The Middle

10 Best Episodes of The Middle - Season 8

The daily mishaps of a married woman and her semi-dysfunctional family and their attempts to survive life in general in the city of Orson, Indiana.

Written by Sophie and last updated on feb 04, 2023.

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The Middle - S8E8

#15 - Trip and Fall (Season 8 - Episode 8)

Trashy neighbor Rita Glossner talks an apprehensive Frankie into taking a road trip to an unknown destination. Mike takes an embarrassing fall at the quarry and has to deal with even more embarrassment when OSHA is called in to investigate. Sue attempts to convince Axl to end his estrangement with the family after learning their true feelings about April.

The episode was rated 7.62 from 860 votes.

The Middle - S8E1

#14 - The Core Group (Season 8 - Episode 1)

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Frankie and Mike are excited to be introduced to the love of Axl's life, April; the family is surprised when she reveals an unusual personality trait; Sue decides to change her major while Brick begins high school and wants to change his image.

The episode was rated 7.64 from 997 votes.

The Middle - S8E11

#13 - Hoosier Maid (Season 8 - Episode 11)

Frankie wins a free maid service for a month and is excited for the break, but the Heck household might pose a bigger challenge than she expected. Mike and Rusty's dad, Big Mike, begins to have trouble taking care of himself.

The episode was rated 7.64 from 879 votes.

The Middle - S8E6

#12 - Thanksgiving VIII (Season 8 - Episode 6)

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Frankie decides that April is not good enough to be with Axl and does anything she can to keep her out of the annual family Christmas photo. Frankie must fight for Axl's attention when he announces that he will be spending Thanksgiving with April.

The episode was rated 7.65 from 858 votes.

The Middle - S8E2

#11 - A Tough Pill to Swallow (Season 8 - Episode 2)

Mike tries to help a devastated Sue get back into college after discovering she has been kicked out for not renewing her financial aid, and Frankie attempts to teach Brick how to swallow a pill when he gets sick.

The episode was rated 7.66 from 895 votes.

The Middle - S8E14

#10 - Sorry Not Sorry (Season 8 - Episode 14)

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Frankie and Mike frantically attempt to shut off the water and save some treasured items when the pipes burst in the basement. But after freaking out and bickering amongst each other, Axl, Sue and Brick call a family intervention meeting to let their parents know that their constant fighting and bickering is negatively affecting them. But while the kids feel like they can benefit from their parents’ newfound realization, Frankie and Mike start to think that the kids’ lack of support makes them the ones who should be sorry,

The episode was rated 7.66 from 921 votes.

The Middle - S8E3

#9 - Halloween VII: The Heckoning (Season 8 - Episode 3)

As Halloween approaches, Frankie is taken aback when she discovers that, if the circumstances ever arose where she and Mike got divorced, the kids would all choose to live with Mike. Meanwhile, Sue tries everything in her power to get her room back from Brick, and having to be so nice around girlfriend April all of the time leads Axl to lash out at his family,

The episode was rated 7.67 from 900 votes.

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#8 - The Confirmation (Season 8 - Episode 19)

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After being reminded that Brick was never confirmed, Frankie and Mike send him to Reverend TimTom's Wilderness Jesus Jam weekend camp to brush up on his religious knowledge in preparation for the blessed event. But Brick is shocked to discover that his bunkmate is no other than Blake Ferguson - the boy he was switched at birth with and raised by his parents for the first month of his life.

The episode was rated 7.69 from 925 votes.

The Middle - S8E20

#7 - Adult Swim (Season 8 - Episode 20)

After Axl discovers that he doesn't have a decent suit to wear for business interviews, he is excited when Frankie agrees to take him shopping to help him find a suit; Mike threatens to get rid of the summer pool if Sue and Brick don't use it.

The episode was rated 7.72 from 873 votes.

The Middle - S8E22

#6 - The Final Final (Season 8 - Episode 22)

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Frankie, Mike and Brick notice that luck is on their side after the Prairie Scouts inadvertently paint the Donahue's address on their curb; after Axl misses his final college exam before graduation, he asks his teacher to let him take it.

The episode was rated 7.74 from 872 votes.

The Middle - S8E18

#5 - The Par-tay (Season 8 - Episode 18)

Mike's friendship with Bill Norwood is in jeopardy after Bill gets angry when Mike poaches his plumber at a reduced rate; Frankie is disappointed when Sue refuses to tell her who she has a crush on; Brick wants Axl to party with him at college.

The episode was rated 7.75 from 924 votes.

The Middle - S8E16

#4 - Swing and a Miss (Season 8 - Episode 16)

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Lexie joins the Hecks for their spring break plans where she confesses to Sue that she has a crush on Axl; Mike hires Coach Babbitt as a ringer to help the quarry softball team; Frankie tries to figure out the root of an underhanded comment.

The episode was rated 7.75 from 930 votes.

The Middle - S8E9

#3 - A Very Marry Christmas (Season 8 - Episode 9)

As Christmas approaches, Sue keeps a holiday secret from the family. After agreeing to watch the neighbor’s three kids, Brick finds himself trying to hide from them as they had such a good time that they keep wanting to come over and play. Mike doesn’t know how to react when Bill Norwood gives him a Christmas gift for the first time ever,

The episode was rated 7.76 from 916 votes.

The Middle - S8E17

#2 - Exes and Ohhhs (Season 8 - Episode 17)

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Axl is startled to run into nearly all of his former flames at a St. Patrick's Day party leaving him to wonder if it is a sign about his love life; Brick buys an old microfiche machine at a library sale, leaving Frankie and Mike less than thrilled.

The episode was rated 7.88 from 949 votes.

The Middle - S8E23

#1 - Fight or Flight (Season 8 - Episode 23)

Having finally graduated college, Axl tells Frankie and Mike that he's planning on going to Europe over the summer with Kenny. Although Frankie thinks this is a great once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, Mike is less than pleased and thinks his slacker son should be putting all of his summer efforts into finding a job. Meanwhile, Sue begins to panic after she barely scrapes a parked SUV and doesn't hear back from the owner after leaving several notes on the windshield, and Brick discovers that his sudden onset of backaches is due to not sitting in his lawn chair, which was replaced by a normal kitchen-table chair.

The episode was rated 7.89 from 870 votes.

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