8.5/102 votesLoading...#1 - 180 Almonds
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 12/8/2019
Abby begins an existential life evaluation vowing mortal consequences after 180 days. Her therapist checks out mid-session and a first date turns into a confrontation with the woman responsible for ‘ruining her life’.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/101 votesLoading...#2 - Life Got in the Way
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 8/22/2021
As Abby settles into a routine with a new roommate, she embarks on a fraught quest to find a new therapist – ideally, one she doesn’t hate. All out of almonds and hanging on by a thread, Abby blusters her way through a shrinking list while doing her best just to make it to tomorrow. Season premiere.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/101 votesLoading...#3 - Everything's Fine, Everything's Okay
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 8/22/2021
When a crisis in Abby’s apartment threatens her most prized possessions, a cascade of buried memories takes her back to where her mental health journey began. Abby reflects on the rollercoaster of her childhood, looking back to see if she can finally find a way to move forward.
Director: Thembi Banks
Writer: N/A
8.0/101 votesLoading...#4 - Two Queens on Two Queens
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 8/29/2021
Abby and her new roommate Campbell provide moral support for each other as they power through a full day of supposedly-fun-but-ultimately-stressful family gatherings. The only way out is through and the only thing keeping them going is the shimmering promise of Two Queens on Two Queens. They deserve it.
Director: Thembi Banks
Writer: N/A
8.0/101 votesLoading...#5 - Apologies and Their Fluctuating Nature
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 8/29/2021
Haunted by her “crime against the entire queer community,” Abby sets out on a pilgrimage of healing that definitely might work. Overwhelmed by guilt and shame? Don’t worry, there’s a crystal for that. Temporarily armed with her new age attitude, Abby ventures out of her comfort zone and makes a bold decision.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votesLoading...#6 - 176, 172, 171
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 12/15/2019
Abby feels out of place when Chris takes her to a hip, sex-positive, ‘queer wonderland’ for their second date and has a free therapy session.
Director: N/A
Writer: Lilly Wachowski
NaN/100 votesLoading...#7 - 162
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 12/22/2019
Abby and Chris plan to have sex for the first time at the end of a Bacchanalian day of three meals, four Lyft rides and an STD reveal.
Director: N/A
Writer: Lilly Wachowski
NaN/100 votesLoading...#8 - 161, 153, 137, 122, 106, 104, 102 (We're Still Counting Almonds.)
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 12/29/2019
Abby navigates public restrooms as a gender non-conforming queer dyke with OCD and pinballs against a cross section of humanity and perspectives at a Dolly Parton concert.
Director: N/A
Writer: Lilly Wachowski
NaN/100 votesLoading...#9 - 66, 65, 64, 62
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 1/5/2020
A medical emergency brings Abby and Campbell’s friendship into focus and Abby reveals her biggest secret to Chris.
Director: N/A
Writer: Lilly Wachowski
NaN/100 votesLoading...#10 - 15, 14 (pt. 1)
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 1/12/2020
Edward and Carol Lynn wed, Danger Zone has their moment and Abby violates Chris’ one request.
Director: N/A
Writer: Lilly Wachowski
NaN/100 votesLoading...#11 - 14 (pt. 2), 12, 11, 10
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 1/19/2020
Having ignored the advice of her friends, Abby finally confesses the truth to Chris after a painting puts her in a trance.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votesLoading...#12 - 3, 2, 1
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 1/26/2020
The final almonds. When Abby motivates herself to get out of the apartment for Julia’s This American Life show, she’s met with two unwanted surprises. Season finale.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votesLoading...#13 - Take Your Child to Work Day
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 9/5/2021
A catastrophe at work gives Abby a chance to rise to the occasion in front of her visiting nephew, Matty. Later, the two of them share a rare moment of peace and calm before sleep. It’s been a rough couple of months, but life is finally starting to return to normal...right?
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votesLoading...#14 - Eleanor Roosevelt
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 9/12/2021
Abby and Campbell attempt to live their best lockdown lives despite the constant stream of bad news that somehow keeps getting worse. The growing calendar of canceled events causes Abby and Campbell to mourn the loss of queer community and reminisce about the messy (and germy!) days of yore. Life is predictably unpredictable.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votesLoading...#15 - Oh Say Can You See
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 9/19/2021
All Abby and her family can do now is wait at her father’s house. As they all turn to the important task of ordering delivery, watching massive amounts of TV, and avoiding the giant looming question mark hovering above everything, Abby’s reality starts to blur. It’s a matter of life and death again, but this time it isn’t her neck on the line.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votesLoading...#16 - FTP
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 9/26/2021
With the world on fire, Abby is forced to reckon with the history of racism, police violence and grief and her complicity in it. Tasked with writing her company’s “Black Lives Matter solidarity statement,” an exhausted Abby drifts in and out of the kind of nightmares that don’t necessarily stop when you wake up. It’s going to get worse before it gets better.
Director: Yance Ford
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votesLoading...#17 - Hey, Dad
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 10/3/2021
Masking up to brave the outside world, Abby wills herself to overcome her fear of germs and the unknown to visit Edward in the hospital. Father and daughter reflect on their fraught relationship, acknowledge newfound similarities, all while searching for a bit of hope, humor, and, eventually, healing. It’s called therapy, ever heard of it?
Director: Yance Ford
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votesLoading...#18 - I Release You
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 10/10/2021
Abby and Julia venture into uncharted waters, the family throws a party, and Abby finds herself ending one relationship just as she begins a new one. The fate of her last almond hangs in the balance, so Abby has a nice long talk with herself before making any decisions. There’s definitely no going back now.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Work in Progress
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Abby is a 45-year-old self-identified fat, queer dyke whose misfortune and despair unexpectedly lead her to a vibrantly transformative relationship.
Genres:ComedyDrama
Network:Showtime
Best Episodes Summary
"180 Almonds" is the best rated episode of "Work in Progress". It scored 8.5/10 based on 2 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 12/8/2019. This episode scored 0.5 points higher than the second highest rated, "Life Got in the Way".