7.9/1027 votes#1 - Buying Time
Season 6 Episode 1 - Aired 10/4/1984
Karen has surgery to remove a bullet from her back. Sumner releases Mack's evidence to the District Attorney.
Director: Alexander Singer
Writer: N/A
8.2/1027 votes#2 - Calculated Risks
Season 6 Episode 2 - Aired 10/18/1984
Karen must choose between a risky operation and total paralysis and death. Sumner and St. Claire meet.
Director: Ernest Pintoff
Writer: N/A
7.9/1024 votes#3 - Hanging Fire
Season 6 Episode 3 - Aired 10/25/1984
Abby corroborates Sumner's story about killing St. Claire, while Karen returns home from the hospital.
Director: Alexander Singer
Writer: N/A
7.9/1025 votes#4 - A Little Help
Season 6 Episode 4 - Aired 11/1/1984
Lilimae tells Joshua she's his mother. Abby plots revenge versus Sumner. Karen tells Gary about her condition.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/1026 votes#5 - Ipso Facto
Season 6 Episode 5 - Aired 11/8/1984
Sumner tries to repair his relationship with Caulfield. Ben has a new admirer at the station.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.9/1023 votes#6 - Truth and Consequences
Season 6 Episode 6 - Aired 11/15/1984
Abby learns Val's children could be heirs to the Ewing fortune. Gary's tries to reunite the MacKenzies.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.9/1023 votes#7 - Love to Take You Home
Season 6 Episode 7 - Aired 11/22/1984
Mack is served with divorce papers. Joshua and Cathy consummate their relationship.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.5/1030 votes#8 - Tomorrow Never Knows
Season 6 Episode 8 - Aired 11/29/1984
After delivery, Val is told her babies are stillborn. Mack and Karen spend the weekend together.
Director: N/A
Writer: Joel J. Feigenbaum
8.7/1029 votes#9 - We Come Together
Season 6 Episode 9 - Aired 12/6/1984
Abby begins to understand the truth about Val's babies. Mack and Karen host Thanksgiving for their friends.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.2/1025 votes#10 - Message in a Bottle
Season 6 Episode 10 - Aired 12/13/1984
Mack believes Galveston is connected to the Tidal Basin murders. Abby confronts Ackerman about Val's babies.
Director: N/A
Writer: Joel J. Feigenbaum
8.4/1026 votes#11 - Distant Locations
Season 6 Episode 11 - Aired 12/20/1984
After Galveston offers Gary a real estate partnership, Abby grows suspicious. Karen's condition worsens.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.8/1024 votes#12 - Uncharted Territory
Season 6 Episode 12 - Aired 12/27/1984
Karen finally tells Mack about her paralysis. Galveston offers Mack help in solving the Tidal Basin murders.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.1/1023 votes#13 - Weighing of Evils
Season 6 Episode 13 - Aired 1/3/1985
Galveston wants Sumner to take over his empire. The detective finds Val. Karen is admitted to the hospital.
Director: Lorraine Senna
Writer: Scott Hamner
7.8/1025 votes#14 - #14 With a Bullet
Season 6 Episode 14 - Aired 1/10/1985
Galveston discovers the plot involving Val's babies and tells Abby he will tell Gary everything.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.9/1023 votes#15 - Inside Information
Season 6 Episode 15 - Aired 1/17/1985
Sumner finally reveals his connection with Galveston, who is now being implicated in the Tidal Basin murders.
Director: Lorraine Senna
Writer: Scott Hamner
8.7/1024 votes#16 - Out of the Past
Season 6 Episode 16 - Aired 1/24/1985
Gary tries to help Val remember who she is. Abby is suspicious of Galveston. Mack readies warrants for murder.
Director: Bill Duke
Writer: N/A
7.9/1025 votes#17 - Lead Me to the Altar
Season 6 Episode 17 - Aired 1/31/1985
Mack gets confessions in the Tidal Basin murders. Val prepares for her wedding. Galveston has plans for Abby.
Director: Ernest Pintoff
Writer: N/A
7.9/1025 votes#18 - Fly Away Home
Season 6 Episode 18 - Aired 2/7/1985
Val's memories return, but she still thinks she's married to Gary. Ben discovers some odd cargo in transit.
Director: Bill Duke
Writer: N/A
8.4/1023 votes#19 - Rough Edges
Season 6 Episode 19 - Aired 2/14/1985
Galveston lies near death. Joshua and Cathy resume their romance. Val yells at Lilimae for abandoning her.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.8/1023 votes#20 - The Emperor's Clothes
Season 6 Episode 20 - Aired 2/21/1985
Ben discovers Galveston Industries was responsible for water contamination. Galveston lies near death.
Director: Ernest Pintoff
Writer: Joel J. Feigenbaum
8.4/1025 votes#21 - The Deluge
Season 6 Episode 21 - Aired 2/28/1985
Galveston dies, as Sumner is urged to help run his father's business.
Director: Bill Duke
Writer: N/A
8.3/1022 votes#22 - A Piece of the Pie
Season 6 Episode 22 - Aired 3/7/1985
Sumner calls a press conference to discuss Galveston. Mack and Ben investigate an address in Wespall.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.2/1024 votes#23 - The Forest for the Trees
Season 6 Episode 23 - Aired 3/22/1985
Karen locates a nurse who was on duty the night Val's babies were born. Gary remains suspicious of Sumner.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.8/1023 votes#24 - A Man of Good Will
Season 6 Episode 24 - Aired 3/28/1985
Abby learns the TV station is just a front. Gary discovers Galveston left Empire Valley to him in his will.
Director: Linda Day
Writer: Lynn Marie Latham, Bernard Lechowick
7.5/1023 votes#25 - For Better, For Worse
Season 6 Episode 25 - Aired 4/4/1985
Cathy and Joshua get married. Gary receives an unusual proposition concerning Empire Valley.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Knots Landing Season 6
Every episode of Knots Landing Season 6 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Knots Landing Season 6!
The domestic adventures, misdeeds and everyday interactions of five families living on a cul-de-sac in a small California community.
Genres:DramaSoap
Network:CBS
Season 6 Ratings Summary
"Buying Time" is the best rated episode of "Knots Landing" season 6. It scored 7.9/10 based on 27 votes. Directed by Alexander Singer and written by N/A, it aired on 10/4/1984. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Calculated Risks".