9.5/102 votes#1 - Gumbo & Glory
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/10/2011
Zoe enters a gumbo contest in yet another attempt to prove she can fit in as a Bluebell resident; Lavon has a crush on Zoe and Brick's new receptionist, and the news sours Lemon; and Zoe and Brick must look past their differences to save someone's life.
Director: Andrew McCarthy
Writer: David Babcock
9.0/101 votes#2 - Showgirls
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 1/3/2014
Louis decides to help showgirls organize, but the Watt brothers stand in his way. A video of Gil John hitting a soldier with a chair in Afghanistan goes viral so Maddie looks for a way to humanize him and Andy's Vanity Fair cover shoot takes an unexpected direction.
Director: Andrew McCarthy
Writer: N/A
8.6/105 votes#3 - Room 417
Season 10 Episode 19 - Aired 6/29/2023
A cryptic tip from Red leads the Task Force to uncover a security breach within the US government. Congressman Hudson takes major steps to uncover the inner workings of the Task Force.
Director: Andrew McCarthy
Writer: James Feinberg
8.4/1033 votes#4 - Bora Bora Bora
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 7/11/2013
Pennsatucky discovers a new skill; the inmates try to scare delinquent teenagers straight; Pornstache's side business suffers a tragic setback.
Director: Andrew McCarthy
Writer: N/A
8.2/106 votes#5 - Yerba Buena
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 9/13/2016
Donna and Gordon decide to treat themselves to a vacation at home instead of camping. Bos and Cameron return to Texas. Ryan and Joe have a revelation.
Director: Andrew McCarthy
Writer: Mark Lafferty
8.0/105 votes#6 - Panic Roommate
Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 2/7/2011
Blair enlists Nate’s help to win over her high-strung boss, Epperly, at W Magazine. Damien stirs up more drama on the Upper East Side. Chuck finds himself torn between business and pleasure. Florence and the Machine performs an acoustic version of “Cosmic Love.”
Director: Andrew McCarthy
Writer: N/A
8.0/1020 votes#7 - Marvin Gerard
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 10/8/2015
With Ressler in hot pursuit, Liz only has Red to trust; Red asks a lawyer named Marvin Gerard for help with a hostage situation. The FBI wants to force Cooper out of the task force.
Director: Andrew McCarthy
Writer: Lukas Reiter
8.0/105 votes#8 - Dr. Michael Abani
Season 10 Episode 12 - Aired 5/14/2023
Dembe reflects on his complicated past when he receives a concerning call from an old connection. An ambitious Congressman begins to question the Task Force's operations.
Director: Andrew McCarthy
Writer: Noah Schechter
8.0/104 votes#9 - The Morgana Logistics Corporation
Season 10 Episode 17 - Aired 6/8/2023
The Task Force encounters a ring of fraudulent companies shipping contraband around the world. Congressman Hudson's investigation escalates when he recruits help from within the FBI.
Director: Andrew McCarthy
Writer: Aiah Samba
8.0/102 votes#10 - A Different Kind of Death
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 12/5/2016
Wallace brings the case of a death-row inmate, Earl Slavitt, to the CIU. Earl was convicted of murdering federal prosecutor Tom Simon, one of Wallace’s best friends. Simon did not believe in the death penalty, and Wallace, along with Simon’s widow, want to ensure that Earl did in fact commit the crime. With only days left before the execution, the CIU team shifts into high gear, looking for possible errors in the case.
Director: Andrew McCarthy
Writer: Lynne E. Litt
8.0/106 votes#11 - Trial and Execution
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 6/27/2016
The captured spies on both sides of the war head to the gallows. Benedict Arnold demands glory revenge.
Director: Andrew McCarthy
Writer: Craig Silverstein
8.0/1010 votes#12 - Changing Winds
Season 6 Episode 7 - Aired 7/27/2018
Badison hustles to get back in Carol's good graces. Blanca longs to get pregnant -- and Nicky has a plan. Caputo and Figueroa's relationship evolves.
Director: Andrew McCarthy
Writer: N/A
8.0/102 votes#13 - Sequestered
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 5/13/2019
Keaton and his team are able to intervene and stop the assassination of a high-profile congresswoman; Shepherd interrogates the congresswoman, who had previously used Shepherd's treason conviction as a launching pad for her political career.
Director: Andrew McCarthy
Writer: Matt Corman
7.9/1029 votes#14 - Fool Me Once
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 7/11/2013
Painful truths reorient several relationships and careers; Pennsatucky feels disrespected by Piper, which is not good; Larry delivers an ultimatum.
Director: Andrew McCarthy
Writer: N/A
7.8/109 votes#15 - Mischief Mischief
Season 6 Episode 5 - Aired 7/27/2018
Pranksters wreak havoc on Halloween. Luschek earns points with the other guards. As Linda faces a crisis, Donuts and Pennsatucky have a change of plans.
Director: Andrew McCarthy
Writer: N/A
7.7/1015 votes#16 - Flaming Hot Cheetos, Literally
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 6/9/2017
Boo defends Doggett, Janae consoles Soso, and Lorna comes on to Nicky. While Alex lays low in the yard, Piper decides to take a stand.
Director: Andrew McCarthy
Writer: N/A
7.7/1014 votes#17 - How to Do Life
Season 7 Episode 4 - Aired 7/26/2019
Piper goes to work for her dad. Vinnie visits Lorna with news. A desperate Taystee asks Daya for a favor. Caputo leads a restorative justice class.
Director: Andrew McCarthy
Writer: N/A
7.7/1018 votes#18 - Tom Keen
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 3/19/2015
Evidence mounts against Liz in a murder case, triggering Red and Ressler's efforts to clear her name by tracking down the recently vanished Tom Keen.
Director: Andrew McCarthy
Writer: N/A
7.7/107 votes#19 - The Black Hole of Calcutta
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 6/17/2017
When one of the Culper Ring members is captured, Arnold seeks to interrogate him - with the help of a ruthless Colonel Simcoe.
Director: Andrew McCarthy
Writer: Michael Taylor
7.6/1024 votes#20 - Comic Sans
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 6/6/2014
Piper starts a prison newsletter with the help of Healy and a few other inmates; Vee launches an entrepreneurial enterprise.
Director: Andrew McCarthy
Writer: N/A
7.6/1025 votes#21 - Mother's Day
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 6/11/2015
Caputo's kinder, gentler new regime includes organizing a Mother's Day fair for the inmates that brings up a LOT of mixed feelings about family.
Director: Andrew McCarthy
Writer: N/A
7.6/1017 votes#22 - (Don't) Say Anything
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 6/17/2016
A new job puts Taystee close to Caputo. Lorna has to get creative in her marriage. Soso and Poussey deal with some awkward truths.
Director: Andrew McCarthy
Writer: N/A
7.6/1037 votes#23 - The Chickening
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 7/11/2013
When her sighting of a legendary feral chicken polarizes the inmates, Larry wonders if Piper is getting too absorbed in the "fishbowl" of prison life.
Director: Andrew McCarthy
Writer: N/A
7.5/1017 votes#24 - Riot FOMO
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 6/9/2017
As the standoff at the prison spirals into a full-blown riot, enterprising inmates take advantage of the confusion. Taystee confronts Caputo.
Director: Andrew McCarthy
Writer: N/A
7.5/1018 votes#25 - The Deer Hunter
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 2/26/2015
Red helps Liz and the task force find a killer -- the Deer Hunter -- who tracks victims like prey.
Director: Andrew McCarthy
Writer: N/A
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"Gumbo & Glory" is the best rated episode directed by Andrew McCarthy. It scored 9.5/10 based on 2 votes. It was written by David Babcock. It aired on 10/10/2011 and is rated 0.5 points higher than their second-best episode, "Showgirls".