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The Best Episodes Written By John Ridley

Every TV Episode Written by John Ridley Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

  1. 10.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Patterns

    S1:E3

    Bosco is caught on a security camera having sex in his squad car with the daughter of his Precinct Captain. Meanwhile Doc drags Carlos around the city on a personal mission to find the owner of a watch, found in the ambulance.

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  2. 9.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Modern Designs for Better Living

    S1:E9

    When he goes on his first raid, Davis inadvertently endangers a young boy he is trying to help; Doc begins to think that the overdose his father took may not have been accidental; to get a critically ill woman to the hospital, the firefighters knock down an apartment wall and lower her out a high story window.

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    Director:Bryan Spicer
  3. 9.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - 32 Bullets and a Broken Heart

    S1:E14

    It's Valentine's Day and Bobby and Kim have spent the night together; Bobby's confession of love leads Kim to realize that they've made a big mistake; after agonizing all day, she finally confesses and breaks Bobby's heart; seeking solace in a bottle, Bobby finds himself at a local bar next to a woman who has also been jilted that day, and they go off to her place; Fred drunkenly totals the car on the way to pick up Emily and Charlie; Faith arrests him and refuses to bail him out; when he finally arrives home, Faith has his things already packed and throws him out; Carlos tends to a girl who runs into a bus and then falls for him; the gay community is targeted by a gunman and a vigilante group forms to find the killer; Ty arrests a girl for auto theft who turns out to be Malcolm's sister; and Faith lets Bosco know that she is fed up with his bigotry.

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    Director:Bryan Spicer
  4. 9.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - Episode 1

    S1:E1

    London, 1971. In an age of open racism, fervent nationalism and anti-establishment passion, two politically engaged and idealistic young lovers, Marcus Hill and Jas Mitra, fight back against the injustice and deep-rooted prejudice they face on a daily basis. But, unbeknownst to them, they are being targeted by Special Branch's Black Power Desk, led by police officer DCI Nicholas Pence and his deputy, Cullen.

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    Director:John Ridley
  5. 8.8/10(5 votes)

    #5 - Season Two: Episode Seven

    S2:E7

    Feeling nothing but pain and conflict, Taylor continues to emotionally unravel after Anne's private medical records are anonymously posted online in an effort to shame her. The act catches the attention of Sebastian, who makes another attempt to engage Anne. Meanwhile, Leslie offers a generous settlement to Evy's father in order to protect the school from litigation, and Eric attempts to find some misguided solace with a stranger.

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    Director:John Ridley
  6. 8.2/10(4 votes)

    #6 - Season Three: Episode One

    S3:E1

    Luis, a migrant worker from Mexico, transitions into life as a farmer, while Coy, a hopeless drug addict, also finds work on a farm. Social worker Kimara offers her aid to Shae, a recently rescued prostitute.

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    Director:So Yong Kim
  7. 8.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - The Self-Importance of Being Carlos

    S2:E17

    Doc and Carlos attend a stress debriefing; Carlos meets up with Bosco when he's ordered to attend sensitivity training.

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  8. 7.9/10(8 votes)

    #8 - Soul Train

    S5:E8

    At a Soul Train reunion, middle-aged Philip feels like his train has left the station.

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  9. 7.8/10(11 votes)

    #9 - Day One

    S1:E1

    Hurricane Katrina makes landfall in New Orleans. At Memorial Hospital, the doctors, nurses, and staff tend to patients and brace for the storm.

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    Director:John Ridley
  10. 7.8/10(8 votes)

    #10 - The Client

    S5:E1

    Will revels in Ashley's music industry success, but both Will and Ashley are about to have a rude surprise.

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  11. 7.5/10(6 votes)

    #11 - Starcrossed (2)

    S2:E25

    The League manage to escape and take refuge at Wayne Manor, while the Thanagarians scout the planet for them and realize their master plan for Earth.

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    Director:Dan Riba
  12. 7.3/10(3 votes)

    #12 - Season Three: Episode Two

    S3:E2

    Luis finds himself sinking into servitude on the farm, while field captain Isaac forms a complicated relationship with Coy. Jeanette comes to realize her family's role in exploiting farm workers. Kimara tries to transition Shae from being an underage victimized prostitute to sustaining herself as she tries to convince Shae to testify against her former pimp.

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    Director:Julie Hébert
  13. 7.2/10(4 votes)

    #13 - Episode Eleven

    S1:E11

    The case comes to a close, changing the lives of those involved forever.

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    Director:John Ridley
  14. 7.1/10(6 votes)

    #14 - Season Two: Episode One

    S2:E1

    Issues of sexual orientation and socioeconomic disparity come to a boil when lurid photos of a high school boy named Taylor Blaine are posted on social media following a school party. Circumstances become more complicated when Taylor accuses two players on his private high school's championship basketball team of drugging, assaulting and then posting the pictures of him online.

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    Director:John Ridley
  15. 7.0/10(4 votes)

    #15 - Episode Two

    S1:E2

    Thirty-six hours have passed and shock slowly gives way to the harsh realities now in front of the victims and accused.

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    Director:John Ridley
  16. 6.6/10(8 votes)

    #16 - Episode One

    S1:E1

    After a young couple is attacked in their home, the case sends shock waves into the community, stirring up tensions across racial lines.

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    Director:John Ridley
  17. 6.4/10(5 votes)

    #17 - Episode Three

    S1:E3

    Nearly a month after the arraignment of the accused, the emotional complications of all involved continue to deepen.

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    Director:Gloria Muzio

John Ridley Ratings Summary

"Patterns" is the best rated episode written by John Ridley. It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. It was directed by Christopher Chulack. It aired on 10/3/1999 and is rated 1.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Modern Designs for Better Living".