Ranking of "THE COLLECTION" (2016) Episodes

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Below is my ranking of the episodes from the 2016 limited series, "THE COLLECTION". Created by Oliver Goldstick, the series starred Richard Coyle and Tom Riley:

RANKING OF "THE COLLECTION" (2016) EPISODES



1. (1.04) "The Launch" - Under pressure to create the Spring show, the Sabine family's fashion house, The Maison, is a hive of activity. But designer Claude Sabine is not creating and a seamstress-turned-model named Nina is focused on finding her illegitimate child. American journalist Stanley Rossi returns to question Paul Sabine's former boss and mentor, forcing Paul to punish those he loves.



2. (1.06) "The Weekend" - The inner circle of The Maison spend a weekend at investor Jules Trouvier's chateau. There, the Sabine family is rocked by untimely revelations, surprising alliances, relationships and a betrayal that may be damaged beyond repair.



3. (1.02) "The Dress" - The new business marriage with Trouvier is only hours into its honeymoon, when he and Paul clash over how to run the house. With millions at stake, when Nina is thrust into the unlikely role of a couture model, events take a darker turn during a photo shoot.



4. (1.07) "The Betrayal" - Everyone at The Maison is somber following a staffer's road accident, and Helen's attempts to help using her family connections, only raises troubling wartime questions for Paul. Charlotte meanwhile begins her counter attack on the business and threatens to expose Claude as the true genius behind the Paul Sabine label.



5. (1.01) "The Deal" - Rising fashion designer Paul Sabine is offered the keys to a kingdom when he resurrects his family's fashion house. But he needs the help of his volatile brother, Claude, the true genius behind the label.



6. (1.08) "The Offer" - In the final episode, Paul fights to maintain The Maison, while his mother Yvette Sabine tries to broker relations between her sons. Nina and American photographer Billy Novak must decide where their future lies.



7. (1.05) "The Afterglow" - Paul's glory is short-lived and instead of basking in the afterglow of a jubilant show, he is questioned about a dead body found buried on his family's farm. Meanwhile, Claude declares he is no longer happy to stay in the shadows.



8. (1.03) "The Scent" - Tormented by personal demons, Claude goes to dry out in the country. Meanwhile, secrets from the past war begin to spill out when a dead body is found on the Sabine family's farm and Paul becomes aware of an investigation into his former boss' past.