The Best Episodes Directed By Kitao Sakurai

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.3/10(5 votes)

   #1 - Those Blue Remembered Hills

   S2:E64/16/2026

   Josh and Austin try to mend fences with a training session. Lindsay tutors Ashley in the delicate art of winning over the club's wives.

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   8.0/10(16 votes)

   #2 - Pilot

   S1:E18/13/2025

   David Jung, a Korean-American man who faked his death nine years ago, confronts his past when his daughter Rebecca, now working as an assassin for the private intelligence agency Caddis, is sent to kill him.

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3. 

   7.8/10(5 votes)

   #3 - I Am Killing My Flesh Without It

   S2:E54/16/2026

   Lindsay and Josh's marital strife comes to a head when an unexpected crisis hits home.

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4. 

   7.6/10(23 votes)

   #4 - SHNGRLA

   S1:E107/27/2023

   Everything comes to a head as John and Quiet face a difficult choice; new players enter the fray.

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5. 

   7.5/10(2 votes)

   #5 - The Cold Episode

   S6:E107/3/2023

   Freeze right there. Welcome to The COLD EPISODE. Eric and his new co-host the FRIDGE KEEPER celebrate cold temperatures with Meagan Good and Daymond John. A man has an existential crisis on an elevator to hell… if hell froze over...

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6. 

   7.4/10(16 votes)

   #6 - Daegu

   S1:E28/13/2025

   David and Rebecca find themselves on the run from Caddis after a tense encounter at a police checkpoint. But their unexpected reunion is complicated by Rebecca's resentment over her father's abandonment.

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7. 

   7.3/10(23 votes)

   #7 - R04DK11

   S1:E97/27/2023

   Unexpected allegiances begin to form; Quiet gets to work; John makes amends.

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8. 

   7.3/10(30 votes)

   #8 - WLUDRV

   S1:E17/27/2023

   A motormouthed outsider is offered a better life if he can deliver a package across a wasteland.

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9. 

   7.3/10(26 votes)

   #9 - 3RNCRCS

   S1:E27/27/2023

   John finds his mission thwarted by two unpredictable adversaries; Agent Stone recruits new members.

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10. 

    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - Blannibal Quits

    S5:E611/9/2020

    Blannibal has had enough of the show and quits, too. Eric gets into a dangerous situation with an organized crime associate. Eric and co-host Lakeith Stanfield welcome Tiffany Pollard and Naya Rivera with musical guest Big Freedia.

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11. 

    5.2/10(4 votes)

    #11 - Harrison Ave

    S3:E24/5/2023

    Back in his hometown of Philadelphia, Dave grapples with his romantic origin story - both in his art, and in real life.

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12. 

    4.5/10(2 votes)

    #12 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

    S2:E46/30/2021

    Dave meets NBA all-time leading scorer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, but gaining his affection is not exactly a lay up.

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13. 

    4.5/10(4 votes)

    #13 - Looking for Love

    S3:E105/31/2023

    Dave’s quest for love reaches its epic conclusion.

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14. 

    3.3/10(3 votes)

    #14 - Met Gala

    S3:E85/17/2023

    Dave attends his first Met Gala, while Gata attends his first mental health panel.

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15. 

    3.0/10(4 votes)

    #15 - Enlightened Dave

    S2:E98/4/2021

    Dave journeys to a legendary recording studio, hoping to break through his creative block, but he is forced to confront his greatest obstacle: his own ego.

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