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Meet Savi, a successful career woman working toward the next phase in her life—both professional and personal—simultaneously bucking for partner at her law firm while she and her husband, Harry, try to start a family

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Mistresses Season 4 Episode 3 - Under Pressure
    6.6/10(101 votes)

    S4:E3

    Kate soon realizes dating in Los Angeles is a little harder than she expected. Harry has an exciting new job venture while April finally realizes what her passion is with a little help from Marc. The boundaries between Karen and her many, Robert, become complicated. Meanwhile, Joss is still trying to figure out how to deal with the aftermath of the past year.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Mistresses Season 4 Episode 4 - Blurred Lines
    6.8/10(103 votes)

    S4:E4

    Karen realizes she’s very happy to be back working with her clients again, despite putting her love life on hold. April’s new client gets a little too close for comfort, while someone from Marc’s past becomes very present. Kate struggles after learning her ex-fiancé is dating someone else, while Joss plays dirty to get a new client.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Mistresses Season 4 Episode 8 - Bridge Over Troubled Water
    6.8/10(98 votes)

    S4:E8

    April's mom pays her a visit, which stirs up trouble. Karen is unsure about her new nanny. Harry struggles with fame. Joss discovers her ex-fiancee is dating Kate.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Mistresses Season 4 Episode 10 - Confrontations
    6.8/10(93 votes)

    S4:E10

    Marc focuses on his music and bonds with Sofia. Lydia tries to ruin Karen's new romance. April makes a decision after observing her mother's display of intolerance. Joss deals with the death of a friend from her impact class.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Mistresses Season 4 Episode 13 - The Show Must Go On
    6.8/10(124 votes)

    S4:E13

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Mistresses Season 4 Episode 5 - Lean In
    6.9/10(97 votes)

    S4:E5

    Karen's agent is unimpressed with her new book proposals. April quits her job after being kissed by Michael. Joss and Harry struggle with their new working relationship.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Mistresses Season 4 Episode 9 - The Root of All Evil
    6.9/10(95 votes)

    S4:E9

    April's mom causes trouble in April and Marc's relationship. Karen meets a new guy after Lydia secretly sets up an online dating profile for her. Kate makes a change in her living arrangements. Joss takes pills to cope with her anxiety.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Mistresses Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
    7.0/10(268 votes)

    S1:E1

    As Savannah and her husband are faced with fertility issues, Savannah finds herself attracted to a flirtatious colleague; recent widow April becomes convinced that her husband is actually still alive; Karen deals with the ramifications of an affair.

    Director:Cherie Nowlan
    Writer:K.J. Steinberg

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  9. Mistresses Season 4 Episode 6 - What Happens In Vegas
    7.0/10(91 votes)

    S4:E6

    Alec visits unexpectedly and disrupts Karen's life with his news. April and Marc clash on a parenting issue. Kate learns that her new beau has a connection to Joss and Harry. Harry's business partner invites him and Joss to Las Vegas.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Mistresses Season 4 Episode 7 - Survival of the Fittest
    7.0/10(85 votes)

    S4:E7

    Custody issues arise regarding Vivian. April discusses a mature topic with Lucy. Kate keeps her new beau a secret from Joss and Harry. Joss' actions lead to problems with Harry and land Jonathan's nephew in the hospital.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Mistresses Season 1 Episode 2 - The Morning After
    7.1/10(212 votes)

    S1:E2

    While Karen counsels Savi to hold a beat before confessing to husband Harry about her night with Dominic, Savi gets an entirely different reaction from April. Meanwhile, April investigates a woman's shocking claims that her late husband, Paul, had another life; Joss finds a friend in new client Alex, and Karen warily agrees to meet with Sam Grey.

    Director:Christopher Misiano
    Writer:Rina Mimoun

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  12. Mistresses Season 4 Episode 2 - Mistaken Identity
    7.1/10(103 votes)

    S4:E2

    Harry's sister arrives for a visit and reveals that all is not well between her and her fiancé. Joss has trouble celebrating her own engagement. April learns about a painting fellowship. Marc joins a band. Karen bonds with her male nanny.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Mistresses Season 4 Episode 11 - Fight or Flight
    7.1/10(97 votes)

    S4:E11

    Karen fires Lydia when she uncovers her deception. Harry juggles too many business opportunities. Joss and her impact-class pals seek to avenge their friend's killer. Marc resists April's attempt to reconcile.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Mistresses Season 4 Episode 12 - Back to the Start
    7.1/10(99 votes)

    S4:E12

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Mistresses Season 1 Episode 3 - Breaking and Entering
    7.4/10(195 votes)

    S1:E3

    Tensions escalate at work between Savi and Dom; Joss's new boss Olivier -- very French and very unimpressed with her -- gives her an impossible assignment; and Karen continues to be drawn into the dysfunctional Grey family orbit.

    Director:Ron Lagomarsino
    Writer:K.J. Steinberg

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  16. Mistresses Season 2 Episode 2 - Boundaries
    7.4/10(132 votes)

    S2:E2

    April starts an affair with Daniel Zamora. Joss and Harry clash after they’re employed to throw a lavish party for a wealthy housewife.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Mistresses Season 1 Episode 4 - A Kiss Is Just a Kiss?
    7.6/10(193 votes)

    S1:E4

    Savi finds out she's pregnant and knows there's a good chance the baby is indeed Harry's and not a result of the one-time affair she had with Dom. Joss finds herself befriending her gay real estate client, Alex, who has a controlling significant other. April is pressured by the woman who claims she had a child by April's dead husband. Also, despite Savi's advice to the contrary, Karen continues to find herself drawn to the company of Sam Grey, the college-aged son of her dead lover.

    Director:David Paymer
    Writers:Chad Gomez Creasey, Dara Resnik

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  18. Mistresses Season 1 Episode 5 - Decisions, Decisions
    7.6/10(191 votes)

    S1:E5

    Savi is anxious to find out her paternity test results, while trying to hide her pregnancy from Harry. Meanwhile the friendship between Joss and her gay client, Alex, takes an interesting turn when Alex breaks up with her girlfriend; April and Richard are brought closer together when their 10-year-old daughters don't show up for school; and after Karen receives a visit from a private investigator seeking answers surrounding her lover's death, she meets with his widow, Elizabeth Grey.

    Director:Cherie Nowlan
    Writer:Jordan Budde

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  19. Mistresses Season 1 Episode 6 - Payback
    7.6/10(171 votes)

    S1:E6

    Savi desperately tries to make things right with Harry, but he continues to avoid her and discussion of their future; Karen is frightened when, on the heels of the insurance investigation, someone breaks into her office and may have accessed her patient files; April and Richard's romance heats up; and Olivier continues to make Joss's life miserable at the office.

    Director:Eric Laneuville
    Writer:Josh Reims

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  20. Mistresses Season 1 Episode 7 - All In
    7.6/10(173 votes)

    S1:E7

    Joss, terribly hurt that Savi hid her pregnancy and her illicit affair from her, moves in with April; Harry and Dominic angrily face off at a social event; Karen meets up again with Detective Newsome, but this time it's personal; and April struggles to put memories of her dead husband behind her so she can move on with a relationship with Richard.

    Director:John Scott
    Writer:Jenna Richman

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  21. Mistresses Season 2 Episode 1 - Rebuild
    7.6/10(141 votes)

    S2:E1

    Savi takes advantage of her second chance. Karen struggles with loss. April's friend Mickey returns. Joss acts as a party planner for Angelenos.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Mistresses Season 1 Episode 11 - Full Disclosure
    7.7/10(157 votes)

    S1:E11

    Karen begins her deposition into her possible role in the death and cover-up of her lover, Thomas Grey, where his son, Sam, has promised to be her alibi. Dominic surprises Karen when he brings in private detective Anthony Newsome to testify. After Joss tells Harry that Savi has yet to open up her paternity results, he decides to go to the clinic to find out for himself. And April and Richard, who have broken up, remember they made an amusement park date with their kids they have to keep. Meanwhile, Joss's feelings for Olivier are stirred up when Alex asks her if she misses sleeping with a man.

    Director:Jeff Bleckner
    Writer:Josh Reims

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  23. Mistresses Season 1 Episode 9 - Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
    7.8/10(169 votes)

    S1:E9

    When Savi and Joss’s free-spirited, open-minded and often absent mother, Janet, comes for an unexpected visit, she brings big news but also stirs up some long-simmering family tensions. Now that Karen realizes that Elizabeth Grey knew all along about her affair with Tom, she wonders if Elizabeth might have actually killed Tom because of her; and April questions whether she should tell her daughter she’s dating Richard, although she has yet to tell Richard about the return of her supposedly-dead husband.

    Director:Tawnia McKiernan
    Writer:David Folwell

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  24. Mistresses Season 1 Episode 10 - Indecent Proposals
    7.8/10(161 votes)

    S1:E10

    As single mom-to-be Savi begins to grasp that Harry may never be coming back, Dom offers her a shoulder to lean on. April is furious when Paul shows up at Lucy's school and shares her frustration with Richard, who decides to take matters into his own hands. Karen and Sam reconnect after she realizes Savi won't give her information about Elizabeth's lawsuit against her; and at work Joss tries to win over Olivier by helping him impress new real estate clients.

    Director:Bobby Roth
    Writers:Chad Gomez Creasey, Dara Resnik

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  25. Mistresses Season 1 Episode 12 - When One Door Closes...
    7.8/10(171 votes)

    S1:E12

    The judge delivers a shocking ruling in Grey Vs Kim. While the case is closed, there is even more trouble on the horizon for Karen; Paul helps a frantic April search for Lucy after the school reports that she's gone missing; Joss tries to salvage her relationship with Alex after she learns Joss slept with Olivier; and Savi is receptive to Dom's advances, and accepts the fact that Harry is no longer part of her life... until she learns some disturbing news about the state of Harry's restaurant.

    Director:Constantine Makris
    Writer:Rina Mimoun

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Under Pressure" is the worst rated episode of "Mistresses". It scored 6.6/10 based on 101 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 6/20/2016. This episode scored 0.2 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Blurred Lines".