The Best Episodes Directed By James A. contner

Every TV Episode Directed by James A. contner Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

  1. Background image for Swimming With Boyd
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Swimming With Boyd

    Missing info
    S1:E8

    Christina and Judy take drastic steps to get the goods on Boyd, whose wicked ways leave a Point Pleasant local in dire straits. Meanwhile, Jesse gets a glimpse of his miraculous past; Terry and Paula grow closer; and poor Meg's grip on reality continues to fade.

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    Writer:N/A
  2. Background image for Slippin' Into Darkness
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #2 - Slippin' Into Darkness

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    S3:E2

    Hoffs and Ioki go undercover in a Guardian Angel-type street patrol whose members have a vendetta out for a drug dealer who Hanson is trying to set up for a bust.

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  3. Background image for Meet the Dupes
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #3 - Meet the Dupes

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    S2:E8

    Duplicate versions of Michael, Isabel and Tess come to Roswell after killing their king Zan, to urge Max to attend an important interstellar summit in New York City, but they have their own agenda; Ava stays behind in Roswell.

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  4. Background image for Grave
    8.6/10(16 votes)

    #4 - Grave

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    S6:E22

    Giles arrives to face Willow, armed with powerful borrowed magic. Willow, overwhelmed by power and grief, plans a ritual to put the world out of its misery.

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  5. Background image for Power Play
    8.5/10(6 votes)

    #5 - Power Play

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    S5:E21

    As Angel's behaviour grows increasingly hostile, his friends learn he's associating with members of an evil secret society, and may have deliberately engineered Fred's death.

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  6. Background image for Skin and Bones
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #6 - Skin and Bones

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    S2:E1

    Max and the others must rescue Michael after he is arrested for murder; Liz takes a job with a congresswoman who has a hidden agenda.

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  7. Background image for Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered
    8.3/10(21 votes)

    #7 - Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered

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    S2:E16

    As Valentine's Day approaches, Xander tries to improve his love life through witchcraft and finds himself with too much of a good thing.

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  8. Background image for Five by Five (1)
    8.2/10(11 votes)

    #8 - Five by Five (1)

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    S1:E18

    Rogue slayer Faith comes to town, and when she partners up with Wolfram and Hart, Angel's life is in danger.

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    Writer:Jim Kouf
  9. Background image for Awakening
    8.2/10(4 votes)

    #9 - Awakening

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    S4:E10

    Angel agrees to try to bring Angelus back... but after the first attempt fails, he and his friends discover a magic sword that might do a better job of getting rid of the Big Bad beast.

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  10. Background image for Dear Doctor
    8.1/10(21 votes)

    #10 - Dear Doctor

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    S1:E13

    The crew discovers a new planet with two races, one in desperate need of medical and scientific assistance. In the course of trying to help, Dr. Phlox recalls his own Denobulan past to address the ethical dilemmas that arise in the present.

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  11. Background image for Carbon Creek
    8.0/10(24 votes)

    #11 - Carbon Creek

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    S2:E2

    After Archer and Trip become curious about a visit she made to a Pennsylvania mining town called Carbon Creek, T'Pol explains to them that Vulcans actually had their first contact with humans in 1957. That year, a Vulcan ship crashed on Earth and three crew members survived, including T'Pol's great grandmother. They pose as humans in Carbon Creek and take on jobs while waiting for rescue and soon find themselves becoming more involved with the town's residents.

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    Writer:N/A
  12. Background image for Witchstock
    8.0/10(5 votes)

    #12 - Witchstock

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    S6:E11

    Paige finds herself transported back in time to an era of free love and free magic, where she discovers Grams, a peace-loving hippie, who is on a crusade to rid the world of evil through the magical power of love.

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  13. Background image for Video Games
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - Video Games

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    S3:E14

    A reporter's wife asks McCall to find her husband, who has disappeared while working undercover on a call-girl operation involving blackmail and the death of his daughter.

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  14. Background image for Regrets Only
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - Regrets Only

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    S3:E20

    A young woman trying to start her life over faces continuing harassment from her upscale, professional husband who won't let her go but who is smart enough to conceal his activities.

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  15. Background image for Orpheus 3.3
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - Orpheus 3.3

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    S2:E16

    Hanson blames himself for failing to prevent the shooting death of his girlfriend in a convenience store robbery and becomes obsessed with revenge.

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  16. Background image for Swallowed Alive
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - Swallowed Alive

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    S3:E9

    Hanson becomes an inmate in a juvenile detention hall in order to investigate the murder of one of the inmates.

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  17. Background image for Reunion
    8.0/10(7 votes)

    #17 - Reunion

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    S2:E10

    The newly revamped deadly duo of Drusilla and Darla hit the streets of L.A. Angel is frantic, searching for the terrible twosome.

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  18. Background image for Release
    8.0/10(4 votes)

    #18 - Release

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    S4:E14

    As Faith and Angel continue their battle, the voice of the Beast's Master invades Angel's mind.

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  19. Background image for Echoes
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #19 - Echoes

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    S1:E7

    A deadly virus outbreak on a college campus sends Echo back to school where pieces of her past come into focus.

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    Writer:N/A
  20. Background image for The Initiative
    8.0/10(19 votes)

    #20 - The Initiative

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    S4:E7

    Spike finds himself targeted by a group of commandos after he escapes from a military lab underneath the Sunnydale campus.

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  21. Background image for The Replacement
    8.0/10(18 votes)

    #21 - The Replacement

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    S5:E3

    When a demon creates a Xander double, the real Xander must convince his friends of his true identity.

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  22. Background image for Cool
    7.9/10(16 votes)

    #22 - Cool

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    S1:E5

    A jock named Sean gains the ability to absorb heat from everything and everyone around him, and begins preying on people to gain the heat he needs to survive.

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  23. Background image for Spiral
    7.9/10(16 votes)

    #23 - Spiral

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    S5:E20

    Realizing they may never be able to vanquish Glory, Buffy and the gang decide to flee Sunnydale in Spike's R.V. to protect Dawn.

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  24. Background image for Dead End
    7.8/10(5 votes)

    #24 - Dead End

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    S2:E18

    Cordelia's visions get worse and the gang fears for her health. Meanwhile Lindsey is granted a new hand that has a murderous mind of its own.

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  25. Background image for Carpe Noctem
    7.8/10(4 votes)

    #25 - Carpe Noctem

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    S3:E4

    An old man uses an ancient incantation to switch bodies with Angel.

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James A. Contner Ratings Summary

"Swimming With Boyd" is the best rated episode directed by James A. Contner. It scored 9/10 based on 1 votes. It was written by N/A. It aired on 3/17/2005 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Slippin' Into Darkness".