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The Best Episodes of The Equalizer Season 1

Every episode of The Equalizer Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Equalizer Season 1!

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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
    The Equalizer Season 1 Episode 10 - Reckoning
    7.6/10(521 votes)

    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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  2. The Equalizer Season 1 Episode 6 - The Room Where It Happens
    7.5/10(567 votes)

    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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  3. The Equalizer Season 1 Episode 7 - Hunting Grounds
    7.3/10(510 votes)

    S1:E7

    McCall races to find a woman kidnapped by a serial killer whose past crimes went undetected because the victims were from marginalized communities. Also, trouble arises for McCall when her vigilante activity puts her on Manhattan District Attorney Avery Grafton's radar.

    Director:Christine Moore
    Writer:Joe Gazzam

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  4. The Equalizer Season 1 Episode 8 - Lifeline
    7.2/10(494 votes)

    S1:E8

    An overseas call for help from the daughter of McCall's deceased CIA mentor forces McCall, Mel and Harry to work remotely to aid the conflict journalist as she's pursued by a hit squad in France. Also, Aunt Vi becomes suspicious when McCall skips out on another family night for work.

    Director:Randall Zisk
    Writer:Joseph C. Wilson

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  5. The Equalizer Season 1 Episode 5 - The Milk Run
    7.1/10(591 votes)

    S1:E5

    When McCall tries to locate a missing British mathematician, she finds herself embroiled in an international fight for a revolutionary financial technology.

    Director:Peter Leto
    Writer:Keith Eisner

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  6. The Equalizer Season 1 Episode 9 - True Believer
    7.0/10(509 votes)

    S1:E9

    McCall races to help a concerned wife locate her husband before he helps an extremist group carry out an imminent bombing in the city. Also, McCall worries that her anonymity will be compromised when Delilah asks her to participate in a mother/daughter social media video.

    Director:Laura Belsey
    Writer:Keith Eisner

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  7. The Equalizer Season 1 Episode 3 - Judgement Day
    6.9/10(737 votes)

    S1:E3

    McCall endeavors to help an escaped prisoner wrongly accused of murder who is too distrustful of the justice system that failed him to accept her aid. Also, McCall worries when her daughter, Delilah, stops hanging out with a close friend, and Detective Dante's search for McCall takes an unexpected turn.

    Director:Solvan Naim
    Writer:Erica Shelton Kodish

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  8. The Equalizer Season 1 Episode 4 - It Takes a Village
    6.9/10(674 votes)

    S1:E4

    McCall investigates a community activist's staged suicide and uncovers a connection between his murder and his protests over local real estate development. Also, Delilah's driving lessons lead McCall and Aunt Vi to teach her an even bigger lesson regarding personal accountability.

    Director:Randall Zisk
    Writer:Joseph C. Wilson

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  9. The Equalizer Season 1 Episode 1 - The Equalizer
    6.8/10(1253 votes)

    S1:E1

    As McCall acclimates to civilian life, she is compelled to use her considerable resources to help Jewel, a teenager accused of murder and on the run from the criminals who framed her for the crime

    Director:Liz Friedlander
    Writers:Andrew W. Marlowe, Terri Edda Miller

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  10. The Equalizer Season 1 Episode 2 - Glory
    6.8/10(865 votes)

    S1:E2

    McCall's online ad leads her to a mother whose son has been kidnapped by a human trafficker and will be executed unless she steals confidential information from her FBI agent employer. Also, McCall enlists Aunt Vi to help uncover a secret Delilah is keeping from them both.

    Director:Liz Friedlander
    Writers:Andrew W. Marlowe, Terri Edda Miller

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Reckoning" is the best rated episode of "The Equalizer" season 1. It scored 7.6/10 based on 521 votes. Directed by Benny Boom and written by Joseph C. Wilson, it aired on 5/23/2021. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "The Room Where It Happens".