8.5/10100 votesLoading...#1 - Standing by Peaceful Waters
Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 3/18/2021
With her abrupt departure from her preliminary hearing and her legal career seemingly over, Joanna begins to chart a new path for the future outside the law.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.4/10166 votesLoading...#2 - The Right Road
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 2/27/2019
As Luna's trial starts, Joanna and Billy defend against an avalanche of evidence. With things not looking good, Joanna risks everything by putting an unexpected witness on the stand.
Director: Douglas Mitchell
Writer: Brad Simpson
8.3/10195 votesLoading...#3 - Cause in Fact
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 4/4/2018
After being reinstated, Joanna plays her trump card, but it's not enough to elicit a settlement.
Director: Grant Harvey
Writer: Brad Simpson
8.3/10120 votesLoading...#4 - Shelter from the Storm
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 2/26/2020
Joanna and Billy head to trial against ClearDawn labs while still desperately searching for a way to expose the fraudulent science used to wrongfully apprehend children. Season finale.
Director: Douglas Mitchell
Writer: Brad Simpson, Mary Galloway
8.3/1077 votesLoading...#5 - Where the Shadows Lie Waiting...
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 3/11/2021
With one day left before the disciplinary hearing, Joanna and Billy set out to finish the case against the mine.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.2/1087 votesLoading...#6 - Breaking Points
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 2/4/2021
Joanna (Kristin Kreuk) searches for her client's long-lost daughter to protect her client's legal interests and keep the case alive.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.2/1083 votesLoading...#7 - From Out the Gloomy Rack
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 2/11/2021
Joanna becomes the target of a mysterious criminal investigation. Luna rushes back to Millwood to aid her sister. Beckbie helps Kip deal with a personal problem. Taylor makes a shocking discovery as she continues her investigation.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.2/1082 votesLoading...#8 - Scorched Earth
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 2/18/2021
Joanna races to find evidence to dismiss the charges against her before her end-of-day hearing. Billy's search for a lead in the case has personal consequences.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.2/1080 votesLoading...#9 - The Homecoming
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 3/4/2021
As Joanna and Billy scramble to keep their case alive, the evidence they uncover begins to point to a shocking conclusion about the mine.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.1/10107 votesLoading...#10 - Name Your Ghosts
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 2/19/2020
Coming off the loss of class certification, Joanna and Billy decide to go after ClearDawn alone, turning to the only lead they have - an unreliable whistleblower.
Director: Douglas Mitchell
Writer: Eric Putzer
8.1/1084 votesLoading...#11 - Spirits in the Material World
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 2/25/2021
Joanna and Billy, struggling to deal with the demands of being new parents, are blindsided when their injunction against the mine is overturned.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/10152 votesLoading...#12 - The Milk of Human Kindness
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 1/23/2019
Joanna struggles to control the narrative of Noah's case when Lovand starts a smear campaign against him. Billy and Gerrilynn wait for an answer in their civil suit, when an unexpected visitor turns up in Millwood with an offer.
Director: Stephanie Morgenstern
Writer: Renée St. Cyr
8.0/10149 votesLoading...#13 - Never Face the Hangman
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 2/20/2019
On the eve of Luna's trial, Joanna reaches out to an old client when she discovers a new piece of evidence that will lead her to the identity of the real killer. Billy attempts to get help for Shane but is forced to make an agonizing choice.
Director: Douglas Mitchell
Writer: Eric Putzer
8.0/10104 votesLoading...#14 - It Takes a Village
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 2/12/2020
Joanna reluctantly agrees to try to put together a class-action suit.
Director: Sherry White
Writer: Hayden Simpson
7.9/10208 votesLoading...#15 - Ducks on the Pond
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 3/14/2018
Stuck in Millwood without a case and no firm to return to, Joanna is at loose ends on what to do next until a whistleblower comes forward.
Director: Douglas Mitchell
Writer: Graeme Stewart
7.9/10193 votesLoading...#16 - Hang Together
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 3/28/2018
New leads bring Joanna and Billy to make the horrific discovery of a massive dumpsite on farmland near the school. Joanna’s father takes over as lead counsel and it becomes clear that they’re running out of time.
Director: Douglas Mitchell
Writer: Hayden Simpson
7.9/10153 votesLoading...#17 - Guilt by Association
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 1/30/2019
Back in Millwood after learning of a death of someone close to her, Joanna won't get a moment to mourn, as the overzealous police are already zeroing in on Gerrilynn Spence. Joanna and Billy team up to halt a rush to judgment.
Director: Stephanie Morgenstern
Writer: Shannon Masters
7.9/10150 votesLoading...#18 - Hungry, Cold & Tired
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 2/6/2019
Joanna and Billy try to get Luna out of jail, but a surprise witness comes forward with information.
Director: Michelle Latimer
Writer: Hayden Simpson
7.9/10148 votesLoading...#19 - Manic Street Preacher
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 2/13/2019
Joanna struggles at work and with Luna's upcoming trial while dealing with her grief. Billy finds evidence that may provide an alternate theory.
Director: Michelle Latimer
Writer: Renée St. Cyr, Felicia Brooker
7.9/10119 votesLoading...#20 - River City
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 1/28/2021
With Millwood divided over a proposed mining project, lawyer and new mother Joanna Chang (Kristin Kreuk) takes on the case of a landowner whose farm is standing in the way of the mine.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.8/10241 votesLoading...#21 - Still Waters
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1/24/2018
Joanna uses her esteem as partner at CTS to convince a hydrologist to test Millwood's soil. With reluctant permission from the mayor, Joanna and Billy narrow their list of suspects to a handful of industrial sites in the community.
Director: Jordan Canning
Writer: Lynn Coady
7.8/10228 votesLoading...#22 - Family Ties
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 1/31/2018
Joanna and Billy are convinced that the local steel mill and its owner Ben Matheson are responsible for the barrels. A shocking revelation in Joanna's personal life leads her to question everything her father had told her.
Director: Jordan Canning
Writer: Shannon Masters
7.8/10224 votesLoading...#23 - Witch Hunt
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/28/2018
The sick girls and their families are faced with the mill employees who are worried about losing their jobs.
Director: James Genn
Writer: Eric Putzer, Brad Simpson
7.8/10191 votesLoading...#24 - Home to Roost
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 4/4/2018
Joanna faces the one person who can help her defeat her father.
Director: Grant Harvey
Writer: Lynn Coady
7.8/10110 votesLoading...#25 - Crisis of Faith
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 2/5/2020
With more potential cases of wrongful child apprehensions, Joanna and Billy investigate.
Director: Sherry White
Writer: Laura Good
The Best Episodes of Burden of Truth
Every episode of Burden of Truth ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Burden of Truth!
A big city lawyer returns to her hometown to take the case of a group of girls suffering from a mysterious illness.
Genres:DramaCrime
Network:CBC Television
Best Episodes Summary
"Standing by Peaceful Waters" is the best rated episode of "Burden of Truth". It scored 8.5/10 based on 100 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 3/18/2021. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Right Road".