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.
Lowest Rated Episodes Summary
The worst episode of "Rita" is "The Whore", rated 7.3/10 from 182 user votes. It was directed by Jannik Johansen and written by N/A. "The Whore" aired on 3/1/2012 and is rated 0.1 point(s) lower than the second lowest rated, "The Anarchist".
7.3/10 182 votes#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
7.4/10 190 votes#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
7.4/10 165 votes#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
7.4/10 130 votes#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
7.4/10 84 votes#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
7.5/10 269 votes#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
7.5/10 213 votes#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
7.5/10 128 votes#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
7.5/10 120 votes#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
7.6/10 170 votes#10 - 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
7.6/10 141 votes#11 - 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
7.6/10 131 votes#12 - 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
7.6/10 118 votes#13 - 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
7.6/10 111 votes#14 - 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
7.6/10 114 votes#15 - 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
7.6/10 114 votes#16 - 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
7.6/10 112 votes#17 - 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
7.6/10 109 votes#18 - 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
7.6/10 112 votes#19 - 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
7.6/10 101 votes#20 - 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
7.6/10 83 votes#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
7.7/10 139 votes#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
7.7/10 86 votes#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
7.7/10 86 votes#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
7.8/10 161 votes#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