The Detour

10 Best Episodes of The Detour - Season 3

A what-in-the-living-hell-is-wrong-with-this-family comedy created by comic super-couple Jason Jones & Samantha Bee and inspired by their own experiences with family trips. Unfiltered dad Nate hits the road with wife Robin and kids Delilah and Jared. Every leg of their trip is fraught with disaster as they encounter one hellish turn after another. If there's trouble on the road, this family will find it and plow into it.

Written by Sophie and last updated on nov 24, 2022.

PS: The following content contains spoilers!

PPS: I will admit that parts of this page was written with the help of AI - it makes my work so much easier to not start from a blank page!

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#10 - The Mark (Season 3 - Episode 3)

Edie continues to surveil the Parkers and is looking for the stupidest member of the family to get close to.

The episode was rated 7.45 from 326 votes.

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#9 - The Vows (Season 3 - Episode 6)

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Upon returning home from a winter at sea, Nate is left at the dock by his family. After a lift back to his "life"in town, he soon realizes things change fast. And he's not sure he likes it. Actually, he really hates it.

The episode was rated 7.50 from 302 votes.

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#8 - The Boat (Season 3 - Episode 5)

With Robin out of work, its Nate's turn to earn-- on an Alaskan factory fishing trawler. But it's only 7 months of rotting fish, meth fumes, and family separation. What could go wrong?

The episode was rated 7.54 from 312 votes.

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#7 - The Water (Season 3 - Episode 7)

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A look back at Robin and Nate's first vacation together. A trip to the tropics and their first time alone since the kids were born. Spoiler Alert. They have an awful time.

The episode was rated 7.58 from 292 votes.

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#6 - The Funeral (Season 3 - Episode 9)

Having crashed their plane into the Alaskan wilderness the family must rely on one another to survive. It's like the Revenant. But less cold and grunting.

The episode was rated 7.64 from 289 votes.

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#5 - The Plane (Season 3 - Episode 8)

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Nate is reunited with his family and pulls off an evacuation away from Edie and the feds. Unfortunately, he didn't have much time to plan it and he has to rely on a terminally ill, 90 year old Alaskan bush pilot.

The episode was rated 7.64 from 288 votes.

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#4 - The Stop (Season 3 - Episode 2)

Between the children hitting puberty and Robin’s long work hours and incessant partying, Nate struggles with his new role as stay-at-home father.

The episode was rated 7.68 from 347 votes.

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#3 - The Goal (Season 3 - Episode 4)

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Edie has gone undercover, posing as an assistant coach of Jared and Delilah's hockey team. When they go on the road together, Robin suddenly gets a little jealous of this mysterious stranger.

The episode was rated 7.68 from 303 votes.

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#2 - The Run (Season 3 - Episode 1)

After a year on the lam across the continental US, the Parkers finally settle into the last place anyone will be looking for them. Alaska. But their lies and deceits soon come back to haunt them.

The episode was rated 7.71 from 350 votes.

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#1 - The Escape (Season 3 - Episode 10)

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The Parkers finally happen upon help in an abandoned ghost town which is filled with deadly serious Pacific Rim LARPERS.

The episode was rated 7.94 from 281 votes.

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