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The Best Episodes Written By Jenna Bans

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 8 Episode 23 - Migration
    8.5/10(14 votes)

    S8:E23

    The residents determine their future as they make their final decisions regarding post residency positions; Mark admits to Derek that he is torn between his love for Lexie and the fact that Julia can give him everything he's ever wanted; Ben plans something extra special for Bailey, but she is preoccupied with her work; and Arizona encourages her childhood friend, Nick, to have surgery. Meanwhile a couple on their third honeymoon come to the hospital complaining of mysterious symptoms.

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    Writer:Jenna Bans

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  2. undefined Season 5 Episode 5 - There's No 'I' in Team
    8.4/10(16 votes)

    S5:E5

    Bailey heads up a "domino procedure" in which each surgery hinges on the one preceding it. Meanwhile, Derek gets sole credit for the brain-tumor study he did with Meredith; Lexie tries to get George to notice her romantically; and Sloan counsels a desperate Callie in the ways of love.

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    Writer:Jenna Bans

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  3. undefined Season 5 Episode 17 - I Will Follow You Into the Dark
    8.3/10(16 votes)

    S5:E17

    Derek decides to quit after learning that more of his patients have died than survived; Izzie's interns make an unsettling discovery about "Patient X."

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    Writer:Jenna Bans

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  4. undefined Season 2 Episode 23 - Remember
    8.3/10(10 votes)

    S2:E23

    Flashbacks take us back to to moving-in day on Wisteria Lane for Bree, Lynette, Susan and Gabrielle and how Mary Alice brought them all together. Back in the present, Bree gets some frightening news. Susan moves into a trailer after her house was burnt down. Lynette and the kids are staying at a hotel. After seeing a report on the news, Gabrielle believes Carlos died. Paul begs Zach to get him a good lawyer via Noah.

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    Writer:Jenna Bans

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  5. undefined Season 2 Episode 1 - Next
    8.1/10(15 votes)

    S2:E1

    The new neighbors, the Applewhites have moved in. Gabrielle, Lynette, and Susan attempt to comfort Bree while Rex's mother arrives on Wisteria Lane for his funeral. Meanwhile Mike and Susan deal with Zach while Gabrielle struggles with the two men in her life.

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    Writer:Jenna Bans

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  6. undefined Season 2 Episode 8 - The Sun Won't Set
    8.1/10(12 votes)

    S2:E8

    All of Wisteria Lane is panicked by a burglar loose in the neighborhood and thus a neighborhood watch committee is formed. Bree finds out some disturbing information about George. At the wedding of Sophie and Morty, Susan learns who her real father is and is determined to find him.

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  7. undefined Season 3 Episode 5 - More Cattle, Less Bull
    8.0/10(9 votes)

    S3:E5

    The team investigates Democratic Congresswoman Josie Marcus, while Olivia and Mellie have a surprising run-in during the White House Correspondents' Dinner. Meanwhile, Jake and Huck get closer to the truth about Operation Remington, which could lead to devastating results.

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  8. undefined Season 5 Episode 12 - Sympathy for the Devil
    8.0/10(21 votes)

    S5:E12

    Derek's mother, Carolyn, makes a surprise visit to Seattle and meets Meredith for the first time, as Mark tries to conceal his relationship with Lexie from her as well; meanwhile, death row inmate William wishes to donate his organs to Bailey and Arizona's patient, as Owen and Cristina try to go on their first date.

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  9. undefined Season 6 Episode 4 - Tainted Obligation
    7.9/10(13 votes)

    S6:E4

    When Meredith and Lexie's father, Thatcher, returns to the hospital with a failed liver, it's up to Meredith to save his life. Meanwhile, Izzie empathizes with a patient riddled with tumors, as Mark, annoyed with Cristina's competitive zeal, tricks her into assisting on an unusual surgery.

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  10. undefined Season 3 Episode 2 - It Takes Two
    7.9/10(10 votes)

    S3:E2

    It's wedding day for Bree and Orson but things don't go quite as planned. Meanwhile, the body of a dead woman believed to be Orson's ex-wife is recovered, which interrupts the reception. Susan goes on a date with Ian, but trouble ensues when his in-laws show up at the restaurant. When Nora breaks up with her boyfriend, Lynette decide to hook up Nora with someone. Edie lets her 18-year-old nephew Austin come live with her for some time. Lastly, Xiao-Mei goes into labor.

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    Writer:Jenna Bans

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  11. undefined Season 1 Episode 6 - The Trail
    7.9/10(12 votes)

    S1:E6

    As Gideon investigates Amanda Tanner's past, a series of events from the past reveal the contentious primary race between Fitzgerald Grant and Sally Langston, Olivia's first meeting with Grant on the campaign trail and the formation of the Pope & Associates team.

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  12. undefined Season 1 Episode 10 - Come Back to Me
    7.8/10(22 votes)

    S1:E10

    Uber mom Maisy Gibbons returns, and her secret life intersects with Bree's. Meanwhile Gabrielle's predicament worsens as she gets a taste of her own medicine, courtesy of Carlos's jailhouse confession. Susan plans to take her relationship with Mike to the next level, and Lynette, suspicious (and a little jealous) of her new nanny decides to secretly videotape her. Lastly, Susan sends Zach Young back home to his father, who makes a startling admission of his own.

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  13. undefined Season 1 Episode 8 - In Which Cooper Finds a Port in His Storm
    7.8/10(4 votes)

    S1:E8

    Cooper returns to the online dating game with surprising results, Addison goes on a date with one of Violet's patients, and Naomi and Sam make a house call at a convent.

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    Writer:Jenna Bans

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  14. undefined Season 1 Episode 6 - In Which Charlotte Goes Down the Rabbit Hole
    7.8/10(4 votes)

    S1:E6

    Pete treats Charlotte's insomnia, Naomi goes on her first date since college and a patient asks Addison to conceal her fertility from her husband.

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    Writer:Jenna Bans

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  15. undefined Season 1 Episode 9 - Suspicious Minds
    7.6/10(23 votes)

    S1:E9

    Looking to give her life a purpose, Gabrielle decides to organize a glamorous Halston fashion show for charity highlighting the ladies of Wisteria Lane. Bree and Rex are at odds on how to punish Andrew for putting Mrs. Solis in the hospital and finding drugs in his room. The police investigate a toy chest that Paul Young dumped in the river. Lastly, Lynette uses her business acumen to poach a nanny, Claire, but ends up getting involved between her current employer, Alexis.

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  16. undefined Season 1 Episode 19 - Live Alone and Like It
    7.3/10(22 votes)

    S1:E19

    Lynette learns that no good deed goes unpunished when she momentarily befriends the mean Mrs. McClusky. Susan's mother decides to try and jump start her and her daughter's love lives. Andrew talks to a priest about his feelings, and tells him of his shocking plans for his mother, Bree. Gabrielle has her credit card declined in an upscale restaurant, and Carlos sends Gabrielle a big message about what will happen if she leaves him.

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    Writer:Jenna Bans

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  17. undefined Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
    7.3/10(38 votes)

    S1:E1

    A trio of desperate suburban moms decide that being good never got them anywhere, and rob a supermarket in order to get a little cash to help them and their families out. Unfortunately, the supermarket is already the territory of a local gang, and the women soon find themselves in hot water.

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  18. undefined Season 1 Episode 10 - Remix
    7.3/10(15 votes)

    S1:E10

    Fearing for their lives, the ladies scramble to try to take down Rio. A kidney becomes available for Sara but Ruby and Stan don’t have the money to pay for it. The three women hatch a plan that will solve both problems – one that involves returning to the scene of their first crime.

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    Writer:Jenna Bans

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  19. undefined Season 3 Episode 8 - Children and Art
    7.1/10(8 votes)

    S3:E8

    Lynette returns home from the hospital. Gabrielle decides to get back into modeling and travels to New York. Susan comes home to find Austin and Julie making out on her couch. Bree meets her antagonistic mother-in-law Gloria, with whom Orson is in a quarrel. Detective Ridley has Mike's house searched.

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  20. undefined Season 1 Episode 20 - Fear No More
    7.0/10(24 votes)

    S1:E20

    Gabrielle plans a big party to bid farewell to Carlos, who is about to head off to jail for eight months. Meanwhile George Williams resurfaces in Bree's life, much to Rex's displeasure. Also, Lynette is shocked to learn that Tom's old girlfriend Annabel Foster who he dumped for Lynette has been hired at his firm again. Meanwhile, Zach continues to stalk Julie while Mike tries to separate Susan from Mary Alice's past secrets. Lastly, housewife Gabrielle is suspecting that she's pregnant.

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    Writer:Jenna Bans

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  21. undefined Season 3 Episode 18 - Liaisons
    6.8/10(10 votes)

    S3:E18

    Susan considers moving from Wisteria Lane to London. Later, an accident causes Ian, Susan, and their car to find themselves stranded in a lake. Tom feels threatened by the interest a new Scavo's Pizzeria employee Rick shows in Lynette. While debating his opponent in the mayoral election, Victor Lang witnesses something disturbing.

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  22. undefined Season 2 Episode 18 - Everybody Says Don't
    6.8/10(12 votes)

    S2:E18

    Carlos and Gaby learn the truth about their baby. An ex-stripper gives birth to her child, and Gabrielle holds her for the first time. Also, Paul Young comes to face his demons head on with Wisteria Lane. Lastly, Lynette is forced to give a court deposition about Bree's drinking and alcoholism.

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  23. undefined Season 3 Episode 1 - Find Your Beach
    4.6/10(9 votes)

    S3:E1

    Beth makes a new friend while struggling to process her guilt over Rio's death. Meanwhile, the women perfect their latest business venture just as Agent Turner and his surprising informant complicate their plans to launch.

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Jenna Bans Ratings Summary

"Migration" is the best rated episode written by Jenna Bans. It scored 8.5/10 based on 14 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 5/10/2012 and is rated 0.1 points higher than their second-best episode, "There's No 'I' in Team".