The Best Episodes Written By Joe Swanberg
Every TV Episode Written by Joe Swanberg Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters
Joe Swanberg Ratings Summary
The best episode written by Joe Swanberg is "Prodigal Daughter", rated 9.5/10 from 3 user votes. It was "directed by Joe Swanberg". "Prodigal Daughter" aired on 12/1/2017 and is rated 0.5 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "She's Back".
9.5/10 3 votes#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
9.0/10 1 votes#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
8.0/10 2 votes#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
8.0/10 2 votes#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
7.5/10 6 votes#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
7.0/10 1 votes#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
7.0/10 1 votes#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
6.5/10 2 votes#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
6.2/10 9 votes#9 - 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
6.2/10 3 votes#10 - 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
6.2/10 6 votes#11 - 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
6.1/10 16 votes#12 - 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
6.1/10 7 votes#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
5.8/10 10 votes#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
5.8/10 5 votes#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
5.7/10 13 votes#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
5.6/10 9 votes#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
5.3/10 6 votes#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
5.0/10 3 votes#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
5.0/10 3 votes#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
5.0/10 2 votes#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
4.5/10 2 votes#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