The Best Episodes Written By Jessica Mecklenburg

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   9.0/10(1 votes)

   #1 - Used, Abused and Unenthused

   S2:E54/23/2006

   Huff discovers that Teddy is becoming more independent after a conversation he has with Dr. Lena Markova. Beth has a problem with a client at her job and Russell gets an ultimatum from his boss that does not set well with him.

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   8.5/10(391 votes)

   #2 - Chapter Three: Holly, Jolly

   S1:E37/15/2016

   An increasingly concerned Nancy looks for Barb and finds out what Jonathan's been up to. Joyce is convinced Will is trying to talk to her.

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   8.2/10(21 votes)

   #3 - Pseudo-Addiction

   S1:E410/20/2021

   Sky-high OxyContin sales are threatened by reports of abuse, prosecutors investigate a claim central to OxyContin marketing, and Finnix begins to question the safety of the drug.

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   8.0/10(1 votes)

   #4 - That F*cking Cabin

   S1:E712/19/2004

   Huff is awakened from a disturbingly surreal dream about his estranged father and Byrd. Throughout the dream, Huff hallucinates back to his childhood, seeing his young self, his brother Teddy, father Ben and mother Izzy. This leads Huff into a much-dreaded camping trip with his father and son. Three generations of Huffstodt men together for the first time in the family cabin in the woods. Russell embarks on a liver detoxification and cleansing program, which in typical Russell-style, ends somehow with a client being blown up in a trailer.

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   8.0/10(1 votes)

   #5 - All the King's Horses

   S1:E121/23/2005

   As Beth prepares for the arrival of her gravely ill mother, the rift between she and Huff escalates, putting them both in a position we've never seen them in before. With Huff realizing that there's no way he'll ever be able to ""put the toothpaste back into the tube,"" Russell confronts the horrifying possibility that he may have unintentionally started a family during a recent ecstasy binge.

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   #6 - Sweet Release

   S2:E44/16/2006

   Huff's romantic weekend alone with Beth ends up getting very steamy. Izzy meets a man while at a Palm Springs casino. Byrd ends up breaking into a neighbor's house and is caught.

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   7.0/10(1 votes)

   #7 - A Cornfield Grows in L.A.

   S2:E85/14/2006

   Huff and Beth end up getting into a major fight at their therapist's office. Teddy and Alyssa's relationship begins to heat up. Also, Russell decides to pay a visit to Kelly.

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   7.0/10(1 votes)

   #8 - Black Shadows

   S2:E126/18/2006

   Huff and Russell's friendship is in danger of ending for good. Izzy decides that Byrd needs discipline of the physical kind. Beth ends up getting closer to Alec. Meanwhle, Teddy's mental actions send Alyssa on her way.

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   6.7/10(40 votes)

   #9 - Human Is

   S1:E610/29/2017

   A woman suffering in a loveless marriage finds that upon his return from battle, her emotionally abusive husband suddenly appears to be a different man - in more ways than one.

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