What are the best episodes of This Life?

The best rated episodes of This Life are: Scanxiety - S2E5 rated 8.6, Destruction as Creation - S2E8 rated 8.4, Communion - S2E4 rated 8.4, Perfect Day - S2E2 rated 8.4, Holy Water - S1E6 rated 8.4

What are the worst episodes of This Life?

The lowest rated episodes of This Life are: Should Have Known Better - S1E10 rated 6.8, Gut Punch - S1E1 rated 7.4, Coping Cards - S2E3 rated 7.4, Seeing Red - S1E7 rated 7.6, Dark Retreat - S1E9 rated 7.9

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Best Episodes of This Life

Scanxiety
S2 Ep5
8.6
6th Nov 2016
Natalie seeks distraction as she awaits scan results that will determine her future. Maggie and Raza have an awkward lunch with her parents.
Destruction as Creation
S2 Ep8
8.4
27th Nov 2016
Oliver struggles with the realities of being hypomanic and the collateral damage caused to his studio.
Communion
S2 Ep4
8.4
23rd Oct 2016
Matthew and Nicole host a celebration for Abby’s first communion but family tensions get in the way. Natalie takes David to court to revoke his parental rights.
Perfect Day
S2 Ep2
8.4
9th Oct 2016
Maggie invites the Lawsons to a very unconventional housewarming party. Natalie and her friend Tia pursue an experiential day, determined to live life on their own terms.
Holy Water
S1 Ep6
8.4
16th Nov 2015
Natalie finally levels with her kids. Matthew is driven to face an old mistake. Oliver hits a breaking point with his parents. Maggie is drawn deeper into a polyamorous relationship.

Worst Episodes of This Life

Should Have Known Better
S1 Ep10
6.8
14th Dec 2015
Before making a life-altering decision that comes with major risks, Natalie is confronted with the return of someone shed rather never see again.
Gut Punch
S1 Ep1
7.4
5th Oct 2015
Natalie Lawson, a single mother of three, finds her plans to change her life for the better derailed when she learns her cancer has returned.
Coping Cards
S2 Ep3
7.4
16th Oct 2016
Natalie battles through a storm of side effects while her family fumbles in their attempts to support her. Oliver second-guesses his ability to come through for Romy. Matthew makes an attempt to repair things with Nicole.
Seeing Red
S1 Ep7
7.6
23rd Nov 2015
Natalie organizes a birthday dinner for Emma that nobody wants. The problems Oliver ran from in LA catch up to him in Montreal. Matthew is faced with an impossible dilemma.
Dark Retreat
S1 Ep9
7.9
7th Dec 2015
Natalie and Andrew put their relationship to the test. Emma throws an accidental house party. Caleb and Danielle turn to each other for comfort.

This Life Episode Guide

Gut Punch
S1 Ep1
7.4
5th Oct 2015
Natalie Lawson, a single mother of three, finds her plans to change her life for the better derailed when she learns her cancer has returned.
Everything Must Go
S1 Ep2
8.2
12th Oct 2015
Natalie confides in her sister Maggie about her diagnosis while attempting to keep it hidden from her teenage children.
The Part That Decides My Fate
S1 Ep3
8.1
26th Oct 2015
Natalie undergoes a biopsy that could determine how much time she has left, while her brother Oliver returns home after years away.
Love Your Tumour
S1 Ep4
8.1
2nd Nov 2015
Natalie gets closer to Andrew as she awaits her biopsy results. Oliver bonds with Romy while Janine learns something very troubling about her son.
The Unbelieving
S1 Ep5
8.1
9th Nov 2015
Natalie cant bring herself to tell her kids about her cancer. Maggie and Oliver make self-destructive life choices instead of facing their problems. Janine questions her faith.
Holy Water
S1 Ep6
8.4
16th Nov 2015
Natalie finally levels with her kids. Matthew is driven to face an old mistake. Oliver hits a breaking point with his parents. Maggie is drawn deeper into a polyamorous relationship.
Seeing Red
S1 Ep7
7.6
23rd Nov 2015
Natalie organizes a birthday dinner for Emma that nobody wants. The problems Oliver ran from in LA catch up to him in Montreal. Matthew is faced with an impossible dilemma.
My Body Lies Over the Ocean
S1 Ep8
8.1
30th Nov 2015
Natalie struggles to convince Caleb to accept responsibility for his criminal actions. Maggie and Oliver travel to LA to resolve Olivers loose ends with Tom.
Dark Retreat
S1 Ep9
7.9
7th Dec 2015
Natalie and Andrew put their relationship to the test. Emma throws an accidental house party. Caleb and Danielle turn to each other for comfort.
Should Have Known Better
S1 Ep10
6.8
14th Dec 2015
Before making a life-altering decision that comes with major risks, Natalie is confronted with the return of someone shed rather never see again.

Set in contemporary Montreal, “This Life” is a family saga focusing on Natalie Lawson, an accomplished columnist and single mother in her early forties whose terminal cancer diagnosis sends her on a quest to prepare her teenage children for life without her. Her tight-knit family – sister, two brothers and parents – do the best they can to help her, while coping with their own responses to this revelation.