The Best Episodes of Rush Hour Season 1

Episode Rankings

1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.1/10(88 votes)

   #1 - Familee Ties

   S1:E138/20/2016

   When a meeting of rival Los Angeles gang lords is orchestrated by the Quantou gang, Carter and Lee must infiltrate it to find Lee’s sister Kim and save her from going further with the Quantou.

   Director:John Putch

   Writers:Trey Callaway, Carlos Jacott

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   Director:John Putch

   Writers:Trey Callaway, Carlos Jacott
2. 

   7.5/10(119 votes)

   #2 - Badass Cop

   S1:E75/12/2016

   After thwarting an armored truck robbery on a busy highway, Detectives Carter and Lee discover it may have been a dry run for a bigger heist but disagree who the suspects are.

   Director:Steve Boyum

   Writer:Steve Franks

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   Director:Steve Boyum

   Writer:Steve Franks
3. 

   7.5/10(92 votes)

   #3 - O Hostage! My Hostage!

   S1:E118/6/2016

   Carter and Lee discover that a hostage situation at a concert hall is more than a robbery gone wrong.

   Director:Steve Boyum

   Writer:Brian Chamberlayne

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   Director:Steve Boyum

   Writer:Brian Chamberlayne
4. 

   7.4/10(117 votes)

   #4 - Wind Beneath My Wingman

   S1:E85/19/2016

   A smitten Carter asks Lee to be his wingman with a beautiful witness, Nina, who they are protecting before she testifies against her former menacing boss.

   Director:Maja Vrvilo

   Writer:Krystal Houghton Ziv

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   Director:Maja Vrvilo

   Writer:Krystal Houghton Ziv
5. 

   7.4/10(96 votes)

   #5 - Knock, Knock...House creeping!

   S1:E107/30/2016

   Captain Cole enlists the help of Detectives Carter and Lee as she fears the return of a serial killer when a young woman’s recent disappearance at a hotel believed to be haunted mirrors a series of chilling unsolved cases from five years ago.

   Directors:John Badham, James Roday Rodriguez

   Writers:Trey Callaway, Carlos Jacott

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   Directors:John Badham, James Roday Rodriguez

   Writers:Trey Callaway, Carlos Jacott
6. 

   7.3/10(103 votes)

   #6 - Prisoner of Love

   S1:E97/23/2016

   Detectives Carter and Lee hunt an escaped prisoner searching for his estranged wife and daughter who are in witness protection. When the pair goes missing, the Detectives must find how their location was compromised.

   Director:John Badham

   Writer:Trey Callaway

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   Director:John Badham

   Writer:Trey Callaway
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7. 

   7.2/10(87 votes)

   #7 - The Dark Knight

   S1:E128/13/2016

   When seemingly upstanding members of society are being publicly humiliated by a mystery man, Detectives Carter and Lee search for someone targeting powerful people with something to hide.

   Director:Stephen Herek

   Writer:Blake McCormick

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   Director:Stephen Herek

   Writer:Blake McCormick
8. 

   6.7/10(193 votes)

   #8 - Two Days, or the Number of Hours Within That Time Frame

   S1:E24/7/2016

   After Gerald is arrested for wearing an expensive watch that was stolen in a robbery/homicide, Carter sneaks his cousin out of jail in order to use his street contacts to track down the killers.

   Director:Peter Weller

   Writer:Blake McCormick

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   Director:Peter Weller

   Writer:Blake McCormick
9. 

   6.6/10(172 votes)

   #9 - Captain Cole's Playlist

   S1:E34/14/2016

   When a young graffiti artist witnesses the murder of an LAPD Detective, Carter and Lee must track him down so they can prove that a well-known criminal is responsible.

   Directors:Steve Franks, Sylvain White

   Writers:Brian Chamberlayne, Steve Franks

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   Directors:Steve Franks, Sylvain White

   Writers:Brian Chamberlayne, Steve Franks
10. 

    6.6/10(142 votes)

    #10 - Assault on Precinct 7

    S1:E54/28/2016

    When Lee’s sister, Kim, risks her life to tip him off about the Quantou gang trafficking women into Los Angeles, Lee leaves Carter in the dark while he gathers inside information about the gang’s plans to infiltrate the city.

    Director:John Putch

    Writer:Trey Callaway

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    Director:John Putch

    Writer:Trey Callaway
11. 

    6.5/10(290 votes)

    #11 - Pilot

    S1:E13/31/2016

    The series follows Detective Carter, a radical LAPD detective, and Detective Lee, a by-the-book detective from Hong Kong, as they are forced into forming an unlikely partnership

    Director:Jon Turteltaub

    Writer:Jon Turteltaub

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    Director:Jon Turteltaub

    Writer:Jon Turteltaub
12. 

    6.4/10(152 votes)

    #12 - LA Real Estate Boom

    S1:E44/21/2016

    When two people with no obvious connection receive similar notes and are then killed by targeted bombs in 24 hours, Carter and Lee have little to go on as they scramble to identify the bomber before he strikes again.

    Director:J. Michael Muro

    Writer:Cindy Fang

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    Director:J. Michael Muro

    Writer:Cindy Fang
13. 

    6.4/10(130 votes)

    #13 - Welcome Back, Carter

    S1:E65/5/2016

    A student's murder prompts Carter and Lee to go undercover as administrators at an elite high school where they learn the victim was really a police officer posing as a student to investigate illegal drugs on campus.

    Director:Steve Boyum

    Writers:Brittany Hilgers, Krystal Houghton Ziv

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    Director:Steve Boyum

    Writers:Brittany Hilgers, Krystal Houghton Ziv