10.0/105 votes#1 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/7/2023
We meet Clare as her husband, Danny, has kicked her out of their home for giving her brother Lucas their daughter Rae’s college fund. But an old friend needs someone to take on his advice column Dear Sugar. And it might be exactly what Clare needs.
Director: Rachel Lee Goldenberg
Writer: Liz Tigelaar
8.5/102 votes#2 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/18/2010
After spending all of her 15 years bouncing from one foster family to another in Portland, Oregon, Lux as decided it's time to take control of her life and become an emancipated minor. Her journey through the legal system leads Lux to her biological parents, local radio personality Cate Cassidy and thirty-something Nate "Baze" Bazile, who had a one-night stand back in high school. Although they haven't seen each other in 15 years, it doesn't take Cate and Baze long to fall into the same contentious relationship they had as teenagers. However, when a judge decides that Lux isn't ready for emancipation and unexpectedly grants temporary joint custody to Baze and Cate, they agree to try to get past the arguments and awkwardness and make a belated attempt to give Lux the family she deserves.
Director: Gary Fleder
Writer: Liz Tigelaar
8.5/102 votes#3 - Rent Uncollected
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 2/1/2010
When Baze tells his parents about Lux, they insist on planning a dinner at which they can meet their granddaughter and Cate. Cate reluctantly agrees to go to the dinner and is further annoyed when her overbearing mother and neurotic sister show up unexpectedly. Meanwhile, when Cate hears about a gang fight at Lux's school, she immediately decides to have Lux transferred to her and Baze's alma mater, Westmonte.
Director: Gary Fleder
Writer: Liz Tigelaar
8.1/1074 votes#4 - The Spark
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 3/18/2020
Artist Mia Warren and her daughter arrive in Shaker Heights, OH.
Director: Lynn Shelton
Writer: Liz Tigelaar
8.0/101 votes#5 - States of the Union
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/21/2007
Rebecca's suspicions arise after Justin makes an almost miraculous recovery. Kevin pushes Saul to the edge to get some answers. Nora, Sarah and Kitty decide to go to a spa. Tommy tries to make friends but ends up in an embarrassing situation.
Director: Michael Schultz
Writer: Liz Tigelaar
8.0/101 votes#6 - Tug of War
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 10/12/2008
Two Walkers leave Ojai Foods. While on a dinner with Justin and a fellow soldier, Rebecca begins to question Justin's sobriety as he does not mention anything about his time in Iraq. Kevin faces uncomfortable questions from a very important client and the client's wife; meanwhile, Nora finds herself drawn to someone.
Director: Gloria Muzio
Writer: Liz Tigelaar
8.0/101 votes#7 - Sibling Rivalry
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 1/11/2009
Kitty goes public with her tell-all book on an appearance on Live with Regis & Kelly; but suspects that Robert is keeping a very big secret; Sarah runs into some serious financial trouble that could keep Greenatopia from making it off the ground; Tommy allies with Saul to push Holly out of the family business.
Director: Jeff Melman
Writer: Liz Tigelaar
8.0/107 votes#8 - Commitment
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 1/18/2012
Daniel's romantic proposal may come with dire ramifications; Charlotte is forced to move back in with her mother; Jack's life is in jeopardy when a person he adores betrays him; Nolan makes Emily think cautiously about her actions.
Director: Kenneth Fink
Writer: Liz Tigelaar
7.8/1016 votes#9 - True North
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 1/15/2012
Feeling their pain from having lived through the same experience, Emma desperately tries to help two homeless children find their birth father before they’re separated and put into the foster care system. Meanwhile, back in the fairytale world that was, the Evil Queen coerces Hansel and Gretel into stealing an important artifact from a blind witch.
Director: Dean White
Writer: Liz Tigelaar
7.6/1017 votes#10 - Check-Out
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 3/24/2014
A new revelation forces Dylan to question his loyalty to Norma and Norman. Christine brings Norma into the White Pine social scene.
Director: John David Coles
Writer: Liz Tigelaar
7.6/1014 votes#11 - Meltdown
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 4/21/2014
Romero digs for the truth behind Miss Watson's murder, while the war between the drug families presents Dylan with an impossible choice. Norman pushes Norma away when she won't tell him the truth about his blackouts.
Director: Ed Bianchi
Writer: Liz Tigelaar
7.5/1020 votes#12 - Snow Falls
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 11/6/2011
At Henry's urging, Emma convinces Mary Margaret to pay a visit to a comatose John Doe in the hospital and to read to him from the storybook. But Mary Margaret is stunned at the outcome of her visit. Meanwhile, back in the fairytale world, Prince Charming meets Snow White for the first time in a most unexpected way.
Director: Dean White
Writer: Liz Tigelaar
7.5/102 votes#13 - Home Inspected
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/25/2010
Cate and Baze are paid a visit by a social worker whose job it is to evaluate both of them and determine if they are fit parents. Lux is torn when her boyfriend, Bug, and best friend, Natasha, suggest that Cate and Baze may not be in it for the long haul and that Lux should return to her old life and the people who love her most of all. Meanwhile, Cate is pressured by the executives at the radio station to deny that she has a daughter in order to save her job.
Director: Gary Fleder
Writer: Liz Tigelaar
7.4/108 votes#14 - Justice
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 4/25/2012
Whether or not she intended it to happen, Victoria's pawns are caught in the middle of an insidious cover-up and have to pay the ultimate price when Emily discovers the identity of the mysterious man who murdered her father. Meanwhile, Declan's testimony marks the beginning of the end of his relationship with a self-destructive Charlotte.
Director: Bobby Roth
Writer: Liz Tigelaar
6.0/102 votes#15 - Affair Remembered
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 1/18/2011
Unaware of the affair between Emma and his father, Baze considers buying a house and planning a future with Emma. Lux makes plans for a romantic dinner with Eric when she feels like he's pulling away from her, but she is shocked when Cate and Baze show up.
Director: N/A
Writer: Liz Tigelaar
4.0/104 votes#16 - Retroattitude
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 7/2/2015
Scott gets ready for his launch and Rene gets the chance to tell her story in a magazine interview.
Director: J. Miller Tobin
Writer: Liz Tigelaar
2.0/101 votes#17 - Ocean Uncharted
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/14/2010
Cate and Ryan return from their honeymoom only to discover that major changes have been made at the radio station in their absence. A very confused Baze struggles with his feelings for Cate, and ends up hooking up with the hot new bartender, Paige, at his bar. Meanwhile, Lux and Bug find themselves at a major crossroads in their relationship.
Director: Gary Fleder
Writer: Liz Tigelaar
2.0/101 votes#18 - Music Faced
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/12/2010
Haley Scott and Mia come to Portland to play at a concert hosted by the radio station Cate works at.
Director: Jerry Levine
Writer: Liz Tigelaar
2.0/101 votes#19 - Honeymoon Interrupted
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 10/19/2010
Cate and Ryan go on a staycation to a local hotel to help make up for the fact that they never had a proper honeymoon. Unfortunately for them, Baze’s work retreat is at the same hotel.
Director: Sanaa Hamri
Writer: Liz Tigelaar
2.0/101 votes#20 - Camp Grounded
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/2/2010
Cate, Ryan, Baze, and Math volunteer to chaperon Lux's school camping trip. During the trip, tension rises between Cate and Ryan, while Baze grows closer to Emma. As Lux gets more intimate with Eric, Tasha urges her not to take that risk with her future.
Director: Bobby Roth
Writer: Liz Tigelaar
2.0/101 votes#21 - Plumber Cracked
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/9/2010
Cate takes Paige out for some drinks, hoping that she'll spill some information about Ryan's ex-girlfriend, Julia. At the same time, Ryan joins Baze, Jamie and Math for a guys' night out, but Baze is depressed about the current state of his relationship with Emma. Meanwhile, Lux and Eric take a big risk with their relationship, which threatens Lux's friendship with Tasha.
Director: Jerry Levine
Writer: Liz Tigelaar
2.0/101 votes#22 - Teacher Schooled
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 1/18/2011
Eric confesses that he is dating Lux while Baze comes to terms with the fact that his father cheated on his mother with Emma prior to their relationship.
Director: N/A
Writer: Liz Tigelaar
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"Pilot" is the best rated episode written by Liz Tigelaar. It scored 10/10 based on 5 votes. It was directed by Rachel Lee Goldenberg. It aired on 4/7/2023 and is rated 1.5 points higher than their second-best episode, "Pilot".