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The Best Episodes Directed By Steve Shill

Every TV Episode Directed by Steve Shill Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

Steve Shill Ratings Summary

"Matthew 12:25" is the best rated episode directed by Steve Shill. It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. It was written by Henry Bromell. It aired on 8/6/2006 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Genesis 27:39".

  • Matthew 12:25
    10.0/101 votes

    #1 - Matthew 12:25

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 8/6/2006

    Tommy sees an opportunity to make some money when the governor asks him to introduce a bill that would create jobs on the hill but would also tear down some houses. Michael deals with Armenian drug dealers working out of a local bar. Rose fights back when they want to lay off 25 workers at the mill.

    Director: Steve Shill

    Writer: Henry Bromell

  • Genesis 27:39
    10.0/101 votes

    #2 - Genesis 27:39

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 8/20/2006

    Tommy decides to work with Michael to save a local movie theater. Rose gets a new job and immediately tires to unionize her co-workers.

    Director: Steve Shill

    Writer: Blake Masters

  • The Getaway
    9.0/1054 votes

    #3 - The Getaway

    Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 12/13/2009

    Dexter and Arthur find themselves on a collision course, as Debra unearths a shocking long-hidden truth, Rita admits her marriage to Dexter is troubled, and Batista and LaGuerta face the consequences of an ethics breach.

    Director: Steve Shill

    Writer: Melissa Rosenberg

  • World's Fair
    9.0/101 votes

    #4 - World's Fair

    Season 6 Episode 11 - Aired 1/2/2007

    The death of a young, pregnant Pakistani woman leads Logan and Wheeler to question the man she was secretly dating, as well as both his and the victim's disapproving relatives.

    Director: Steve Shill

    Writer: Warren Leight

  • The Gallant Hero and the Tragic Victor
    8.9/107 votes

    #5 - The Gallant Hero and the Tragic Victor

    Season 12 Episode 21 - Aired 5/11/2006

    Pratt struggles to get a straight story when two abused boys come into the ER with their father. Two U.S. Army officers enter the ER.

    Director: Steve Shill

    Writer: R. Scott Gemmill

  • Beast's Obsession
    8.9/107 votes

    #6 - Beast's Obsession

    Season 15 Episode 20 - Aired 4/9/2014

    Benson is assigned a 24/7 security detail when William Lewis escapes from prison and starts killing again; Benson must decide how much she is willing to sacrifice to save a child's life.

    Director: Steve Shill

    Writer: Warren Leight

  • Prodigy
    8.6/107 votes

    #7 - Prodigy

    Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 1/18/2002

    Two people are found murdered in the park, including an animal rights activist who has been raped and then decapitated. Benson and Stabler must determine which of their two main suspects -- a sociopathic teenager and a recently paroled rapist -- is responsible for the murder.

    Director: Steve Shill

    Writer: N/A

  • Easter
    8.5/102 votes

    #8 - Easter

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 4/30/2006

    Bill and Roman's disagreements result in lawsuits from both sides as well as unwanted houseguests from the compound. Sarah learns about her family's history from her grandmother and Joey confides in Barb.

    Director: Steve Shill

    Writer: N/A

  • The Hunt
    8.5/1031 votes

    #9 - The Hunt

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 8/18/2002

    "Dope on the damn table." - Daniels. The police turn up the heat on tracking down Savino, Wee-Bey and Little Man. Burrell orders Daniels to hit drug dealers for results that will impress the press. Barksdale sees his ranks thinning after the hit on Orlando. Bubbles tries to stay sober while scoping out the projects for McNulty; and Freamon determines there's a rat in the detail.

    Director: Steve Shill

    Writer: Joy Lusco

  • The Big One
    8.5/1034 votes

    #10 - The Big One

    Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 12/12/2010

    Dexter's situation grows desperate when he discovers that Lumen's been set up. Despite knowing he's being baited into a trap, Dexter risks everything to make sure he doesn't fall into the same mistake again. In the Barrel Girls case, Debra lets her personal feelings lead her instincts once she concludes that vigilantes are more than just a theory. Quinn finds himself in a troublesome situation, which only Dexter can help him out of.

    Director: Steve Shill

    Writer: Manny Coto

  • Pique
    8.4/107 votes

    #11 - Pique

    Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 5/4/2001

    Observed by an FBI psychiatrist, the detectives uncover a horrifying motive for the slaying of a software company employee by a fired colleague when they learn of the suspect's bizarre relationship with his overbearing mother and a strange sexual fetish called piquerism.

    Director: Steve Shill

    Writer: Judith McCreary

  • Rooftop
    8.4/105 votes

    #12 - Rooftop

    Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 10/19/2001

    When an HIV-positive male, with a record of assaulting underage girls, is discovered in a sexual clincher with a young woman on a rooftop, the detectives are determined to put him back inside. After a series of rapes and murders of young African-American women cannot be traced to him though, they begin to wonder if they've been looking at the wrong suspect.

    Director: Steve Shill

    Writer: N/A

  • Tortured
    8.4/106 votes

    #13 - Tortured

    Season 4 Episode 16 - Aired 2/14/2003

    A Tibetan woman who was tortured in her home country is found murdered, with her foot missing, and after an exhaustive search of potential suspects, the killer is a victim of torture himself.

    Director: Steve Shill

    Writer: N/A

  • Joyriding
    8.4/108 votes

    #14 - Joyriding

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 11/12/2013

    While out on a jog, Severide comes across a secluded and empty construction site and encounters a young boy who has been trapped in a backhoe loader and is in dire need of assistance. Boden and McLeod continue to butt heads about the future of the firehouse and Boden breaks news about his future to Casey. Meanwhile, it's election day for the union presidency and Mouch and Greg Sullivan have a debate on Otis' podcast. With rival bar Game Day's future in peril, the finger is being pointed at Molly's.

    Director: Steve Shill

    Writer: Derek Haas

  • The British Invasion
    8.3/1042 votes

    #15 - The British Invasion

    Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 12/16/2007

    Lila Tournay finds Sgt. James Doakes imprisoned in an Everglades cabin and learns from him that her object of affection, Dexter Morgan, is the serial killer known as the "Bay Harbor Butcher". She decides to help Dexter and kills Doakes by setting the cabin on fire. Meanwhile, Dexter's sister Debra questions whether her career is more important than her relationship with FBI Special Agent Frank Lundy.

    Director: Steve Shill

    Writer: Daniel Cerone

  • My Bad
    8.3/1038 votes

    #16 - My Bad

    Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 9/26/2010

    Dexter must make a choice; Quinn stirs up trouble for Dexter but supports Deb.

    Director: Steve Shill

    Writer: Chip Johannessen

  • Let Him Die
    8.3/109 votes

    #17 - Let Him Die

    Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 1/6/2015

    Two firehouse members are abducted, triggering a desperate search by the Chicago P.D. Elsewhere, Casey and Dawson struggle to balance their personal and professional lives, and Chief Boden deals with news that his newborn has potential complications.

    Director: Steve Shill

    Writer: Michael Gilvary

  • Everything Is Illumenated
    8.3/1037 votes

    #18 - Everything Is Illumenated

    Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 10/31/2010

    Dexter is drawn into a precarious situation; Batista discovers an interesting lead; Quinn gets information about Dexter from a questionable source.

    Director: Steve Shill

    Writer: Wendy West

  • His Majesty, The King
    8.2/106 votes

    #19 - His Majesty, The King

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/22/2007

    As a reward for his denunciation of Martin Luther, the Pope christens Henry “Defender of the Faith,” but a brush with death causes the king to seek a solution to his lack of an heir. Princess Margaret marries the decrepit King of Portugal reluctantly, but the union is short-lived; Henry's desire for Anne Boleyn intensifies when Anne goes home to her family estate.

    Director: Steve Shill

    Writer: Michael Hirst

  • There's Something About Harry
    8.1/1042 votes

    #20 - There's Something About Harry

    Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 12/2/2007

    Doakes follows Dexter to his next crime scene and shocks him with a revelation about Harry. The Bay Harbor Butcher task force feels they are zeroing in on their man.

    Director: Steve Shill

    Writer: Scott Reynolds

  • The Trap
    8.1/1046 votes

    #21 - The Trap

    Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 4/28/2015

    Barry, Caitlin, Cisco and Joe set a trap for Wells. Cisco uses himself as prey which puts him in grave danger. Meanwhile, Eddie makes a decision regarding Iris, which leaves Joe a bit unsettled.

    Director: Steve Shill

    Writer: Alison Schapker

  • All Due Respect
    8.1/1030 votes

    #22 - All Due Respect

    Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 9/26/2004

    "There's never been a paper bag." -- Colvin Omar continues his bold strikes on Barksdale stash houses, now heavily guarded. Under orders from Stringer Bell, Bodie faces a critical test against Marlo, a fierce young dealer with lucrative corners. As the wire on Proposition Joe continues to yield little, McNulty launches his own reinvestigation of last year's prison suicide of D'Angelo Barksdale.

    Director: Steve Shill

    Writer: David Simon

  • Rapist Anonymous
    8.1/107 votes

    #23 - Rapist Anonymous

    Season 15 Episode 9 - Aired 11/20/2013

    When Rollins tries to help a friend press rape charges against her lover, she finds herself thrust into the middle of the case.

    Director: Steve Shill

    Writer: Warren Leight

  • New York Kids
    8.1/1021 votes

    #24 - New York Kids

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 10/28/2014

    Dr. Tyler Forester, founder of a free medical clinic and the son of a Wall Street billionaire, is awarded one of the city's highest honors for his humanitarian efforts. A few hours later, he is found dead in his tiny apartment. Henry and Jo discover that Tyler's life of privilege and those of his thick-as-thieves Hamilton School classmates took a fateful turn one night many years ago. Now, the nightmare they thought they buried deep within themselves has come back to haunt them. Meanwhile, Henry recalls being faced with the terrible dilemma of being forced to decide ...

    Director: Steve Shill

    Writer: Zev Borow

  • Merry Christmas, Etc.
    8.1/1010 votes

    #25 - Merry Christmas, Etc.

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/19/2012

    After putting out a kitchen fire in an upscale townhouse, Casey, Herrmann, Mouch, Cruz, Otis and Mills find themselves accused of stealing a $50,000 diamond necklace from the home, touching off an internal investigation. Cruz’s brother Leon is caught in the middle of an escalating gang war, leaving Cruz to make a desperate choice to save him. Meanwhile, Dawson invites Casey to her cousin’s fancy Christmas party, and a frustrated Shay has reached her limit with Severide.

    Director: Steve Shill

    Writer: Michael Gilvary