7.3/10309 votes#1 - Marathon
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 5/6/2019
Louise and Tom prepare for their first marital counselling session and try to work out how they got to this point.
Director: Stephen Frears
Writer: Nick Hornby
7.4/10262 votes#2 - Antique Globes
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 5/7/2019
Tom commends himself for the courage it took to turn up late to last weeks session and promises to be there from the beginning this week.
Director: Stephen Frears
Writer: Nick Hornby
7.4/10252 votes#3 - Syria
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 5/8/2019
Tom and Louise discuss the lost passion in their relationship – is passion something that can be found again?
Director: Stephen Frears
Writer: Nick Hornby
7.7/10251 votes#4 - Plaster Cast
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 5/9/2019
Tom asks Louise to back him up in a lie with their counsellor – is it them against the world or not?
Director: Stephen Frears
Writer: Nick Hornby
7.4/10235 votes#5 - Normal Slope
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/9/2019
Following a bad session, Tom has moved out. This could be the start of a slippery slope.
Director: Stephen Frears
Writer: Nick Hornby
7.4/10221 votes#6 - Nigel and Naomi
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/9/2019
Tom makes an effort, but Louise complains that it feels contrived.
Director: Stephen Frears
Writer: Nick Hornby
7.4/10222 votes#7 - Call the Midwife
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 5/9/2019
Louise admits that she's ashamed of Tom's unemployment. They decide to communicate more openly.
Director: Stephen Frears
Writer: Nick Hornby
7.6/10220 votes#8 - Dolphins
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 5/9/2019
Louise and Tom reflect on why and how they got together in the first place.
Director: Stephen Frears
Writer: Nick Hornby
7.5/10213 votes#9 - Prison Sex
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 5/9/2019
Louise and Tom discuss a breakthrough in their relationship - Louise wonders what it means.
Director: Stephen Frears
Writer: Nick Hornby
7.7/10221 votes#10 - Another Drink
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 5/9/2019
Tom has moved back in and feels that their issues are resolved.
Director: Stephen Frears
Writer: Nick Hornby
The Best Episodes of State of the Union Season 1
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Tom and Louise meet in a pub immediately before their weekly marital therapy session. With each successive episode we piece together how their lives were,...
Genres:ComedyDrama
Network:SundanceTV
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Marathon" is the best rated episode of "State of the Union" season 1. It scored 7.3/10 based on 309 votes. Directed by Stephen Frears and written by Nick Hornby, it aired on 5/6/2019. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Antique Globes".