The Best Episodes Directed By Ally Pankiw

Episode Rankings

1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.8/10(180 votes)

   #1 - Common People

   S7:E14/10/2025

   When a teacher is left fighting for her life, her doting husband signs her up for a high-tech system that keeps her alive — but at a cost.

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   7.6/10(16 votes)

   #2 - Livin' Thing

   S1:E71/15/2026

   When Bea and Twila go on a stakeout across Moscow, they learn about the mole inside the‬ Embassy.

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   7.2/10(13 votes)

   #3 - Night Moves

   S1:E61/15/2026

   As dark truths surface, Bea struggles to hold her cover with Andrei; ‭Twila goes undercover.

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   7.0/10(237 votes)

   #4 - Joan Is Awful

   S6:E16/15/2023

   An average woman discovers a global streaming service has adapted her daily life — and her secrets — into a drama starring A-list actress Salma Hayek.

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   6.9/10(11 votes)

   #5 - Seven Days

   S2:E811/19/2021

   Elizabeth pronounces that Catherine's baby will be born in 7 days and the court begins preparations involving rituals for Peter and Catherine. Conflict with the Ottomans heightens, and Catherine tries to run the country while on forced bed rest.

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   6.6/10(9 votes)

   #6 - Stapler

   S2:E711/19/2021

   Catherine's team is falling apart and she begins doubting her reign when her mother comes to visit. She works hard to hide the realities of the court from her mother and puts on a science fair for which Russia must come up with the best invention.

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   6.5/10(2 votes)

   #7 - Freak

   S2:E41/24/2020

   Annie comes back to The Thorn. She's lost her footing there and now is relegated to the Freak of the Week column. But she's in a great place with Ryan and takes him to dinner with her parents. The newly single Fran takes herself out on a solo date.

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