7.7/101,097 votes#1 - Because I could not stop
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 11/1/2019
Emily’s attempt to publish a poem sparks backlash.
Director: David Gordon Green
Writer: Alena Smith
8.0/10899 votes#2 - I have never seen ‘Volcanoes’
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 11/1/2019
Women are forbidden at Amherst, so Emily and Sue get creative to attend a lecture.
Director: David Gordon Green
Writer: Alena Smith, Rachel Axler
8.0/10838 votes#3 - Wild nights
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 11/1/2019
Emily and Austin throw a party, and their mutual love for Sue causes tension.
Director: Lynn Shelton
Writer: Ali Waller, Alena Smith
7.7/10741 votes#4 - Alone, I cannot be
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 11/1/2019
Emily seeks help from an author when her favorite tree is threatened.
Director: Lynn Shelton
Writer: Alena Smith
8.0/10715 votes#5 - I am afraid to own a Body
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/1/2019
Emily confronts tough issues at a meeting of the local Shakespeare Club.
Director: Silas Howard
Writer: Ken Greller, Alena Smith
8.1/10690 votes#6 - A brief, but patient illness
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/1/2019
Emily takes a “sick day” to write and finds a connection with her father’s law clerk.
Director: Silas Howard
Writer: Rachel Axler
8.2/10697 votes#7 - We lose - because we win
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/1/2019
On her father’s election day, Emily defiantly attempts to publish another poem.
Director: Stacie Passon
Writer: Alena Smith, Robbie Macdonald
8.1/10680 votes#8 - There’s a certain Slant of light
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/1/2019
On Christmas, Emily tries to be the “good little woman.” Zosia Mamet guest stars.
Director: Stacie Passon
Writer: Hayes Davenport
8.4/10701 votes#9 - ‘Faith’ is a fine invention
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/1/2019
During a solar eclipse, Emily confronts the Shadow of Death in her home.
Director: Patrick R. Norris
Writer: Darlene Hunt
8.3/10693 votes#10 - I felt a Funeral, in my Brain
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/1/2019
Emily’s relationships are challenged as she moves into a new chapter of life. Season finale.
Director: Patrick R. Norris
Writer: Alena Smith, Ali Waller
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Emily Dickinson. Poet. Daughter. Total rebel. In this coming-of-age story, Emily’s determined to become the world’s greatest poet.
Genres:ComedyDrama
Network:Apple TV+
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Because I could not stop" is the best rated episode of "Dickinson" season 1. It scored 7.7/10 based on 1097 votes. Directed by David Gordon Green and written by Alena Smith, it aired on 11/1/2019. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "I have never seen ‘Volcanoes’".