The BEST episodes directed by Melina Matsoukas

8.40

988 votes

#1 - Thanksgiving

Master of None - Season 2 - Episode 8

Over a series of Thanksgivings from the '90s to the present, Denise settles into her sexuality and faces the challenge of coming out to her family.

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8.17

527 votes

#2 - Hella Perspective

Insecure - Season 2 - Episode 8

Over the course of one pivotal month, Issa, Molly and Lawrence face choices affecting their work and personal lives, with each considering whether to embrace a new future or look back to the past.

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8.13

713 votes

#3 - Broken as F**k

Insecure - Season 1 - Episode 8

Molly and Issa's trip could be undone by lingering tension between them; and Lawrence catches up with his friends.

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7.92

681 votes

#4 - Hella Great

Insecure - Season 2 - Episode 1

Issa struggles in the aftermath of her breakup with Lawrence, while facing challenges at a new work assignment. Molly questions her worth at work, while Lawrence adjusts to his new living arrangement.

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7.74

743 votes

#5 - Shady as F**k

Insecure - Season 1 - Episode 5

Issa is mortified when a video of her profanity-laced rap at an open-mike night goes viral.

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7.74

151 votes

#6 - Reunited, Okay?!

Insecure - Season 5 - Episode 1

Pulling up to her ten-year college reunion in style as an alumni panelist, Issa’s self-doubt quickly surfaces, while Molly — still reeling from her breakup — struggles to get out of her own head. As the crew takes the opportunity to reflect, old wounds remain tender.

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7.72

637 votes

#7 - Hella Questions

Insecure - Season 2 - Episode 2

Issa tries to make sense of a cryptic encounter. Lawrence considers some crucial decisions. After being on the receiving end of some harsh truths, Molly plots to join the office "boys club." Issa and Frieda encounter a problematic vice principal.

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7.68

855 votes

#8 - Door #3

Master of None - Season 2 - Episode 7

A sweet job offer forces Dev to take stock of his priorities. Brian helps his dad with a romantic dilemma. A cupcake competition judge gets cold feet.

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7.62

810 votes

#9 - Racist as F**k

Insecure - Season 1 - Episode 3

Issa and Lawrence try to move past their issues at home, as she deals with her colleagues’ doubts and he gets a reality check from a head hunter. Molly introduces Jared to her friends, and later struggles to give words of wisdom to a new summer associate at work.

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7.48

1193 votes

#10 - Insecure as F**k

Insecure - Season 1 - Episode 1

In the wake of her 29th birthday, Issa Dee reconsiders her dead-end relationship with Lawrence, her live-in boyfriend. Meanwhile, Issa’s best friend, Molly, mourns her singledom and the state of her “lady parts.” Later, Issa uses an open-mic night as an excuse to reconnect with an ex.

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7.18

401 votes

#11 - First Comes Love

The Changeling - Season 1 - Episode 1

A bookseller from Queens meets a librarian from Virginia. They fall in love, marry, have a baby—and trigger an unimaginable series of events.

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