I treat the Christmas episode like a Special Event. It is so amazing.

As far as “regular” episodes, I love “Sunflowers” and “No Weddings and a Funeral.” They both were perfection

The Amsterdam episode.

Finale. I’ve watched Man City, Mom City and Two aces most but I have to give best to the finale cause they landed it. That’s so rare.

1. Rainbow 🌈 2. Sunflowers 3. Carol of the Bells 4. All Apologies 5. Beard After Hours

Father Figures

Yep! That and Rainbow. I also really loved Amsterdam - Roy & Jamie on the bikes (FOR GRANDDAD!) and of course Rebecca & The Flying Dutchman. I just plan to FF through the bickering indecisive team scenes next watch.

Most episodes range from great to some of the best in TV history, so this can change at any time depending on how I feel in the moment, but right now here my personal top 5:

1. No Weddings and a Funeral - the emotional turns that Hannah and Jason show here are nothing short of jaw-dropping, and provided powerful insight into their characters’ backstories. The back-and-forth narration of their stories with their fathers left me stunned, even more than the darts scene. While I didn’t care for every scene in this episode, the artistry on display from those two actors puts it on my top spot.

2. Mom City - the penultimate episode provides the cherry on top as to why Ted is who he is, from his mother’s quick wit to helping everyone else but himself. Also great to see Ted telling Jamie to forgive his father, almost like Ted admitting he’s forgiven his. This episode should be Phil Dunster’s Emmy reel.

3. Sunflowers - the episode that unlocks AFC Richmond’s potential, not only is it fun to watch, but almost every major cast member gets their turn to shine. “Someone . . . wrote it in Spanish” kills me every time.

4. Make Rebecca Great Again - the introduction of Sassy Smurf, Nate’s confidence, and Ted’s panic attacks barely scratches the surface of this episode with 32 minutes of TV with no filler.

5. Beard After Hours - this is the Beard episode we didn’t know we needed. Beginning with the end of “Man City” and showing it from Beard’s perspective to that stripped down version of the theme song while he’s on the train, you knew you were in for something different and special. Ending on Blur’s ‘The Universal’ gave it a soaring, uplifting feel, with the lyrics reinforcing that the night was entirely real. When Apple ordered two more episodes and the writers had to find a way to fit them in the second season, both this and “Carol of the Bells” showed their ability to write compelling stories separate from the main storylines. How this episode does it so well with Ted barely in it gives us a glimpse into how the strong the show can still be without its titular character.

The Christmas episode, specifically the scene where Roy discovers his niece’s dragon breath, straight up nearly killed me. Google “laughter induced syncope”. All I know in one moment I’m laughing my ass off, next thing I know I woke up and my wife and daughter had stopped laughing and were like “are you okay?” Episode should have come with a damn warning label. 😉😂

I agree. The Christmas episode is mine too

Probably the one where Colin comes out. The monologues, the support for each other, I cried the whole time.

The haunted treatment room or this second season Christmas episode

S1e8 “The Diamond Dogs”

Christmas, Amsterdam, and rainbow. I think rainbow is one of my all time favorite episodes of television.

I love the Amsterdam one

I’ve added this episode to my watch list ever year during Christmas.