7.1/10814 votesLoading...#1 - Approachable Dreams
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 11/25/2018
Debra Newell has a seemingly perfect life: she’s successful, beautiful and lives in one of California’s most desirable coastal cities, Newport Beach. The only thing missing is love. So when Debra finally meets charming and handsome doctor John Meehan, she’s quickly swept into a whirlwind romance, much to her daughters’ dismay.
Director: Jeffrey Reiner
Writer: Christopher Goffard, Alexandra Cunningham
7.1/10584 votesLoading...#2 - Shrapnel
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 12/16/2018
Debra confronts John in the present, while we learn more about Arlane’s past.
Director: Jeffrey Reiner
Writer: Alexandra Cunningham, Sinead Daly
7.2/10540 votesLoading...#3 - Lord High Executioner
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 12/23/2018
John gets clean for Debra. Terra learns John’s back. John puts his sister through the ringer.
Director: Jeffrey Reiner
Writer: Christopher Goffard
7.2/10619 votesLoading...#4 - No Fault
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 6/2/2020
Betty thinks she can't be divorced by her rich lawyer husband without her consent.
Director: Maggie Kiley
Writer: Alexandra Cunningham
7.2/10463 votesLoading...#5 - The Turtle and the Alligator
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 6/2/2020
Through medical school, law school and many pregnancies, Betty supports Dan until he hits it big.
Director: Meera Menon
Writer: Stacy A. Littlejohn
7.4/10412 votesLoading...#6 - Marriage Encounter
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 6/9/2020
A worried Betty takes a desperate step to save her marriage, and it works. Until it doesn’t.
Director: Kat Candler
Writer: Juliet Lashinsky-Revene
7.5/10672 votesLoading...#7 - Red Flags and Parades
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 12/2/2018
Debra and John revel secretly in their newlywed bliss, as Veronica, Terra, and Toby hatch a plan to prove their suspicions about their mother’s new man.
Director: Jeffrey Reiner
Writer: Evan Wright
7.5/10521 votesLoading...#8 - Chivalry
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 1/6/2019
A look at how John operates while Debra tries to move forward.
Director: Jeffrey Reiner
Writer: Alexandra Cunningham, Lex Edness
7.6/10533 votesLoading...#9 - One Shoe
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 12/30/2018
Debra makes a decision about John. In Ohio, John captures the attention of Detective Dennis Luken.
Director: Jeffrey Reiner
Writer: Alexandra Cunningham, Kevin J. Hynes
7.6/10396 votesLoading...#10 - More to It Than Fun
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 6/16/2020
Betty sees her life has been a sham for years.
Director: Maggie Kiley
Writer: Alexandra Cunningham, Katherine B. McKenna
7.6/10398 votesLoading...#11 - Perception is Reality
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 7/14/2020
Empathy from strangers allows Betty to avoid facing what she's done, until she can't any more.
Director: Maggie Kiley
Writer: Alexandra Cunningham
7.7/10630 votesLoading...#12 - Remember It Was Me
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 12/9/2018
Debra discovers John’s criminal record. In the past, John starts his first family.
Director: Jeffrey Reiner
Writer: Diana Son
7.7/10356 votesLoading...#13 - The Shillelagh
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 7/7/2020
Having lost her sense of identity, Betty can only see her own pain and turn it outward.
Director: Alexandra Cunningham
Writer: Lex Edness
7.8/10618 votesLoading...#14 - This Young Woman Fought Like Hell
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 1/13/2019
John and Debra's relationship comes to a head in an unexpected way.
Director: Jeffrey Reiner
Writer: Alexandra Cunningham
7.8/10389 votesLoading...#15 - Scream Therapy
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 6/23/2020
Fighting her new reality, Betty goes on the offense.
Director: Maggie Kiley
Writer: Aaron Carew
8.0/10395 votesLoading...#16 - The Twelfth of Never
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 6/30/2020
Betty faces Dan in divorce court, and it sends her past a point of no return.
Director: Shannon Kohli
Writer: Kevin J. Hynes
The Worst Episodes of Dirty John
Every episode of Dirty John ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Dirty John!
Anthology series in which each season is based on a true crime story featuring an epic tale of love gone wrong.
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Worst Episodes Summary
"Approachable Dreams" is the worst rated episode of "Dirty John". It scored 7.1/10 based on 814 votes. Directed by Jeffrey Reiner and written by Christopher Goffard, Alexandra Cunningham, it aired on 11/25/2018. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Shrapnel".