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"Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years" begins two years after the end of "Lonesome Dove". After two years spent bounty hunting, womanizing, and drinking away the painful memories of his late wife, Hannah, Newt Call returns

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years Season 1 Episode 1 - The Return
    7.1/10(42 votes)

    #1 - The Return

    S1:E1

    Newt Call, the bounty hunter, returns to Lonesome Dove to find a town that is nothing like what he left after Hannah died. Everyone he once knew has changed as well as himself. Newt also deals with some angry feelings towards Mosby as he fights with the new town sheriff.

    Director:Unknown
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  2. Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years Season 1 Episode 2 - The Hanging
    7.2/10(36 votes)

    #2 - The Hanging

    S1:E2

    A young boy is captured and tried for murder, and Call hates to see him hang. Even Austin feels guilty, but knows that in Curtis Wells, the law is the law.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years Season 1 Episode 3 - Fear
    7.0/10(36 votes)

    #3 - Fear

    S1:E3

    Mattie gets involved with a man from Mosby's past who has only murder on his mind.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years Season 1 Episode 4 - Badlands
    7.2/10(33 votes)

    #4 - Badlands

    S1:E4

    Mosby finds himself stranded on his way to Curtis Wells, and ends up accompanying three prostitutes on a journey to Twyla's. Meanwhile, Austin takes charge of the town.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years Season 1 Episode 5 - The Alliance
    6.7/10(29 votes)

    #5 - The Alliance

    S1:E5

    After Mattie kills the son of a local businessman in self-defense, Mosby has to decide whether his potential profit is more important than Mattie's friendship.

    Director:Unknown
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  6. Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years Season 1 Episode 6 - The Nature of the Beast
    6.7/10(27 votes)

    #6 - The Nature of the Beast

    S1:E6

    When Fiona turns up dead, Call has to prove himself innocent of her murder, but when Josiah seems to be the next best suspect, Austin is willing to convict Call to save his father.

    Director:Unknown
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  7. Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years Season 1 Episode 7 - Providence
    6.8/10(26 votes)

    #7 - Providence

    S1:E7

    When it comes time to bidding on the ownership of the Lonesome Dove, Mosby is shocked when he's outbid by Amanda Carpenter, a newcomer in town. Unfortunately, Amanda comes with a past of her own.

    Director:Unknown
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  8. Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years Season 1 Episode 8 - Thicker Than Water
    7.6/10(29 votes)

    #8 - Thicker Than Water

    S1:E8

    UnBob's son arrives in town after the death of his mother (Noleen Carmody) and starts trouble, and Call discovers there's been a bounty hunter placed on his head for a crime he didn't commit when he has to kill an old associate, Morgan Dibbs, in self-defense.

    Director:Unknown
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  9. Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years Season 1 Episode 9 - Redemption
    7.7/10(25 votes)

    #9 - Redemption

    S1:E9

    In order to 'prove himself' to Halcyon mines, Mosby ignores safety regulations in the Curtis Wells mine to make a profit. When an explosion results in numerous injuries and some fatalities, Clay tries to shift the blame, even though he feels guilty.

    Director:Unknown
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  10. Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years Season 1 Episode 10 - Day of the Dead
    7.3/10(27 votes)

    #10 - Day of the Dead

    S1:E10

    A troupe of carnival folk, old friends of Amanda's, come to town, and when the fat lady dies, it looks like the whole town is cursed.

    Director:Unknown
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  11. Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years Season 1 Episode 11 - The Bride
    7.2/10(22 votes)

    #11 - The Bride

    S1:E11

    Call must find an abducted mail order bride, and Mosby has to get a preacher out of town before he can de-corrupt the citizens.

    Director:Unknown
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  12. Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years Season 1 Episode 12 - Lover's Leap
    7.2/10(25 votes)

    #12 - Lover's Leap

    S1:E12

    Mattie falls in love with Tom Andrews, the new teacher in town, but he's hiding some dark secrets.

    Director:Unknown
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  13. Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years Season 1 Episode 13 - Angel
    7.3/10(21 votes)

    #13 - Angel

    S1:E13

    Call becomes ill when he is bitten by a rattlesnake and ends up being cared for by the beautiful and dangerous Enona, who is looking into her brother's death.

    Director:Unknown
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  14. Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years Season 1 Episode 14 - Bounty
    7.5/10(20 votes)

    #14 - Bounty

    S1:E14

    A series of mystery murders in town has everyone looking at everyone else, but Clay's lover Florie comes under particular suspicion, until she is attacked.

    Director:Unknown
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  15. Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years Season 1 Episode 15 - Cattle War
    7.6/10(20 votes)

    #15 - Cattle War

    S1:E15

    Call hires on to be the trail boss for a man who reneged on his deal to sell cattle to Mosby.

    Director:Unknown
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  16. Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years Season 1 Episode 16 - Betrayal
    6.8/10(23 votes)

    #16 - Betrayal

    S1:E16

    After Call and Mattie stop four men from conning Mattie in a gun deal, their leader Ned approaches Austin and manipulates him into going after Call.

    Director:Unknown
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  17. Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years Season 1 Episode 17 - The Hideout
    6.7/10(26 votes)

    #17 - The Hideout

    S1:E17

    A mysterious stranger saves Luther's life in a fight, and while Luther is willing to make friends, Call can't help but be suspicious.

    Director:Unknown
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  18. Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years Season 1 Episode 19 - The Robbery
    7.1/10(25 votes)

    #18 - The Robbery

    S1:E19

    Arriving home late one evening, Mosby is beaten and robbed by three men, one of whom he believes lives in Curtis Wells. As the search for the culprit proceeds, the evidence points towards Austin. As Mosby strips Austin of his badge and plans to have him hung, Call takes off after the real guilty party at the urging of Josiah.

    Director:Unknown
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  19. Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years Season 1 Episode 20 - When She Was Good
    7.9/10(27 votes)

    #19 - When She Was Good

    S1:E20

    When Violet and Abraham Phillips are found dead in their home, their daughter Frances confesses to the crime, but Dr. Cleese isn't quite so sure she's guilty.

    Director:Unknown
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  20. Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years Season 1 Episode 21 - Medicine
    8.2/10(29 votes)

    #20 - Medicine

    S1:E21

    When respected shaman Little Wolf is murdered, Call has to prove to Red Crow that Enona, a mysterious female bounty hunter, did not do it.

    Director:Unknown
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  21. Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years Season 1 Episode 22 - Love and War
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #21 - Love and War

    S1:E22

    After Amanda loses the hotel in a poker game, Clay wins it back for her, but there are strings attached. Mattie says goodbye to the men of Lonesome Dove as she prepares to move on with her life.

    Director:Unknown
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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"The Return" is the best rated episode of "Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years" season 1. It scored 7.1/10 based on 42 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/21/1995. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "The Hanging".