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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...

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  1. Background image for Chapter Two: Lost Light
    7.5/10(24 votes)

    #1 - Chapter Two: Lost Light

    S1:E2

    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.

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    Director:Kevin Dowling
    Writer:Unknown
  2. Background image for Chapter Eight: High Low
    7.8/10(19 votes)

    #2 - Chapter Eight: High Low

    S1:E8

    Bosch gains a new ally in his ex-wife Eleanor. Deputy Chief Irving makes a series of deals that will shape the future of the police department - and possibly even the city itself. Waits's disturbing focus on Bosch intensifies.

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    Writer:Unknown
  3. Background image for Chapter Nine: The Magic Castle
    7.8/10(19 votes)

    #3 - Chapter Nine: The Magic Castle

    S1:E9

    The true story of the bones murder is finally revealed, placing Bosch in hot water and stretching the LAPD to the breaking point. Bosch's own painful past leads him headlong into a showdown with Raynard Waits.

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    Writer:Unknown
  4. Background image for The Dog You Feed
    7.9/10(1.2k votes)

    #4 - The Dog You Feed

    S7:E2

    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.

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  5. Background image for Chapter Six: Donkey's Years
    8.0/10(19 votes)

    #5 - Chapter Six: Donkey's Years

    S1:E6

    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.

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    Director:Roxann Dawson
    Writer:Unknown
  6. Background image for Trunk Music
    8.0/10(1.8k votes)

    #6 - Trunk Music

    S2:E1

    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.

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  8. Background image for The Thing About Secrets
    8.0/10(1.6k votes)

    #7 - The Thing About Secrets

    S2:E2

    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.

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  9. Background image for Victim of the Night
    8.0/10(1.6k votes)

    #8 - Victim of the Night

    S2:E3

    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.

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  10. Background image for Who's Lucky Now?
    8.0/10(1.6k votes)

    #9 - Who's Lucky Now?

    S2:E4

    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.

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    Writer:Tom Smuts
  11. Background image for The Smog Cutter
    8.0/10(1.5k votes)

    #10 - The Smog Cutter

    S3:E1

    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.

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  12. Background image for Brazen
    8.0/10(1.3k votes)

    #11 - Brazen

    S7:E1

    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.

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  13. Background image for Chapter Three: Blue Religion
    8.1/10(21 votes)

    #12 - Chapter Three: Blue Religion

    S1:E3

    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.

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    Director:Kevin Dowling
    Writer:Unknown
  14. Background image for Chapter Five: Mama's Boy
    8.1/10(19 votes)

    #13 - Chapter Five: Mama's Boy

    S1:E5

    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.

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  15. Background image for The Four Last Things
    8.1/10(1.4k votes)

    #14 - The Four Last Things

    S3:E2

    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.

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    Director:Adam Davidson
  16. Background image for Three Widows
    8.1/10(1.2k votes)

    #15 - Three Widows

    S6:E3

    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.

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    Director:Patrick Cady
  17. Background image for Part of the Deal
    8.1/10(1.2k votes)

    #16 - Part of the Deal

    S6:E4

    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.

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  18. Background image for Hard Feelings
    8.1/10(1.1k votes)

    #17 - Hard Feelings

    S6:E7

    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.

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  19. Background image for Sabes Demasiado
    8.1/10(1.1k votes)

    #18 - Sabes Demasiado

    S7:E3

    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.

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  20. Background image for Chapter Four: Fugazi
    8.2/10(20 votes)

    #19 - Chapter Four: Fugazi

    S1:E4

    The bones investigation uncovers the family's dark past. As Bosch's court case reaches a climactic verdict, he gets caught up in a dangerous field trip with Waits, who may be setting him up. A stunning turn of events leads to a frantic citywide manhunt, and Bosch is back on the hot seat.

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  21. Background image for Chapter Seven: Lost Boys
    8.2/10(18 votes)

    #20 - Chapter Seven: Lost Boys

    S1:E7

    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.

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    Writer:Unknown
  22. Background image for Chapter Ten: Us and Them
    8.2/10(18 votes)

    #21 - Chapter Ten: Us and Them

    S1:E10

    Bosch has to face the aftermath of his confrontation with Waits, while his daughter's unexpected visit offers some precious time together. In the wake of the bones investigation, Bosch's job is in jeopardy, and he's suddenly on the outside once again.

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    Director:Thomas Carter
    Writer:Unknown
  23. Background image for Blood Under the Bridge
    8.2/10(1.4k votes)

    #22 - Blood Under the Bridge

    S3:E5

    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.

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  24. Background image for Birdland
    8.2/10(1.4k votes)

    #23 - Birdland

    S3:E6

    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."

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  25. Background image for Two Kinds of Truth
    8.2/10(1.4k votes)

    #24 - Two Kinds of Truth

    S5:E1

    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.

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  26. Background image for Pill Shills
    8.2/10(1.3k votes)

    #25 - Pill Shills

    S5:E2

    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.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Chapter Two: Lost Light" is the worst rated episode of "Bosch". It scored 7.5/10 based on 24 votes. Directed by Kevin Dowling and written by Unknown, it aired on 2/13/2015. This episode scored 0.3 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Chapter Eight: High Low".