The Best Episodes Directed By Stephanie Laing

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   9.0/10(3 votes)

   #1 - From Basic to Telenovela

   S1:E88/14/2020

   Blair and Sterling's double life catches up with them when their respective romantic plans interfere with Bowser's hunt for a drug-trafficking DJ.

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   8.1/10(20 votes)

   #2 - Convention

   S4:E55/10/2015

   Selina and her staff scramble to avert a major internal crisis; Amy is angry with a new advisor.

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   7.8/10(19 votes)

   #3 - East Wing

   S4:E24/19/2015

   The president's staff prepares for her state visit with the Israeli prime minister.

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   7.6/10(10 votes)

   #4 - User One

   S1:E14/1/2021

   After learning she will be the involuntary subject of her husband's latest piece of technology, Hazel Green flees her ten-year marriage and winds up in the most unexpected place, her estranged father Herbert’s house.

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   7.6/10(8 votes)

   #5 - Let's Meet

   S1:E84/15/2021

   As Hazel meets Byron face-to-face to sign divorce papers, Herbert and Judiff scramble to prevent a potential disaster. Is it really goodbye, or is it a trap?

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   7.5/10(13 votes)

   #6 - The First Honest Thing

   S1:E75/15/2025

   Detective Lin makes a discovery at the crime scene. Coop plays hardball with Kat. Chivo puts Elena in a tough spot.

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   7.3/10(3 votes)

   #7 - Chapter Six: Who Even Are We Now?

   S1:E61/16/2019

   When Del makes friends at a local Georgia high school, Wayne worries she might miss home. Or even worse--that she may want to stay and live the life she never had in Brockton. Meanwhile, Daddy and the boys are closing in fast, and Orlando helps Cole with a speech for the Principals Conference.

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   7.3/10(3 votes)

   #8 - Chapter Seven: It'll Last Forever

   S1:E71/16/2019

   Wayne struggles with whether or not to tell Del that her dad is in the hospital, while Sergeant Geller lays a trap for Wayne and Del.

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   7.2/10(9 votes)

   #9 - I Want a New Life

   S1:E44/8/2021

   Propelled by her dad to pitch in, Hazel reverts to old money-making schemes and runs into her former best friend Bangles, who inspires her to remember the person she was before Byron. After exhausting the ways to lead Hazel back home of her own volition, Byron reveals the frightening lengths he’s willing to go to get his wife back.

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    7.2/10(8 votes)

    #10 - I Want You to Give a F*** About Me

    S1:E64/8/2021

    Just as Herbert calls on Judiff, an old flame, to help Hazel evade her husband’s omniscient gaze, Byron takes himself offline for a journey into the real world. After tensions between them come to a head, Hazel and Herbert find a healing path forward.

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    7.2/10(8 votes)

    #11 - I Want to Feel Normal

    S1:E74/15/2021

    Realizing she and Diane share a surprising connection, Hazel goes out of her way to coordinate a special anniversary dinner for her father and his partner. Things get personal during Herb’s check-in with Judiff, prompting him to share his deepest secret. Byron delivers his first public press conference in years and gains surprising clarity about his marriage.

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12. 

    7.2/10(12 votes)

    #12 - When Did We Become These People?

    S1:E85/22/2025

    Coop tries getting back what he's lost. Mel and Sam clash. Coop, Nick, and Barney have a boys' night.

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    7.1/10(8 votes)

    #13 - I Want a Lawyer

    S1:E54/8/2021

    As Hazel’s prolonged absence distracts him from his work, Byron uses any means necessary to sabotage her attempts to hire a divorce attorney. Meanwhile, Fiffany makes moves to rescue Zelda the dolphin and seeks out a desperate Herringbone for help extracting Hazel’s chip. Later, against caution, Byron makes a decision that will forever impact the future of “Made for Love” – and of his wife.

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    6.5/10(12 votes)

    #14 - The Things You Lost Along the Way

    S1:E65/8/2025

    After being investigated, Coop sets off on a college tour with Mel and their kids while Elena attempts to get ahold of him.

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