The Best Episodes of American Crime Season 2

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.4/10(742 votes)

   #1 - Season Two: Episode One

   S2:E11/6/2016

   Issues of sexual orientation and socioeconomic disparity come to a boil when lurid photos of a high school boy named Taylor Blaine are posted on social media following a school party. Circumstances become more complicated when Taylor accuses two players on his private high school's championship basketball team of drugging, assaulting and then posting the pictures of him online.

   Director:John Ridley

   Writer:John Ridley

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   Director:John Ridley

   Writer:John Ridley
2. 

   8.3/10(661 votes)

   #2 - Season Two: Episode Two

   S2:E21/13/2016

   After Anne calls 911 to get help for Taylor, she encounters difficulty getting the authorities to pay attention to the alleged crime. Meanwhile, Leslie makes sure Leyland is ready for the impending investigation, Terri has an intervention with Kevin, and Eric's truth comes out.

   Director:Clement Virgo

   Writer:Ernie Pandish

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   Director:Clement Virgo

   Writer:Ernie Pandish
3. 

   8.5/10(640 votes)

   #3 - Season Two: Episode Three

   S2:E31/20/2016

   A news article is published online describing what happened at the captain's party and naming Kevin as a participant in the alleged assault on Taylor. Anne is forced to defend herself after the item is published, while new evidence is revealed that paints a murkier picture of what really happened on the night in question.

   Director:Gregg Araki

   Writer:Sonay Hoffman

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   Director:Gregg Araki

   Writer:Sonay Hoffman
4. 

   8.8/10(656 votes)

   #4 - Season Two: Episode Four

   S2:E41/27/2016

   Following the revelation that evidence was found on Taylor’s clothing, the parents of the basketball players and faculty of Leyland prepare for invasive DNA testing of the team. The impending testing forces Eric to make a painful revelation, while Taylor attempts to return to normalcy as he matriculates back into Marshall.

   Director:Julie Hébert

   Writer:Kirk A. Moore

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   Director:Julie Hébert

   Writer:Kirk A. Moore
5. 

   8.3/10(604 votes)

   #5 - Season Two: Episode Five

   S2:E52/3/2016

   In the hours after Eric is forced to openly discuss his sexuality, Taylor must defend his actions on the night of his alleged assault to the police. Anne struggles with the discovery that her son is gay, while a critical decision by the detectives makes some involved feel as though the worst may be over, and at Marshall, Chris deals with the aftermath of a seemingly innocuous incident that begins to take on racial overtones.

   Director:Rachel Morrison

   Writer:Davy Perez

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   Director:Rachel Morrison

   Writer:Davy Perez
6. 

   8.3/10(593 votes)

   #6 - Season Two: Episode Six

   S2:E62/10/2016

   Against the school lawyer's advice, Leslie decides to take it upon herself to welcome Eric back to Leyland with a school-wide showing of empathy—but Eric soon discovers that his return does not sit well with some of his fellow basketball team members. Meanwhile, Anne decides that she'd rather take the school to court over what happened to Taylor than accept a settlement, and Chris finds himself being vilified when students begin picketing Marshall after three Hispanic students are suspended for fighting with a black student, who received no punishment.

   Director:Jessica Yu

   Writer:Stacy A. Littlejohn

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   Director:Jessica Yu

   Writer:Stacy A. Littlejohn
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7. 

   9.1/10(695 votes)

   #7 - Season Two: Episode Seven

   S2:E72/17/2016

   Feeling nothing but pain and conflict, Taylor continues to emotionally unravel after Anne's private medical records are anonymously posted online in an effort to shame her. The act catches the attention of Sebastian, who makes another attempt to engage Anne. Meanwhile, Leslie offers a generous settlement to Evy's father in order to protect the school from litigation, and Eric attempts to find some misguided solace with a stranger.

   Director:John Ridley

   Writer:John Ridley

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   Director:John Ridley

   Writer:John Ridley
8. 

   8.8/10(636 votes)

   #8 - Season Two: Episode Eight

   S2:E82/24/2016

   Leyland High School mourns the loss of one of their own, while Leslie finds her job on the line in the aftermath of the tragedy. Curt attempts to file a missing person’s report with the police when he suspects Lilah has run off with Peter, after she blames him for Eric’s sexuality. Becca makes a startling confession to Dan, and Sebastian reaches out to Anne in an attempt to help her bring retribution against those who caused Taylor’s downfall.

   Director:Kimberly Peirce

   Writer:Keith Huff

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   Director:Kimberly Peirce

   Writer:Keith Huff
9. 

   8.3/10(572 votes)

   #9 - Season Two: Episode Nine

   S2:E93/2/2016

   The entire community is forced to re-examine all of the choices they have made in the wake of the sexual encounter between Eric and Taylor, while leaked personal information implicates both Kevin and Becca to the shooting. Sebastian targets the Leyland school by releasing its most sensitive information online, causing Leslie to take drastic measures, and at Marshall, Chris finds himself at a career crossroads when he faces a school review board.

   Director:James Kent

   Writer:Julie Hébert

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   Director:James Kent

   Writer:Julie Hébert
10. 

    8.2/10(626 votes)

    #10 - Season Two: Episode Ten

    S2:E103/9/2016

    Sebastian gets a taste of his own medicine and is stunned to discover that someone is usurping his cause, initiating a chain reaction that could cause the downfall all of those involved. Dan and Steph deal with the fallout of Becca's arrest, while Michael goes to extreme measures to ensure that Kevin is not implicated as being complicit in the beating of Taylor, and Chris makes a decision about his future at Marshall.

    Director:Nicole Kassell

    Writer:Diana Son

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    Director:Nicole Kassell

    Writer:Diana Son