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

Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 5 Episode 12 - Long Term Parking
    9.2/10(34 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. undefined Season 6 Episode 1 - Members Only
    8.8/10(36 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. undefined Season 6 Episode 19 - The Second Coming
    8.7/10(39 votes)

    #3 - 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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  4. undefined Season 1 Episode 13 - Sentencing
    8.7/10(40 votes)

    #4 - 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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  5. undefined Season 6 Episode 13 - Soprano Home Movies
    8.4/10(35 votes)

    #5 - 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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  6. undefined Season 3 Episode 12 - Amour Fou
    8.3/10(34 votes)

    #6 - 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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  7. undefined Season 5 Episode 9 - Unidentified Black Males
    8.3/10(25 votes)

    #7 - 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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  8. undefined Season 6 Episode 11 - Cold Stones
    8.3/10(31 votes)

    #8 - 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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  9. undefined Season 4 Episode 9 - Whoever Did This
    8.2/10(32 votes)

    #9 - 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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  10. undefined Season 1 Episode 1 - Winter Is Coming
    8.1/10(415 votes)

    #10 - 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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  11. undefined Season 3 Episode 7 - Back Burners
    8.1/10(34 votes)

    #11 - 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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  12. undefined Season 4 Episode 4 - Hang the DJ
    8.1/10(319 votes)

    #12 - 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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  13. undefined Season 1 Episode 8 - The Legend of Tennessee Moltisanti
    8.0/10(53 votes)

    #13 - The Legend of Tennessee Moltisanti

    S1:E8

    At the wedding of Larry Boy's daughter, the 'boys' find out they're going to be indicted, and make a premature exit to get rid of incriminating evidence at home. Upset that he isn't getting the notoriety of other family members, an agitated Christopher has an ugly encounter with a bakery clerk.

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  14. undefined Season 1 Episode 2 - The Kingsroad
    7.9/10(274 votes)

    #14 - The Kingsroad

    S1:E2

    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.

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  15. undefined Season 4 Episode 11 - Calling All Cars
    7.9/10(28 votes)

    #15 - Calling All Cars

    S4:E11

    After a sitdown with Carmine and Johnny Sack, Tony contemplates the future of the HUD partnership. Meanwhile, Paulie blows off steam with an old pal; Janice starts losing patience with the obsessive Bobby; and Melfi ponders the Freudian undercurrents of Tony's latest dreams.

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  16. undefined Season 6 Episode 6 - Live Free or Die
    7.9/10(34 votes)

    #16 - 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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  17. undefined Season 6 Episode 8 - Johnny Cakes
    7.9/10(31 votes)

    #17 - Johnny Cakes

    S6:E8

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

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  18. undefined Season 2 Episode 4 - Commendatori
    7.8/10(45 votes)

    #18 - Commendatori

    S2:E4

    Tony travels to Italy with Paulie and Christopher to jump-start a car-importing 'business.' While Paulie and Christopher sample some of the Old Country's choicest wares, Tony haggles with the head of a powerful Naples family and recruits a valuable new lieutenant named Furio.

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  19. undefined Season 3 Episode 2 - Proshai, Livushka
    7.8/10(35 votes)

    #19 - Proshai, Livushka

    S3:E2

    Tony's concerns that his mother will rat him out to the feds expire when she, literally, does. Later, Janice arrives to arrange the funeral, which takes a bizarre turn.

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  20. undefined Season 3 Episode 7 - Second Opinion
    7.8/10(33 votes)

    #20 - Second Opinion

    S3:E7

    Tony convinces Uncle Junior to seek a second opinion for his cancer treatment. Meanwhile, Carmela debates whether or not to take Dr. Melfi's advice and see a shrink, Big Pussy's wife Angie regrets asking Carmela for some money to help her sick dog, and Christopher continues to endure a humiliating probation period at the hands of kinky Paulie.

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  21. undefined Season 5 Episode 1 - Two Tonys
    7.8/10(29 votes)

    #21 - Two Tonys

    S5:E1

    A flood of organized crime parolees changes the landscape of the Soprano/Lupertazzi alliance. Janice carries on the family's Sunday dinner tradition. Carmela and A.J. commune with local wildlife. Christopher balks at footing the bill on 'goomar night.' Tony tries to introduce Dr. Melfi to his 'other' self.

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  22. undefined Season 2 Episode 9 - Stray Rounds
    7.8/10(38 votes)

    #22 - 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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  23. undefined Season 1 Episode 7 - Peleliu Hills
    7.8/10(38 votes)

    #23 - 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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  24. undefined Season 2 Episode 5 - Big Girls Don't Cry
    7.7/10(42 votes)

    #24 - Big Girls Don't Cry

    S2:E5

    Back in Jersey, Furio soon lives up to his name by unleashing his fury on the delinquent proprietor of a local 'tanning salon.' Dr. Melfi shares her guilt over dumping Tony as a client during a session with her own therapist. Meanwhile, Tony learns from Hesh that his father had emotional secrets of his own.

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  25. undefined Season 2 Episode 11 - House Arrest
    7.7/10(35 votes)

    #25 - House Arrest

    S2:E11

    Having dodged a legal bullet, Tony is advised by his lawyer to spend more time at his businesses. Junior looks for diversions to relieve the tedium of house arrest, and eventually finds one in the company of a police widow. Meanwhile, Melfi's problems boil over while eating dinner with her son.

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Tim Van Patten Ratings Summary

"Long Term Parking" is the best rated episode directed by Tim Van Patten. It scored 9.2/10 based on 34 votes. It was written by N/A. It aired on 5/23/2004 and is rated 0.4 points higher than their second-best episode, "Members Only".