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The Worst Episodes of Better Things

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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(776 votes)

    #1 - Sam/Pilot

    S1:E1

    Meet Sam Fox.

    Director:Louis C.K.
    Writers:Louis C.K., Pamela Adlon
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  2. Background image for Period
    7.3/10(592 votes)

    #2 - Period

    S1:E2

    Sam deals with lady things.

    Director:Pamela Adlon
    Writer:Unknown
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  3. Background image for Hair of the Dog
    7.3/10(415 votes)

    #3 - Hair of the Dog

    S1:E9

    Sam makes moves.

    Director:Nisha Ganatra
    Writer:Pamela Adlon
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  4. Background image for Get Lit
    7.3/10(313 votes)

    #4 - Get Lit

    S3:E11

    Sam chaperones and Frankie slams.

    Director:Pamela Adlon
    Writers:Joe Hortua, Ira Parker
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  5. Background image for Escape Drill
    7.4/10(275 votes)

    #5 - Escape Drill

    S4:E3

    Sam gives her friends a marital intervention.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  6. Background image for Alarms
    7.5/10(458 votes)

    #6 - Alarms

    S1:E6

    Sam deals with some situations.

    Director:Lance Bangs
    Writers:Louis C.K., Gina Fattore, Pamela Adlon
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  7. Background image for Nesting
    7.5/10(364 votes)

    #7 - Nesting

    S3:E3

    Sam sees old friends and cooks for everyone.

    Director:Pamela Adlon
    Writers:Sarah Gubbins, Joe Hortua
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  8. Background image for Toilet
    7.5/10(334 votes)

    #8 - Toilet

    S3:E7

    Sam preps.

    Director:Pamela Adlon
    Writers:Pamela Adlon, Joe Hortua
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  9. Background image for Carbonara
    7.5/10(263 votes)

    #9 - Carbonara

    S4:E5

    Sam takes Duke to ballet and Frankie to Pinkberry.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  10. Background image for Father's Day
    7.5/10(278 votes)

    #10 - Father's Day

    S4:E8

    Sam has a flashback and a wolf pack.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  11. Background image for Rip Taylor's Cell Phone
    7.5/10(238 votes)

    #11 - Rip Taylor's Cell Phone

    S5:E2

    Sam makes a choice.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  12. Background image for Jesus Saves
    7.5/10(215 votes)

    #12 - Jesus Saves

    S5:E8

    Sam deals with anxiety.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  13. Background image for Woman Is the Something of the Something
    7.6/10(505 votes)

    #13 - Woman Is the Something of the Something

    S1:E4

    Sam gets really looked at.

    Director:Nisha Ganatra
    Writers:Louis C.K., Pamela Adlon
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  14. Background image for Sick
    7.6/10(379 votes)

    #14 - Sick

    S2:E4

    Sam is sick.

    Director:Pamela Adlon
    Writers:Louis C.K., Pamela Adlon
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  15. Background image for Phil
    7.6/10(376 votes)

    #15 - Phil

    S2:E5

    Sam is forced to look at some stuff.

    Director:Pamela Adlon
    Writer:Louis C.K.
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  16. Background image for Holding
    7.6/10(355 votes)

    #16 - Holding

    S3:E2

    Sam copes with stuff.

    Director:Pamela Adlon
    Writers:Pamela Adlon, Ira Parker
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  17. Background image for Monsters in the Moonlight
    7.6/10(340 votes)

    #17 - Monsters in the Moonlight

    S3:E4

    Sam deals with monsters.

    Director:Pamela Adlon
    Writers:Pamela Adlon, Sarah Gubbins
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  18. Background image for The Unknown
    7.6/10(343 votes)

    #18 - The Unknown

    S3:E9

    Sam gets theatrical.

    Director:Pamela Adlon
    Writer:Sarah Gubbins
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  19. Background image for Show Me the Magic
    7.6/10(314 votes)

    #19 - Show Me the Magic

    S3:E10

    Sam winds down and reminisces.

    Director:Pamela Adlon
    Writers:Pamela Adlon, Ira Parker
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  20. Background image for San Francisco
    7.6/10(216 votes)

    #20 - San Francisco

    S5:E6

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  21. Background image for Brown
    7.7/10(550 votes)

    #21 - Brown

    S1:E3

    Sam brings home a colleague for dinner.

    Director:Nisha Ganatra
    Writer:Louis C.K.
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  22. Background image for Arnold Hall
    7.7/10(370 votes)

    #22 - Arnold Hall

    S2:E8

    Sam gets confronted.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  23. Background image for Steady Rain
    7.7/10(330 votes)

    #23 - Steady Rain

    S4:E1

    Sam picks the girls up from a trip.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  24. Background image for She's Fifty
    7.7/10(304 votes)

    #24 - She's Fifty

    S4:E2

    Sam embraces her life.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  25. Background image for Ephemera
    7.7/10(239 votes)

    #25 - Ephemera

    S5:E4

    Sam learns about pronouns and finance.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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Worst Episodes Summary

"Sam/Pilot" is the worst rated episode of "Better Things". It scored 7.2/10 based on 776 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".