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The Worst Episodes of Rita

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The Worst Episodes of Rita

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

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  1. Background image for The Whore
    7.3/10(187 votes)

    #1 - The Whore

    S1:E4

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

    Writer:Unknown
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  2. Background image for Fake News
    7.3/10(108 votes)

    #2 - 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.

    Director:Lars Kaalund
    Writer:Unknown
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  3. Background image for The Lake
    7.3/10(92 votes)

    #3 - The Lake

    S5:E7

    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:Unknown
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  4. Background image for The Anarchist
    7.4/10(196 votes)

    #4 - The Anarchist

    S1:E3

    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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  5. Background image for The Princess
    7.4/10(170 votes)

    #5 - The Princess

    S1:E7

    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.

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  6. Background image for Present/Past
    7.4/10(137 votes)

    #6 - 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.

    Director:Lars Kaalund
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for The Idealist
    7.5/10(277 votes)

    #7 - 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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  9. Background image for The Teacher
    7.5/10(221 votes)

    #8 - 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.

    Director:Lars Kaalund
    Writer:Unknown
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  10. Background image for The Candidate
    7.5/10(133 votes)

    #9 - The Candidate

    S3:E1

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

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  11. Background image for The Sponsor Kid
    7.5/10(125 votes)

    #10 - The Sponsor Kid

    S3:E3

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

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  12. Background image for Lice
    7.5/10(123 votes)

    #11 - 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.

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  13. Background image for You Are What You Eat
    7.5/10(120 votes)

    #12 - 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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  14. Background image for Sudden Thaw
    7.5/10(120 votes)

    #13 - 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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  15. Background image for True Friends
    7.5/10(118 votes)

    #14 - 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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  16. Background image for Childhood Street
    7.5/10(115 votes)

    #15 - 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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  17. Background image for Boundaries
    7.5/10(90 votes)

    #16 - 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.

    Director:Lars Kaalund
    Writer:Unknown
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  18. Background image for The Protector
    7.6/10(174 votes)

    #17 - 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.

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  19. Background image for And Baby Makes Three
    7.6/10(145 votes)

    #18 - 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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  20. Background image for I Love You
    7.6/10(136 votes)

    #19 - 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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  21. Background image for Free Fall
    7.6/10(116 votes)

    #20 - 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.

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  22. Background image for Family
    7.6/10(118 votes)

    #21 - 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.

    Director:Lars Kaalund
    Writer:Ina Bruhn
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  23. Background image for Hullabaloo House
    7.6/10(93 votes)

    #22 - 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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  24. Background image for Hot Flash
    7.6/10(94 votes)

    #23 - 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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  25. Background image for The Garden
    7.7/10(145 votes)

    #24 - 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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  26. Background image for The Basement
    7.7/10(130 votes)

    #25 - 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.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Whore" is the worst rated episode of "Rita". It scored 7.3/10 based on 187 votes. Directed by Jannik Johansen and written by Unknown, it aired on 3/1/2012. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Fake News".