Best TV Episodes of 2011
by AlSwearengen | created - 31 Aug 2015 | updated - 10 months ago | PublicMost Episodes: 8 episodes - Community 6 episodes - Breaking Bad 5 episodes - Game of Thrones, How I Met Your Mother 4 episodes - The Office 3 episodes - Justified, Boardwalk Empire, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Louie
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1.
Breaking Bad (2008–2013)
Episode:
Face Off
(2011)
TV-14 | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Jesse is brought to the FBI for questioning on his knowledge of ricin. In a last effort to kill Gus, Walt must ask for help from an old enemy.
Director: Vince Gilligan | Stars: Bryan Cranston, Anna Gunn, Aaron Paul, Dean Norris
Votes: 74,392
10/10
2.
Breaking Bad (2008–2013)
Episode:
Crawl Space
(2011)
TV-14 | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Hank asks Walt to drive him to the laundry where the meth lab is hidden. Ted still won't pay the IRS so Skyler asks Saul for help, and Saul sends in his A-Team. Gus and Jesse return from Mexico, and Walt fears he is in trouble with Gus.
Director: Scott Winant | Stars: Bryan Cranston, Anna Gunn, Aaron Paul, Dean Norris
Votes: 40,641
10/10
3.
Community (2009–2015)
Episode:
Remedial Chaos Theory
(2011)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy
At Abed and Troy's housewarming party, Jeff decides to let the decision on who gets the pizza rest on the roll of the dice, leaving Abed to contemplate six alternate realities.
Director: Jeff Melman | Stars: Joel McHale, Gillian Jacobs, Danny Pudi, Yvette Nicole Brown
Votes: 13,703
10/10
4.
The Office (2005–2013)
Episode:
Goodbye, Michael
(2011)
TV-PG | 36 min | Comedy
As the office gets ready for Michael's final day at Dunder Mifflin, Michael doesn't tell anyone that he's leaving a day early. Meanwhile, Deangelo accompanies a nervous Andy on a visit to one of Michael's old clients.
Director: Paul Feig | Stars: Steve Carell, Rainn Wilson, John Krasinski, Jenna Fischer
Votes: 18,337
9.7/10
5.
Game of Thrones (2011–2019)
Episode:
Baelor
(2011)
TV-MA | 57 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Robb goes to war against the Lannisters. Jon finds himself struggling on deciding if his place is with Robb or the Night's Watch. Drogo has fallen ill from a fresh battle wound. Daenerys is desperate to save him.
Director: Alan Taylor | Stars: Sean Bean, Michelle Fairley, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Lena Headey
Votes: 50,764
9.7/10
6.
Breaking Bad (2008–2013)
Episode:
Salud
(2011)
TV-14 | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Jesse, Gus, and Mike fly down to Mexico, and Jesse cooks the blue meth for the cartel. Walt misses his son's 16th birthday after his fight with Jesse.
Director: Michelle MacLaren | Stars: Bryan Cranston, Anna Gunn, Aaron Paul, Dean Norris
Votes: 34,623
9.5/10
7.
Breaking Bad (2008–2013)
Episode:
End Times
(2011)
TV-14 | 46 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
The DEA is putting Hank and his family in protective custody; however, Walt refuses and awaits his fate in his house. Meanwhile, Brock has fallen terribly ill and Jesse suspects Walt may be behind it.
Director: Vince Gilligan | Stars: Bryan Cranston, Anna Gunn, Aaron Paul, Dean Norris
Votes: 31,090
9.5/10
8.
Community (2009–2015)
Episode:
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons
(2011)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy
The study group plays Dungeons & Dragons with another classmate to improve his spirits, but Pierce's jealousies cause their good intentions to backfire.
Director: Joe Russo | Stars: Joel McHale, Gillian Jacobs, Danny Pudi, Yvette Nicole Brown
Votes: 7,645
9.5/10
9.
Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014)
Episode:
To the Lost
(2011)
TV-MA | 57 min | Crime, Drama
Jimmy tries to make things right with Nucky, the KKK murderers get justice, and Nucky marries Margaret to avoid her testimony at his trial.
Director: Timothy Van Patten | Stars: Steve Buscemi, Michael Pitt, Kelly Macdonald, Michael Shannon
Votes: 3,142
9.3/10
10.
Justified (2010–2015)
Episode:
Bloody Harlan
(2011)
TV-MA | 43 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The bad blood between the Bennetts and the Crowders reaches its boiling point and results in bloodshed, and Loretta returns from Lexington to avenge her father's death.
Director: Michael Dinner | Stars: Timothy Olyphant, Nick Searcy, Joelle Carter, Jacob Pitts
Votes: 2,109
9.3/10
11.
Community (2009–2015)
Episode:
Paradigms of Human Memory
(2011)
TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy
While working on the final diorama for their anthropology class, Chang discovers the cache of items stolen by Troy's monkey.
Directors: Tristram Shapeero, Duke Johnson | Stars: Joel McHale, Gillian Jacobs, Danny Pudi, Yvette Nicole Brown
Votes: 5,345
9.3/10
12.
Louie (2010–2015)
Episode:
Duckling
(2011)
TV-MA | 41 min | Comedy, Drama
Louie leaves for Afghanistan to entertain the troops, but he doesn't know that one of his daughters left him a surprise in his suitcase.
Director: Louis C.K. | Stars: Louis C.K., Keni Thomas, Hadley Delany, Ursula Parker
Votes: 1,392
9.5/10
13.
Community (2009–2015)
Episode:
A Fistful of Paintballs
(2011)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
In a "spaghetti western" parody, Pierce tries to get revenge on the rest of the study group during this year's paintball tournament.
Director: Joe Russo | Stars: Joel McHale, Gillian Jacobs, Danny Pudi, Yvette Nicole Brown
Votes: 8,488
9.3/10
14.
Game of Thrones (2011–2019)
Episode:
Fire and Blood
(2011)
TV-MA | 53 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Robb vows to get revenge on the Lannisters. Jon must officially decide if his place is with Robb or the Night's Watch. Daenerys says her final goodbye to Drogo.
Director: Alan Taylor | Stars: Sean Bean, Michelle Fairley, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Lena Headey
Votes: 44,316
9.3/10
15.
Black Mirror (2011– )
Episode:
The Entire History of You
(2011)
TV-MA | 49 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
In the near future, everyone has access to a memory implant that records everything they do, see and hear. You need never forget a face again - but is that always a good thing?
Director: Brian Welsh | Stars: Toby Kebbell, Jodie Whittaker, Tom Cullen, Amy Beth Hayes
Votes: 64,690
9.3/10
16.
Game of Thrones (2011–2019)
Episode:
You Win or You Die
(2011)
TV-MA | 58 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Robert has been injured while hunting and is dying. Jon and the others finally take their vows to the Night's Watch. A man, sent by Robert, is captured for trying to poison Daenerys. Furious, Drogo vows to attack the Seven Kingdoms.
Director: Daniel Minahan | Stars: Sean Bean, Mark Addy, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Lena Headey
Votes: 38,556
9.3/10
17.
Community (2009–2015)
Episode:
For a Few Paintballs More
(2011)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
When the study group learns that there's a sinister plot behind the paintball tournament, they unite the remaining players to defeat the enemy.
Director: Joe Russo | Stars: Joel McHale, Gillian Jacobs, Danny Pudi, Yvette Nicole Brown
Votes: 7,008
9.3/10
18.
The Office (2005–2013)
Episode:
Threat Level Midnight
(2011)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy
Michael finally finishes his movie "Threat Level Midnight" and screens it for his employees at Dunder Mifflin, but Holly is less than enthusiastic for his finished product.
Director: Tucker Gates | Stars: Steve Carell, Rainn Wilson, John Krasinski, Jenna Fischer
Votes: 10,224
9.3/10
19.
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005– )
Episode:
CharDee MacDennis: The Game of Games
(2011)
TV-MA | 21 min | Comedy
On a day of ultimate boredom and listlessness, the gang breaks out a homemade board game, created by Mac, Dee, Charlie, and Dennis.
Director: Matt Shakman | Stars: Charlie Day, Glenn Howerton, Rob McElhenney, Kaitlin Olson
Votes: 4,140
9.3/10
20.
Breaking Bad (2008–2013)
Episode:
Hermanos
(2011)
TV-14 | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
When Hank produces evidence that Gus is Albuquerque's crystal meth kingpin, Walt worries that he and Jesse will be killed to protect their boss.
Director: Johan Renck | Stars: Bryan Cranston, Anna Gunn, Aaron Paul, Dean Norris
Votes: 27,415
9.3/10
21.
Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014)
Episode:
Under God's Power She Flourishes
(2011)
TV-MA | 58 min | Crime, Drama
Jimmy's experiences at Princeton are seen in flashback, Margaret tries to deal with her guilt, and Doyle tries unsuccessfully to wheel and deal.
Director: Allen Coulter | Stars: Steve Buscemi, Michael Pitt, Kelly Macdonald, Michael Shannon
Votes: 2,386
9.3/10
22.
Spartacus: Gods of the Arena (2011)
Episode:
The Bitter End
(2011)
TV-MA | 63 min | Action, Adventure, Biography
Batiatus seeks vengeance for all that has befallen him, retaining his gladiators and Solonius in the cause. The new arena opens, promising a spectacle of combat and blood.
Director: Rick Jacobson | Stars: John Hannah, Manu Bennett, Peter Mensah, Dustin Clare
Votes: 2,770
9.3/10
23.
Game of Thrones (2011–2019)
Episode:
A Golden Crown
(2011)
TV-MA | 53 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
While recovering from his battle with Jaime, Eddard is forced to run the kingdom while Robert goes hunting. Tyrion demands a trial by combat for his freedom. Viserys is losing his patience with Drogo.
Director: Daniel Minahan | Stars: Sean Bean, Mark Addy, Michelle Fairley, Lena Headey
Votes: 38,077
9.3/10
24.
Community (2009–2015)
Episode:
Documentary Filmmaking: Redux
(2011)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy
The dean is given the task of making a Greendale commercial, but the shoot soon goes over budget and spirals out of control - with Abed documenting the experience.
Director: Joe Russo | Stars: Joel McHale, Gillian Jacobs, Danny Pudi, Yvette Nicole Brown
Votes: 5,311
9.3/10
25.
Justified (2010–2015)
Episode:
Brother's Keeper
(2011)
TV-MA | 43 min | Action, Crime, Drama
As the coal mine makes one final attempt to negotiate with the Bennett clan, Loretta begins to piece together what the Bennetts did with her father.
Director: Tony Goldwyn | Stars: Timothy Olyphant, Nick Searcy, Joelle Carter, Jacob Pitts
Votes: 1,859
9.3/10
26.
The Office (2005–2013)
Episode:
Garage Sale
(2011)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy
Michael plans to propose to Holly the day of the Dunder Mifflin garage sale, but Holly may have to take an extended leave of absence to Colorado because her father is sick.
Director: Steve Carell | Stars: Steve Carell, Rainn Wilson, John Krasinski, Jenna Fischer
Votes: 8,143
9.3/10
27.
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005– )
Episode:
The Gang Goes to the Jersey Shore
(2011)
TV-MA | 22 min | Comedy
Dennis and Dee take the gang to their favorite childhood vacation spot, but things aren't quite how they remembered them.
Director: Matt Shakman | Stars: Charlie Day, Glenn Howerton, Rob McElhenney, Kaitlin Olson
Votes: 4,154
9.3/10
28.
How I Met Your Mother (2005–2014)
Episode:
Bad News
(2011)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Marshall suspects that he is the reason Lily can't get pregnant after meeting a fertility doctor who also happens to be Barney's doppelganger. Meanwhile, Robin's embarrassing past is revealed at work by her former co-anchor.
Director: Pamela Fryman | Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders, Neil Patrick Harris
Votes: 5,079
9.0/10
29.
Black Mirror (2011– )
Episode:
Fifteen Million Merits
(2011)
TV-MA | 62 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
In a world where people's lives consist of riding exercise bikes to gain credits, Bing tries to help a woman get on to a singing competition show.
Director: Euros Lyn | Stars: Daniel Kaluuya, Jessica Brown Findlay, Rupert Everett, Julia Davis
Votes: 62,728
9.0/10
30.
Breaking Bad (2008–2013)
Episode:
Box Cutter
(2011)
TV-14 | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Walt and Jesse are held captive by Gus, after Gale's death. Meanwhile, Skyler tries to find out what happened to Walt.
Director: Adam Bernstein | Stars: Bryan Cranston, Anna Gunn, Aaron Paul, Dean Norris
Votes: 29,007
9.0/10
31.
How I Met Your Mother (2005–2014)
Episode:
Tick Tick Tick
(2011)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Barney and Robin are afraid to break the news to Nora and Kevin that they cheated with each other and want to get back together, while Ted and Marshall get stoned together at a concert.
Director: Pamela Fryman | Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders, Neil Patrick Harris
Votes: 5,207
9.0/10
32.
Game of Thrones (2011–2019)
Episode:
The Wolf and the Lion
(2011)
TV-MA | 55 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Catelyn has captured Tyrion and plans to bring him to her sister, Lysa Arryn, at the Vale, to be tried for his, supposed, crimes against Bran. Robert plans to have Daenerys killed, but Eddard refuses to be a part of it and quits.
Director: Brian Kirk | Stars: Sean Bean, Mark Addy, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Michelle Fairley
Votes: 38,543
9.0/10
33.
The Office (2005–2013)
Episode:
Michael's Last Dundies
(2011)
TV-PG | 23 min | Comedy
Michael hosts his final "Dundies" as the boss at the Scranton branch, but tension is in the air, and Deangelo Vickers, the new boss, is having trouble with his co-hosting duties.
Director: Mindy Kaling | Stars: Steve Carell, Rainn Wilson, John Krasinski, Jenna Fischer
Votes: 6,697
9.0/10
34.
Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014)
Episode:
Gimcrack and Bunkum
(2011)
TV-MA | 51 min | Crime, Drama
With the Commodore's stroke, the conspirators against Nucky realize their error and begin to make bad decisions.
Director: Timothy Van Patten | Stars: Steve Buscemi, Michael Pitt, Kelly Macdonald, Michael Shannon
Votes: 2,190
9.0/10
35.
Louie (2010–2015)
Episode:
Come On, God
(2011)
TV-MA | 21 min | Comedy, Drama
Louie explores one of his lifelong habits.
Director: Louis C.K. | Stars: Louis C.K., Greg Gutfeld, Liz Holtan, Angela Struck
Votes: 964
9.0/10
36.
How I Met Your Mother (2005–2014)
Episode:
Ducky Tie
(2011)
TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
At the Architect's Ball, Ted runs into Victoria, who tells him that she's getting married. Meanwhile, Barney places an unlikely wager with Marshall and Lily in order to see Lily's breasts.
Director: Rob Greenberg | Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders, Neil Patrick Harris
Votes: 4,609
9.0/10
37.
Community (2009–2015)
Episode:
Intermediate Documentary Filmmaking
(2011)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy
Pierce pretends to be dying so that he can bequeath a series of cryptic and sometimes mean-spirited gifts to his study partners, and Abed decides to shoot a documentary film of the situation.
Director: Joe Russo | Stars: Joel McHale, Gillian Jacobs, Danny Pudi, Yvette Nicole Brown
Votes: 4,625
9.0/10
38.
The Walking Dead (2010–2022)
Episode:
Pretty Much Dead Already
(2011)
TV-14 | 43 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
Glenn tells the rest of the group about the walkers in the barn, dividing them on what to do. Meanwhile, Hershel sets a deadline for the group to leave, unless Rick does a difficult task.
Director: Michelle MacLaren | Stars: Andrew Lincoln, Jon Bernthal, Sarah Wayne Callies, Laurie Holden
Votes: 19,815
9.0/10
39.
Community (2009–2015)
Episode:
Horror Fiction in Seven Spooky Steps
(2011)
TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy
During her pre-Halloween party, Britta gets everyone to tell a spooky story so that she can find out which member of the study group scored out as a psychopath on their psychology profiles.
Director: Tristram Shapeero | Stars: Joel McHale, Gillian Jacobs, Danny Pudi, Yvette Nicole Brown
Votes: 4,710
9.0/10
40.
Justified (2010–2015)
Episode:
Reckoning
(2011)
TV-MA | 41 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Raylan tries to track down Dicky after Helen is killed, but he is forced to turn to Arlo to make a deal and get Mags' blessing.
Director: Adam Arkin | Stars: Timothy Olyphant, Nick Searcy, Joelle Carter, Jacob Pitts
Votes: 1,697
9.0/10
41.
How I Met Your Mother (2005–2014)
Episode:
Symphony of Illumination
(2011)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
After Robin tells Barney that she's pregnant with his child, she receives some shocking news from her doctor. Meanwhile, a neighborhood teen plays a trick on Marshall while he decorates his house with Christmas lights.
Director: Pamela Fryman | Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders, Neil Patrick Harris
Votes: 4,631
9.0/10
42.
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005– )
Episode:
Thunder Gun Express
(2011)
TV-MA | 21 min | Comedy
A presidential visit to Philadelphia threatens to keep the gang from seeing a new action movie, leaving Dennis stuck in traffic, Frank stealing a boat, and Dee and Charlie prowling the city's sewers.
Director: Matt Shakman | Stars: Charlie Day, Glenn Howerton, Rob McElhenney, Kaitlin Olson
Votes: 3,171
9.0/10
43.
Louie (2010–2015)
Episode:
Eddie
(2011)
TV-MA | 23 min | Comedy, Drama
Louie reunites with an old friend.
Director: Louis C.K. | Stars: Louis C.K., Doug Stanhope, Michael Drumgold, Chris Gethard
Votes: 968
9.0/10
44.
Spartacus: Gods of the Arena (2011)
Episode:
Missio
(2011)
TV-MA | 54 min | Action, Adventure, Biography
Batiatus conjures up a devious plan and enlists Lucretia, Gaia and a clutch of gladiator recruits to see it through. Oenomaus longs to reclaim the top gladiator rank, but new challenges cross his path.
Director: Rick Jacobson | Stars: John Hannah, Manu Bennett, Peter Mensah, Dustin Clare
Votes: 2,580
9.0/10
45.
How I Met Your Mother (2005–2014)
Episode:
Oh Honey
(2011)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Ted discovers that he is in love with Zoey after she tries to set him up on a date with her naive cousin, and he cuts off their friendship as a result. But little does he know that her marriage status has changed and she loves him too.
Director: Pamela Fryman | Stars: Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders, Neil Patrick Harris
Votes: 4,448
9.0/10
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