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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 3 Episode 5 - Downward Spiral
    8.8/10(2 votes)

    #1 - Downward Spiral

    S3:E5

    Jacob meets his latest target, Carl Sherman. Josie and her kids come out of their panic room to fight Shondra and her teens, Cassidy and Tom.

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    Writer:Ben Ketai

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  2. undefined Season 1 Episode 3 - The Fixers
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #2 - The Fixers

    S1:E3

    After a near death encounter with another hunter (Brett Davern), Ian discovers that 'The Watchers' steering the game are relentless as he frantically attempts to gain the upper hand.

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    Writer:Ben Ketai

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  3. undefined Season 1 Episode 4 - The Watchers
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #3 - The Watchers

    S1:E4

    With the clock counting down, Ian uses everything at his disposal to save his family and comes face-to-face with the sadistic people in charge of the game.

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    Writer:Ben Ketai

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  4. undefined Season 1 Episode 5 - The Cavalry
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #4 - The Cavalry

    S1:E5

    With the help of a questionable criminal client, Ian devises a plan to get his daughter back from 'The Watchers.'

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    Writer:Ben Ketai

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  5. undefined Season 2 Episode 10 - Soul Proprietor
    8.3/10(6 votes)

    #5 - Soul Proprietor

    S2:E10

    Izzy reaches out to Rask with a proposition. Tamara gives Ronald the push he needs to change his life for good. Nick makes a sickening discovery while Izzy executes a devastating plan to decimate Araknet’s enemies.

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    Writer:Ben Ketai

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  6. undefined Season 1 Episode 10 - Recapitalization
    8.2/10(6 votes)

    #6 - Recapitalization

    S1:E10

    In the season finale, Nick and Izzy hash out their differences. Nick has an ace up his sleeve, leading to a shocking new ally for GenCoin. Rask is faced with the brutal truth about Alex. The Morales family is blindsided by tragedy.

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    Writer:Ben Ketai

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  7. undefined Season 2 Episode 1 - Second Chances
    8.2/10(2 votes)

    #7 - Second Chances

    S2:E1

    While the Mitchells hide out to stay alive, a new version of the game begins, with new players, new twists, and more deadly consequences.

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    Writer:Ben Ketai

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  8. undefined Season 2 Episode 3 - Right at Your Door
    8.2/10(2 votes)

    #8 - Right at Your Door

    S2:E3

    Jacob Orr meets his intended target, Leslie Brewer, with life-threatening consequences, while the Mitchells go back on the run in a beat up old Honda.

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    Writer:Ben Ketai

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  9. undefined Season 2 Episode 5 - Collision Course
    8.2/10(2 votes)

    #9 - Collision Course

    S2:E5

    Laura and Ian try to make the best of their situation. Jacob refuses to accept his new target, throwing away the box which places everyone he loves in danger. He discovers a terrible secret about The Watchers as they force him back into the game.

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    Writer:Ben Ketai

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  10. undefined Season 2 Episode 6 - Protect Your Own
    8.2/10(2 votes)

    #10 - Protect Your Own

    S2:E6

    Hurt and desperate, Jacob learns why he has been chosen and that one way or another, he will have to play. Ian tries to save his family from an unseen hunter as Jacob desperately fights for his brother's life.

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    Writer:Ben Ketai

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  11. undefined Season 3 Episode 2 - Dirty Hands
    8.2/10(2 votes)

    #11 - Dirty Hands

    S3:E2

    The Acostas prepare for battle as Josie struggles to keep her family safe and together. Max Gregory discovers that anyone can be selected for the game.

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    Writer:Ben Ketai

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  12. undefined Season 3 Episode 6 - Monsters
    8.2/10(2 votes)

    #12 - Monsters

    S3:E6

    Jacob stalks the targets from the black box, while Josie debates her standoff with Shondra, leading to explosive, heartrending finales for all.

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    Writer:Ben Ketai

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  13. undefined Season 3 Episode 1 - Rebranding
    8.0/10(4 votes)

    #13 - Rebranding

    S3:E1

    An ultimatum from NSA Agent Rebecca Stroud throws Araknet into a paranoid tailspin, forcing Wes to reconsider his financing of the company and Ronald to reevaluate his ties to his friends and his past in the LH7 gang. Nick, meanwhile, is inspired to take the company to the next level.

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    Writer:Ben Ketai

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  14. undefined Season 3 Episode 8 - Profit and Loss
    8.0/10(5 votes)

    #14 - Profit and Loss

    S3:E8

    Ronald’s entanglement with LH7 comes home to roost, aggravating his relationship with Nick. With the 100 million-user mark approaching, Nick makes a disturbing choice to protect his own interests. Izzy agonizes over Stroud’s final orders. Mara sets in motion her own nefarious PR strategy.

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    Writer:Ben Ketai

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  15. undefined Season 3 Episode 1 - Redemption
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #15 - Redemption

    S3:E1

    Jacob Orr protects Ellie Mitchell. We meet hunter Josie Acosta and her teenagers Alex and Megan.

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    Writer:Ben Ketai

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  16. undefined Season 3 Episode 4 - Prisoners
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #16 - Prisoners

    S3:E4

    The Acostas look for a way out of their hiding place, while Alex's friend Trevor unknowingly enters the fray, and Jacob learns about the black box, a possible way out of the game.

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    Writer:Ben Ketai

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  17. undefined Season 1 Episode 5 - Buyout
    7.9/10(7 votes)

    #17 - Buyout

    S1:E5

    As Rask slides into a pit of violence and corruption, he fights to regain control. Nick and Izzy absorb a devastating blow to GenCoin. Ronald takes a risk with the company pitch.

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    Writer:Ben Ketai

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  18. undefined Season 3 Episode 7 - Limited Liability
    7.8/10(5 votes)

    #18 - Limited Liability

    S3:E7

    Araknet receives horrific news, spurring a moral debate within the company and forcing Ronald to undermine Nick. Izzy tries to uncover Stroud’s true motivations while wrestling with her own duplicity. Wes hopes to repair his relationship with Mara, but simultaneously encourages her to play dirty.

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    Writer:Ben Ketai

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  19. undefined Season 1 Episode 6 - The Way Out
    7.8/10(2 votes)

    #19 - The Way Out

    S1:E6

    Ian and his estranged wife Laura (Nicky Whelan) find themselves forced to make one last desperate attempt to save their daughter before the clock expires.

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    Writer:Ben Ketai

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  20. undefined Season 2 Episode 2 - Heroes and Villains
    7.8/10(2 votes)

    #20 - Heroes and Villains

    S2:E2

    While Jacob Orr struggles to understand the depth, rules and scope of the game, the Mitchells fight to stay alive and out of range of The Watchers' surveillance.

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    Writer:Ben Ketai

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  21. undefined Season 3 Episode 10 - Trading Up
    7.7/10(6 votes)

    #21 - Trading Up

    S3:E10

    Ronald fears the impending blowback from a vindictive LH7. Mara’s ultimate plan comes to fruition, blindsiding Wes and Nick. Stroud reemerges to tie up loose ends, leading to an explosive and deadly season finale.

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    Writer:Ben Ketai

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  22. undefined Season 1 Episode 1 - The Box
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #22 - The Box

    S1:E1

    Ian Mitchell is a defence lawyer who has recently split up from his wife Laura Mitchell. His life is changed one day when a box turns up at his door with a picture of a man, a gun with certain instructions "to expire" within 2 days.

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    Writer:Ben Ketai

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  23. undefined Season 2 Episode 1 - Disruption
    7.4/10(5 votes)

    #23 - Disruption

    S2:E1

    Nick finds his circumstances vastly changed at the hands of Phil Rask, whose relationship with the Russians has taken a dark turn. In the wake of tragedy, Izzy is pushed to the brink of a reckless decision. As the cops close in on their business, Ronald and Touie contemplate a dangerous idea.

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    Writer:Ben Ketai

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  24. undefined Season 1 Episode 2 - Ground Floor
    7.3/10(11 votes)

    #24 - Ground Floor

    S1:E2

    After Ronald threatens Nick and Izzy, they scramble to return his money in cash. Agent Rask's new partner Maddie arrives just in time to ramp up efforts to track Nick's father, Andy Talman. With gang violence in Little Haiti bearing down on his family, Ronald rethinks Izzy's GenCoin pitch.

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    Writer:Ben Ketai

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  25. undefined Season 1 Episode 2 - The Hunters
    7.2/10(2 votes)

    #25 - The Hunters

    S1:E2

    In season one of Crackle's new original series, narrowly surviving his first day in the game, Ian finds himself and his family in further danger as tactics taken by the game's creators continue to infiltrate his life.

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    Writer:Ben Ketai

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Ben Ketai Ratings Summary

"Downward Spiral" is the best rated episode written by Ben Ketai. It scored 8.8/10 based on 2 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 4/15/2014 and is rated 0.3 points higher than their second-best episode, "The Fixers".