7.5/101,315 votes#1 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 11/17/2020
While on a road trip to visit her boyfriend in Montana, Danielle Sullivan and her sister Grace are kidnapped by a truck driver on a remote part of the highway, setting off a chain of events that leads private detectives Cody Hoyt and Cassie Dewell to team up with Cody’s estranged wife and ex-cop, Jenny Hoyt, to search for the sisters. But when the investigators discover these are not the only girls who have disappeared in the area, it’s clear they’ve stumbled onto something much bigger than them all.
Director: Paul McGuigan
Writer: David E. Kelley
7.2/10968 votes#2 - Nowhere to Run
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 11/24/2020
Forced to form an unlikely team, Cassie and Jenny set out to continue the search for the missing girls. Meanwhile, Danielle, Grace and Jerrie get to work on planning their escape, leading Legarski to struggle with the consequences of his actions as a distracted Ronald deals with a difficult relationship with his mother.
Director: Paul McGuigan
Writer: David E. Kelley
7.4/10878 votes#3 - The Big Rick
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 12/1/2020
Still on the search for the missing girls, Cassie grows more suspicious of Legarski after a threatening conversation between the two. Meanwhile, Grace manages to make headway on the girls’ quest for freedom. Merilee pleads with Legarski to open up emotionally before it’s too late, and Helen finally confronts Ronald about his increasingly strange behavior.
Director: Gwyneth Horder-Payton
Writer: David E. Kelley, Jonathan Shapiro
7.3/10799 votes#4 - Unfinished Business
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 12/8/2020
Unsatisfied with the investigation now that the girls' disappearance has made headlines, Cassie and Jenny take things into their own hands, tapping into their individual strengths to make headway in the case. Meanwhile, Legarski attempts to keep cool, but Ronald takes a different approach to protect himself. Still captive, Danielle and Jerrie tend to Grace, who makes a painful decision in an attempt to save them all.
Director: Gwyneth Horder-Payton
Writer: Annakate Chappell, Matthew Tinker
7.9/10823 votes#5 - A Good Day to Die
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 12/15/2020
Jenny and Cassie feel as if they're closing in on Legarski, but they are racing against the clock as he and Ronald are preparing to move the girls. Jerrie makes one last attempt to convince Ronald to let them go. Elsewhere, Cassie visits Merilee to question her about her husband and Ronald aggressively confronts his mother.
Director: Jennifer Lynch
Writer: Jonathan Shapiro
7.3/10743 votes#6 - The Wolves Are Always Out for Blood
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 1/26/2021
Jenny and Cassie officially team up to track down Ronald. Merilee struggles with the fact she didn't truly know her husband. Helen learns about her son's deeds.
Director: Mark Tonderai
Writer: Maria Sten
7.8/10720 votes#7 - I Fall to Pieces
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 2/2/2021
Cassie and Jenny work against the clock to find Ronald and prove Legarski’s guilt, calling on Grace to join their efforts and bravely help them in the process. Just when all the pieces start falling into place, Ronald’s emotions get the best of him as he makes an unthinkable decision, even for him. Merilee plays an unwilling and life-changing role in turning the case on its head on.
Director: Jennifer Lynch
Writer: Annakate Chappell, Matthew Tinker
7.8/10713 votes#8 - The End Is Near
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 2/9/2021
Cassie and Jenny grow more suspicious of the circumstances with every visit to the hospital, while Ronald finds himself in a precarious situation thanks to a nosy paperboy. With his back against the wall, Ronald will have to address his inner demons and decide just how far is too far.
Director: Hanelle M. Culpepper
Writer: Morenike Balogun
8.0/10760 votes#9 - Let It Be Him
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 2/16/2021
While knocking on doors and searching for clues, Cassie unexpectedly comes face-to-face with Ronald, which puts her in danger and triggers her memory from the pair’s prior meeting. Elsewhere, not feeling like she can trust her husband, Merilee makes a life-changing decision that puts both her and Rick’s fates into her own hands.
Director: Michael Goi
Writer: Jonathan Shapiro
6.9/10650 votes#10 - Catastrophic Thinking
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 4/13/2021
Three months after Ronald’s escape, Cassie and Jenny have officially partnered up to take down a fresh slew of troublemakers, but all isn’t coming up roses; Ronald is still on the loose, a domestic case takes a macabre and deadly turn, and a U.S. Marshall is sticking his nose in their case files. Right as the women of Dewell & Hoyt seem to be getting used to the new normal, Jenny gets an alarming call from an old flame; leading her and Cassie headfirst into a new case, a new jurisdiction and a whole lot of new trouble. It’s time to meet the Kleinsassers.
Director: Gwyneth Horder-Payton
Writer: Annakate Chappell, Matthew Tinker
7.1/10632 votes#11 - All Kinds of Snakes
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 4/13/2021
Right as the women of Dewell and Hoyt seem to be getting used to the new normal, Jenny gets an alarming call from an old flame; leading her and Cassie headfirst into a new case, a new jurisdiction and a whole lot of new trouble. It's time to meet the Kleinsassers.
Director: Gwyneth Horder-Payton
Writer: Elwood Reid
7.1/10572 votes#12 - No Better Than Dogs
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 4/20/2021
Cassie and Jenny each face a dangerous attempt to run them out of town while Jerrie has a close encounter with a dangerous threat of her own. Back at the ranch, Blake returns home, where he receives anything but a warm welcome. This ain't your typical family reunion.
Director: Oliver Bokelberg
Writer: Maria Sten, Elwood Reid
7.4/10559 votes#13 - White Lion
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 4/27/2021
Cassie and Jenny hear that a body has been discovered on the Kleinsasser ranch and, fearing the worst, Jenny takes the investigation up a notch, but the Kleinsassers have a plan of their own. Meanwhile, Cassie teams up with Lindor to follow a hot lead on Ronald, who, suspicious that his whereabouts have been revealed, decides to do some damage control—or perhaps just damage.
Director: Christina Alexandra Voros
Writer: Morenike Balogun, Elwood Reid
7.4/10525 votes#14 - Nice Animals
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 5/4/2021
Cassie, Jenny, Jerrie and Lindor work to get things back on track when the motel is reduced to rubble and both the Kleinsasser and Ronald cases not doing much better. At the ranch, Cheyenne seizes an opportunity to shift the family power dynamic in her favor and all it will take is the truth.
Director: Michael Goi
Writer: Jonathan Shapiro, Elwood Reid
7.5/10541 votes#15 - Bitter Roots
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 5/11/2021
When Scarlet gets an alarming call that her sister is missing, Ronald realizes just how twisted his situation has become and must decide his next move. Meanwhile, Cassie, Jenny, Gil and Rosie find themselves in a whole mess of trouble on the ranch, forced to face off against the worst of the Kleinsasser bunch. But this team is tough and even the strongest family trees can fall.
Director: Alonso Alvarez
Writer: Elwood Reid
7.4/10587 votes#16 - Love Is a Strange and Dangerous Thing
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 5/18/2021
Cassie and Jenny leave the Kleinsasser women to forge their own path, ridding themselves of their ranch troubles and heading back home. Along with Jerrie and Lindor, they finally get to see Ronald behind bars, though he quickly strips them of any satisfaction by leading them on a wild goose chase, straight into the arms of the syndicate. A brutal battle ensues, clearing a path for Scarlet and Ronald to escape, but while they run off into the sunset Jenny risks her life to save Cassie’s. Is this the end for our dynamic duo? Only time will tell.
Director: Michael Goi
Writer: Annakate Chappell, Matthew Tinker, Elwood Reid
The Best Episodes of Big Sky Season 1
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Genres:CrimeDramaMystery
Network:ABC
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Pilot" is the best rated episode of "Big Sky" season 1. It scored 7.5/10 based on 1315 votes. Directed by Paul McGuigan and written by David E. Kelley, it aired on 11/17/2020. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Nowhere to Run".