The Best Episodes Written By Benjamin Cavell

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.5/10(13 votes)

   #1 - Outlaw

   S4:E82/26/2013

   Boyd uses the Detroit mob's contract on Drew Thompson to target his own enemies, while Raylan's search leads him to question Harlan's imprisoned former sheriff.

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   8.4/10(14 votes)

   #2 - Ghosts

   S4:E134/2/2013

   Detroit mob leader Nicky Augustine targets Winona in order to convince Raylan to turn over Drew Thompson, while Boyd and Ava devise a ruse to dispose of Delroy's corpse.

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   8.3/10(22 votes)

   #3 - Full Commitment

   S2:E114/20/2011

   Raylan realizes he wasn't the sole target of an attempted assassination, and confronts the unlikely culprit once and for all.

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   8.2/10(23 votes)

   #4 - Blaze of Glory

   S2:E63/16/2011

   When a terminally ill ex-con is linked to a bank heist, Art and Raylan must find him before he and his young henchmen can strike again. However, the manhunt is complicated when Winona worries that a hundred-dollar bill she took from an evidence room locker will be traced back to her after it is taken in the robbery.

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   8.1/10(14 votes)

   #5 - Truth and Consequences

   S4:E31/22/2013

   Raylan discovers some disturbing truths about his girlfriend Lindsey and her violent ex-husband, while Boyd looks to convince Billy and Cassie to leave Harlan.

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   8.0/10(8 votes)

   #6 - Ghosts of Christmas Future

   S1:E410/18/2017

   Jason and the SEAL Team refuse to abort a mission to capture a dangerous war criminal after it goes sideways. Also, Clay’s controversial father, Ash Spenser, comes to town on his book tour.

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   8.0/10(7 votes)

   #7 - The Cost of Doing Business

   S1:E225/16/2018

   After Jason lies about his concussion to get cleared for combat, he and the SEAL Team plan a final mission to avenge Echo Team’s deaths once and for all before they return home from deployment.

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   7.9/10(37 votes)

   #8 - Tip of the Spear

   S1:E19/27/2017

   Team Bravo, an elite Tier One Navy SEAL unit, is sent on a clandestine mission to capture a most-wanted terrorist alive. Meanwhile, team leader Jason Hayes must deal with personal issues affecting his marriage and family.

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   7.9/10(25 votes)

   #9 - Blowback

   S1:E85/4/2010

   When a murderous inmate takes hostages, Raylan must scramble to defuse the situation before the bullets start flying.

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    7.8/10(8 votes)

    #10 - Getaway Day

    S1:E131/31/2018

    Jason and the SEAL Team must leave their families immediately when their deployment date is moved up after the team they were going to relieve is ambushed. Also, Jason and Alana make a big decision about their future, and Clay and Stella feel the weight of his marriage proposal.

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    7.6/10(32 votes)

    #11 - Fixer

    S1:E33/30/2010

    In tracking a vanished confidential informant, Raylan goes against a pair of violent ex-cons who are just dying for a showdown with "The Kentucky Cowboy."

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    7.5/10(20 votes)

    #12 - Thick as Mud

    S3:E52/14/2012

    Raylan races to save Dewey Crowe from a gang of vicious organ harvesters. Boyd faces off with a new adversary.

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    7.1/10(24 votes)

    #13 - The Life Inside

    S2:E22/16/2011

    Raylan chases a pregnant fugitive who has fallen into the hands of human traffickers.

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    6.9/10(17 votes)

    #14 - Good Intentions

    S5:E31/21/2014

    Overseeing an asset forfeiture leads Raylan to discover a crime boss' hidden treasure, while Boyd continues his efforts to try to clear Ava's name. Dewey's cousins arrive from Florida to take over Audrey's.

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    6.8/10(26 votes)

    #15 - Better Call Saul

    S5:E511/1/2015

    The hacktivists rise up. Quinn covers for Carrie. Dar and Allison assess the damage.

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    6.4/10(12 votes)

    #16 - Other Lives

    S1:E210/4/2017

    While on an evidence-collecting mission in Syria, Jason and the SEAL Team find innocent civilians in desperate need of rescue just as enemy forces close in on them. Also, while on the mission, the team debates whether or not to tell Ray that his wife has gone into labor.

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    6.2/10(26 votes)

    #17 - The End

    S1:E112/17/2020

    When the "Captain Trips" flu epidemic wipes out more than 99% of the population, the remaining few immune to the disease set out in search of other survivors, all the while, experiencing visions of the nurturing Mother Abagail and the menacing figure of The Dark Man.

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    6.1/10(24 votes)

    #18 - Pocket Savior

    S1:E212/24/2020

    Musician Larry Underwood is on the cusp of his big break when "Captain Trips" strikes New York. Alone and wandering an empty city, he meets an alluring new acquaintance also desperate to escape. Meanwhile, an incarcerated Lloyd Henreid comes face-to-face with Randall Flagg, The Dark Man himself, who makes him an enticing offer.

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    5.8/10(17 votes)

    #19 - The Stand

    S1:E82/4/2021

    Risking everything, the Boulder travelers face off with Flagg's followers in New Vegas, among them a very different - and pregnant - Nadine.

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    5.4/10(9 votes)

    #20 - Country Boy

    S4:E24/20/2025

    A power struggle erupts in Harlem as Bumpy seeks allies against Chin's betrayal. Meanwhile, he assigns a risky heroin heist to Frank Lucas, while Elise uncovers deadly secrets and Stella maneuvers for control.

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    5.1/10(19 votes)

    #21 - The Circle Closes

    S1:E92/11/2021

    After seeing both the light and the dark, Frannie makes her stand.

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