7.6/101,988 votesLoading...#1 - The Beating
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 7/23/2023
Joe continues her training with Cruz whose methods are questionable. Cruz starts to build a relationship with Aaliyah. Kate gets into a fight during her soccer game. Neal has to deliver difficult news to a patient.
Director: John Hillcoat
Writer: Taylor Sheridan
7.6/101,753 votesLoading...#2 - Bruise Like a Fist
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 7/30/2023
Cruz is invited to spend the weekend with Aaliyah and her inner-circle. Joe keeps Kaitlyn informed of Cruz's progress. Kyle comes to Joe desperate for help with an asset.
Director: Anthony Byrne
Writer: Taylor Sheridan
7.6/101,607 votesLoading...#3 - Truth Is the Shrewdest Lie
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 8/13/2023
Joe and Neal deal with the aftermath of Kate's accident. Westfield and Kaitlyn deploy Joe's team to subdue a terrorist threat. Cruz's cover may be in jeopardy.
Director: Paul Cameron
Writer: Taylor Sheridan
7.7/102,270 votesLoading...#4 - Sacrificial Soldiers
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 7/23/2023
Things go awry for Joe and her team during a mission out in the field. Joe is left devastated. Upon her return home, Joe's family life presents it's own challenges. Cruz tries to escape a dangerous situation. Joe must choose an agent.
Director: John Hillcoat
Writer: Taylor Sheridan
7.7/101,588 votesLoading...#5 - The Lie Is the Truth
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 8/20/2023
Aaliyah bonds with Cruz over a spa day. Bobby, Tex, Two Cups, Randy and Tucker confront a threat at the Safe House. Kaitlyn and Joe are scolded for the San Antonio mission in a debrief.
Director: Paul Cameron
Writer: Taylor Sheridan
7.8/10558 votesLoading...#6 - Along Came a Spider
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 11/3/2024
Kaitlyn works to drum up support for their plan. Meanwhile, Lioness training begins for Captain Josie Carrillo.
Director: Michael Friedman
Writer: Taylor Sheridan
7.9/101,714 votesLoading...#7 - The Choice of Failure
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 8/6/2023
Cruz is put in a compromising position while out with Aaliyah and friends in the Hamptons, causing Joe and Kaitlyn to doubt her. Kaitlyn and Westfield confront Kyle over what happened at the border, complicating things further for Joe and her team.
Director: Anthony Byrne
Writer: Taylor Sheridan
7.9/101,634 votesLoading...#8 - Wish the Fight Away
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 8/27/2023
While shopping in Manhattan for the wedding, Aaliyah and Cruz get closer. Kate returns home only to say goodbye to her mom once again. Joe guides Cruz through internal struggle and doubt in completing the mission.
Director: John Hillcoat
Writer: Taylor Sheridan
8.1/10456 votesLoading...#9 - Five Hundred Children
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 11/10/2024
Joe and Kyle make contact with a potential new source of intel. A newly expanded team conducts a hit with unanticipated results.
Director: Michael Friedman
Writer: Taylor Sheridan
8.3/10813 votesLoading...#10 - I Love My Country
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 10/27/2024
After a new Lioness is identified, Joe and her team travel to Iraq to close the asset.
Director: Taylor Sheridan
Writer: Taylor Sheridan
8.3/10300 votesLoading...#11 - Shatter the Moon
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 11/17/2024
The warehouse discovery rattles the team. Joe is torn between two urgent missions.
Director: Stephen Kay
Writer: Taylor Sheridan
8.4/102,074 votesLoading...#12 - Gone Is the Illusion of Order
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 9/3/2023
Unforeseen circumstances leaves the mission in jeopardy. A suspicious Ehsan confronts Cruz before his wedding day. Joe and the team prepare for the worst.
Director: John Hillcoat
Writer: Taylor Sheridan
8.6/101,050 votesLoading...#13 - Beware the Old Soldier
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 10/27/2024
Joe, Kyle, and the QRF team embark on a timely extraction after a high-ranking government official is kidnapped by a cartel.
Director: Taylor Sheridan
Writer: Taylor Sheridan
The Worst Episodes of Lioness
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Cruz Manuelos, a rough-around-the-edges but passionate young Marine, is recruited to join the CIA's Lioness Engagement Team to help bring down a terrorist organization from...
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Network:Paramount+
Worst Episodes Summary
"The Beating" is the worst rated episode of "Lioness". It scored 7.6/10 based on 1988 votes. Directed by John Hillcoat and written by Taylor Sheridan, it aired on 7/23/2023. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Bruise Like a Fist".