The Best Episodes Directed By Norberto Barba

Every TV Episode Directed by Norberto Barba Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

  1. Background image for Pilot
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Pilot

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    S1:E1

    Former heavyweight boxing champion Patrick "Lights" Leary struggles to find his identity after retiring from the sport. He also wonders how he is going to support his medical resident wife Theresa, and their three daughters. The series premiere begins five years after Leary's retirement following a controversial split-decision loss to Richard "Death Row" Reynolds. The Learys' once charmed life is on shaky ground; the IRS is determined to take away their mansion, and Patrick's brother/manager Johnny wants him to make a comeback, despite him showing signs of pugilistic dementia.

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  2. Background image for Cakewalk
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Cakewalk

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    S1:E2

    When Leary is threatened with criminal charges, he must do the bidding of bookmaker Hal Brennan to make them go away. Lights is also being coy with his suspicious wife Theresa, and Mike Fumosa, a pesky reporter—both having heard rumors that he will return to the ring to fight Reynolds. Meanwhile, his daughter Daniella finds out about her father's diagnosis and confronts him.

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    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - Bolo Punch

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    S1:E4

    Johnny gets himself in a life-threatening situation when he is unable to pay his gambling debt after betting on Omar's fight. So Lights has to put himself on the line to bail him out by fighting an MMA fighter named Dokaj in order to make the money and save his brother. Meanwhile, Theresa offers to donate $50,000 to help rebuild a clinic that her church is involved with in Haiti, but she soon discovers that the family's $12 million from Lights' fighting career is all gone.

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  4. Background image for War
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - War

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    S1:E13

    After all the trials and tribulations that led up to the championship fight, Lights goes to "war" when he finally faces off with "Death Row" Reynolds for the heavyweight title. Before the big fight, Hal Brennan gathers all the former champs that have been burned by Barry Word and starts a war against him by starting a new boxing alliance called United Boxers. But in order for Lights to be a part of it, he suggests a 10 percent cut for a health fund to help all the boxers in need of medical care. Meanwhile, Word has a pre-fight talk with Lights, and it is not very inspiring the night before the fight. Theresa has her own talk with Reynold's wife, Jennifer. As soon as the third round begins, Lights manages to K.O. Reynolds and wins back his title, but suffers a severe concussion. After the fight Theresa makes a shocking discovery about Lights: she goes to his side and watches in horror as he groggily asks her "Who won?".

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  5. Background image for A Message Back
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - A Message Back

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    S1:E14

    Thomas summons Sophia, Diane Geller, and the other Sleepers to reveal the contents of the game-changing message he received. With newfound intensity, President Martinez confronts Vice President Ray Jarvis about his betrayal. Sean blackmails Vicky into helping him on a mission of vengeance. Elsewhere, Dempsey continues on his hunt for experimental subjects.

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  6. Background image for Cut Off the Head
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - Cut Off the Head

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    S1:E17

    Vice President Jarvis vocalizes his lack of faith in President Martinez's leadership and agrees to meet with an adversary. Senator Catherine Lewis reports the findings of her surreptitious blood testing of the White House staff only to find one holdout, someone very close to the President. Sophia pushes forward in her search for a super weapon. And, after witnessing injustices within the Sleeper community, Leila begins to question where she belongs. Elsewhere, Sean and Vicky find whom they've been hunting for, but it may be too late.

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    Writer:James Wong
  7. Background image for Post-Graduate Psychopath
    9.8/10(6 votes)

    #7 - Post-Graduate Psychopath

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    S22:E14

    Rollins must revisit an old case when a child sent to juvenile detention is released after his 18th birthday.

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  8. Background image for All Pain Is One Malady (III)
    9.6/10(5 votes)

    #8 - All Pain Is One Malady (III)

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    S24:E22

    Benson and Stabler combine forces on a global revenge-for-hire case. Fin and Bruno help a victim assaulted a second time. Jet's plan to hack the dark web backfires and puts the team in danger. The crossover starts on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S24E21 Bad Things (I) and Law & Order: Organized Crime S03E21 Shadowërk (II). It continues on Law & Order: Organized Crime S03E22 With Many Names (IV).

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    Writer:N/A
  9. Background image for Yahrzeit
    9.5/10(4 votes)

    #9 - Yahrzeit

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    S5:E22

    The most exclusive jewelry auction of the year ends abruptly when an appraiser is killed during the event. The investigation takes an emotional turn when the CSIs must confront one of the greatest tragedies in human history - the Holocaust.

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  10. Background image for And a Trauma in a Pear Tree
    9.4/10(5 votes)

    #10 - And a Trauma in a Pear Tree

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    S24:E9

    Carisi and Rollins work together on an important arraignment. Benson tries to make Noah’s Christmas wish come true when a case falls in her lap.

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    9.4/10(5 votes)

    #11 - First Light

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    S26:E9

    An abhorrent web of lies and betrayal is uncovered when a woman is confronted with video of a night she can't remember. Carisi struggles to move on from his ordeal when the suspect changes his plea.

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  12. Background image for And the Empire Strikes Back
    9.3/10(6 votes)

    #12 - And the Empire Strikes Back

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    S23:E1

    Benson's loyalty to Garland is tested. Rollins and Carisi try to keep their witnesses on board when a powerful congressman is identified as a suspect.

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  13. Background image for Tunnel Blind
    9.2/10(6 votes)

    #13 - Tunnel Blind

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    S25:E1

    As the squad celebrates Rollins and Carisi’s child, another child goes missing in broad daylight.

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  14. Background image for Fractured
    9.2/10(11 votes)

    #14 - Fractured

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    S26:E1

    The SVU investigates a brutal attack on a group of law students. Benson hopes the discovery of a hidden camera will crack the case open. Carisi's best chance at conviction is catching the defendant in a lie.

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  15. Background image for Death House
    9.0/10(3 votes)

    #15 - Death House

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    S6:E10

    A frantic 911 call sends the CSIs into a vacant penthouse; however, instead of finding the caller, they unearth a nearly 100-year-old corpse and find themselves navigating their way through a booby-trapped house.

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    Writer:N/A
  16. Background image for Silent Night, Hateful Night
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #16 - Silent Night, Hateful Night

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    S23:E10

    The SVU is called in to help investigate a wave of hate crimes on Christmas Eve. Rollins catches up with an old flame.

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    Writer:N/A
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    8.8/10(5 votes)

    #17 - Master Key

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    S26:E10

    When a teen from a group home goes missing, the squad has only minutes to determine if he ran away or was abducted. Velasco suspects the system at large is to blame for letting children slip through the cracks.

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    Writer:N/A
  18. Background image for Her Negotiation
    8.7/10(7 votes)

    #18 - Her Negotiation

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    S14:E24

    The detectives uncover a shocking theory as they work to learn the identity of a man Rollins arrested for exposing himself in the park.

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  19. Background image for Serpiente/Chikchan
    8.6/10(8 votes)

    #19 - Serpiente/Chikchan

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    S1:E9

    The bond of the Reyes blood is fractured, and the Galindo family decides to cut their losses.

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    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #20 - Shock Collar

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    S26:E20

    When a car with a young girl in the backseat is stolen, the SVU investigates whether it was a crime of opportunity or a targeted abduction.

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    Writer:N/A
  21. Background image for 50% Off
    8.5/10(63 votes)

    #21 - 50% Off

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    S5:E2

    Jimmy's promotional stunt has unintended consequences. Nacho takes extreme measures to earn Lalo's trust. Saul is a success at the courthouse but still has yet to win Kim over. Simmering with rage and self-loathing, Mike loses his temper.

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  22. Background image for Spring Awakening
    8.4/10(6 votes)

    #22 - Spring Awakening

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    S15:E24

    Amaro must face the consequence of his reckless behavior; when an online ad for escorts leads to the rape and robbery of tourists, Benson discovers she has a connection to one of the suspect's.

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  23. Background image for Intersection
    8.4/10(5 votes)

    #23 - Intersection

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    S24:E13

    A car accident leads the detectives on a search for an ambulance driver assaulting his charges. Fin gives Det. Bruno a tour of Manhattan SVU.

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  24. Background image for The Grid Plan
    8.4/10(5 votes)

    #24 - The Grid Plan

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    S26:E14

    A Midwestern tourist is viciously attacked in Times Square. As the squad scours the area for clues, the victim takes the investigation into her own hands. A secret motive threatens to derail Carisi's case.

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  25. Background image for Never Turn Your Back on Them
    8.3/10(3 votes)

    #25 - Never Turn Your Back on Them

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    S23:E2

    The search for a missing witness leads Fin and Kat down a dangerous path. Chief McGrath puts pressure on Garland and Benson to get a conviction.

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    Writer:N/A

Norberto Barba Ratings Summary

"Pilot" is the best rated episode directed by Norberto Barba. It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. It was written by Justin Zackham. It aired on 1/11/2011 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Cakewalk".