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The Best Episodes of The Late Offices

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A Turkish mortician in his 30s, Baki is an introverted man content with his isolation from society. However, when he comes up against death at close range, a troubling question strikes him: who would wash

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    The Late Offices Season 1 Episode 10 - The Kids and Us
    9.3/10(818 votes)

    #1 - The Kids and Us

    S1:E10

    Uncle Hüseyin and Baki share a deep conversation that transforms Baki's outlook on life. As Baki prepares to meet Elif, a tragic and heartbreaking event binds their fates together.

    Director:Selçuk Aydemir
    Writer:Sümeyye Karaarslan

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  2. The Late Offices Season 1 Episode 5 - I Wonder Why You Wouldn't Marry Me
    8.6/10(531 votes)

    #2 - I Wonder Why You Wouldn't Marry Me

    S1:E5

    Baki visits Elif at her workplace for the first time, unintentionally disturbing the employees with his presence. When Elif asks for his assistance with a patient, Baki gets accidentally injured in the process. As he tries to convey his thoughts to Elif, his clumsy wording leads to a misunderstanding between them.

    Director:Selçuk Aydemir
    Writer:Sümeyye Karaarslan

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  3. The Late Offices Season 1 Episode 9 - If I'd Not Known, I'd Have Been Free
    8.6/10(494 votes)

    #3 - If I'd Not Known, I'd Have Been Free

    S1:E9

    Baki is involved in a car accident and crosses paths with his rival for Elif's love. When they confront each other at Ahmet's house, Elif is forced to reveal a long-hidden secret that plunges everyone into grief and confusion.

    Director:Selçuk Aydemir
    Writer:Sümeyye Karaarslan

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  4. The Late Offices Season 1 Episode 7 - The Man Nobody Wants
    8.5/10(501 votes)

    #4 - The Man Nobody Wants

    S1:E7

    Baki receives the news of his father Haris's release with great trepidation. He travels to the village to take him home, where they meet twenty years later in a strange irony. The tension between them quickly escalates, triggering an argument that brings back painful memories.

    Director:Selçuk Aydemir
    Writer:Sümeyye Karaarslan

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  5. The Late Offices Season 1 Episode 6 - Shuttle, Wallet, Love, and Death
    8.4/10(490 votes)

    #5 - Shuttle, Wallet, Love, and Death

    S1:E6

    Baki visits his friend Ahmet, who fondly reminisces about how he fell in love with his wife, Neslihan. Inspired, Baki tries to replicate Ahmet's experience in his own search for love. However, he unexpectedly runs into Kerime, the bride who once rejected him, leading to an uncomfortable encounter with her mother.

    Director:Selçuk Aydemir
    Writer:Sümeyye Karaarslan

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  6. The Late Offices Season 1 Episode 2 - Who Dies and Who Lives, Nazım?
    8.1/10(560 votes)

    #6 - Who Dies and Who Lives, Nazım?

    S1:E2

    Baki continues his search for someone to handle his posthumous washing and finds hope in Nazım, a man who relies on his wife's approval for every decision. Once he secures this approval, Baki eagerly starts teaching Nazım the rituals of washing the deceased. However, an unexpected event takes him by surprise.

    Director:Selçuk Aydemir
    Writer:Sümeyye Karaarslan

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  7. The Late Offices Season 1 Episode 8 - Everyone Left But Me
    8.1/10(481 votes)

    #7 - Everyone Left But Me

    S1:E8

    Seeing Nadir still terrified of washing the dead, Baki suggests he consider a career change. Determined to help, Baki scours his old notebooks for internship opportunities for Nadir and even takes out a loan to support him in starting a new path.

    Director:Selçuk Aydemir
    Writer:Sümeyye Karaarslan

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  8. The Late Offices Season 1 Episode 1 - I, Mortician
    8.0/10(634 votes)

    #8 - I, Mortician

    S1:E1

    After a sudden incident, Baki, a Muslim mortician, or ghassal, begins to worry about what will become of his body after death and who will take care of it. Concerned about his loneliness and fears, his friend suggests that getting married might be a solution.

    Director:Selçuk Aydemir
    Writer:Sümeyye Karaarslan

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  9. The Late Offices Season 1 Episode 3 - Sweets and Secrets
    7.8/10(547 votes)

    #9 - Sweets and Secrets

    S1:E3

    With Nazım’s death and Baki performing the late offices, Baki’s search for a successor begins anew. Nazım’s widow refuses to bury him next to his brother due to their past conflicts. Meanwhile, Baki starts preparing halva for Nazım, a task that brings back painful memories.

    Director:Selçuk Aydemir
    Writer:Sümeyye Karaarslan

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  10. The Late Offices Season 2 Episode 6 - Why Am I Called Baki?
    7.8/10(164 votes)

    #10 - Why Am I Called Baki?

    S2:E6

    Baki worries about the adoption of two orphans by prospective parents and secretly plans to meet them. He and Nihan visit his biological mother, stirring mixed feelings. Their shared pain draws them closer with an unexpected question.

    Director:Selçuk Aydemir
    Writer:Sümeyye Karaarslan

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  11. The Late Offices Season 3 Episode 5 - Tell Me About Death. And About Crying, Too.
    7.8/10(69 votes)

    #11 - Tell Me About Death. And About Crying, Too.

    S3:E5

    When Baki learns that the residents of a nursing home have not been told about their friend’s passing, he sets out with Nihan and the imam to make it right.

    Directors:Onur Tan, Sümeyye Karaarslan
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. The Late Offices Season 2 Episode 10 - Not Ugly—Any of Us
    7.7/10(193 votes)

    #12 - Not Ugly—Any of Us

    S2:E10

    Nihan sinks into deep depression, refusing to leave home for days. One of three bodies brought to the mortuary unexpectedly belongs to someone close. Baki finds out what he must do to get Nihan out of the house.

    Director:Selçuk Aydemir
    Writer:Sümeyye Karaarslan

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  13. The Late Offices Season 1 Episode 4 - The Dead Deserves No Further Gaze
    7.5/10(505 votes)

    #13 - The Dead Deserves No Further Gaze

    S1:E4

    Following Nazım's death, Ahmet visits Baki, advising him to find a wife to fill the emptiness of his home. While performing the washing ritual for the mafia boss Taylan, Baki is struck by the contrast between the ostentatious wealth and the hollow mourning. Merdan, the new hearse driver, is initially deceived by the crowd's show of grief but eventually uncovers the true nature of the gathering.

    Director:Selçuk Aydemir
    Writer:Sümeyye Karaarslan

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  14. The Late Offices Season 2 Episode 3 - A Ceremonial Funeral
    7.4/10(174 votes)

    #14 - A Ceremonial Funeral

    S2:E3

    Baki rents out his late friend’s house to Nihan, but with strict rules. At the municipality’s request, they attend the former muhtar’s death anniversary together.

    Director:Selçuk Aydemir
    Writer:Sümeyye Karaarslan

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  15. The Late Offices Season 2 Episode 5 - Dead Grandmothers, Deadly Grandmothers
    7.4/10(159 votes)

    #15 - Dead Grandmothers, Deadly Grandmothers

    S2:E5

    Baki hesitates to attend his grandmother’s funeral, still wounded by her past rejection. Nihan convinces him to go, but at the funeral, Baki confronts the family that once abandoned him and uncovers a devastating truth about his past.

    Director:Selçuk Aydemir
    Writer:Sümeyye Karaarslan

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  16. The Late Offices Season 2 Episode 9 - Born or Dead in the Mortuary
    7.3/10(152 votes)

    #16 - Born or Dead in the Mortuary

    S2:E9

    While Baki searches for daisies to cheer up Nihan, she witnesses an unusual mourning and a sudden birth that shake her view of life and death.

    Director:Selçuk Aydemir
    Writer:Sümeyye Karaarslan

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  17. The Late Offices Season 3 Episode 2 - Menemen and the Dinner Table
    7.3/10(71 votes)

    #17 - Menemen and the Dinner Table

    S3:E2

    Nihan, in an effort to reconnect with social life, invites Baki to a café. But when the sisters who have just lost their father extend an invitation, neither Nihan nor Baki can refuse, and they find themselves at a house of mourning.

    Directors:Onur Tan, Sümeyye Karaarslan
    Writer:Sümeyye Karaarslan

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  18. The Late Offices Season 3 Episode 4 - Born, Not Made: A Gassal
    7.3/10(68 votes)

    #18 - Born, Not Made: A Gassal

    S3:E4

    Interviews are held for a new apprentice who will work alongside Nihan. Meanwhile, Nadir is forced to confront a new challenge that comes with being a "gassal."

    Directors:Onur Tan, Sümeyye Karaarslan
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. The Late Offices Season 3 Episode 6 - A Single Rock
    7.3/10(66 votes)

    #19 - A Single Rock

    S3:E6

    Hande reminds Baki that it is time to take the next step toward marriage. With the imam and Affan at his side, Baki sets out to choose a ring and prepare for the proposal.

    Directors:Onur Tan, Sümeyye Karaarslan
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. The Late Offices Season 3 Episode 7 - A Person Is Only as Much as Their Childhood
    7.3/10(65 votes)

    #20 - A Person Is Only as Much as Their Childhood

    S3:E7

    Baki and Affan set out to find Zamzam water to fulfill the final wish of the deceased brought to the washing room. Meanwhile, a doctor asks Baki to undergo additional tests during his pre-marriage medical check.

    Directors:Onur Tan, Sümeyye Karaarslan
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. The Late Offices Season 2 Episode 1 - Not a 9-Month Father
    7.2/10(184 votes)

    #21 - Not a 9-Month Father

    S2:E1

    Baki learns that as a single man and a mortician, he has little chance of gaining custody of the orphans. Determined to keep them with him, he decides to change jobs.

    Director:Selçuk Aydemir
    Writer:Sümeyye Karaarslan

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  22. The Late Offices Season 2 Episode 7 - Reasons Beyond Love
    7.2/10(153 votes)

    #22 - Reasons Beyond Love

    S2:E7

    Baki’s preparations for a marriage of convenience are cut short by a funeral brought to the mortuary. After what happens there, he leaves with a genuine desire for marriage, not a white one.

    Director:Selçuk Aydemir
    Writer:Sümeyye Karaarslan

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  23. The Late Offices Season 3 Episode 3 - No Room for Shortcuts
    7.2/10(71 votes)

    #23 - No Room for Shortcuts

    S3:E3

    The new machine installed at the funeral washing room deepens Baki’s already strained relationship with technology.

    Directors:Onur Tan, Sümeyye Karaarslan
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. The Late Offices Season 2 Episode 2 - The Fragrant Blend of Rosewater and Zamzam
    7.1/10(164 votes)

    #24 - The Fragrant Blend of Rosewater and Zamzam

    S2:E2

    Learning that there's no one to replace him, Baki is unsure of his next move. When Hande and Merdan find out the new mortician is single, they try to convince Baki to talk to her.

    Director:Selçuk Aydemir
    Writer:Sümeyye Karaarslan

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  25. The Late Offices Season 2 Episode 4 - The Most Beautiful of the Zodiac
    7.1/10(153 votes)

    #25 - The Most Beautiful of the Zodiac

    S2:E4

    Baki receives news that time is running out to secure the children’s custody. Without the municipality’s knowledge, Merdan takes Nihan and Baki to a funeral home.

    Director:Selçuk Aydemir
    Writer:Sümeyye Karaarslan

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Kids and Us" is the best rated episode of "The Late Offices". It scored 9.3/10 based on 818 votes. Directed by Selçuk Aydemir and written by Sümeyye Karaarslan, it aired on 12/20/2024. This episode scored 0.7 points higher than the second highest rated, "I Wonder Why You Wouldn't Marry Me".