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The Finley-Cullens are a dysfunctional family of adult half-siblings battling to take control over the family business - a ramshackle summer resort on the South Shore of Nova Scotia, one septic tank away from bankruptcy

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Moonshine Season 3 Episode 6 - Hold Me Closer Tiny Cancer
    8.6/10(20 votes)

    #1 - Hold Me Closer Tiny Cancer

    S3:E6

    The entire family is holding Lidia responsible for the Moonshine's impending demolishment. When Lidia finds out Nora might have a serious health problem, nothing matters more than helping Nora.

    Director:James Genn
    Writer:Moira Stevenson

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  2. Moonshine Season 3 Episode 7 - Get My Baby Back
    8.6/10(15 votes)

    #2 - Get My Baby Back

    S3:E7

    Gale and Lidia are reunited, but it's not a happy ending yet. They must escape to the American border on an elaborate road trip with the cops and Nora and Rhian hot on their tail.

    Director:Sheri Elwood
    Writers:Sheri Elwood, Alexander Nunez

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  3. Moonshine Season 1 Episode 4 - Zen and the Art of Midlife Maintenance
    8.3/10(64 votes)

    #3 - Zen and the Art of Midlife Maintenance

    S1:E4

    Still in the red, Sammy locks the sisters up in the Shore Club in an effort to force reconciliation and survive the summer. A seemingly impossible task, the bickering only gets worse until they are reminded of a time they worked together to sneak into a punk show. As flashbacks ensue, they realize if they did it then, they can do it now! It doesn’t take long before Lidia, Nora and Rhian craft a plan involving a local millionaire that might just get the Moonshine the cash it needs… and Lidia some action. Two birds with one bone!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Moonshine Season 2 Episode 3 - Bitches, I've Now Gone Outlaw
    8.3/10(27 votes)

    #4 - Bitches, I've Now Gone Outlaw

    S2:E3

    Lidia discovers the family needs to pay a $15,000 tax installment ASAP, giving her no choice but to team up with her hot biker boyfriend in an elaborate money-laundering scheme involving Bingo.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Moonshine Season 2 Episode 2 - Moose Knuckle & The Golden Clam
    8.2/10(28 votes)

    #5 - Moose Knuckle & The Golden Clam

    S2:E2

    Rhian and Lidia are determined to get the Moonshine into the Foxton Cove Business Association, even if it means sucking up to an old high school frenemy at the Moonshine's annual Lobsterpalooza event.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Moonshine Season 2 Episode 5 - The Dinnervention
    8.2/10(26 votes)

    #6 - The Dinnervention

    S2:E5

    Lidia helps Gale with a shady truck-jacking as Rhian arranges an SOS intervention for her twin, Ryan; Bea crushes on a much younger man; Lidia disappears.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Moonshine Season 1 Episode 3 - There Is No I in Denial
    8.1/10(65 votes)

    #7 - There Is No I in Denial

    S1:E3

    The aftermath of the Goddessfest finds Rhian reeling over the loss of a body part and a betrayal by her cheating husband.

    Director:Scott Smith
    Writer:Matt MacLennan

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  8. Moonshine Season 1 Episode 5 - Love Will Tear Us Apart
    8.1/10(53 votes)

    #8 - Love Will Tear Us Apart

    S1:E5

    Love isn’t in the air and it’s not just because the Moonshine is hosting a pirate-themed wedding complete with a mermaid-adorned chuppa and a missing bride and groom. But not every relationship is doomed. Daniel is back in town and ready to go all-in with Lidia and the kids, but is Lidia aligned? Meanwhile, Rhian is having the best sex of her life with...Oscar - who unbeknownst to her, has Crystal on the case, wired up to eavesdrop on the family. But is Rhian’s heart the only thing he’s going to break?

    Director:Scott Smith
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Moonshine Season 3 Episode 8 - High Season
    8.1/10(15 votes)

    #9 - High Season

    S3:E8

    Wes' dad, Dick, comes to town and lives up to his name as Ken's old treasure chest of forgotten narcotics proves useful in getting the Finley-Cullens everything they could've ever wanted.

    Director:Sheri Elwood
    Writers:Sheri Elwood, Kate Spurgeon

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  10. Moonshine Season 1 Episode 2 - Escape Goat
    8.0/10(76 votes)

    #10 - Escape Goat

    S1:E2

    When Lidia takes the reins of the annual Goat Roast, Rhian draws a bloody line in the sand. This is war.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Moonshine Season 3 Episode 4 - I Am the Night!
    8.0/10(15 votes)

    #11 - I Am the Night!

    S3:E4

    Lidia is evicted from the Moonshine grounds as Wes asks her to revise the rendering for the resort.

    Director:Shamim Sarif
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Moonshine Season 3 Episode 5 - How to Lose Friends and S**t-Can Your Reputation
    8.0/10(14 votes)

    #12 - How to Lose Friends and S**t-Can Your Reputation

    S3:E5

    Realizing her bad rap and ankle monitor is detrimental to her new career, Lidia sets out to clear her name. Rhian feels the pressure of planning her first event as FCBA prez.

    Director:James Genn
    Writer:Angelica Mendizabal

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  13. Moonshine Season 1 Episode 7 - Who Is the Dead Guy?
    7.9/10(45 votes)

    #13 - Who Is the Dead Guy?

    S1:E7

    After Bea admits to Lidia she’s been orchestrating a drug drop and standing in her way of revitalizing the Moonshine, Lidia is out. At least now she can boot it back to New York City, guilt-free. Only, the unearthing of a skeleton buried under Ken’s favourite Maple tree, means she ain’t going anywhere. As questions are asked, we learn the origins of the Moonshine, and unveil what everybody’s wondering. Who’s the dead guy?

    Director:Sheri Elwood
    Writer:Matt MacLennan

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  14. Moonshine Season 1 Episode 8 - So Long, Farewell, You’re Staying
    7.9/10(43 votes)

    #14 - So Long, Farewell, You’re Staying

    S1:E8

    With the truth finally out in the open, the Finley-Cullens have made peace with each other. But things are far from over. Now they must face their biggest challenge of all: find the missing drugs, reason with the shady buyers, and frame Jill - all the while hosting the yearly cop fundraiser. As the RCMP closes in, Lidia must step up and risk everything to save the Moonshine. Can she pull it off in time, and while in lederhosen?

    Director:Sheri Elwood
    Writer:Sheri Elwood

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  15. Moonshine Season 2 Episode 4 - Call of the Kraken
    7.9/10(26 votes)

    #15 - Call of the Kraken

    S2:E4

    Needing money to pay off the debt, Lidia asks Crystal for help to get in the biker's shoes; Ryan and Sammy search for Sammy's birth mother.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Moonshine Season 2 Episode 7 - 44.6304N,64.0515W
    7.9/10(25 votes)

    #16 - 44.6304N,64.0515W

    S2:E7

    As Lidia's plans to break up with Gale go down the drain, a shocked Sammy meets his birth parents.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Moonshine Season 3 Episode 1 - You Try Reinventing Your Life in Your Forties F**kers
    7.9/10(18 votes)

    #17 - You Try Reinventing Your Life in Your Forties F**kers

    S3:E1

    With the developer of the luxury resort threatening to ruin the Moonshine, the Finley-Cullens wonder if things could get any worse. When they realize they're hosting the enemy at the Shore Club and a dreaded karaoke machine shows up, they have their answer. Shit's about to get real.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Moonshine Season 1 Episode 1 - Standby Out of Newark
    7.8/10(106 votes)

    #18 - Standby Out of Newark

    S1:E1

    Lidia returns home from New York for her Aunt’s funeral when a surprise inheritance ignites a family feud with her rival sister.

    Director:Scott Smith
    Writer:Sheri Elwood

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  19. Moonshine Season 1 Episode 6 - Blueberry Season
    7.8/10(44 votes)

    #19 - Blueberry Season

    S1:E6

    The Moonshine is literally in the shitter, with a bum septic and bills to pay, forcing them to shut their doors for the first time in 40 years. But now that Lidia is resolved in her decision to leave New York and her marriage for good, she’s more determined than ever to get the campground back on its feet. No matter what it takes! Only, it’s her parents who need fixing.

    Director:Scott Smith
    Writer:Kate Spurgeon

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  20. Moonshine Season 2 Episode 1 - The Three Sisters of Fate
    7.8/10(35 votes)

    #20 - The Three Sisters of Fate

    S2:E1

    When a mysterious package arrives at the Moonshine, it makes the Finley-Cullens question their fates and whether the road to their destinies begin — or end — at the Moonshine.

    Director:Sheri Elwood
    Writer:Sheri Elwood

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  21. Moonshine Season 2 Episode 6 - Mommy Issues
    7.7/10(25 votes)

    #21 - Mommy Issues

    S2:E6

    The Finley-Cullens kidnap Lidia to make her see reason; at Moonshine, Daniel, Lidia's ex, has a strange bond with motorcyclist Gale.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Moonshine Season 2 Episode 8 - How to Slander a Finley-Cullen or Die Trying
    7.5/10(22 votes)

    #22 - How to Slander a Finley-Cullen or Die Trying

    S2:E8

    As Gale and the Marauders forcibly take Moonshine, Lidia has no choice but to free the Finley-Cullens' archenemy Jill from prison to help win the fight.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Moonshine Season 3 Episode 3 - Sunk the Junk
    7.5/10(16 votes)

    #23 - Sunk the Junk

    S3:E3

    As news starts to spread that Lidia is working with the enemy, she tries to do damage control to get her family onside, while the rest of the family tries desperately to stop the build.

    Director:Shamim Sarif
    Writers:Meredith Vuchnich, Alexander Nunez

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  24. Moonshine Season 3 Episode 2 - It's a Vulva, Son
    7.2/10(14 votes)

    #24 - It's a Vulva, Son

    S3:E2

    It's a spa day for the Finley-Cullen sisters, and layers of dirty secrets and resentments are revealed; Ken and Ryan try to help Oscar get out of his funk via a ceremony involving a giant vulva.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Hold Me Closer Tiny Cancer" is the best rated episode of "Moonshine". It scored 8.6/10 based on 20 votes. Directed by James Genn and written by Moira Stevenson, it aired on 8/20/2023. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Get My Baby Back".