Season 1

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  7.5/102,572 votes

  Pilot

  Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/18/2020

  Nurse Mildred Ratched seeks employment at Lucia State Hospital as it prepares to admit a new psychiatric patient: notorious killer Edmund Tolleson.

  Director: Ryan Murphy

  Writer: Evan Romansky

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  7.5/102,149 votes

  Ice Pick

  Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/18/2020

  Dr. Hanover demonstrates a cutting-edge procedure. Ratched visits a survivor of Edmund's massacre and joins Gwendolyn on an outing in Monterey.

  Director: Ryan Murphy

  Writer: Ian Brennan

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  7.7/102,003 votes

  Angel of Mercy (1)

  Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/18/2020

  When a woman from his past puts a price on his head, Hanover reveals a dark secret to Ratched. Nurse Bucket administers a brutal treatment.

  Director: Nelson Cragg

  Writer: Ian Brennan

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  7.9/101,933 votes

  Angel of Mercy (2)

  Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 9/18/2020

  Ratched helps Edmund find an outlet for his urges and offers her services to Wainwright. Tired of living a lie, Gwendolyn leaves her husband.

  Director: Michael Uppendahl

  Writer: Evan Romansky

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  7.8/101,868 votes

  The Dance

  Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 9/18/2020

  Promoted to head nurse, Ratched plans a dance at the hospital and invites Gwendolyn to be her companion. Lenore makes Ratched an offer.

  Director: Michael Uppendahl

  Writer: Ian Brennan

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  7.7/101,793 votes

  Got No Strings

  Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 9/18/2020

  Lovers on the lam seek refuge at an abandoned farmhouse. When Ratched attends a marionette show, traumatic childhood memories come rushing back.

  Director: Jessica Yu

  Writer: Ian Brennan, Jennifer Salt

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  7.7/101,727 votes

  The Bucket List

  Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 9/18/2020

  Rivals put a plan into action as secrets from the past surface, and Hanover takes a risk that pays off for Ratched.

  Director: Jennifer Lynch

  Writer: Ian Brennan

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  7.3/101,779 votes

  Mildred and Edmund

  Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 9/18/2020

  One month later, Ratched fights to save Edmund from the electric chair while dreaming of a new life with Gwendolyn.

  Director: Daniel Minahan

  Writer: Evan Romansky, Ian Brennan, Jennifer Salt