The BEST episodes of Olive Kitteridge season 1
Every episode of Olive Kitteridge season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Olive Kitteridge season 1!
Olive Kitteridge tells the poignantly sweet, acerbically funny and devastatingly tragic story of a seemingly placid New England town wrought with illicit affairs, crime and tragedy, told through the lens of Olive , whose wicked wit and harsh demeanor mask a warm but troubled heart and staunch moral center. The story, which spans 25 years over the four parts, focuses on Olive, a middle-school math teacher, and her relationships with Henry, the good-hearted town pharmacist, their son Christopher, who chafes at his mother's parenting style, and other denizens of their community.
#1 - Security
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/3/2014
Olive visits Christopher and his second wife in New York, but abruptly returns to Maine, where she gets some bad news about Henry, and ultimately befriends a lonely widower she meets while out for a walk.
#2 - Incoming Tide
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/2/2014
Kevin returns to Maine and Olive is able to convince him to stay over and attend Christopher's wedding-rehearsal dinner. Olive clashes with the bride's mother and scares the flower girl at the ceremony.
#3 - A Different Road
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/3/2014
Christopher suggests counseling to Olive after she and Henry have a scary episode following dinner with friends. Later, Christopher confronts his mother about how she treated him as a child.
#4 - Pharmacy
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/2/2014
Math teacher Olive Kitteridge attempts to help Kevin, a smart but timid student whose mother is suffering from depression. Her son Christopher isn't happy though. Henry goes on a hunting trip that concludes with a tragedy.