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The Best Episodes of Human Target

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It takes a brave, selfless man to make himself a "human target" in order to save the lives of those in danger. Based on the popular DC Comics comic book and graphic novel, Human Target

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Human Target Season 2 Episode 13 - Marshall Pucci
    8.4/10(249 votes)

    #1 - Marshall Pucci

    S2:E13

    Chance’s investigation into Ilsa’s late husband’s past uncovers a web of deception and lies that may tear the team part forever.

    Director:David Barrett
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Human Target Season 1 Episode 8 - Baptiste
    8.3/10(319 votes)

    #2 - Baptiste

    S1:E8

    Chance's past comes into focus when he recruits FBI Agent Emma Barnes to help him stop his former partner from assassinating a visiting foreign dignitary. Meanwhile, Guerrero tests out a familiar face as a new recruit to the team.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Stephen Scaia

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  3. Human Target Season 1 Episode 12 - Christopher Chance
    8.3/10(327 votes)

    #3 - Christopher Chance

    S1:E12

    When Chance's former boss makes a move to bring him back into the fold, flashbacks reveal the events that lead to Chance, Winston and Guerrero's unlikely partnership.

    Director:Steve Boyum
    Writers:Jonathan E. Steinberg, Robbie Thompson

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  4. Human Target Season 2 Episode 1 - Ilsa Pucci
    8.3/10(321 votes)

    #4 - Ilsa Pucci

    S2:E1

    Chance and Guererro stage a daring rescue of Winston from the hands of his torturous kidnappers. Two beautiful women join the team: billionaire philanthropist Ilsa Pucci, who fears for her life after the mysterious death of her husband; and Ames, a chameleon-like master thief who inadvertently becomes involved with the plot to murder her new associate.

    Director:Steve Boyum
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Human Target Season 2 Episode 11 - Kill Bob
    8.3/10(265 votes)

    #5 - Kill Bob

    S2:E11

    Chance and the team protect a husband who thinks his wife is a Russian spy and out to kill him for classified defense secrets. Meanwhile, Ames has a secret of her own that she doesn't want Chance to find out.

    Director:John Terlesky
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Human Target Season 2 Episode 4 - The Return of Baptiste
    8.2/10(239 votes)

    #6 - The Return of Baptiste

    S2:E4

    When Ilsa's friend is held hostage, Chance must turn to the only person he knows has information to help rescue her: his archenemy Baptiste, who is currently banished to a Russian prison.

    Director:Bryan Spicer
    Writers:Jonathan E. Steinberg, Robert Levine

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  7. Human Target Season 2 Episode 10 - Cool Hand Guerrero
    8.2/10(227 votes)

    #7 - Cool Hand Guerrero

    S2:E10

    Guerrero gets a taste of southern hospitality when he's framed for the murder of a friend, forcing Chance to help break him out of prison.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Human Target Season 2 Episode 8 - Communication Breakdown (2)
    8.1/10(225 votes)

    #8 - Communication Breakdown (2)

    S2:E8

    Winston, Guerrero and Ames must save an inept private investigator when he blows his case making him a target. Winston, Guerrero and Ames must save a bumbling private investigator whose botched case has him targeted for death.

    Director:Steve Boyum
    Writer:Jonathan E. Steinberg

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  9. Human Target Season 2 Episode 9 - Imbroglio
    8.1/10(223 votes)

    #9 - Imbroglio

    S2:E9

    Chance and Ilsa must protect her sister-in-law when a night at the opera turns into a hostage situation.

    Director:Steve Boyum
    Writer:Robert Levine

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  10. Human Target Season 2 Episode 12 - The Trouble with Harry
    8.1/10(217 votes)

    #10 - The Trouble with Harry

    S2:E12

    Chance is reunited with Harry when he is hired to protect the girlfriend of a rival security agency owner. Meanwhile, Ilsa must go into the field on a mission for the first time, and two team members get closer than ever.

    Director:Peter Lauer
    Writers:Jonathan E. Steinberg, Robert Levine

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  11. Human Target Season 1 Episode 6 - Lockdown
    8.0/10(319 votes)

    #11 - Lockdown

    S1:E6

    Chance must break in then break out of the maximum-security high-rise headquarters of a weapons manufacturer when he is hired to rescue a genius engineer who is held prisoner by his murderous employers.

    Director:Jon Cassar
    Writer:Josh Schaer

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  12. Human Target Season 2 Episode 3 - Taking Ames
    8.0/10(239 votes)

    #12 - Taking Ames

    S2:E3

    When Ames is pulled back into her old criminal life, Chance goes undercover as part of a gang attempting to stage a daring diamond heist to help protect her.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:David Simkins

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  13. Human Target Season 1 Episode 3 - Embassy Row
    7.9/10(342 votes)

    #13 - Embassy Row

    S1:E3

    Chance races against time and crashes a black-tie affair at the Russian Embassy to find a friend's killer. As he becomes embroiled in an international arms deal, he meets his match in a beautiful female counterpart.

    Director:Steve Boyum
    Writers:Matthew Federman, Stephen Scaia

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  14. Human Target Season 1 Episode 5 - Run
    7.9/10(325 votes)

    #14 - Run

    S1:E5

    Chance is hired to protect a district attorney who is running from her family's past and marked for murder because of her investigation into an organized crime family.

    Director:Kevin Hooks
    Writer:Jonathan E. Steinberg

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  15. Human Target Season 1 Episode 9 - Corner Man
    7.9/10(293 votes)

    #15 - Corner Man

    S1:E9

    Chance is knocked out when he meets the beautiful daughter of a former heavyweight champ in Vienna and must jump in the ring to protect a prize fighter on the run from a ruthless businessman.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Human Target Season 2 Episode 7 - A Problem Like Maria (1)
    7.9/10(233 votes)

    #16 - A Problem Like Maria (1)

    S2:E7

    Chance and Ilsa's partnership is tested when his former girlfriend requests his help to rescue a colleague of hers who is held captive by a South American dictator.

    Director:Guy Ferland
    Writer:Andrea Newman

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  17. Human Target Season 1 Episode 7 - Salvage & Reclamation
    7.8/10(301 votes)

    #17 - Salvage & Reclamation

    S1:E7

    Chance reunites with a fiery former flame when he is called to South America to rescue an archeologist whose discovery of a lost treasure makes him the target of a South American army and a deadly bounty hunter.

    Director:Bryan Spicer
    Writers:Jonathan E. Steinberg, Robert Levine

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  18. Human Target Season 1 Episode 11 - Victoria
    7.8/10(301 votes)

    #18 - Victoria

    S1:E11

    Chance is hired to protect a member of the British royal family whose decision to abdicate the throne for the love of a commoner has her marked for assassination.

    Director:Paul A. Edwards
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Human Target Season 2 Episode 6 - The Other Side of the Mall
    7.8/10(255 votes)

    #19 - The Other Side of the Mall

    S2:E6

    When a murder attempt is made on a seemingly innocuous family, the team travels to their version of hell during the holiday season: suburbia. Chance and Guerrero go undercover at a boring corporate office, Winston joins a neighborhood book club and Ames chaperones a high-school party as they try to figure out which family member is being targeted and why.

    Director:Peter Lauer
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Human Target Season 1 Episode 10 - Tanarak
    7.7/10(277 votes)

    #20 - Tanarak

    S1:E10

    Chance travels to a remote Alaskan island to find a missing doctor and expose an industrial giant's involvement in the death of a mining foreman.

    Director:Kevin Hooks
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Human Target Season 2 Episode 2 - The Wife's Tale
    7.7/10(265 votes)

    #21 - The Wife's Tale

    S2:E2

    Chance must protect the wife of a man he killed seven years ago as his conscience eats at him for his past misdeeds. Meanwhile, Ames hopes Guerrero will take her under his wing, and Ilsa is shocked at what she discovers about the business.

    Director:Mimi Leder
    Writer:Andrea Newman

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  22. Human Target Season 2 Episode 5 - Dead Head
    7.7/10(229 votes)

    #22 - Dead Head

    S2:E5

    When Chance and the team help a client suffering from retrograde amnesia discover who he is and why someone is out to kill him, Winston is forced to ask his ex-wife for help.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Tom Spezialy

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  23. Human Target Season 1 Episode 2 - Rewind
    7.6/10(387 votes)

    #23 - Rewind

    S1:E2

    Chance and Winston encounter some severe turbulence when they work together to protect a client they have never met from an assassin aboard a passenger plane.

    Director:Steve Boyum
    Writer:Robert Levine

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  24. Human Target Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
    7.5/10(482 votes)

    #24 - Pilot

    S1:E1

    Christopher Chance is hired to protect the engineer of California's first bullet train as it makes its maiden voyage from Los Angeles to San Francisco.

    Director:Simon West
    Writer:Jonathan E. Steinberg

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  25. Human Target Season 1 Episode 4 - Sanctuary
    7.5/10(323 votes)

    #25 - Sanctuary

    S1:E4

    Chance needs a miracle to help protect a reformed thief from his vengeful former accomplices as they race to recover priceless religious artifacts hidden in a remote Canadian monastery.

    Director:Sanford Bookstaver
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Marshall Pucci" is the best rated episode of "Human Target". It scored 8.4/10 based on 249 votes. Directed by David Barrett and written by Unknown, it aired on 2/9/2011. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Baptiste".