8.8/10269 votesLoading...#1 - Broken Dolls
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 5/21/2017
In a dramatic confrontation, Wozniak faces the ally who betrayed him and makes his most difficult choice yet. Meanwhile, Stahl's fanatical plan to take Harlee down for murder finally pays off, forcing Harlee to get dangerously close to the man who's obsessed with her In the end, Harlee and Wozniak's desperate efforts to save themselves and the crew lead to shocking consequences for both.
Director: Steven DePaul
Writer: N/A
8.6/10234 votesLoading...#2 - Behind the Mask
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 5/21/2017
Harlee helps Nava cover his tracks after a violent encounter, revealing a side of herself Nava's never seen before and putting their relationship in jeopardy. Wozniak faces a ghost from his past in order to take down a new enemy in his present. Stahl gets a critical piece of information in his hunt for the truth about Miguel.
Director: Steven DePaul
Writer: Wolfe Coleman, Michael C. Martin
8.3/10391 votesLoading...#3 - One Last Lie
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 3/31/2016
Unable to provide Donnie and Linklater to the FBI, Harlee makes a deal with Stahl to exchange her own immunity for that of her crew. Harlee comes face to face with Miguel who reveals his darkest side as he demands to be a part of Cristina's life.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.3/10221 votesLoading...#4 - Chaos Is Come Again
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 4/30/2017
Harlee makes the chilling discovery that someone is texting Cristina as her dead ex, "Miguel." The case of a missing kid leads Wozniak to uncover a local dealer who uses underage mules and reminds Loman of what their unit is all about. The crew gets caught in a brutal ambush.
Director: Jim McKay
Writer: Wolfe Coleman
8.3/10225 votesLoading...#5 - Whoever Fights Monsters
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 5/7/2017
Harlee and Wozniak lead a manhunt for the gunmen who ambushed the crew, and they unearth the key to taking down Bianchi. The crew bands together against Verco, who has evidence of their corruption. Stahl goes rogue to link Harlee to Miguel's death.
Director: Félix Enríquez Alcalá
Writer: Niceole R. Levy, Rashad Raisani
8.3/10173 votesLoading...#6 - Goodnight, Sweet Prince
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 8/12/2018
Harlee uncovers a betrayal. Cole tries to avoid Ramsey’s reach. Wozniak attempts to negotiate with the intelligence unit.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.2/10349 votesLoading...#7 - The Breach
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 3/17/2016
On the day of the heist, Harlee realizes she misplaced her trust in Stahl but it's too late to back down. Harlee tries to get immunity for her crew as she participates in the heist knowing that it will lead to Wozniak's arrest. Miguel discovers Harlee's secret. Loman unwittingly witnesses the heist just as the exchange goes terribly wrong.
Director: Steven DePaul
Writer: N/A
8.1/10253 votesLoading...#8 - Eye Of The Hurricane
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 3/12/2017
Following Wozniak's discovery that Stahl's target is his close friend and Mayoral Candidate, Julia Ayers, Wozniak launches an all-out war with Stahl. Meanwhile, Harlee dives into an investigation that takes an unexpected turn into her own past.
Director: Christopher Misiano
Writer: Nick Thiel, Jessica Grasl
8.1/10208 votesLoading...#9 - Unpaid Debts
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 4/23/2017
Wozniak goes after Bianchi for breaking their agreement. Harlee seizes the opportunity to unite the team around an illegal mission to repay Tufo's brother's debt to a local drug dealer. Stahl heightens the stakes making good on his threat to go after the crew. Wozniak faces the impossible decision to pick between his team and Ayres just as his son, Nate, makes an effort to reunite.
Director: Jim McKay
Writer: Nick Thiel, Rashad Raisani
8.1/10210 votesLoading...#10 - The Quality of Mercy
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 5/14/2017
Harlee and Wozniak lead the crew on a dangerous mission to heist Bianchi's secret ledger and take down the mobster once and for all. But the plan takes a tragic turn when the events our heroes set in motion put one of their own in harms way, forcing Harlee to turn to an unlikely source for help.
Director: Félix Enríquez Alcalá
Writer: Marta Gene Camps, Jessica Grasl
8.0/10383 votesLoading...#11 - Fall of Man
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/11/2016
Wozniak's suspicions land on Saperstein, forcing Harlee to convince Stahl to arrest Saperstein in order to keep him safe. Harlee visits her abusive ex, Miguel, who tasks her with tracking down the man who committed the murder for which he is imprisoned.
Director: Dan Lerner
Writer: N/A
8.0/10373 votesLoading...#12 - For I Have Sinned
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 3/24/2016
Harlee and Wozniak attempt to deal with the consequences of the heist's money disappearance. Harlee informs the FBI that she will get the money back.
Director: Steven DePaul
Writer: N/A
8.0/10226 votesLoading...#13 - Ghost Hunt
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 3/19/2017
After Wozniak refuses to play ball with the FBI, Stahl turns up the heat on Harlee who lands in the middle of Wozniak's dangerous plan to free himself from the Feds by reeling in a bigger fish. Meanwhile, Internal Affairs Officer Verco applies pressure to each member of the crew to discover what really happened to Donnie Pomp.
Director: Christopher Misiano
Writer: Niceole R. Levy, Rashad Raisani
8.0/10222 votesLoading...#14 - Sweet Caroline
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 4/2/2017
The mafia seeks revenge on Harlee by framing her for murder. As Harlee works against the clock and her own crew to cover her tracks as Wozniak fights to keep his cop family together when evidence of an old crime puts pressure on the already splintering team. Stahl cozies up to Cristina getting one step closer to the truth about Miguel.
Director: Paul McCrane
Writer: Wolfe Coleman, Jessica Grasl
8.0/10223 votesLoading...#15 - Fracture
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 4/9/2017
Harlee and Wozniak investigate Caroline's murder, putting Harlee and Nava's relationship in an awkward place because she can't reveal her connection to the crime or the methods she will use to solve it. Wozniak focuses on determining which member of his crew is informing to Verco as Loman uncovers a much deeper secret.
Director: Peter Weller
Writer: Niceole R. Levy, Jessica Grasl
8.0/10227 votesLoading...#16 - Good Police
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 6/17/2018
Harlee and Wozniak, still dealing with the fallout from their near death experiences, discover a grisly crime scene riddled with mystery.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/10163 votesLoading...#17 - Cry Havoc
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 8/5/2018
Wozniak enlists the crew to make a dangerous move against the Intelligence unit as Harlee struggles to stay on her new path.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.9/10292 votesLoading...#18 - Unforgiven
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 3/5/2017
Harlee Santos takes drastic measures to cover up the murder of her abusive ex, Miguel. Lieutenant Matt Wozniak makes a deal with FBI Agent Robert Stahl to keep himself and his crew out of jail but soon discovers Stahl has led him into an impossible trap. As the crew deals with the fall-out from the failed heist, Tess struggles to keep her painful gunshot wound under wraps.
Director: Thomas Carter
Writer: Jack Orman, Wolfe Coleman
7.9/10230 votesLoading...#19 - Daddy's Girl
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 3/26/2017
Realizing that Stahl will stop at nothing to arrest Julia Ayre, Harlee decides to investigate on her own and determine whether there's any truth in his allegations of Ayers active business with the mob. Wozniak is confronted with a drug case that forces him to face the darkest demons from his past, his daughter's death, while exposing the origin of his loyalty.
Director: Paul McCrane
Writer: Marta Gene Camps, Michael C. Martin
7.9/10178 votesLoading...#20 - The Blue Wall
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 7/15/2018
Harlee discovers that the intelligence unit’s involvement in criminal enterprises goes deeper than she thought. Ramsey strikes back. Tufo pulls away from the crew. Loman meets a girl.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.9/10191 votesLoading...#21 - By Virtue Fall
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 8/19/2018
Harlee faces a police commission as Wozniak and the crew scramble to help her from the outside.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.8/10353 votesLoading...#22 - Undiscovered Country
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 2/18/2016
Wozniak finds it hard to deal with guilt as he attempts to deal with an unfinished task. Harlee needs to protect Saperstein whilst holding the unit together.
Director: David Boyd
Writer: N/A
7.8/10348 votesLoading...#23 - Live Wire Act
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 3/3/2016
Harlee's collaboration with Stahl (Warren Kole) uncovers Wozniak's secret relationship with Donnie. Wozniak decides to take charge of the big job after picking up a package that turns out to be a kidnapped man. A mysterious call to Saperstein's desk forces the crew to face their mixed feelings about their fallen friend and ultimately decide to preserve his memory.
Director: Millicent Shelton
Writer: N/A
7.8/10162 votesLoading...#24 - The Reckoning
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 7/22/2018
Harlee and Wozniak try to link the intelligence unit to the cartel while facing the consequences of breaking the blue wall.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.7/10343 votesLoading...#25 - Good Cop, Bad Cop
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 2/25/2016
After Saperstein's death, Harlee realizes there are no lines Wozniak won't cross and decides to help Stahl's investigation. The crew retaliates against a pair of abusive cops after they harass Harlee's daughter Cristina and her boyfriend. Wozniak makes Loman feel like a part of the unit.
Director: David Boyd
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Shades of Blue
Every episode of Shades of Blue ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Shades of Blue!
Sexy New York detective and single mother Harlee Santos fell in with a tight-knit group of dirty cops, taking bribes and protection money that she...
Genres:DramaCrime
Network:NBC
Best Episodes Summary
"Broken Dolls" is the best rated episode of "Shades of Blue". It scored 8.8/10 based on 269 votes. Directed by Steven DePaul and written by N/A, it aired on 5/21/2017. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Behind the Mask".