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The Best Episodes of The Pretender

Raised in a secret facility built for experimenting on children, Jarod is a genius who can master any profession and become anyone he has to...

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  1. Background image for The Inner Sense (1)
    8.8/10(148 votes)

    #1 - The Inner Sense (1)

    S4:E19

    Jarod finally locates his sister Emily, just in time to see her nearly assassinated by The Centre. Meanwhile, Miss Parker's search of the secrets behind her mother's death lead her and Jarod to the same place -- and a mysterious young man named Ethan.

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  2. Background image for Bloodlines (2)
    8.6/10(162 votes)

    #2 - Bloodlines (2)

    S2:E22

    BLUE COVE, DELAWARE - Jarod, along with Angelo (Timmy), try to find a way to rescue the kidnapped child. Miss Parker confronts her father about her discovery that she has a twin. Sydney plots to finally have his revenge against Mr. Raines, but his plan backfires...

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  3. Background image for Donoterase (2)
    8.6/10(166 votes)

    #3 - Donoterase (2)

    S3:E22

    Conclusion from part 1. Jarod and his father plan a rescue the clone created by the Centre's, while Miss Parker must face new truths from inside the Centre and more about her mother's murder.

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  4. Background image for Stolen
    8.5/10(152 votes)

    #4 - Stolen

    S2:E18

    SUNNYVALE, CALIFORNIA - After taking down a corrupt doctor, Jarod unexpectedly gets involved in a kidnapping when the father of the kidnapped ends up in the hospital. Back at The Centre, Miss Parker sides with Mr. Raines on the fact that Sydney is becoming too attached to Jarod. To the point, even, that it's complicating the search for him.

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  5. Background image for Red Rock Jarod
    8.5/10(163 votes)

    #5 - Red Rock Jarod

    S2:E19

    DRY RIVER, ARIZONA - Responding to an email he believes was sent to him by Sydney, Jarod finds himself in the hands of someone he once thought dead. Jarod also meets a boy who is in need of a heart transplant. Meanwhile, Miss Parker closes in on Jarod. But she's in for a surprise when she meets his captor.

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  6. Background image for Once in a Blue Moon
    8.5/10(135 votes)

    #6 - Once in a Blue Moon

    S3:E3

    To save a teen-age victim, Jarod learns the skills of criminal behaviorists and comes face-to-face with the Blue Moon Killer.

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    Director:Chuck Bowman
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  8. Background image for Betrayal
    8.5/10(144 votes)

    #7 - Betrayal

    S3:E5

    Jarod teams up with Broots to find the culprit in a shootout at the Centre's Data Annex, a former operative named Damon.

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    Writer:Unknown
  9. Background image for Wake Up
    8.5/10(142 votes)

    #8 - Wake Up

    S3:E18

    Thomas is brutally murdered in Miss Parker's home by an unknown assailant; Jarod finds clues leading to a drug addict who later dies of an overdose.

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    Director:Unknown
  10. Background image for The World's Changing
    8.5/10(142 votes)

    #9 - The World's Changing

    S4:E1

    Once again a prisoner of the Centre, Jarod discovers a plot to murder a team of nuclear researchers, giving him even more motivation to escape. Meanwhile, Sydney and Broots try to find Miss Parker and Miss Parker tries to find her father -- and figure out who to trust.

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  11. Background image for Bank
    8.4/10(151 votes)

    #10 - Bank

    S2:E20

    DOVER, DELAWARE - Jarod tricks Miss Parker to meet him at a bank, where they come face to face with the mysterious Mr. Fenigor. But this arrangement gets complicated when there's a robbery the same day. When The Centre gets news that Jarod is trapped in this hostage situation, they close in and make sure he'll not slip through their fingers this time.

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    Director:Michael Lange
    Writer:Unknown
  12. Background image for Bloodlines (1)
    8.4/10(158 votes)

    #11 - Bloodlines (1)

    S2:E21

    ATLANTA, GEORGIA - Jarod recieves a letter from an anonymous source and believes The Centre is going to kidnap another boy-genius. Sydney creates a serum that allows Angelo to become a normal person again, provided he takes all the doses at the right time.

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  13. Background image for Flesh and Blood
    8.4/10(131 votes)

    #12 - Flesh and Blood

    S3:E8

    Jarod takes on the role of a tracking expert to help find four teachers, including Sydney's son, Nicholas, who are taken hostage in the Appalachian hills.

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    Writer:Unknown
  14. Background image for Road Trip
    8.4/10(165 votes)

    #13 - Road Trip

    S4:E5

    Jarod finds himself on a road trip to help a mysterious young woman, whom he falls for. Meanwhile, he tells Miss Parker, Sydney and Broots to 'follow the yellow brick road'.

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    Director:Unknown
  15. Background image for Spin Doctor (I)
    8.4/10(160 votes)

    #14 - Spin Doctor (I)

    S4:E10

    Jarod tries to track down the killer of a man who helped him escape from The Centre. Meanwhile, Miss Parker tries to help Sydney deal with his past. The crossover continues on Profiler S04E10 Clean Sweep (II).

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    Director:Unknown
  16. Background image for The Dragon House (2)
    8.3/10(177 votes)

    #15 - The Dragon House (2)

    S1:E22

    UPSTATE NEW YORK - Jarod discovers more about his family through Harriet, and decides that he must return to The Centre to free his brother Kyle. Meanwhile, Miss Parker convinces Broots and Sydney in helping her find the answers to her mother's death and believes Kyle may be the key. Finally, Jarod gets the opportunity to reunite with his family, including his sister. But The Centre becomes aware of the rendezvous and intends to stop it.

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  17. Background image for Ties That Bind
    8.3/10(131 votes)

    #16 - Ties That Bind

    S3:E17

    Jarod goes under cover to investigate a law firm that has a suspicious history of silencing witnesses; Miss Parker declares she is leaving the Centre.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  18. Background image for End Game (I)
    8.3/10(144 votes)

    #17 - End Game (I)

    S3:E19

    The kidnapping of a young chess prodigy brings Jarod a little too close to his own demons -- and to the attention of an FBI criminal profiler. Meanwhile, Miss Parker gets unsettling news from Brigitte, and about Brigitte. The crossover continues on Profiler S03E19 Grand Master (II).

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  19. Background image for The Agent Of Year Zero
    8.3/10(120 votes)

    #18 - The Agent Of Year Zero

    S4:E14

    Jarod tries to help a Cambodian woman avenge the death of her family at the hands of a war criminal -- who is also an ally of Mr. Lyle. Meanwhile, Miss Parker tracks that connection from the Centre.

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    8.3/10(126 votes)

    #19 - Junk

    S4:E15

    Jarod goes undercover as a junkie in a rehab clinic to help a woman regain custody of her son. Meanwhile, Miss Parker and company find Jarod's connection to the woman through her father and the Centre.

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    Writer:Unknown
  21. Background image for The Dragon House (1)
    8.2/10(181 votes)

    #20 - The Dragon House (1)

    S1:E21

    FORT REXFORD, NEW YORK - Jarod becomes aware that Kyle, another pretender from The Centre, is on the run from the law. Eager to find him, he becomes an F.B.I. agent to aid the investigation. But he discovers that Kyle may have something to do with his mother. Meanwhile, Miss Parker and Sydney recruit Angelo to go through all of Jarod's red notebooks. They figure he can become Jarod and thus aiding in his capture.

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  22. Background image for Silence
    8.2/10(133 votes)

    #21 - Silence

    S2:E16

    EL PASO, TEXAS - Jarod becomes a child psychologist to help a little boy, who witnessed the murder of a DEA agent, break out of his wall of silence. Back at the Centre, Mr. Raines is under tower review, thanks to Miss Parker. Things get worst for him when an old patient / project comes back to haunt him.

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    Writer:Unknown
  23. Background image for Crash
    8.2/10(140 votes)

    #22 - Crash

    S2:E17

    SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA - While waiting for his plane, Jarod meets a young man who is bumped to a later flight. Jarod offers an exchange of tickets to the boy, who thanks him for helping. But Jarod is horrified when he hears later that day that the plane has crashed. Guilt ridden, Jarod sets out to find the cause of the accident. Meanwhile, Miss Parker is put in charge of find out everything on Mr. Lyle. And with aid from Jarod; Sydney, Broots, and Miss Parker are going to get all the information they need.

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  24. Background image for Hope and Prey
    8.2/10(140 votes)

    #23 - Hope and Prey

    S3:E2

    Jarod experiences the world of the bounty hunter as he seeks an American Indian activist who has a price on his head. In the meanwhile, Miss Parker learns more about her mother's death.

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    8.2/10(127 votes)

    #24 - Parole

    S3:E6

    Jarod portrays a paroled convict to aid a widow; Sydney learns startling news while consoling an old lover whose husband is dying.

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    Director:Unknown
  26. Background image for The Assassin
    8.2/10(139 votes)

    #25 - The Assassin

    S3:E11

    Jarod helps a former CIA computer analyst who must assassinate a U.S. senator to free her children from a kidnapper; Miss Parker meets her new neighbor.

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Inner Sense (1)" is the best rated episode of "The Pretender". It scored 8.8/10 based on 148 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Craig W. Van Sickle, it aired on 5/13/2000. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Bloodlines (2)".