The Best Episodes of Fellow Travelers

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   9.8/10(941 votes)

   #1 - Make It Easy

   S1:E812/17/2023

   In 1986 San Francisco, Hawk seeks redemption and faces Lucy. Marcus and Frankie receive distressing news concerning Jerome. Tim makes a wrenching decision that will change Hawk’s life forever.

   Director:Uta Briesewitz

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Uta Briesewitz

   Writer:Unknown
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   9.6/10(899 votes)

   #2 - White Nights

   S1:E712/10/2023

   After a family tragedy, Hawk has exiled himself to Fire Island where he drinks himself to death. In 1979, Tim visits Hawk to console him and things take a dark turn. Meanwhile, Marcus and Frankie are drawn into the explosion of gay rage prompted by the verdict in Dan White’s murder trial.

   Director:Destiny Ekaragha

   Writers:Ron Nyswaner, Brandon K. Hines

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   Director:Destiny Ekaragha

   Writers:Ron Nyswaner, Brandon K. Hines
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   9.1/10(1055 votes)

   #3 - Bulletproof

   S1:E211/5/2023

   Hawk distances himself from Tim as he begins questioning his faith. Journalist Marcus loses his job after a dispute with Roy Cohn.

   Director:Daniel Minahan

   Writer:Dee Johnson

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   Director:Daniel Minahan

   Writer:Dee Johnson
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   9.1/10(953 votes)

   #4 - Hit Me

   S1:E311/12/2023

   Hawk and Tim go on a road trip that turns quickly sour. Marcus and Frankie’s encounter with a racist bouncer nearly tears them apart. In 1980s San Francisco, Tim withholds forgiveness.

   Director:Destiny Ekaragha

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Destiny Ekaragha

   Writer:Unknown
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   9.1/10(860 votes)

   #5 - Beyond Measure

   S1:E612/3/2023

   In 1968, Hawk and Lucy have a settled life, two children, and a country house — where anti-war protestor Tim is forced to hide. Marcus puts aside his career to care for his aged father.

   Director:Uta Briesewitz

   Writer:Dee Johnson

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   Director:Uta Briesewitz

   Writer:Dee Johnson
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   9.0/10(870 votes)

   #6 - Your Nuts Roasting on an Open Fire

   S1:E411/19/2023

   As the government’s purge of homosexuals continues, Hawk faces a polygraph test about his sex life and publicly courts Lucy. In 1980s San Francisco, Hawk meets Marcus and Frankie’s adopted son.

   Director:James Kent

   Writer:Anya Leta

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   Director:James Kent

   Writer:Anya Leta
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   8.9/10(863 votes)

   #7 - Promise You Won't Write

   S1:E511/26/2023

   Roy Cohn’s obsession with David Schine leads to the televised Army-McCarthy hearings. Exposed to McCarthy’s – and Hawk’s – true natures, Tim makes a life-changing decision about his future.

   Director:James Kent

   Writers:Katie Rose Rogers, Robbie Rogers

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   Director:James Kent

   Writers:Katie Rose Rogers, Robbie Rogers
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   8.2/10(1407 votes)

   #8 - You're Wonderful

   S1:E110/29/2023

   In 1950’s Washington, Hawkins Fuller is a WWII veteran moving up the ladder at the State Department when he meets religious Tim Laughlin. In 1986, married Hawk receives a mysterious package.

   Director:Daniel Minahan

   Writer:Ron Nyswaner

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   Director:Daniel Minahan

   Writer:Ron Nyswaner