The Best Episodes Written By Daniel Arkin

Every TV Episode Written by Daniel Arkin Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

Daniel Arkin Ratings Summary

The best episode written by Daniel Arkin is "No Way Out", rated 8.6/10 from 20 user votes. It was "directed by Michael Smith". "No Way Out" aired on 4/10/2014 and is rated 0.1 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "Tick Tock".

  • No Way Out
    8.6/10 20 votes

    #1 - No Way Out

    Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 4/10/2014

    Things are anything but business as usual when Harvey and Mike find themselves at odds with a tenacious U.S. Attorney. Scottie and Harvey can’t seem to get on the same page and Mike and Rachel clash over plans for the future.

    Director: Michael Smith

    Writer: Daniel Arkin

  • Tick Tock
    8.5/10 20 votes

    #2 - Tick Tock

    Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 2/24/2016

    Louis thinks about Anita Gibbs' offer of immunity. Rachel offers Mike advise on how to win over the people in the courtroom.

    Director: Roger Kumble

    Writer: Daniel Arkin

  • The Hand That Feeds You
    8.2/10 23 votes

    #3 - The Hand That Feeds You

    Season 6 Episode 9 - Aired 9/7/2016

    In order to protect Mike, Harvey considers putting Gallo back on the streets. Jessica and Rachel get Bailey's case re-opened. Louis deals with anxiety over Tara.

    Director: Roger Kumble

    Writer: Daniel Arkin

  • Doppelgänger
    8.0/10 7 votes

    #4 - Doppelgänger

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/28/2001

    Sydney's secret double agent status is jeopardized after she smuggling a biotech engineer into SD-6 from her mission in Berlin. Will meets a woman who confesses that she was having an affair with Danny shortly before his death. Vaughn informs Sydney that her father may be working for a third secret operative agency.

    Director: Ken Olin

    Writer: Daniel Arkin

  • The Confession
    8.0/10 7 votes

    #5 - The Confession

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 1/6/2002

    Sydney is grateful and proud of her father after he saves her life while on a case in Havana. But her admiration is short lived when Vaughn discovers further evidence that Jack may have been responsible for the deaths of over a dozen CIA officers many years earlier.

    Director: Harry Winer

    Writer: Daniel Arkin

  • Dancing With Our Hands Tied
    8.0/10 2 votes

    #6 - Dancing With Our Hands Tied

    Season 6 Episode 3 - Aired 10/20/2022

    The Station 19 crew responds to the scene of a car accident where two teenagers are trapped inside of an electric car. The scene grows increasingly tense when the teen’s father shows up furious at his son for taking his beloved car without permission. Ben and Maya find themselves caught in the middle of a domestic dispute involving a couple that they detest

    Director: Tamika Miller

    Writer: Daniel Arkin

  • Mea Culpa
    8.0/10 18 votes

    #7 - Mea Culpa

    Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 8/12/2015

    Jessica does damage control in the wake of Harvey punching Louis, just as Jack Soloff and Daniel Hardman are looking for weaknesses to exploit. Meanwhile, Donna counsels both men on how to rectify their issues. And Mike must find a way to turn down his recently announced promotion without raising suspicion - while he and Rachel combat an opposing attorney who holds the key to uncovering his secret.

    Director: Kate Dennis

    Writer: Daniel Arkin

  • Arcadia
    7.9/10 28 votes

    #8 - Arcadia

    Season 6 Episode 15 - Aired 3/7/1999

    On their first official case back on the X-Files, Mulder and Scully go undercover as a married couple at a prestigious planned community where several residents have recently disappeared after failing to comply with the rules and regulations.

    Director: Michael W. Watkins

    Writer: Daniel Arkin

  • He's Back
    7.9/10 26 votes

    #9 - He's Back

    Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 2/7/2013

    With the resources of the firm stretched to the limit, Daniel Hardman returns with an outrageous lawsuit against Jessica.

    Director: Kevin Bray

    Writer: Daniel Arkin

  • Discovery
    7.9/10 21 votes

    #10 - Discovery

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 7/12/2012

    When Travis makes a return causing trouble Jessica and Harvey must work to hide it from Daniel. Meanwhile, Louis and Mike grow closer but Louis' paranoia threatens to ruin their new bond.

    Director: Kevin Bray

    Writer: Daniel Arkin

  • Heroes on Both Sides
    7.8/10 25 votes

    #11 - Heroes on Both Sides

    Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 11/19/2010

    When the Senate begins debating a bill that would eliminate government oversight of the Banking Clan's activities in order to fund the war, Padmé and Ahsoka travel in secret to the capital of the Confederacy of Independent Systems. Amidala attempts to forge a peace agreement with the Separatists, while Ahsoka sees, for the first time, the people of the Confederacy. Padmé's friend, Mina Bonteri, spearheads the peace initiative, and convinces the Separatist Congress to sue for peace. Meanwhile, on Coruscant, Senators Lott Dod and Gume Saam conspire with Banking Clan representative Nix Card and Count Dooku to make the banking deregulation a reality. At Dooku's command, General Grievous engineers an attack at the central power distribution grid on Coruscant, carried out by Separatist demolition droids. The chaos and panic spreads to the Senate, which vehemently rejects the Separatist peace initiative.

    Director: Kyle Dunlevy

    Writer: Daniel Arkin

  • Pursuit of Peace
    7.8/10 25 votes

    #12 - Pursuit of Peace

    Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 12/3/2010

    Padmé, Bail Organa and Onaconda Farr attempt to rally Senators in opposition to a bill that would appropriate funds for millions of new clone troops and have disastrous financial consequences for the Republic. Their opposition to the measure, however, soon makes them targets for intimidation and attacks by hired guns. After escaping two hired thugs -- Chata Hyoki and Robonino -- in a harrowing speeder bike chase, Padmé is able to sway the Senate with a stirring account of how the war has affected an everyday civilian, her handmaiden Teckla Minnau.

    Director: Duwayne Dunham

    Writer: Daniel Arkin

  • Equal Justice
    7.8/10 4 votes

    #13 - Equal Justice

    Season 8 Episode 6 - Aired 2/10/2021

    Halstead and Ruzek try to infiltrate a crime ring and encounter a complicated situation. The team recruits an unlikely ally to help solve a murder.

    Director: Eric Laneuville

    Writer: Daniel Arkin

  • Moot Point
    7.8/10 19 votes

    #14 - Moot Point

    Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 3/20/2014

    Harvey faces an old rival from law school; Jessica tries to stay out of Louis and Scottie's feud.

    Director: Kevin Bray

    Writer: Daniel Arkin

  • Intent
    7.8/10 15 votes

    #15 - Intent

    Season 4 Episode 15 - Aired 2/25/2015

    Evan Smiths offers new evidence that nullifies the firm's victory against Liberty Rail. Harvey and Mike scramble to save the Liberty Rail case; D.A. Wolf comes after the firm; and Jessica and Malone try to adjust to their new circumstances.

    Director: Silver Tree

    Writer: Daniel Arkin

  • Conflict of Interest
    7.7/10 24 votes

    #16 - Conflict of Interest

    Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 8/6/2013

    Harvey’s defense of Ava hits a roadblock when the interests of her murder trial are at odds with Louis’ work to thwart a hostile takeover of Hessington Oil by a rival businessman.

    Director: Michael Smith

    Writer: Daniel Arkin

  • We're Done
    7.7/10 17 votes

    #17 - We're Done

    Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 7/30/2014

    Rachel brings disturbing news while Mike is still reeling from the aftermath of the battle for Gillis Industries. Feeling Harvey is his only friend left, Mike makes a rash decision. Meanwhile, Jessica asks Louis to pick his own reward after his victory for the firm.

    Director: Cherie Nowlan

    Writer: Daniel Arkin

  • Shadow Warrior
    7.6/10 25 votes

    #18 - Shadow Warrior

    Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 9/30/2011

    When the leader of the Gungans, Boss Lyonie, is injured it's discovered there is an uncanny resemblance between the Boss and Jar Jar Binks. Binks must sway his people from rising against the Naboo and stopping a Separatist invasion led by General Grievous.

    Director: Brian Kalin O'Connell

    Writer: Daniel Arkin

  • Turn
    7.5/10 20 votes

    #19 - Turn

    Season 6 Episode 4 - Aired 8/3/2016

    Mike considers a deal that could reduce his sentence. Jessica and Louis take different approaches to deal with tenants. Rachel represents a death row inmate.

    Director: Christopher Misiano

    Writer: Daniel Arkin

  • Tiny Violin
    7.5/10 14 votes

    #20 - Tiny Violin

    Season 7 Episode 15 - Aired 4/25/2018

    Harvey and Louis are blindsided by an attack against Specter Litt. Meanwhile, Mike can’t turn his back on the clinic when a class action suit overwhelms Nathan and Oliver.

    Director: Christopher Misiano

    Writer: Daniel Arkin

  • Good-Bye
    7.5/10 13 votes

    #21 - Good-Bye

    Season 7 Episode 16 - Aired 4/25/2018

    Season Finale. It's all hands on deck as Louis, Donna and Alex defend the firm, while Harvey aids Jessica on a case; Mike and Rachel juggle their commitments to the firm, the clinic and each other.

    Director: Anton Cropper

    Writer: Daniel Arkin

  • Pound of Flesh
    7.4/10 19 votes

    #22 - Pound of Flesh

    Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 7/16/2014

    Rachel becomes increasingly anxious about work, school, and the growing attraction between herself and Pearson Specter client Logan Sanders. Meanwhile, Louis helps Donna prepare for a major role while she encourages him to face his fear. Harvey and Mike agree to a ceasefire, but Sam accuses him of collusion and Mike learns how ruthless his new partner can be.

    Director: Christopher Misiano

    Writer: Daniel Arkin

  • Divide and Conquer
    7.1/10 14 votes

    #23 - Divide and Conquer

    Season 7 Episode 4 - Aired 8/2/2017

    Harvey, Louis and Donna must get on the same page - and fast - when Bratton Gould comes after PSL for poaching an attorney. Mike and Rachel struggle to make time for their wedding plans.

    Director: Anton Cropper

    Writer: Daniel Arkin

  • Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
    7.0/10 2 votes

    #24 - Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

    Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 3/9/2009

    Kyle risks losing Cassidy's trust when he begins a deception aimed at discovering Latnok's true purpose, and Jessi, devastated by their discovery, has a hard time putting aside her emotions. Elsewhere, Josh plans a perfect farewell for Andy.

    Director: James Head

    Writer: Daniel Arkin

  • Quid Pro Quo
    7.0/10 17 votes

    #25 - Quid Pro Quo

    Season 6 Episode 15 - Aired 2/22/2017

    When Mike's class action hits a snag, it might cost him more than the case; Harvey, Louis and Rachel consider getting their hands dirty; and Donna and Benjamin seek an investor.

    Director: Maurice Marable

    Writer: Daniel Arkin