9.6/1017 votes#1 - START
Season 6 Episode 10 - Aired 5/30/2018
In the series finale, the Jennings face a choice that will change their lives forever.
Director: Chris Long
Writer: Joel Fields
8.7/103 votes#2 - My Own Worst Enemy
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 8/29/2011
Jane and Maura investigate a family's background when a man is killed; Jane suspects that Maura is hiding something.
Director: Terrence O'Hara
Writer: Joel Fields
8.6/1014 votes#3 - The Colonel
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 5/1/2013
When Philip and Elizabeth are ordered to go through with a meeting that could potentially be a set-up, they find themselves confronted with unexpected truths about their relationship. Stan's investigation puts him and the FBI even closer to Philip and Elizabeth.
Director: Adam Arkin
Writer: Joel Fields
8.6/1016 votes#4 - Intake
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 8/30/2022
Dr. Alan Strauss, a therapist mourning the death of his wife, takes on an enigmatic new client. As the two men wrestle with very different, individual problems, their professional relationship is transformed by a choice that binds them deeply together.
Director: Chris Long
Writer: Joel Fields
8.5/1015 votes#5 - Jennings, Elizabeth
Season 6 Episode 9 - Aired 5/23/2018
Elizabeth wrestles with competing loyalties, and Philip has an encounter that turns into much more than he had bargained for.
Director: Chris Long
Writer: Joel Fields
8.5/1011 votes#6 - Stingers
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 4/1/2015
Philip and Elizabeth deploy a plan for the C.I.A.’s Mujahideen visitors. Tensions at the Jennings’ home escalate.
Director: Larysa Kondracki
Writer: Joel Fields
8.4/1012 votes#7 - The Soviet Division
Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 5/30/2017
In the season finale, Philip and Elizabeth race against the clock as a life hangs in the balance, while Stan faces an uncertain future.
Director: Chris Long
Writer: Joel Fields
8.4/105 votes#8 - Pastitsio
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 9/20/2022
Sam reaches out to a woman from his past. Trials loom for Dr. Strauss, Sam, and Elias.
Director: Kevin Bray
Writer: Joel Fields
8.3/1015 votes#9 - Echo
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 5/21/2014
No one is safe as Philip and Elizabeth evacuate their children while trying to complete the mission. Stan holds Nina's future in his hands.
Director: Daniel Sackheim
Writer: Joel Fields
8.2/1013 votes#10 - Dead Hand
Season 6 Episode 1 - Aired 3/28/2018
It’s autumn, 1987, and as a major arms control summit looms, Elizabeth is pushed to her limits as never before. Philip, meanwhile, has settled into running the newly expanded travel agency – until an unexpected visitor makes a disquieting request.
Director: Chris Long
Writer: Joel Fields
8.2/1014 votes#11 - Tchaikovsky
Season 6 Episode 2 - Aired 4/4/2018
Elizabeth targets an old source who could tip the balance of the upcoming summit, as Philip deals with business at the travel agency. Stan learns an old friend is back in town.
Director: Matthew Rhys
Writer: Joel Fields
8.2/1013 votes#12 - March 8, 1983
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 4/22/2015
Elizabeth and Paige take a trip that lands them in treacherous territory. After an emotionally charged mission, Philip turns to an unlikely source for solace. Stan’s plan to save Nina culminates in unforeseen ways.
Director: Daniel Sackheim
Writer: Joel Fields
8.2/106 votes#13 - Alan Learns to Meditate
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 8/30/2022
Sam delves more deeply into the reason he entered therapy, but he encounters resistance from Dr. Strauss as he attempts to continue their sessions. A gathering sense of not being alone leads to a revelation about the house.
Director: Chris Long
Writer: Joel Fields
8.2/1012 votes#14 - Persona Non Grata
Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 6/8/2016
Philip and Elizabeth are in a high-stakes race against the FBI to recover a hazardous package. Will they get there in time? And will Paige follow her parents into the family business?
Director: Chris Long
Writer: Joel Fields
8.1/1014 votes#15 - EST Men
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 1/28/2015
Tensions simmer between Philip and Elizabeth as they disagree over handling orders from the Centre. When Elizabeth loses key intel, Philip enlists Annelise on a mission with an unexpected outcome. Stan tries a new approach to mending his marriage with Sandra amidst learning tough news about Nina.
Director: Daniel Sackheim
Writer: Joel Fields
8.1/1012 votes#16 - The World Council of Churches
Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 5/23/2017
As Philip and Elizabeth grapple with a momentous decision, Tuan takes matters into his own hands in the Morozov operation. Back in Russia, Oleg’s investigation collides with the realities of the Soviet system.
Director: Nicole Kassell
Writer: Joel Fields
8.1/1014 votes#17 - Amber Waves
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 3/7/2017
The Jennings struggling to contain the risks from Paige's growing relationship with Matthew Beeman. The Centre sends Philip and Elizabeth on an operation unlike any they've ever had before, straining their family and marriage to its limits.
Director: Chris Long
Writer: Joel Fields
8.0/1012 votes#18 - A Roy Rogers in Franconia
Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 6/1/2016
As Paige deals with last episode’s trauma, she sees her mother in a new light… and finds she has inherited some of her parents’ skills. Plus, has Oleg reached his breaking point with Stan?
Director: Chris Long
Writer: Joel Fields
8.0/1014 votes#19 - Pastor Tim
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 3/23/2016
Philip tries with increasing desperation to get rid of a sensitive and dangerous package as family tensions in the Jennings House reach a boiling point when Paige shares a secret of her own.
Director: Chris Long
Writer: Joel Fields
8.0/104 votes#20 - Sympathy for the Devil
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 7/26/2010
Jane and Maura investigate the mysterious death of a young boy whose family is from Cape Verde. It appears at first that he may have died during an attempted exorcism, and it may take a message from beyond the grave for Jane to pinpoint exactly what happened. Jane is distracted from the case when her mother sets her up on a surprise date.
Director: Roxann Dawson
Writer: Joel Fields
8.0/105 votes#21 - Money for Nothing
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 8/9/2010
The eldest brother in a Boston “Brahmin” family (direct descendents of passengers on the Mayflower) is found in the harbor dead after an apparent sailing accident. But Maura’s close connection with the family and Jane’s resentment over the wealth they display threaten to derail their investigation. Angela, meanwhile, tries her hand at selling a Polynesian health drink.
Director: Nelson McCormick
Writer: Joel Fields
8.0/104 votes#22 - Sailor Man
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 7/25/2011
Shortly after sailors invade the streets of Boston for Fleet Week, a young girl is found dead. Frost's father, a Navy Admiral, comes to town, causing tension with his son. And, Maura goes on a date with Angela's mechanic.
Director: Michael Zinberg
Writer: Joel Fields
8.0/106 votes#23 - Issues
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/6/2022
Sam’s desire to find a therapeutic solution grows as his inner struggle intensifies. Dr. Strauss brings a new variable into their sessions.
Director: Kevin Bray
Writer: Joel Fields
8.0/104 votes#24 - The Cantor's Husband
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 10/25/2022
For Sam, an unexpected decision shows progress towards his goals, but Dr. Strauss demands even more.
Director: Chris Long
Writer: Joel Fields
7.9/1016 votes#25 - Cardinal
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 3/5/2014
As Philip investigates the fallout from the last operation, Elizabeth sticks close to home, concerned for her family until she gets a mysterious distress signal. Meanwhile, a walk-in arrives at the Rezidentura - providing both Nina and Stan with unique opportunities.
Director: Daniel Sackheim
Writer: Joel Fields
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"START" is the best rated episode written by Joel Fields. It scored 9.647/10 based on 17 votes. It was directed by Chris Long. It aired on 5/30/2018 and is rated 0.9 points higher than their second-best episode, "My Own Worst Enemy".