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The Best Episodes Written By Graham Yost

Every TV Episode Written by Graham Yost Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

  1. 8.9/10(9 votes)

    #1 - Decoy

    S4:E11

    After capturing Drew Thompson, Raylan must find a way to get him past Boyd and the Detroit mob henchmen who've been sent to stop him.

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  2. 8.8/10(11 votes)

    #2 - Watching the Detectives

    S3:E8

    A shocking murder forces Raylan to face past mistakes. Meanwhile, Boyd goes up against Harlan's corrupt sheriff.

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    Director:Peter Werner
  3. 8.8/10(7 votes)

    #3 - The Longest Day

    S1:E10

    With all of the pieces in place, Marius sits down at Vince's poker table to make his final moves. Everything is going according to plan, until Vince becomes suspicious that he's seen this play before. When Audrey finds herself at the scene of a bloody crime, she must go against her instincts and trust her family to help her manage the situation. Julia embarks on a dangerous quest to save Lance.

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  4. 8.8/10(74 votes)

    #4 - The Breaking Point

    S1:E7

    Easy Company battles near Foy, Belgium, losing numerous men. In the episode, the actions of 1st Lt. Norman Dike, the Company's commander, are examined and questioned. Serving as narrator is 1st Sgt. Carwood Lipton, who attempts to keep the morale of the men up as they endure their trials in the forest near Foy.

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    Director:David Frankel
  5. 8.5/10(7 votes)

    #5 - Sam

    S1:E5

    Audrey and Otto argue over Audrey's unilateral decisions, the fallout from which may cost them their business. In the process of helping Otto investigate one of his nagging suspicions, Marius makes a major discovery about Audrey's finances. Meanwhile, Carly quizzes her mysterious cousin about his past, Julia rekindles her relationship with her ex Lance, and Vince has a new job for Eddie.

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  6. 8.5/10(7 votes)

    #6 - Buffalo Soldiers

    S2:E9

    After Marius' "Roosevelt Buffalo" plan works too well, the heist's fate is left in Pete's hands. Carly and Audrey investigate Marius and Maggie's motives for returning to the family. Julia enlists the aid of Otto, Sam, and - much to her chagrin - Lance in protecting Valerie from Colin. Taylor takes the final steps to frame the hitman for Winslow's death, and hopefully save Audrey.

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  7. 8.5/10(7 votes)

    #7 - Switch

    S2:E10

    Marius' plan implodes as it becomes clear he was wrong about the money's location, and must now face Luka's wrath. Julia, Valerie, Otto, and Sam square off with Colin and Ayawamat at the storage facility. Audrey discovers the danger of Luka and rushes to protect the family. Taylor settles accounts with Roby and Shannon. Maggie gives Carly new information about what happened to her parents.

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  8. 8.3/10(81 votes)

    #8 - Replacements

    S1:E4

    With the addition of many new men, Easy Company heads to Holland to participate in Operation Market Garden and prepare an Allied route into Germany, but they meet stiff German resistance.

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    Director:David Nutter
  9. 8.2/10(9 votes)

    #9 - Safe

    S1:E2

    As business flags, tensions rise between Pete's grandparents, Otto and Audrey. Marius proposes a risky play to help Julia manage a dangerous client, but when they encounter problems, the "cousins" must rely on Audrey's expertise. While evading a mysterious pursuer, Marius visits former partners Katie and Karolina in NYC and remembers how three years ago, he made a powerful enemy of Vince.

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  10. 8.1/10(15 votes)

    #10 - Save My Love

    S2:E7

    Winona's blunder could put her behind bars, unless Raylan can weave his way through a federal courthouse locked down over death threats.

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    Director:Jon Avnet
  11. 8.1/10(7 votes)

    #11 - The Sinister Hotel Room Mystery

    S2:E1

    Marius sees an opportunity when he is seized by two mercenaries searching for Pete's mother Maggie and the eleven million dollars she stole from their employer. Meanwhile, Audrey and Otto deal with the fallout from Winslow's death, and Julia struggles to keep her promise to Dockery.

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    Director:Adam Arkin
  12. 8.1/10(67 votes)

    #12 - Freedom Day

    S1:E1

    Sheriff Becker's plans for the future are thrown off course after his wife meets a hacker with information about the silo.

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    Director:Morten Tyldum
  13. 8.0/10(41 votes)

    #13 - Fire in the Hole

    S1:E1

    Gunslinging U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens faces off against his oldest friend in Harlan, Kentucky, a 21st Century Wild West.

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  14. 8.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - Pilot

    S1:E1

    When a teenage girl, Sandy Boudreau, is found murdered, Detective Michael Raines is called to find out who killed her. During the investigation, an uninvited visitor comes back from her grave to help him to solve her case. While working on her case, Raines is trying to figure out how to stop being tortured by his imagination.

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  15. 8.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - Meet Juan Doe

    S1:E2

    Raines and his team have to put the pieces together when a decomposing body shows up in the Venice canals. When they finally identify the victim they find out he is an illegal immigrant and is somehow linked to a Los Angeles Councilman. Raines is sent to see a psychiatrist when the Captain thinks he's acting strange.

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    Director:N/A
  16. 7.9/10(22 votes)

    #16 - The Moonshine War

    S2:E1

    Raylan tangles with a ruthless Harlan County crime family while hunting for a fugitive sex offender.

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    Director:Adam Arkin
  17. 7.8/10(4 votes)

    #17 - Mare Tranquilitatis

    S1:E6

    The glare of the public eye, conflicts among the crew, disastrous simulations, and a series of harrowing last-minute crises threaten the Apollo 11 astronauts' success at pulling off NASA's crowning achievement—the first lunar landing.

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  18. 7.8/10(13 votes)

    #18 - The Gunfighter

    S3:E1

    The arrival of a Detroit mobster in Lexington puts Raylan on a collision course with a sadistic Dixie Mafia hit man. Raylan also has another altercation with Boyd.

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  19. 7.8/10(11 votes)

    #19 - Slaughterhouse

    S3:E13

    After the murder of his friend, Raylan is a man on fire as he goes after any- and everyone he holds responsible on the way to a bloody final showdown.

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    Director:Dean Parisot
  20. 7.8/10(9 votes)

    #20 - A Murder of Crowes

    S5:E1

    As Raylan investigates the Crowe crime family's role in the disappearance of a corrupt Florida Coast Guard officer, Boyd revives a failed drug deal to help keep Ava's murder case from going to trial.

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  21. 7.7/10(29 votes)

    #21 - Riverbrook

    S1:E2

    Raylan hunts an escaped prisoner who is determined to reunite with his ex-wife...and his stashed fortune.

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  22. 7.6/10(24 votes)

    #22 - Blind Spot

    S1:E7

    Raylan foils an attempt on Ava's life and vows to find out who was behind it. Later, Raylan finds out that Ava may not have been the target.

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  23. 7.6/10(8 votes)

    #23 - Marius Josipovic

    S2:E8

    Jealous of Marius' relationship with the family, Pete threatens to implode the heist unless he is granted a special request. Otto and Sam retrieve the Proclamation, but discover the larger threat Colin poses to Julia. Julia, Taylor, Otto, Carly, and Audrey disclose the urgency of their troubles to each other, and Audrey's suspicions about Maggie and Marius come to an ugly head.

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  24. 7.6/10(54 votes)

    #24 - The Janitor's Boy

    S1:E5

    Sims appoints Billings as chief deputy to keep tabs on Juliette, whose efforts to solve two murders lead to a showdown.

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    Director:David Semel
  25. 7.5/10(4 votes)

    #25 - Apollo 1

    S1:E2

    The tragic death of Apollo's first three astronauts during a pre-launch test haunts the spacecraft's designers, as they struggle to come to terms with what happened, and find a way to save the moon program.

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    Director:David Frankel

Graham Yost Ratings Summary

"Decoy" is the best rated episode written by Graham Yost. It scored 8.9/10 based on 9 votes. It was directed by Michael W. Watkins. It aired on 3/19/2013 and is rated 0.1 points higher than their second-best episode, "Watching the Detectives".