The Best Episodes Directed By Matt Ross

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.9/10(7 votes)

   #1 - Destiny of the Republic

   S1:E411/6/2025

   Conkling goes on the offensive as Garfield challenges the New York political machine. Isolated and desperate, Guiteau weighs a history-making decision.

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   7.8/10(7 votes)

   #2 - Casus Belli

   S1:E311/6/2025

   Treachery from within the White House complicates Garfield's attempts to appoint a Cabinet. Guiteau tries everything to secure a Presidential audience.

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   7.7/10(7 votes)

   #3 - Party Faithful

   S1:E211/6/2025

   In the runup to Election Day, Garfield welcomes the nation to his front porch, while Guiteau struggles to ingratiate himself with Party leadership.

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   7.6/10(33 votes)

   #4 - Artificial Emotional Intelligence

   S5:E64/29/2018

   Richard decides to help when Laurie gets in a jam, but his lack of emotional discipline threatens to backfire on Pied Piper. Gavin tries to make a deal with a stubborn partner while abroad. Dinesh relishes a rare win. Jared bonds with a surprising figure.

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   7.6/10(25 votes)

   #5 - RussFest

   S6:E612/1/2019

   A major event puts PiperNet's capabilities to the test. Monica confronts Jian-Yang over his use of Pied Piper's name.

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   7.6/10(9 votes)

   #6 - California

   S1:E25/1/2022

   Martha and John rekindle their love and their power-couple working relationship at a campaign event in California, overshadowed by G. Gordon Liddy and his team bungling the break-in at the Watergate.

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   7.3/10(9 votes)

   #7 - The Man from Ohio

   S1:E111/6/2025

   At the 1880 Republican National Convention, the lives of Ohio Congressman James Garfield and newly released convict Charles Guiteau are forever altered.

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   7.2/10(8 votes)

   #8 - King George

   S1:E35/8/2022

   As John Mitchell and his subordinates struggle to manage the Watergate coverup, Martha finds herself in a dangerous situation. John Dean puts his relationship on the back-burner.

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   7.1/10(8 votes)

   #9 - Honeymoon

   S1:E55/22/2022

   Martha finally speaks out, putting a strain on her marriage. The FBI comes closer to an answer on the real story behind Watergate and John Dean is forced to come clean to Mo on their Camp David honeymoon.

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    7.0/10(7 votes)

    #10 - Tuffy

    S1:E65/29/2022

    Frank Wills, the security guard who lost his job at the Watergate over the break-in, struggles with his newfound fame.

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    7.0/10(7 votes)

    #11 - Year of the Rat

    S1:E76/5/2022

    All hell breaks loose between Martha and John surrounding her decision to testify. John Dean is surprised by a new legal development as G. Gordon Liddy faces his own trial in solitary confinement.

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    7.0/10(7 votes)

    #12 - Final Days

    S1:E86/12/2022

    In the final days of the Nixon administration, Martha struggles to keep her family together in the midst of her decline. Dean and Mo ready for their own future as G. Gordon Liddy gives Dean a parting gift.

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    6.4/10(12 votes)

    #13 - Will

    S1:E14/24/2022

    Martha Mitchell struggles to balance the demands of a re-election campaign with that of her marriage. John Dean's ambition is tested as he finds himself drawn unknowingly into a conspiracy inside Nixon's campaign.

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    5.9/10(10 votes)

    #14 - Malum in Se

    S1:E45/15/2022

    Martha and John try to enjoy their new life away from politics, but Martha has trouble moving on from what happened to her in California. John Dean has a hard time moving on from his breakup.

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