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The Worst Episodes of Better Things

Sam Fox is a single, working actor with no filter trying to raise her three daughters – Max, Frankie and Duke – in Los Angeles....

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  1. Background image for Sam/Pilot
    7.2/10(766 votes)

    #1 - Sam/Pilot

    S1:E1

    Meet Sam Fox.

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    Director:Louis C.K.
    Writers:Louis C.K., Pamela Adlon
  2. Background image for Period
    7.3/10(587 votes)

    #2 - Period

    S1:E2

    Sam deals with lady things.

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    Director:Pamela Adlon
    Writer:Unknown
  3. Background image for Hair of the Dog
    7.3/10(410 votes)

    #3 - Hair of the Dog

    S1:E9

    Sam makes moves.

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    Director:Nisha Ganatra
    Writer:Pamela Adlon
  4. Background image for Get Lit
    7.3/10(307 votes)

    #4 - Get Lit

    S3:E11

    Sam chaperones and Frankie slams.

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    Director:Pamela Adlon
    Writers:Joe Hortua, Ira Parker
  5. Background image for Escape Drill
    7.4/10(272 votes)

    #5 - Escape Drill

    S4:E3

    Sam gives her friends a marital intervention.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  6. Background image for Alarms
    7.5/10(453 votes)

    #6 - Alarms

    S1:E6

    Sam deals with some situations.

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    Director:Lance Bangs
    Writers:Louis C.K., Gina Fattore, Pamela Adlon
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  7. Background image for Nesting
    7.5/10(358 votes)

    #7 - Nesting

    S3:E3

    Sam sees old friends and cooks for everyone.

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    Director:Pamela Adlon
    Writers:Sarah Gubbins, Joe Hortua
  8. Background image for Toilet
    7.5/10(328 votes)

    #8 - Toilet

    S3:E7

    Sam preps.

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    Director:Pamela Adlon
    Writers:Pamela Adlon, Joe Hortua
  9. Background image for Carbonara
    7.5/10(261 votes)

    #9 - Carbonara

    S4:E5

    Sam takes Duke to ballet and Frankie to Pinkberry.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  10. Background image for Father's Day
    7.5/10(276 votes)

    #10 - Father's Day

    S4:E8

    Sam has a flashback and a wolf pack.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  11. Background image for Rip Taylor's Cell Phone
    7.5/10(236 votes)

    #11 - Rip Taylor's Cell Phone

    S5:E2

    Sam makes a choice.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  12. Background image for Jesus Saves
    7.5/10(213 votes)

    #12 - Jesus Saves

    S5:E8

    Sam deals with anxiety.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  13. Background image for Woman Is the Something of the Something
    7.6/10(499 votes)

    #13 - Woman Is the Something of the Something

    S1:E4

    Sam gets really looked at.

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    Director:Nisha Ganatra
    Writers:Louis C.K., Pamela Adlon
  14. Background image for Sick
    7.6/10(373 votes)

    #14 - Sick

    S2:E4

    Sam is sick.

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    Director:Pamela Adlon
    Writers:Louis C.K., Pamela Adlon
  15. Background image for Phil
    7.6/10(372 votes)

    #15 - Phil

    S2:E5

    Sam is forced to look at some stuff.

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    Director:Pamela Adlon
    Writer:Louis C.K.
  16. Background image for Holding
    7.6/10(350 votes)

    #16 - Holding

    S3:E2

    Sam copes with stuff.

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    Director:Pamela Adlon
    Writers:Pamela Adlon, Ira Parker
  17. Background image for Monsters in the Moonlight
    7.6/10(335 votes)

    #17 - Monsters in the Moonlight

    S3:E4

    Sam deals with monsters.

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    Director:Pamela Adlon
    Writers:Pamela Adlon, Sarah Gubbins
  18. Background image for The Unknown
    7.6/10(339 votes)

    #18 - The Unknown

    S3:E9

    Sam gets theatrical.

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    Director:Pamela Adlon
    Writer:Sarah Gubbins
  19. Background image for Show Me the Magic
    7.6/10(308 votes)

    #19 - Show Me the Magic

    S3:E10

    Sam winds down and reminisces.

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    Director:Pamela Adlon
    Writers:Pamela Adlon, Ira Parker
  20. Background image for San Francisco
    7.6/10(214 votes)

    #20 - San Francisco

    S5:E6

    Sam goes to San Francisco for a job while Max holds down the fort.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  21. Background image for Brown
    7.7/10(544 votes)

    #21 - Brown

    S1:E3

    Sam brings home a colleague for dinner.

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    Director:Nisha Ganatra
    Writer:Louis C.K.
  22. Background image for Arnold Hall
    7.7/10(365 votes)

    #22 - Arnold Hall

    S2:E8

    Sam gets confronted.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  23. Background image for Steady Rain
    7.7/10(328 votes)

    #23 - Steady Rain

    S4:E1

    Sam picks the girls up from a trip.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  24. Background image for She's Fifty
    7.7/10(300 votes)

    #24 - She's Fifty

    S4:E2

    Sam embraces her life.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  25. Background image for Ephemera
    7.7/10(236 votes)

    #25 - Ephemera

    S5:E4

    Sam learns about pronouns and finance.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

Worst Episodes Summary

"Sam/Pilot" is the worst rated episode of "Better Things". It scored 7.2/10 based on 766 votes. Directed by Louis C.K. and written by Louis C.K., Pamela Adlon, it aired on 9/8/2016. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Period".