The Best Episodes of Fatal Attraction

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   7.2/10(264 votes)

   #1 - The Watchful Heart

   S1:E34/30/2023

   In the past, a look into Alex’s personal and professional life outside of Dan and a retelling of the events of their affair from her perspective. In the present Dan reconnects with Beth and hoping to find evidence to exonerate himself, begins his investigation with Mike resulting in a visit to Brooker.

   Director:Silver Tree

   Writer:Stacy A. Littlejohn

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   Director:Silver Tree

   Writer:Stacy A. Littlejohn
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   7.2/10(223 votes)

   #2 - Beautiful Mosaics

   S1:E45/7/2023

   A retelling of the emotional impact of Dan’s betrayal from the perspective of Dan's wife, Beth. As the Gallagher's settle into their new home, Beth meets potential buyers for the house they are leaving and tries to ignore the gut feeling that something is not right in her marriage, until tragedy strikes and makes that impossible.

   Director:Alexandra Cunningham

   Writer:Katherine B. McKenna

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   Director:Alexandra Cunningham

   Writer:Katherine B. McKenna
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   7.2/10(228 votes)

   #3 - Medial Woman

   S1:E55/14/2023

   In the past after a chance encounter has deadly consequences, Dan decides to confess to Beth about his affair with Alex, while Alex's actions against the Gallaghers only get more severe. By the end of the day Dan's fate is already sealed, even if he doesn't know it yet. In the present Ellen bonds with a new friend while Dan meets an old colleague for lunch and information.

   Director:Alexandra Cunningham

   Writers:Tandace Khorrami, Kevin J. Hynes, James Dearden

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   Director:Alexandra Cunningham

   Writers:Tandace Khorrami, Kevin J. Hynes, James Dearden
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   7.1/10(193 votes)

   #4 - Best Friends

   S1:E75/28/2023

   In the present, Dan prepares the application for his new trial and shares it with the people in his life who were most affected by the original trial’s verdict. While in the past, Dan prepares his defense with Cabral. In the more distant past, key moments in Alex’s life shape the woman she becomes when she meets Dan.

   Director:Pete Chatmon

   Writer:Kevin J. Hynes

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   Director:Pete Chatmon

   Writer:Kevin J. Hynes
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   7.0/10(213 votes)

   #5 - The Dillingers

   S1:E65/21/2023

   Further in Alex's past, before she met Dan, is reflected through her time spent with Emma and Clay, two people whose kindness and help she was incapable of accepting. Dan's world crashes down around him when he is arrested for killing Alex and must enlist an unlikely source for help.

   Director:Silver Tree

   Writer:Luke Groneman

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   Director:Silver Tree

   Writer:Luke Groneman
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   6.9/10(286 votes)

   #6 - The Movie In Your Mind

   S1:E24/30/2023

   In the past, an intensely passionate connection turns sour when Dan realizes Alex wants more from him than the impression she's been giving. In the present Dan’s loved ones reel from his reappearance in their lives. Dan and Mike are reunited and Ellen discusses her hopes for her relationship with Dan with her therapist.

   Director:Silver Tree

   Writer:Alexandra Cunningham

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   Director:Silver Tree

   Writer:Alexandra Cunningham
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   6.7/10(344 votes)

   #7 - Pilot

   S1:E14/30/2023

   In the present, after serving 15 years in prison for the murder of Alexandra Forrest, Daniel Gallagher is paroled with the goals of reconnecting with his family and proving his innocence. In the past, 2008, Dan celebrates his 40th birthday and first meets the charming colleague whose death would eventually lead to his incarceration and the destruction of the life he knew.

   Director:Silver Tree

   Writer:Alexandra Cunningham

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   Director:Silver Tree

   Writer:Alexandra Cunningham
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   6.7/10(236 votes)

   #8 - Caregiving

   S1:E85/28/2023

   The collision course Dan set for everyone around him plays out in both the past and present. Dan tries to move forward with regret and honesty, agreeing to continue at Jorge's firm and revealing to Ellen that the judge denied his appeal. When Mike and Dan are invited to brunch at Beth and Arthur's home, it becomes clear he is surrounded by secrets.

   Director:Silver Tree

   Writer:Alexandra Cunningham

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   Director:Silver Tree

   Writer:Alexandra Cunningham