Doll & Em (2014–2015)

TV ShowEndedSky AtlanticComedy2 seasons, 12 episodes
Doll & Em posterReview score: 71%

Plot

Written by and starring real-life best friends Emily Mortimer and Dolly Wells, Doll & Em is a semi-improvised comedy exploring what happens when a Hollywood actress hires her childhood friend as a personal assistant while making a film in Los Angeles. A bittersweet, intimate portrait of female friendship, the series follows their relationship through unexpected complications and surprising twists.

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Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01Doll & Em S02E02Episode 2S02E02 · 7.5Dolly and Emily set to work on their directorial debut, having bagged Hollywood stars Olivia Wilde and Evan Rachel Wood to star in their off-Broadway play.
  2. 02Doll & Em S01E02Episode 2S01E02 · 7.4At a party for the cast of Em's film, Doll gets a bitter taste of life as an assistant. And the pair are tested further during an encounter with Em's producer.
  3. 03Doll & Em S02E05Episode 5S02E05 · 7.4Olivia Wilde and Evan Rachel Wood become frustrated with Doll and Em's constant changes to the play. Dolly is given some unexpected news.

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode6Episodes2014Aired 6.9Season avg
  1. S01E01Doll & Em S01E01PilotFebruary 18, 2014 6.5Doll has a breakup with her boyfriend, and in a crisis goes to Hollywood to be with her childhood friend Em. To help out, Em hires Doll as h
  2. S01E02Doll & Em S01E02Season's bestEpisode 2February 25, 2014 7.4At a party for the cast of Em's film, Doll gets a bitter taste of life as an assistant. And the pair are tested further during an encounter
  3. S01E03Doll & Em S01E03Episode 3March 4, 2014 7.1Em is unable to summon tears during an emotional scene; Doll is cast as an extra; Doll befriends John Cusack.
  4. S01E04Doll & Em S01E04Episode 4March 11, 2014 6.8Dolly's foot injury forces Em into the role of personal assistant; Doll interrupts a critical scene as Em is being critiqued by the director
  5. S01E05Doll & Em S01E05Episode 5March 18, 2014 6.9Em undergoes prosthetic makeup to make her look older; Andy Garcia visits the set to talk to Doll; Doll plans to screen test for a role that
  6. S01E06Doll & Em S01E06Episode 6March 25, 2014 6.9Em has an unsettling encounter with Doll; Em discovers that Doll is acting in a local performance and decides to attend.

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season02Best seasonEpisode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode6Episodes2015Aired 7.2Season avg
  1. S02E01Doll & Em S02E01Episode 1June 3, 2015 7.0The girls attempt to get their Broadway play up and running.
  2. S02E02Doll & Em S02E02Season's bestEpisode 2June 10, 2015 7.5Dolly and Emily set to work on their directorial debut, having bagged Hollywood stars Olivia Wilde and Evan Rachel Wood to star in their off
  3. S02E03Doll & Em S02E03Episode 3June 17, 2015 7.3Dolly bumps into Ewan McGregor, and things become awkward when Olivia Wilde and Evan Rachel Wood reveal their versions of Dolly and Emily ha
  4. S02E04Doll & Em S02E04Episode 4June 24, 2015 6.8Ewan McGregor's inability to commit to Doll's film gives her the time she needs to focus on the play, but since she and Em both suffer a lac
  5. S02E05Doll & Em S02E05Episode 5July 1, 2015 7.4Olivia Wilde and Evan Rachel Wood become frustrated with Doll and Em's constant changes to the play. Dolly is given some unexpected news.
  6. S02E06Doll & Em S02E06Episode 6July 8, 2015 7.2Crisis strikes on opening night of Doll & Em's off-Broadway play. Semi-improvised comedy written by and starring Dolly Wells and Emily Morti

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

Cast

Emily MortimerEmily MortimerEmDolly WellsDolly WellsDollJonathan CakeJonathan CakeBuddy

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