9.5/1034 votes#1 - Trouble in Paradise
Season 6 Episode 3 - Aired 3/5/2024
Nolan and Bailey’s honeymoon is more of a nightmare than a dream when it turns into an active crime scene. Meanwhile, Tim and Celina partner up and must uncover the identity of John Doe.
Director: TK Shom
Writer: Glen Mazzara
9.0/10134 votes#2 - Beside the Dying Fire
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 3/18/2012
Rick and Carl find the farm in jeopardy; the group is split up in the chaos; Rick's leadership is questioned.
Director: Ernest R. Dickerson
Writer: Glen Mazzara
9.0/107 votes#3 - Smoked
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 3/7/2006
The Strike Team attempts to make bail for Lem who is now in jail, but they discover that Kavanaugh has frozen their accounts. Claudette returns to work to help Dutch investigate the murder of a man who’s body was found in the dumpster. Meanwhile, Tina jeopardizes her future at the Barn after she endangers the life of an undercover detective. Corrine confronts Danny about Vic’s unfaithfulness and the identity of the baby’s father.
Director: Dean White
Writer: Glen Mazzara
8.9/10132 votes#4 - Seed
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 10/14/2012
With the world growing increasingly more dangerous and Lori’s pregnancy advancing, Rick discovers a potentially safe haven. But first he must secure the premises, pushing his group to its limit.
Director: Ernest R. Dickerson
Writer: Glen Mazzara
8.8/10138 votes#5 - Better Angels
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 3/11/2012
Someone dangerous may be loose near the farm; Rick, Shane, Daryl and Glenn keep the group safe.
Director: Guy Ferland
Writer: Glen Mazzara
8.8/108 votes#6 - On Tilt
Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 6/15/2004
When Aceveda confirms that the Strike Team is the target of an Armenian mob hit, Mackey must take matters into his own hands. Meanwhile, Whym's career is on the line when she disobeys Aceveda's orders to put a case to rest that may prove the innocence of convicted felons.
Director: Scott Brazil
Writer: Glen Mazzara
8.8/106 votes#7 - Ain't That A Shame
Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 6/14/2005
Monica, Vic and the strike team work together to put Antwon Mitchell back behind bars after his deal with the DEA released him from prison. When Vic reveals his suspicions of David's connection to both Antwon and an inmate's murder, David must protect his political future at any cost. When the murder of an over-protective father leads Claudette and Dutch back to a foster home they had previously investigated, Monica makes an unpopular decision that helps seal her fate.
Director: Stephen Kay
Writer: Glen Mazzara
8.8/106 votes#8 - Haunts
Season 6 Episode 5 - Aired 5/1/2007
After being badly beaten, Shane's life spirals even more out of control as his guilt continues to eat away at him and his marriage begins to fall apart. Vic and Ronnie try to learn who was responsible for Shane's attack. Meanwhile, under the new leadership of Kevin Hiatt, Claudette assigns the Strike Team to investigate the San Marcos murders. Dutch and Billings make progress in a serial rapist case.
Director: Michael Chiklis
Writer: Glen Mazzara
8.6/109 votes#9 - Homewrecker
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 2/11/2003
The Barn mobilizes to investigate a massacre at a women's shelter, while Aceveda spends a day on the streets with Julien as the pair attempt to recover a child's stolen bicycle.
Director: Scott Brazil
Writer: Glen Mazzara
8.5/108 votes#10 - Strays
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 5/18/2004
During a routine bust on bangers, Vic and the Team discover a money laundering ring that reaches far and wide in the crime community. Meanwhile, Dutch takes the chilling confession of the man who was arrested in the serial-rape case, and Danny goes undercover.
Director: David Mamet
Writer: Glen Mazzara
8.5/106 votes#11 - Cut Throat
Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 5/3/2005
Monica and Vic rush to get their informants off the street after two C.I's are found brutally murdered. Meanwhile, as Dutch and Claudette investigate a brutal beating and robbery, a case from the past forces Dutch to take one in the line of duty. Plus, Vic suspects he's being set up when Shane comes to him after his situation with Antwon and Halpern spins out of control.
Director: Dean White
Writer: Glen Mazzara
8.5/10128 votes#12 - Welcome to the Tombs
Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 3/31/2013
The Governor and Rick Grimes prepare for the oncoming war. Meanwhile, Andrea struggles to escape The Governor's own torture chamber.
Director: Ernest R. Dickerson
Writer: Glen Mazzara
8.4/10123 votes#13 - Prey
Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 3/17/2013
The Governor chases a fleeing dissenter; while the Governor is gone, a traitor tries to sabotage his plans.
Director: Stefan Schwartz
Writer: Glen Mazzara
8.4/10133 votes#14 - 18 Miles Out
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 2/26/2012
Rick and Shane are in conflict over the fate of an outsider; Andrea helps Hershel's daughter face a crucial decision.
Director: Ernest R. Dickerson
Writer: Glen Mazzara
8.4/10150 votes#15 - Wildfire
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/28/2010
Everyone deals with the fallout of the walker attack. Andrea has to come to grips with the fate of her sister, while Jim is found out to have been bitten. With the camp clearly no longer safe, a decision must made about the direction they are to take.
Director: Ernest R. Dickerson
Writer: Glen Mazzara
8.3/10135 votes#16 - Bloodletting
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 10/23/2011
Rick discovers a possible safe haven. Shane must go on a dangerous mission to get needed medical supplies.
Director: Ernest R. Dickerson
Writer: Glen Mazzara
8.3/109 votes#17 - Breakpoint
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 3/25/2003
While the Strike Team puts the finishing touches on the money train takedown, Vic works with Dutch and Claudette to find a missing child, while David gets an unwanted visit from the Chief and Julien is harassed by some of the other officers after Tomas outs him in front of them.
Director: Félix Enríquez Alcalá
Writer: Glen Mazzara
8.2/1010 votes#18 - The Quick Fix
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 1/7/2003
While Vic continues his search for Corrine and their children, the Strike Team allow more drugs into Farmington through a corrupt connection. But when their latest shipment turns bad, they head to Tijuana to uncover the culprit behind the poisoned cocaine. Meanwhile, Dutch and Claudette try to track down the man responsible for "fire-necklacing" the leaders of two separate gangs.
Director: Scott Brazil
Writer: Glen Mazzara
8.1/1011 votes#19 - Cupid & Psycho
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 4/30/2002
Allegations against the Strike Team are front-page news, and the team is reassigned pending the investigation. Vic and Claudette find themselves following the trail of a deadly meth batch, while Shane and Dutch team up to investigate the unsolved murder of a widow's husband.
Director: Guy Ferland
Writer: Glen Mazzara
8.1/1013 votes#20 - Crossfire
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 11/6/2022
Officer John Nolan and Celina witness a shooting, realize the victim was already dead, and investigate further. Back at home, Bailey has been feeling off-center ever since the proposal, leaving Nolan to wonder what he can do to make her feel more comfortable. Elsewhere, Lopez and Harper enlist Lucy’s help to investigate the gang-related murder of a local shopkeeper.
Director: Jon Huertas
Writer: Glen Mazzara
8.0/105 votes#21 - Let Her Go
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/10/2007
An upscale family man is suspected of killing his wife, and Crews sees his ex-wife for the first time since getting out of jail.
Director: Lawrence Trilling
Writer: Glen Mazzara
8.0/109 votes#22 - Carnivores
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 5/21/2002
Vic and the Strike Team mediate a dispute between Rondell Robinson and the Nation of Islam, while Dutch and Claudette investigate a brutal home invasion in the district's Korean community.
Director: Scott Brazil
Writer: Glen Mazzara
7.9/107 votes#23 - The Cure
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 3/15/2005
Vic is no longer the cop he used to be, acting adrift after his past actions have caught up to him. The strike team has been dissolved, leaving Mackey to menial busts that keep him off the streets. When Aceveda moves on to his new City Council position, Captain Monica Rawling takes over the Barn and empowers Vic to implement her controversial anti-gang policies.
Director: Scott Brazil
Writer: Glen Mazzara
7.8/109 votes#24 - Co-Pilot
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 3/4/2003
Flashback to the first day of the Barn. Under pressure to get results, Vic and the newly-formed Strike Team make an impression on the streets. Dutch and Claudette realize they make a good team, and Aceveda discovers he doesn't have as much power as he thought he would.
Director: Peter Horton
Writer: Glen Mazzara
7.8/1011 votes#25 - Streaks and Tips
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 3/30/2004
The newly arrived Decoy Squad and the Strike Team go head to head in the investigation to solve a car-jacking case. Dutch gets in over his head on an attempted murder case.
Director: Scott Brazil
Writer: Glen Mazzara
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"Trouble in Paradise" is the best rated episode written by Glen Mazzara. It scored 9.5/10 based on 34 votes. It was directed by TK Shom. It aired on 3/5/2024 and is rated 0.5 points higher than their second-best episode, "Beside the Dying Fire".