7.0/10356 votes#1 - The Arrival
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/24/2022
After yet another friend makes a surprise pregnancy announcement, a dejected Natasha heads to a remote cabin to get her head straight – only to be confronted by exactly what she sought to get away from: a baby.
Director: Nicole Kassell
Writer: Sian Robins-Grace
6.7/10265 votes#2 - The Seduction
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 5/1/2022
Inexplicably reunited with the baby, Natasha scrambles to locate his mother and uncovers an alarming pattern of events on a thumb drive. Later, after her friends confuse the situation further, Natasha reaches out to her estranged sister Bobbi.
Director: Stacey Gregg
Writer: Sian Robins-Grace
6.8/10227 votes#3 - The Bulldozer
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 5/8/2022
Despite Mrs. Eaves’ shocking solution to her baby problem, Natasha finds herself willing to do anything in exchange for her help – even if it’s the herculean task of nap time. Meanwhile, Bobbi and her partner Sam prepare for an important meeting with their adoption social worker.
Director: Stacey Gregg
Writer: Sophie Goodhart
6.5/10213 votes#4 - The Mother
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 5/15/2022
With the baby now in Bobbi’s hands, Natasha must reunite with her mother Barbara, whom she hasn’t seen in fifteen years. While Bobbi discovers an unmatched ability to put the child to sleep, Natasha confronts her family’s fractured history, and Barbara celebrates having children and grandchildren under the same roof.
Director: Faraz Shariat
Writer: Susan Soon He Stanton
7.0/10227 votes#5 - The Baby
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/22/2022
As Natasha and Mrs. Eaves remain trapped in Barbara’s summer solstice ritual, the baby’s complicated origin, connection to Mrs. Eaves, and trauma-filled path to Natasha are revealed.
Director: Faraz Shariat
Writer: Kara Smith
6.5/10186 votes#6 - The Rage
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/29/2022
Desperate to leave the Jupiter House, Natasha, Bobbi, and Mrs. Eaves find their plans thwarted by the chaos and destruction of the other suddenly-possessed children. Later, Bobbi receives the social worker’s long-awaited call.
Director: Faraz Shariat
Writer: Anchuli Felicia King
6.4/10171 votes#7 - The Curse
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 6/5/2022
In a last-ditch effort to break the curse, a severely weakened yet determined Mrs. Eaves sets off with Natasha in pursuit of Jack. Meanwhile, Bobbi struggles to rally for her audition redo with Sam.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.4/10163 votes#8 - The Possession
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 6/12/2022
Natasha decides to give the baby exactly what he's after amid growing concerns from her father Lyle, Bobbi, and Mrs. Eaves, who each go to great lengths to ensure her survival.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
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When 38 year-old Natasha is unexpectedly landed with a baby, her life of doing what she wants, when she wants, dramatically implodes. Controlling, manipulative and...
Genres:ComedyMystery
Network:HBO
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"The Arrival" is the best rated episode of "The Baby" season 1. It scored 7/10 based on 356 votes. Directed by Nicole Kassell and written by Sian Robins-Grace, it aired on 4/24/2022. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "The Seduction".