The essential episodes of Search Party
Watch these 15 in order and you've got Search Party — each pick states its reason.
- 01
The Mysterious Disappearance of the Girl No One Knew
When Dory discovers that her friend Chantal has gone missing, she becomes obsessed with finding out what happened, even though boyfriend Drew and friends Elliott and Portia could care less.
- 02
The Night of One Hundred Candles
The crew makes waves at Chantal's vigil, and Dory is intent on telling the parents that she saw their daughter.
- 03
The gang must get sixty thousand dollars to their blackmailer, leading to a day of cat food tins, mistaken identities, and tasers. On the other side of town, Joy follows Fat Franky, which does not end as anticipated.
- 04
Pandemonium breaks loose when an anonymous tip is leaked to the press. Dory and Drew lawyer up, while Elliott and Portia head for the hills. Or, rather, the sand dunes of East Hampton.
- 05
Given the mountains of evidence against them, Dory, Drew, and their uninspiring legal team struggle to come up with a half-decent defense strategy, while Portia and Elliott are aggressively interrogated under fluorescent lighting.
- 06
The media can't get enough of this salacious case, and Dory is starting to enjoy the attention. Meanwhile, Drew addresses the skeletons in his closet, and a betrayed Elliott cuts ties with Portia, driving her into the open arms of Christ.
- 07
Dory enlists her family to join her for a melodramatic TV interview, where they give the performance of a lifetime. Portia bonds with her new Christian friends, while Elliott and Marc's wedding plans become more and more extravagant.
- 08
While Dory and Drew face their grueling first day in court, which begins with damning testimony from Portia, Elliott plays with fire by appearing on a conservative talk show.
- 09
Elliott takes the stand to testify for the defense. Portia's faith deepens, as does her bond with her new Christian friends. Drew makes a dangerously self-sabotaging choice, and Dory receives a terrifying message.
- 10
As the gang tries their best to put aside their differences at Elliott and Marc's epic wedding, Dory can't help but feel wary that a threatening presence looms nearby.
- 11
Alarming evidence surfaces that potentially obliterates Dory and Drew's chances of being acquitted. Elliott confronts his roots, and Portia attempts to make amends for testifying against her friends.
- 12
It's the tensest day of the gang's lives as the jury deliberates over Dory and Drew's fate.
- 13
Dory tries to break out of her felt prison, Drew starts a new life at a theme park, Portia auditions for the film adaption of the trial, and Elliott reconsiders his political beliefs for a chance to host his own talk show.
- 14
The gang kicks off a nationwide search for the first recipients of their highly-anticipated enlightenment pill.
- 15
The gang crosses paths with an unlikely savior in their fight for survival.
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