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The Best Episodes of Will & Grace Season 8

Every episode of Will & Grace Season 8 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Will & Grace Season 8!

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Will Truman and Grace Adler are best friends living in New York, and when Grace's engagement falls apart, she moves in with Will. Together, along with their friends, they go through the trials of dating,

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Will & Grace Season 8 Episode 1 - Alive and Schticking
    8.0/10(483 votes)

    #1 - Alive and Schticking

    S8:E1

    Grace contemplates having an affair with a married man. Elsewhere, Jack begins new career as a host of his new talk show "Jack Talk." Will gets some advice from Malcolm and tries to hide from Karen the fact that Stan is alive.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Bill Wrubel

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  2. Will & Grace Season 8 Episode 2 - I Second That Emotion
    7.5/10(293 votes)

    #2 - I Second That Emotion

    S8:E2

    Karen feels rattled by Stan's return and Will steps in to help her. Meanwhile Grace is labeled homophobic after her comments on Jack's talk show are misconstrued by gay men from all over New York.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Gary Janetti

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  3. Will & Grace Season 8 Episode 3 - The Old Man and the Sea
    7.5/10(284 votes)

    #3 - The Old Man and the Sea

    S8:E3

    When Jack learns that Will never learned how to swim, Jack insists that he teach Will how. Meanwhile, Karen sets Grace up on a blind date with one of Malcolm's friends.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Greg Malins

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  4. Will & Grace Season 8 Episode 4 - Steams Like Old Times
    7.0/10(321 votes)

    #4 - Steams Like Old Times

    S8:E4

    Karen is finally forced to come to terms with her feelings for her presumed-dead husband when Jack surprisingly tells her he thinks she belongs with Stanley, not Malcolm.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Gail Lerner

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  5. Will & Grace Season 8 Episode 5 - The Hole Truth
    7.0/10(282 votes)

    #5 - The Hole Truth

    S8:E5

    The day before Will's charity auction and carnival, Jack meets and begins dating Baby Glenn, who is still riding his fifteen minutes of fame from when he got trapped in a hole for three days in the eighties.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Sally Bradford McKenna

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  6. Will & Grace Season 8 Episode 6 - Love Is in the Airplane
    7.5/10(291 votes)

    #6 - Love Is in the Airplane

    S8:E6

    While en route to London, Will and Grace spot Grace's ex-husband Leo on their flight. Will charms a pair of gay flight attendants, who also happen to be dating, so he can smuggle Grace into first class to talk to Leo.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writers:Jon Kinnally, Tracy Poust

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  7. Will & Grace Season 8 Episode 7 - Birds of a Feather Boa
    7.5/10(294 votes)

    #7 - Birds of a Feather Boa

    S8:E7

    When Jack decides on a whim to move, Will is excited at the thought of helping him look for a place. While attending Beverley's wife's memorial "celebration," Karen and Grace experience a wardrobe malfunction, which they must try to conceal.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Abraham Higginbotham

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  8. Will & Grace Season 8 Episode 8 - Swish Out of Water
    8.0/10(276 votes)

    #8 - Swish Out of Water

    S8:E8

    Grace finds it impossible to put up with her mother Bobbi's constant nitpicking, so Jack takes it upon himself to help her because, according to him, no one knows how to be a good daughter better than a gay son.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Kirk J. Rudell

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  9. Will & Grace Season 8 Episode 9 - A Little Christmas Queer
    8.0/10(306 votes)

    #9 - A Little Christmas Queer

    S8:E9

    While spending the holidays at Will's mother Marilyn's house, Grace gets cozy with Will's brother and old flame Sam. Sam's adopted daughter finds a fan in Karen, who is intrigued by the little girl.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Jamie Rhonheimer

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  10. Will & Grace Season 8 Episode 10 - Von Trapped
    8.5/10(402 votes)

    #10 - Von Trapped

    S8:E10

    The "Sound of Music Sing-Along" has come to town and no one is more excited than Grace. She plans for her and Will to attend the musical in character-like style by dressing up in costumes.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Gail Lerner

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  11. Will & Grace Season 8 Episode 11 - Bathroom Humor
    8.0/10(369 votes)

    #11 - Bathroom Humor

    S8:E11

    Karen celebrates her birthday with some of New York's crème de la crème, but the festivities turn sour when she ends up crammed in the bathroom with Grace, Will and Jack, who have all embarrassed themselves at the party.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Greg Malins

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  12. Will & Grace Season 8 Episode 12 - Forbidden Fruit
    8.0/10(290 votes)

    #12 - Forbidden Fruit

    S8:E12

    Grace is concerned and confused when Will so adamantly insists that she turn down her job offer from his former boss Margot, who has asked Grace to redecorate the law firm.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Janis Hirsch

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  13. Will & Grace Season 8 Episode 13 - Cop to It
    8.0/10(323 votes)

    #13 - Cop to It

    S8:E13

    Will and Grace dread a dinner date with married friends Rob and Ellen who likely called the meeting to announce Ellen is pregnant yet again, but when the couple reveals that they are separated and loving it, Grace gets depressed.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Sally Bradford McKenna

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  14. Will & Grace Season 8 Episode 14 - I Love L. Gay
    7.5/10(281 votes)

    #14 - I Love L. Gay

    S8:E14

    Will, Karen, and a star struck Grace travel to Los Angeles to support Jack as he accepts a HAPI award for Best Local Cable Gay Talk Show Host. Coincidently, Will runs into James while in LA, but to his surprise James is Canadian and in jeopardy of being deported.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Steve Gabriel

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  15. Will & Grace Season 8 Episode 15 - The Definition of Marriage
    7.5/10(310 votes)

    #15 - The Definition of Marriage

    S8:E15

    The big day has finally arrived - Grace and James are getting ready for their green card wedding. To Grace's dismay, Karen takes it upon herself to ignore her wish for a low-key wedding ceremony and decides to arrange including hiring Hall & Oates.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Abraham Higginbotham

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  16. Will & Grace Season 8 Episode 16 - Grace Expectations
    7.5/10(282 votes)

    #16 - Grace Expectations

    S8:E16

    A nervous but optimistic Grace decides it's finally time to tell Leo she is pregnant with his child, but when she finally works up enough courage to actually meet her ex-husband she receives some unexpected news.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Janis Hirsch

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  17. Will & Grace Season 8 Episode 17 - Cowboys and Iranians
    7.5/10(311 votes)

    #17 - Cowboys and Iranians

    S8:E17

    An ecstatic Jack coerces Will into coming out with him to a gay cowboy bar to meet his new boyfriend Travis. Will soon discovers that Travis is not as perfect as he seems and steps up to defend Jack's honor, which eventually leads to a bar fight.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Robia Rashid

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  18. Will & Grace Season 8 Episode 18 - Buy, Buy Baby
    7.5/10(381 votes)

    #18 - Buy, Buy Baby

    S8:E18

    After a large corporation takes over OutTV, Jack's talk show "JackTalk" is completely revamped. An immediate change comes when the new conservative owners hire Amber-Louise as "JackTalk's" new co-host.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Kirk J. Rudell

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  19. Will & Grace Season 8 Episode 19 - Blanket Apology
    7.5/10(301 votes)

    #19 - Blanket Apology

    S8:E19

    After losing his job as the host of "JackTalk," Jack vows never to return to acting. An unrelenting Karen, however, will not let Jack give up on his passion and decides to do whatever it takes to get Jack to an audition.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Celeste Lecesne

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  20. Will & Grace Season 8 Episode 20 - The Mourning Son
    8.0/10(322 votes)

    #20 - The Mourning Son

    S8:E20

    Friends and family gather for the funeral of Will's father. At the reception everyone shares with Will fond last memories of his father, while Will's last memory of his father is not as pleasant. Marilyn helps him realize the changes needed in his life.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Jamie Rhonheimer

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  21. Will & Grace Season 8 Episode 21 - Partners 'n' Crime
    7.0/10(277 votes)

    #21 - Partners 'n' Crime

    S8:E21

    Will and Grace begin attending childbirth classes in preparation for the baby, but as Will and Vince take another chance at their relationship, Grace starts to doubt whether Will is up for raising a child with her.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writers:Zack Slovinsky, Josh Silberman

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  22. Will & Grace Season 8 Episode 22 - Whatever Happened to Baby Gin?
    6.0/10(316 votes)

    #22 - Whatever Happened to Baby Gin?

    S8:E22

    Just as Will and Grace are settling into the idea of raising the baby together, Will's boyfriend Vince surprises him with an announcement that will ultimately lead Will to choose between his commitment to Grace and his relationship with Vince.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writers:Jon Kinnally, Tracy Poust, Gary Janetti

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  23. Will & Grace Season 8 Episode 23 - The Finale (1)
    7.0/10(619 votes)

    #23 - The Finale (1)

    S8:E23

    The culmination of eight seasons ends tonight with a one-hour series finale - will Will and Grace raise a child together and find ultimate happiness? Will Jack find anyone that loves him as much as he loves himself? Will Karen find true happiness with the absence of Stan? All these questions and more will be answered as this groundbreaking series concludes eight amazing seasons.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writers:David Kohan, Max Mutchnick

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  24. Will & Grace Season 8 Episode 24 - The Finale (2)
    7.0/10(266 votes)

    #24 - The Finale (2)

    S8:E24

    The culmination of eight seasons ends tonight with a one-hour series finale - will Will and Grace raise a child together and find ultimate happiness? Will Jack find anyone that loves him as much as he loves himself? Will Karen find true happiness with the absence of Stan? All these questions and more will be answered as this groundbreaking series concludes eight amazing seasons.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writers:David Kohan, Max Mutchnick

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Season 8 Ratings Summary

"Alive and Schticking" is the best rated episode of "Will & Grace" season 8. It scored 8/10 based on 483 votes. Directed by James Burrows and written by Bill Wrubel, it aired on 9/29/2005. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "I Second That Emotion".