The BEST episodes directed by Wendey Stanzler
#1 - What Now?
This Is Us - Season 1 - Episode 17
The entire Pearson family gathers at Randall's for an unusual party. Kevin and Sophie's relationship deepens on the night of his play's premiere. Kate struggles to open up to Toby about her father's death. Tensions are high between Jack and Rebecca as she leaves on tour with her band.
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#2 - Who is Harrison Wells?
The Flash (2014) - Season 1 - Episode 19
Joe and Cisco head to Starling City to continue their investigation of Dr. Wells. While in town, the duo enlists the help of Captain Lance, and Cisco meets the Black Canary, who asks him for a favor. Meanwhile, back in Central City, Barry races to catch a meta-human named Hannibal Bates who can transform himself into every person he touches – which includes Eddie, Iris, Caitlin and even The Flash.
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#3 - Happy Valley
For All Mankind - Season 3 - Episode 4
A surprise maneuver during the journey to Mars provokes desperate measures.
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#4 - Average Rules
The Middle - Season 1 - Episode 24
Parent-Teacher conferences cause Frankie to worry about the kids. In them she's told Axl is gifted but not applying himself, that her teachers still do not know who Sue is, and Brick may have to repeat the second-grade due to failure to return over 30 library books. Guest star Betty White as the school librarian.
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#5 - There Is Not Currently a Problem
You're the Worst - Season 2 - Episode 7
The group tries to get rid of a mouse in Jimmy's house; Gretchen finally opens up to Jimmy.
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#6 - Magic Snow and Creepy Gene
Eastwick - Season 1 - Episode 12
When the ladies make a pact never to reveal what they did to Jamie, they realize they must go their separate ways -- and abandon their powers. A guilty Joanna tries to help Penny find closure; sparks fly between Kat and her hot new neighbor, single dad Colin, who has come to Eastwick with his young son Gene and a dark secret; and just as Kat and Joanna are moving on, things gets complicated for Roxie when Darryl returns to Eastwick with the truth about his mysterious past. (This is US Episode 11, The UK broadcasted the unaired episodes 11 and 13)
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#7 - Flu Season
Parks and Recreation - Season 3 - Episode 2
While planning for the local Harvest Festival, Leslie is struck with the flu and is forced to go to the hospital. Ron and Andy have a day of male bonding, and Tom hits the spa.
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#8 - No Longer Just Us
You're the Worst - Season 3 - Episode 13
Jimmy and Gretchen investigate a murder site. Lindsay sees a new side of Paul. Edgar makes a sacrifice with unforeseen consequences.
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#9 - As the Shadows Deepen
Switched at Birth - Season 2 - Episode 18
When business at Maui, Kansas starts to slow, Bay coordinates a Deaf Day and works with Emmett to organize a special screening of “Deafenstein.” Daphne is shocked at what she discovers when she runs into Chef Jeff and John brings some business to Regina. Meanwhile, Toby tries to help Nikki cope with a family tragedy from her past.
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#10 - The Image Disappears
Switched at Birth - Season 3 - Episode 16
The Kennish and Vasquez families rally to support a loved one who is in critical condition. Amid the emotion, blame is placed, decisions must be made and lives are forever changed.
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#11 - Know Thy Enemy
The Vampire Diaries - Season 2 - Episode 17
Isobel unexpectedly returns, leaving Jenna devastated. Bonnie attempts to harness her ancestors' power. Stefan and Damon realise that they have a new weapon.
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#12 - Meet 'n' Greet
Parks and Recreation - Season 4 - Episode 5
Andy and April host a Halloween bash at their house. Tom emcees an event for Leslie's campaign. Andy and April receive an unusual wedding present from Ron and Ann.
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#13 - Spooky Sunday Funday
You're the Worst - Season 2 - Episode 8
Jimmy tries to stealthily help Gretchen with her depression by planning a Halloween-themed Sunday Funday.
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#14 - A Weekend in the Country
Desperate Housewives - Season 3 - Episode 3
It is a holiday weekend on Wisteria Lane. Bree and Orson are going on their honeymoon, while Gabrielle and Lynette are going a spa vacation and Tom is going on a camping trip with the kids. Meanwhile Susan is going on a quiet romantic getaway with Ian, not sure if she's cheating on Mike. However, things don't go as planned.
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#15 - Who's Zoomin' Who?
Grey's Anatomy - Season 1 - Episode 9
A sexually transmitted disease breaks out and affects several members of the hospital staff. Chief Webber promptly calls a meeting. Meanwhile, the chief reluctantly tells Dr. Derek Shepherd about his own medical concerns. Izzie and Cristina worry about a patient's wife and daughter who can't agree on his care. Burke treats his college buddy Bill, whose medical diagnosis raises some questions regarding his wife's actions. Then just as Meredith and Derek grow more intimate, a surprise is revealed.
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#16 - Son of Man
The Tomorrow People (US) - Season 1 - Episode 22
Russell realizes his alliance with The Founder was a mistake, and tries to make up for his decision by saving Cara from an Ultra ambush. Stephen understands that he must be the one to stop The Machine and the extermination of humanity, but he fears he may be too late. Russell offers up a plan to help Stephen, but he is going to need everyone’s help, including John and Astrid, if they are going to have any chance to survive. Meanwhile, Jedikiah offers John an interesting opportunity that could have them working together again.
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#17 - Something Wicked This Way Comes
Ugly Betty - Season 2 - Episode 6
Betty and Henry secretly go on a date to see Wicked, but Daniel, thinking that her date is Gio, gives two tickets to Betty and Gio and Gio does not want to give up those tickets. Meanwhile, Daniel gets in a meeting with an advertiser, a woman who has an interest in younger men, namely Daniel.
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#18 - The Last Sunday Funday
You're the Worst - Season 3 - Episode 6
The gang embark on a very special Sunday Funday.
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#19 - You Knew It Was a Snake
You're the Worst - Season 3 - Episode 12
The three couples engage in day-long fights.
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#20 - Try Real Hard
You're the Worst - Season 3 - Episode 1
Jimmy and Gretchen adjust to life after saying I love you. Edgar and Dorothy have sexual problems. Lindsay and Paul start a new hobby.
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#21 - Uncle Carl
Shameless (US) - Season 5 - Episode 8
Fiona is confused by the status of her relationship when Gus announces he's leaving to go on tour. Meanwhile, Carl is asked by his boss to run drugs to Indiana; Frank sees a way to get revenge on Sammi by using Chuckie as the mule and having him busted; and Lip, still in need of tuition money, convinces Kev to come to the dorms and sell drugs. Plus, as Ian refuses to accept his bipolar diagnosis, Debbie is tasked with minding his new meds
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#23 - Children and Art
Desperate Housewives - Season 3 - Episode 8
Lynette returns home from the hospital. Gabrielle decides to get back into modeling and travels to New York. Susan comes home to find Austin and Julie making out on her couch. Bree meets her antagonistic mother-in-law Gloria, with whom Orson is in a quarrel. Detective Ridley has Mike's house searched.
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#24 - Heir to the Demon
Arrow - Season 2 - Episode 13
As Laurel continues to unravel, Oliver and Lance try to convince Sara to stay in Starling City and finally reunite with Laurel and Dinah. However, Sara’s fellow League of Assassins member, Nyssa, comes to bring Sara back to the fold, but when Sara refuses, Nyssa kidnaps Dinah. Realizing she’s putting her family in danger by staying in town, Sara considers re-joining the league.
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#25 - League of Assassins
Arrow - Season 2 - Episode 5
While Oliver tends to the Canary’s wounds, he tries to get her to talk about where she came from but she refuses. However, after Oliver and the Canary are attacked at the Queen mansion by a trained killer from the League of Assassins, she confesses to how she’s connected with the nefarious group. Meanwhile with Moira facing multiple counts of murder and conspiracy for her part in the destruction of The Glades, the Assistant District Attorney offers her a choice – plead guilty now and avoid the death penalty or take your chances in court. Thea begs her mother to fight for her life but Moira seems resolute about taking the offer. Meanwhile, Oliver is furious with Laurel for joining the prosecution’s team on his mother’s case.
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#26 - The Party
Grace and Frankie - Season 2 - Episode 12
Frankie helps her friend Babe plan a big celebration, and faces a decision; Grace wants to make amends with Frankie.
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#27 - Where He Leads Me
Nashville (2012) - Season 1 - Episode 8
Rayna needs to take a look at what’s really important to her after hearing Teddy’s side of the story about Peggy; Juliette feels a sense of belonging with Sean’s family that she has never experienced before; Gunnar risks his partnership with Scarlett when he confesses his feelings; and music producer Dominic Wells invites Avery to Atlanta to work together while Deacon gets an amazing offer to tour -- but both opportunities come with a price.
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#28 - Failed Experiments
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - Season 3 - Episode 19
Coulson and his team race to combat Hive’s control over the Inhumans, as their enemy’s deadly plan for the human race is revealed.
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#29 - Rocky Road
Kevin (Probably) Saves the World - Season 1 - Episode 6
Despite being on the outs with his sister, Kevin tries to help a desperate man find work in order to support his family. Meanwhile, Amy deals with the ramifications of invading Reese’s privacy – an act that forces everyone to rethink their priorities and what it means to be a family.
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#30 - Sara
Arrow - Season 3 - Episode 2
Lance calls the Arrow when another archer appears in town and starts skewering businessmen. Diggle uses A.R.G.U.S. to find the archer’s identity; he is a man named Simon Lacroix, who goes by the codename Komodo. However, the team hits a rough patch with the mission and gets help from a surprising source — Laurel. Meanwhile, Oliver begins to worry that he hasn’t heard from Thea, which forces Roy to tell him the truth about why she left town. Ray Palmer pursues Felicity. In the flashback, Maseo tells Oliver that Amanda Waller has ordered his first kill. As Oliver looks down the scope of the rifle, he sees the target is his best friend, Tommy. Despite her promise to her sister, Laurel debates sharing a secret about Sara with Lance.
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#31 - History Lessons
Men in Trees - Season 1 - Episode 13
Marin volunteers to help at a rummage sale to deal with writer's block and her problems with Jack. She also gets an unexpected visit from Stuart Maxson, who wants to discuss the second chapter of her new book.
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#32 - Refugees
Shameless (US) - Season 6 - Episode 5
Frank helps Erica as Debbie ups her game. Lip tries to protect Helene.
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#33 - This Is Your Sword
Arrow - Season 3 - Episode 22
Oliver/Al Sah-him finishes his training and is left with two final tasks to become the next Ra’s al Ghul. Ra’s threatens Nyssa and delivers some shocking news. Meanwhile, Malcolm makes a surprising offer to Team Arrow and Thea goes to see Roy.
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#34 - Disturbing Behavior
The Vampire Diaries - Season 3 - Episode 4
Still in Chicago, Klaus enlists the help of a witch called Gloria to try to discover why his plan is not working. Gloria's spells reveal some intriguing glimpses of the truth but she soon realises she need Stefan to complete the puzzle. Back in Mystic Falls, a new enemy pushes Damon over the brink with devastating consequences, while Caroline struggles with her own emotional issues.
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#35 - Recall Vote
Parks and Recreation - Season 6 - Episode 7
Leslie prepares a haunted house on the day of the recall vote. Tom fears the end of Rent-A-Swag and persuades Ron to help save his business.
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#36 - We All Go a Little Mad Sometimes
The Vampire Diaries - Season 4 - Episode 6
Terrifying hallucinations leave Elena shaken and confused and she makes a painful confession to Stefan. Matt gives Damon startling information about Professor Shane.
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#37 - Gossip
Desperate Housewives - Season 3 - Episode 20
Susan goes to the therapist and realizes she must choose between Ian and Mike. Travers is having a birthday party which only spells trouble for Mrs. McCluskey, Gabrielle's engagement party is upstaged by an unexpected announcement and the neighborhood is full of gossip about the dead body found on Wisteria Lane.
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#38 - The Diaper Incident
The Middle - Season 2 - Episode 3
While shopping for baby diapers for Sue, who has run out of them on a baby-sitting job, Frankie is completely humiliated when a clerk assumes she's shopping for adult diapers. Meanwhile, after getting on Mike's case to get a physical exam because she thinks men tend to fall apart faster than women as they age, Frankie proceeds to throw out her back and hides it from Mike, who tells her he received a clean bill of health from the doctor; a clueless Sue falls for Axl's friend, Sean, who barely notices her existence; and Brick begins to test all of the age-old urban legends parents tell their kids - such as not to swallow a watermelon seed for fear one will grow in their belly - after discovering Frankie has used these white lies on him in the past.
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#40 - One Party Can Ruin Your Whole Summer
90210 - Season 1 - Episode 24
Adrianna and Navid are forced to make an impromptu exit from the prom when Adrianna goes into labor. Dixon confronts Ethan about Silver when he notices that Ethan might be developing feelings for his girlfriend. Meanwhile, Annie reaches the breaking point when Naomi accuses her of trying to hook up with Liam, and some of her peers (still angry about the after party fiasco) decide to take both verbal and physical action against her.
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#41 - The Inherent, Unsullied Qualitative Value of Anything
You're the Worst - Season 3 - Episode 11
At a wedding together for the first time since the day they met, Jimmy and Gretchen’s tensions come to a head. Edgar’s relationship is jeopardized by his newfound success. Lindsay is forced to come clean to Paul.
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#42 - Leslie vs. April
Parks and Recreation - Season 5 - Episode 7
Leslie gets upset when April tries to get Lot 48 made into a dog park. Tom enlists Ben’s help as he tries to launch his new business venture. Andy hones his crime-scene investigation skills.
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#43 - The Man Behind the Shield
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - Season 4 - Episode 14
Mace fights for his life while Coulson and team find themselves in a deadly cat-and-mouse game as they attempt his rescue.
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#44 - Our Town
The Vampire Diaries - Season 3 - Episode 11
Although Caroline is in no mood to celebrate her 18th birthday, Elena, Bonnie and Matt surprise her with a small party in an unusual location. Damon and Stefan disagree on the best way to handle Klaus , and a reckless Stefan decides to test his theory by taking things to dangerous extremes. Bonnie is concerned when Elena tells her about Jeremy's new plans. At a Founder's meeting, Alaric once again runs into Dr. Fell, who is in the middle of an argument with her ex-boyfriend, the medical examiner. Tyler refuses to go along with Klaus' latest demand, and is surprised when Klaus seems to accept his decision.
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#45 - Paradise Lost
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - Season 3 - Episode 16
S.H.I.E.L.D. hunts for information on their dangerous new enemy, and a shameful secret from Malick’s past is exposed, threatening to destroy his Hydra legacy.
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#46 - Blood
Revenge (2011) - Season 3 - Episode 18
Investigations into Pascal lead Emily and Aiden to uncover some long buried family secrets, while Victoria pays a surprise visit to former ally Mason Treadwell as she gets ever closer to exposing Emily.
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#47 - About a Boy's Dad
About a Boy - Season 1 - Episode 10
Marcus is elated when his father, Hugh Womple takes a break from his penguin research in Antarctica to make a surprise visit. While Fiona does her best to mask her tormented attraction, she can't help but notice how consumed Hugh is with his work and his indifference towards anything Marcus is interested in. At Fiona's urging, Will steps in and does his best to encourage some much needed father-son bonding. Meanwhile, Sam's demanding work schedule throws a wrench into their plans for romance.
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#48 - WWJD
Save Me - Season 1 - Episode 3
When Beth receives a message to be a Good Samaritan, she decides to help an elderly but extremely irascible neighbor. She finds that her friends and family are resistant because they were hoping to oust the woman from the neighborhood once and for all. Beth continues in her quest, however, and makes a new friend in the process.
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#49 - The Left Hand (2)
Dollhouse - Season 2 - Episode 6
Echo and Bennett have a shocking meeting as Adelle goes head-to-head with the ruthless head of the DC Dollhouse. Topher sees double when he must involve Victor in his espionage. Perrin finds a surprising witness to testify against the Rossum Corporation, but find he may be living in a house of cards.
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#50 - Triathlon
The Mindy Project - Season 1 - Episode 22
When Danny's ex-wife, Christina, comes back to New York to confront Danny about an emotional letter he had written to her, Morgan confesses that he had sent the letter unbeknownst to Danny, causing Danny to fire Morgan out of anger. Meanwhile, the rest of the staff compete in a triathlon and go head-to-head with the midwives, who have hired Morgan to work for them.
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