8.3/1040 votes#1 - Streets of Fire
Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 5/7/2014
Oliver rallies his team as Slade's soldiers attack the city. Felicity gets a call from S.T.A.R. Labs with game-changing news and Thea comes face-to-face with her father.
Director: Nick Copus
Writer: Jake Coburn
8.1/1047 votes#2 - The Climb
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 12/10/2014
Ra's al Ghul sends Nyssa and her lieutenant to Starling City to inform Oliver that the League will kill 50 people a day until Sara's murderer is turned over to them. With time running out, Oliver finally identifies the killer... and realizes that he can never turn them over for execution. Meanwhile, Ray shows Felicity his new project.
Director: Thor Freudenthal
Writer: Jake Coburn
8.0/1042 votes#3 - The Undertaking
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 5/1/2013
Finding it difficult to mend fences with Tommy and Diggle, Oliver instead focuses on crossing another name off the list. While digging through a crooked accountant's laptop, Felicity discovers a transaction that could help Oliver find Walter. To reconfirm the lead, Oliver gambles that Felicity can be counted on in the field for the first time. In a flashback, Malcolm reveals to Robert Queen and Frank Chen painful details surrounding his wife's murder, and how that shaped his plans for the Glades. Meanwhile, Tommy stuns Laurel with the truth.
Director: Michael Schultz
Writer: Jake Coburn
8.0/102 votes#4 - Use or Be Used
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 4/20/2018
The manipulative power games between Fallon and Alexis continue when Alexis — who's grown highly suspect of Fallon's new husband, Liam — meddles in Fallon's love life. Meanwhile, Blake and Cristal spar over whether CA will take responsibility for the health crisis that is hurting Culhane's family.
Director: Viet Nguyen
Writer: Jake Coburn
8.0/107 votes#5 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 2/21/2022
Recently captured international arms dealer and criminal mastermind Elena Fedorova orchestrates a number of coordinated bank heists throughout New York for a mysterious purpose. She may have met her match, however, with principled and relentless FBI agent Val Turner, who will stop at nothing to foil her plan.
Director: Justin Lin
Writer: Jake Coburn
8.0/1045 votes#6 - The Promise
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 3/5/2014
In the present, Slade visits Oliver and makes his intentions clear. Five years earlier, Slade, Sara, and Oliver launch their assault on the Amazo, but things go wrong when Slade learns that Oliver was responsible for Shado's death.
Director: Glen Winter
Writer: Jake Coburn
7.8/1044 votes#7 - League of Assassins
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 11/6/2013
Oliver puts Sara Lance up at the manor and soon discovers that she doesn't want to contact her family... both because she would put them in danger, and because she become a killer since the last time they saw her. Meanwhile, the League of Assassins send men to bring Sara back, alive or dead. And Oliver discovers that Laurel will be sitting second chair for his mother's trial.
Director: Wendey Stanzler
Writer: Jake Coburn
7.7/1045 votes#8 - Heir to the Demon
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 2/5/2014
As Laurel continues to unravel, Oliver and Lance try to convince Sara to stay in Starling City and finally reunite with Laurel and Dinah. However, Sara’s fellow League of Assassins member, Nyssa, comes to bring Sara back to the fold, but when Sara refuses, Nyssa kidnaps Dinah. Realizing she’s putting her family in danger by staying in town, Sara considers re-joining the league.
Director: Wendey Stanzler
Writer: Jake Coburn
7.7/1042 votes#9 - Canaries
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 2/11/2015
Vertigo causes Laurel to hallucinate an epic fight that pits her Black Canary against her sister Sara. Meanwhile, Chase surprises Thea and Roy warns Thea to stay away from Malcolm.
Director: Michael Schultz
Writer: Jake Coburn
7.6/1047 votes#10 - The Huntress Returns
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 3/20/2013
With his nightclub set to open and a new romance brewing with McKenna, Oliver is as happy as he's been since returning to Starling City. But when Oliver's ex, The Huntress, suddenly returns to town, she threatens to destroy everything and everyone he cares about. Meanwhile, Laurel and her father struggle with the return of Dinah Lance who claims she has proof Sara is still alive. Thea gets Roy Harper a job at Oliver's club, but he's not too inclined to stop his life of crime. Oliver and Tommy are thrilled they were able to get Steve Aoki to play at the opening of their new nightclub, Verdant.
Director: Guy Norman Bee
Writer: Jake Coburn
7.5/1043 votes#11 - Blast Radius
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 1/15/2014
A bomber nicknamed Shrapnel has set his sights on Sebastian Blood, and Oliver dons his mask to protect his newfound ally. Meanwhile, Laurel investigates Sebastian's aunt who is locked up in a mental institution, and Thea learns about Roy's newfound superstrength.
Director: Rob Hardy
Writer: Jake Coburn
7.4/105 votes#12 - Easy J
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 10/25/2010
Although Blair made it perfectly clear that Little J was no longer welcome in Manhattan after what happened with Chuck, Jenny is tempted by a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to meet Tim Gunn, which could be a game changer for her future. Meanwhile, Serena discovers something about her new boyfriend, Colin, that may put an end to their relationship just as it was getting good.
Director: Lee Shallat Chemel
Writer: Jake Coburn
7.3/1043 votes#13 - Sara
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 10/15/2014
A mysterious archer known as Komodo appears in town and begins skewering businessmen. Meanwhile, Oliver worries about Thea, which forces Roy to tell him the truth about why she left town; and Ray Palmer pursues Felicity. In a flashback, Oliver is assigned his first kill and the target is his best friend, Tommy.
Director: Wendey Stanzler
Writer: Jake Coburn
7.3/1010 votes#14 - Alex
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 3/6/2016
Alex finds herself in the middle of a congressional hearing to testify about the terrorist bombings. Convinced Elias didn’t act alone, she is determined to find answers and the truth. While back at Quantico, a new group of NATS join Alex and her classmates, causing tension and competition between the groups of trainees.
Director: Jamie Payne
Writer: Jake Coburn
7.0/105 votes#15 - Enough About Eve
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 10/19/2009
Vanessa, hoping to finally win her mother Gabriela’s approval, desperately vies with Blair for the honor of delivering the freshman toast at NYU, but at what price? Dan invites Olivia to meet Rufus and Lily, which leads to all sorts of problems for the new couple. Serena and Nate team up to help Carter Baizen.
Director: John Stephens
Writer: Jake Coburn
7.0/104 votes#16 - I Am Number Nine
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 11/7/2011
Blair makes all of her former minions and Charlie compete to secure the coveted bridesmaid spots in her upcoming royal wedding. Nate is tired of keeping his relationship with Diana a secret, so he decides to use Charlie to make Diana jealous. Serena's boss is determined to acquire the film rights to Dan's book, so Serena must put her personal feelings about Dan and the book aside in order to close the deal.
Director: Andy Wolk
Writer: Jake Coburn
7.0/1011 votes#17 - Found
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/25/2015
The trainees leave campus for the first time while undergoing their first undercover assignment. With an evening full of unpredictable events, Alex and Ryan find themselves getting close while the recruits’ skills are tested. In the future, Alex decides to tell her side of the story and sits down for her first public interview leaving everyone watching to wonder who is really telling the truth.
Director: David McWhirter
Writer: Jake Coburn
7.0/109 votes#18 - Drive
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 5/1/2016
With only a few weeks until graduation, the NATS are dispatched to various field offices where Alex and Ryan find themselves working a case together. Meanwhile, in the future, Shelby and Caleb’s relationship takes a turn, and Alex doesn’t know who to trust when she discovers new information about the man she loves.
Director: Ron Underwood
Writer: Jake Coburn
6.8/104 votes#19 - It's Really Complicated
Season 6 Episode 8 - Aired 12/3/2012
Serena and Dan decide to throw their first Thanksgiving together, inviting only their closest friends, but everyone seems to have their own agenda for attending. Feeling defeated by his father, Chuck begins a downward spiral, leaving Blair to find a solution to his problems. Meanwhile, Dan has written his latest exposé, but he must make a tough decision whether to publish it, knowing it could destroy a close friendship.
Director: John Stephens
Writer: Jake Coburn
6.7/103 votes#20 - The Princess Dowry
Season 5 Episode 17 - Aired 2/27/2012
Blair thinks Cyrus may have found a potential loophole in her prenup. Chuck and Georgina partner up in a scheme, but it has an unpredictable outcome.. Meanwhile, a family crisis brings William van der Woodsen back to the Upper East Side.
Director: Andrew McCarthy
Writer: Jake Coburn
6.6/105 votes#21 - The Empire Strikes Jack
Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 3/29/2010
Chuck finds himself once again at odds with his uncle, Jack Bass. Eleanor puts Blair in charge of making sure her latest fashion show is a huge success with an important client. Rufus attempts to get Jenny back on track by volunteering to have her help with Eleanor’s fashion show, but the opportunity takes a big turn for the worse when Jenny learns that Agnes will be one of the models.
Director: Joe Lazarov
Writer: Jake Coburn
6.3/103 votes#22 - Raiders of the Lost Art
Season 5 Episode 22 - Aired 4/30/2012
Chuck, Nate, Blair, Serena and Lola team up to uncover what they think is an explosive secret between Diana and Jack. Meanwhile, Dan is offered a prestigious fellowship in Rome for the summer.
Director: Bart Wenrich
Writer: Jake Coburn
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"Streets of Fire" is the best rated episode written by Jake Coburn. It scored 8.325/10 based on 40 votes. It was directed by Nick Copus. It aired on 5/7/2014 and is rated 0.2 points higher than their second-best episode, "The Climb".