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The Worst Episodes of Kafka

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The story of Franz Kafka's life from different perspectives. Presenting his difficult relationship with his domineering father Hermann, his deep friendship with Max Brod and his various love affairs.

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Kafka Season 1 Episode 1 - Max
    7.5/10(103 votes)

    #1 - Max

    S1:E1

    Max Brod is a well-connected writer and editor who saves his close friend's work from oblivion by breaking his promise to burn all unpublished papers after Franz's death; Max carries them to safety on the last train out of Prague at the onset of WW2.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Kafka Season 1 Episode 2 - Felice
    7.5/10(84 votes)

    #2 - Felice

    S1:E2

    Kafka has a turbulent relationship with his on and off fiancée Felice Bauer; after getting to know each other mainly through letters, their engagement is broken off, renewed, only to be broken off again.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Kafka Season 1 Episode 6 - Dora
    7.6/10(57 votes)

    #3 - Dora

    S1:E6

    Kafka has a last great love, Dora Dymant, whom he meets in a Baltic sea resort which his imagination turns into the mythical village of his final novel "The Castle"; after moving in together to a flat in Berlin, Dora cares for Kafka until the end.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Kafka Season 1 Episode 5 - Milena
    7.7/10(62 votes)

    #4 - Milena

    S1:E5

    Kafka has a brief but intense relationship with the charismatic writer Milena Jesenská, who translated his work from German to Czech; he revealed his most intimate self to her and entrusted her with the safekeeping of his diaries.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Kafka Season 1 Episode 4 - Bureau
    7.9/10(62 votes)

    #5 - Bureau

    S1:E4

    Kafka has an ambiguous relationship with his workplace; a brilliant insurance lawyer, Kafka is highly respected by his colleagues who, at the height of WW1, save his life by preventing him from enlisting.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Kafka Season 1 Episode 3 - Family
    8.2/10(72 votes)

    #6 - Family

    S1:E3

    Kafka's father --to whom Franz will address a merciless indictment of over 100 pages, never sent in his lifetime but posthumously published as "Letter to the Father"-- is strict and domineering.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Max" is the worst rated episode of "Kafka". It scored 7.5/10 based on 103 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 3/26/2024. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Felice".