10.0/101 votes#1 - Over the Rainbow
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/22/1994
Jeffrey runs afoul of the trustees when a grieving husband has second thoughts after allowing him to test an artificial heart on the body of the man's newly deceased wife; Alan comes to the rescue when a patient's HMO refuses to cover Aaron's operating on her very complicated and potentially fatal brain tumor; Jeffrey visits his wife Laurie, a straitjacketed patient in a mental hospital who apologizes for drowning their son Joey; Arthur's refusal to remove his wagging finger from Jeffrey's face during an argument leaves him with a bitten digit, and enables Jeffrey to diagnose the curable medical condition that's causing Arthur's resting tremor.
Director: Michael Dinner
Writer: David E. Kelley
10.0/103 votes#2 - You Have Wings, Learn To Fly
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 8/12/2016
The Get Down Boys apply their skills in a dicey situation as Zeke hurries to make a meeting. Mylene's quest for a contract takes an unexpected turn.
Director: Michael Dinner
Writer: Seth Zvi Rosenfeld
9.7/103 votes#3 - The Orneriness of Kings
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 3/16/2021
Now a full patch member, EZ proposes a bold plan that could change the course of the club. Adelita is freed from the U.S. government only to discover all is not as she left it with the L.O. Coco's demons lead him to a new low.
Director: Michael Dinner
Writer: Sean Tretta
9.1/1018 votes#4 - Pap Struggles with the Death Angel
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 3/16/2021
A border shutdown squeezes the Mayan's heroin trade setting off an internal clash over the future of the club. EZ and Angel deal with the fallout of family secrets. The Galindos grow apart as Miguel loses himself in his grief and search for answers.
Director: Michael Dinner
Writer: Elgin James
9.0/101 votes#5 - Separate Rooms
Season 4 Episode 18 - Aired 4/3/1991
When Kevin and Wayne decide it's too cramped for two grown boys in their bedroom, they decide one of them should be allowed to move into Karen's room, now that she's away at college. The trouble is, who is going to be the one to go?
Director: Michael Dinner
Writer: Bob Brush
9.0/101 votes#6 - Homecoming
Season 6 Episode 1 - Aired 9/23/1992
While Kevin tries to take his relationship with Winnie another step, Wayne's friend Wart returns from Vietnam a changed man. Kevin decides to steal the opposing team's mascot at the homecoming football game, but the childish prank is overshadowed by a realization of how Wart has been affected by the war.
Director: Michael Dinner
Writer: Bob Brush
8.9/1016 votes#7 - Bloody Harlan
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 5/4/2011
The Crowder and the Bennett clans go to war over control of Harlan, a move that leaves dead and dying on both sides.
Director: Michael Dinner
Writer: Fred Golan
8.8/107 votes#8 - The Longest Day
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 1/13/2017
With all of the pieces in place, Marius sits down at Vince's poker table to make his final moves. Everything is going according to plan, until Vince becomes suspicious that he's seen this play before. When Audrey finds herself at the scene of a bloody crime, she must go against her instincts and trust her family to help her manage the situation. Julia embarks on a dangerous quest to save Lance.
Director: Michael Dinner
Writer: N/A
8.7/103 votes#9 - The Wall (1)
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 2/1/1997
The paper reveals that the U.S. president will be murdered during his upcoming visit to Chicago - by Gary.
Director: Michael Dinner
Writer: Bob Brush
8.5/106 votes#10 - Fate's Right Hand
Season 6 Episode 1 - Aired 1/20/2015
Raylan guides Ava through the process of informing on Boyd and tries to turn Boyd's old ally Dewey Crowe against him as well, all while Boyd works to pull off a daring heist right under Raylan's nose.
Director: Michael Dinner
Writer: Chris Provenzano
8.5/107 votes#11 - Switch
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 3/8/2018
Marius' plan implodes as it becomes clear he was wrong about the money's location, and must now face Luka's wrath. Julia, Valerie, Otto, and Sam square off with Colin and Ayawamat at the storage facility. Audrey discovers the danger of Luka and rushes to protect the family. Taylor settles accounts with Roby and Shannon. Maggie gives Carly new information about what happened to her parents.
Director: Michael Dinner
Writer: Graham Yost
8.4/1077 votes#12 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/3/2008
When a rival club cleans out and then destroys their illegal arms warehouse, SAMCRO (Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club, Redwood Original) executes their own sense of justice in retrieving their guns. Meanwhile, family issues take center stage with a medical emergency involving Jax Teller's newborn son.
Director: Michael Dinner
Writer: Kurt Sutter
8.2/1012 votes#13 - Thanks for the Memories
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 11/20/2005
It's Thanksgiving at Seattle Grace Hospital but the holiday's festivites are less than in order. Meredith and Derek try to counsel a family after their relative has had a seriously traumatic accident.
Director: Michael Dinner
Writer: Shonda Rhimes
8.2/1015 votes#14 - Manhigh
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/15/2013
Masters’ work on human sexuality culminates with a hospital-wide presentation of his and Johnson’s research findings. But when Masters attempts to push the envelope with the external footage of the female orgasm, the doctors’ response to the film is not what he had hoped. Meanwhile, Haas entertains a job offer at UCLA Hospital and considers what a move would mean for his relationship with Virginia. Scully pursues electroshock treatment with the hope of curing his homosexuality but Margaret has second thoughts about the risks involved.
Director: Michael Dinner
Writer: Michelle Ashford
8.2/109 votes#15 - Safe
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/13/2017
As business flags, tensions rise between Pete's grandparents, Otto and Audrey. Marius proposes a risky play to help Julia manage a dangerous client, but when they encounter problems, the "cousins" must rely on Audrey's expertise. While evading a mysterious pursuer, Marius visits former partners Katie and Karolina in NYC and remembers how three years ago, he made a powerful enemy of Vince.
Director: Michael Dinner
Writer: Graham Yost
8.1/1017 votes#16 - The Dive
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 12/26/2024
Lukas is assigned a mission. Mechanical sends a powerful message. Juliette embarks on a perilous descent—and confronts a new danger.
Director: Michael Dinner
Writer: Katherine DiSavino
8.0/1040 votes#17 - Fire in the Hole
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 3/16/2010
Gunslinging U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens faces off against his oldest friend in Harlan, Kentucky, a 21st Century Wild West.
Director: Michael Dinner
Writer: Graham Yost
8.0/102 votes#18 - A Very Cutlip Christmas
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 12/12/1990
Kevin discovers a soft-spot inside Cutlip when he sees him playing Santa Clause at a local mall.
Director: Michael Dinner
Writer: N/A
8.0/1024 votes#19 - Alexander Kirk (1)
Season 3 Episode 22 - Aired 5/12/2016
The FBI task force's hunt for revenge nears its endgame. As Reddington and the team close in on the mysterious arch-criminal responsible for recent tragic events, they're forced to operate outside their comfort zone – and outside the law – in order to take down their enemy once and for all.
Director: Michael Dinner
Writer: Jon Bokenkamp
8.0/106 votes#20 - Unabubba
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 2/3/2020
When the media gets wind of the FBI's "hero-bomber" theory, a media firestorm erupts, engulfing Richard and his family. Meanwhile, ATF agents raise doubts as bombings continue.
Director: Michael Dinner
Writer: Andrew Sodroski
8.0/103 votes#21 - Open Season
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 2/3/2020
Eric, starving and bereft of allies, is finally captured. But as his day in court—and Richard's exoneration—approaches, he has another dangerous secret in store for law enforcement.
Director: Michael Dinner
Writer: Allison Moore
7.8/1027 votes#22 - Order
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 11/21/2024
In Silo 18, shock and unrest take hold in the wake of Juliette doing what no one's done before.
Director: Michael Dinner
Writer: Fred Golan
7.8/109 votes#23 - A Murder of Crowes
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 1/7/2014
As Raylan investigates the Crowe crime family's role in the disappearance of a corrupt Florida Coast Guard officer, Boyd revives a failed drug deal to help keep Ava's murder case from going to trial.
Director: Michael Dinner
Writer: Graham Yost
7.7/106 votes#24 - The Choice
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/5/1996
Gary must choose between stopping a fatal plane crash or saving the life of one girl.
Director: Michael Dinner
Writer: Bob Brush
7.6/1028 votes#25 - Riverbrook
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 3/23/2010
Raylan hunts an escaped prisoner who is determined to reunite with his ex-wife...and his stashed fortune.
Director: Michael Dinner
Writer: Graham Yost
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"Over the Rainbow" is the best rated episode directed by Michael Dinner. It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. It was written by David E. Kelley. It aired on 9/22/1994 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "You Have Wings, Learn To Fly".