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The Rehearsal – Season 2, Episode 5 Washington

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The Rehearsal – Season 2, Episode 5

Washington

Aired May 18, 2025

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Nathan heads to Washington.

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Scott Tobias

New York Magazine/Vulture

May 19

3/5

Fielder mostly casts aside his co-pilots and actors in “Washington” and plants himself uncomfortably in the frame.

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Tara Bennett

AV Club

May 19

B+

The rage I felt watching him be summarily dismissed so rudely is the kind of perfect underdog turn that every storyteller hopes for when walking their audience into a finale.

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Sam Rosenberg

Consequence

May 19

Given how autism is still pervasively misunderstood and stigmatized, I’m grateful that Fielder found a way to incorporate it into The Rehearsal with both genuine curiosity and a sense of humor that’s neither mocking nor facetious.

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Synopsis

Nathan heads to Washington.

Director: Nathan Fielder
Creator: Nathan Fielder
Executive Producer: Nathan Fielder, Christie Smith, Dan McManus, Dave Paige
Screenwriter: Nathan Fielder, Carrie Kemper, Adam Locke-Norton, Eric Notarnicola
Network: HBO
Rating: TV-MA
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2025