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The Best Episodes of The Equalizer

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Robyn McCall, an enigmatic former CIA operative with a mysterious background, uses her extensive skills to help those with nowhere else to turn.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    The Equalizer Season 2 Episode 16 - Vox Populi
    8.1/10(393 votes)

    #1 - Vox Populi

    S2:E16

    When Aunt Vi is the lone juror on a murder trial who believes the defendant is innocent, McCall covertly investigates the case to find proof that Vi's instincts are correct.

    Director:Carl Seaton
    Writer:Zoe Robyn

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  2. The Equalizer Season 2 Episode 13 - D.W.B.
    8.0/10(480 votes)

    #2 - D.W.B.

    S2:E13

    McCall races to find Dante when he’s abducted by a pair of panicked deputies who fear reprisal, after they detained Dante without cause and used excessive force before realizing he’s a fellow cop. Alone and injured, Dante experiences hallucinations that reveal his complicated childhood.

    Director:Solvan Naim
    Writer:Joseph C. Wilson

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  3. The Equalizer Season 2 Episode 6 - Shooter
    7.9/10(421 votes)

    #3 - Shooter

    S2:E6

    Mel’s past military expertise proves critical when McCall is hired by District Attorney Grafton to find a sniper on a killing spree, seemingly selecting victims at random. Also, Delilah experiences PTSD when the sniper shootings cause her to relive the trauma of her friend’s fatal shooting.

    Director:Milena Govich
    Writer:Joe Gazzam

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  4. The Equalizer Season 2 Episode 18 - Exposed
    7.9/10(365 votes)

    #4 - Exposed

    S2:E18

    McCall’s determination to apprehend Mason Quinn, the criminal responsible for Bishop’s death, veers into a dangerous obsession that could cost her everything. Also, Delilah finally meets her mother’s vigilante team when she requires Harry and Mel’s help to prove a fellow classmate made her best friend a victim of revenge porn. Second season finale.

    Director:Eric Laneuville
    Writers:Andrew W. Marlowe, Terri Edda Miller, Joseph C. Wilson

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  5. The Equalizer Season 5 Episode 7 - Slay Ride
    7.9/10(204 votes)

    #5 - Slay Ride

    S5:E7

    A joyous holiday season turns into a cartel Christmas for McCall, whose romantic life reaches an inflection point when a crime syndicate holds her, Dante and her ex-husband, Miles (Stephen Bishop), captive in a hospital takeover. Also, Harry strives to break his years-long track record of giving Mel awful holiday presents.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Equalizer Season 2 Episode 7 - When Worlds Collide
    7.8/10(409 votes)

    #6 - When Worlds Collide

    S2:E7

    Bishop comes to McCall, Harry and Mel for help when a terrorist from his past uncovers the identity of his adult son, a young man Bishop has kept secret for decades to safeguard him from his intelligence work. Also, Aunt Vi becomes nostalgic about a past romantic relationship when she receives a surprise visitor

    Director:John Terlesky
    Writer:Rob Hanning

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  7. The Equalizer Season 5 Episode 18 - Decisions
    7.8/10(169 votes)

    #7 - Decisions

    S5:E18

    While on a romantic getaway, McCall and Dante are abruptly ambushed by Salazar and his army. Meanwhile, Aunt Vi finally decides to take the next step in her relationship with Captain Curtis, and Dee meets with her favorite author who may be able to help her get into her dream university.

    Director:Geoff Wing Shotz
    Writers:Joseph C. Wilson, Rob Hanning

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  8. The Equalizer Season 2 Episode 4 - The People Aren’t Ready
    7.7/10(415 votes)

    #8 - The People Aren’t Ready

    S2:E4

    McCall comes closer than ever to being captured when she races to prevent the murder of District Attorney Grafton, the prosecutor seeking to bring her to justice

    Director:Randall Zisk
    Writer:Joseph C. Wilson

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  9. The Equalizer Season 2 Episode 11 - Chinatown
    7.7/10(385 votes)

    #9 - Chinatown

    S2:E11

    McCall and Mel work with a jaded ex-cop to find the killers of a beloved Chinese American restaurant owner, who was the victim of a hate crime masked to look like an accidental electrical fire.

    Director:Christine Moore
    Writer:Zoe Robyn

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  10. The Equalizer Season 3 Episode 11 - Never Again
    7.7/10(310 votes)

    #10 - Never Again

    S3:E11

    After a string of antisemitic hate crimes terrorizes a local community, Harry reconnects with his Jewish faith as he leads the team in finding the culprit before they attack again. Also, McCall must calculate what extremes she will go to in order to win custody of Delilah.

    Director:Chris Fisher
    Writers:Adam Glass, Ora Yashar

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  11. The Equalizer Season 3 Episode 17 - Justified
    7.7/10(280 votes)

    #11 - Justified

    S3:E17

    When a note McCall receives leads her to the location of her late father’s car, she must revisit the past to uncover who was behind his carjacking and murder nearly 30 years prior.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. The Equalizer Season 1 Episode 10 - Reckoning
    7.6/10(518 votes)

    #12 - Reckoning

    S1:E10

    McCall's personal and professional lives collide when Delilah and her friends are threatened by a European crime syndicate for being eyewitnesses to the outfit's execution of a drug cartel boss.

    Director:Benny Boom
    Writer:Joseph C. Wilson

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  13. The Equalizer Season 2 Episode 3 - Leverage
    7.6/10(422 votes)

    #13 - Leverage

    S2:E3

    McCall is hired by a concerned mother who suspects her teen son has joined a local gang, leading McCall to the boy’s surprising motivation behind his spiraling behavior. Also, Delilah faces anxiety as she prepares to speak at her friend Jason’s memorial service, and Dante worries when the new detective pursuing McCall sets his sights on unmasking the people closest to her.

    Director:Eric Laneuville
    Writers:Erica Shelton Kodish, Keith Eisner

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  14. The Equalizer Season 2 Episode 5 - Followers
    7.6/10(452 votes)

    #14 - Followers

    S2:E5

    McCall is hired by an online group of true-crime enthusiasts to find the anonymous stalker of an unsuspecting NYC woman when the criminal claims he will murder her in eight hours

    Director:Mark Polish
    Writer:Zoe Robyn

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  15. The Equalizer Season 2 Episode 8 - Separated
    7.6/10(405 votes)

    #15 - Separated

    S2:E8

    McCall and Mel help a deported woman track down her son after she was separated from him while seeking asylum at the U.S. border. Mel, McCall and Bishop exhaust every avenue to get Harry released from prison.

    Director:Neema Barnette
    Writer:Erica Shelton Kodish

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  16. The Equalizer Season 2 Episode 14 - Pulse
    7.6/10(343 votes)

    #16 - Pulse

    S2:E14

    McCall receives a desperate plea for help from her former CIA trainee, now a full-fledged agent, that leads her into a confrontation with Mason Quinn, the most dangerous enemy from her past in intelligence. In need of confidential information about the agent's latest assignment, McCall forms a tentative alliance with Carter Griffin, a by-the-book CIA handler.

    Director:Paul Holahan
    Writer:Joe Gazzam

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  17. The Equalizer Season 3 Episode 5 - Blowback
    7.6/10(314 votes)

    #17 - Blowback

    S3:E5

    When a smuggler being detained by the CIA must be transferred quickly to a secure debriefing site, McCall works with Carter Griffin to ensure he arrives unharmed. Also, Dante deals with the possibility of his father being released from prison.

    Director:Cheryl Dunye
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. The Equalizer Season 3 Episode 15 - No Way Out
    7.6/10(279 votes)

    #18 - No Way Out

    S3:E15

    Aunt Vi enlists the help of McCall and the team when she realizes her masseuse is a victim of domestic abuse. Also, McCall trains Dee on situational awareness and Dante goes against orders by chasing after the man who shot his friend Manny.

    Director:Richard Lyons
    Writers:Rob Hanning, Vanessa K. Herron

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  19. The Equalizer Season 5 Episode 13 - A Few Good Women
    7.6/10(180 votes)

    #19 - A Few Good Women

    S5:E13

    After a soldier suddenly goes AWOL while planning to expose an alleged secret military project, McCall and the team learn that her life is in danger; Dante makes a career move to be closer to McCall and his family.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. The Equalizer Season 5 Episode 15 - Deception
    7.6/10(156 votes)

    #20 - Deception

    S5:E15

    The team suspects Aunt Vi's friend Evelyn is being taken advantage of by a con man. Meanwhile, McCall decides to take the day off equalizing and spend quality time with Delilah.

    Director:Daniela Ruah
    Writers:Joe Gazzam, Rob Hanning

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  21. The Equalizer Season 5 Episode 16 - Sins of the Father
    7.6/10(173 votes)

    #21 - Sins of the Father

    S5:E16

    McCall is contacted by Samantha Reed, whose father, ex-CIA agent Elijah Reed, is missing. While Samantha joins forces with the Equalizer team to track down the agency legend, she learns more about her family's past in the Dominican Republic.

    Director:Geoff Wing Shotz
    Writer:Joseph C. Wilson

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  22. The Equalizer Season 5 Episode 17 - Acceptance
    7.6/10(137 votes)

    #22 - Acceptance

    S5:E17

    When Dante's brother, James, seeks the team's help to clear his client's name in a shooting, they uncover a plot to bomb an international anti-terrorism conference. Meanwhile, Delilah gets ready for prom and learns she has been accepted to UCLA.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. The Equalizer Season 1 Episode 6 - The Room Where It Happens
    7.5/10(563 votes)

    #23 - The Room Where It Happens

    S1:E6

    Mel goes undercover as a volunteer for a rising politician when McCall tries to help a despondent college student being threatened by someone inside the candidate's campaign. Also, McCall worries when Delilah starts hanging out with a young girl who served time in juvenile detention and reminds McCall of her own troubled youth

    Director:Stephanie A. Marquardt
    Writer:Zoe Robyn

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  24. The Equalizer Season 2 Episode 12 - Somewhere Over the Hudson
    7.5/10(403 votes)

    #24 - Somewhere Over the Hudson

    S2:E12

    McCall helps a mob accountant, Bert Singer, scour the city for a lost ledger of evidence he must provide to the FBI in exchange for entrance into the Federal Witness Protection Program. Also, Mel frets over how to tell her best friend, who comforted her for years about Harry's death, that Harry never died at all.

    Director:John Krokidas
    Writer:Rob Hanning

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  25. The Equalizer Season 3 Episode 1 - Boom
    7.5/10(352 votes)

    #25 - Boom

    S3:E1

    In the aftermath of her abduction, the walls between McCall’s family and vigilante life continue to crumble as those closest to her must come together for the first time to save her.

    Director:Eric Laneuville
    Writer:Joseph C. Wilson

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Best Episodes Summary

"Vox Populi" is the best rated episode of "The Equalizer". It scored 8.1/10 based on 393 votes. Directed by Carl Seaton and written by Zoe Robyn, it aired on 4/24/2022. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "D.W.B.".