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The Best Episodes of Shark

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Notorious Los Angeles defense attorney Sebastian Stark becomes disillusioned with his career after his successful defense of a wife-abuser results in the wife's death. After more than a month trying to come to grips with

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Shark Season 1 Episode 22 - Wayne's World 2: Revenge of the Shark
    8.8/10(318 votes)

    #1 - Wayne's World 2: Revenge of the Shark

    S1:E22

    An old friend of Stark is back. But this time, Stark gets a second chance at justice when he puts Wayne Callison on trial for another murder. Because of the exact same wounds as the previous victim, Callison is accused of murdering another young woman.

    Director:Adam Davidson
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Shark Season 1 Episode 12 - Wayne's World
    8.7/10(220 votes)

    #2 - Wayne's World

    S1:E12

    Sebastian's new case seems to be the easiest one he could get. He's prosecuting a suspected serial killer accused of murdering five women and seriously injuring a sixth who was lucky enough to escape from his house. But the victim is reluctant to testify when she learns that the killer will be interrogating her.

    Director:Christopher Misiano
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Shark Season 1 Episode 16 - Blind Trust
    8.3/10(187 votes)

    #3 - Blind Trust

    S1:E16

    Sebastian discovers the body of a 25-year-old woman when he is called to a penthouse suite by a close friend. Sebastian hestitantly agrees when his friend asks him for help. He subsequently regrets assisting his friend when the woman's body is discovered in a ravine the next day. In the meantime, Julie tries to muster the courage to tell her father she has been arrested for drunk driving.

    Director:Marcos Siega
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Shark Season 1 Episode 18 - Trial By Fire
    8.1/10(198 votes)

    #4 - Trial By Fire

    S1:E18

    While Stark and Raina are prosecuting a cold-blooded killer, a convicted armed robber from another case enters the courtroom and takes everyone hostage and hopes to reverse his conviction.

    Director:Paul Holahan
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Shark Season 1 Episode 21 - Strange Bedfellows
    8.1/10(159 votes)

    #5 - Strange Bedfellows

    S1:E21

    With the discovery of an 11-year-old boy who went missing four years ago comes one of the most confusing case for Stark. During those four years, the young boy was living with his kidnapper and was identifying himself as his son. Sebastian must disprove the kidnapper's claim that he was in fact protecting the boy from abusive parents.

    Director:Paul Holahan
    Writer:Michael Oates Palmer

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  6. Shark Season 2 Episode 5 - Student Body
    8.1/10(138 votes)

    #6 - Student Body

    S2:E5

    The search for the bomber of a school campus and the killer of a co-ed leads to a young chemical engineering student who has been sending incriminating letters about exacting revenge on his condescending peers. But when the case is ready to go to trial, Danny is seduced by the student claim of innocence and convinces Sebastian to let him search for another suspect.

    Director:Seith Mann
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Shark Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
    8.0/10(348 votes)

    #7 - Pilot

    S1:E1

    After a shocking outcome in one of his cases and a personal epiphany, Sebastian Stark decides to leave his job as a defense attorney. Now looking for a new job, he has been offered the position of director of the Los Angeles DA's high-profile crime unit, but with a twist - he will have to train a new team of inexperienced lawyers.

    Director:Spike Lee
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Shark Season 2 Episode 12 - Partners in Crime
    8.0/10(129 votes)

    #8 - Partners in Crime

    S2:E12

    Sebastian's life is in jeopardy when it turns out the fatal shooting of his former law partner was supposed to be a hit on him.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Shark Season 2 Episode 16 - Wayne's World 3: Killer Shark
    8.0/10(151 votes)

    #9 - Wayne's World 3: Killer Shark

    S2:E16

    In the second season finale, Stark's nemesis, Wayne Callison, has escaped prison with one mission in mind: revenge against Stark through any means necessary.

    Director:Adam Davidson
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Shark Season 1 Episode 7 - Déjà Vu All Over Again
    7.9/10(193 votes)

    #10 - Déjà Vu All Over Again

    S1:E7

    After an 8-year-old girl is kidnapped from a park and murdered, Stark believes this new case could be linked to a similar crime committed 15 years ago. In the former case, the main suspect had been defended by Stark himself and prosecuted by Jessica Devlin, and the man had been convicted of the murder. Meanwhile, a young man tells Julie he believes his late father and her mother had an affair while she was still married to Stark.

    Director:Rod Holcomb
    Writer:Michael Oates Palmer

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  11. Shark Season 1 Episode 17 - Backfire
    7.9/10(162 votes)

    #11 - Backfire

    S1:E17

    After two cops are implicated in a controversial shooting that kills an upstanding black teen and also hurts his drug-dealing cousin, Sebastian is put in charge of the case. To find the answers to his questions, he must use an accusatory approach toward the two officers, but it doesn't take long for Isaac to disapprove of Stark's way of doing things.

    Director:Anthony Hemingway
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Shark Season 1 Episode 20 - Fall From Grace
    7.9/10(170 votes)

    #12 - Fall From Grace

    S1:E20

    In his new case, Stark goes against one of his former legal protégé. He must prosecutes the murder of a young professor who was pushed from the balcony of his wife's boyfriend's apartment.

    Director:Terrence O'Hara
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Shark Season 2 Episode 1 - Gangster Movies
    7.9/10(150 votes)

    #13 - Gangster Movies

    S2:E1

    When Sebastian's witness is blown away by a car bomb, Jessica Devlin agrees to help and decides to recruit Deputy District Attorney Danny Reyes from the Organized Crime Unit to help in the investigation.

    Director:Adam Davidson
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Shark Season 1 Episode 6 - Fashion Police
    7.8/10(182 votes)

    #14 - Fashion Police

    S1:E6

    Four Latino women are killed in a garment-factory fire and the police rule it an accident, but Martin leaks false information to the press to force the DA's office to investigate. Sebastian isn't happy about it and says the case can't be won, but he gets pumped up when he learns a rival is defending the fashion company his office is going after. The probe reveals the company supports sweatshops and may be liable for the fire. Also, Julie gets readmitted to school.

    Director:Arvin Brown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Shark Season 2 Episode 4 - Dr. Laura
    7.8/10(139 votes)

    #15 - Dr. Laura

    S2:E4

    Jessica finds herself in trouble when her friend, Medical Examiner Laura Fields, is caught tampering with evidence in their murder case. When confronted in court, she accuses Jessica of having pressured her for a false testimony and to arrange the evidences to gain a conviction, when Jessica was the D.A.

    Director:Kate Woods
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Shark Season 2 Episode 6 - No Holds Barred
    7.8/10(134 votes)

    #16 - No Holds Barred

    S2:E6

    After a popular ultimate fighter commits suicide, an investigation reveals he had been the third fighter in the league to commit suicide and the league CEO had been pushing steroids on the players. Following the results of the investigation, Sebastian charges the CEO with murder.

    Director:Paul McCrane
    Writer:Ken Woodruff

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  17. Shark Season 2 Episode 8 - In the Crosshairs
    7.8/10(126 votes)

    #17 - In the Crosshairs

    S2:E8

    The mayor places undue pressure on Sebastian and his team to identify, locate, and convict a serial freeway sniper who is causing city-wide panic in Los Angeles.

    Director:Paul Holahan
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Shark Season 1 Episode 8 - Love Triangle
    7.7/10(201 votes)

    #18 - Love Triangle

    S1:E8

    A 16-year-old black girl is run down by a car and killed just after she left a party. The school the victim went to is mostly attended by rich, white kids, including Stark's daughter, Julie. Stark fears a racial war could break out over the crime but when the investigation is completed, it reveals a totally different story.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Shark Season 1 Episode 15 - Here Comes The Judge
    7.7/10(175 votes)

    #19 - Here Comes The Judge

    S1:E15

    The wife of an ultraconservative judge known for giving harsh sentences, who had also tried to have Sebastian disbarred twice, is murdered in an apparent robbery attempt at LAX. The judge becomes Sebastian's prime suspect when he learns the judge's marriage had been in trouble and he had been anticipating confirmation to the Federal Court of Appeals. Meanwhile, Julie plans a fancy dinner to say goodbye to Neal when she discovers he will no longer be her bodyguard.

    Director:Steve Gomer
    Writer:Ken Woodruff

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  20. Shark Season 2 Episode 3 - Eye Of The Beholder
    7.7/10(249 votes)

    #20 - Eye Of The Beholder

    S2:E3

    When the body of a 22-year-old surgically-enhanced aspiring actress turns up, the team begins working on identifying and convicting the killer. But the investigation leads to discovery of the exploitation of the victim's dream. Sebastian's team uncovers that the victim's plastic surgeon was exchanging sex for surgery with her.

    Director:Marcos Siega
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Shark Season 2 Episode 9 - Burning Sensation
    7.7/10(125 votes)

    #21 - Burning Sensation

    S2:E9

    While trying to find an arsonist responsible for claiming the life of a firefighter, Sebastian's team finds that the man the firefighter died trying rescue was murdered before the fire began.

    Director:Marcos Siega
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Shark Season 2 Episode 13 - Bar Fight
    7.7/10(129 votes)

    #22 - Bar Fight

    S2:E13

    Stark faces a formal disbarment hearing, and while he awaits the verdict a back-room deal with the State Attorney's office may save him if he and his team can put away the people responsible for Sarah Belkin's 1996 murder.

    Director:Adam Davidson
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Shark Season 1 Episode 2 - LAPD Blue
    7.6/10(225 votes)

    #23 - LAPD Blue

    S1:E2

    Stark has a new case, the murder of an undercover narcotics detective by a drug dealer. He will have to deal with the murdered cop's partners, who are hesitant to trust or help him because he often used questionable means to win acquittals for his often-guilty clients when he was a defense attorney.

    Director:Rod Holcomb
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Shark Season 1 Episode 3 - Dr. Feelbad
    7.6/10(203 votes)

    #24 - Dr. Feelbad

    S1:E3

    A heart surgeon is accused of murdering his missing wife. The fact that Stark doesn't have any proof, or even a body, doesn't stop him. He asks his team to find creative means to secure evidence from Dr. Mitchell Sterling's home and obtain testimony from his eight-year-old son, Ethan.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Shark Season 1 Episode 5 - In The Grasp
    7.6/10(197 votes)

    #25 - In The Grasp

    S1:E5

    Stark prosecutes three college football players accused of raping a female student at a campus athletic house. One of the players is the team's starting quarterback and is considered a first-round pick in the upcoming NFL draft. The case takes a hit when Stark learns the victim was in a relationship with the quarterback. Back at home, Julie tells her dad she is being suspended from school because she's been accused of plagiarism.

    Director:Steven DePaul
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Wayne's World 2: Revenge of the Shark" is the best rated episode of "Shark". It scored 8.8/10 based on 318 votes. Directed by Adam Davidson and written by Unknown, it aired on 5/3/2007. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Wayne's World".