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The Best Episodes Directed By Tim Van Patten

Every TV Episode Directed by Tim Van Patten Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

  1. 9.1/10(29 votes)

    #1 - Long Term Parking

    S5:E12

    With the feds pulling a new trump card, Adriana ponders her options. Tony B. unloads some heavy baggage on Tony, and vice-versa. Johnny Sack makes Tony an offer he can refuse, and Tony offers Carmela a deal to make her real-estate dreams come true.

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  2. 8.8/10(30 votes)

    #2 - Members Only

    S6:E1

    Gene Pontecorvo makes a final break from the mob life, while Junior's paranoid delusions could be the end of Tony.

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  3. 8.7/10(36 votes)

    #3 - Sentencing

    S1:E13

    "all in the game..." - Traditional West Baltimore. Every crew has weak links--including Avon Barksdale's. With the heat turned up in the high-rises, Daniels and McNulty turn to a higher authority in an effort to crack the case wide open. Season finale.

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    Writer:Ed Burns
  4. 8.7/10(15 votes)

    #4 - To the Lost

    S2:E12

    Esther Randolph's case is weakened by the sudden death of one witness and the sudden marriage of another. Jimmy turns away from the influence of others, including his mother. Nucky, acting the family man to Margaret, faces a difficult, bottom-line business decision.

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  5. 8.6/10(33 votes)

    #5 - The Second Coming

    S6:E19

    Tony attempts to repair the rift between New Jersey and New York. A.J.'s depression struggle continues. A New York associate crosses the line with Meadow.

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  6. 8.6/10(9 votes)

    #6 - Farewell Daddy Blues

    S4:E12

    Eli braces for the worst as Agent Knox launches his plan to bring Nucky down. Capone and Torrio reach an agreement in Cicero. Chalky looks to settle scores. Richard steps forward to save Tommy, at Gillian’s expense

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  7. 8.5/10(30 votes)

    #7 - Amour Fou

    S3:E12

    Inspired by a tale from Ralph about how his father got 'made,' Jackie Jr. decides to 'make his move' in organized crime by instigating a robbery caper at a local card game. Reminded by Melfi of the psychological parallels between his relationships with Gloria and with his mother, Tony finds it harder and harder to spend time with his 'crazy love.'

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  8. 8.5/10(10 votes)

    #8 - Erlkönig

    S4:E5

    Nucky heads to Philadelphia; Agent Knox detains Eddie Kessler to obtain information about Nucky's organization; Gillian tries to score a fix; Van Alden is recruited by the Capones.

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  9. 8.4/10(31 votes)

    #9 - Soprano Home Movies

    S6:E13

    Bobby and Janice host a wild 47th birthday bash for Tony at their Adirondacks vacation home. Tony's actions following Johnny Sack's arrest come back to haunt him.

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  10. 8.3/10(27 votes)

    #10 - Whoever Did This

    S4:E9

    After an aggressive team of reporters lowers the boom on Uncle Junior, his lawyers try a new strategy. Ralph has some fun at the expense of Paulie and his mother, but soon winds up with his own family problems. Meanwhile, Tony again finds refuge at the stables.

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  11. 8.2/10(28 votes)

    #11 - Cold Stones

    S6:E11

    Phil takes out his revenge on Vito, while Tony grows frustrated with Anthony's lack of ambition or work ethic.

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  12. 8.2/10(13 votes)

    #12 - Eldorado

    S5:E8

    Nucky plans to relocate to Manhattan; Margaret impresses Nucky and a grain company stockholder.

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  13. 8.1/10(22 votes)

    #13 - Unidentified Black Males

    S5:E9

    A rumor involving his cousin puts Tony's relationship with Johnny Sack back on thin ice. Meadow helps get her boyfriend Finn a job. A.J. ponders a 'maximum-security summer' at Casa Carmela. Melfi links Tony's current guilt to a past job. Carmela learns that good legal help is hard to find.

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  14. 8.1/10(31 votes)

    #14 - Back Burners

    S3:E7

    "Conscience do cost." -- Butchie Herc discovers a blast from the past, which he belatedly reveals to his ex-colleagues. Daniels blows a gasket over the real reason the detail was reassigned from an investigation in Pimlico to the Western District. Stringer Bell learns from Donette that she's told Brianna about McNulty's visit and that Brianna is likely to talk to him.

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    Writer:Joy Lusco
  15. 8.1/10(8 votes)

    #15 - Golden Days for Boys and Girls

    S5:E1

    Nucky reminisces about catching the Commodore's eye; Nucky joins Sally Wheet in Cuba; Margaret finds herself in the hot seat; Chalky tries to extricate himself from a difficult situation; Lucky Luciano sets a bold plan in motion.

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  16. 8.1/10(15 votes)

    #16 - Chapter 7

    S1:E7

    Hoping to expose the hidden link between the Radiant Assembly's staggering debt and Charlie's ransom, Mason puts Herman Baggerly on the stand. Sister Alice faces mounting pressure from the church elders about her promises for a "resurrection." Strickland loses track of a key witness, while Drake's detective work opens a new avenue in the case.

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  17. 8.1/10(272 votes)

    #17 - Hang the DJ

    S4:E4

    Paired up by a dating program that puts an expiration date on all relationships, Frank and Amy soon begin to question the system's logic.

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  18. 8.0/10(362 votes)

    #18 - Winter Is Coming

    S1:E1

    Jon Arryn, the Hand of the King, is dead. King Robert Baratheon plans to ask his oldest friend, Eddard Stark, to take Jon's place. Across the sea, Viserys Targaryen plans to wed his sister to a nomadic warlord in exchange for an army.

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  19. 8.0/10(28 votes)

    #19 - Live Free or Die

    S6:E6

    Tony seeks guidance from overseas to solve a local problem; and decides whether a top earner deserves another chance.

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  20. 8.0/10(1 votes)

    #20 - Nothing Personal

    S3:E18

    Crosetti's caseload is distributed among the detectives and Howard's 100% clearance rate may be in jeopardy when she gets his most difficult unsolved case; this is further complicated when Beau misplaces some new evidence. Gee meets one of Megan's friends at lunch and is convinced she isn't interested in him because he is too black. The guys close on the bar but wind up penniless when they must pay extra fees that they weren't aware of. Beau looks to Megan for comfort when he can't recover the evidence and it looks as though Beth and kids are never coming back.

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  21. 8.0/10(34 votes)

    #21 - Stray Rounds

    S2:E9

    'The world is a smaller place now.' -- The Greek Bodie's effort to improve sales ends disastrously, forcing Bell to rethink his strategy. Ziggy pulls Johnny Fifty into a new caper that should make the Greeks pay off big. McNulty, undercover and outnumbered in the brothel, awaits 'rescue.' Daniels and Pearlman stay cool as Valcheck fumes over the change of targets--and Burrell pulls the rug out from under him.

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  22. 8.0/10(35 votes)

    #22 - Peleliu Hills

    S1:E7

    The Marines, including the newly christened “Sledgehammer,” continue the battle of Peleliu against an enemy determined to fight to the last man. Devastated by the loss of a revered leader, and witnessing unimaginable barbarity on both sides, Sledge veers to the very edge of moral collapse. Their objective finally secured, the Marines return to Pavuvu fundamentally changed by their experience on Peleliu.

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    Writer:N/A
  23. 8.0/10(33 votes)

    #23 - Okinawa

    S1:E9

    After battling across the island of Okinawa for more than a month, Sledge and the rest of the 1st Marine Division are ordered to relieve an Army division that has been in combat against the most strongly defended Japanese position on the island. The primordial conditions and the moral dilemma posed by the presence of civilians put tremendous strain on the physical and psychological endurance of Sledge and the other Marines.

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  24. 8.0/10(15 votes)

    #24 - Part Nine

    S1:E9

    The POWs are marched across Germany—and Rosie makes a gruesome discovery—as the war comes to its conclusion.

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    Writer:N/A
  25. 7.9/10(24 votes)

    #25 - Passover

    S2:E1

    Things pick up shortly after Caesar's murder. Octavian wants to keep his family from fleeing the city so he devises a plan. News of this makes Antony happy so he tells Brutus. Vorenus mourns Niobe's death but casts aspersions upon his children.

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Tim Van Patten Ratings Summary

"Long Term Parking" is the best rated episode directed by Tim Van Patten. It scored 9.1/10 based on 29 votes. It was written by Terence Winter. It aired on 5/23/2004 and is rated 0.3 points higher than their second-best episode, "Members Only".