The Best Episodes Written By James Patrick Stoteraux
Every TV Episode Written by James Patrick Stoteraux Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters
James Patrick Stoteraux Ratings Summary
The best episode written by James Patrick Stoteraux is "The Intruder", rated 10/10 from 1 user votes. It was "directed by Patrick R. Norris". "The Intruder" aired on 9/10/2012 and is rated 0.0 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "Drive in the Knife".
10.0/10 1 votes#1 - The Intruder
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 9/10/2012
Regina and Angelo face repercussions from their marriage. Meanwhile, Bay meets a fellow street artist; Daphne and Emmett enter their zombie movie in a film festival; and John's baseball record is in jeopardy of being broken.
Director: Patrick R. Norris
Writer: James Patrick Stoteraux
10.0/10 1 votes#2 - Drive in the Knife
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 2/18/2013
Daphne and Travis quarrel, while Bay and Noah's romance thrives. Elsewhere, Toby becomes intrigued by a new girl who's working as a volunteer for his dad's campaign.
Director: Steve Miner
Writer: James Patrick Stoteraux
10.0/10 1 votes#3 - Ecce Mono
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 7/8/2013
A look at what would have happened if Regina had revealed the switch when she first uncovered it finds both girls being raised by the Kennishes: Daphne has a cochlear implant and is spoiled and manipulative, while Bay's a top scholar who overcompensates.
Director: David Paymer
Writer: James Patrick Stoteraux
10.0/10 1 votes#4 - Your Body is a Battleground
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 1/20/2014
Bay strives to impress her art teacher while she struggles with her commitment to field hockey. Elsewhere, Campbell assists Daphne when she makes an error at the clinic; Kathryn invites Renzo home for dinner; and Emmett investigates a vandalism problem.
Director: Lea Thompson
Writer: James Patrick Stoteraux
10.0/10 1 votes#5 - The Scream
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 2/17/2014
Daphne plans a birthday bash for Campbell. Meanwhile, Kathryn hosts a murder-mystery party, where she and John uncover surprises about one another; and Bay wants to score an invite to Tank's fraternity luau.
Director: Jonathan Frakes
Writer: James Patrick Stoteraux
10.0/10 1 votes#6 - Like a Snowball Down a Mountain
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 6/23/2014
A shocking discovery is made by Bay and Emmett when they challenge Matthew's threat of blackmail. Elsewhere, Daphne gets a promising opportunity at the clinic, but she's concerned about how it may impact Campbell; and Kathryn's past haunts her.
Director: Melanie Mayron
Writer: James Patrick Stoteraux
9.8/10 1 votes#7 - Paradise Lost
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 8/1/2011
Bay and Daphne receive cars from John and Kathryn on their birthday, but Daphne is uncomfortable accepting such a lavish present. Meanwhile, Regina stops hiding out at Melody's place; and Bay and Emmett's secret romance continues to flourish.
Director: Ron Lagomarsino
Writer: James Patrick Stoteraux
9.0/10 1 votes#8 - Expulsion From the Garden of Eden
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 1/31/2012
Angelo attends a dinner at the Kennishs' home. Meanwhile, Bay helps Emmett move into his dad's place, where they meet his father's girlfriend; and Daphne and Wilke go out on a date.
Director: Steve Miner
Writer: James Patrick Stoteraux
9.0/10 1 votes#9 - Write a Lonely Soldier
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 2/28/2012
Daphne is unsure about her romance with Wilke, and then she meets a confrontational new student at school. Meanwhile, Emmett isn't happy to learn that Bay is still in contact with Ty, who may have been injured in Afghanistan.
Director: Bethany Rooney
Writer: James Patrick Stoteraux
8.8/10 2 votes#10 - Dance Amongst Daggers
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 6/27/2011
Kathryn hosts a fund-raiser for Buckner Hall, and Toby's band provides the evening's entertainment. Meanwhile, Daphne is crushed to find out that she's been dating Bay's ex-boyfriend; and John and Melody's new friendship makes Kathryn uneasy.
Director: Steve Miner
Writer: James Patrick Stoteraux
8.0/10 3 votes#11 - House of Cards
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 8/13/2007
Kyle, Declan and Foss plot to retrieve Kyle's Latnok ring. Meanwhile, Lori begins to question Stephen's time at Madacorp.
Director: N/A
Writer: James Patrick Stoteraux
7.9/10 15 votes#12 - Legend of Dark Knight: I Am Bane
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 3/21/2019
On the precipice of Gotham's reunification, Gordon and Bruce find themselves face-to-face with a newly transformed Eduardo, and discover the real mastermind behind the city's current chaos. Meanwhile, a pregnant Barbara turns to Lee for help.
Director: Kenneth Fink
Writer: James Patrick Stoteraux
7.8/10 4 votes#13 - The Trick Is to Keep Breathing
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 11/16/2004
Lucas takes Anna to the formal night but by the end of the night ends up with Brooke. After spending time with Chris, Haley arrives late to the formal which angers Nathan. Meanwhile, Peyton struggles with pressure to do drugs.
Director: John Asher
Writer: James Patrick Stoteraux
7.7/10 3 votes#14 - Near Wild Heaven
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/5/2004
Although Nathan and Haley are already married, Tim insists on throwing Nathan a post-wedding bachelor party, while Brooke throws Haley a bachelorette party. Meanwhile, Lucas tries to decide whether he should visit Dan in the hospital. Karen decides to go back to school. Nathan gets a job working for Keith at Dan's dealership.
Director: Gregory Prange
Writer: James Patrick Stoteraux
7.6/10 7 votes#15 - This Woman's Work
Season 7 Episode 13 - Aired 2/19/2016
When complications from her supernatural pregnancy leave Caroline's life hanging in the balance, Stefan and Valerie take extreme measures to try and save her and the babies. Meanwhile, after uncovering a dark secret about Damon, Enzo uses the information to force Damon into helping him track down Rayna Cruz, a ruthless vampire hunter who is on the loose. However, when Damon's actions inadvertently put everyone he loves in Rayna's path, he is forced to make things right before it's too late.
Director: Garreth Stover
Writer: James Patrick Stoteraux
7.6/10 18 votes#16 - Legend of Dark Knight: Ruin
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 1/24/2019
Gordon and Penguin are forced to work together and alliances are shaken when Lucius, Nygma and Barbara all have different ideas of the culprit behind recent events at Haven. Selina continues her quest for revenge against Jeremiah.
Director: Nathan Hope
Writer: James Patrick Stoteraux
7.3/10 9 votes#17 - You Decided That I Was Worth Saving
Season 8 Episode 3 - Aired 11/4/2016
As Enzo continues to fight the control over him, Bonnie finds herself at the center of a deadly game and forced to make a heart wrenching decision involving two of the most important people in her life. At the Armory, Alaric researches a mysterious artifact that he hopes will help in their fight to get Damon and Enzo back. Finally, Damon’s downward spiral leads him to Tyler Lockwood who attempts to talk some sense into him before it’s too late.
Director: Mike Karasick
Writer: James Patrick Stoteraux
7.2/10 6 votes#18 - Kill 'Em All
Season 7 Episode 20 - Aired 4/29/2016
With Bonnie's life at stake and an uphill battle ahead of them, Damon and Enzo lead the charge to save Bonnie before her condition worsens. Stefan reluctantly teams up with Matt for the sake of Bonnie and uncovers the truth behind Matt's anger towards him. Elsewhere, determined to help her best friend, Caroline joins Alaric on a mission and quickly realizes how much she's missed her former supernatural lifestyle. Finally, after their plan takes an unexpected turn, Damon makes a fateful decision that will forever change his relationship with Bonnie.
Director: Kellie Cyrus
Writer: James Patrick Stoteraux
7.2/10 9 votes#19 - What Are You?
Season 8 Episode 12 - Aired 2/10/2017
In order to save Stefan’s soul, Damon makes a deal with Cade to retrieve the Maxwell journal. Alaric and Matt refuse to hand the journal over as it may contain the key to destroying Cade. Caroline desperately tries to connect with Stefan before Cade goes through with his plan.
Director: Darren Genet
Writer: James Patrick Stoteraux
7.1/10 9 votes#20 - The Phantom Zone
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 5/23/2018
Seg races to save his city from being overtaken as the bottling of Kandor begins.
Director: Ciaran Donnelly
Writer: James Patrick Stoteraux
7.0/10 2 votes#21 - Come to Your Senses
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 7/9/2007
Coming back to work, Nicole has a startling new patient: Jessi. Jessi was recommended by her "sister," Emily, because Jessi supposedly had a rough childhood. Meanwhile, Kyle's on a mission to find Amanda's stolen bracelet.
Director: N/A
Writer: James Patrick Stoteraux
6.9/10 11 votes#22 - Hope
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 5/16/2018
Seg must decide if he can make the ultimate sacrifice in service of the greater good of Kandor.
Director: Lukas Ettlin
Writer: James Patrick Stoteraux
6.7/10 6 votes#23 - Mommie Dearest
Season 7 Episode 7 - Aired 11/19/2015
In order to get through to Lily about Julian's manipulating ways, Stefan and Damon confront their mother with painful memories from their childhood. However, when Lily reveals a dark secret she's been harboring for over 160 years, Stefan and Damon are left questioning everything they've ever known about their family. Determined to prove himself to Lily, Enzo comes face-to-face with Julian and challenges him to a duel, but an unexpected twist threatens to complicate things. Elsewhere, Matt finds himself in the middle of a deepening mystery involving the residents of Mystic Falls, and Caroline's world is turned upside down when Valerie reveals some life-changing news to her.
Director: Tony Solomons
Writer: James Patrick Stoteraux
6.5/10 2 votes#24 - To C.I.R. With Love
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 1/14/2008
Believing Jessi is dead, Kyle returns to the Tragers and reveals the truth about Madacorp. He's now determined to take down MadaCorp and destroy all the information they have on Zzyzx.
Director: N/A
Writer: James Patrick Stoteraux
6.0/10 2 votes#25 - Between The Rack and a Hard Place
Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 2/11/2008
Amanda gets a job at The Rack, but her first day does not go well. Meanwhile, Jessi's presence in Kyle's life continues to irk Amanda, and Josh is placed in a difficult situation when $120 goes missing from The Rack's cash register.
Director: James Head
Writer: James Patrick Stoteraux