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The Best Episodes Written By Joe Swanberg

Every TV Episode Written by Joe Swanberg Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

  • Prodigal Daughter
    9.5/10(3)

    #1 - Prodigal Daughter

    Season 2 Episode 6

    Aired 12/1/2017

    A teenager turns the tables on her wealthy parents when they force her to go to church every week as a punishment.

    Director: Joe Swanberg

    Writer: Joe Swanberg

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  • She's Back
    9.0/10(1)

    #2 - She's Back

    Season 3 Episode 9

    Aired 5/10/2019

    When Sophie learns that her TV show was canceled, she has second thoughts about the ex she left behind to pursue her acting dreams.

    Director: Joe Swanberg

    Writer: Joe Swanberg

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  • Spent Grain
    8.0/10(2)

    #3 - Spent Grain

    Season 2 Episode 4

    Aired 12/1/2017

    While the brewery brothers -- now dads -- grapple with growing pains, their wives launch their own business selling organic dog treats.

    Director: Joe Swanberg

    Writer: Joe Swanberg

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  • Baby Steps
    8.0/10(2)

    #4 - Baby Steps

    Season 2 Episode 8

    Aired 12/1/2017

    Burned by a recent breakup, a woman finds joy baby-sitting for a friend in need and contemplates a new kind of domestic arrangement.

    Director: Joe Swanberg

    Writer: Joe Swanberg

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  • Utopia
    7.5/10(6)

    #5 - Utopia

    Season 1 Episode 6

    Aired 9/22/2016

    After discovering the wonders of Tinder, a curious couple goes looking for a threesome and gets a proposition from a friend.

    Director: Joe Swanberg

    Writer: Joe Swanberg

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  • Blank Pages
    7.0/10(1)

    #6 - Blank Pages

    Season 3 Episode 6

    Aired 5/10/2019

    Self-absorbed professor Jacob learns that a former student is penning an unflattering graphic novel about their relationship.

    Director: Joe Swanberg

    Writer: Joe Swanberg

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  • Number One Seller
    7.0/10(1)

    #7 - Number One Seller

    Season 3 Episode 7

    Aired 5/10/2019

    To avoid giving up a percentage of his sales, street vendor Scrap splits off from his boss and recruits his friend Cool to mount a rival operation.

    Director: Joe Swanberg

    Writer: Joe Swanberg

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  • Lady Cha Cha
    6.5/10(2)

    #8 - Lady Cha Cha

    Season 2 Episode 7

    Aired 12/1/2017

    A budding burlesque dancer challenges her girlfriend's double standards about art, sex and feminism.

    Director: Joe Swanberg

    Writer: Joe Swanberg

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  • The F**King Study
    6.2/10(17)

    #9 - The F**King Study

    Season 1 Episode 1

    Aired 9/22/2016

    A career-driven mom and her stay-at-home husband try to spice up their sex life after a spirited debate at a party leads to an awkward realization.

    Director: Joe Swanberg

    Writer: Joe Swanberg

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  • Controlada
    6.2/10(9)

    #10 - Controlada

    Season 1 Episode 4

    Aired 9/22/2016

    Tension brews between a couple who are trying to conceive when the wife's hard-partying friend comes to town and camps out on their couch.

    Director: Joe Swanberg

    Writer: Joe Swanberg

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  • Package Thief
    6.2/10(3)

    #11 - Package Thief

    Season 2 Episode 1

    Aired 12/1/2017

    Neighbors in an affluent community take matters into their own hands when they spy a baseball-capped thief stealing packages off their doorsteps.

    Director: Joe Swanberg

    Writer: Joe Swanberg

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  • Open Marriage
    6.2/10(6)

    #12 - Open Marriage

    Season 2 Episode 2

    Aired 12/1/2017

    After talking it through in therapy, married parents Andi and Kyle explore an open relationship. On night one, they each test the waters.

    Director: Joe Swanberg

    Writer: Joe Swanberg

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  • Art and Life
    6.1/10(7)

    #13 - Art and Life

    Season 1 Episode 5

    Aired 9/22/2016

    A middle-aged graphic novelist who mines his personal life for material gets a taste of his own medicine when he meets a photography student.

    Director: Joe Swanberg

    Writer: Joe Swanberg

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  • Brewery Brothers
    5.8/10(10)

    #14 - Brewery Brothers

    Season 1 Episode 3

    Aired 9/22/2016

    Stuck in a boring office job, an expectant father starts an underground brewery with his stoner brother and keeps it a secret from his wife.

    Director: Joe Swanberg

    Writer: Joe Swanberg

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  • Side Hustle
    5.8/10(5)

    #15 - Side Hustle

    Season 2 Episode 3

    Aired 12/1/2017

    A stand-up comedian who drives a cab and a sex-positive feminist writer hustle to make a living while chasing their creative dreams.

    Director: Joe Swanberg

    Writer: Joe Swanberg

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  • Vegan Cinderella
    5.7/10(13)

    #16 - Vegan Cinderella

    Season 1 Episode 2

    Aired 9/22/2016

    After a passionate night with a vegan activist, a sheltered student abandons her bacon-eating, carbon-emitting ways.

    Director: Joe Swanberg

    Writer: Joe Swanberg

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  • Chemistry Read
    5.6/10(9)

    #17 - Chemistry Read

    Season 1 Episode 7

    Aired 9/22/2016

    In the wake of a breakup, a young actress embraces a future filled with possibilities, while her co-star confronts the realities of growing older.

    Director: Joe Swanberg

    Writer: Joe Swanberg

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  • Hop Dreams
    5.3/10(6)

    #18 - Hop Dreams

    Season 1 Episode 8

    Aired 9/22/2016

    A persistent reporter drives a wedge between two business owners who have different visions for the future of their operation.

    Director: Joe Swanberg

    Writer: Joe Swanberg

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  • Conjugality
    5.0/10(3)

    #19 - Conjugality

    Season 2 Episode 5

    Aired 12/1/2017

    Jacob tries to reconnect with his estranged ex-wife when he releases a new edition of his first graphic novel, which chronicled his infidelity.

    Director: Joe Swanberg

    Writer: Joe Swanberg

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  • Swipe Right
    5.0/10(3)

    #20 - Swipe Right

    Season 3 Episode 1

    Aired 5/10/2019

    Andi and Kyle have an open marriage, but Kyle's the only one seeing other people -- until Andi runs into an old friend at a dinner party.

    Director: Joe Swanberg

    Writer: Joe Swanberg

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  • Yes
    5.0/10(2)

    #21 - Yes

    Season 3 Episode 4

    Aired 5/10/2019

    Tired of being single, Annie decides to say yes to everyone who asks her out for 30 days -- and finds herself battling dating fatigue.

    Director: Joe Swanberg

    Writer: Joe Swanberg

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  • Swipe Left
    4.5/10(2)

    #22 - Swipe Left

    Season 3 Episode 5

    Aired 5/10/2019

    Kyle feels threatened by Andi's relationship with Ryan. But a change of heart forces both Kyle and Andi to take a hard look at their feelings.

    Director: Joe Swanberg

    Writer: Joe Swanberg

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Joe Swanberg Ratings Summary

"Prodigal Daughter" is the best rated episode written by Joe Swanberg. It scored 9.5/10 based on 3 votes. It was directed by Joe Swanberg. It aired on 12/1/2017 and is rated 0.5 points higher than their second-best episode, "She's Back".