S1:E3

Sam brings home a colleague for dinner.

★ 7.6/10 (484 votes)

Woman Is the Something of the Something

S1:E4

Sam gets really looked at.

★ 8.3/10 (535 votes)

Future Fever

S1:E5

Sam has snack and Max thinks about things.

★ 7.5/10 (438 votes)

Alarms

S1:E6

Sam deals with some situations.

★ 7.8/10 (427 votes)

Duke's Chorus

S1:E7

Sam and fam go- to-meeting.

★ 8.0/10 (420 votes)

Scary Fun

S1:E8

Sam makes a point.

★ 7.3/10 (396 votes)

Hair of the Dog

S1:E9

Sam makes moves.

★ 8.2/10 (456 votes)

Only Women Bleed

S1:E10

Only women bleed.

★ 8.0/10 (447 votes)

September

S2:E1

Sam has people over.

★ 8.0/10 (450 votes)

Rising

S2:E2

Sam clears her head.

★ 7.9/10 (383 votes)

Robin

S2:E3

Sam gets a new friend.

★ 7.6/10 (360 votes)

Sick

S2:E4

Sam is sick.

★ 7.6/10 (361 votes)

Phil

S2:E5

Sam is forced to look at some stuff.

★ 9.2/10 (715 votes)

Eulogy

S2:E6

Sam demands satisfaction.

★ 8.1/10 (411 votes)

Blackout

S2:E7

Sam does hard things.

★ 7.6/10 (354 votes)

Arnold Hall

S2:E8

Sam gets confronted.

★ 8.6/10 (474 votes)

White Rock

S2:E9

Sam and the girls go on a trip.

★ 8.9/10 (516 votes)

Graduation

S2:E10

Sam negotiates the graduation party.

★ 8.0/10 (386 votes)

Chicago

S3:E1

Sam and Max go on a trip.

★ 7.6/10 (340 votes)

Holding

S3:E2

Sam copes with stuff.

★ 7.5/10 (348 votes)

Nesting

S3:E3

Sam sees old friends and cooks for everyone.

★ 7.6/10 (324 votes)

Monsters in the Moonlight

S3:E4

Sam deals with monsters.

★ 7.8/10 (321 votes)

No Limit

S3:E5

Sam unleashes.

★ 7.7/10 (307 votes)

What Is Jeopardy?

S3:E6

Sam and fam get caught up in some gnar.

★ 7.5/10 (318 votes)

Toilet

S3:E7

Sam preps.

★ 7.8/10 (311 votes)

Easter

S3:E8

Sam helps Max and bakes for Phil.

★ 7.6/10 (329 votes)

The Unknown

S3:E9

Sam gets theatrical.

★ 7.6/10 (298 votes)

Show Me the Magic

S3:E10

Sam winds down and reminisces.

★ 7.3/10 (299 votes)

Get Lit

S3:E11

Sam chaperones and Frankie slams.

★ 8.2/10 (345 votes)

Shake the Cocktail

S3:E12

Sam searches and takes a breath.

★ 7.7/10 (317 votes)

Steady Rain

S4:E1

Sam picks the girls up from a trip.

★ 7.7/10 (291 votes)

She's Fifty

S4:E2

Sam embraces her life.

★ 7.4/10 (262 votes)

Escape Drill

S4:E3

Sam gives her friends a marital intervention.

★ 8.0/10 (266 votes)

DNA

S4:E4

Sam gives Phil a DNA test, catches something and releases on Max.

★ 7.5/10 (251 votes)

Carbonara

S4:E5

Sam takes Duke to ballet and Frankie to Pinkberry.

★ 8.4/10 (396 votes)

New Orleans

S4:E6

Sam goes to a wedding.

★ 8.1/10 (268 votes)

High Man. Bye Man.

S4:E7

Sam goes to the weed store and visits her brother and Frankie and Sam eat ice cream.

★ 7.4/10 (266 votes)

Father's Day

S4:E8

Sam has a flashback and a wolf pack.

★ 8.2/10 (286 votes)

Batceañera

S4:E9

★ 8.7/10 (370 votes)

Listen to the Roosters

S4:E10

Sam and her girls live in the City of Angels.

★ 7.8/10 (269 votes)

F*ck Anatoly's Mom

S5:E1

Sam learns some things about her family.

★ 7.6/10 (226 votes)

Rip Taylor's Cell Phone

S5:E2

Sam makes a choice.

★ 7.7/10 (222 votes)

Oh, I'm Not Gonna Tell Her

S5:E3

Sam volunteers.

★ 7.7/10 (227 votes)

Ephemera

S5:E4

Sam learns about pronouns and finance.

★ 7.9/10 (222 votes)

The World Is Mean Right Now

S5:E5

Sam makes borscht.

★ 7.6/10 (206 votes)

San Francisco

S5:E6

Sam goes to San Francisco for a job while Max holds down the fort.

★ 8.2/10 (251 votes)

Family Meeting

S5:E7

Sam fights zombies and Frankie dresses up.

★ 7.5/10 (204 votes)

Jesus Saves

S5:E8

Sam deals with anxiety.

★ 8.4/10 (259 votes)

England

S5:E9

Sam and fam take a trip. Sam needs the circle to be complete.

★ 8.7/10 (340 votes)

We Are Not Alone

S5:E10

Sam and their village.

Season Average Rating Episodes Best Episode Worst Episode
2 ★ 8.2 10
★ 9.2 Eulogy
★ 7.6 Sick
5 ★ 7.9 10
★ 8.7 We Are Not Alone
★ 7.5 Jesus Saves
4 ★ 7.9 10
★ 8.7 Listen to the Roosters
★ 7.4 Escape Drill
1 ★ 7.7 10
★ 8.3 Future Fever
★ 7.2 Sam/Pilot
3 ★ 7.7 12
★ 8.2 Shake the Cocktail
★ 7.3 Get Lit
Pamela Adlon
Celia Imrie
Mikey Madison
Hannah Riley
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Cast & Crew

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