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Alec Mercer is a world-renowned professor of behavioral psychology with a unique insight into human nature who lends his expertise to an array of high-stakes cases involving governments, corporations and law enforcement. However, he meets

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    The Irrational Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
    6.3/10(7 votes)

    #1 - Pilot

    S1:E1

    Professor of behavioral science Alec Mercer suspects there's more to the story when he is called upon to investigate the murder of a fashion influencer whose boyfriend has confessed.

    Director:David Frankel
    Writer:Arika Lisanne Mittman

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  2. The Irrational Season 1 Episode 11 - Reciprocity
    6.2/10(5 votes)

    #2 - Reciprocity

    S1:E11

    Alec and Marisa are close to finding the culprit of the church bombing. Kylie gets an interview with the FBI, but is pulled into the investigation. Rose tracks down a witness. Phoebe and Rizwan make a discovery that sheds light on the truth.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Irrational Season 1 Episode 5 - Lucky Charms
    6.0/10(6 votes)

    #3 - Lucky Charms

    S1:E5

    Alec and the team head to Las Vegas to help Camille, a former colleague turned expert poker player who's been lured into danger. They must take some risks to solve a gambling mystery before Camille gets hurt. Marisa makes a significant discovery.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Irrational Season 1 Episode 10 - Bombshell
    6.0/10(5 votes)

    #4 - Bombshell

    S1:E10

    Alec and his team come face to face with the man who was put away for the church bombing 20 years earlier. Marisa and Kylie work together to save Alec, Phoebe and Rizwan. Jace makes a critical break in the case that changes everything.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Irrational Season 1 Episode 3 - The Barnum Effect
    5.8/10(6 votes)

    #5 - The Barnum Effect

    S1:E3

    After a passenger plane crashes into the Potomac River, suspicions focus immediately on the pilot. Prof. Mercer and the team are asked to investigate the pilot’s personal motivations and piece together clues in the hopes of revealing the truth.

    Director:John Terlesky
    Writer:Mark Goffman

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  6. The Irrational Season 1 Episode 4 - Zero Sum
    5.8/10(6 votes)

    #6 - Zero Sum

    S1:E4

    Alec and the team take on a kidnapping case at the request of a desperate father. Their investigation is hampered by a complicated family dynamic that slowly reveals everyone's hidden motivations.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Irrational Season 1 Episode 6 - Point and Shoot
    5.8/10(6 votes)

    #7 - Point and Shoot

    S1:E6

    Alec agrees to testify as an expert witness in a wrongful death trial for a friend of Kylie's. As he faces an old nemesis, he discovers competing emotions around an accidental shooting. Marisa reaches a decision about the bombing investigation.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The Irrational Season 1 Episode 8 - Scorched Earth
    5.8/10(6 votes)

    #8 - Scorched Earth

    S1:E8

    Alec takes a case involving a young burn victim and arson that forces him to confront some trauma from his past. Phoebe and Rizwan compete for an important research grant.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Irrational Season 1 Episode 9 - Cheating Life
    5.8/10(6 votes)

    #9 - Cheating Life

    S1:E9

    After witnessing a hit and run during a friend's livestream, Alec and Kylie aim to prove it wasn't an accident. As Marisa and Jace continue their investigation into the church bombing, they set their sights on a prominent senator.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Irrational Season 1 Episode 2 - Dead Woman Walking
    5.7/10(6 votes)

    #10 - Dead Woman Walking

    S1:E2

    Prof. Mercer is approached by old friend CJ, a prominent investigative journalist, who asks for his help after she’s poisoned with a rare and deadly nerve agent. With time running out, Mercer pieces together scant clues.

    Director:Jesse Warn
    Writer:Arika Lisanne Mittman

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  11. The Irrational Season 1 Episode 7 - The Real Deal
    5.5/10(6 votes)

    #11 - The Real Deal

    S1:E7

    Alec's first date with Rose turns into a 24-hour excursion when they find themselves taking on an investigation involving a forged masterpiece. Marisa and Kylie attempt to revive their friendship, which has faltered since Alec and Marisa's divorce.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. The Irrational Season 2 Episode 2 - A Kick in the Teeth
    5.0/10(4 votes)

    #12 - A Kick in the Teeth

    S2:E2

    The FBI needs Alec and his team to help stop a serial killer terrorizing the suburbs.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. The Irrational Season 2 Episode 1 - Collateral Damage
    4.6/10(5 votes)

    #13 - Collateral Damage

    S2:E1

    When Rose goes missing, Alec quickly discovers this is no ordinary kidnapping. While Rose plays a dangerous game to stall for time, Alec takes matters into his own hands to find her.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. The Irrational Season 2 Episode 12 - Straight From the Heart
    3.7/10(3 votes)

    #14 - Straight From the Heart

    S2:E12

    Renee seeks Alec's help after she has a dream containing details about a murder that actually happened. The case grows more intriguing when they realize the victim was Renee's heart transplant donor. Marisa is surprised by a visitor from her past

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. The Irrational Season 2 Episode 3 - Bad Blood
    3.3/10(3 votes)

    #15 - Bad Blood

    S2:E3

    Alex investigates the death of a rising star on Wall Street who was killed during her hockey game.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. The Irrational Season 2 Episode 4 - Formal Ties
    3.3/10(3 votes)

    #16 - Formal Ties

    S2:E4

    Alec and Marisa attend a wedding inside a foreign embassy that turns into a murder investigation.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Jojo S. Wright

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  17. The Irrational Season 2 Episode 8 - Lost Souls
    3.3/10(3 votes)

    #17 - Lost Souls

    S2:E8

    When an acclaimed tennis player goes missing in a remote forest, Alec is called to help find her and bring her to safety. However, a medical emergency threatens to sideline Alec, leaving Marisa and Rose to race against time and rescue the woman.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. The Irrational Season 2 Episode 10 - Now You Don't
    3.3/10(3 votes)

    #18 - Now You Don't

    S2:E10

    Alec brings Rose on a date to a magic club he frequents where a friend is the headliner; the evening turns deadly when an audience volunteer is inexplicably killed onstage, and seemingly by magic.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. The Irrational Season 2 Episode 11 - Ghost Ship
    3.0/10(3 votes)

    #19 - Ghost Ship

    S2:E11

    Alec and Marisa investigate a mysterious ghost ship that has washed up on the shores of his hometown. This forces him to revisit his past and spend time with his father with whom he has a fraught and complicated relationship

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. The Irrational Season 2 Episode 13 - Murder, She Rode
    3.0/10(3 votes)

    #20 - Murder, She Rode

    S2:E13

    After a champion horse throws and kills his rider, Alec and Phoebe are called upon to save the horse from being euthanized. Their investigation reveals what happened isn’t at all as it appears.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. The Irrational Season 2 Episode 14 - The Milgram Experiment
    3.0/10(3 votes)

    #21 - The Milgram Experiment

    S2:E14

    Alec helps Rose when an attorney general is threatened by a scandalous deep fake video that puts lives in danger. The head of Rose’s firm arrives from Europe and gets entangled in their case work, leading Alec to do an experiment.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. The Irrational Season 2 Episode 15 - Conversation Games
    3.0/10(3 votes)

    #22 - Conversation Games

    S2:E15

    When Kylie and Marisa find evidence that a tech billionaire may be a serial killer, Alec quickly determines the only way to prove the killer’s guilt is for Alec to extract a confession, which leads into a dangerous game of cat and mouse.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. The Irrational Season 2 Episode 16 - The Overview Effect
    3.0/10(3 votes)

    #23 - The Overview Effect

    S2:E16

    With an astronaut trapped in space, Alec is tapped to evaluate whether the pair of astronauts assigned to rescue them—a married couple—can safely complete the mission, until an accident during a training exercise puts the mission at risk.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. The Irrational Season 2 Episode 17 - Suddenly, Alec
    3.0/10(3 votes)

    #24 - Suddenly, Alec

    S2:E17

    In order to solve an actor's murder, Alec and Rose must go undercover to infiltrate a community theater production of "Little Shop of Horrors," but joining the cast may put them right in the killer's cross-hairs.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. The Irrational Season 2 Episode 18 - The Exchange
    3.0/10(3 votes)

    #25 - The Exchange

    S2:E18

    When Alec is recruited to assist with a multi-national prisoner exchange that has gone awry, he sees an opportunity to rescue a wrongfully imprisoned colleague. The case pulls Alec and Rose into the dangerous world of international espionage.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Pilot" is the best rated episode of "The Irrational". It scored 6.3/10 based on 7 votes. Directed by David Frankel and written by Arika Lisanne Mittman, it aired on 9/25/2023. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Reciprocity".