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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. 9.0/10(2 votes)

    #1 - Bloodlines (2)

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    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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    Director:N/A
  2. 8.9/10(166 votes)

    #2 - Donoterase (2)

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    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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  3. 8.6/10(159 votes)

    #3 - Donoterase (1)

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    S3:E21

    Jarod's reunion with his father is marred by news of the Centre's latest project -- a teenaged clone of Jarod himself. However, assassins from the Centre are hot on their trail.

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  4. 8.5/10(2 votes)

    #4 - Scott Free

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    S2:E2

    MIDDLETOWN, DELAWARE - Jarod intercepts the role of a real safecracker to help a man who's being forced to participate in one more heist. Jarod also starts to feel the need of a father figure and turns to Sydney. Meanwhile, Brigitte tries to take control over Miss Parker's role in the capture of Jarod.

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  5. 8.5/10(2 votes)

    #5 - Over The Edge

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    S2:E3

    SPOKANE, WASHINGTON - Jarod becomes a member of the emergency search and rescue team, trying to figure out the true cause of another member's supposed suicide-attempt. Jarod also tries to reunite him with his estranged mother. Meanwhile, at The Centre, a criminal behaviorist is brought in to interrogate and find the person who shot Mr. Raines' oxygen tank. Finally, Jarod utilizes a sensory deprivation tank to simulate closeness to his mother.

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  6. 8.5/10(2 votes)

    #6 - Collateral Damage

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    S2:E7

    LOST HILLS, VIRGINIA - Jarod becomes a Special Forces soldier to help the daughter of a Vietnam veteran get her father's name added to the War Memorial. Back at The Centre, Miss Parker reluctantly babysits Debbie while Broots is in Florida on an assignment.

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    Director:Vern Gillum
    Writer:N/A
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  8. 8.5/10(2 votes)

    #7 - Bank

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    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:N/A
  9. 8.5/10(147 votes)

    #8 - At the Hour of Our Death

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    S3:E14

    Jarod and Miss Parker recall a childhood incident where they and Angelo met a dying girl at the Centre.

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  10. 8.4/10(134 votes)

    #9 - Once in a Blue Moon

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    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
  11. 8.4/10(144 votes)

    #10 - Betrayal

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    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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  12. 8.4/10(141 votes)

    #11 - Wake Up

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    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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  13. 8.3/10(176 votes)

    #12 - The Dragon House (2)

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    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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  14. 8.3/10(150 votes)

    #13 - Crazy

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    S3:E1

    PLEASENT WOOD INSTITUTE, MARYLAND - Jarod becomes a mental patient to uncover the truth behind the mysterious murder of another patient. Miss Parker researches the identity of her twin.

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  15. 8.3/10(131 votes)

    #14 - Flesh and Blood

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    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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  16. 8.2/10(180 votes)

    #15 - The Dragon House (1)

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    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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  17. 8.2/10(149 votes)

    #16 - Pool

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    S3:E13

    Jarod challenges a pool hustler to get evidence linking the man to the murder of a young woman's father; Miss Parker tries to prevent Brigitte's marriage.

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  18. 8.2/10(130 votes)

    #17 - Ties That Bind

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    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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  19. 8.2/10(143 votes)

    #18 - End Game (I)

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    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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  20. 8.1/10(140 votes)

    #19 - Hope and Prey

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    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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  21. 8.1/10(127 votes)

    #20 - Parole

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    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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  22. 8.1/10(162 votes)

    #21 - Murder 101

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    S3:E9

    Jarod takes over a criminal psychology class and teaches a lesson in committing a flawless murder before tracking down three suspected killers.

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  23. 8.1/10(139 votes)

    #22 - The Assassin

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    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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  24. 8.0/10(195 votes)

    #23 - Ranger Jarod

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    S1:E14

    TOLUCA NATIONAL FOREST, OREGON - Jarod falls in love with his hiking partner while on a seach-and-rescue for a boy who disappeared in the mountains. Jarod also befriends a man named Big Bob who has many stooge-ish qualitites. Back at The Centre, Miss Parker reminisces about how she loved Jarod when they were children.

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  25. 8.0/10(1 votes)

    #24 - Back From The Dead Again

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    S2:E1

    PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - Jarod morns the death of his brother. He then takes on the identity of a anatomy professor trying to find a boy who has been missing since Halloween of the previous year. Meanwhile, Miss Parker is startled to find that her father has disappeared and has been replaced by a Mr. Lyle. With him comes Brigitte, a myseterious girl who is more thorough in finding Jarod then Miss Parker. And Sydney, at Jarod's request, researches why there's no DSA for the last three weeks of October prior to his escape.

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  26. 8.0/10(2 votes)

    #25 - Nip and Tuck

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    S2:E5

    BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - Jarod becomes a plastic surgeon to find out who deliberately ruined the face of a bright young student. Meanwhile, at The Centre, Broots is paranoid that someone is following him where ever he goes. Brigitte offers help, but at a price.

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    Director:Michael Lange

Best Episodes Summary

"Bloodlines (2)" is the best rated episode of "The Pretender". It scored 9/10 based on 2 votes. Directed by N/A and written by Craig W. Van Sickle, it aired on 5/16/1998. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Donoterase (2)".