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The Worst Episodes of Good Girls

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Three "good girl" suburban wives and mothers suddenly find themselves in desperate circumstances and decide to stop playing it safe and risk everything to take their power back.

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Good Girls Season 4 Episode 16 - Nevada
    5.9/10(713 votes)

    #1 - Nevada

    S4:E16

    Beth and Rio form a surprise alliance, but don't anticipate the shocking consequences. Beth realizes the women's problems will never go away. Ruby makes a tough decision. Annie is ready to start anew when reality catches up to her.

    Director:Michael Weaver
    Writers:Helen Childress, Ester Lou Weithers

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  2. Good Girls Season 3 Episode 11 - Synergy
    7.1/10(577 votes)

    #2 - Synergy

    S3:E11

    Beth and Dean offer to buy Four Star Pool & Spa from Gayle and Dean is determined to make this a legitimate business. Tensions rise between Ruby & Stan and culminate in our trio making a drastic decision. Phoebe gets even closer to cracking the case when she gets her hands on Ruby's phone.

    Director:Dylan K. Massin
    Writers:Vanessa Mancos, Jeremy Gordon

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  3. Good Girls Season 4 Episode 10 - Strong Hearts, Strong Sales
    7.3/10(377 votes)

    #3 - Strong Hearts, Strong Sales

    S4:E10

    Things become more complicated for the women under Rio's thumb. Stan offers the ladies an unconventional idea. Annie's new living arrangement causes more problems than anticipated.

    Director:Erin Feeley
    Writer:Jenna Lamia

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  4. Good Girls Season 3 Episode 9 - Incentive
    7.4/10(498 votes)

    #4 - Incentive

    S3:E9

    Beth decides to find a solution to her Rio problem after he backs her into a corner; Ruby enlists Sara's reluctant help to replenish supplies after a key counterfeiting component dries up; Annie spirals after a vulnerable session.

    Director:Sara Zandieh
    Writer:Chantelle M. Wells

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  5. Good Girls Season 4 Episode 2 - Big Kahuna
    7.4/10(460 votes)

    #5 - Big Kahuna

    S4:E2

    A huge client approaches Dean to sell his merchandise at Boland's Bubbles, but Beth is hesitant. Stan and Ruby's guilt reaches a breaking point when Sara's donor family returns. Annie tries to prove to Ben that she can keep up with the rich parents at his school.

    Directors:Michael Weaver, Jennifer Arnold
    Writer:Bill Krebs

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  6. Good Girls Season 3 Episode 4 - The Eye in Survivor
    7.5/10(536 votes)

    #6 - The Eye in Survivor

    S3:E4

    Beth takes a gamble in order to strike a new business deal, but it has consequences that put the women in an unwelcome position. Meanwhile, Ruby worries that her lifestyle is rubbing off on her family and Annie realizes she may have a very inappropriate crush on someone.

    Director:Dylan K. Massin
    Writer:Greta Heinemann

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  7. Good Girls Season 3 Episode 6 - Frere Jaques
    7.5/10(535 votes)

    #7 - Frere Jaques

    S3:E6

    A guilty Beth convinces the women to go to grisly lengths to keep Max out of harm's way. Meanwhile, Annie attempts to process her trauma without the help of Dr. Cohen and Ruby considers sabotaging a job opportunity that comes up for Stan.

    Director:Michael Weaver
    Writer:Ester Lou Weithers

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  8. Good Girls Season 3 Episode 8 - Nana
    7.5/10(508 votes)

    #8 - Nana

    S3:E8

    Beth meets the boss and he asks her to do one more assignment which turns out to be collecting Annie's old boss Leslie "Boomer" but he wants to see his Nana before anything happens.

    Director:Phil Traill
    Writer:Greta Heinemann

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  9. Good Girls Season 4 Episode 3 - Fall Guy
    7.5/10(456 votes)

    #9 - Fall Guy

    S4:E3

    Beth and Dean deal with the aftermath of his arrest. The ladies must find a fall guy to take Dean's place. Ruby enlists Stan's help in getting dollar bills to implicate the new fall guy. Annie feels a growing distance between herself and Ben.

    Director:Michael Weaver
    Writer:Ester Lou Weithers

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  10. Good Girls Season 4 Episode 9 - Chef Boyardee
    7.5/10(425 votes)

    #10 - Chef Boyardee

    S4:E9

    The Secret Service makes a sudden decision. Tensions begin to rise between Beth and Stan. Annie tackles Ben's school financial aid problem. Dean is unsatisfied with his new role.

    Director:Eric Tignini
    Writers:Samantha Taylor Pickett, Steven Rubinshteyn

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  11. Good Girls Season 4 Episode 11 - Put It All on Two
    7.5/10(393 votes)

    #11 - Put It All on Two

    S4:E11

    The trio must find a way to smuggle the fake cash, but things are further complicated when Stan gets involved. Annie reluctantly agrees to go to dinner with Kevin. Ruby discovers something horrifying. Beth and Dean reach a breaking point.

    Director:Eva Vives
    Writer:Helen Childress

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  12. Good Girls Season 4 Episode 12 - Family First
    7.5/10(377 votes)

    #12 - Family First

    S4:E12

    A frustrated Rio takes matters into his own hands. More complications arise as the strip club undertakes some trouble. Dean forges an unexpected alliance with Stan.

    Director:Eric Tignini
    Writer:Ester Lou Weithers

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  13. Good Girls Season 4 Episode 13 - You
    7.5/10(370 votes)

    #13 - You

    S4:E13

    Rio inserts himself in the girls’ new business to Beth’s dismay. Phoebe discovers a bombshell in the case and returns to Detroit.

    Director:Michael Weaver
    Writer:Jeremy Gordon

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  14. Good Girls Season 2 Episode 8 - Thelma and Louise
    7.6/10(693 votes)

    #14 - Thelma and Louise

    S2:E8

    Beth and Ruby’s friendship fractures just as Dean’s vendetta against Rio compromises the women’s business dealings. Meanwhile, Nancy, on the verge of giving birth, needs Annie’s help.

    Director:Michael Weaver
    Writers:Emily Halpern, Sarah Haskins

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  15. Good Girls Season 3 Episode 3 - Egg Roll
    7.6/10(548 votes)

    #15 - Egg Roll

    S3:E3

    A desperate Beth does everything she can to stay alive while dealing with the unexpected challenges of being a boss and finds help in the least likely of places. Dean suffers the ramifications of doing things differently at work. Meanwhile, Ruby and Stan figure out how to make her new business venture work for them.

    Director:Lee Friedlander
    Writer:Helen Childress

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  16. Good Girls Season 3 Episode 5 - Au Jus
    7.6/10(566 votes)

    #16 - Au Jus

    S3:E5

    Sick of working for Rio, the women take drastic measures to strong-arm Lucy, their unwitting partner in crime, with gruesome results.

    Director:Andrew McCarthy
    Writer:Chantelle M. Wells

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  17. Good Girls Season 3 Episode 10 - Opportunity
    7.6/10(504 votes)

    #17 - Opportunity

    S3:E10

    Beth begins to make moves towards the future just as a new member of law enforcement enters the women's orbit. A guilty Ruby goes too far trying to be a good person while Annie experiences self-doubt over her GED test.

    Director:Michael Weaver
    Writer:Carla Banks Waddles

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  18. Good Girls Season 4 Episode 1 - One Night in Bangkok
    7.6/10(547 votes)

    #18 - One Night in Bangkok

    S4:E1

    The pressure is on after Lucy's body is discovered in a graveyard; Beth and Dean do everything they can to get Boland's Bubbles up and running but encounter red tape. Harry gets in trouble and his teacher encourages Ruby and Stan to get him tested.

    Director:Eric Tignini
    Writers:Bill Krebs, Helen Childress

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  19. Good Girls Season 4 Episode 4 - Dave
    7.6/10(445 votes)

    #19 - Dave

    S4:E4

    Phoebe inches closer to the trio's entire operation, which allows the Secret Service to make an interesting deal with Beth. Stan's boss forces dangerous errands. Ruby imagines a new life for them. Annie struggles with the possibility that her son no longer needs her.

    Director:Michael Weaver
    Writers:Mark Wilding, Greta Heinemann

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  20. Good Girls Season 4 Episode 5 - The Banker
    7.6/10(435 votes)

    #20 - The Banker

    S4:E5

    The Secret Service pushes Beth into hot water as the unexpected happens. Ruby catches Stan in a lie and begins to doubt his faithfulness. Annie volunteers to babysit for Nancy and finds help from a surprising source.

    Director:Eric Tignini
    Writer:Bill Krebs

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  21. Good Girls Season 4 Episode 14 - Thank You for Your Support
    7.6/10(374 votes)

    #21 - Thank You for Your Support

    S4:E14

    Beth runs for City Council as tensions rise between Nick and Rio. Nancy, down on her luck, offers Annie some unlikely relationship advice. Ruby becomes suspicious of Stan’s new venture.

    Director:Ken Whittingham
    Writer:Vanessa Mancos

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  22. Good Girls Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
    7.7/10(1397 votes)

    #22 - Pilot

    S1:E1

    A trio of desperate suburban moms decide that being good never got them anywhere, and rob a supermarket in order to get a little cash to help them and their families out. Unfortunately, the supermarket is already the territory of a local gang, and the women soon find themselves in hot water.

    Director:Dean Parisot
    Writer:Jenna Bans

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  23. Good Girls Season 1 Episode 7 - Special Sauce
    7.7/10(869 votes)

    #23 - Special Sauce

    S1:E7

    Business is booming and the women are living large, but a threat from one of their employees reminds them how violent Rio can be when pushed and threatens everything they've been working toward. Meanwhile, Beth and Ruby both enjoy the shifting dynamics in their respective marriages. Boomer carries out a malicious plot against Annie that puts her fight for custody in jeopardy.

    Director:Sharat Raju
    Writer:Bill Krebs

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  24. Good Girls Season 1 Episode 9 - Summer of the Shark
    7.7/10(839 votes)

    #24 - Summer of the Shark

    S1:E9

    Rio asks the women to complete a seemingly simple job so he can get the operation up and running, but Beth, Ruby, and Annie fear there may be more to the task than meets the eye. As the ladies’ long-simmering tensions with the gang leader boil over, Ruby learns that Sara has risen to the top of the transplant list.

    Director:Michael Weaver
    Writers:Jeannine Renshaw, Bill Krebs

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  25. Good Girls Season 3 Episode 7 - Vegas, Baby
    7.7/10(520 votes)

    #25 - Vegas, Baby

    S3:E7

    The women call on an unexpected ally to help Max seek revenge. But when their plans go awry, Ruby's life is put in jeopardy. Meanwhile, a directionless Annie tries to find her purpose in life as Stan discovers his side hustle isn't what it seems.

    Director:Andrew McCarthy
    Writer:Helen Childress

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Nevada" is the worst rated episode of "Good Girls". It scored 5.9/10 based on 713 votes. Directed by Michael Weaver and written by Helen Childress, Ester Lou Weithers, it aired on 7/22/2021. This episode scored 1.2 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Synergy".