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The Worst Episodes of Rita

Every episode of Rita ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Rita!

Independent, outspoken and adored by her students, private school teacher Rita fares less well with adults.
Genres:DramaComedy
Network:TV 2

Worst Episodes Summary

"The Whore" is the worst rated episode of "Rita". It scored 7.3/10 based on 182 votes. Directed by Jannik Johansen and written by N/A, it aired on 3/1/2012. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Anarchist".

  • The Whore
    7.3/10182 votes
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    #1 - The Whore

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 3/1/2012

    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: N/A

  • The Anarchist
    7.4/10190 votes
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    #2 - The Anarchist

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 2/23/2012

    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: N/A

  • The Princess
    7.4/10165 votes
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    #3 - The Princess

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 3/22/2012

    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

  • Present/Past
    7.4/10130 votes
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    #4 - Present/Past

    Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 8/21/2017

    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.

    Director: Lars Kaalund

    Writer: N/A

  • The Lake
    7.4/1085 votes
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    #5 - The Lake

    Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 7/13/2020

    Rita struggles to process her overwhelming feelings of guilt. Ole reveals to Jeppe that he's met someone else - whom his grandmother approves of.

    Director: Lars Kaalund

    Writer: N/A

  • The Idealist
    7.5/10270 votes
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    #6 - The Idealist

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 2/9/2012

    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: N/A

  • The Teacher
    7.5/10214 votes
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    #7 - The Teacher

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 2/16/2012

    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: N/A

  • The Candidate
    7.5/10128 votes
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    #8 - The Candidate

    Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 3/16/2015

    Inspired by local politics, Rita holds an election in her class. Uffe gets a job at the school, but it sparks conflict with Hjordis.

    Director: Lars Kaalund

    Writer: Marie Østerbye

  • The Sponsor Kid
    7.5/10120 votes
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    #9 - The Sponsor Kid

    Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 3/30/2015

    A problem student goes on a destructive rampage, Hjordis makes progress with her second graders, and a man from Rita's past shows up.

    Director: Lars Kaalund

    Writer: Simon Oded Weil

  • Fake News
    7.5/10102 votes
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    #10 - Fake News

    Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 6/1/2020

    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.

    Director: Lars Kaalund

    Writer: N/A

  • The Protector
    7.6/10170 votes
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    #11 - The Protector

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 3/8/2012

    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

  • And Baby Makes Three
    7.6/10141 votes
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    #12 - And Baby Makes Three

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 9/25/2013

    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

  • I Love You
    7.6/10131 votes
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    #13 - I Love You

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/9/2013

    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

  • Lice
    7.6/10118 votes
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    #14 - Lice

    Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 4/13/2015

    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

  • Free Fall
    7.6/10111 votes
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    #15 - Free Fall

    Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 4/20/2015

    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

  • You Are What You Eat
    7.6/10114 votes
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    #16 - You Are What You Eat

    Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 8/28/2017

    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: N/A

  • Sudden Thaw
    7.6/10114 votes
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    #17 - Sudden Thaw

    Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 9/4/2017

    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.

    Director: Lars Kaalund

    Writer: Simon Oded Weil

  • True Friends
    7.6/10112 votes
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    #18 - True Friends

    Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 9/18/2017

    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.

    Director: Natasha Arthy

    Writer: Jenny Lund Madsen

  • Childhood Street
    7.6/10109 votes
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    #19 - Childhood Street

    Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 9/20/2017

    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.

    Director: Lars Kaalund

    Writer: Simon Oded Weil

  • Family
    7.6/10112 votes
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    #20 - Family

    Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 9/21/2017

    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.

    Director: Lars Kaalund

    Writer: Ina Bruhn

  • Boundaries
    7.6/1083 votes
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    #21 - Boundaries

    Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 7/6/2020

    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.

    Director: Lars Kaalund

    Writer: N/A

  • The Garden
    7.7/10139 votes
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    #22 - The Garden

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/18/2013

    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

    Writer: Thomas Levin, Christina Sederqvist

  • Hullabaloo House
    7.7/1086 votes
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    #23 - Hullabaloo House

    Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 6/8/2020

    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

  • Hot Flash
    7.7/1086 votes
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    #24 - Hot Flash

    Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 6/29/2020

    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.

    Director: Lars Kaalund

    Writer: Jenny Lund Madsen

  • The Mother
    7.8/10161 votes
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    #25 - The Mother

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 3/29/2012

    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: N/A