The Worst Episodes of Goliath
Every episode of Goliath ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Goliath!
Once a powerful lawyer, Billy McBride is now burned out and washed up, spending more time in a bar than a courtroom. When he reluctantly agrees to pursue a wrongful death lawsuit against the biggest client of Cooperman & McBride, the massive law firm he helped create, Billy and his ragtag team uncover a vast and deadly conspiracy, pitting them all in a life or death trial against the ultimate Goliath.
Lowest Rated Episodes Summary
The worst episode of "Goliath" is "Tongue Tied", rated 5.8/10 from 1658 user votes. It was directed by Dennie Gordon and written by Marisa Wegrzyn, Jonathan Shapiro, David E. Kelley. "Tongue Tied" aired on 6/14/2018 and is rated 1.2 point(s) lower than the second lowest rated, "Full Circle".
5.8/10 1,658 votes#1 - Tongue Tied
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 6/14/2018
On the night of the mayoral election, Billy and his team race to take down the people responsible before they become an unstoppable Goliath.
Director: Dennie Gordon
Writer: Marisa Wegrzyn, Jonathan Shapiro, David E. Kelley
7.0/10 813 votes#2 - Full Circle
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 10/3/2019
Flashing back to before the events of the season, Billy has a drunken weekend at the Rising Sun Hotel and Casino, crossing paths with the Blackwoods and their scheme to steal water.
Director: Lawrence Trilling
Writer: Marisa Wegrzyn, Jennifer Ames, Steve Turner
7.0/10 797 votes#3 - Argus 2: Battledome
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 10/3/2019
As Billy and Patty make their first appearance in court, their class action is threatened when they walk into traps set for them by the Blackwoods.
Director: Lawrence Trilling
Writer: Andrew Matisziw, Jonathan Shapiro, David E. Kelley
7.1/10 1,455 votes#4 - Diablo Verde
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 6/14/2018
Held hostage by strangers and with no memory of how he got there, Billy has to make a harrowing escape from Mexico.
Director: Lawrence Trilling
Writer: Jennifer Ames, Steve Turner, David E. Kelley
7.1/10 865 votes#5 - Hadleyville
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 9/23/2021
Billy returns to his Big Law roots after Patty takes a job at a prestigious white-shoe law firm in San Francisco. Together, they try to take down one of America’s most insidious Goliaths: the opioid industry.
Director: Billy Bob Thornton
Writer: Marisa Wegrzyn, Jennifer Ames, Steve Turner
7.3/10 1,114 votes#6 - Two Cinderellas
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 6/14/2018
Believing his client will soon be a free man, Billy joins Marisol for a romantic weekend in Mexico, only for his case to fall apart at home.
Director: Lawrence Trilling
Writer: Noelle Valdivia, Jonathan Shapiro, David E. Kelley
7.3/10 823 votes#7 - Happiness from the Ground Up
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 10/3/2019
Billy’s investigation into the Central Valley’s water problem threatens the launch of Diana Blackwood’s almond-based lifestyle brand.
Director: Lawrence Trilling
Writer: Marisa Wegrzyn, Jonathan Shapiro, David E. Kelley
7.3/10 787 votes#8 - Good Morning, Central Valley
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 10/3/2019
As Billy and Patty begin a class action lawsuit against the corporate farmers, the Blackwoods start dealing with everyone who gets in their way, including Billy.
Director: Lawrence Trilling
Writer: Marisa Wegrzyn, Jennifer Ames, Steve Turner
7.3/10 704 votes#9 - The Pain Killer
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 9/23/2021
Patty finds herself on the hook for Billy’s behavior as he digs deeper into the case.
Director: Lawrence Trilling
Writer: Marisa Wegrzyn, Jennifer Ames, Steve Turner
7.5/10 1,052 votes#10 - The Subsidence Adventure
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 10/3/2019
The unexpected death of an old friend takes Billy McBride to California’s Central Valley, where a record drought has made water more valuable than human life.
Director: Lawrence Trilling
Writer: Jennifer Ames, Steve Turner, David E. Kelley
7.6/10 1,094 votes#11 - Politics
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 6/14/2018
After a brutal loss, Billy decides to formally take on Julio Suarez's defense but, before he can go back to court, he must get his team back together.
Director: Lawrence Trilling
Writer: Tony Saltzman, Noelle Valdivia, David E. Kelley
7.6/10 1,047 votes#12 - Fresh Flowers
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 6/14/2018
When Billy learns the name of the real shooter, he has to turn to the FBI to help him bring his elusive suspect in for questioning.
Director: Dennie Gordon
Writer: Marisa Wegrzyn, Jennifer Ames, Steve Turner
7.6/10 714 votes#13 - Fer-De-Lance
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 10/3/2019
Billy and Patty grill the Blackwoods in their depositions, shining a light on their complicated relationship and how they obtained ownership of the county’s water supply.
Director: Lawrence Trilling
Writer: Marisa Wegrzyn, Jennifer Ames, Steve Turner
7.7/10 996 votes#14 - Alo
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 6/14/2018
Billy tries a risky strategy to suppress the prosecution's two key pieces of evidence, hoping he can clear Julio's name before trial even begins.
Director: Dennie Gordon
Writer: Tony Saltzman, Noelle Valdivia, David E. Kelley
7.7/10 1,003 votes#15 - Who's Gabriel
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 6/14/2018
Billy finally gets a witness who can exonerate Julio, but he won't talk unless Billy can convince the prosecutor to give him a deal.
Director: Dennie Gordon
Writer: Tony Saltzman, Jonathan Shapiro, David E. Kelley
7.8/10 1,268 votes#16 - La Mano
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 6/14/2018
Billy McBride is reluctantly pulled back into criminal defense when his friend's 16- year-old son is arrested for a double murder.
Director: Lawrence Trilling
Writer: Ben Myer, Jonathan Shapiro, David E. Kelley
7.8/10 605 votes#17 - Signed, William Hamilton McBride
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 9/23/2021
As Billy and Sam grow closer, he discovers that the opioid industry is keeping bigger secrets than he ever imagined.
Director: Lawrence Trilling
Writer: Marisa Wegrzyn, Jennifer Ames, Steve Turner
7.9/10 780 votes#18 - Conscious Uncoupling
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 10/3/2019
Billy puts Wade Blackwood on the stand and under oath, forcing him to admit every detail of his scheme to steal the state’s water.
Director: Lawrence Trilling
Writer: Marisa Wegrzyn, Jonathan Shapiro, David E. Kelley
7.9/10 547 votes#19 - Forcibly Removed
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 9/23/2021
Billy goes to extremes to keep the case alive, and Sam questions whether bringing him on board was a good idea after all.
Director: Lawrence Trilling
Writer: Marisa Wegrzyn, Jennifer Ames, Steve Turner
7.9/10 513 votes#20 - Rundleworks
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 9/23/2021
Billy and Patty take measures to protect a witness, while the partners at Margolis & True scramble to strengthen their case.
Director: Lawrence Trilling
Writer: N/A
8.0/10 1,654 votes#21 - Of Mice and Men
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/13/2016
A burned-out attorney gets a second chance for redemption when he agrees to pursue a wrongful death lawsuit against the biggest client of his former law firm.
Director: Lawrence Trilling
Writer: Jonathan Shapiro, David E. Kelley
8.0/10 1,225 votes#22 - It's Donald
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/13/2016
The beginning of discovery unearths a startling new piece of evidence that threatens to unravel Billy's entire theory of the case.
Director: Alik Sakharov
Writer: Jonathan Shapiro, David E. Kelley
8.0/10 544 votes#23 - Spilt Milk
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 9/23/2021
As Billy faces repercussions from his conduct, he is forced into a truce with an old adversary.
Director: Derek Johansen
Writer: Jennifer Ames, Steve Turner, Andrew Matisziw
8.1/10 1,155 votes#24 - Cover Your Ass
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/13/2016
As both sides begin their depositions, more secrets start to come to the surface, threatening to destroy everyone involved.
Director: Anthony Hemingway
Writer: Jonathan Shapiro, David E. Kelley
8.1/10 835 votes#25 - Joy Division
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 10/3/2019
As Billy and Patty close in on the Blackwoods, Wade tries to cover up their crimes while Diana makes one final, desperate play, regardless who gets in her way.
Director: Lawrence Trilling
Writer: Jennifer Ames, Steve Turner, David E. Kelley