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The Best Episodes Directed By Joey Soloway

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 1 Episode 2 - The Letting Go
    8.2/10(12 votes)

    #1 - The Letting Go

    S1:E2

    Maura embraces her new journey, but nothing about life as a woman is easy -- making friends, finding a new community, and above all, coming out to her children. Sarah introduces her husband (Rob Huebel) to her ex-girlfriend Tammy (Melora Hardin). Josh pays a visit to his ex-babysitter Rita, as Ali gets closer to her trainer.

    Director:Joey Soloway
    Writer:N/A

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  2. undefined Season 3 Episode 1 - Elizah
    8.0/10(5 votes)

    #2 - Elizah

    S3:E1

    While working at an LGBT suicide hotline, Maura receives a distressing call from a young trans woman, Elizah. Afraid that Elizah will hurt herself, Maura goes on an odyssey through South Central LA to find the troubled teen and lands herself in the hospital.

    Director:Joey Soloway
    Writer:N/A

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  3. undefined Season 1 Episode 10 - Why Do We Cover the Mirrors?
    7.8/10(5 votes)

    #3 - Why Do We Cover the Mirrors?

    S1:E10

    A funeral brings all the Pfeffermans together and reunites them with their past - Shelley and Maura with old friends, Sarah with her ex, and Josh with his teenage babysitter - who brings a 17-year-old boy. Just when they thought there were no more secrets, the family busts out a few more.

    Director:Joey Soloway
    Writer:N/A

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  4. undefined Season 2 Episode 2 - Flicky-Flicky Thump-Thump
    7.8/10(5 votes)

    #4 - Flicky-Flicky Thump-Thump

    S2:E2

    Josh has a pool party for his new band, but he and his siblings are caught off-guard when Maura and Shelly arrive together; Ali reconnects with an old friend; Sarah finds her past catching up with her.

    Director:Joey Soloway
    Writer:N/A

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  5. undefined Season 3 Episode 6 - The Open Road
    7.8/10(4 votes)

    #5 - The Open Road

    S3:E6

    Josh hits the road with an unlikely copilot, stirring up some undeniable chemistry along the way. Back at home, Shelly becomes wary of Buzzy's outlandish spending while Ali sees God during a nitrous induced trip at the dentist's office.

    Director:Joey Soloway
    Writer:N/A

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  6. undefined Season 4 Episode 9 - They Is on the Way
    7.6/10(5 votes)

    #6 - They Is on the Way

    S4:E9

    Back in Los Angeles, Davina's stay at the Pfeffermanhouse is rudely interrupted. The Pfeffermans float in the Dead Sea and Ali rushes to meet them but is waylaid at an Israeli checkpoint.

    Director:Joey Soloway
    Writer:N/A

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  7. undefined Season 1 Episode 3 - Rollin
    7.6/10(7 votes)

    #7 - Rollin

    S1:E3

    Maura moves out of the family house and into a lively new apartment complex, just as Sarah needs a new home after dismantling her perfect life. Josh has to reconsider his sudden vision of starting a family, while Ali finds some new boundaries to cross.

    Director:Joey Soloway
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  8. undefined Season 1 Episode 6 - The Wilderness
    7.4/10(5 votes)

    #8 - The Wilderness

    S1:E6

    As they struggle to come to terms with Maura, Josh looks for answers from a rabbi named Raquel (Kathryn Hahn), and Ali looks for answers in a Gender Studies class with Syd. Sarah is left to answer questions from her own kids, who meet Maura for the first time.

    Director:Joey Soloway
    Writer:N/A

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  9. undefined Season 1 Episode 8 - Best New Girl
    7.3/10(7 votes)

    #9 - Best New Girl

    S1:E8

    In a flashback, Mort escapes with friend Mark (Bradley Whitford) to a cross-dressing retreat in the woods, and becomes captivated with a very accepting woman named Connie (Michaela Watkins). Left alone after cancelling her Bat Mitzvah, 13-year-old Ali finds trouble with an older man at the beach.

    Director:Joey Soloway
    Writer:N/A

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  10. undefined Season 4 Episode 1 - Standing Order
    7.2/10(5 votes)

    #10 - Standing Order

    S4:E1

    An exciting offer draws Maura to Tel Aviv. Hoping for a fresh start, Shelly sells her condo and shacks up with Josh. Grappling with their family's weird intimacy issues, Sarah, Ali, and Josh attend a sex and love addicts meeting together. Ali rents out the Pfefferman house and contends with weird AirBnBers.

    Director:Joey Soloway
    Writer:N/A

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  11. undefined Season 2 Episode 1 - Kina Hora
    7.0/10(5 votes)

    #11 - Kina Hora

    S2:E1

    Sarah and Tammy are getting married, while Maura and Ali are visited by ghosts from the past and Josh and Rabbi Raquel can't hide their big news.

    Director:Joey Soloway
    Writer:N/A

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  12. undefined Season 3 Episode 3 - To Sardines and Back
    7.0/10(5 votes)

    #12 - To Sardines and Back

    S3:E3

    Relationships are tested as the Pfefferman family gather for Maura's birthday. Sarah confronts Buzzy on temple board politics and Maura makes a big announcement, experiencing pushback from both Vicki and Shelly. The night culminates in a game of Sardines, forcing tense situations into tight spaces.

    Director:Joey Soloway
    Writer:N/A

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  13. undefined Season 2 Episode 9 - Man on the Land
    6.8/10(8 votes)

    #13 - Man on the Land

    S2:E9

    Maura makes a new friend and has a rude awakening at the music festival; Sarah experiences liberation from an unlikely source; Ali makes an unexpected journey to the past.

    Director:Joey Soloway
    Writer:N/A

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  14. undefined Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
    6.7/10(14 votes)

    #14 - Pilot

    S1:E1

    An LA family with serious boundary issues have their past and future unravel when a dramatic admission causes everyone's secrets to spill out. Starring Jeffrey Tambor, Judith Light, Amy Landecker, Jay Duplass, and Gaby Hoffmann.

    Director:Joey Soloway
    Writer:N/A

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  15. undefined Season 2 Episode 4 - Cherry Blossoms
    6.1/10(7 votes)

    #15 - Cherry Blossoms

    S2:E4

    Josh's bonding with Colton comes at a price; Sarah feels more like an outsider than ever following a disastrous school gala; a visit to Grandma Rose leaves Ali and Syd with questions; Maura searches for autonomy.

    Director:Joey Soloway
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  16. undefined Season 1 Episode 7 - Symbolic Exemplar
    5.9/10(7 votes)

    #16 - Symbolic Exemplar

    S1:E7

    Josh goes on a date with Rabbi Raquel while Ali explores her feminine side with a TA from Gender Studies class. The kids turn out for Maura's performance in a talent show, but her delight quickly turns to dejection.

    Director:Joey Soloway
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Joey Soloway Ratings Summary

"The Letting Go" is the best rated episode directed by Joey Soloway. It scored 8.2/10 based on 12 votes. It was written by N/A. It aired on 9/26/2014 and is rated 0.2 points higher than their second-best episode, "Elizah".