Ranking of "WHITE HOUSE PLUMBERS" (2023) Episodes
Below is my ranking of the episodes from "WHITE HOUSE PLUMBERS", the HBO adaptation of "Integrity", Egil Krogh and Matthew Krogh’s 2007 book about Watergate. Directed by David Mandel, the limited series starred Woody Harrelson and Justin Theroux:
RANKING OF "WHITE HOUSE PLUMBERS" (2023) EPISODES
1. (1.03) "Don’t Drink the Whiskey at the Watergate" - Nixon Administration “plumbers” led by E. Howard Hunt and G. Gordon Liddy attempt to break into the Democratic National Committee offices at the Watergate Hotel to plant listening devices for the White House.
2. (1.04) "The Writer’s Wife" - Reeling from the arrests at the Watergate, Hunt enlists his son Saint John's help to dispose of evidence, while Liddy warns the acting Attorney General that the burglaries can be tied back to President Nixon. Later, after returning from Paris, a livid Dorothy Hunt must take control to protect her family and the Liddys.
3. (1.02) "Please Destroy This, Huh?" - While Hunt and Dorothy entertain Liddy and his wife Fran at their exclusive country club, their kids Lisa and Saint John paint a less-than-perfect portrait of the family. On the outs with Nixon's Attorney General John Mitchell, Hunt and Liddy get a chance to redeem themselves when a leaked memo from Dita Beard puts Mitchell and the administration in legal jeopardy.
4. (1.05) "True Believers" - Amid rumors of the White House's involvement, Liddy shares his concerns about Hunt's stability with White House Counsel John Dean and tries to make a deal. Hunt's daughter Kevan leverages a secret notebook to convince her father to come clean in his testimony to the U.S. Senate.
5. (1.01) "The Beverly Hills Burglary" - A year before the infamous Watergate break-in, Hunt and Liddy are tasked with investigating the Pentagon Papers leak, gathering a team of Cubans - all Bay of Pigs veterans - to infiltrate whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg's psychiatrist's office. Meanwhile, the Hunts get to know the Liddys.