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The Best Episodes of The Magnificent Seven

Genres:DramaWestern
Network:CBS

Every episode of The Magnificent Seven ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The Magnificent Seven!

The Magnificent Seven is an American western television series based on the 1960 movie, which is a remake of the Japanese film Seven Samurai. It...
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  • Pilot (1)
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    #1 - Pilot (1)

    Season 1 Episode 1

    Aired 1/3/1998

    A band of marauding Confederate soldiers threatens an Indian village. The village elders travel to a nearby town to purchase protection. They approach Chris and Vin with their offer. They quickly accept and recruit the rest of the seven to help them save the village. The seven protect the village, with Ezra showing up at the last moment and Nathan falling in love.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Chris Black

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  • Pilot (2)
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    #2 - Pilot (2)

    Season 1 Episode 2

    Aired 1/3/1998

    A band of marauding Confederate soldiers threatens an Indian village. The village elders travel to a nearby town to purchase protection. They approach Chris and Vin with their offer. They quickly accept and recruit the rest of the seven to help them save the village. The seven protect the village, with Ezra showing up at the last moment and Nathan falling in love.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Chris Black

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  • One Day Out West
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    #3 - One Day Out West

    Season 1 Episode 3

    Aired 1/10/1998

    J.D. volunteers to serve as sheriff when a Federal Judge, Mary's father, comes to clean up the town. Judge Travis enlists the Seven to protect the town.

    Director: Peter Markle

    Writer: Josef Anderson

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  • Working Girls
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    #4 - Working Girls

    Season 1 Episode 4

    Aired 1/17/1998

    The town takes in a group of 'working girls' escaping from their vengeful master.

    Director: Christopher Cain

    Writer: Melissa Rosenberg

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  • Safecracker
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    #5 - Safecracker

    Season 1 Episode 5

    Aired 1/24/1998

    An ex-safecracker traveling through town is forced to return to her nefarious ways by an adamant ex-partner.

    Director: T.J. Scott

    Writer: N/A

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  • Witness
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    #6 - Witness

    Season 1 Episode 6

    Aired 1/31/1998

    Mary's young son visits, only to be haunted by his memories of a rogue townsperson. Ezra's con-artist mother comes to town.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Melissa Rosenberg

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  • Nemesis
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    #7 - Nemesis

    Season 1 Episode 7

    Aired 2/28/1998

    Chris pursues the man he believes is responsible for the murder of his wife and sons. The rest of the seven try their best to keep Chris from doing something he might regret. A reporter follows the men around to get a story.

    Director: Jerry Jameson

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Collector
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    #8 - The Collector

    Season 1 Episode 8

    Aired 3/7/1998

    The Seven get involved when a 'collector', Guy Royal, attempts to buy a string of homes; the future home of the railroad. Royal's hired gun has a bone to pick with Chris over an incident many years back. Josiah is excited when his former love, saloon singer Emma comes to town. J.D. competes with a tomboy.

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    Writer: N/A

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  • Manhunt
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    #9 - Manhunt

    Season 1 Episode 9

    Aired 3/14/1998

    Vin takes the lead in a manhunt to catch an escaped prisoner who took a local woman hostage. The girl's father, the local preacher, seeks vengeance.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Inmate 78
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    #10 - Inmate 78

    Season 1 Episode 10

    Aired 3/21/1998

    Chris is arrested and thrown into a gulag-type prison camp while intervening in the arrest of an innocent man. He's subsequently informed that the sheriff identifies drifters who look like they have money, and arrest them on trumped-up charges until their families pay the bail. Vin, Ezra and the boys search for Chris when he doesn't return.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • The New Law
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    #11 - The New Law

    Season 2 Episode 1

    Aired 1/8/1999

    The Seven go their separate ways when a Federal Marshal takes control of the town. The cattle barons band together to take the now unprotected town. The Seven are forced to reunite to save the townsfolk.

    Director: Christopher Cain

    Writer: Melissa Rosenberg

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  • Sins of the Past
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    #12 - Sins of the Past

    Season 2 Episode 2

    Aired 1/15/1999

    Vin is arrested by Federal Marshals and extradited to Texas for the murder he's accused of committing. Chris follows to free Vin after Vin is give to outlaw Eli Joe, the very man who framed Vin for the killing. The Seven ride to catch Eli. Meanwhile, Ezra is shocked to learn his mother is opening a hotel across the street from his newly-purchased saloon. Buck is surprised when a local girl informs him he's the father of her child-to-be.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Love and Honor
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    #13 - Love and Honor

    Season 2 Episode 3

    Aired 1/22/1999

    Buck swordfights for Inez's honor when a band of men attempt to take her back to Mexico. Chris matches skills with a sharpshooting bandito.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Rob Wright

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  • Vendetta
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    #14 - Vendetta

    Season 2 Episode 4

    Aired 1/29/1999

    The Seven protect Chris's former father-in-law when he runs into town with the news he killed the man who murdered Chris's family. The deceased's siblings, led by their mother, vow revenge.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Wagon Train (1)
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    #15 - Wagon Train (1)

    Season 2 Episode 5

    Aired 2/12/1999

    The Seven protect a wagon train when the settlers are threatened by a demanding gold-hunter who claims he owns the land. Vin falls in love with Charlotte, wife to the abusive wagon master. Chris, Vin, Buck, and Ezra ride to rescue Charlotte after she's kidnapped and held ransom. Buck and Ezra try to win a widow's hand by charming her pudgy young son.

    Director: Christopher Cain

    Writer: Melissa Rosenberg

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  • Wagon Train (2)
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    #16 - Wagon Train (2)

    Season 2 Episode 6

    Aired 2/19/1999

    The boys continue to protest the wagon train from Dicky O'Shea and his dynamite expert. Vin and Charlotte return to the group and face the wrath of her husband, to warn of an impending attack. Mary decides to marry Gerard, reasoning that Billy needs a father.

    Director: Christopher Cain

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Trial
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    #17 - The Trial

    Season 2 Episode 7

    Aired 3/5/1999

    Nathan's father, Obadiah, is brought to town to stand trial for the murder of his former owner. The Seven are assigned the task of protecting Obadiah from the raging mob crying for vengeance. Ezra's mother is arrested for stealing a set of cufflinks. She claims Preston Wingo, the owner of said cufflinks, planted them in her satchel to try to get her to accept his offer of marriage.

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  • Chinatown
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    #18 - Chinatown

    Season 2 Episode 8

    Aired 7/9/1999

    The Seven investigate possible abuse of Chinese laborers by railroad foremen. Ezra buys a Chinese girl to stop her from being abused. Buck purchases a love potion to win Inez's heart.

    Director: Christopher Cain

    Writer: Neil Landau

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  • Achilles
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    #19 - Achilles

    Season 2 Episode 9

    Aired 7/16/1999

    J.D. foils a bank robbery but unwittingly shoots and kills an innocent bystander. Tormented by his failure, J.D. decides to quit and go home. Meanwhile, a legendary criminal, Achilles, vows revenge for the death of his brother in the bank holdup. Vin asks Mary to teach him to read.

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  • Penance
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    #20 - Penance

    Season 2 Episode 10

    Aired 5/3/2000

    A traveling detective targets Josiah as the main suspect in a series of murders. Nathan's Indian friend, Rain, visits with the news that she's about to marry.

    Director: N/A

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  • Lady Killers
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    #21 - Lady Killers

    Season 2 Episode 11

    Aired 5/31/2000

    Two female bounty hunters come to town to hunt down a wanted criminal...or are they outlaws themselves, searching for stolen loot? Only time will tell. J.D. is in hot water with Casey when he's attracted to one of the women.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Melissa Rosenberg

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  • Serpents
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    #22 - Serpents

    Season 2 Episode 12

    Aired 6/7/2000

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    Director: N/A

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  • Obsession
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    #23 - Obsession

    Season 2 Episode 13

    Aired 7/3/2000

    When Chris meets an old flame, we find out more about the events that led up to the death of his wife and son.

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    Writer: N/A

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Best Episodes Summary

"Pilot (1)" is the best rated episode of "The Magnificent Seven". It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by Chris Black, it aired on 1/3/1998. This episode scored NaN points higher than the second highest rated, "Pilot (2)".