The Best Episodes Directed By David Gordon Green
Every TV Episode Directed by David Gordon Green Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters
David Gordon Green Ratings Summary
The best episode directed by David Gordon Green is "I Speak in the Tongues of Men and Angels", rated 9/10 from 2 user votes. It was "written by Danny McBride". "I Speak in the Tongues of Men and Angels" aired on 1/9/2022 and is rated 0.2 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "I have never seen ‘Volcanoes’".
9.0/10 2 votes#1 - I Speak in the Tongues of Men and Angels
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 1/9/2022
As Jesse eyes a business opportunity with an Evangelical couple on the rise, the media cracks down on a fellow preacher. Meanwhile, Eli reconnects with a figure from his mysterious past.
Director: David Gordon Green
Writer: Danny McBride
8.8/10 6 votes#2 - I have never seen ‘Volcanoes’
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 11/1/2019
Women are forbidden at Amherst, so Emily and Sue get creative to attend a lecture.
Director: David Gordon Green
Writer: Rachel Axler
8.5/10 2 votes#3 - For He Is a Liar and the Father of Lies
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 1/16/2022
The Gemstone siblings seek to pull back the curtain on their father’s past. Eli shares a hard truth, and Kelvin grapples with an unruly God Squad.
Director: David Gordon Green
Writer: Danny McBride
8.5/10 2 votes#4 - Interlude II
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 1/30/2022
Christmas, 1993. While Eli considers a tempting offer from an old friend, Baby Billy crashes the Gemstones’ celebrations.
Director: David Gordon Green
Writer: John Carcieri
8.5/10 2 votes#5 - The Prayer of a Righteous Man
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 2/20/2022
As the dust settles back at the compound, Jesse, Kelvin, and Judy consider where they stand. Baby Billy reconnects with a figure from his past.
Director: David Gordon Green
Writer: Danny McBride
8.0/10 2 votes#6 - Chapter 9
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/10/2010
Puzzled by the Mexican fans’ lukewarm reception, Kenny starts a grassroots PR campaign to burnish his image. But it takes a vintage Powers flare-up to bring the fans to their feet. Kenny makes inroads with Vida by inviting her to Sebastian’s yacht party.
Director: David Gordon Green
Writer: N/A
8.0/10 2 votes#7 - Chapter 11
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/24/2010
Kenny considers a new full-time life working in Mexico.
Director: David Gordon Green
Writer: N/A
8.0/10 2 votes#8 - Chapter 17
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 3/11/2012
Kenny thinks his son, Toby, is cursed, and might be to blame for a recent run of bad luck; and later tries to bond with Shane's puritanical family. Meanwhile, Stevie is racked with guilt.
Director: David Gordon Green
Writer: N/A
8.0/10 2 votes#9 - Chapter 19
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 3/25/2012
Kenny tries a new pitch while attempting to be a better man and more responsible father; Stevie can't shake his feelings of remorse.
Director: David Gordon Green
Writer: N/A
8.0/10 1 votes#10 - Interlude III
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 7/9/2023
2000. After a Y2K doomsday fails to materialize, Eli and Aimee-Leigh find themselves flooded with criticism from their congregants…and the Montgomerys. Later, the arrival of Jesse’s girlfriend Amber throws an already fragile Judy for a loop.
Director: David Gordon Green
Writer: John Carcieri
7.8/10 21 votes#11 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 2/7/2020
As the hit video game Mythic Quest prepares to launch its newest update, creator Ian Grimm obsesses over a seemingly minor detail.
Director: David Gordon Green
Writer: Charlie Day
7.8/10 18 votes#12 - The Convention
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 2/7/2020
When Pootie_Shoe announces that he’s no longer playing Mythic Quest, the team needs to find a new star streamer to promote it.
Director: David Gordon Green
Writer: John Howell Harris
7.8/10 9 votes#13 - But the Righteous Will See Their Fall
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 10/6/2019
Jesse deals with the fallout of the dramatic events of Easter Sunday. Judy attempts to win back BJ after receiving some harsh words from Baby Billy. Kelvin has a crisis of faith.
Director: David Gordon Green
Writer: Danny McBride
7.8/10 5 votes#14 - A Compassionate Man
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/15/2017
Russell’s birthday bash is marred by a revelation about his wife’s college boyfriend.
Director: David Gordon Green
Writer: Danny McBride
7.7/10 3 votes#15 - Chapter 3
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 3/1/2009
Stevie gets a scoop on Kenny's possible competition when he hears of a promising young high school pitcher. Cassie wants to sell off all of Kenny's baseball memorabilia on the computer. Meanwhile, Kenny makes a commitment to a new exercise regimen.
Director: David Gordon Green
Writer: N/A
7.7/10 3 votes#16 - Chapter 4
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 3/8/2009
Kenny attends a BBQ at April and Terrence's house where his romantic feelings for April intensify. Later, Stevie puts together a DVD of Kenny's greatest moments in the hopes that the major leagues will notice.
Director: David Gordon Green
Writer: N/A
7.7/10 12 votes#17 - Is This the Man Who Made the Earth Tremble
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 8/25/2019
After discovering Amber, Pontius and Abraham reminiscing about an estranged family member, Jesse tasks his friends with acquiring surveillance footage that could explain the strange events of the night before.
Director: David Gordon Green
Writer: Danny McBride
7.6/10 5 votes#18 - Slaughter
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/24/2017
Gamby fingers a suspect, with Dayshawn’s help. Russell tests out a kindness strategy at school.
Director: David Gordon Green
Writer: Danny McBride
7.5/10 2 votes#19 - Chapter 15
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 2/26/2012
Kenny tracks down Stevie, who's working at Ashley Schaeffer's car dealership, when he heads north with the baby to find April.
Director: David Gordon Green
Writer: N/A
7.5/10 6 votes#20 - Tiger Town
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/17/2017
Recovering from his wounds, Gamby returns to a dramatically changed North Jackson High.
Director: David Gordon Green
Writer: Danny McBride
7.5/10 19 votes#21 - The Casino
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 2/7/2020
Brad takes the day off to prove a point, leaving Poppy and David to keep the game afloat. Dana and Rachel have a girls’ night in.
Director: David Gordon Green
Writer: David Hornsby
7.4/10 11 votes#22 - They Are Weak, But He Is Strong
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/1/2019
Aimee-Leigh's elderly brother Baby Billy returns to the Gemstone ministry, bringing along his much younger wife Tiffany. Jesse closes ranks on his co-conspirators to root out the identity of his blackmailers.
Director: David Gordon Green
Writer: John Carcieri
7.2/10 11 votes#23 - Interlude
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 9/15/2019
In 1989, young Jesse, Judy and Baby Billy each deal with the news that Aimee-Leigh is pregnant in their own unique way, while Eli looks to grow his family’s prospects.
Director: David Gordon Green
Writer: John Carcieri
7.2/10 9 votes#24 - Because I could not stop
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 11/1/2019
Emily’s attempt to publish a poem sparks backlash.
Director: David Gordon Green
Writer: Alena Smith
7.2/10 5 votes#25 - The King
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/1/2017
Gamby’s search for his shooter leads him into a novelist’s graduate-school class. Russell’s ire is fueled by an unflattering caricature.
Director: David Gordon Green
Writer: Danny McBride