Ranking of "GREAT EXPECTATIONS" (2023) Episodes
Below is my ranking of the episodes from "GREAT EXPECTATIONS", the BBC/HULU adaptation of Charles Dickens' 1861 novel. Adapted by Steven Knight and directed by Brady Hood and Samira Radsi, the limited series starred Fionn Whitehead, Shalom Brune-Franklin and Olivia Colman:
RANKING OF "GREAT EXPECTATIONS" (2023) EPISODES
1. (1.03) "Episode 1.03" - Having left his life in Gravesend, orphan Philip "Pip" Pirrip has a brutal introduction to London, while working for his unknown benefactor's corrupt and powerful lawyer, Mr. Jaggers. The standoffish Estella Havisham discovers a plan of her mysterious and eccentric adoptive mother, Miss Haversham.
2. (1.04) "Episode 1.04" - As London life begins to take its toll upon Pip, his immoral work for Mr. Jaggers brings Estella, with whom he is infatuated, back into this life.
3. (1.01) "Episode 1.01" - Through a twist of fate, Pip meets and helps an escaped convict named Abel Magawitch, while visiting his parents' graves. Later, he meets Miss Havisham, a wealthy spinster, who promises to help teach him to be a gentleman, and Estella.
4. (1.06) "Episode 1.06" - While Pip and Mr. Jaggers' financial plans come to a head in this finale, Miss Havisham finally comes face to face with her past demons in the form of an old love. And Estella tries to break free from her, following a family revelation.
5. (1.02) "Episode 1.02) - While Pip continues his education with Miss Havisham, he grows increasingly infatuated with Estella. In London, Mr. Jaggers receives a letter that will change Pip's life forever.
6. (1.05) "Episode 1.05" - The return of Magwitch and his enemy, Compeyson, to England brings Pip both crisis and clarity.