The Worst Episodes of Bosch
Every episode of Bosch ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Bosch!
Based on Michael Connelly's best-selling novels, these are the stories of relentless LAPD homicide Detective Harry Bosch who pursues justice at all costs. But behind his tireless momentum is a man who is haunted by his past and struggles to remain loyal to his personal code: “Everybody counts or nobody counts.”
Lowest Rated Episodes Summary
The worst episode of "Bosch" is "The Dog You Feed", rated 7.9/10 from 1123 user votes. It was directed by Patrick Cady and written by Osokwe Vasquez. "The Dog You Feed" aired on 6/24/2021 and is rated 0.1 point(s) lower than the second lowest rated, "Chapter Two: Lost Light".
7.9/10 1,123 votes#1 - The Dog You Feed
Season 7 Episode 2 - Aired 6/24/2021
Bosch and Edgar follow a lead in the arson fire case to the famed Magic Castle. Lt. Billets ruffles feathers in the officer ranks. After Chandler’s new client Vincent Franzen spends a night in jail, he offers up a “muy grande pescado” as his get-out-of-jail-free card.
Director: Patrick Cady
Writer: Osokwe Vasquez
8.0/10 2,114 votes#2 - Chapter Two: Lost Light
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 2/13/2015
A routine traffic stop lands a suspect who poses a lethal new threat, while Bosch and J. Edgar pursue a promising lead in the bones case. Bosch locks horns with Deputy Chief Irving over his ongoing court battle, just as his relationship with Brasher picks up. And murder suspect Raynard Waits makes a startling confession about Bosch's cold case.
Director: Kevin Dowling
Writer: N/A
8.0/10 1,807 votes#3 - Chapter Five: Mama's Boy
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/13/2015
As the Raynard Waits matter escalates, Deputy Chief Irving sidelines Bosch. The detective turns his focus to unraveling the mystery of the bones case - until he becomes ensnared in a dangerous game of cat and mouse.
Director: Ernest R. Dickerson
Writer: N/A
8.0/10 1,542 votes#4 - The Thing About Secrets
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 3/10/2016
Bosch discovers that his murder case has wider implications. Deputy Chief Irving tries to stay above the political fray. Danger escalates with George Irving's plainclothes position. Harry receives a tip relating to his mother's murder. The Tony Allen investigation sends Bosch to Sin City.
Director: Alex Zakrzewski
Writer: Eric Overmyer, Tom Bernardo
8.0/10 1,511 votes#5 - Victim of the Night
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 3/10/2016
Bosch is drawn into the underbelly of Las Vegas. A reunion with his daughter reveals that all is not well on the home front. Deputy Chief Irving chooses a side in the mayoral race. There's more to George Irving's assignment than meets the eye.
Director: Pieter Jan Brugge
Writer: Diane Frolov, Andrew Schneider
8.0/10 1,495 votes#6 - Who's Lucky Now?
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 3/10/2016
Bosch nabs a murder suspect, while others keep a close eye on the investigation. After an encounter with Vegas mob boss, Joey Marks, Bosch faces questions about the past of someone close to him. George Irving makes important inroads. Deputy Chief Irving clashes with LA's political machinations.
Director: Christine Moore
Writer: Tom Smuts
8.0/10 1,483 votes#7 - The Smog Cutter
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 4/20/2017
The ugly truth behind his mother's murder has left LAPD homicide detective Harry Bosch as tense and restless as ever. A homeless veteran is murdered. Bosch works a high-profile trial involving a Hollywood director. The Veronica Allen proceeding nears resolution. Bosch keeps tabs on a longtime criminal who's eluded justice.
Director: Adam Davidson
Writer: Eric Overmyer
8.0/10 1,239 votes#8 - Brazen
Season 7 Episode 1 - Aired 6/24/2021
New Year’s Eve 2019. While Los Angeles celebrates, a fire breaks out in an East Hollywood apartment building killing several residents including a ten-year-old girl. When it’s determined to be arson, Detective Harry Bosch arrives on the scene but his partner, Detective Jerry Edgar, is noticeably absent.
Director: Alex Zakrzewski
Writer: Eric Overmyer
8.1/10 1,923 votes#9 - Chapter Three: Blue Religion
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 2/13/2015
After the young victim in the bones case is identified, Bosch and J. Edgar are pulled into the troubled world of the boy's family. As Bosch's own trial escalates, his romance with Brasher takes a turn. And an intense confrontation with Raynard Waits forces Bosch to rethink everything.
Director: Kevin Dowling
Writer: N/A
8.1/10 1,776 votes#10 - Chapter Six: Donkey's Years
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/13/2015
Bosch travels to Las Vegas to see his teenage daughter, Maddie, and to gain insight into Waits from his ex-wife, Eleanor Wish, once a brilliant forensic profiler. Back in LA, Waits taunts Bosch as he begins backing up his threats. Bosch returns to a maelstrom as the simple questioning of a witness in the bones case endangers Brasher.
Director: Roxann Dawson
Writer: N/A
8.1/10 1,702 votes#11 - Trunk Music
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 3/10/2016
LAPD homicide detective Harry Bosch is back on the job after a suspension. When a dead body found in the trunk of a car on Mulholland Drive appears to have mob connections, Bosch takes on a case that could prove his biggest challenge yet. George Irving has a new assignment. Deputy Chief Irving weighs his options.
Director: Alex Zakrzewski
Writer: Eric Overmyer
8.1/10 1,382 votes#12 - The Four Last Things
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 4/20/2017
A suspected killer whom Bosch has pursued for several years turns up dead in an apparent suicide. Edgar discovers that Harry has a complicated history with the dead man. When the case is later ruled a homicide, Detective Jimmy Robertson develops troubling theories about the culprit.
Director: Adam Davidson
Writer: Daniel Pyne
8.1/10 1,131 votes#13 - Three Widows
Season 6 Episode 3 - Aired 4/16/2020
When cops discover the body of a homeless man covered in radiation burns, the hunt for the cesium intensifies but Bosch and Edgar wonder if their assumptions about the crime have been wrong all along. Maddie’s discovery earns Chandler’s praise. DEA Agent Charlie Hovan discloses his connection to Jamaican drug dealers with possible ties to Edgar’s dirty cops.
Director: Patrick Cady
Writer: Shaz Bennett
8.1/10 1,115 votes#14 - Part of the Deal
Season 6 Episode 4 - Aired 4/16/2020
Bosch discovers there’s more to Alicia Kent’s story than meets the eye. Elizabeth Clayton calls with news that jump starts her daughter’s cold case. Edgar and Hovan craft a plan to move in on Avril, Crate and an old buddy have an eventful night, and Antonio asks Maddie to introduce him to Bosch.
Director: Michael McDonough
Writer: Tom Bernardo
8.1/10 1,082 votes#15 - Hard Feelings
Season 6 Episode 7 - Aired 4/16/2020
Working to close the murder of the Federal informant, Bosch and Edgar reveal an explosive new clue. Dwight pressures Edgar to do more to bring his son’s killers to justice. Barrel receives a politically damaging old recording of Chief Irving. Billets adds a familiar face to her new task force, while Pierce makes a report to Captain Cooper that causes friction.
Director: Hagar Ben-Asher
Writer: Jeffrey Alan Fiskin
8.1/10 1,096 votes#16 - Sabes Demasiado
Season 7 Episode 3 - Aired 6/24/2021
Bosch and Edgar track down La Mayorista, but Bosch asks Vega to assist after Edgar makes a costly error. Chandler and Maddie record Franzen’s statement for the SEC before Chandler stashes him away in a safehouse. Irving and Lopez discuss the arson case, each concealing their true agendas.
Director: Alex Zakrzewski
Writer: Jeffrey Alan Fiskin
8.2/10 1,737 votes#18 - Chapter Seven: Lost Boys
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 2/13/2015
Bosch struggles to manage both professional and personal fallout, as an echo of his past helps him discover pivotal clues in the Waits case. As the stakes escalate, a restless Waits hatches a deadly plan.
Director: Alex Zakrzewski
Writer: N/A
8.2/10 1,319 votes#19 - Blood Under the Bridge
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 4/20/2017
The secret effort to smear Bosch intensifies. Harry and his colleagues struggle to uncover who's trying to frame him. Irving closes a chapter in his personal life, but is ensnared in departmental politics. Bosch digs into the history of former soldiers under suspicion. Killers pull off a major score.
Director: Alex Zakrzewski
Writer: Elle Johnson
8.2/10 1,318 votes#20 - Birdland
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 4/20/2017
News explodes that the LAPD is investigating one of its own in a murder case. Bosch homes in on the motive behind a string of homicides. Robertson's doubts about Bosch deepen. Edgar discovers another disturbing link between Harry and a murder victim. Irving assists the investigation of the "Koreatown Killer."
Director: Ernest R. Dickerson
Writer: Daniel Pyne
8.2/10 1,391 votes#21 - Two Kinds of Truth
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 4/18/2019
Detective Harry Bosch learns the DA's office is examining new evidence which threatens to overturn an old case, potentially jeopardizing all of Bosch's other convictions. Meanwhile, a robbery turned murder at a local pharmacy exposes an opioid ring that drags Bosch down a dangerous path.
Director: Alex Zakrzewski
Writer: Daniel Pyne
8.2/10 1,229 votes#22 - Pill Shills
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 4/18/2019
Bosch and Edgar uncover more details about the pharmacy murder and the opioid operation, while Detective Robertson works a tandem homicide. As Bosch pushes back against the deathbed confession at the heart of Borders' petition for release, he enlists the help of a longtime adversary. J. Edgar tries to persuade a former CI to cooperate with an investigation.
Director: Alex Zakrzewski
Writer: Eric Overmyer
8.2/10 1,223 votes#23 - The Last Scrip
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 4/18/2019
Bosch investigates new evidence that may overturn Borders' conviction, but he remains convinced they locked up the right man. Lieutenant Billets is forced to deal with Crate and Barrel's role in the accident at the pharmacy crime scene. Bosch and Edgar track the pill mill van to an unexpected destination, while Edgar gets shocking news about Gary Wise.
Director: Daisy von Scherler Mayer
Writer: Elle Johnson
8.2/10 1,198 votes#24 - Raise the Dead
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 4/18/2019
As Bosch digs into the Skyler case, he becomes more convinced that the Olmer confession is false. Robertson zeroes in on the identity of the pharmacy killers. Seeking a connection to the pill mill, Bosch goes undercover and befriends a fellow vet. Pierce and Vega work a lead on Jose, Jr. Edgar discovers that Gary Wise's life was more troubled than it appeared.
Director: Laura Belsey
Writer: Tom Bernardo
8.2/10 1,289 votes#25 - The Overlook
Season 6 Episode 1 - Aired 4/16/2020
Nearly a year has passed and Bosch, still grinding on the Daisy Clayton murder case, gets called to the Lake Hollywood Overlook to investigate the murder of medical physicist Stanley Kent. Edgar runs a sting on his dirty cops, Maddie starts a new internship, and Chief Irvin Irving jumpstarts his mayoral campaign.
Director: Daisy von Scherler Mayer
Writer: Eric Overmyer, Tom Bernardo
