8.3/1087 votesLoading...#1 - Ask Me Anything Season 2
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 11/21/2017
Leah answers viewers' questions about the second season of her show.
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8.5/10299 votesLoading...#2 - Disconnection
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 11/29/2016
Actress and Ex-Scientologist Leah Remini begins her journey with a trip to Seattle to visit former Scientology executive Amy Scobee. After hearing Amy’s tragic story of being disconnected from her mother, Leah is determined to reveal the truth of what’s really going on in her former Church.
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8.6/10142 votesLoading...#3 - The 'Perfect' Scientology Family
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 8/29/2017
Liz Gale, a third generation Scientologist, was raised to believe that Scientology had the equation to create the perfect family. Leah and Mike sit down with her to hear how what was supposed to be “happily ever after” ended in abandonment, death and the demise of what could have been the family that had it all.
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#4 - Emotional Aftermath
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 11/18/2018
We see Leah, Mike and their closest family members, in ways we’ve never seen before as they share—for the first time—the emotional toll leaving Scientology has taken on them and their families and the challenge of unlearning the systems and practices that were ingrained in them for decades.
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#5 - Ideal Orgs
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 1/1/2019
The church purchases large buildings to use as upgraded church locations, celebrated as Ideal Orgs; the church claims that the new buildings signal the rapid expansion of Scientology, but former members and critics say otherwise.
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#6 - Church and State
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 2/5/2019
Leah and Mike speak with Jay Wexler, an expert in constitutional law, to discuss the remarkable story of Scientology’s journey to tax-exempt status. Mike and Leah also talk with Lt. Yulanda Williams, a police officer, about law enforcement’s community engagement strategies.
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8.8/10266 votesLoading...#7 - Fair Game
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 12/6/2016
Leah visits the spiritual headquarters of Scientology – Clearwater, Florida – to hear Mike Rinder's personal story. As the head of Scientology’s Office of Special Affairs, Mike Rinder was expected to discredit and destroy critics of the Church. But after leaving the Church, Rinder himself became fair game.
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8.8/10260 votesLoading...#8 - The Bridge
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 12/13/2016
Mary Kahn was an everyday parishioner who ascended to the Church of Scientology’s highest levels of spiritual enlightenment. But as she shares with Leah, the price tag of her experience was extreme – eventually including the relationship with her youngest son.
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8.8/10237 votesLoading...#9 - A Leader Emerges
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 12/20/2016
After the death of Scientology’s founder L Ron Hubbard, David Miscavige emerged as the leader of the Church of Scientology. Leah uncovers the story of Scientology before and after David Miscavige, as told by three former long-time Church members – including Miscavige’s father.
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8.8/10218 votesLoading...#10 - Golden Era
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 12/27/2016
As a celebrity member of the Church of Scientology, Leah Remini attended various gala fundraisers for the Church, many of them organized and produced by the Church’s production company Golden Era. Now the former Golden Era event producer, Marc Headley, pulls back the curtain to reveal the shocking truth of these events, and how his disillusionment lead to both his and his wife’s departure from the Church.
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8.8/10166 votesLoading...#11 - Ask Me Anything (2)
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 1/17/2017
Leah and Mike Rinder host a second Q&A session to answer the many questions posted on social media. They are joined by several special guests: Lawrence Wright, the author of “Going Clear” Ray Jeffrey, one of few lawyers to take the Church on in court; and Steve Hassan, an author known for his studies in cult behavior and deprogramming.
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8.8/10147 votesLoading...#12 - The Ultimate Failure of Scientology
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 8/22/2017
Scientology promises relief from all of life’s ills, but those suffering from depression and suicidal ideation often feel they have nowhere to turn. Hearing the tragic stories of Aaron Poulin, a member of the Sea Org who committed suicide at 21, and Tayler Tweed, who died at only 27, only strengthen Leah’s commitment to continue challenging Church practices.
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#13 - The Bridge to Total Freedom
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 9/5/2017
In Scientology, the goal of every Scientologist is to ascend to the top of the "Bridge to Total Freedom." Ex-Scientologists Leah Remini and Mike Rinder will lead a round table discussion to break down what "The Bridge" is and why Scientologists spend years of their lives and thousands of dollars to reach the coveted top.
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#14 - The Ranches
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 10/10/2017
Promoted as educational camps for troubled youngsters, former students say the Mace-Kingsley Ranches were labor camps for children; former students describe the hardships they endured, from corporal punishment to challenging living conditions.
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#15 - The Greatest Good
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 10/17/2017
Leah and Mike sit down with Mimi Faust and Christi Gordon, whose mothers dedicated much of their lives to the Sea Org.; the women share their harrowing stories of neglect and abandonment, having both paid the highest price for the greatest good.
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#16 - Lifetime of Healing
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 10/31/2017
In this very personal episode, Leah sits down with two of her childhood friends, Chantal Dodson and Sherry Ollins, for an emotional conversation about their shared experiences growing up in Scientology. They look back on how their friendship helped them to survive during their most difficult times and how they’re now trying to heal with each other’s support.
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#17 - Unlikely Pairing
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 12/11/2018
Leah and Mike explore the new symbiosis between the Nation of Islam and Scientology.
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#18 - The Collection Agency
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 1/8/2019
Leah and Mike speak with former Scientologists who share how they were exploited for money for their exclusive membership. Their stories range from those who are thousands of dollars in debt, to those who were left financially and emotionally bankrupt. We'll also hear from a former member of the church whose job it was to solicit money from parishioners by what she describes as "any means necessary."
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- 8.8/1081 votesLoading...
#19 - Gilman Springs Road
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 1/15/2019
In a remote corner of Riverside County, Calif., lies Scientology's International Base, a compound that houses the church's most dedicated members. In this episode, Leah Remini and Mike Rinder, a former occupant of International Base ("Gold Base"), speak with four other former high-ranking residents who reveal their shocking stories behind the locked gates.
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8.9/10212 votesLoading...#20 - Auditing
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 1/3/2017
Aaron Smith-Levin and his twin brother Collin were prodigies at Scientology's spiritual counseling practice known as auditing. But their paths diverged after Collin was dismissed from the program, leading to the painful tragedy Aaron shares with Leah.
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8.9/10187 votesLoading...#21 - Enemies of the Church
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 1/10/2017
Leah gets an ominous letter from the church accusing her of provoking hate crimes and sits down with a young man who committed one of those crimes. Later: she considers other methods of action.
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8.9/10136 votesLoading...#22 - Merchants of Fear
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 5/29/2017
Leah and Mike explore the historical relationship between the Church of Scientology and its often vocal critics; guests describe their experiences investigating controversial stories about the Church, and how the Church responded.
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8.9/10158 votesLoading...#23 - Thetans in Young Bodies
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 8/15/2017
Ex-Scientologists Leah Remini and Mike Rinder continue their mission to expose and give voice to the victims of Scientology practices. Mirriam and Saina, two women raised together inside the Church of Scientology’s now defunct Cadet Org, share heartrending stories of abandonment and sexual abuse. With Leah’s moral support, they both take a courageous step toward achieving justice.
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#24 - The Rise of David Miscavige
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 9/12/2017
Despite accusations of abuse spanning a decade, David Miscavige remains the head of the Church of Scientology and continues to be untouchable; former Miscavige associates share firsthand accounts of how he maneuvered his way into power.
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#25 - The Business of Religion
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 10/24/2017
Scientologists are constantly pressured to pay money to the Church based on a promise of spiritual salvation. But what happens when parishioners ask for their money back? Ex-Scientologists Leah Remini and Mike Rinder will lead a roundtable discussion, examining the contracts that all Scientologists must follow, and how these contracts lock them into financial burdens that can lead to hardship and ruin. Mike and Leah will be joined by ex-Sea Org Member Matt Pesch, leading Scientology blogger Jeffrey Augustine, along with ex-Scientologist Luis Garcia, and his attorney, Ted Babbitt, who are embroiled in a major lawsuit with the church regarding refunds.
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The Worst Episodes of Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath
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Leah Remini, along with high level former Scientology executives and Church members, explores individual accounts from ex-Church members and their families through meetings and interviews...
Genre:Documentary
Network:A&E
Worst Episodes Summary
"Ask Me Anything Season 2" is the worst rated episode of "Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath". It scored 8.3/10 based on 87 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 11/21/2017. This episode scored 0.2 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Disconnection".