Rita
Season 1
2012 • 8 Episodes
Episodes
1. The Idealist
February 9, 2012
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.
2. The Teacher
February 16, 2012
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.
3. The Anarchist
February 23, 2012
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.
4. The Whore
March 1, 2012
Rita finds porn on Jeppe's computer and fears he'll share what she knows firsthand is a destructive relationship to sex.
5. The Protector
March 8, 2012
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.
6. The Hypocrite
March 15, 2012
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.
7. The Princess
March 22, 2012
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.
8. The Mother
March 29, 2012
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.