9.3/1011 votes#1 - Shut the Door. Have a Seat
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 11/8/2009
Don has a big meeting with Connie about their future relationship. Betty is the beneficiary of some interesting advice and Pete has a serious sit-down with some clients.
Director: Matthew Weiner
Writer: Matthew Weiner
9.1/1021 votes#2 - Waterloo
Season 7 Episode 7 - Aired 5/25/2014
Don receives a troubling letter. A risky venture entails a new future for Peggy. Roger gets an unexpected phone call. Pete butts heads with Cutler.
Director: Matthew Weiner
Writer: Matthew Weiner
9.0/1011 votes#3 - The Suitcase
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 9/5/2010
A deadline disrupts Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce.
Director: Jennifer Getzinger
Writer: Matthew Weiner
9.0/101 votes#4 - Too Much, Too Late
Season 4 Episode 19 - Aired 4/15/2002
To Jake's horror, Reggie is obsessed with assisting him reach a goal he made up in the sixth grade. Reggie's persistence only causes pain and embarrassment for Jake, and she refuses to listen to John's pleas to leave Jake alone. Meanwhile, Linda drives the office crazy when she saves a patient's life and now thinks she can skip medical school and go straight to telling John and Margaret what to do.
Director: Leonard R. Garner, Jr.
Writer: Matthew Weiner
8.9/1012 votes#5 - The Other Woman
Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 5/27/2012
Pete asks Joan to make a personal and moral sacrifice to ensure the company lands the Jaguar account. Don becomes furious after learning of the impact Megan's new profession will have on their life. Feeling unappreciated, Peggy attends lunch with Freddy Rumsen, who encourages her to make a move.
Director: Phil Abraham
Writer: Matthew Weiner
8.8/1012 votes#6 - The Gypsy and the Hobo
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 10/25/2009
A former client makes a return; Betty and her kids go on a trip; and Joan and Greg make plans for their future.
Director: Jennifer Getzinger
Writer: Matthew Weiner
8.8/1031 votes#7 - The Blue Comet
Season 6 Episode 20 - Aired 6/3/2007
The spectre of disloyalty among the crew hangs over Tony as Phil Leotardo decides how to handle recent issues with the Soprano crime family. A hit gone wrong comes at a huge cost. A.J.'s conquering of his depression is challenged.
Director: Alan Taylor
Writer: Matthew Weiner
8.7/1010 votes#8 - Guy Walks Into an Advertising Agency
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 9/20/2009
Sterling Cooper receives a surprise visitor; Sally has been spooked by something (or someone); and Joan receives some shocking news.
Director: Lesli Linka Glatter
Writer: Matthew Weiner
8.6/108 votes#9 - A Little Kiss (2)
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 3/25/2012
Don and Megan work out some of their issues, Roger and Pete butt heads, and Joan has a run-in with a house guest.
Director: Jennifer Getzinger
Writer: Matthew Weiner
8.6/1015 votes#10 - The Wheel
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 10/18/2007
As Thanksgiving approaches, Don's work responsibilities interfere with his domestic life. Peggy is given a new opportunity, provoking the ire of some of her colleagues. Betty makes a startling discovery.
Director: Matthew Weiner
Writer: Matthew Weiner
8.6/109 votes#11 - Meditations in an Emergency
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 10/26/2008
The office scrambles without Don; Betty learns some disconcerting news.
Director: Matthew Weiner
Writer: Matthew Weiner
8.6/1011 votes#12 - Tomorrowland
Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 10/17/2010
Don and Peggy are faced with life-altering decisions.
Director: Matthew Weiner
Writer: Matthew Weiner
8.6/1015 votes#13 - Lost Horizon
Season 7 Episode 12 - Aired 5/3/2015
Don receives a reward for his work. Joan butts heads with her co-worker on an account. Faced with a big decision, Roger dodges.
Director: Phil Abraham
Writer: Matthew Weiner
8.6/109 votes#14 - The Summer Man
Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 9/12/2010
Joan and Peggy deal with high-jinx in the office.
Director: Phil Abraham
Writer: Matthew Weiner
8.5/1012 votes#15 - Far Away Places
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 4/22/2012
Peggy has a tough time during a particularly formidable pitch. Don calls on a potential client. Roger and Jane have an experience with LSD.
Director: Scott Hornbacher
Writer: Matthew Weiner
8.5/1012 votes#16 - Christmas Waltz
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 5/20/2012
Harry finds himself in an uncomfortable position after reconnecting with Paul Kinsey who has joined the Hare Krishnas. Lane takes drastic and unethical measures to get out of financial trouble. Don spends an afternoon with Joan to get her mind off her marital problems.
Director: Michael Uppendahl
Writer: Matthew Weiner
8.5/1014 votes#17 - Time & Life
Season 7 Episode 11 - Aired 4/26/2015
Don comes up with a big idea, Roger asks Joan to help him fix a clerical error and Peggy has difficulties casting for a commercial.
Director: Jared Harris
Writer: Matthew Weiner
8.5/1023 votes#18 - The Test Dream
Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 5/16/2004
Tony escapes to the Plaza Hotel for a night of rest and relaxation, but his dreams are haunted by past faces. Another casualty falls in the war between Johnny Sack and Little Carmine, and Tony B. heads to New York for revenge.
Director: Allen Coulter
Writer: Matthew Weiner
8.5/1030 votes#19 - Kennedy and Heidi
Season 6 Episode 18 - Aired 5/13/2007
The Soprano and Lupertazzi crime families quarrel over asbestos removal. Tony deals with a problematic associate. Paulie suffers a devastating personal loss. A.J. questions his friendship with Jasons Parisi and Gervasi.
Director: Alan Taylor
Writer: Matthew Weiner
8.4/108 votes#20 - The Grown-Ups
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 11/1/2009
Peggy's taste in men proves questionable. Pete has to make a big decision about his career and a candidate makes a big impression on Don.
Director: Barbet Schroeder
Writer: Matthew Weiner
8.4/1026 votes#21 - Mayham
Season 6 Episode 3 - Aired 3/26/2006
While the gang begins to turn on itself, Tony finds himself at the threshold.
Director: Jack Bender
Writer: Matthew Weiner
8.3/109 votes#22 - The Rejected
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 8/15/2010
An edict from Roger and Lane puts Pete in a personal dilemma.
Director: John Slattery
Writer: Matthew Weiner
8.3/109 votes#23 - Hands and Knees
Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 9/26/2010
An unannounced visitor at the Francis home rattles Betty.
Director: Lynn Shelton
Writer: Matthew Weiner
8.3/1030 votes#24 - Soprano Home Movies
Season 6 Episode 13 - Aired 4/8/2007
Bobby and Janice host a wild 47th birthday bash for Tony at their Adirondacks vacation home. Tony's actions following Johnny Sack's arrest come back to haunt him.
Director: Tim Van Patten
Writer: Matthew Weiner
8.3/1014 votes#25 - Favors
Season 6 Episode 11 - Aired 6/9/2013
Don is preoccupied with keeping Sylvia's son from being drafted, Peggy has a rat in her apartment, Don and Ted bury the hatchet, Pete has a problem with his mother's new nurse, and Sally makes an accidental discovery about her father.
Director: Jennifer Getzinger
Writer: Matthew Weiner
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"Shut the Door. Have a Seat" is the best rated episode written by Matthew Weiner. It scored 9.3/10 based on 11 votes. It was directed by Matthew Weiner. It aired on 11/8/2009 and is rated 0.2 points higher than their second-best episode, "Waterloo".