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The Best Episodes of This Life

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Set in contemporary Montreal, “This Life” is a family saga focusing on Natalie Lawson, an accomplished columnist and single mother in her early forties whose terminal cancer diagnosis sends her on a quest to prepare

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    This Life Season 2 Episode 5 - Scanxiety
    8.0/10(5 votes)

    #1 - Scanxiety

    S2:E5

    Natalie seeks distraction as she awaits scan results that will determine her future. Maggie and Raza have an awkward lunch with her parents.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. This Life Season 2 Episode 3 - Coping Cards
    7.8/10(5 votes)

    #2 - Coping Cards

    S2:E3

    Natalie battles through a storm of side effects while her family fumbles in their attempts to support her. Oliver second-guesses his ability to come through for Romy. Matthew makes an attempt to repair things with Nicole.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. This Life Season 2 Episode 10 - Choose Life
    7.6/10(5 votes)

    #3 - Choose Life

    S2:E10

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. This Life Season 1 Episode 2 - Everything Must Go
    7.4/10(8 votes)

    #4 - Everything Must Go

    S1:E2

    Natalie confides in her sister Maggie about her diagnosis while attempting to keep it hidden from her teenage children.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. This Life Season 1 Episode 7 - Seeing Red
    7.4/10(5 votes)

    #5 - Seeing Red

    S1:E7

    Natalie organizes a birthday dinner for Emma that nobody wants. The problems Oliver ran from in LA catch up to him in Montreal. Matthew is faced with an impossible dilemma.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. This Life Season 2 Episode 1 - Stay Positive
    7.4/10(5 votes)

    #6 - Stay Positive

    S2:E1

    Natalie chooses hope as she embarks on her experimental drug trial, not knowing if she’s receiving the placebo or the drug.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. This Life Season 2 Episode 2 - Perfect Day
    7.4/10(5 votes)

    #7 - Perfect Day

    S2:E2

    Maggie invites the Lawsons to a very unconventional housewarming party. Natalie and her friend Tia pursue an experiential day, determined to live life on their own terms.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. This Life Season 1 Episode 3 - The Part That Decides My Fate
    7.3/10(6 votes)

    #8 - The Part That Decides My Fate

    S1:E3

    Natalie undergoes a biopsy that could determine how much time she has left, while her brother Oliver returns home after years away.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. This Life Season 1 Episode 6 - Holy Water
    7.2/10(5 votes)

    #9 - Holy Water

    S1:E6

    Natalie finally levels with her kids. Matthew is driven to face an old mistake. Oliver hits a breaking point with his parents. Maggie is drawn deeper into a polyamorous relationship.

    Director:Unknown
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  10. This Life Season 1 Episode 1 - Gut Punch
    7.0/10(16 votes)

    #10 - Gut Punch

    S1:E1

    Natalie Lawson, a single mother of three, finds her plans to change her life for the better derailed when she learns her cancer has returned.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. This Life Season 1 Episode 4 - Love Your Tumour
    7.0/10(5 votes)

    #11 - Love Your Tumour

    S1:E4

    Natalie gets closer to Andrew as she awaits her biopsy results. Oliver bonds with Romy while Janine learns something very troubling about her son.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. This Life Season 1 Episode 9 - Dark Retreat
    7.0/10(5 votes)

    #12 - Dark Retreat

    S1:E9

    Natalie and Andrew put their relationship to the test. Emma throws an accidental house party. Caleb and Danielle turn to each other for comfort.

    Director:Unknown
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  13. This Life Season 1 Episode 5 - The Unbelieving
    6.8/10(5 votes)

    #13 - The Unbelieving

    S1:E5

    Natalie can’t bring herself to tell her kids about her cancer. Maggie and Oliver make self-destructive life choices instead of facing their problems. Janine questions her faith.

    Director:Unknown
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  14. This Life Season 1 Episode 8 - My Body Lies Over the Ocean
    6.8/10(5 votes)

    #14 - My Body Lies Over the Ocean

    S1:E8

    Natalie struggles to convince Caleb to accept responsibility for his criminal actions. Maggie and Oliver travel to LA to resolve Oliver’s loose ends with Tom.

    Director:Unknown
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  15. This Life Season 1 Episode 10 - Should Have Known Better
    6.8/10(6 votes)

    #15 - Should Have Known Better

    S1:E10

    Before making a life-altering decision that comes with major risks, Natalie is confronted with the return of someone she’d rather never see again.

    Director:Unknown
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  16. This Life Season 2 Episode 4 - Communion
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #16 - Communion

    S2:E4

    Matthew and Nicole host a celebration for Abby’s first communion but family tensions get in the way. Natalie takes David to court to revoke his parental rights.

    Director:Unknown
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  17. This Life Season 2 Episode 6 - Intervention
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #17 - Intervention

    S2:E6

    Natalie struggles to adjust to a new health prognosis. Maggie, Natalie and Matthew try to help Oliver but find themselves at odds with one another.

    Director:Unknown
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  18. This Life Season 2 Episode 7 - Joyride
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #18 - Joyride

    S2:E7

    David finds himself caught between his two families when Natalie invites him over for dinner. Maggie and Raza attempt to validate their marriage to an immigration officer and Oliver’s life reaches a breaking point.

    Director:Unknown
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  19. This Life Season 2 Episode 8 - Destruction as Creation
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #19 - Destruction as Creation

    S2:E8

    Oliver struggles with the realities of being hypomanic and the collateral damage caused to his studio.

    Director:Unknown
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  20. This Life Season 2 Episode 9 - Well Fought, My Love
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #20 - Well Fought, My Love

    S2:E9

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    Director:Unknown
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Best Episodes Summary

"Scanxiety" is the best rated episode of "This Life". It scored 8/10 based on 5 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 11/6/2016. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Coping Cards".