The Best Episodes Directed By Gus Van Sant

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   6.8/10(4 votes)

   #1 - Part I

   S1:E12/27/2017

   A young peace activist escapes his repressive life in Phoenix and heads to San Francisco, hoping to find refuge and community, but finds that the struggle for survival is just as difficult as it was back home. Elsewhere, NOW purges lesbians from its ranks.

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   5.2/10(12 votes)

   #2 - Pilot

   S2:E11/31/2024

   Truman Capote is the toast of New York society. But a dishy excerpt published in Esquire Magazine threatens to topple him from his precarious perch.

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   3.5/10(6 votes)

   #3 - Ice Water in Their Veins

   S2:E21/31/2024

   In the aftermath of the Esquire article, Truman starts on a downward spiral. The Swans form a unified front.

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   3.4/10(5 votes)

   #4 - It's Impossible

   S2:E42/14/2024

   Babe makes peace with a harsh reality. Truman makes an effort to get sober.

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   3.2/10(5 votes)

   #5 - Masquerade 1966

   S2:E32/7/2024

   In 1966, documentary filmmakers the Maysles brothers capture the events leading up to and following Truman's iconic Black and White Ball.

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   3.2/10(5 votes)

   #6 - Hats, Gloves and Effete Homosexuals

   S2:E62/28/2024

   In New York, it's the end of an era. In California, Truman tries to usher in a new era with a hunky beau.

   Director:Gus Van Sant

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