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The Best Episodes of Law & Order Season 21

Every episode of Law & Order Season 21 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Law & Order Season 21!

The Best Episodes of Law & Order Season 21

In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until someone is taken into...
  1. Background image for The Right Thing
    6.6/10(1.0k votes)

    #1 - The Right Thing

    S21:E1

    Newly acquainted partners Bernard and Cosgrove investigate the murder of a notorious entertainer. A dispute over throwing out a confession creates a rift in the DA's office.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  2. Background image for Impossible Dream
    6.5/10(514 votes)

    #2 - Impossible Dream

    S21:E2

    The COO of a major tech company is found murdered in Central Park. Price and Maroun work to untangle a web of deceit to expose a cunning narcissist.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    7.1/10(420 votes)

    #3 - Filtered Life

    S21:E3

    Bernard and Cosgrove investigate the disappearance of a social media star whose case takes the internet by storm. Price and Maroun must weigh their decisions regarding the case against the wishes of the missing woman's family.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  4. Background image for Fault Lines
    7.1/10(396 votes)

    #4 - Fault Lines

    S21:E4

    After a family court judge is murdered, Bernard and Cosgrove dig into the many grievances against him; when the DA's office is faced with unforeseen challenges, Maroun takes matters into her own hands to save the case.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  5. Background image for Free Speech
    6.1/10(498 votes)

    #5 - Free Speech

    S21:E5

    Bernard and Cosgrove investigate the murder of a congressional candidate. ADAs Price and Maroun contend with an extremist plot hellbent on thwarting the candidate's agenda by any means necessary.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  6. Background image for Wicked Game
    7.0/10(364 votes)

    #6 - Wicked Game

    S21:E6

    When a young man is found dead of an apparent overdose, Dixon fiercely pursues a homicide investigation as an old unsolved case comes back to haunt her. Price and Maroun risk putting a witness in harm's way to expose their suspect.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for Legacy
    6.6/10(353 votes)

    #7 - Legacy

    S21:E7

    Bernard and Cosgrove are confronted with several suspects in the shooting of a headmaster at an elite private school. A teenager's life hangs in the balance as Price and Maroun debate who's more culpable - the shooter or the enabler.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  9. Background image for Severance
    6.9/10(279 votes)

    #8 - Severance

    S21:E8

    When the CFO of a Fortune 500 company is found strangled in her home, Bernard and Cosgrove work to connect multiple dead ends to find her killer. The prosecution is faced with an uphill battle as McCoy and Price butt heads over a choice that could cost them the case.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  10. Background image for The Great Pretender
    6.8/10(291 votes)

    #9 - The Great Pretender

    S21:E9

    Bernard and Cosgrove must sift through fact and fiction to find the killer of a young Manhattan socialite. The murder trial takes a turn that becomes personal for Price and puts Maroun in a compromising situation.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  11. Background image for Black and Blue
    6.3/10(332 votes)

    #10 - Black and Blue

    S21:E10

    The murder of an off-duty NYPD detective threatens to tear the city apart; Cosgrove mourns the loss of a friend and asks Capt. Benson for help solving the case; McCoy and Price disagree on how to prosecute the culprit.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

Season 21 Ratings Summary

"The Right Thing" is the best rated episode of "Law & Order" season 21. It scored 6.6/10 based on 1023 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 2/24/2022. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Impossible Dream".