The Best Episodes Written By Chris Brancato

Every TV Episode Written by Chris Brancato Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

  1. Background image for Sex, Lies and Volleyball/Photo Fini
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #1 - Sex, Lies and Volleyball/Photo Fini

    S3:E4

    Donna is struggling in the French immersion program, and feels left out because Brenda and her classmates can speak fluent French. Donna catches the eye of a photographer, who offers her a modeling job. A man tries to entice Donna into signing a two-year modeling contract, but he's just trying to get her into bed. Steve finds the perfect partner for the mixed doubles volleyball tournament. He is hurt when she rejects his romantic advances and pursues Brandon. Kelly and Dylan team up for the volleyball tournament, and also babysit Erin together. A visiting girl expresses an interest in David and his music. Kelly catches them making out, and tries to talk some sense into David. Kelly finds Dylan waiting in her cabin. Music: ""Hot Little Summer Girl"" by Enuff Z' Nuff; ""Gimme Little Sign"" by Brenton Wood (#9, 1967); ""In the Summertime"" by Mungo Jerry (#3, 1970)

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  2. Background image for A Song of Myself
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #2 - A Song of Myself

    S3:E7

    Brandon wants to quit the paper so that he can enjoy his senior year. Andrea enlists the help of new advisor and English teacher Gil Meyers to change his mind. Gil decides to have Brandon replace Andrea as editor. She accuses him of sexism and wants to resign. Gil resolves the dispute by making Andrea and Brandon co-editors. A depressed Kelly changes her entire schedule to avoid Brenda and Dylan. Brenda, Steve and Donna sign up to be ""senior buddies"" for freshmen and transfer students. Donna is paired with David's summer fling Nikki, who has moved from San Francisco. David is afraid to confess to Donna, but Nikki inadvertently breaks the news. Donna tests David's love by having Nikki pretend to come on to him. Nikki expresses an interest in Brandon. Steve winds up with geeky freshman Herbert, while Brenda tries to help Scott's troubled sister Sue. Music: ""Live and Learn"" by Joe Public (#4, 1992); ""Wishing on a Star"" by the Cover Girls (#9, 1992)

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  3. Background image for Descenso
    8.4/10(96 votes)

    #3 - Descenso

    S1:E1

    Chilean drug chemist Cockroach brings his product to Colombian smuggler Pablo Escobar. DEA agent Steve Murphy joins the war on drugs in Bogota.

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  4. Background image for Despegue
    8.4/10(58 votes)

    #4 - Despegue

    S1:E10

    Pablo's activities in prison provoke the government into taking extreme action. Murphy and Peña face a situation of their own.

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  5. Background image for Tome-wan
    8.3/10(42 votes)

    #5 - Tome-wan

    S2:E12

    Bedelia returns and accepts immunity to testify against Hannibal. Mason Verger plots revenge after learning of Hannibal's manipulations.

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  6. Background image for La Catedral
    8.1/10(58 votes)

    #6 - La Catedral

    S1:E9

    The hunt for Pablo seems to be over after he makes a deal with the government, but Murphy and Peña -- and the Cali Cartel -- have other plans.

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  7. Background image for The Consoler
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - The Consoler

    S10:E2

    Goren and Eames return to the Major Case Squad after a year-long absence and must determine if a banker was murdered or committed suicide. They discover the bank's only client is the Catholic Church and dig into a scandal and cover-up linked to the murder.

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  8. Background image for The Palace in Flames
    8.0/10(64 votes)

    #8 - The Palace in Flames

    S1:E4

    Despite a new extradition treaty, the U.S. puts more money into fighting communism, creating new challenges for Murphy and Peña in the hunt for Pablo.

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  9. Background image for Eve
    7.9/10(78 votes)

    #9 - Eve

    S1:E11

    When two fathers on opposite sides of the country are inexplicably murdered at the exact same time in the exact same way, Mulder and Scully are called in to investigate. When they discover that the two fathers' eight-year-old daughters are identical twins, they realize that something even stranger is going on.

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  10. Background image for The Sword of Simón Bolívar
    7.6/10(75 votes)

    #10 - The Sword of Simón Bolívar

    S1:E2

    Communist radical group M-19 makes a move against the narcos, while Murphy gets an education in Colombian law enforcement from his new partner Peña.

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  11. Background image for Branded
    6.7/10(5 votes)

    #11 - Branded

    S12:E6

    Two men have been branded and sodomised by someone. Is there a connection between these men, and what nut case is on the loose?

    Director:Peter Leto
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  12. Background image for I Am The Greatest
    6.1/10(8 votes)

    #12 - I Am The Greatest

    S1:E4

    Cassius Clay battles local boxing hero Doug Jones in the ring. Mayme insists Bumpy back Jones, an advocate for her Harlem Youth organization, but Malcolm urges Bumpy to back Clay. Meanwhile, Chin engages in a turf war for Harlem with Bonnano.

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  13. Background image for Wild Horses
    6.0/10(3 votes)

    #13 - Wild Horses

    S3:E14

    Dylan's Porsche breaks down near a secluded ranch. The wealthy owner takes him in and wants him to stay permanently (as her boy toy). Dylan is disappointed when she sells her favorite horse, and decides not to live in an environment where everything is for sale. Brenda and Kelly make up. David fires Steve as manager after he is humiliated at a showcase because he had to go on without a sound check. Nikki is stunned when her ex-boyfriend Diesel's band performs a song he had written for her. Brandon cannot understand why Nikki is so taken with an abusive, boozing jerk. Nikki tries to leave when Diesel brings home another woman, so he hits her. Brandon punches out Diesel and takes Nikki home. The janitor warns Steve that he may have to turn him in to save himself. Music: ""Switch It Up,"" performed by Brian Austin Gr

    Director:Bobby Roth
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  14. Background image for To the Boy in the Blue Knit Cap
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - To the Boy in the Blue Knit Cap

    S10:E8

    The launch of a heated lawsuit over the potential theft of a multi-million dollar website leaves two bodies in the company's office. Goren and Eames enter the world of "Kizmate" – a site devoted to connecting people who share fleeting romantic encounters – and investigate its key members to determine if the killings were coincidence or something more...

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  15. Background image for Spectacle
    5.7/10(6 votes)

    #15 - Spectacle

    S12:E16

    After the sexual assault of a young woman is videotaped and featured on a campus-wide intranet feed, detectives Elliot Stabler and Odafin "Fin" Tutuola go in search of the victim and her attacker. As they delve into the investigation, it becomes clear that the perpetrator created a spectacle to draw attention to his own issues.

    Director:Peter Leto
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  16. Background image for By Whatever Means Necessary
    5.7/10(9 votes)

    #16 - By Whatever Means Necessary

    S1:E1

    After returning from Alcatraz, Bumpy Johnson seeks to regain control of Harlem. With the streets controlled by the Italian mob, Bumpy must take on the Genovese crime family, led by Vincent “Chin” Gigante.

    Director:N/A
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  17. Background image for Resurrection
    5.3/10(6 votes)

    #17 - Resurrection

    S2:E2

    Life on planet Earth has been wiped out by biological warfare, leaving behind only androids. Two of those androids, Martin and Alicia, have a secret project: Cain, a human being grown from the DNA of a single human hair. Martin and Alicia must keep Cain's existence hidden from the military androids, led by Moloch, a power-mad machine who is determined to stamp out any trace of the human race before it rises again.

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Chris Brancato Ratings Summary

"Sex, Lies and Volleyball/Photo Fini" is the best rated episode written by Chris Brancato. It scored 8.5/10 based on 2 votes. It was directed by Jeff Melman. It aired on 8/5/1992 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "A Song of Myself".