Every Episode of Netflix’s ‘His & Hers,’ Ranked

Spoiler Alert: This list contains spoilers for the Netflix series His & Hers.There’s a major murder in a small town, and two people are right at the center of it. Netflix’s latest thriller novel-to-TV adaptation, His & Hers, follows Atlanta reporter Anna Andrews (Tessa Thompson), who disappeared without explanation for an entire year before suddenly returning to the newsroom, hoping to salvage her career. When rumors surface about a murder in a nearby town from her childhood, Anna seizes the opportunity to prove she still has the journalistic chops to reclaim her prime anchor spot.

However, she quickly meets her match in Detective Jack Harper (Jon Bernthal), the lead investigator on the case. It’s the ultimate detective versus reporter rivalry. But as His & Hers quickly reveals, the two share a complicated history. By constantly questioning each of their motives and moral compasses, the series keeps viewers guessing. Each episode either brings you closer to the truth or completely dismantles your theories. With that in mind, here is every episode of His & Hers, ranked.

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“Episode 2”

Episode 2 is difficult to watch largely because of Detective Jack’s sheer egotism. As the officer leading the investigation, he should prioritize the case’s needs above his own. Yet, his desire to keep his secret affair with Rachel (Jamie Tisdale) buried pushes him to compromise both his judgment and his methods. Paired with Detective Priya “Boston” Patel (Sunita Mani), Jack interviews Rachel’s closest next of kin, her husband, Duffie Hopkins (Chris Bauer). Duffle claims that their marriage was open, and his alibi appears solid: CCTV footage shows Rachel leaving their home on the night of her death. Meanwhile, Duffie is later seen walking his dog and returning home.

This is where Jack truly goes off the rails. A core responsibility of detective work is to entertain every plausible theory, even when it points towards an uncomfortable truth. Priya begins to develop the possibility that Rachel had an unhappy boyfriend. This lead logically fits with the evidence, but immediately rattles Jack. Rather than engaging with the theory professionally, he repeatedly shuts it down, motivated solely by his need to protect his reputation. His behavior is unethical, but it’s nothing compared to his sneaking into the morgue or faking his DNA sample collection.

5

“Episode 3”

As audiences reach the midpoint, it seems like there are more questions than answers. Across the past two episodes, the odds have seemed firmly stacked against Detective Jack. This time, however, audiences start to doubt Anna’s motives. Jack may have slept with Rachel, but he never truly knew her the way Anna did. Their shared history stretches back to their school days at St. Hilary’s, where Anna and Rachel were part of the same mean girl social circle. Anna might not be as evil as Rachel, but being associated with her posse is bad enough to give her a notorious reputation. Alongside Rachel’s right-hand girl, Helen Wang (Poppy Liu), and Jack’s younger sister Zoe Harper (Marin Ireland), the group routinely targeted Catherine Kelly (Astrid Rotenberry).

In the present day, Anna is shown fighting to reclaim her career as a news anchor, even if it means going behind her rival anchor, Lexy (Rebecca Rittenhouse). Her plan collapses when Lexy arrives seconds before airtime and retrieves the spotlight. Just like Jack, Anna’s moral compass is questioned: has Anna always been the victim, or has she also been the culprit? That grey area gets complicated when Jack discovers Anna standing right next to Helen’s dead body at St. Hilary’s before the police arrive.

4

“Episode 1”

Episode 1 wastes no time establishing the show’s central thesis — an ideal move for a miniseries with only six episodes. A woman named Rachel Hopkins is found murdered in the forest of small-town Dahlonega, roughly an hour outside the bustling city of Atlanta. There are no witnesses to hold accountable, or so it initially appears. The next morning, Detective Jack arrives at the scene with his team, methodically taking control and ensuring the crime scene is sealed tight. While he handles his officers with confidence, the press swarming the area proves harder to manage. Jack’s composure slightly cracks when he is questioned by an Atlanta reporter named Anna.

At first, Anna appears to be a relentless journalist, pushing Jack’s buttons to get what she wants. As the episode later reveals, there’s a reason behind her hostility: Anna and Jack are technically still married. What’s even more surprising is that they have been estranged for a year. The twists keep coming. When Anna arrives in Dahlonega with her married cameraman, Richard Jones (Pablo Schreiber), the two sleep together in a hotel room loudly enough for Jack to hear from the hallway. However, it’s essentially an act of revenge mirroring the source of Anna’s resentment: before Rachel’s death, Anna had secretly caught Jack having sex with Rachel in the forest. This revelation presents the episode’s most provocative question: Did Jack kill Rachel?

3

“Episode 5”

The penultimate episode delivers some of the biggest twists of the series, but it is also a heavy and triggering watch. At this stage, Detective Priya is almost certain that Anna is responsible for the murders. At the same time, Duffie — who Detective Jack has been quietly trying to push as a suspect — manages to turn the tables around and point suspicion back at Jack. While Anna and Jack may have started to reconnect, it becomes clear that both of them are hiding serious secrets. As the police and the town begin to turn against them, they are left with only one option: trusting each other.

The episode finally gives viewers clear answers. When Zoe is found murdered in her own home, she is officially ruled out as the killer. Anna is cleared as well, since she is confirmed to be at Richard’s in-laws at the time of the murder. The true killer turns out to be far closer to Anna than anyone expected — Catherine, who has altered her looks and become Lexy. She has been hiding in plain sight all along. A painful flashback reveals her motive: during Anna’s sixteenth birthday in the forest, Catherine was cruelly set up for a gang assault while Rachel, Zoe, and Helen laughed.

2

“Episode 4”

Much like Jack’s situation, a large portion of the evidence also points to Anna as a possible suspect. One recurring detail in the murders is the friendship bracelet found in the mouths of both Rachel and Helen. Anna owns the same bracelet, as does Zoe, making them the only two people known to have access to it. Since Detective Priya has already questioned everyone connected to their old high school friend group, Anna quickly realizes how suspicious this looks. With the pressure closing in, she turns to a desperate solution, holding a press conference designed to shift the blame onto Zoe and damage her public image.

Putting Anna’s vindictive choices aside, Episode 4 becomes the emotional breaking point for both Anna and Jack. After a chaotic investigation filled with buried secrets, Anna finally explains why she left him, and her reasoning feels painfully honest. After the sudden death of their newborn, Anna needed space to grieve and permission to feel her pain without trying to fix it. Disappearing wasn’t the right choice, especially since Jack was grieving too. Although they reconcile by the end, the lingering truth remains: either of them could still be the killer.

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“Episode 6”

This episode delivers the most action His & Hers has offered so far, but it comes with an equally brutal backstory. Throughout the series, the show has consistently questioned its characters’ moral boundaries, and Catherine remains its most complicated example. There is no denying that she was a victim of relentless bullying. However, a disturbing flashback reveals that even as a teenager, Catherine showed violent tendencies. After being mocked by her asthmatic older sister, she deliberately empties her sister’s inhaler, leaving her to suffocate at sea. Once again, the show forces viewers into moral uncertainty.

Nothing, however, prepares viewers for the final twist. A year after the murders, Anna and Jack have reconciled, are raising Zoe’s daughter, and are expecting another child. The true killer is revealed to be Anna’s mother, Alice Andrews (Crystal Fox), who murdered Rachel, Helen, and Zoe and attempted to frame Catherine. In a devastating revelation, Anna tried to save Catherine from the gang assault, but Catherine refused to help in return. Instead, Anna was assaulted herself, explaining Alice’s violent quest for revenge. Anna chooses not to report her mother, ending the series on an unsettling yet strangely hopeful note.