7.1/10343 votesLoading...#1 - No Places
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 3/2/2020
Luke's parents and the surprising arrival of Ally's estranged father cause Paul and Ally to scrutinize their hopes and dreams for Luke and Ava and discover how far they will go for the sake of their kids.
Director: Ben Palmer
Writer: Simon Blackwell, Chris Addison
7.1/10281 votesLoading...#2 - No Lies
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 3/16/2020
Michael thrives in his new role as dad and granddad, but Paul and Ally can't adapt to his presence as easily as the children can. Luke's hunt for proof that Santa doesn't exist puts Paul's claim that he never lies to the test.
Director: Ben Palmer
Writer: Chris Addison, Barunka O'Shaughnessy
7.2/10454 votesLoading...#3 - No Sleep
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 3/2/2020
The children won’t sleep – Paul and Ally thought these nights were over. Paul spends the night fighting his own anger and his children’s inability to go the f**k to sleep.
Director: Ben Palmer
Writer: Simon Blackwell, Chris Addison
7.2/10246 votesLoading...#4 - No Honeymoon
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 4/13/2020
Paul attempts to focus on his upcoming wedding but is constantly thwarted by his family; Ally is distracted by work, Luke is misbehaving at school and Leah (Stella Gonet) doesn’t understand why they are even bothering to get married.
Director: Chris Addison
Writer: Chris Addison, Oriane Messina, Fay Rusling
7.3/10303 votesLoading...#5 - No Accident
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 3/9/2020
Ally attempts to acclimatize to Michael's continued presence while Paul begins to question if his accident-prone son's frequent injuries might actually be his fault.
Director: Ben Palmer
Writer: Simon Blackwell, Chris Addison
7.3/10266 votesLoading...#6 - No Talking
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 3/30/2020
In the wake of Michael’s death, the family stay with Darren at his country house, but Paul’s attempt to give Ally space by taking on kid duties and Darren’s fixation on work doesn’t help Ally find a chance to say goodbye.
Director: Chris Addison
Writer: Simon Blackwell, Chris Addison, Jamie Brittain
7.3/10252 votesLoading...#7 - No Exit
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 4/6/2020
It’s half term and Luke is responsible for taking Lenny the class bear on an adventure. Lenny has been to Italy, Peru and beyond, but Paul can’t even manage to get the family and the godforsaken bear out of the house to the local park.
Director: Chris Addison
Writer: Simon Blackwell, Chris Addison, Jamie Brittain
7.4/10176 votesLoading...#8 - No Choice
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 4/19/2021
Ally is under huge pressure, but no one seems to want to listen to her; Jim and Jackie are excited about a possible move to the coast and, much to Paul's surprise, so is he.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.4/10179 votesLoading...#9 - No Excuses
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 4/26/2021
Ally and Paul's marriage is in crisis. Paul's obsessed by what happened but won't discuss it. An increasingly troubled Luke refuses to go to school and Leah and Alex make an announcement.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.5/10213 votesLoading...#10 - No Fear
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 3/22/2021
Luke’s anxiety is becoming a problem at home and school. Would a medical diagnosis make his life easier or harder? Ally faces further tension after her mother Leah is robbed.
Director: Ben Palmer
Writer: Chris Addison, Oriane Messina, Fay Rusling
7.5/10182 votesLoading...#11 - No Baby
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 4/12/2021
As Ally contemplates her pregnancy, a new piece of information blows her world apart. A worried Ava tries to help her mum while Luke regrets lying.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.5/10169 votesLoading...#12 - No Direction Home
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 5/9/2022
With Luke refusing to live with his dad, Paul is staying at honeymooning Leah’s house. Ally begins to feel the strain, while a distressing event from the family’s past has a surprising present-day echo.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.5/10154 votesLoading...#13 - No Worries
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 5/9/2022
Ally fears she might lose her job and her mind as the company collapses and her HRT medications become unavailable. Luke’s panic attack ends Paul’s leisurely life at Leah’s. An increasingly isolated Ava faces a huge change.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.5/10148 votesLoading...#14 - No Comfort
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 5/16/2022
A back injury leaves Paul high on Leah's supply, as he raids her collection of heavy-duty painkillers. As Luke and his dad get closer, Ally and Ava drift further apart, and Ally looks for someone to blame.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.5/10149 votesLoading...#15 - No Body
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 5/23/2022
Ally and Paul each learns the truth about a thing that has been terrifying them - for Ally, her job and for Paul, his MRI result. Ava and Luke both feel frozen out by the people they care most about.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.5/10140 votesLoading...#16 - No Can Do
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 5/30/2022
An ambitious Ally sets out to save the company and throw a memorable birthday party for Ava, just as Paul, passed over for promotion yet again, wonders if he ever had any ambition to start with.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.5/10141 votesLoading...#17 - No Pressure
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 6/13/2022
After an apparent reconciliation with Ally, Paul's rage returns with a vengeance when he realizes that Ava has done something that could ruin her life. Luke and Jacob reunite, but things are becoming more complicated.
Director: N/A
Writer: Taylor Glenn
7.5/10111 votesLoading...#18 - No Age
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 8/7/2023
Ally is appalled that she’s about to turn 50 and bans the family from ever mentioning that number. Paul tries to help Luke, who is overwhelmed by learning to drive and becoming a dad, while Ava meets a charismatic girl called Holly.
Director: Chris Addison
Writer: Gabby Best, Rose Heiney
7.6/10227 votesLoading...#19 - No Surrender
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 3/22/2021
The kids are growing up fast – Ava is now 10 and Luke is about to turn 13. With their burgeoning independence comes the question of whether Paul and Ally’s parenting style still works. Clue: no.
Director: Ben Palmer
Writer: Simon Blackwell, Chris Addison
7.6/10199 votesLoading...#20 - No Connection
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 3/29/2021
Paul fears his culturally fragmented family has lost a vital connection. Gentrification impacts Jim and Jackie as the last of their old neighbours move out and more young professionals move in.
Director: Ben Palmer
Writer: Simon Blackwell, Chris Addison, Jamie Brittain
7.6/10175 votesLoading...#21 - No Friends
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 5/3/2021
As he and Ally continue to feel distant, Paul rekindles an old friendship, but at a cost to Ava. Luke surprises everyone by getting a best friend. Jim and Jackie are forced to move.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.6/10147 votesLoading...#22 - No Show
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 6/6/2022
A devastated Paul is forced by his new boss to make funding cuts. After Ally's attempt to impress Ava ends in humiliation, she tells Paul some home truths, just as Jackie realizes a terrible truth about a dying friend.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.6/10123 votesLoading...#23 - Noël
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 7/31/2023
It’s five years since we last saw the Worsleys, with Paul and Ally on the verge of splitting, and Jim and Jackie in turmoil. Things are no less dramatic now as Luke and girlfriend Maya drop a bombshell at Christmas dinner that will change everyone’s lives forever.
Director: Chris Addison
Writer: Simon Blackwell
7.6/10111 votesLoading...#24 - No Alternative
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 7/31/2023
The reality of Luke’s announcement hits, and Paul and Ally worry about the decision he and Maya have made and whether they should support them. As a New Year starts, the Worsley family gather together with Maya’s family, united in their love and worry.
Director: Chris Addison
Writer: Simon Blackwell
7.6/10101 votesLoading...#25 - No Regrets
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 8/21/2023
Paul and Ally find themselves parenting Jim and Jackie as well as a conflicted Luke. Ava and Holly get closer and Ava decides to take a risk, while Paul meets an old friend and realizes that he might, after all, be happy.
Director: Chris Addison
Writer: Simon Blackwell
The Worst Episodes of Breeders
Every episode of Breeders ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Breeders!
Exposing the parental-paradox that it is possible, in the very same moment, to love your child to the horizon of the universe, while being apoplectically...
Genres:ComedyFamily
Network:FX
Worst Episodes Summary
"No Places" is the worst rated episode of "Breeders". It scored 7.1/10 based on 343 votes. Directed by Ben Palmer and written by Simon Blackwell, Chris Addison, it aired on 3/2/2020. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "No Lies".