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The Best Episodes of The Equalizer

Every episode of The Equalizer ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into 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 4 Episode 3 - Blind Justice
    8.3/10(226 votes)

    #1 - Blind Justice

    S4:E3

    After a high-powered real estate developer is killed by a moving subway train, his widow hires McCall to investigate his death. Meanwhile, Aunt Vi and Dee visit an old neighbor living in a nursing home who may need their help.

    Director:Geoff Wing Shotz
    Writer:Adam Glass

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  2. The Equalizer Season 4 Episode 9 - The Big Take
    8.3/10(192 votes)

    #2 - The Big Take

    S4:E9

    When a conman from Dante’s past attacks a prison transport, McCall and the team race to take him down. Meanwhile, Aunt Vi and Dee’s girls’ trip is suddenly derailed when they find a woman squatting in their home, and Harry risks his relationship with Mel when Fisk pulls him deeper into his secret mission.

    Director:Millicent Shelton
    Writers:Vanessa K. Herron, Onalee Hunter

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  3. The Equalizer Season 3 Episode 9 - Second Chance
    8.0/10(270 votes)

    #3 - Second Chance

    S3:E9

    McCall and Dante's relationship is tested when a conman the NYPD has been building a years-long case against kidnaps a relative of McCall's client and forces him to assist in a heist in order to save them.

    Director:Paul Holahan
    Writer:Christopher B. Derrick

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  4. The Equalizer Season 3 Episode 11 - Never Again
    8.0/10(304 votes)

    #4 - 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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  5. The Equalizer Season 4 Episode 10 - Shattered
    8.0/10(195 votes)

    #5 - Shattered

    S4:E10

    The team races against the clock after Mel is kidnapped by a member of her veteran support group and his older brother. Meanwhile, Dante is offered a position with the NYPD's Special Investigation Unit in Los Angeles.

    Director:Darren Grant
    Writers:Joe Gazzam, Rob Hanning

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  6. The Equalizer Season 3 Episode 15 - No Way Out
    7.8/10(271 votes)

    #6 - 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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  7. The Equalizer Season 4 Episode 1 - Truth for a Truth
    7.8/10(266 votes)

    #7 - Truth for a Truth

    S4:E1

    McCall races to save the team after they're put into extreme danger by her former CIA colleague Michelle Chambers while she discovers the truth behind the CIA withdrawal in Venezuela that led to the death of one of her friends.

    Director:Solvan Naim
    Writers:Joseph C. Wilson, Adam Glass

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  8. The Equalizer Season 4 Episode 2 - Full Throttle
    7.8/10(229 votes)

    #8 - Full Throttle

    S4:E2

    After a young girl is struck by a car in an illegal street race, McCall tracks down the person responsible for the hit-and-run. Meanwhile, Dee contemplates the idea of following in her mother's footsteps to join the armed forces.

    Director:Solvan Naim
    Writer:Joseph C. Wilson

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  9. The Equalizer Season 3 Episode 5 - Blowback
    7.7/10(307 votes)

    #9 - 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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  10. The Equalizer Season 3 Episode 6 - A Time to Kill
    7.7/10(276 votes)

    #10 - A Time to Kill

    S3:E6

    After a teen girl dies from fentanyl-laced pills, a vigilante goes on a killing spree and McCall becomes a suspect.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Equalizer Season 3 Episode 7 - Paradise Lost
    7.7/10(286 votes)

    #11 - Paradise Lost

    S3:E7

    Misty, a superstar singer deciding to retire, receives a terrifying fan letter. Her head of security hires McCall to track down the culprit.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. The Equalizer Season 3 Episode 10 - Do No Harm
    7.7/10(335 votes)

    #12 - Do No Harm

    S3:E10

    When the mother of a patient dying of a rare brain disease holds a hospital hostage in an attempt to get her daughter a lifesaving surgery, McCall races to resolve the situation peacefully while dealing with pushback from government forces.

    Director:Ron Fortunato
    Writers:Ashley Charbonnet, Kim Rome

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  13. The Equalizer Season 3 Episode 13 - Patriot Game
    7.7/10(252 votes)

    #13 - Patriot Game

    S3:E13

    After an operative kills all but one of the employees at a marine biology research group, McCall and the team join forces with Colton Fisk when they discover a connection between the murders and a secret CIA program he was involved in.

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

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  14. The Equalizer Season 3 Episode 16 - Love Hurts
    7.7/10(260 votes)

    #14 - Love Hurts

    S3:E16

    When Fisk tasks McCall with tracking down an ex-MI6 agent in Paris with whom she had a past relationship, she must convince him to help her track down a crucial document that his friend was hiding. Also, Delilah faces discrimination at her new fashion internship.

    Director:Christine Moore
    Writers:Joe Gazzam, Ashley Charbonnet

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  15. The Equalizer Season 3 Episode 17 - Justified
    7.7/10(272 votes)

    #15 - 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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  16. The Equalizer Season 4 Episode 4 - All Bets Are Off
    7.7/10(207 votes)

    #16 - All Bets Are Off

    S4:E4

    After Dante's old training partner is taken hostage while working undercover in an illegal casino, McCall hires J.J., a former gambling addict, to assist with the mission. Meanwhile, Dee joins a peer counseling group and learns that some students have been bullying her on a social media page.

    Director:Solvan Naim
    Writer:Rob Hanning

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  17. The Equalizer Season 4 Episode 6 - DOA
    7.7/10(206 votes)

    #17 - DOA

    S4:E6

    When a former Chinese MSS agent is poisoned and comes to McCall for help, McCall tracks down the perpetrators and the antidote. Meanwhile, Aunt Vi encourages Dee to protest against a well-known climate change denier.

    Director:Paul Holahan
    Writer:Kim Rome

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  18. The Equalizer Season 4 Episode 7 - Legendary
    7.7/10(297 votes)

    #18 - Legendary

    S4:E7

    Dee asks McCall to help find her transgender friend when the teen goes missing. Meanwhile, Dante is surprised when Big Ben's parole officer approaches him to chaperone his father for an out-of-state trip.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. The Equalizer Season 4 Episode 8 - Condemned
    7.7/10(200 votes)

    #19 - Condemned

    S4:E8

    McCall races to help Dante and Big Ben after they are ambushed by a group of suspicious attackers and a major family secret is revealed. Meanwhile, at a party celebrating 50 years of hip-hop, Aunt Vi tries to maintain her status as the reigning queen of the annual cobbler baking contest and Dee suspects a mutual friend may have stolen prize money.

    Director:Cheryl Dunye
    Writers:Joseph C. Wilson, Rob Hanning

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  20. The Equalizer Season 3 Episode 3 - Gaslight
    7.5/10(310 votes)

    #20 - Gaslight

    S3:E3

    When a widowed single mother claims her dead husband is attempting to kill her from beyond the grave, McCall and the team help uncover the truth

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. The Equalizer Season 3 Episode 1 - Boom
    7.3/10(344 votes)

    #21 - 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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  22. The Equalizer Season 3 Episode 12 - Lost and Found
    7.3/10(260 votes)

    #22 - Lost and Found

    S3:E12

    When a man claiming to have lost his memory wakes up behind a dumpster with a gun in his hand, McCall and the team follow a trail of clues to help uncover his whereabouts the night before.

    Director:Tamika Miller
    Writer:Joe Gazzam

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  23. The Equalizer Season 4 Episode 5 - The Whistleblower
    7.3/10(204 votes)

    #23 - The Whistleblower

    S4:E5

    After Mel is reunited with her brother, McCall helps him blow the whistle on his former unit's unethical practices before it's too late. Aunt Vi and Trish's relationship becomes fractured by Vi's need to protect McCall's true identity.

    Director:MJ Bassett
    Writer:Joe Gazzam

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  24. The Equalizer Season 2 Episode 16 - Vox Populi
    7.2/10(386 votes)

    #24 - 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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  25. The Equalizer Season 1 Episode 10 - Reckoning
    7.0/10(512 votes)

    #25 - 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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Best Episodes Summary

"Blind Justice" is the best rated episode of "The Equalizer". It scored 8.3/10 based on 226 votes. Directed by Geoff Wing Shotz and written by Adam Glass, it aired on 3/3/2024. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Big Take".