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The Worst Episodes of Better Things

Every episode of Better Things ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Better Things!

Worst episode
S1E1 Sam/Pilot
7.2799 votes
Best episode
S2E6 Eulogy
9.1763 votes
Top season
Season 2
8.2avg
Binge time
22h 34m
52 episodes
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Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Better Things Season 1 Episode 1 - Sam/Pilot
    7.2/10(799 votes)

    S1:E1

    Meet Sam Fox.

    Director:Louis C.K.
    Writers:Pamela Adlon, Louis C.K.

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  2. Better Things Season 1 Episode 2 - Period
    7.3/10(608 votes)

    S1:E2

    Sam deals with lady things.

    Director:Pamela Adlon
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Better Things Season 1 Episode 9 - Hair of the Dog
    7.3/10(426 votes)

    S1:E9

    Sam makes moves.

    Director:Nisha Ganatra
    Writer:Pamela Adlon

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  4. Better Things Season 3 Episode 11 - Get Lit
    7.3/10(323 votes)

    S3:E11

    Sam chaperones and Frankie slams.

    Director:Pamela Adlon
    Writers:Ira Parker, Joe Hortua

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  5. Better Things Season 3 Episode 7 - Toilet
    7.4/10(342 votes)

    S3:E7

    Sam preps.

    Director:Pamela Adlon
    Writers:Pamela Adlon, Joe Hortua

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  6. Better Things Season 4 Episode 3 - Escape Drill
    7.4/10(282 votes)

    S4:E3

    Sam gives her friends a marital intervention.

    Director:Pamela Adlon
    Writers:Pamela Adlon, Ira Parker

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  7. Better Things Season 1 Episode 6 - Alarms
    7.5/10(471 votes)

    S1:E6

    Sam deals with some situations.

    Director:Lance Bangs
    Writers:Gina Fattore, Pamela Adlon, Louis C.K.

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  8. Better Things Season 3 Episode 3 - Nesting
    7.5/10(371 votes)

    S3:E3

    Sam sees old friends and cooks for everyone.

    Director:Pamela Adlon
    Writers:Sarah Gubbins, Joe Hortua

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  9. Better Things Season 4 Episode 8 - Father's Day
    7.5/10(285 votes)

    S4:E8

    Sam has a flashback and a wolf pack.

    Director:Pamela Adlon
    Writers:Robin Ruzan, Patricia Resnick

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  10. Better Things Season 4 Episode 5 - Carbonara
    7.5/10(271 votes)

    S4:E5

    Sam takes Duke to ballet and Frankie to Pinkberry.

    Director:Pamela Adlon
    Writer:Patricia Resnick

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  11. Better Things Season 5 Episode 2 - Rip Taylor's Cell Phone
    7.5/10(244 votes)

    S5:E2

    Sam makes a choice.

    Director:Pamela Adlon
    Writers:Joe Hortua, Ryan Raimann

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  12. Better Things Season 5 Episode 8 - Jesus Saves
    7.5/10(222 votes)

    S5:E8

    Sam deals with anxiety.

    Director:Pamela Adlon
    Writers:Joe Hortua, R. Eric Thomas, Cree Summer

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  13. Better Things Season 1 Episode 4 - Woman Is the Something of the Something
    7.6/10(519 votes)

    S1:E4

    Sam gets really looked at.

    Director:Nisha Ganatra
    Writers:Pamela Adlon, Louis C.K.

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  14. Better Things Season 2 Episode 4 - Sick
    7.6/10(390 votes)

    S2:E4

    Sam is sick.

    Director:Pamela Adlon
    Writers:Pamela Adlon, Louis C.K.

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  15. Better Things Season 2 Episode 5 - Phil
    7.6/10(388 votes)

    S2:E5

    Sam is forced to look at some stuff.

    Director:Pamela Adlon
    Writer:Louis C.K.

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  16. Better Things Season 3 Episode 2 - Holding
    7.6/10(362 votes)

    S3:E2

    Sam copes with stuff.

    Director:Pamela Adlon
    Writers:Pamela Adlon, Ira Parker

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  17. Better Things Season 3 Episode 9 - The Unknown
    7.6/10(353 votes)

    S3:E9

    Sam gets theatrical.

    Director:Pamela Adlon
    Writer:Sarah Gubbins

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  18. Better Things Season 3 Episode 4 - Monsters in the Moonlight
    7.6/10(348 votes)

    S3:E4

    Sam deals with monsters.

    Director:Pamela Adlon
    Writers:Pamela Adlon, Sarah Gubbins

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  19. Better Things Season 3 Episode 10 - Show Me the Magic
    7.6/10(323 votes)

    S3:E10

    Sam winds down and reminisces.

    Director:Pamela Adlon
    Writers:Pamela Adlon, Ira Parker

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  20. Better Things Season 5 Episode 6 - San Francisco
    7.6/10(223 votes)

    S5:E6

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

    Director:Pamela Adlon
    Writers:Joe Hortua, R. Eric Thomas

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  21. Better Things Season 1 Episode 3 - Brown
    7.7/10(563 votes)

    S1:E3

    Sam brings home a colleague for dinner.

    Director:Nisha Ganatra
    Writer:Louis C.K.

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  22. Better Things Season 2 Episode 8 - Arnold Hall
    7.7/10(382 votes)

    S2:E8

    Sam gets confronted.

    Director:Pamela Adlon
    Writers:Pamela Adlon, Louis C.K.

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  23. Better Things Season 4 Episode 1 - Steady Rain
    7.7/10(338 votes)

    S4:E1

    Sam picks the girls up from a trip.

    Director:Pamela Adlon
    Writer:Pamela Adlon

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  24. Better Things Season 3 Episode 6 - What Is Jeopardy?
    7.7/10(331 votes)

    S3:E6

    Sam and fam get caught up in some gnar.

    Director:Pamela Adlon
    Writers:Pamela Adlon, Ira Parker

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  25. Better Things Season 4 Episode 2 - She's Fifty
    7.7/10(311 votes)

    S4:E2

    Sam embraces her life.

    Director:Pamela Adlon
    Writers:Pamela Adlon, Ira Parker

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Sam/Pilot" is the worst rated episode of Better Things. It scored 7.2/10 from 799 votes. Directed by Louis C.K. and written by Pamela Adlon, Louis C.K., it aired on September 8, 2016. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Period".

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