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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

Tim Van Patten Ratings Summary

"Long Term Parking" is the best rated episode directed by Tim Van Patten. It scored 9/10 based on 28 votes. It was written by Terence Winter. It aired on 5/23/2004 and is rated 0.2 points higher than their second-best episode, "Members Only".

  • Long Term Parking
    9.0/1028 votes

    #1 - Long Term Parking

    Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 5/23/2004

    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.

    Director: Tim Van Patten

    Writer: Terence Winter

  • Members Only
    8.8/1029 votes

    #2 - Members Only

    Season 6 Episode 1 - Aired 3/12/2006

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

    Director: Tim Van Patten

    Writer: Terence Winter

  • Sentencing
    8.7/1034 votes

    #3 - Sentencing

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 9/8/2002

    "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.

    Director: Tim Van Patten

    Writer: David Simon

  • The Second Coming
    8.6/1031 votes

    #4 - The Second Coming

    Season 6 Episode 19 - Aired 5/20/2007

    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.

    Director: Tim Van Patten

    Writer: Terence Winter

  • To the Lost
    8.6/1014 votes

    #5 - To the Lost

    Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 12/11/2011

    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.

    Director: Tim Van Patten

    Writer: Terence Winter

  • Erlkönig
    8.6/109 votes

    #6 - Erlkönig

    Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 10/6/2013

    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.

    Director: Tim Van Patten

    Writer: Howard Korder

  • Farewell Daddy Blues
    8.5/108 votes

    #7 - Farewell Daddy Blues

    Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 11/24/2013

    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

    Director: Tim Van Patten

    Writer: Terence Winter

  • Amour Fou
    8.4/1029 votes

    #8 - Amour Fou

    Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 5/13/2001

    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.'

    Director: Tim Van Patten

    Writer: David Chase

  • Whoever Did This
    8.3/1026 votes

    #9 - Whoever Did This

    Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 11/10/2002

    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.

    Director: Tim Van Patten

    Writer: Mitchell Burgess

  • Soprano Home Movies
    8.3/1030 votes

    #10 - Soprano Home Movies

    Season 6 Episode 13 - Aired 4/8/2007

    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.

    Director: Tim Van Patten

    Writer: David Chase

  • Cold Stones
    8.2/1027 votes

    #11 - Cold Stones

    Season 6 Episode 11 - Aired 5/21/2006

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

    Director: Tim Van Patten

    Writer: David Chase

  • Back Burners
    8.1/1029 votes

    #12 - Back Burners

    Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 11/7/2004

    "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.

    Director: Tim Van Patten

    Writer: Joy Lusco

  • Golden Days for Boys and Girls
    8.1/108 votes

    #13 - Golden Days for Boys and Girls

    Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 9/7/2014

    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.

    Director: Tim Van Patten

    Writer: Howard Korder

  • Eldorado
    8.1/1012 votes

    #14 - Eldorado

    Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 10/26/2014

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

    Director: Tim Van Patten

    Writer: Terence Winter

  • Hang the DJ
    8.1/10255 votes

    #15 - Hang the DJ

    Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 12/29/2017

    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.

    Director: Tim Van Patten

    Writer: Charlie Brooker

  • Chapter 7
    8.1/1015 votes

    #16 - Chapter 7

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 8/2/2020

    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.

    Director: Tim Van Patten

    Writer: Howard Korder

  • Unidentified Black Males
    8.0/1021 votes

    #17 - Unidentified Black Males

    Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 5/2/2004

    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.

    Director: Tim Van Patten

    Writer: Terence Winter

  • Live Free or Die
    8.0/1027 votes

    #18 - Live Free or Die

    Season 6 Episode 6 - Aired 4/16/2006

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

    Director: Tim Van Patten

    Writer: David Chase

  • Peleliu Hills
    8.0/1031 votes

    #19 - Peleliu Hills

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 4/25/2010

    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.

    Director: Tim Van Patten

    Writer: N/A

  • Okinawa
    8.0/1029 votes

    #20 - Okinawa

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 5/9/2010

    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.

    Director: Tim Van Patten

    Writer: Bruce C. McKenna

  • Winter Is Coming
    8.0/10338 votes

    #21 - Winter Is Coming

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/17/2011

    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.

    Director: Tim Van Patten

    Writer: David Benioff

  • Johnny Cakes
    7.9/1027 votes

    #22 - Johnny Cakes

    Season 6 Episode 8 - Aired 4/30/2006

    Vito considers starting a new life in New Hampshire, while Anthony continues his pursuit of revenge against Junior.

    Director: Tim Van Patten

    Writer: Diane Frolov

  • Stray Rounds
    7.9/1032 votes

    #23 - Stray Rounds

    Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 8/3/2003

    '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.

    Director: Tim Van Patten

    Writer: David Simon

  • Part Nine
    7.9/1012 votes

    #24 - Part Nine

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 3/14/2024

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

    Director: Tim Van Patten

    Writer: N/A

  • The Kingsroad
    7.8/10226 votes

    #25 - The Kingsroad

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/24/2011

    While Bran recovers from his fall, Ned takes only his daughters to Kings Landing. Jon Snow goes with his uncle Benjen to The Wall. Tyrion joins them.

    Director: Tim Van Patten

    Writer: David Benioff