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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!

The Best Episodes of Rita

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

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  1. 8.2/10(138 votes)

    #1 - 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.

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  2. 8.1/10(139 votes)

    #2 - The Role Model

    S2:E7

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

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  3. 8.0/10(135 votes)

    #3 - 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.

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  4. 8.0/10(106 votes)

    #4 - 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.

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    Director:Lars Kaalund
    Writer:N/A
  5. 7.9/10(158 votes)

    #5 - 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.

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    Director:Lars Kaalund
    Writer:N/A
  6. 7.9/10(109 votes)

    #6 - 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.

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    Director:Lars Kaalund
    Writer:N/A
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  8. 7.9/10(90 votes)

    #7 - 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.

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  9. 7.8/10(140 votes)

    #8 - 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.

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  10. 7.8/10(143 votes)

    #9 - 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.

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  11. 7.8/10(112 votes)

    #10 - 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.

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    Director:Natasha Arthy
    Writer:Ina Bruhn
  12. 7.7/10(6 votes)

    #11 - The Teacher

    S1:E2

    A new student suffers socially when his parents demand a schoolwide ban on sugar. Meanwhile, Rita's estranged mother wants to get back in touch.

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    Director:Lars Kaalund
    Writer:N/A
  13. 7.7/10(142 votes)

    #12 - 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.

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  14. 7.7/10(90 votes)

    #13 - 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.

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  15. 7.7/10(90 votes)

    #14 - Hot Flash

    S5:E5

    Uffe tries to avoid Pil. Rita worries that one of her night-class students might be a victim of domestic abuse. Jeppe learns Ole is still in the closet.

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  16. 7.6/10(7 votes)

    #15 - 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.

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    Director:Lars Kaalund
    Writer:N/A
  17. 7.6/10(143 votes)

    #16 - 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.

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  18. 7.6/10(134 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.

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  19. 7.6/10(117 votes)

    #18 - 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.

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    Director:Lars Kaalund
    Writer:N/A
  20. 7.6/10(117 votes)

    #19 - Sudden Thaw

    S4:E3

    A bomb threat scares the whole school — except Rita. Hjørdis worries that her and Uffe's strange hobbies will hurt their son socially when he's older.

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  21. 7.6/10(115 votes)

    #20 - True Friends

    S4:E4

    Lea invites Rita to join her family for dinner, echoing a day in 1985 when teenage Rita had dinner with Lea's parents and was called to Lea's rescue.

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  22. 7.6/10(112 votes)

    #21 - Childhood Street

    S4:E6

    To try to save the school from closure, the staff organizes a fundraiser, including a play by Hjørdis' class with Allan in the lead role.

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  23. 7.6/10(115 votes)

    #22 - Family

    S4:E7

    Bjørne can't bear to break the bad news to his staff and becomes self-destructive. The event in 1985 that led to Lea falling out with Rita is revealed.

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    Director:Lars Kaalund
    Writer:Ina Bruhn
  24. 7.6/10(87 votes)

    #23 - Boundaries

    S5:E6

    Jeppe's ex unexpectedly returns. Hjørdis helps a student whose parents use her as a go-between. Rita's friendship with Gerd becomes a problem in class.

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    Director:Lars Kaalund
    Writer:N/A
  25. 7.5/10(133 votes)

    #24 - Present/Past

    S4:E1

    Rita has settled down in Molly's apartment and works in a burger bar, much to Molly's chagrin. When Molly, on behalf of Rita, sends a job application, Rita ends up with a job offer from her former primary school, which she reluctantly accepts. Hjørdis, out of concern for Rita, applies for a job at the same school, so she can be there for her.

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    Director:Lars Kaalund
    Writer:N/A
  26. 7.4/10(105 votes)

    #25 - Fake News

    S5:E1

    A young Holocaust denier creates a scare at Hjordis and Rita's school. Helle asks Rita to help Rasmus accept a hard truth. Uffe meets a kindred spirit.

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    Director:Lars Kaalund
    Writer:N/A

Best Episodes Summary

"Home" is the best rated episode of "Rita". It scored 8.2/10 based on 138 votes. Directed by Lars Kaalund and written by Marie Østerbye, it aired on 9/22/2017. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Role Model".