8.0/103 votes#1 - see saw
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/15/2022
Frustrated by the male dominated world of media and politics, Eleanor holds the White House’s first all-female press conference and grows closer to journalist Lorena “Hick” Hickock. Betty’s public announcement of her breast cancer diagnosis shifts opinion of the Ford Administration away from Jerry’s controversial pardon of Nixon and makes Betty a popular figure among American women. After Barack gets clobbered in the midterms, Michelle launches a new healthy school lunch program, which prompts a stalled Congress to enact new legislation.
Director: Susanne Bier
Writer: N/A
7.7/1029 votes#2 - Episode 6
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 3/27/2016
Roper and his team return to Cairo for the deal, reuniting Pine with an old enemy. Pine risks it all to put his plan in motion. A discredited Burr makes one last stand.
Director: Susanne Bier
Writer: David Farr
7.7/103 votes#3 - nadir
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 5/29/2022
After African-American opera singer Marian Anderson is banned from performing for the Daughters of the American Revolution, Eleanor leaves the group and doubles down on her efforts to confront racism. Betty’s popularity helps Jerry secure the Republican nomination for re-election, but her growing problems with addiction threaten the family and her health. After gun violence tragedies hit both the national stage and her own childhood neighborhood, Michelle grieves with Barack and advocates for legislative action.
Director: Susanne Bier
Writer: N/A
7.5/1030 votes#4 - Episode 5
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 3/20/2016
A suspicious Roper gathers his entourage around him in an attempt to root out the traitor, forcing Pine to play a dangerous game. In London, Burr and Steadman face mounting opposition from Whitehall.
Director: Susanne Bier
Writer: David Farr
7.5/1030 votes#5 - Episode 4
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 3/13/2016
Roper welcomes Pine into his inner circle, leaving Corky out in the cold. Meanwhile, Burr has concerns for the safety of her source, when she suspects key information has been leaked to the River House.
Director: Susanne Bier
Writer: David Farr
7.5/1024 votes#6 - Trial By Fury
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/22/2020
On the first day of the trial, the prosecution presents shocking evidence, while the defense casts doubt on the police investigation. Later, Henry divulges a secret to Grace.
Director: Susanne Bier
Writer: N/A
7.4/1026 votes#7 - The Missing
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 11/1/2020
After seeking refuge at her father’s house, Grace finds herself on the receiving end of detectives’ probing questions.
Director: Susanne Bier
Writer: N/A
7.3/103 votes#8 - voices carry
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/24/2022
Moved by the toll the Great Depression has taken on the country, Eleanor presses Franklin to act more boldly and lobbies for an unprecedented formal position in the administration while helping craft his inaugural address. After Nixon’s resignation, Jerry assumes the presidency and Betty becomes First Lady days before an important state dinner, which Jerry's staff try to cancel. In the days leading up to Barack’s inauguration, Michelle faces opposition from members of his transition team who plan to diminish her role.
Director: Susanne Bier
Writer: Aaron Cooley
7.3/1032 votes#9 - Episode 2
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 2/28/2016
On the Mediterranean island of Mallorca, Roper’s life of luxury and calm is shattered. Six months earlier, Burr continues her recruitment of Pine, sending him to Devon to build his cover story.
Director: Susanne Bier
Writer: David Farr
7.3/104 votes#10 - Happy Wedding Eve
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/5/2024
Wedding guests arrive on Nantucket for the lavish rehearsal dinner at the Winbury estate, but the nuptials take a tragic turn when a body is discovered.
Director: Susanne Bier
Writer: Jenna Lamia
7.2/1039 votes#11 - Episode 1
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 2/21/2016
Hotel night manager Jonathan Pine receives a plea for help from a well-connected guest.
Director: Susanne Bier
Writer: David Farr
7.2/1033 votes#12 - Episode 3
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 3/6/2016
While he continues to recuperate in Roper’s villa, Pine starts to dig up secrets about the other members of the household. Meanwhile, Burr and Steadman seize on an opportunity to recruit a new asset.
Director: Susanne Bier
Writer: David Farr
7.1/1026 votes#13 - Do No Harm
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 11/8/2020
Grace hears Jonathan’s side of the story and finds herself being followed by someone close to Elena.
Director: Susanne Bier
Writer: N/A
7.0/1031 votes#14 - The Undoing
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/25/2020
Grace Fraser becomes intrigued by a young mother at her son’s school. Later, news of a tragedy rocks the school community.
Director: Susanne Bier
Writer: N/A
7.0/103 votes#15 - please allow me
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 5/1/2022
Young Eleanor reluctantly cuts short her progressive education in London to make her dreaded societal debut as a member of New York’s prestigious Roosevelt family, which includes her ambitious cousin, Franklin. In Michigan, Young Betty, trapped in an abusive marriage, finds herself pursued by hotshot lawyer Jerry. As she rises the ranks at a Chicago law firm, Young Michelle gets to know an idealistic and politically inclined summer intern named Barack.
Director: Susanne Bier
Writer: N/A
7.0/103 votes#16 - shout out
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/22/2022
Eleanor moves Hick into an adjacent bedroom in the White House while Franklin has the FBI surveil her actions. Inspired by her growing influence and popularity, Betty steers a White House campaign office to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, which aggravates Jerry’s staff who worry about a conservative challenge for the upcoming Republican Party presidential nomination. Michelle pushes Barack to take a firm moral stand in favor of marriage equality over his political concerns about losing re-election.
Director: Susanne Bier
Writer: Abby Ajayi
6.8/104 votes#17 - that white house
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/17/2022
After Franklin’s sudden polio diagnosis, Eleanor Roosevelt commits to enabling his political future despite pressure from her mother-in-law, Sara. As the Watergate scandal unfolds, Betty Ford unexpectedly becomes Second Lady upon Jerry’s nomination as Vice President and she clashes with his staff over her newly public role. Following the historic 2008 election, Michelle Obama wrestles with the expectations and dangers that Barack and their children face as the first Black family to live in the White House.
Director: Susanne Bier
Writer: N/A
6.8/1024 votes#18 - The Bloody Truth
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/29/2020
Haley challenges her own ethics in her defense strategy. As the courtroom theater mounts, Grace takes measures to protect herself and her family.
Director: Susanne Bier
Writer: N/A
6.7/1025 votes#19 - See No Evil
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 11/15/2020
As Haley begins to shape the narrative of the case, Franklin uses his resources to help his family.
Director: Susanne Bier
Writer: N/A
5.2/104 votes#20 - cracked pot
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 5/8/2022
Years before first entering the White House, Eleanor discovers Franklin’s marital indiscretions, which push her to socialize with more independent, politically active women in the salons of New York City. While Jerry rises through the ranks in Congress, a stubborn shoulder injury drives Betty to seek help from a doctor, who prescribes addictive pain medication. After toddler Sasha is rushed to the hospital with meningitis, Michelle vows to hold Chicago’s inadequate healthcare system to task by working to improve it from the inside.
Director: Susanne Bier
Writer: N/A
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"see saw" is the best rated episode directed by Susanne Bier. It scored 8/10 based on 3 votes. It was written by N/A. It aired on 5/15/2022 and is rated 0.3 points higher than their second-best episode, "Episode 6".