The BEST episodes of Dickinson

Every episode of Dickinson ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Dickinson!

Emily Dickinson. Poet. Daughter. Total rebel. In this coming-of-age story, Emily’s determined to become the world’s greatest poet.

Last Updated: 3/12/2024Network: Apple TV+Status: Ended
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You cannot put a Fire out
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8.04
197 votes

#1 - You cannot put a Fire out

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 2/26/2021

While the whole town attends the christening of Jane's baby, Emily fights to get her poems back from Sam.

Directors: Silas Howard
Writer: Alena Smith
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‘Faith’ is a fine invention
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7.84
238 votes

#2 - ‘Faith’ is a fine invention

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/1/2019

During a solar eclipse, Emily confronts the Shadow of Death in her home.

Writer: Darlene Hunt
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Grief is a Mouse
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7.80
131 votes

#3 - Grief is a Mouse

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/17/2021

Emily takes steps to ensure that her family won’t repeat their past mistakes. The Amherst gang gathers for a fond farewell.

Directors: Laura Terruso
Writer: Ken Greller
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A brief, but patient illness
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7.75
255 votes

#4 - A brief, but patient illness

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/1/2019

Emily takes a "sick day" to write and finds a connection with her father's law clerk.

Directors: Silas Howard
Writer: Rachel Axler
I felt a Funeral, in my Brain
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7.74
245 votes

#5 - I felt a Funeral, in my Brain

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/1/2019

Emily's relationships are challenged as she moves into a new chapter of life.

There’s a certain Slant of light
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7.74
238 votes

#6 - There’s a certain Slant of light

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/1/2019

On Christmas, Emily tries to be the "good little woman."

Directors: Stacie Passon
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Split the lark
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7.73
191 votes

#7 - Split the lark

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 1/29/2021

Things don't go as planned when Emily tries to express her gratitude to Sam during a night at the opera.

Directors: Silas Howard
Writer: Alena Smith
Before I got my eye put out
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7.70
225 votes

#8 - Before I got my eye put out

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/8/2021

Emily's insular poetic world is rocked when Sue introduces her to Sam Bowles, a newspaper editor with a strong interest in publishing women.

Writer: Alena Smith
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I Like a Look of Agony
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7.66
187 votes

#9 - I Like a Look of Agony

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 2/19/2021

To distract himself from the pain of life, Austin throws a tea party for his old college friends—but the day is disrupted by a major political event.

Directors: Silas Howard
“Hope” is the thing with feathers
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7.64
147 votes

#10 - “Hope” is the thing with feathers

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/4/2021

Amid the Civil War’s mounting casualties, the Dickinsons grieve one of their own—and Emily struggles to keep the peace in her family.

Directors: Silas Howard
Writer: Alena Smith
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This was a Poet -
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7.63
130 votes

#11 - This was a Poet -

Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/24/2021

Series finale. Emily asks Betty to help her design a new dress. The Dickinson family is surprised by an unexpected guest.

Directors: Alena Smith
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We lose - because we win
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7.62
240 votes

#12 - We lose - because we win

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/1/2019

On her father's election day, Emily defiantly attempts to publish another poem.

Directors: Stacie Passon
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The Future never spoke
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7.62
136 votes

#13 - The Future never spoke

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/3/2021

After a clash with Sue, Emily wishes she could escape from this troubled time altogether. Austin struggles with a man's responsibility in wartime.

Directors: Heather Jack
Writer: Ziwe Fumudoh
Sang from the Heart, Sire
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7.57
136 votes

#14 - Sang from the Heart, Sire

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/19/2021

Emily tries to celebrate her father’s birthday with an old-fashioned family singalong, but it devolves into another battle in the Dickinsons’ own civil war.

Directors: Keith Powell
The Daisy follows soft the Sun
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7.54
192 votes

#15 - The Daisy follows soft the Sun

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/15/2021

After some time without news from Sam, Emily begins to suffer from writer's block. To rediscover her inspiration, she ventures into the landscape.

Forever - is composed of Nows
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7.54
182 votes

#16 - Forever - is composed of Nows

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/5/2021

Thinking she's blown her shot at publication, Emily spirals into depression. Her mother attempts to help her with a trip to the water cure.

Directors: Stacie Passon
Writer: Yael Green
It feels a shame to be Alive -
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7.54
142 votes

#17 - It feels a shame to be Alive -

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/4/2021

Frazar Stearns leaves to meet his fate on the battlefield just as the Dickinson family welcomes a new life.

Directors: Silas Howard
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I'm Nobody! Who are you?
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7.51
186 votes

#18 - I'm Nobody! Who are you?

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/12/2021

When her poem is finally published in Sam's newspaper, Emily is shocked to discover that she has become invisible to the world.

Directors: Stacie Passon
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I am afraid to own a Body
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7.51
260 votes

#19 - I am afraid to own a Body

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/1/2019

Emily confronts tough issues at a meeting of the local Shakespeare Club.

Directors: Silas Howard
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Fame is a fickle food
star
7.49
207 votes

#20 - Fame is a fickle food

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/8/2021

Her participation in an Amherst baking contest gives Emily a taste of fame and celebrity, but she questions the benefits.

Writer: Rachel Axler
Wild nights
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7.48
308 votes

#21 - Wild nights

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/1/2019

Emily and Austin throw a party, and their mutual love for Sue causes tension.

Directors: Lynn Shelton
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I have never seen ‘Volcanoes’
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7.47
356 votes

#22 - I have never seen ‘Volcanoes’

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/1/2019

Women are forbidden at Amherst, so Emily and Sue get creative to attend a lecture.

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Alone, I cannot be
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7.40
263 votes

#23 - Alone, I cannot be

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/1/2019

Emily seeks help from an author (John Mulaney) when her favorite tree is threatened.

Directors: Lynn Shelton
Writer: Alena Smith
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The Soul has Bandaged moments
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7.40
134 votes

#24 - The Soul has Bandaged moments

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/4/2021

Determined to heal the nation, Emily and Lavinia host a sewing circle to support the troops with help from Amherst’s finest seamstress, Betty.

Directors: Rachael Holder
A little Madness in the Spring
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7.38
130 votes

#25 - A little Madness in the Spring

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/25/2021

The Dickinsons take a fun family outing to an asylum. Henry helps the soldiers with a uniform inspection.

Directors: Silas Howard
Writer: Ayo Edebiri
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