The Best Episodes Directed By Craig Gillespie

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.2/10(6 votes)

   #1 - Miracle

   S1:E124/5/2009

   With Max and Dr. Holden’s help, Tara meets face-to-face with an important person from her past. This meeting, while difficult, leaves Tara feeling conciliatory and expansive. Marshall finally reconciles with Tara and gives her his full support. The family, now reunited for the first time since Tara checked into the hospital, decides to partake in a family tradition – bowling but as Tara looks around at her family, she realizes she’s not who she is in spite of her alters, but BECAUSE of them.

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   8.1/10(41 votes)

   #2 - Drilling and Pounding

   S1:E12/2/2022

   Handyman Rand Gauthier seeks revenge on the celebrity client who stiffs him.

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   8.1/10(20 votes)

   #3 - Thief

   S1:E18/25/2022

   From the perspective of his one-man-show, Mike Tyson asks the question ‘Who am I?’ as he reflects on his childhood in Brownsville, New York, where he already has 37 arrests on his record by the time he is just 13.

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   7.6/10(8 votes)

   #4 - Aftermath

   S1:E21/25/2009

   Tara feels like a failure as a mother when she is unable to counsel her children about school and sex, so she turns to her perfect-homemaker personality "Alice" for help.

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   7.6/10(7 votes)

   #5 - Work

   S1:E32/1/2009

   When Tara and Max can’t connect in the bedroom, Tara worries Max may be more interested in her alters than her. After gaining reassurance from her therapist Dr. Ocean,Tara plans a “sex date” with Max to get them back on track. Tara’s sister Charmaine recommends she meet her new boss for a potential mural project. As Tara prepares for her “sex date” with Max, the pressure becomes too much and she becomes “Buck.” That night, “Buck” doles out advice on women and Max ends up male-bonding with his own wife.

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   7.5/10(19 votes)

   #6 - I Love You, Tommy

   S1:E22/2/2022

   Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee meet, get high, and get married… all in four days.

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   7.3/10(16 votes)

   #7 - Deuce

   S1:E24/10/2025

   After an unsuccessful job interview, Coop pawns a stolen watch.

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   7.2/10(19 votes)

   #8 - This Is What Happens

   S1:E14/10/2025

   After losing his high-powered job, Coop attends a neighbor's barbecue, where he faces his ex-wife Mel and makes a surprising choice.

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   7.0/10(18 votes)

   #9 - Jane Fonda

   S1:E32/2/2022

   Rand teams up with an old porn-world associate to shop the tape around town.

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    7.0/10(6 votes)

    #10 - Meal Ticket

    S1:E49/1/2022

    Newly single with unlimited access to the world, Don King encourages Mike's excessive lifestyle, causing him to lose his title to Buster Douglas in the biggest upset in boxing history.

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11. 

    7.0/10(9 votes)

    #11 - Pilot

    S1:E11/18/2009

    Suburban mother and wife Tara Gregson does her best to lead a normal life while dealing with multiple personalities that include a spirited teenager called "T," a Vietnam vet named "Buck," and the perennial 1950's-style housewife, "Alice."

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12. 

    6.6/10(8 votes)

    #12 - Torando!

    S2:E64/26/2010

    A tornado brings some long-covered secrets to light when Tara's alter Shoshana takes over.

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    6.6/10(7 votes)

    #13 - Monster

    S1:E28/25/2022

    Cus D'amato discovers Mike at 13, gives him discipline, extremely honed skills and an ego, transforming Mike into the youngest Heavyweight Champion of all time. But at what cost?

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14. 

    6.1/10(14 votes)

    #14 - Let's Do This Thing

    S1:E16/18/2021

    Sheila discovers aerobics as a new outlet for her body anxiety. Danny, her husband, pursues a calling in politics after bad news about his job.

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    6.1/10(8 votes)

    #15 - Doin' Time

    S2:E54/19/2010

    Max’s violent outburst comes back to haunt him. Tara learns she is now able to be aware of what her newest alternate personality, Shoshana, does. Kate’s music video is an internet success. Marshall decides he has to break up with Courtney. The doctor gives Charmaine surprising news about her pregnancy.

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    5.6/10(8 votes)

    #16 - Lover

    S1:E39/1/2022

    Mike falls hard for Robin Givens and asks, "How can someone who hates himself love anyone else?'

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