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The Best Episodes of Rita

Every episode of Rita ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Rita!

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Independent, outspoken and adored by her students, private school teacher Rita fares less well with adults.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Rita Season 3 Episode 4 - Evening Classes
    8.2/10(140 votes)

    #1 - Evening Classes

    S3:E4

    To combat loneliness, Rita invites some students to her house. Meanwhile, Hjordis tries to spice up her sex life with Uffe.

    Director:Lars Kaalund
    Writer:Marie Østerbye

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  2. Rita Season 3 Episode 8 - The Test
    8.2/10(137 votes)

    #2 - The Test

    S3:E8

    Rita agrees to act as temporary headmaster in Helle's absence, and Hjordis and Uffe face an important decision regarding their relationship.

    Director:Mogens Hagedorn
    Writer:Mette Heeno

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  3. Rita Season 4 Episode 8 - Home
    8.2/10(144 votes)

    #3 - Home

    S4:E8

    When history starts to repeat itself, Rita retreats in self-defeat, until a loyal friend gives her the support she needs to figure out her future.

    Director:Lars Kaalund
    Writer:Marie Østerbye

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  4. Rita Season 2 Episode 7 - The Role Model
    8.1/10(142 votes)

    #4 - The Role Model

    S2:E7

    Rita and Rasmus struggle to save their relationship, but an innocent meeting with a colleague has unexpected consequences.

    Director:Lars Kaalund
    Writers:Stefan Jaworski, Christoffer Örnfelt

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  5. Rita Season 2 Episode 6 - First Love
    8.0/10(138 votes)

    #5 - First Love

    S2:E6

    A student in Rita's class falls hopelessly in love with her at the same time that her own first love, Tom, reappears in her life at a family baptism.

    Director:Kathrine Windfeld
    Writer:Marie Østerbye

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  6. Rita Season 1 Episode 6 - The Hypocrite
    7.9/10(184 votes)

    #6 - The Hypocrite

    S1:E6

    Rita finds drugs at school, but the accused student points Rita in the direction of her own son, Jeppe. Molly gets a job at a hospice.

    Director:Jannik Johansen
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Rita Season 5 Episode 3 - The Outing
    7.9/10(115 votes)

    #7 - The Outing

    S5:E3

    During a field trip to Sweden, Rita rubs the local townsfolk the wrong way. Niels brings Jeppe back to Denmark, where Rasmus and Uffe help the two bond.

    Director:Lars Kaalund
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Rita Season 5 Episode 8 - Chaos
    7.9/10(116 votes)

    #8 - Chaos

    S5:E8

    Jeppe learns that Ole is going to propose to Camilla. A new student who leads the other pupils in a school strike reminds Rita why she became a teacher.

    Director:Lars Kaalund
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Rita Season 1 Episode 8 - The Mother
    7.8/10(167 votes)

    #9 - The Mother

    S1:E8

    A lonely Rita starts hanging out with Rosa. But all hell breaks loose when Rosa realizes that Rita was the one her dad was having an affair with.

    Director:Lars Kaalund
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Rita Season 2 Episode 1 - The Grown Up
    7.8/10(163 votes)

    #10 - The Grown Up

    S2:E1

    A pregnant Rita faces a difficult decision: She can keep the baby but never reveal who the father is, or she can get an abortion.

    Director:Lars Kaalund
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Rita Season 2 Episode 2 - The Garden
    7.8/10(146 votes)

    #11 - The Garden

    S2:E2

    Rita and Rasmus move in together, and Rita tries her best to act like an adult -- until Rasmus puts a rose bed in her beloved wilderness of a garden.

    Director:Lars Kaalund
    Writers:Thomas Levin, Christina Sederqvist

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  12. Rita Season 2 Episode 4 - Team Player
    7.8/10(144 votes)

    #12 - Team Player

    S2:E4

    It's sports day, and Helle wants to protect the losers from having an upsetting experience -- but Rita takes up the struggle for the right to win.

    Director:Kathrine Windfeld
    Writer:Mette Heeno

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  13. Rita Season 3 Episode 2 - The Basement
    7.8/10(131 votes)

    #13 - The Basement

    S3:E2

    Helle hires a motivational coach for the students. Meanwhile Jeppe moves in with his boyfriend, and Rita struggles with living on her own.

    Director:Lars Kaalund
    Writer:Marie Østerbye

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  14. Rita Season 3 Episode 7 - The Leader
    7.8/10(116 votes)

    #14 - The Leader

    S3:E7

    Overcome by stress, Helle asks Rita to become the school's temporary headmaster, and Hjordis's class celebrates Saint Lucy's day with style.

    Director:Mogens Hagedorn
    Writer:Marie Østerbye

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  15. Rita Season 4 Episode 5 - You and I
    7.8/10(117 votes)

    #15 - You and I

    S4:E5

    When one of Rita's first-graders doesn't want to take a turn bringing home 'Sharebear,' the class teddy bear, she visits his home to find out why.

    Director:Natasha Arthy
    Writer:Ina Bruhn

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  16. Rita Season 5 Episode 4 - Do You Speak English?
    7.8/10(94 votes)

    #16 - Do You Speak English?

    S5:E4

    When an odd new student suddenly pops up in class, Rita gets a moneymaking idea. Jeppe goes on a Tinder date. Attraction grows between Rasmus and Rita.

    Director:Lars Kaalund
    Writer:Jenny Lund Madsen

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  17. Rita Season 2 Episode 5 - I Love You
    7.7/10(137 votes)

    #17 - I Love You

    S2:E5

    Another teacher is terrorizing Rita's student, and Rita has to take up the cause -- but it's not easy when the teacher uses bureaucracy as a weapon.

    Director:Kathrine Windfeld
    Writer:Marie Østerbye

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  18. Rita Season 2 Episode 8 - Weeds
    7.7/10(148 votes)

    #18 - Weeds

    S2:E8

    For the first time in her life, Rita has gone down for the count, but she has to rediscover her fighting spirit when Erik strikes a student.

    Director:Lars Kaalund
    Writer:Marie Østerbye

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  19. Rita Season 5 Episode 2 - Hullabaloo House
    7.7/10(94 votes)

    #19 - Hullabaloo House

    S5:E2

    Rita tries to stop a shy student's parents from uprooting him to move to Greenland. Rasmus meets someone on Tinder. Hjørdis helps a student face a fear.

    Director:Lars Kaalund
    Writer:Jenny Lund Madsen

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  20. Rita Season 1 Episode 1 - The Idealist
    7.6/10(281 votes)

    #20 - The Idealist

    S1:E1

    Ricco's father-in-law turns out to be Rita's high school sweetheart. Meanwhile, Rita's battle at school with a 14-year-old know-it-all goes wrong.

    Director:Lars Kaalund
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Rita Season 1 Episode 5 - The Protector
    7.6/10(175 votes)

    #21 - The Protector

    S1:E5

    Rita protects a troubled kid with ADHD from vandalism charges but forgets to fight for her own son when he's the victim of hate crime bullying.

    Director:Jannik Johansen
    Writer:Marie Østerbye

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  22. Rita Season 2 Episode 3 - And Baby Makes Three
    7.6/10(146 votes)

    #22 - And Baby Makes Three

    S2:E3

    Rita "lends" her own grandchild to a pregnant girl in her class in an attempt to convince her to get an abortion, but the plan backfires.

    Director:Lars Kaalund
    Writer:Marie Østerbye

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  23. Rita Season 3 Episode 5 - Lice
    7.6/10(124 votes)

    #23 - Lice

    S3:E5

    Rita's fourth graders come down with head lice, and she decides to delouse them herself. Meanwhile, Helle faces evaluation by her peers.

    Director:Lars Kaalund
    Writer:Simon Oded Weil

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  24. Rita Season 3 Episode 6 - Free Fall
    7.6/10(117 votes)

    #24 - Free Fall

    S3:E6

    Rita tries to keep the police in the dark when Hjordis decides on the perfect item to bury in a time capsule: marijuana.

    Director:Mogens Hagedorn
    Writer:Jenny Lund Madsen

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  25. Rita Season 4 Episode 2 - You Are What You Eat
    7.6/10(121 votes)

    #25 - You Are What You Eat

    S4:E2

    Rita, who hates cooking, struggles to fill in as a home economics teacher. Hjørdis tries to help Allan overcome his fears about an upcoming field trip.

    Director:Lars Kaalund
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Evening Classes" is the best rated episode of "Rita". It scored 8.2/10 based on 140 votes. Directed by Lars Kaalund and written by Marie Østerbye, it aired on 4/6/2015. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Test".