The worst episodes of You're the Worst
Ranked by viewer rating, lows first. Lit marks on the season rail place this list across the run. Vote on a placement to back it or contest it.
- 01
Gretchen and Jimmy make "couple friends."
- 02
Jimmy gets closer to his bartender friend, Nina. Gretchen accompanies Sam to do a radio interview. Edgar attempts to make inroads with Dorothy's comedy friends.
- 03
Jimmy begrudgingly joins Gretchen, Edgar, and Lindsay on a "Sunday Funday."
- 04
Gretchen, realizing she doesn't really have any adult belongings, takes the gang on a trip to the mall. Jimmy uses this opportunity to gain some writing inspiration. Meanwhile, a newly single Lindsay recruits a hesitant Edgar to help her pick up guys.
- 05
The One Thing We Don't Talk About
Jimmy challenges Gretchen to tackle some of the responsibilities that come with being an adult.
- 06
Paul, Vernon, and Becca air their dirty laundry on a weekend getaway.
- 07
Gretchen's anxiety comes to the surface at a major event she's organized for her new client.
- 08
We Were Having Such a Nice Day
The day before the wedding, Gretchen's mom comes to town and Edgar takes Jimmy on an epic best-man date. Directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts.
- 09
There is Not Currently a Problem
Trapped in Jimmy's house by the LA Marathon, the gang tries to exterminate a mouse that's been living in the house. Gretchen reveals to Jimmy that she's clinically depressed.
- 10
Jimmy opens up emotionally, which completely freaks Gretchen out.
- 11
A newly co-habitating Jimmy and Gretchen avoid a life of domesticity by partying non-stop, which they both struggle to maintain. Edgar obsesses over Lindsay while an oblivious Lindsay makes a desperate attempt to reconcile with her husband.
- 12
Edgar takes Jimmy on a "man date" in an effort to emotionally bond with him while Gretchen discovers some startling news about the new guy she's seeing. Lindsay attempts to make friends at work.
- 13
Jimmy and Gretchen tell the story of their love to a prospective wedding planner.
- 14
Jimmy attempts to prove that, despite being on the verge of becoming a married man, he has not lost his edge. Edgar and Lindsay attempt to go on a real date.
- 15
Jimmy "gifts" Gretchen a week of no-strings-attached sex.
- 16
Jimmy attempts to take Gretchen on a date.
- 17
Gretchen makes Jimmy come over to her disaster of an apartment.
- 18
Jimmy goes out of town for a Romance/Erotica fiction convention while Gretchen throws a divorce party for Lindsay, leading to an unintended deepening of Gretchen's relationship with Boone. Meanwhile, Edgar's friend Max encourages him to overspend on party planning.
- 19
Constant Horror and Bone-Deep Dissatisfaction
An episode spanning the course of nearly three years, we see the events that lead up to Gretchen and Jimmy meeting.
- 20
Jimmy questions his ability as a writer but finally zeroes in on his next project. Meanwhile, Gretchen and Lindsay discover all they do is talk about men and set out to change the status-quo. Edgar gets close to his improv teacher, Dorothy.
- 21
Jimmy discovers Gretchen's been sneaking out of the house at night and suspects she's having an affair. Lindsay's life spirals as she discovers she doesn't know how to live on her own. Edgar takes Dorothy out on a date.
- 22
Everyone comes together to break some big news to Jimmy.
- 23
Gretchen and Jimmy hold an unconventional funeral. Paul struggles to give Lindsay what she needs sexually. Edgar takes a stand against the VA.
- 24
Jimmy learns that his literary novel is being marketed as erotica. While doing Vernon's podcast, Gretchen realizes she's been letting Jimmy off easy. When Edgar and Lindsay babysit Tallulah, Lindsay learns for the first time that she's capable of love and Edgar tries a new technique to pick up women.
- 25
Jimmy spends a day with a woman from his past and attempts to fit in with her friends while Gretchen attempts to impress Boone's ex-wife. Lindsay reconnects to a former father figure and Edgar, prompted by Max, buys a fancy car he can't afford.
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