Rita: Season 1
Episode Guide
Season 1 Progress Shield
The Idealist
Feb 9, 2012 · 42 min
Ricco's father-in-law turns out to be Rita's high school sweetheart. Meanwhile, Rita's battle at school with a 14-year-old know-it-all goes wrong.
The Teacher
Feb 16, 2012 · 38 min
A new student suffers socially when his parents demand a schoolwide ban on sugar. Meanwhile, Rita's estranged mother wants to get back in touch.
The Anarchist
Feb 23, 2012 · 40 min
When a school talent show forces Rita to re-evaluate her uncompromising relationship to truth, she realizes she's been doing some lying of her own.
The Whore
Mar 1, 2012 · 38 min
Rita finds porn on Jeppe's computer and fears he'll share what she knows firsthand is a destructive relationship to sex.
The Protector
Mar 8, 2012 · 41 min
Rita protects a troubled kid with ADHD from vandalism charges but forgets to fight for her own son when he's the victim of hate crime bullying.
The Hypocrite
Mar 15, 2012 · 37 min
Rita finds drugs at school, but the accused student points Rita in the direction of her own son, Jeppe. Molly gets a job at a hospice.
The Princess
Mar 22, 2012 · 38 min
When Rita takes over a second-grade theater production, her own life story begins to blend with the fairy tale the kids are playing out.
The Mother
Mar 29, 2012 · 37 min
A lonely Rita starts hanging out with Rosa. But all hell breaks loose when Rosa realizes that Rita was the one her dad was having an affair with.