The Best Episodes Directed By Rian Johnson

Episode Rankings

1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   9.5/10(306 votes)

   #1 - Ozymandias

   S5:E149/15/2013

   Everyone copes with radically changed circumstances.

   Director:Rian Johnson

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   8.3/10(161 votes)

   #2 - Fifty-One

   S5:E48/5/2012

   Walt celebrates another birthday. Skyler contemplates her options, and an associate puts a crimp in Walt and Jesse's business strategy.

   Director:Rian Johnson

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3. 

   7.8/10(180 votes)

   #3 - Fly

   S3:E105/23/2010

   Walt becomes obsessed with a contaminant in the lab and refuses to finish the cook until it is eliminated. A frustrated Jesse attempts to get Walt back on track.

   Director:Rian Johnson

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   7.3/10(49 votes)

   #4 - Dead Man's Hand

   S1:E11/26/2023

   When a close friend of hers meets an untimely end, Charlie Cale, a casino cocktail waitress with an uncanny knack for identifying lies, is determined to unravel these mysterious events — even if it endangers her own life.

   Director:Rian Johnson

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   7.0/10(37 votes)

   #5 - Escape from Shit Mountain

   S1:E93/2/2023

   Charlie finds herself stranded in a motel during a blizzard. In order to survive the night, Charlie must decipher the deadly tension between her questionable companions.

   Director:Rian Johnson

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   6.9/10(43 votes)

   #6 - The Night Shift

   S1:E21/26/2023

   Wounded and on the run, Charlie is forced to make a pit stop in desolate New Mexico, where she tries to clear the name of a trucker framed for the murder of a local.

   Director:Rian Johnson

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   6.0/10(36 votes)

   #7 - The Game Is a Foot

   S2:E15/8/2025

   Charlie Cale takes on an investigation into a seemingly innocent death in a friend's family.

   Director:Rian Johnson

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   5.9/10(7 votes)

   #8 - Manifest Destiny

   S1:E510/6/2010

   Hank and Britt deal with the widening scope of the Lindus conspiracy as they try to avoid the rap for a murder they (technically) didn't commit.

   Director:Rian Johnson

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