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The Best Episodes Directed By John Carney

Every TV Episode Directed by John Carney Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 2 Episode 3 - Strangers on a (Dublin) Train
    8.3/10(9 votes)

    S2:E3

    "We met on a train. A perfect, flirtatious, six hours. The beginning of our love story? Trusting in the power of the universe, we hadn’t exchanged mobile numbers. Sometimes, a romantic plan isn’t enough."

    Director:John Carney
    Writer:N/A

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  2. undefined Season 1 Episode 1 - When the Doorman Is Your Main Man
    7.9/10(35 votes)

    S1:E1

    “Ours was a common and unsung friendship, that between women living in New York, single and alone, and the doormen who take care of them, acting as gatekeepers, bodyguards, confidants and father figures.”

    Director:John Carney
    Writer:N/A

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  3. undefined Season 1 Episode 2 - When Cupid Is a Prying Journalist
    7.9/10(37 votes)

    S1:E2

    “I tossed out one last question: ‘Have you ever been in love?’ No one, he said, had ever asked him that in an interview. ‘Yes,’ he finally answered. ‘But I didn’t realize it until it was too late.’ Then he asked me to turn off my recorder. I hit Stop."

    Director:John Carney
    Writer:N/A

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  4. undefined Season 2 Episode 1 - On a Serpentine Road, With the Top Down
    7.7/10(7 votes)

    S2:E1

    "Driving, with the top down, I’m reminded that I too can shift gears, face risk, handle inconvenience — and survive tragedy. My partner, eyes misting, says: 'You love that car. And your husband was an extraordinary man.'"

    Director:John Carney
    Writer:N/A

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  5. undefined Season 2 Episode 8 - A Second Embrace, with Hearts and Eyes Open
    7.7/10(7 votes)

    S2:E8

    "On this night, long after we had thrown in the towel on us, here we were again, crawling back into the ring. This time, though, it would be different. We just never imagined how different it would become, or how quickly."

    Director:John Carney
    Writer:N/A

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  6. undefined Season 1 Episode 3 - Take Me as I Am, Whoever I Am
    7.5/10(30 votes)

    S1:E3

    “My personal life was another story. In love there’s no hiding: You have to let someone know who you are, but I didn’t have a clue who I was from one moment to the next.”

    Director:John Carney
    Writer:N/A

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  7. undefined Season 1 Episode 7 - Hers Was a World of One
    7.2/10(23 votes)

    S1:E7

    “There was no guarantee that doing an open adoption would get us a baby any faster… in fact, our agency warned us that, as a gay male couple, we might be in for a long wait.”

    Director:John Carney
    Writer:N/A

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  8. undefined Season 0 Episode 1 - Christmas Special
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    S0:E1

    After selling their home on Bachelors Walk, Raymond has been living alone and struggling with his writing career; Michael is back at home with his parents, experiencing a kind of regression; and Barry has become a success in London, but returns to Dublin, prompting the reunion of the three friends.

    Director:John Carney
    Writer:N/A

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John Carney Ratings Summary

"Strangers on a (Dublin) Train" is the best rated episode directed by John Carney. It scored 8.3/10 from 9 votes. It was written by N/A. It aired on August 12, 2021. It is rated 0.4 points higher than their second-best episode, "When the Doorman Is Your Main Man".