The Best Episodes of Drop Dead Diva Season 1

Episode Rankings

1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.6/10(305 votes)

   #1 - Pilot

   S1:E17/12/2009

   When beautiful-but-vapid model wannabe Deb has a fatal car accident, she suddenly finds herself in front of Heaven's gatekeeper, Fred, who declares her a self-centered "zero." Outraged, she attempts to persuade Fred to return her to her shallow existence but is accidentally relegated to the body of the recently deceased Jane Bingum. A brilliant, thoughtful and plus-size attorney with a loyal assistant, Teri, Jane has always lived in the shadow of her more comely colleagues whereas Deb has always relied on her external beauty. Now, by a twist of fate and a bolt of divine intervention, Deb must come to terms with inhabiting Jane's plus-size frame in the ultimate showdown between brains and beauty.

   Director:James Hayman

   Writer:Josh Berman

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   Director:James Hayman

   Writer:Josh Berman
2. 

   7.8/10(238 votes)

   #2 - The 'F' Word

   S1:E27/19/2009

   Deb discovers what life is like for Jane as she takes on a case defending a cocktail waitress who is fired after she gains 50 lbs. Grayson and Kim represent Chad in a divorce but the only thing he wants from back from his wife is his kidney.

   Director:Ron Underwood

   Writers:Josh Berman, Carla Kettner

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   Director:Ron Underwood

   Writers:Josh Berman, Carla Kettner
3. 

   7.4/10(198 votes)

   #3 - Do Over

   S1:E37/26/2009

   Jane’s past catches up with her when a case from the prior year is up for retrial. Jane has difficultly containing her emotions and is thrown in contempt of the court and ends up behind bars. Kim and Grayson sue a shrink who "cured" their client’s husband of his multiple personalities, only she got rid of the wrong one.

   Director:Michael Lange

   Writer:Alex Taub

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   Director:Michael Lange

   Writer:Alex Taub
4. 

   7.6/10(179 votes)

   #4 - The Chinese Wall

   S1:E48/2/2009

   Jane defends her - rather Deb’s - mom in a divorce suit when Grayson turns down her mom’s request since he is already representing Deb’s dad. Deb gets a chance to spend time with her mom Bobbi and starts to learn to let go of her old life. Kim represents a dog owner who sues a pet cloning company for breach of contract as he feels this clone is NOT the same dog as his first dog, who was a Westminster champion.

   Director:Lawrence Trilling

   Writer:Thania St. John

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   Director:Lawrence Trilling

   Writer:Thania St. John
5. 

   7.8/10(185 votes)

   #5 - Lost and Found

   S1:E58/9/2009

   Deb is only 24 but faces Jane’s 32nd birthday on the horizon. When she takes on a pro-bono case for a man who was wrongfully incarcerated and freed 10 years later, she realizes she has lost of eight years of her own life. Kim and Grayson must defend a man who created a website for married couples looking to cheat.

   Director:David Petrarca

   Writers:Mimi Friedman, Jeanette Collins

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   Director:David Petrarca

   Writers:Mimi Friedman, Jeanette Collins
6. 

   7.9/10(180 votes)

   #6 - Second Chances

   S1:E68/16/2009

   Jane represents a soccer mom who is brought to trial for jumping bail and evading arrest for a crime she committed 20 years prior. Grayson’s client, an aging actor, claims the papers falsely ran his obit. When Grayson gets a retraction, the client still isn’t happy and Grayson realizes the man needs something more than legal attention.

   Director:Michael Schultz

   Writer:Jeffrey Lippman

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   Director:Michael Schultz

   Writer:Jeffrey Lippman
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   7.6/10(169 votes)

   #7 - The Magic Bullet

   S1:E78/23/2009

   Jane represents a woman whose daughter begins to get sick after following diet guru Jillian Ford’s “EZ Thin Plan.” Meanwhile Grayson and Teri come to Kim’s defense when she gets nailed with a sexual harassment lawsuit by a former assistant.

   Director:Jamie Babbit

   Writer:Shawn Schepps

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   Director:Jamie Babbit

   Writer:Shawn Schepps
8. 

   7.4/10(169 votes)

   #8 - Crazy

   S1:E88/30/2009

   Deb is faced with attending Jane’s high school reunion and finds her work cut out for her when she has to prove a man’s sanity when she is hired by an eccentric business man. Kim and Grayson disagree over what to do when a jilted bride-to-be wants to sue her maid of honor after she discovering her fiancé is sleeping with her.

   Director:Melanie Mayron

   Writers:Maurissa Tancharoen, Jed Whedon

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   Director:Melanie Mayron

   Writers:Maurissa Tancharoen, Jed Whedon
9. 

   7.9/10(167 votes)

   #9 - The Dress

   S1:E99/13/2009

   Jane is outraged when she discovers an upscale women’s boutique refuses to carry any plus-sized clothing. Despite opposition from Parker, Jane enlists Kim to represent her when she decides to sue them. Parker puts Grayson on a case involving his old friend whose daughter ends up on a Girls Gone Wild video.

   Director:David Petrarca

   Writer:Josh Berman

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   Director:David Petrarca

   Writer:Josh Berman
10. 

    7.6/10(173 votes)

    #10 - Make Me a Match

    S1:E109/20/2009

    Jane decides to help Judge Madeline Stone with her love life and ends up suing the match making service she uses for fraud. Meanwhile Grayson and Kim are on a case with dueling psychic sisters who refuse to share in the family business. Fred also makes an unexpected return.

    Director:Matthew Hastings

    Writer:Thania St. John

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    Director:Matthew Hastings

    Writer:Thania St. John
11. 

    7.9/10(164 votes)

    #11 - What If?

    S1:E119/27/2009

    Jane takes on a case where a woman believes she was switched at birth but finds she has her own “mommy issues” when she receives an unexpected visit from Jane’s mother. Meanwhile, Kim and Grayson must calm Parker’s nerves on a case for one of his closest friends, when they realize Parker hasn’t been in the courtroom in a long time.

    Director:Bethany Rooney

    Writers:Mimi Friedman, Jeanette Collins

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    Director:Bethany Rooney

    Writers:Mimi Friedman, Jeanette Collins
12. 

    7.7/10(168 votes)

    #12 - Dead Model Walking

    S1:E1210/4/2009

    Jane is star struck when she gets to save Deb’s favorite fashion model from a tumble with the law, but soon discovers her idol is in more trouble than she thought. Grayson and Kim take on a pro-bono case where a woman refuses to sell her house to developers because it holds too many memories of her deceased husband. asn’t been in the courtroom in a long time.

    Director:Ron Underwood

    Writers:Amy Engelberg, Wendy Engelberg

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    Director:Ron Underwood

    Writers:Amy Engelberg, Wendy Engelberg
13. 

    8.2/10(173 votes)

    #13 - Grayson's Anatomy

    S1:E1310/11/2009

    Everyone at the firm is up in arms when they anticipate Parker is going to make an announcement of the newest partner. Jane finally makes the decision to move on with her life and forget about Grayson when she learns he has been dreaming about her. Jane also gets an unexpected visit from a man from her past whose sudden appearance throws her for a loop.

    Director:David Petrarca

    Writers:Alex Taub, Jeffrey Lippman

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    Director:David Petrarca

    Writers:Alex Taub, Jeffrey Lippman