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The Best Episodes of Elle Season 1

Every episode of Elle Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Elle Season 1!

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Before Elle Woods was a fish-out-of-water at Harvard, we meet her in 1995 in the tumultuous waters of high school where she encounters tricky friendships, forbidden romance, and questionable fashion choices. In this unexpected chapter

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Elle Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
    8.8/10(6 votes)

    #1 - Pilot

    S1:E1

    It's 1995, and Elle Woods is living a 16-year-old's dream: she has a perfect plan to dominate her junior year in Bel-Air. Her world turns upside down before she gets to put that plan into action when her parents tell her they have to unexpectedly move to... Seattle.

    Director:Jason Moore
    Writer:Laura Kittrell

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  2. Elle Season 1 Episode 2 - No Silly, I Go Here
    9.1/10(8 votes)

    #2 - No Silly, I Go Here

    S1:E2

    Elle must clean up the mess she's made by bringing justice to the only friend she's made in her new city. But when Elle learns this could lead to unintended consequences, she questions what's more important: saving her reputation or fighting for justice.

    Director:Jason Moore
    Writer:Eli Wilson Pelton

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  3. Elle Season 1 Episode 3 - You're Not the Girl I Thought You Were
    9.0/10(6 votes)

    #3 - You're Not the Girl I Thought You Were

    S1:E3

    When the school bully threatens to spread a rumor about Elle's crush, Elle goes to great lengths to hide her true feelings until her attempts to stay under the radar are thwarted by an embarrassing fashion faux pas. Meanwhile, Elle's mom Eva throws a garden party and finds that her Bel-Air social skills don't quite translate in Seattle.

    Director:Sammi Cohen
    Writer:Asmita Paranjape

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  4. Elle Season 1 Episode 4 - I'm Not Afraid of a Challenge
    8.5/10(4 votes)

    #4 - I'm Not Afraid of a Challenge

    S1:E4

    When Elle is inspired to organize her school's first-ever Homecoming, she experiences friction with her classmates until she learns to delegate and leave room for others to shine. At the same time, Elle's crush becomes single, igniting a bravery in Elle that she didn't know she had and causing her to question whether or not she wants to escape back to Bel-Air after all.

    Directors:Sammi Cohen, Julia Brownell
    Writer:Julia Brownell

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  5. Elle Season 1 Episode 5 - Trust Me, I Can Handle Anything
    8.5/10(4 votes)

    #5 - Trust Me, I Can Handle Anything

    S1:E5

    After a sudden tragedy strikes, Elle throws all of her energy into helping a friend in need when she's waylaid by an unexpected out-of-town visitor. Elle finds herself torn between her past and her present as she tries to cope with complicated, adult feelings she's never encountered before, all while wrestling with the consequences of her romantic actions.

    Director:Pete Chatmon
    Writer:Jen Regan

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  6. Elle Season 1 Episode 6 - Whoever Said Orange Is the New Pink Was Seriously Disturbed
    7.2/10(5 votes)

    #6 - Whoever Said Orange Is the New Pink Was Seriously Disturbed

    S1:E6

    After weeks of suspecting that there's corruption at the school, Elle and her friends get themselves thrown into weekend detention so they can search for proof. The group's close proximity heightens Elle's romantic tensions with her crush and exposes a past relationship that had been kept secret.

    Director:Pete Chatmon
    Writer:Chad Charlie

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  7. Elle Season 1 Episode 7 - You Picked the Wrong Girl
    8.2/10(4 votes)

    #7 - You Picked the Wrong Girl

    S1:E7

    For once in their relationship, Elle and her mom Eva fail to see eye-to-eye on a tricky situation, which causes Elle to question her moral compass. Elle ultimately bets on her own instincts and rallies the student body to publicly expose a grave injustice. She thinks she's finally won over her classmates, but a past misstep resurfaces and threatens to ruin everything.

    Director:Stacie Passon
    Writer:Caroline Dries

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  8. Elle Season 1 Episode 8 - What, Like It's Hard
    9.0/10(6 votes)

    #8 - What, Like It's Hard

    S1:E8

    After Elle's reputation is damaged at school, she escapes to the comfort of Bel-Air. She enrolls in her dream internship and meets a personal hero but she realizes she has unfinished business in Seattle and must make a choice between two worlds she cares deeply about.

    Director:Stacie Passon
    Writer:Laura Kittrell

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Pilot" is the best rated episode of "Elle" season 1. It scored 8.8/10 based on 6 votes. Directed by Jason Moore and written by Laura Kittrell, it aired on 7/1/2026. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "No Silly, I Go Here".