The Best Episodes Written By Alena Smith

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.8/10(4 votes)

   #1 - The Future never spoke

   S3:E712/2/2021

   After a clash with Sue, Emily wishes she could escape from this troubled time altogether. Austin struggles with a man's responsibility in wartime.

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   8.3/10(6 votes)

   #2 - You cannot put a Fire out

   S2:E102/26/2021

   While the whole town attends the christening of Jane's baby, Emily fights to get her poems back from Sam.

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   8.3/10(11 votes)

   #3 - I have never seen ‘Volcanoes’

   S1:E211/1/2019

   Women are forbidden at Amherst, so Emily and Sue get creative to attend a lecture.

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   8.3/10(12 votes)

   #4 - Alone, I cannot be

   S1:E411/1/2019

   Emily seeks help from an author when her favorite tree is threatened.

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   8.2/10(5 votes)

   #5 - This was a Poet -

   S3:E1012/23/2021

   Emily asks Betty to help her design a new dress. The Dickinson family is surprised by an unexpected guest.

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   8.2/10(6 votes)

   #6 - Split the lark

   S2:E61/29/2021

   Things don't go as planned when Emily tries to express her gratitude to Sam during a night at the opera.

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   8.2/10(6 votes)

   #7 - I'm Nobody! Who are you?

   S2:E82/12/2021

   When her poem is finally published in Sam's newspaper, Emily is shocked to discover that she has become invisible to the world.

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   8.1/10(8 votes)

   #8 - Before I got my eye put out

   S2:E11/8/2021

   Emily's insular poetic world is rocked when Sue introduces her to Sam Bowles, a newspaper editor with a strong interest in publishing women.

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   8.1/10(9 votes)

   #9 - We lose - because we win

   S1:E711/1/2019

   On her father's election day, Emily defiantly attempts to publish another poem.

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10. 

    7.8/10(4 votes)

    #10 - “Hope” is the thing with feathers

    S3:E111/4/2021

    Amid the Civil War's mounting casualties, the Dickinsons grieve one of their own—and Emily struggles to keep the peace in her family.

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    7.7/10(6 votes)

    #11 - The only Ghost I ever saw

    S2:E31/8/2021

    Torn about whether to allow Sam to publish her work, Emily hosts a séance in search of guidance.

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12. 

    7.4/10(8 votes)

    #12 - 203

    S2:E310/18/2015

    Noah's undying love for Alison leads to serious consequences. Meanwhile, Alison discovers a surprising truth about how to sustain a marriage.

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13. 

    7.4/10(8 votes)

    #13 - I felt a Funeral, in my Brain

    S1:E1011/1/2019

    Emily’s relationships are challenged as she moves into a new chapter of life.

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14. 

    7.3/10(9 votes)

    #14 - I am afraid to own a Body

    S1:E511/1/2019

    Emily confronts tough issues at a meeting of the local Shakespeare Club.

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    7.3/10(4 votes)

    #15 - Sang from the Heart, Sire

    S3:E511/18/2021

    Emily tries to celebrate her father’s birthday with an old-fashioned family singalong, but it devolves into another battle in the Dickinsons’ own civil war.

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16. 

    6.7/10(17 votes)

    #16 - Because I could not stop

    S1:E111/1/2019

    Emily's attempt to publish a poem sparks backlash.

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17. 

    6.6/10(11 votes)

    #17 - 209

    S2:E911/29/2015

    Alison weathers a journey alone. Noah faces a terrible reckoning.

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18. 

    6.5/10(12 votes)

    #18 - Wild nights

    S1:E311/1/2019

    Emily and Austin throw a party, and their mutual love for Sue causes tension.

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    5.7/10(9 votes)

    #19 - 306

    S3:E61/1/2017

    An unexplained absence sends Helen on a journey of increasingly troublesome discoveries. Compelled to return to a place he's spent his life trying to escape, Noah attempts to repair his relationship with Martin.

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