The BEST episodes directed by Jesse Peretz
#2 - Flight
Nurse Jackie - Season 6 - Episode 12
Coop gets a surprise. Jackie hits the road. Season finale.
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#3 - Storm-y Weather
Orange Is the New Black - Season 5 - Episode 13
As chaos descends on Litchfield three days into the riot, the inmates wonder what the future holds and seek solace in loved ones.
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Important Things With Demetri Martin - Season 1 - Episode 6
A dating service, a pogo-stick pick-up attempt and making a lion in a sweater-vest help Demetri explain "Coolness".
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#5 - Super Greens
Nurse Jackie - Season 6 - Episode 3
Coop gets the crushing news that his sperm count is too low to allow him to donate. Carrie gets a lucky break, which leads to a medical segment on the local news. Akalitus is on a winning streak, too, with her poker habit starting to pay off. Jackie, however, gets blindsided when Grace - who's been arrested for shoplifting - drops a bomb.
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#6 - What Will We Do This Time About Adam?
Girls - Season 6 - Episode 8
Adam comes to Hannah with surprising news. Jessa spends a day off on her own. Shoshanna slogs through helping Ray with his oral-history project, until a fortuitous run-in with Abigail, her old boss, infuses the venture with new energy.
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#7 - Safety
Important Things With Demetri Martin - Season 1 - Episode 5
The importance of "Safety" is discussed with information on a retirement home, sex-ed in the 1200s and S&M.
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#8 - Teachable Moments
Nurse Jackie - Season 5 - Episode 7
Akalitus forgets to hire an escort for a psych patient who then lays waste to the pharmacy; Frank cancels a lunch date with Jackie; Zoey hears Coop and Carrie having sex; Jackie worries about Frank when she learns that a cop has been shot.
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#9 - Japan
Girls - Season 5 - Episode 3
Thriving at her new job in Japan, Shoshanna flirts with the boss, but reminds her work friends that she has a “kind of” boyfriend back in America. Hannah makes a shocking discovery on Fran’s phone and struggles with how to react. After viewing Adam’s performance on a TV police procedural, Jessa shares her insights into his character.
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#10 - Halloween
New Girl - Season 2 - Episode 6
Jess gets a job as a zombie at a haunted house, but is more frightened of her changing feelings towards Sam. Schmidt and Cece are perfectly matched in the costumes they're wearing, while Winston and Shelby are worlds apart in theirs. Nick gets a visit from a former college crush who shows her affection in a scary way.
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#11 - Paper Airplane
The Office (US) - Season 9 - Episode 20
Dwight and Angela participate in a paper airplane contest and compete against each other. Meanwhile, Andy prepares for a potential acting job, and Jim and Pam utilize new skills.
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#13 - Candyman
Nurse Jackie - Season 6 - Episode 9
Jackie learns about a DEA investigation at the hospital that will require her to take a urine test, so she plots to get around it. Meanwhile, Kevin and Mia plan their wedding; the homeless nun returns in worse shape than ever; and Coop and Carrie find a way to skirt their no sex in the hospital rule.
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#14 - Halloween
The Mindy Project - Season 1 - Episode 4
When Josh invites Mindy to a Halloween party, Mindy stresses out about finding the perfect costume to impress him. Meanwhile, Danny and Jeremy leave work early to finally take their driver's license tests, much to Danny's embarrassment.
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#16 - Painful Evacuation
Girls - Season 6 - Episode 4
Hannah interviews influential writer Ode Montgomery, who offers eye-opening advice on being a woman and a writer. When Adam storms off the set of his latest acting job, Jessa suggests they embark on a creative endeavor of their own. Ray considers the course of his life after a regular at the coffee shop dies suddenly. Marnie is confronted with her narcissism.
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#17 - The Verdict
The Shrink Next Door - Season 1 - Episode 8
Marty confronts Dr. Ike about his behavior and tries to reconnect with the life he left behind.
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#18 - Annie
Shrill - Season 1 - Episode 1
When the morning after pill fails and aspiring journalist Annie winds up pregnant, she weighs the pros and cons of having a child with her hook-up buddy. The decision-making process forces Annie, with help from her best friend Fran, to figure out who she is and what she wants from her life.
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#20 - Gummies
Girls - Season 6 - Episode 5
Adam and Jessa begin shooting scenes for their film, but she questions his creative direction. In town to visit Hannah, her mother, Loreen, has a hard time accepting the next phase of her life. Marnie does a less-than-stellar job of being there for a grieving Ray.
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#21 - A Tittin' and a Hairin'
Orange Is the New Black - Season 3 - Episode 10
Pennsatucky, Piper, Crazy Eyes and Lorna get closer with their new admirers. Tensions between Sophia and Gloria, and Alex and Lolly escalate.
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#23 - Old Loves
Girls - Season 5 - Episode 4
Hannah and Fran disagree about their teaching methods. Marnie fumes over Desi’s decision to launch a major construction project in their studio apartment. Jessa pushes Hannah away over an awkward rice-pudding meetup. Elijah gets closer to Dill Harcourt.
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#24 - Heart
Nurse Jackie - Season 5 - Episode 9
Jackie and Frank have sex for the first time; Akalitus has an extra spring in her step; Coop wants to take his mentoring of Carrie to the next level; Kevin and Grace show up at the hospital after Kevin found a bag of pills in Grace's bag, Jackie delivers Grace to Akalitus and Thor who give her a scared straight tour of the emergency department; Grace has to assist Jackie with a man who collapses on the sidewalk; Jackie wants the girls to live with Kevin.
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#25 - The Breakthrough
The Shrink Next Door - Season 1 - Episode 7
Marty considers a company move to New Jersey, but is that a boundary even Dr. Ike can't cross?
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#28 - Parents
New Girl - Season 2 - Episode 8
Jess invites her divorced Mom and Dad over for Thanksgiving dinner and enlists Nick and Cece to help her with a "Parent Trap" to reunite them. Meanwhile, Schmidt's cousin, Big Schmidt, visits, and Winston manipulates them into an escalating battle to prove their manhood.
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#31 - Queen for Two Days
Girls - Season 5 - Episode 5
Hannah and her mom, Loreen, embark on a female-empowerment retreat, where Loreen hopes for clarity in her situation with Tad, and Hannah relishes time away from Fran. In Tokyo, Shoshanna enjoys her budding romance with Yoshi, and gets a surprise visitor from the U.S. Jessa meets up with her sister Minerva and asks for a favor.
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#37 - Bad Friend
Girls - Season 2 - Episode 3
On a freelance writing assignment to get out of her comfort zone, Hannah befriends the junkie downstairs and parties hard with Elijah, who reveals an explosive secret. Meanwhile, Marnie has a long awaited run-in with artist Booth Jonathan.
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#38 - Daddy's Truck
Teenage Bounty Hunters - Season 1 - Episode 1
In need of money after damaging their dad's truck, Sterling and Blair team up with veteran bounty hunter Bowser to help capture a frenemy's father.
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#39 - The Demon Brother
City on Fire - Season 1 - Episode 7
Charlie races to stop a new threat.
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#41 - The Night Girl Finds a Day Boy
Modern Love - Season 2 - Episode 2
A woman with delayed sleep phase syndrome meets the love of her life. The catch is: he's awake while the sun is shining and she is not.
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#42 - In the Dark
City on Fire - Season 1 - Episode 8
A citywide power outage puts the investigation — and multiple lives — in jeopardy.
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#43 - Female Author
Girls - Season 4 - Episode 3
Hannah has a lot of free time but nothing to do with only one class a week, while Elijah makes his mark on the Iowa social scene. Back in New York City, Ray warns Marnie about Desi's intentions before they meet with a record label; Shoshanna has a job interview; and Adam gets mixed up in Jessa's world after an AA meeting.
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#45 - Cubbies
Girls - Season 4 - Episode 4
Hannah is confronted by her classmates after leaving a non-apology apology letter in their cubbies. After being rejected at yet another job interview, a frustrated Shoshanna spends a day with Ray. Creative and romantic tensions between Marnie and Desi reach a breaking point.
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#46 - Pilot
Divorce (2016) - Season 1 - Episode 1
Frances and Robert--a middle-aged couple in the suburbs of New York City--try to figure out if their marriage is worth saving after a shocking event at their friend Diane's 50th birthday party makes them take a hard look at their own lives.
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#47 - It's Back
Girls - Season 2 - Episode 8
Hannah tries to hide mounting anxiety about her book from her visiting parents; Marnie is stunned to learn that Charlie has started a successful app company; while at AA, Adam meets a boisterous woman who coaxes him into dating her daughter, Natalia; and Ray’s aversion to college parties gives Shoshanna pause.
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#48 - Counseling
Divorce (2016) - Season 1 - Episode 3
Robert and Frances attend couples therapy in an effort to see if their marriage is salvageable. Frances gets advice from Dallas, while Robert vents at work. At home, tensions mount as Frances and Robert try to maintain a facade of normalcy for the children. Frances arrives at an epiphany.
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#49 - Next Day
Divorce (2016) - Season 1 - Episode 2
Frances rushes to intercept Robert before he tells the kids that she’s divorcing him. Everyone gathers at the hospital to support Diane as she waits for news on Nick’s condition. In the midst of the chaos, Frances considers finally signing a lease to open her long-planned art gallery.
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#50 - The Party
The Shrink Next Door - Season 1 - Episode 6
Dr. Ike and Marty throw a series of extravagant parties at the Hamptons house—mostly at Marty's expense.
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