The Best Episodes of Rita Season 1

Episode Rankings

1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.6/10(281 votes)

   #1 - The Idealist

   S1:E12/9/2012

   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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   Director:Lars Kaalund

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2. 

   7.5/10(222 votes)

   #2 - The Teacher

   S1:E22/16/2012

   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.

   Director:Lars Kaalund

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Lars Kaalund

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3. 

   7.4/10(198 votes)

   #3 - The Anarchist

   S1:E32/23/2012

   When a school talent show forces Rita to re-evaluate her uncompromising relationship to truth, she realizes she's been doing some lying of her own.

   Director:Lars Kaalund

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Lars Kaalund

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4. 

   7.3/10(188 votes)

   #4 - The Whore

   S1:E43/1/2012

   Rita finds porn on Jeppe's computer and fears he'll share what she knows firsthand is a destructive relationship to sex.

   Director:Jannik Johansen

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Jannik Johansen

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5. 

   7.6/10(175 votes)

   #5 - The Protector

   S1:E53/8/2012

   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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   Director:Jannik Johansen

   Writer:Marie Østerbye
6. 

   7.9/10(184 votes)

   #6 - The Hypocrite

   S1:E63/15/2012

   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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   Director:Jannik Johansen

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   7.4/10(171 votes)

   #7 - The Princess

   S1:E73/22/2012

   When Rita takes over a second-grade theater production, her own life story begins to blend with the fairy tale the kids are playing out.

   Director:Lars Kaalund

   Writer:Marie Østerbye

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   Director:Lars Kaalund

   Writer:Marie Østerbye
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   7.8/10(167 votes)

   #8 - The Mother

   S1:E83/29/2012

   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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   Director:Lars Kaalund

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