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A working-class Irish family rules a city built on loyalty and corruption. The Caffee brothers, Tommy, a rising politician desperate for reelection, and Michael, a...

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  1. Background image for True Love Tends to Forget 1:1-4
    5.5/10(2 votes)

    #1 - True Love Tends to Forget 1:1-4

    S2:E6

    Michael goes after more power while he and Kath get ready for their little addition to the family. Tommy tries to fix the problems in a bad area of The Hill. Eileen learns from other politicians wives.

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  2. Background image for The Chimes At Midnight
    7.3/10(79 votes)

    #2 - The Chimes At Midnight

    S3:E6

    Tommy's plan to extricate himself from political entanglements hits a snag when Speaker Danatello seeks his help passing the budget. Declan learns more about Tommy's involvement in the Waterfront Project and connects Tommy to Nozzoli. Michael's jealousy over his mother's attachment to Colin adds fuel to his paranoia about Colin and Kath.

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    Director:Ed Bianchi
    Writer:Karen Hall
  3. Background image for Matthew 13:57
    7.4/10(150 votes)

    #3 - Matthew 13:57

    S1:E3

    Tommy must help settle a garbage strike. Michael tries to recruit for his crew. Eileen's boyfriend misses their time together.

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    Writer:Unknown
  4. Background image for Matthew 5:6
    7.4/10(139 votes)

    #4 - Matthew 5:6

    S1:E4

    The Caffee's Sunday dinner is interrupted by Treasury Agents looking for the conterfeit money. Michael takes care of the guy who "ratted" him out and Tommy looks to the speaker for help on a bill that will help his real estate deal.

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    Director:Ed Bianchi
  5. Background image for Genesis 27:39
    7.4/10(128 votes)

    #5 - Genesis 27:39

    S1:E7

    Tommy decides to work with Michael to save a local movie theater. Rose gets a new job and immediately tires to unionize her co-workers.

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    Director:Steve Shill
  6. Background image for Things Badly Begun
    7.4/10(77 votes)

    #6 - Things Badly Begun

    S3:E2

    Tommy blackmails Mayor Panzarella into supporting the waterfront development but runs into opposition from a community group organized by Michael. Freddi Cork is forced to take a legitimate job as a car salesman. Eileen's pregnancy costs he a chance to advance. Declan begins his investigation to statehouse corruption as the disappearance of Federal Attorney Franklin draws attention away from his efforts. Rose begins to learn the joys of managed care.

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    Director:Nick Gomez
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  8. Background image for Let Rome Into Tiber Melt
    7.4/10(81 votes)

    #7 - Let Rome Into Tiber Melt

    S3:E3

    A fire in an abandoned mill that kills several Latino squatters and a firefighter causes political fallout for Tommy. Colin begins drinking heavily because of a love triangle. Declan's investigation bears fruit and is expanded.

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    Director:Ed Bianchi
    Writer:Karen Hall
  9. Background image for The Course of True Love Never Did Run Smooth
    7.4/10(80 votes)

    #8 - The Course of True Love Never Did Run Smooth

    S3:E4

    Over Labor Day Weekend Tommy, Eileen and the family spend the holiday at a water front property where Tommy surprises Eileen with his plans for their new home away from the hill, his mom and Michael but Eileen won't let her self believe it until it happens. An incident at Nozzoli's barbeque pushes Michael's growing paranoia into overdrive. The absence of Kath and Colin who have gone away together does little to ease his mind. Declan and Cassie get away for a romantic weekend, which is ruined by their past marital difficulties.

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    Director:Seith Mann
  10. Background image for Genesis 27:29
    7.5/10(183 votes)

    #9 - Genesis 27:29

    S1:E2

    Michael plays a game of Russian roulette with the mentally challenged brother of a neighborhood store he wants to take over. Tommy is working on keeping a highway spur from going through the hill by wheeling and dealing behind the scenes. Eileen gets some upsetting news at the doctor's office.

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    Director:Ed Bianchi
  11. Background image for Samyutta 11:10
    7.5/10(124 votes)

    #10 - Samyutta 11:10

    S1:E6

    Michael helps out Declan's partner. Tommy sees a way to fix his zoning problems by helping a black minister.

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    Director:Leslie Libman
    Writer:Unknown
  12. Background image for Job 31:5-6
    7.5/10(122 votes)

    #11 - Job 31:5-6

    S1:E8

    Rose plans a surprise birthday part for Michael. Tommy decides to play dirty to be the majority leader.

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    Director:Nick Gomez
  13. Background image for Give Me the Ocular Proof...
    7.5/10(80 votes)

    #12 - Give Me the Ocular Proof...

    S3:E5

    Declan's investigation triggers alarms among the corrupt politicians so Tommy tries to finesse information from the investigation. Rose receives a diagnosis and shares the truth with Ellen. Michael and Colin begin to clash as they help Freddie plan a robbery.

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    Director:Unknown
  14. Background image for Mark 8:36
    7.6/10(244 votes)

    #13 - Mark 8:36

    S1:E1

    Local politician Tommy Caffee's life gets complicated when his gangster brother returns home to Providence.

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    Director:Unknown
  15. Background image for All the Interim Is Like a Phantasma
    7.6/10(80 votes)

    #14 - All the Interim Is Like a Phantasma

    S3:E7

    Michael returns to Kath but she and Colin begin to worry as the FBI fuels Michael's suspicions about their relationship. Eileen is confined to bed rest for the duration of her pregnancy. Tommy seeks Michael's assistance as Declan begins to zero his investigation in on the Waterfront Project.

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    Director:Tim Hunter
  16. Background image for Matthew 12:25
    7.7/10(141 votes)

    #15 - Matthew 12:25

    S1:E5

    Tommy sees an opportunity to make some money when the governor asks him to introduce a bill that would create jobs on the hill but would also tear down some houses. Michael deals with Armenian drug dealers working out of a local bar. Rose fights back when they want to lay off 25 workers at the mill.

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    Director:Steve Shill
  17. Background image for Ecclesiastes 7:2
    7.7/10(123 votes)

    #16 - Ecclesiastes 7:2

    S1:E9

    A deadly bus crash is caused by a suicide jumper. The bus was carrying passengers from The Hill back from a Patriots game. Michael tries to figure out a way to use this to his advantage with Freddie.

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  18. Background image for Vivekchaudamani: 51
    7.8/10(119 votes)

    #17 - Vivekchaudamani: 51

    S1:E10

    When the Caffee's father shows up, he tries to get the boys to help him by threatening to sell the family home.

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    Director:Brian Kirk
    Writer:Unknown
  19. Background image for Uneasy Lies the Head
    7.9/10(91 votes)

    #18 - Uneasy Lies the Head

    S3:E1

    Unhappy being the speaker's lackey, Tommy explores the possibility of leaving politics. Rose's birthday party attracts both of her feuding sons. Declan is offered an opportunity to investigate government corruption.

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  20. Background image for Birnam Wood Comes To Dunsinane
    7.9/10(87 votes)

    #19 - Birnam Wood Comes To Dunsinane

    S3:E8

    Tommy becomes heir apparent for Speaker when Donatello's condition worsens; Freddie maneuvers to get on Tommy's good side; with the mob, the state police, and feds after him, Michael's obsession with Colin puts everyone in jeopardy.

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  21. Background image for Matthew 22:10
    8.2/10(130 votes)

    #20 - Matthew 22:10

    S1:E11

    A hit is ordered on Michael. Marty Trio works with the FBI to get Freddie by wearing a wire. Declan thinks his partner might be a dirty cop.

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    Director:Ed Bianchi
  22. Background image for One Too Many Mornings 3:4-8
    10.0/10(2 votes)

    #21 - One Too Many Mornings 3:4-8

    S2:E1

    Tommy outmaneuvers U.S. Attorney Ellis Franklin as he and Eileen struggle to keep up the appearance of a happy marriage. Michael, who has no memory of his attacker at the wedding, tries to re-establish his territory with Freddie and asks Declan to investigate the source of his head injury. Declan spirals out of control as he finds himself shut out at work and at home.

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    Director:Unknown
  23. Background image for Down in the Flood 3:5-6
    10.0/10(2 votes)

    #22 - Down in the Flood 3:5-6

    S2:E2

    As Tommy begins his re-election campaign, he turns to his sister, Mary-Kate, rather than Eileen for support. Colin Carr, Tommy and Michael’s estranged Irish cousin, returns to Providence – an event Rose views with deep distrust. Michael and Moe team up for a truck heist while Declan and Cassie have dinner with Cassie’s parents.

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    Director:Brian Kirk
  24. Background image for The Lonesome Death of... 4:7-8
    10.0/10(2 votes)

    #23 - The Lonesome Death of... 4:7-8

    S2:E3

    Colin helps Michael and Eileen cope with the unexpected death of a friend while Freddie tries to avoid a war with the Italians; Tommy helps smooth things over with the Speaker of the House's mistress.

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    Director:Nick Gomez
  25. Background image for Not Dark Yet 3:5-6
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #24 - Not Dark Yet 3:5-6

    S2:E4

    Rose causes problems between Tommy and Michael. Michael messes up Tommy's real estate deal. Freddie asks Declan for some help. Tommy and Dana get closer.

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  26. Background image for Dear Landlord 1:3-4
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #25 - Dear Landlord 1:3-4

    S2:E5

    Tommy doesn't get support from the usual places while struggling to stay on track. Michal looks to make some changes in his life. Colin searches for his father. Freddie asks Declan for help in finding someone.

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    Director:Ed Bianchi

Worst Episodes Summary

"True Love Tends to Forget 1:1-4" is the worst rated episode of "Brotherhood". It scored 5.5/10 based on 2 votes. Directed by Thomas Carter and written by Henry Bromell, it aired on 11/4/2007. This episode scored 1.8 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Chimes At Midnight".