8.4/105 votes#1 - Fade In
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/28/2022
Pressure mounts for the scripts’ delivery after Ruddy is forced to sit down with Joe Colombo and Evans finds himself navigating hot waters with Gulf & Western’s CEO Charlie Bluhdorn. Meanwhile, Bluhdorn takes an interest in Bettye.
Director: Adam Arkin
Writer: Michael Tolkin
8.0/1010 votes#2 - Part 7
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 12/30/2018
Matt and Sweat run for their lives as the tension between them is pushed to the extreme. Tilly gets out of the hospital and does her best to evade the authorities. But as the law closes in, all three are confronted with hard truths about who they really are. Series finale.
Director: Ben Stiller
Writer: Michael Tolkin
8.0/103 votes#3 - Brains and Balls
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 6/16/2022
“The Godfather” is released to rave reviews and box office records. Drama unfolds at the 45th Academy Awards.
Director: Adam Arkin
Writer: Michael Tolkin
7.6/109 votes#4 - Part 5
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 12/16/2018
On the day of the escape, Matt and Sweat know the smallest mistake can derail their whole plan. But when a stern corrections officer takes over the post in the tailor shop and fellow inmate Murder gets out of the Special Housing Unit, Matt seems attracted to the danger. Tilly and Lyle have a fateful dinner at an all-you-can-eat Chinese restaurant.
Director: Ben Stiller
Writer: Michael Tolkin
7.5/1011 votes#5 - Gem and Loan
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 7/27/2014
Ray and Abby face a hurdle to getting Bridget into her dream school.
Director: Phil Abraham
Writer: Michael Tolkin
7.5/1011 votes#6 - Snowflake
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 9/7/2014
Bridget finds herself in a difficult position when both Ray and Abby give her conflicting advice. Marvin and Rekon's music rights cause issues for the fixer. Bunchy is left in a compromising position with Patty's son.
Director: Guy Ferland
Writer: Michael Tolkin
7.4/109 votes#7 - Part 6
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 12/23/2018
In a deep dive into the minds of these individuals, we finally see what Matt and Sweat are capable of outside the prison walls. Tilly’s natural instincts aren’t much better.
Director: Ben Stiller
Writer: Michael Tolkin
7.3/107 votes#8 - A Seat at the Table
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/28/2022
After ditching his job at the Rand Corporation for a shot in Hollywood, Al Ruddy wins the job to produce Mario Puzo’s bestselling novel, “The Godfather” for Paramount Pictures. Joe Colombo, a rising crime boss in the New York City Mafia, has a darker fate in mind for the picture.
Director: Dexter Fletcher
Writer: Michael Tolkin
7.1/109 votes#9 - Part 2
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 11/25/2018
Matt has an idea to get out of Dannemora, but Sweat is not interested in taking the risk. Matt begins to help Tilly with an inmate she doesn't get along with in the shop, while Sweat comes to miss the freedoms that come with Matt's protection.
Director: Ben Stiller
Writer: Michael Tolkin
7.0/1011 votes#10 - Part 1
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 11/18/2018
After the June, 2015 prison break from Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, NY, Joyce “Tilly” Mitchell is questioned about her involvement with the two men. Months earlier, Tilly enjoys her job at the prison tailor shop, balancing the temptations of David Sweat, a younger inmate, and her obligations to her husband, Lyle. Richard Matt, an inmate with an artistic talent, supplies oil paintings to guards in exchange for special treatment. Ultimately his attentions turn to Tilly.
Director: Ben Stiller
Writer: Michael Tolkin
7.0/108 votes#11 - Part 4
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 12/9/2018
Excited by the possibility of a new life, Tilly tries her best to avoid Lyle, who is planning something special for their anniversary. Sweat makes progress on the escape route, but feels like he’s doing all the work. Matt likes the arrangement just fine.
Director: Ben Stiller
Writer: Michael Tolkin
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"Fade In" is the best rated episode written by Michael Tolkin. It scored 8.4/10 based on 5 votes. It was directed by Adam Arkin. It aired on 4/28/2022 and is rated 0.4 points higher than their second-best episode, "Part 7".