The Best Episodes Written By Bridget Carpenter

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.6/10(5 votes)

   #1 - The Ledger

   S2:E28/1/2004

   George figures that with all the bad luck she had while she was alive, things might even out in the afterlife. But death isn't like that.

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   8.4/10(50 votes)

   #2 - The Day in Question

   S1:E84/4/2016

   The past pulls out every weapon it has to keep Jake from reaching Dealey Plaza in time to save Kennedy. If he fails, it could mean death for Jake or others close to him - and if he succeeds, it could create a world in which he loses everything he's ever known. What is the cost of doing the right thing?

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   8.2/10(4 votes)

   #3 - Hurry

   S2:E58/22/2004

   Deadlines loom large as the reapers snatch some hurried souls and George helps Delores impress an efficiency expert studying Happy Time's operations.

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   8.2/10(85 votes)

   #4 - The Rabbit Hole

   S1:E12/15/2016

   A small-town English teacher, Jake Epping, learns from a friend that there is a portal that leads from the present back to 1960. Jake's friend asks him to help him stop John F. Kennedy's assassination by going back in time and finding out who really killed Kennedy... and killing them.

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   8.0/10(3 votes)

   #5 - Put Yourself Out There

   S2:E911/16/2010

   Sarah convinces Amber to meet with an important colleague of Gordon's. Meanwhile, Kristina frantically attempts to obtain a birthday invite for troublesome Max. Camille takes a class with the man she once had an affair with, making Zeke jealous. Elsewhere, Crosby and Joel band together to direct Jabbar's school play. Haddie's relationship with an unexpected love interest deepens.

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   7.8/10(46 votes)

   #6 - The Truth

   S1:E53/14/2016

   Everything begins to fall apart as Jake struggles to live two lives: teacher and time traveler. When Sadie's life is threatened, Jake has to make a terrible choice, leaving Bill to his own devices. Lee Harvey Oswald takes steps that will lead him into a date with destiny.

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   7.8/10(59 votes)

   #7 - The Kill Floor

   S1:E22/22/2016

   Unnerved by the impossibility of his mission, Jake travels to Holden, Kentucky in order to save the family of his friend Harry Dunning, who were all murdered on Halloween by Harry’s father Frank. But does Jake have what it takes to kill a man?

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   7.6/10(44 votes)

   #8 - Happy Birthday, Lee Harvey Oswald

   S1:E63/21/2016

   It's October 1963, and the gathering storm of threats in Dallas continues to build. Jake must take drastic action to establish the full dimensions of the threat to Kennedy. And amidst it all, he's hit with an unexpected death and a bitter betrayal from one of those closest to him.

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   7.4/10(49 votes)

   #9 - Other Voices, Other Rooms

   S1:E32/29/2016

   Jake finds an unlikely ally in his quest in local drifter Bill Turcote. He gets a teaching job in a small town near Dallas and discovers romantic sparks with school librarian Sadie Dunhill. Jake constructs a double life - spying at night on Lee Harvey Oswald as the potential assassin within Jake builds. Trailing Oswald takes Jake into the dark side of Dallas, where he realizes Oswald may not be the only threat Kennedy will have to face.

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    7.4/10(46 votes)

    #10 - Soldier Boy

    S1:E73/28/2016

    The end is near, and Jake is not up to the task. Sadie scrambles to pick up the pieces, but no one knows the mission as well as Jake. Kennedy and the assassin are on a collision path - but has Jake changed things enough in the past to alter the course of events? The days are counting down as 11.22.63 draws near.

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    7.1/10(49 votes)

    #11 - The Eyes of Texas

    S1:E43/7/2016

    Jake and Bill's partnership starts to struggle as they discover more secrets surrounding the unpredictable Lee Harvey Oswald. The conspiracy involving Oswald deepens, while romance blooms for Jake and Sadie. But by becoming involved with an innocent bystander, has Jake placed his new love in danger?

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    6.5/10(8 votes)

    #12 - Nighthawks

    S1:E129/12/2003

    George panics when Rube is assigned to pop a soul at her family's home.

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    6.2/10(6 votes)

    #13 - Forget Me Not

    S2:E1210/10/2004

    Ray and Mason fight for Daisy's affection, and George must persuade an old lady that she has really died.

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    5.8/10(6 votes)

    #14 - The Escape Artist

    S2:E89/12/2004

    George nearly falls for someone she is supposed to reap, while Reggie makes friends with a young pet reaper.

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