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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!

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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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Pretender Season 3 Episode 1 - Crazy
    8.3/10(150 votes)

    #1 - Crazy

    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.

    Director:Steven Long Mitchell
    Writer:Craig W. Van Sickle

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  2. The Pretender Season 3 Episode 2 - Hope and Prey
    8.1/10(140 votes)

    #2 - 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.

    Director:David Jackson
    Writer:Juan Carlos Coto

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  3. The Pretender Season 3 Episode 3 - Once in a Blue Moon
    8.4/10(135 votes)

    #3 - 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.

    Director:Chuck Bowman
    Writer:Daniel Truly

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  4. The Pretender Season 3 Episode 4 - Someone to Trust
    7.8/10(147 votes)

    #4 - Someone to Trust

    S3:E4

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Tommy Thompson

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  5. The Pretender Season 3 Episode 5 - Betrayal
    8.5/10(144 votes)

    #5 - 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.

    Director:Terrence O'Hara
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Pretender Season 3 Episode 6 - Parole
    8.2/10(127 votes)

    #6 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Tommy Thompson

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  7. The Pretender Season 3 Episode 7 - Homefront
    7.9/10(124 votes)

    #7 - Homefront

    S3:E7

    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:Unknown

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  8. The Pretender Season 3 Episode 8 - Flesh and Blood
    8.3/10(132 votes)

    #8 - 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.

    Director:Rodney Charters
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Pretender Season 3 Episode 9 - Murder 101
    8.2/10(162 votes)

    #9 - Murder 101

    S3:E9

    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

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  10. The Pretender Season 3 Episode 10 - Mr. Lee
    7.7/10(165 votes)

    #10 - Mr. Lee

    S3:E10

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

    Director:Steven Long Mitchell
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Pretender Season 3 Episode 11 - The Assassin
    8.1/10(139 votes)

    #11 - 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.

    Director:Michael Lange
    Writer:Tommy Thompson

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  12. The Pretender Season 3 Episode 12 - Unsinkable
    7.8/10(136 votes)

    #12 - Unsinkable

    S3:E12

    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

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  13. The Pretender Season 3 Episode 13 - Pool
    8.1/10(151 votes)

    #13 - Pool

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. The Pretender Season 3 Episode 14 - At the Hour of Our Death
    8.5/10(148 votes)

    #14 - At the Hour of Our Death

    S3:E14

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

    Director:Steven Long Mitchell
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. The Pretender Season 3 Episode 15 - Countdown
    7.8/10(134 votes)

    #15 - Countdown

    S3:E15

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

    Director:Chuck Bowman
    Writer:Daniel Truly

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  16. The Pretender Season 3 Episode 16 - P.T.B.
    7.9/10(136 votes)

    #16 - P.T.B.

    S3:E16

    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

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  17. The Pretender Season 3 Episode 17 - Ties That Bind
    8.2/10(131 votes)

    #17 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. The Pretender Season 3 Episode 18 - Wake Up
    8.5/10(142 votes)

    #18 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Tommy Thompson

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  19. The Pretender Season 3 Episode 19 - End Game (I)
    8.3/10(143 votes)

    #19 - 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).

    Director:James Whitmore Jr.
    Writer:Juan Carlos Coto

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  20. The Pretender Season 3 Episode 20 - Qallupilluit
    8.1/10(127 votes)

    #20 - Qallupilluit

    S3:E20

    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:Unknown

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  21. The Pretender Season 3 Episode 21 - Donoterase (1)
    8.7/10(160 votes)

    #21 - Donoterase (1)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Craig W. Van Sickle

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  22. The Pretender Season 3 Episode 22 - Donoterase (2)
    8.9/10(167 votes)

    #22 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Craig W. Van Sickle

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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"Crazy" is the best rated episode of "The Pretender" season 3. It scored 8.3/10 based on 150 votes. Directed by Steven Long Mitchell and written by Craig W. Van Sickle, it aired on 10/17/1998. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Hope and Prey".