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The Best Episodes of Boston Legal

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Alan Shore and Denny Crane lead a brigade of high-priced civil litigators in an upscale Boston law firm in a series focusing on the professional and personal lives of brilliant but often emotionally challenged attorneys.

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    Boston Legal Season 1 Episode 5 - An Eye for an Eye
    9.0/10(4 votes)

    #1 - An Eye for an Eye

    S1:E5

    Seniors take on a drug firm in a class-action case handled by the grandstanding Crane. Also: revenge motives are raised in a murder trial; and medical ethics are at issue in a civil suit.

    Director:Mike Listo
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Boston Legal Season 2 Episode 23 - Race Ipsa
    9.0/10(4 votes)

    #2 - Race Ipsa

    S2:E23

    When Denny shoots his therapist in self-defense, the senior partners, fed up with his rogue behavior, begin to enact plans to remove him from the firm. Meanwhile, Alan enlists the help of Chelina in a racially-charged case involving a black man being arrested for being in a white neighborhood, and Brad asks Denise to teach him to be a better kisser.

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  3. Boston Legal Season 4 Episode 5 - Hope and Gory
    9.0/10(3 votes)

    #3 - Hope and Gory

    S4:E5

    A woman asks for Alan's advice on how to kill the man who murdered her daughter but was acquitted by reason of temporary insanity; Katie and Jerry try to overturn a child-molester-registry law to save a falsely accused client; and Lorraine tries to help Alan overcome deep-rooted childhood fears that cause him to speak gibberish whenever she's around.

    Director:Unknown

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  4. Boston Legal Season 4 Episode 17 - The Court Supreme
    9.0/10(3 votes)

    #4 - The Court Supreme

    S4:E17

    It's a lawyer's dream come true for Alan when he presents an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court in a case involving a mentally challenged man who was convicted of statutory rape. Meanwhile, Lorraine shares startling news with Katie about Jerry's girlfriend.

    Director:Unknown

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  5. Boston Legal Season 1 Episode 7 - Questionable Characters
    8.8/10(4 votes)

    #5 - Questionable Characters

    S1:E7

    A showcase for the wily, agitating Alan Shore, who badgers a dotty judge; romances Tara, whom he surreptitiously helps in a thorny criminal case; and backs Crane, who's been arrested for solicitation.

    Director:Mel Damski
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Boston Legal Season 1 Episode 15 - Tortured Souls
    8.8/10(4 votes)

    #6 - Tortured Souls

    S1:E15

    Shirley asks Alan Shore to use his odious lawyering to help her defend a police officer accused of torture. Donny Crane returns and is the opposing counsel in Denny's case, with Chelina Hall as second chair, where a woman wants to sue her former boyfriend for saying no to her at the alter. For Denny, this is an easy case, for Donny this is to settle a score with Denny for letting him believe for 25 years that he was his father. Meanwhile, Bernard Ferrion is befriended by Catherine and Alan finds variance with that.

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  8. Boston Legal Season 2 Episode 2 - Schadenfreude
    8.8/10(5 votes)

    #7 - Schadenfreude

    S2:E2

    The Kelly Nolan trial continues, but Alan, Denny and Brad run fear the worst when Kelly's cold demeanor begins to turn off the jury. Meanwhile, Garrett and Sara are enlisted to help Denise in her divorce settlement and Malcolm convinces Tara to represent Johnny Damon, Edwin Starr's nephew, whose performance of War strikes a nerve at a nightclub.

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  9. Boston Legal Season 3 Episode 1 - Can't We All Get a Lung?
    8.8/10(6 votes)

    #8 - Can't We All Get a Lung?

    S3:E1

    Terminally ill Daniel Post needs Denise and Shirley's help after running afoul of the law. Meanwhile, Alan defends Jerry after his driving habits lead to trouble.

    Director:Mike Listo
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Boston Legal Season 3 Episode 18 - Son of the Defender
    8.8/10(4 votes)

    #9 - Son of the Defender

    S3:E18

    The past comes back to haunt Denny when a vengeful man forces the firm to find a different outcome in a decades-old murder trial. Meanwhile, Alan is jailed for contempt of court while defending a prostitute.

    Director:Bill D'Elia
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Boston Legal Season 1 Episode 17 - Death Be Not Proud
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    #10 - Death Be Not Proud

    S1:E17

    Chelina asks Alan to assist her in Texas because her former client is getting executed but may be innocent of the crime. An old friend of Denny and Shirley asks them for legal representation when she charged with having sexual encounters for a fee. Lori files a complaint about Denny with Shirley and Paul and they seriously consider doing something about it; especially when they suspect he performed an unethical act on his recent case.

    Director:Matt Shakman
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Boston Legal Season 2 Episode 14 - Breast in Show
    8.7/10(6 votes)

    #11 - Breast in Show

    S2:E14

    After meeting Irma for a date, Alan finds himself defending her when she is charged with a sex crime by protesting topless. Meanwhile, Denise finds it difficult to remain close to Daniel when he invites her to his own funeral, and Garrett faces his toughest challenge yet when Catherine invades his office.

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  13. Boston Legal Season 3 Episode 7 - Trick or Treat
    8.7/10(6 votes)

    #12 - Trick or Treat

    S3:E7

    Halloween brings Denise startling news about Daniel Post; Denny meets Bethany's mother; Jerry needs Alan's help with a federal jury matter; and the fallout from the Scott Little case continues for Coho when he's sued by the Hooper's nosy neighbor.

    Director:Mike Listo
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Boston Legal Season 2 Episode 10 - Legal Deficits
    8.6/10(5 votes)

    #13 - Legal Deficits

    S2:E10

    After kidnapping a witness and physically assaulting a priest, Brad is put on trial and enlists the help of Denny and Shirley to bail him out. Meanwhile, Alan's hands are full with his secretary's financial troubles when her credit card company charges ridiculous interest rates putting her $50,000 in debt.

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  15. Boston Legal Season 2 Episode 24 - Deep End of the Poole
    8.6/10(5 votes)

    #14 - Deep End of the Poole

    S2:E24

    Name partner Edwin Poole returns from a mental institution to Crane, Poole and Schmidt, ready to jump back in, but Shirley has reservations when he decides to sue a candy company. An A.D.A. with a grudge against Alan brings charges, accusing him of advising his client to flee when a guilty verdict was inevitable. Meanwhile, Brad and Denise decide where to take their relationship.

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  16. Boston Legal Season 3 Episode 2 - New Kids on the Block
    8.6/10(5 votes)

    #15 - New Kids on the Block

    S3:E2

    Crane Poole & Schmidt's new lawyer makes his mark while defending a man charged with killing a judge. Meanwhile, Denny's Internet romance creates trouble at the firm, and Alan helps a cross-dresser who's out of a job.

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  17. Boston Legal Season 2 Episode 27 - BL: Los Angeles
    8.5/10(4 votes)

    #16 - BL: Los Angeles

    S2:E27

    While in LA, Alan takes on the case of TV star Courtney Rae, who is arrested after shooting a photographer who she mistakes for a stalker. But Denny and Barry make life difficult when they won't stop making sexual advances toward their client. Meanwhile, Denise resorts to underhanded tactics to eliminate Marlene from the picture, but the plan backfires when she is caught by Paul. And Brad enlists Shirley's help in trying to persuade the judge in his niece's trial to lower the sentence.

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  18. Boston Legal Season 3 Episode 6 - The Verdict
    8.5/10(4 votes)

    #17 - The Verdict

    S3:E6

    A shocking allegation of Oedipal proportions in the Scott Little case threatens to torpedo Coho's defense; Alan seeks outside help to breathe some life into his relationship with Sally.

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  19. Boston Legal Season 3 Episode 21 - Tea and Sympathy
    8.5/10(4 votes)

    #18 - Tea and Sympathy

    S3:E21

    Denny lusts after Judge Weldon when Alan defends her in a drug case; a sorority girl's expulsion pits Clarence against Jerry; Brad expresses a desire for a military wedding, but it puts Denise in a fighting mood; and Shirley helps a former HIV patient hold on to his most-prized possession.

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  20. Boston Legal Season 3 Episode 23 - Duck and Cover
    8.5/10(4 votes)

    #19 - Duck and Cover

    S3:E23

    Alan defends Brad and Denise's priest after he's arrested on their wedding day on charges of sheltering undocumented immigrants; Jerry helps a woman with a pet duck who was evicted from her apartment; and Denny counts a coveted sports trophy among his possessions.

    Director:Mike Listo

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  21. Boston Legal Season 4 Episode 1 - Beauty and the Beast
    8.5/10(4 votes)

    #20 - Beauty and the Beast

    S4:E1

    Senior partner Carl Sack clashes with Denny after the latter is arrested. Meanwhile, Shirley needs Alan's help when a university wants a donation, and Jerry assists another new attorney in a homicide case.

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  22. Boston Legal Season 5 Episode 1 - Smoke Signals
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #21 - Smoke Signals

    S5:E1

    Alan answers a call for help from Bethany Horowitz in a suit against a tobacco giant, but he suffers a crisis of confidence when the opposing counsel turns out to be an old girlfriend. Meanwhile, Denny is plagued by a case of performance anxiety.

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  23. Boston Legal Season 5 Episode 3 - Dances with Wolves
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #22 - Dances with Wolves

    S5:E3

    Denny is arrested on concealed-weapon charges after shooting a man who tried to rob him and Jerry. Meanwhile, a case gets personal for Alan when he tries to help a sex surrogate in a custody battle for her daughter.

    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Boston Legal Season 5 Episode 4 - True Love
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #23 - True Love

    S5:E4

    After an old girlfriend hires Alan to help her husband beat a murder charge, he faces a moral and professional dilemma when his lingering feelings for her elicit a secret desire for a conviction.

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  25. Boston Legal Season 5 Episode 7 - Mad Cows
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #24 - Mad Cows

    S5:E7

    Alan and Denny sue the USDA on behalf of a cattle rancher who wants to test her entire herd for mad cow disease; Jerry's consideration to make partner hinges on an up-or-down vote by the firm's panel, which includes Paul Lewiston.

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  26. Boston Legal Season 3 Episode 8 - Lincoln
    8.4/10(5 votes)

    #25 - Lincoln

    S3:E8

    Shirley finds herself attracting the attention of the eccentric Lincoln Meyer; Denny, Bella and Bethany prepare themselves for the results of his paternity test; and Alan helps Jerry with his defense in a difficult murder case.

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Best Episodes Summary

"An Eye for an Eye" is the best rated episode of "Boston Legal". It scored 9/10 based on 4 votes. Directed by Mike Listo and written by Unknown, it aired on 10/31/2004. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Race Ipsa".