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The Best Episodes of The Equalizer Season 2

Every episode of The Equalizer Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Equalizer Season 2!

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Robert McCall is a former agent of a secret government agency who is now running his own private crime fighting operation where he fashions himself as "The Equalizer." It is a service for victims of

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Equalizer Season 2 Episode 1 - Prelude
    7.6/10(109 votes)

    #1 - Prelude

    S2:E1

    Men working for a dictator McCall helped put into power kidnap an American journalist.

    Director:Richard Compton
    Writer:Carleton Eastlake

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  2. The Equalizer Season 2 Episode 2 - Nocturne
    7.8/10(115 votes)

    #2 - Nocturne

    S2:E2

    A blind music critic asks for help when she hears the voice of the man who raped her years before.

    Director:Richard Compton
    Writer:Carleton Eastlake

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  3. The Equalizer Season 2 Episode 3 - A Community of Civilized Men
    7.5/10(94 votes)

    #3 - A Community of Civilized Men

    S2:E3

    McCall comes to the aid of a woman who's being squeezed to pay off her late husband's debts.

    Director:Alan Metzger
    Writers:Scott Shepherd, Daniel Pyne

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  4. The Equalizer Season 2 Episode 4 - Joyride
    7.2/10(106 votes)

    #4 - Joyride

    S2:E4

    Two boys drive off in a hearse; not knowing it contains a coffin full of crack.

    Director:Russ Mayberry
    Writer:Charles Grant Craig

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  5. The Equalizer Season 2 Episode 5 - Shades of Darkness
    7.5/10(99 votes)

    #5 - Shades of Darkness

    S2:E5

    McCall helps a National Guardsman who faces a murder charge and threats from the real killer.

    Director:Donald Petrie
    Writer:Jack V. Fogarty

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  6. The Equalizer Season 2 Episode 6 - Nightscape
    7.7/10(98 votes)

    #6 - Nightscape

    S2:E6

    A rape victim asks McCall to stop her husband from tracking down her attackers.

    Director:Aaron Lipstadt
    Writer:Carleton Eastlake

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  7. The Equalizer Season 2 Episode 7 - Counterfire
    7.9/10(101 votes)

    #7 - Counterfire

    S2:E7

    The odds are against McCall when he's framed for the murder of a blind man.

    Director:Alan Metzger
    Writers:Scott Shepherd, Coleman Luck

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  8. The Equalizer Season 2 Episode 8 - The Line
    7.5/10(95 votes)

    #8 - The Line

    S2:E8

    The mother of a youth killed while being harassed by an overzealous citizen's patrol appeals to McCall for help.

    Director:Russ Mayberry
    Writer:Steve Volpe

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  9. The Equalizer Season 2 Episode 9 - Tip On a Sure Thing
    7.2/10(86 votes)

    #9 - Tip On a Sure Thing

    S2:E9

    A bookie that doesn't like the odds on a race kidnaps the son of the jockey and demands the father throw the race.

    Director:Donald Petrie
    Writer:Scott Shepherd

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  10. The Equalizer Season 2 Episode 10 - The Cup
    7.5/10(84 votes)

    #10 - The Cup

    S2:E10

    Father Kostmayer hears the confession of a Polish agitator moments before he's gunned down.

    Director:Mario DiLeo
    Writer:Carleton Eastlake

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  11. The Equalizer Season 2 Episode 11 - Heartstrings
    7.4/10(78 votes)

    #11 - Heartstrings

    S2:E11

    A woman asks McCall for help recovering her kidnapped newborn son.

    Director:Russ Mayberry
    Writer:Loraine Despres

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  12. The Equalizer Season 2 Episode 12 - High Performance
    7.6/10(86 votes)

    #12 - High Performance

    S2:E12

    A construction worker becomes both witness and target when she sees a murder and is spotted by the killer.

    Director:Russ Mayberry
    Writer:Jack V. Fogarty

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  13. The Equalizer Season 2 Episode 13 - Beyond Control
    7.8/10(91 votes)

    #13 - Beyond Control

    S2:E13

    Control becomes McCall's client when a KGB agent who infiltrated a think tank is murdered.

    Director:Alan Metzger
    Writer:Coleman Luck

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  14. The Equalizer Season 2 Episode 14 - Carnal Persuasion
    7.7/10(84 votes)

    #14 - Carnal Persuasion

    S2:E14

    A wife appeals to the judge sentencing her husband and is offered her husband's freedom for sexual favors.

    Director:Leon Ichaso
    Writer:Dennis Manuel

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  15. The Equalizer Season 2 Episode 15 - Memories of Manon (1)
    8.2/10(92 votes)

    #15 - Memories of Manon (1)

    S2:E15

    Control's goddaughter is threatened with the death of her father, a Canadian agent, unless she can reveal his informant. Then with little time left, McCall tells Kostmayer of his personal reasons for wanting to save Yvette and her father.

    Director:Tony Wharmby
    Writer:Coleman Luck

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  16. The Equalizer Season 2 Episode 16 - Memories of Manon (2)
    8.0/10(84 votes)

    #16 - Memories of Manon (2)

    S2:E16

    Control's goddaughter is threatened with the death of her father, a Canadian agent, unless she can reveal his informant. Then with little time left, McCall tells Kostmayer of his personal reasons for wanting to save Yvette and her father.

    Director:Tony Wharmby
    Writer:Coleman Luck

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  17. The Equalizer Season 2 Episode 17 - Solo
    7.4/10(92 votes)

    #17 - Solo

    S2:E17

    McCall gets involved romantically and professionally with a woman wanted in Pennsylvania for killing a cop.

    Director:Alan Metzger
    Writer:Carleton Eastlake

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  18. The Equalizer Season 2 Episode 18 - A Place To Stay
    7.8/10(93 votes)

    #18 - A Place To Stay

    S2:E18

    A young girl runs away from her quarreling parents and into the hands of a child pornographer.

    Director:Alan Metzger
    Writers:Carleton Eastlake, Marc Rubin

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  19. The Equalizer Season 2 Episode 19 - Coal Black Soul
    7.5/10(112 votes)

    #19 - Coal Black Soul

    S2:E19

    McCall is torn between a lovely psychiatrist and a man who calls and says he can't stop himself from murdering women.

    Director:Richard Compton
    Writer:Scott Shepherd

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  20. The Equalizer Season 2 Episode 20 - First Light
    7.2/10(72 votes)

    #20 - First Light

    S2:E20

    While McCall is testifying in Washington, Scott tries his hand and looks for thugs harassing a local merchant.

    Director:Richard Compton
    Writer:Jack V. Fogarty

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  21. The Equalizer Season 2 Episode 21 - Hand and Glove
    7.5/10(76 votes)

    #21 - Hand and Glove

    S2:E21

    Nightmares become a reality for an invalid woman when a threatening figures from her dreams appears in her room.

    Director:Alan Metzger
    Writer:Coleman Luck

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  22. The Equalizer Season 2 Episode 22 - Re-Entry
    7.7/10(81 votes)

    #22 - Re-Entry

    S2:E22

    McCall helps a young boy whose father was tricked into committing a crime.

    Director:Aaron Lipstadt
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"Prelude" is the best rated episode of "The Equalizer" season 2. It scored 7.6/10 based on 109 votes. Directed by Richard Compton and written by Carleton Eastlake, it aired on 10/8/1986. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Nocturne".