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The Best Episodes of The Enemy Within

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Erica Shepherd is a brilliant former CIA operative, now known as the most notorious traitor in American history serving life in a Supermax prison. Against every fiber of his being but with nowhere else to

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    The Enemy Within Season 1 Episode 2 - Black Bear
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    #1 - Black Bear

    S1:E2

    When a former CIA operative is murdered, Keaton enlists Shepherd to help recover valuable intel that could take down Tal once and for all. But the question remains, can Shepherd be trusted?

    Director:Charles Beeson
    Writer:Ken Woodruff

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  2. The Enemy Within Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
    8.3/10(3 votes)

    #2 - Pilot

    S1:E1

    Former CIA agent Erica Shepherd, now known as one of the most notorious traitors in recent American history. Shepherd is brought out of a federal Supermax prison by FBI Agent Will Keaton to help stop some of the most dangerous acts of espionage threatening the United States today.

    Director:Mark Pellington
    Writer:Ken Woodruff

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  3. The Enemy Within Season 1 Episode 4 - Confessions
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #3 - Confessions

    S1:E4

    When intelligence obtained by Shepherd during her stint at the notorious ADMAX prison is linked to a pending attack on U.S. soil, Keaton and the CoIntel team embark on a manhunt to find and stop a deadly international operative.

    Director:David Boyd
    Writer:Jason Wilborn

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  4. The Enemy Within Season 1 Episode 7 - Decoded
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #4 - Decoded

    S1:E7

    When the FBI intercepts stolen NSA software intended for Tal, Keaton uses the technology as an opportunity to go on the offensive and sends Shepherd undercover. Keaton must choose between catching Tal or saving the life of an innocent teenager.

    Director:Melanie Mayron
    Writers:Chris Ord, Matt Corman

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  5. The Enemy Within Season 1 Episode 8 - An Offer
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #5 - An Offer

    S1:E8

    Flashbacks to the past reveal the fateful events that led CIA Deputy Director Erica Shepherd to betray her country and the ensuing investigation that put her on a collision course with Will Keaton.

    Director:Jono Oliver
    Writer:Ken Woodruff

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  6. The Enemy Within Season 1 Episode 3 - The Ambassador's Wife
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #6 - The Ambassador's Wife

    S1:E3

    Following the discovery that a U.S. ambassador is selling classified intelligence to a Colombian cartel, Shepherd devises a plan to catch him that will push Keaton's moral code to the brink. Keaton brings a new member onto the team.

    Director:Richard J. Lewis
    Writer:David Appelbaum

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  7. The Enemy Within Season 1 Episode 5 - Havana
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #7 - Havana

    S1:E5

    Once Shepherd convinces Keaton that Anna Cruz is a mole inside the FBI working for Tal, Keaton decides to keep his enemies close. With a fox in their henhouse, Keaton and the team spy on one of their own, hoping Cruz will lead them to Tal.

    Director:Martha Mitchell
    Writer:Andi Bushell

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  8. The Enemy Within Season 1 Episode 6 - Eye of Horus
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #8 - Eye of Horus

    S1:E6

    After a bomb explodes in Jersey City, the Cointel team captures a key planner, Sam Fathi, who can lead them to Tal, the mastermind behind the bombing. When Sam proves difficult to break, Shepherd convinces Keaton to detain a former Egyptian intelligence officer to help, leading to an urgent mission to stop another bomb from going off.

    Director:Ben Hernandez Bray
    Writer:Tony Camerino

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  9. The Enemy Within Season 1 Episode 12 - Sequestered
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #9 - Sequestered

    S1:E12

    Keaton and his team are able to intervene and stop the assassination of a high-profile congresswoman; Shepherd interrogates the congresswoman, who had previously used Shepherd's treason conviction as a launching pad for her political career.

    Director:Andrew McCarthy
    Writers:Chris Ord, Matt Corman

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  10. The Enemy Within Season 1 Episode 9 - Homecoming
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - Homecoming

    S1:E9

    After a major Tal operative escapes CIA custody, Shepherd returns to Langley to help track the fugitive down. Shepherd and Keaton discover the CIA is withholding vital information on Tal, so they spy on the CIA to find out what the agency knows.

    Director:Lily Mariye
    Writers:David Appelbaum, Erin Donovan

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  11. The Enemy Within Season 1 Episode 10 - Chigorin
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - Chigorin

    S1:E10

    When a group of contractors working for the CIA is murdered, Keaton and the team discover the CIA is keeping secrets from the FBI regarding Tal. Shepherd's ex-husband finds out that Hannah has been lying and visiting Shepherd.

    Director:David S. Tuttman
    Writers:Andi Bushell, Aireka Muse

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  12. The Enemy Within Season 1 Episode 11 - The Embassy
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - The Embassy

    S1:E11

    When a highly sophisticated Tal operative evades FBI custody and flees to the Swiss embassy, the Cointel team must go under cover. What begins as a smooth counterintelligence operation quickly devolves into a tense hostage situation.

    Director:Marisol Adler
    Writers:Jason Wilborn, Mellori Velasquez

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  13. The Enemy Within Season 1 Episode 13 - Sierra Maestra
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - Sierra Maestra

    S1:E13

    Tal's war on the CIA expands to two fronts; Keaton and the CoIntel team must locate the domestic target before Chigorin launches an all-out assault on the unsuspecting innocents; Shepherd convinces Keaton to let her go to Cuba to thwart Tal's attack.

    Director:Steve Shill
    Writer:Ken Woodruff

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Best Episodes Summary

"Black Bear" is the best rated episode of "The Enemy Within". It scored 8.7/10 based on 3 votes. Directed by Charles Beeson and written by Ken Woodruff, it aired on 3/4/2019. This episode scored 0.4 points higher than the second highest rated, "Pilot".