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The Best Episodes of The Pretender Season 3

Every episode of The Pretender Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Pretender Season 3!

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 be. When he realizes as an adult that he's actually a prisoner and his captors are not as benevolent as he's been told, he breaks out. While trying to find his real identity, Jarod helps those he encounters and tries to avoid the woman sent to retrieve him.

Genres:DramaMysterySci-Fi & Fantasy
Network:NBC

Season 3 Ratings Summary

The best episode of "The Pretender" season 3 is "Crazy", rated 8.2/10 from 145 user votes. It was directed by Steven Long Mitchell and written by Craig W. Van Sickle. "Crazy" aired on 10/17/1998 and is rated 0.2 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Hope and Prey".

  • Crazy
    8.2/10 145 votes

    #1 - Crazy

    Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 10/17/1998

    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.

    Director: Steven Long Mitchell

    Writer: Craig W. Van Sickle

  • Hope and Prey
    8.0/10 135 votes

    #2 - Hope and Prey

    Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 10/24/1998

    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.

    Director: David Jackson

    Writer: Juan Carlos Coto

  • Once in a Blue Moon
    8.3/10 128 votes

    #3 - Once in a Blue Moon

    Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 10/31/1998

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

    Director: Chuck Bowman

    Writer: Daniel Truly

  • Someone to Trust
    7.7/10 141 votes

    #4 - Someone to Trust

    Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 11/7/1998

    Jarod poses as an arsonist to expose a corrupt attorney, but faces unexpected accusations when the attorney is found dead.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Tommy Thompson

  • Betrayal
    8.4/10 137 votes

    #5 - Betrayal

    Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 11/14/1998

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

    Director: Terrence O'Hara

    Writer: N/A

  • Parole
    8.1/10 122 votes

    #6 - Parole

    Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 11/21/1998

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Tommy Thompson

  • Homefront
    7.9/10 118 votes

    #7 - Homefront

    Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 12/12/1998

    Jarod steals millions from the Centre, then poses as an arms dealer selling missile launchers to a weapons merchant in Venezuela.

    Director: Michael Zinberg

    Writer: N/A

  • Flesh and Blood
    8.3/10 126 votes

    #8 - Flesh and Blood

    Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 1/2/1999

    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.

    Director: Rodney Charters

    Writer: N/A

  • Murder 101
    8.5/10 153 votes

    #9 - Murder 101

    Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 1/9/1999

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

    Director: Scott Lautanen

    Writer: Daniel Truly

  • Mr. Lee
    8.1/10 157 votes

    #10 - Mr. Lee

    Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 2/6/1999

    A blind man and his assistant piece together Jarod's personality so they can kidnap him.

    Director: Steven Long Mitchell

    Writer: N/A

  • The Assassin
    8.1/10 132 votes

    #11 - The Assassin

    Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 2/6/1999

    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.

    Director: Michael Lange

    Writer: Tommy Thompson

  • Unsinkable
    7.7/10 129 votes

    #12 - Unsinkable

    Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 2/13/1999

    Jarod once again encounters Argyle, who is in need of help. Caught in the middle of a turf war, they work together to pay off Argyle's debt to some loan sharks.

    Director: Chuck Bowman

    Writer: Juan Carlos Coto

  • Pool
    8.2/10 142 votes

    #13 - Pool

    Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 2/20/1999

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • At the Hour of Our Death
    8.4/10 141 votes

    #14 - At the Hour of Our Death

    Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 2/27/1999

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

    Director: Steven Long Mitchell

    Writer: N/A

  • Countdown
    7.8/10 130 votes

    #15 - Countdown

    Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 3/20/1999

    Jarod races against time to locate the father of an injured boy with a rare blood disorder.

    Director: Chuck Bowman

    Writer: Daniel Truly

  • P.T.B.
    7.9/10 130 votes

    #16 - P.T.B.

    Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 4/3/1999

    Jarod fills in for a radio talk show host who disappeared after a violent confrontation with a threatening caller; Thomas asks Miss Parker to relocate.

    Director: Krishna Rao

    Writer: Juan Carlos Coto

  • Ties That Bind
    8.2/10 126 votes

    #17 - Ties That Bind

    Season 3 Episode 17 - Aired 4/10/1999

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Wake Up
    8.4/10 137 votes

    #18 - Wake Up

    Season 3 Episode 18 - Aired 5/1/1999

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Tommy Thompson

  • End Game (I)
    8.2/10 136 votes

    #19 - End Game (I)

    Season 3 Episode 19 - Aired 5/8/1999

    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).

    Director: James Whitmore Jr.

    Writer: Juan Carlos Coto

  • Qallupilluit
    8.0/10 119 votes

    #20 - Qallupilluit

    Season 3 Episode 20 - Aired 5/22/1999

    Jarod heads for Alaska to find his father, only to find himself trapped with a research team whose numbers are dropping rapidly -- and bloodily.

    Director: Rodney Charters

    Writer: N/A

  • Donoterase (1)
    8.6/10 155 votes

    #21 - Donoterase (1)

    Season 3 Episode 21 - Aired 5/22/1999

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Craig W. Van Sickle

  • Donoterase (2)
    8.9/10 161 votes

    #22 - Donoterase (2)

    Season 3 Episode 22 - Aired 5/22/1999

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Craig W. Van Sickle