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The Best Episodes Written By Sam Shaw

Every TV Episode Written by Sam Shaw Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 1 Episode 13 - Perestroika
    9.3/10(5 votes)

    S1:E13

    Frank is offered a life-changing opportunity. At the same time, the U.S. Army put Charlie on the hot seat.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Sam Shaw

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  2. undefined Season 2 Episode 10 - Jupiter
    9.2/10(5 votes)

    S2:E10

    A new era is ushered in with the first test of an atomic weapon.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Sam Shaw

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  3. undefined Season 1 Episode 7 - The Queen
    8.5/10(36 votes)

    S1:E7

    Ruth explains her jumbled memories and time-skipping to her grandson Wendell, but the Kid's presence and her disorientation have tragic consequences.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Sam Shaw

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  4. undefined Season 1 Episode 8 - The Second Coming
    8.5/10(6 votes)

    S1:E8

    Both Charlie and Frank face serious questions as to the future of their projects.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Sam Shaw

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  5. undefined Season 1 Episode 2 - Habeas Corpus
    7.9/10(40 votes)

    S1:E2

    Henry Deaver returns to Castle Rock and takes on the Kid as a client. A letter left behind by Warden Lacy sheds some light on the Kid's origins.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Sam Shaw

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  6. undefined Season 2 Episode 1 - Damnatio Memoriae
    7.8/10(6 votes)

    S2:E1

    Charlie is forced into a new leadership role in the race to build the world’s first atomic bomb.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Sam Shaw

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  7. undefined Season 1 Episode 2 - The Prisoner's Dilemma
    7.8/10(10 votes)

    S1:E2

    Frank attempts to save his team, and pays the price; at the same time, the wives get creative trying to make life on the Hill more interesting.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Sam Shaw

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  8. undefined Season 1 Episode 10 - Fallout
    7.7/10(20 votes)

    S1:E10

    The hospital takes part in a nationwide civil defense drill, and the heightened atmosphere escalates conflicts among the staff. A former study participant reveals she’s pregnant and wants to know the identity of the father. Masters and Johnson, their relationship strained after ending their study participation, butt heads on whether to maintain study confidentiality or take responsibility. Haas learns he’s been denied a future job at the hospital but wrongly assumes his breakup with Vivian is to blame. Margaret Scully seeks answers about her husband’s sexuality from an unlikely source.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Sam Shaw

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  9. undefined Season 1 Episode 1 - You Always Hurt the Ones You Love
    7.7/10(14 votes)

    S1:E1

    A drama about the clandestine race to build the world's first atomic bomb in Los Alamos, N.M., centers on a self-destructive professor who is commissioned to help lead the Manhattan Project in the series opener.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Sam Shaw

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  10. undefined Season 1 Episode 1 - Severance
    7.5/10(48 votes)

    S1:E1

    The warden of Shawshank Prison commits suicide, leaving behind an unsettling mystery that seems to be connected to a case from 27 years earlier.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Sam Shaw

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  11. undefined Season 1 Episode 5 - Catherine
    7.4/10(21 votes)

    S1:E5

    When Masters and Johnson expand the study to include couples, they discover that the science of sex is easily complicated by the mystery of attraction. Johnson tries to connect with her son who prefers his dad. In anticipation of his baby’s impending arrival, Masters experiences anxiety about becoming a father. And Dr. Ethan Haas learns that dating the provost’s daughter could impact his medical career.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Sam Shaw

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  12. undefined Season 1 Episode 3 - Standard Deviation
    7.1/10(23 votes)

    S1:E3

    Masters and Johnson continue their research in the brothel but skewed data confirms that Masters must get the study back into the hospital. At the hospital, Johnson is surprised to learn that a distinguished new doctor on the OB/GYN floor is a woman who has no interest in female solidarity. Meanwhile, Libby struggles to conceive and Dr. Ethan Haas gets the case of a lifetime – a woman pregnant with quadruplets.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Sam Shaw

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Sam Shaw Ratings Summary

"Perestroika" is the best rated episode written by Sam Shaw. It scored 9.3/10 from 5 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on October 19, 2014. It is rated 0.1 points higher than their second-best episode, "Jupiter".