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Vox's the 35 Best TV Episodes of 2017

From Big Little Lies to Rick and Morty, Outlander to Twin Peaks, these were TV's outstanding installments.

Every passing year brings more and more television, making year-end lists like this one increasingly difficult to compile. But the bright side of the Peak TV onslaught is that there's more TV to love than ever.

And as too many shows indulge in long, drawn-out installments that don't differentiate themselves enough from one another, 2017 brought with it a welcome return to the episode, to the singular standout installment that twists a story in a new direction, or pauses the action to check in on something important. Great episodes were everywhere, even in some of the year's most serialized shows.

In that spirit, Vox has put together a list of our top 35 episodes of the year — the individual chapters that wowed us the most with their daring, their thoughtfulness, their ingenuity, and their sheer excellence.

They represent the best that TV had to offer in 2017.
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The Leftovers: "Certified" (S3,E6)
The Leftovers: "Certified" (S3,E6)
2
The Good Place: "Dance Dance Resolution" (S2,E3)
The Good Place: "Dance Dance Resolution" (S2,E3)
3
Twin Peaks: The Return: "Gotta Light?" (S3,E8)
Twin Peaks: The Return: "Gotta Light?" (S3,E8)
4
Nathan for You: "Finding Frances" (S4,E8)
Nathan for You: "Finding Frances" (S4,E8)
5
Halt and Catch Fire: "Goodwill" (S4,E8)
Halt and Catch Fire: "Goodwill" (S4,E8)
6
Bojack Horseman: "Time's Arrow" (S4,E11)
Bojack Horseman: "Time's Arrow" (S4,E11)
7
I Love Dick: "A Short History of Weird Girls" (S1,E5)
I Love Dick: "A Short History of Weird Girls" (S1,E5)
8
The Handmaid's Tale: "Offred" (S1,E1)
The Handmaid's Tale: "Offred" (S1,E1)
9
Girls: "American Bitch" (S6,E3)
Girls: "American Bitch" (S6,E3)
10
Mr. Robot: "EPs3.4_Runtime-Error.R00" (S3,E5)
Mr. Robot: "EPs3.4_Runtime-Error.R00" (S3,E5)
11
Big Mouth: "Sleepover: A Harrowing Ordeal of Emotional Brutality" (S1,E4)
Big Mouth: "Sleepover: A Harrowing Ordeal of Emotional Brutality" (S1,E4)
12
Better Call Saul: "Chicanery" (S3,E5)
Better Call Saul: "Chicanery" (S3,E5)
13
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend: "Josh's Ex-Girlfriend Is Crazy" (S3,E4)
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend: "Josh's Ex-Girlfriend Is Crazy" (S3,E4)
14
The Americans: "Dyatkovo" (S5,E11)
The Americans: "Dyatkovo" (S5,E11)
15
The Magicians: "Plan B" (S2,E7)
The Magicians: "Plan B" (S2,E7)
16
Bates Motel: "Marion" (S5,E6)
Bates Motel: "Marion" (S5,E6)
17
Better Things: "Graduation" (S2,E10)
Better Things: "Graduation" (S2,E10)
18
Rick and Morty: "Pickle Rick" (S3,E3)
Rick and Morty: "Pickle Rick" (S3,E3)
19
Master of None: "Thanksgiving" (S2,E8)
Master of None: "Thanksgiving" (S2,E8)
20
Room 104: "Voyeurs" (S1,E6)
Room 104: "Voyeurs" (S1,E6)
21
Feud: "You Mean All This Time We Could Have Been Friends?" (S1,E8)
Feud: "You Mean All This Time We Could Have Been Friends?" (S1,E8)
22
Dear White People: "Chapter V (Vol. 1)" (S1,E5)
Dear White People: "Chapter V (Vol. 1)" (S1,E5)
23
Please Like Me: "Degustation" (S4,E4)
Please Like Me: "Degustation" (S4,E4)
24
Brooklyn Nine-Nine: "Halloveen" (S5,E4)
Brooklyn Nine-Nine: "Halloveen" (S5,E4)
25
Insecure: "Hella Disrespectful" (S2,E7)
Insecure: "Hella Disrespectful" (S2,E7)
26
Planet Earth II: "Cities" (S1,E6)
Planet Earth II: "Cities" (S1,E6)
27
Underground: "Minty" (S2,E6)
Underground: "Minty" (S2,E6)
28
Big Little Lies: "Once Bitten" (S1,E5)
Big Little Lies: "Once Bitten" (S1,E5)
29
You're the Worst: "Fog of War, Bro" (S4,E5)
You're the Worst: "Fog of War, Bro" (S4,E5)
30
The Young Pope: "Lenny, the American Pope" (S1,E1)
The Young Pope: "Lenny, the American Pope" (S1,E1)
31
The Carmichael Show: "Cynthia's Birthday" (S3,E5)
The Carmichael Show: "Cynthia's Birthday" (S3,E5)
32
This Is Us: "Memphis" (S1,E16)
This Is Us: "Memphis" (S1,E16)
33
GLOW: "Money's in the Chase" (S1,E10)
GLOW: "Money's in the Chase" (S1,E10)
34
Outlander: "A. Malcolm" (S3,E6)
Outlander: "A. Malcolm" (S3,E6)
35
Review: "Cryogenics; Lightning; Last Review" (S3,E3)
Review: "Cryogenics; Lightning; Last Review" (S3,E3)
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