The BEST episodes of The Great season 2

Every episode of The Great season 2, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Great season 2!

A genre-bending, anti-historical ride through 18th Century Russia following the wildly comic rise of Catherine the Nothing to Catherine the Great.

Last Updated: 11/19/2024Network: HuluStatus: Ended
Wedding
star
7.90
439 votes

#1 - Wedding

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/19/2021

Catherine makes a devastating discovery about Peter before traveling to the war front for a meeting with the Sultan. Peter considers his options now Catherine knows his secret and all parties come together for a final showdown at Marial’s wedding.

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Seven Days
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7.68
442 votes

#2 - Seven Days

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/19/2021

Elizabeth pronounces that Catherine’s baby will be born in 7 days and the court begins preparations involving rituals for Peter and Catherine. Conflict with the Ottomans heightens, and Catherine tries to run the country while on forced bed rest.

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A Simple Jape
star
7.65
461 votes

#3 - A Simple Jape

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/19/2021

Catherine is frustrated by the lack of meaningful change in her rule of Russia so far. Seeking to shake the court out of its complacency, she plays a joke on them involving a serf to prove a point, but it gets wildly out of hand with tragic consequences.

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Walnut Season
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7.61
424 votes

#4 - Walnut Season

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/19/2021

Catherine and Peter are co-parenting their newborn son, Paul, with the help of Elizabeth and trying to avoid their feelings for each other. When Paul goes missing, Peter and Catherine are driven together in their quest to find him.

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Stapler
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7.58
422 votes

#5 - Stapler

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/19/2021

Catherine’s team is falling apart and she begins doubting her reign when her mother comes to visit. She works hard to hide the realities of the court from her mother and puts on a science fair for which Russia must come up with the best invention.

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Dickhead
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7.58
486 votes

#6 - Dickhead

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/19/2021

Catherine, Orlo and Velementov begin their rule of Russia and unexpected obstacles appear. Peter is on a journey of self-improvement under house arrest but convinces Catherine to let him attend her coronation and hand over his crown.

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Heads It's Me
star
7.56
539 votes

#7 - Heads It's Me

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/19/2021

Four months after she launched a coup against her husband, a pregnant Catherine is gaining the upper hand in her war against Peter. The fact that he is deeply in love with Catherine and their unborn child does little to dissuade her from taking his throne.

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Alone at Last
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7.50
475 votes

#8 - Alone at Last

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/19/2021

Catherine’s grief over the loss of Leo during the coup finally catches up with her. Peter’s part in Leo’s death, and the discovery that he just murdered a noble, causes Catherine to lock Peter in his apartments with only his mummified mother for company.

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Animal Instincts
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7.49
450 votes

#9 - Animal Instincts

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/19/2021

A crocodile roams the court, and Archie sends everyone into uproar by suggesting it might be an omen against Catherine’s leadership.

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The Devil's Lunch
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7.48
463 votes

#10 - The Devil's Lunch

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/19/2021

The Ottoman Ambassador pays Catherine a visit as tensions between the regions run high. But Peter fights to win his allegiance and prove to the court he is more fun than Catherine, in an attempt to destabilize her by throwing a baby shower.

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