The Best Episodes Written By Brett Johnson

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.4/10(14 votes)

   #1 - The Grown-Ups

   S3:E1211/1/2009

   Peggy's taste in men proves questionable. Pete has to make a big decision about his career and a candidate makes a big impression on Don.

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   8.3/10(18 votes)

   #2 - Road Trip

   S1:E98/25/2013

   Avi drives Sully from Boston to Los Angeles. Conor wants to go to an awards show with Tommy Wheeler. Mickey works with Van to get incriminating evidence against Sean Walker.

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   8.2/10(5 votes)

   #3 - The Ballad of Little Santino

   S1:E712/20/2016

   Letty and Javier attend the mysterious and explosive reunion of Javier's immediate family. Letty does her best to play the role of Javier's girlfriend while trying to find out as much as she can about Javier's past. But a tragic history unfolds right before her eyes as a newly protective Letty learns Javier's most closely-guarded secret.

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   8.1/10(15 votes)

   #4 - Part 7

   S1:E712/30/2018

   Matt and Sweat run for their lives as the tension between them is pushed to the extreme. Tilly gets out of the hospital and does her best to evade the authorities. But as the law closes in, all three are confronted with hard truths about who they really are. Series finale.

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   8.0/10(2 votes)

   #5 - I Think It's a Sign

   S2:E411/5/2017

   Letty and Javier are looking at a lifetime in prison, but a confluence of bizarre circumstances just might provide them a window of opportunity to con their way out.

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   7.9/10(14 votes)

   #6 - Part 5

   S1:E512/16/2018

   On the day of the escape, Matt and Sweat know the smallest mistake can derail their whole plan. But when a stern corrections officer takes over the post in the tailor shop and fellow inmate Murder gets out of the Special Housing Unit, Matt seems attracted to the danger. Tilly and Lyle have a fateful dinner at an all-you-can-eat Chinese restaurant.

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   7.9/10(12 votes)

   #7 - Waldorf Stories

   S4:E68/29/2010

   Peggy clashes with her new creative partner; Don pitches under unusual circumstances.

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   7.7/10(17 votes)

   #8 - Rodef

   S2:E119/21/2014

   Ray prepares in case he's arrested. Mickey's heist doesn't go as planned.

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   7.6/10(16 votes)

   #9 - Poker

   S3:E119/20/2015

   Mickey pushes his luck by throwing himself a goodbye party.

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10. 

    7.5/10(19 votes)

    #10 - Snowflake

    S2:E99/7/2014

    Bridget finds herself in a difficult position when both Ray and Abby give her conflicting advice. Marvin and Rekon's music rights cause issues for the fixer. Bunchy is left in a compromising position with Patty's son.

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    7.5/10(15 votes)

    #11 - The Octopus

    S3:E99/6/2015

    An attempt to draw Mickey out of hiding jeopardizes Bunchy's wedding.

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12. 

    7.4/10(13 votes)

    #12 - Part 4

    S1:E412/9/2018

    Excited by the possibility of a new life, Tilly tries her best to avoid Lyle, who is planning something special for their anniversary. Sweat makes progress on the escape route, but feels like he’s doing all the work. Matt likes the arrangement just fine.

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13. 

    7.4/10(14 votes)

    #13 - Part 2

    S1:E211/25/2018

    Matt has an idea to get out of Dannemora, but Sweat is not interested in taking the risk. Matt begins to help Tilly with an inmate she doesn't get along with in the shop, while Sweat comes to miss the freedoms that come with Matt's protection.

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    7.4/10(17 votes)

    #14 - Breakfast of Champions

    S3:E48/2/2015

    Ray puts out fires as Paige tries to broker a deal. Abby goes to Boston.

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    7.3/10(18 votes)

    #15 - Viagra

    S2:E68/17/2014

    Ray seeks help in taking down Cochran. Mickey hopes for a big payday.

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    7.3/10(16 votes)

    #16 - Part 1

    S1:E111/18/2018

    After the June, 2015 prison break from Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, NY, Joyce “Tilly” Mitchell is questioned about her involvement with the two men. Months earlier, Tilly enjoys her job at the prison tailor shop, balancing the temptations of David Sweat, a younger inmate, and her obligations to her husband, Lyle. Richard Matt, an inmate with an artistic talent, supplies oil paintings to guards in exchange for special treatment. Ultimately his attentions turn to Tilly.

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17. 

    7.3/10(24 votes)

    #17 - Housewarming

    S1:E68/4/2013

    Ray tries to shut down Van Miller's investigation by creating an incriminating video. Ezra is prepped for surgery, but he wanders off. Bunchy moves into his new house, but the housewarming party gets out of control. Ray finds out that Mickey put his kids in danger and goes after him.

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    7.1/10(14 votes)

    #18 - Part 6

    S1:E612/23/2018

    In a deep dive into the minds of these individuals, we finally see what Matt and Sweat are capable of outside the prison walls. Tilly’s natural instincts aren’t much better.

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