The Best Episodes Written By Mark Richard

Every TV Episode Written by Mark Richard Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

  1. Background image for Elam Ferguson
    8.9/10(7 votes)

    #1 - Elam Ferguson

    S4:E7

    Cullen attempts to reconnect with Elam upon his return. Durant takes matters into his own hands while putting an old problem to rest.

    Director:Rod Lurie
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  2. Background image for The Railroad Job
    8.8/10(6 votes)

    #2 - The Railroad Job

    S2:E5

    Cullen's past catches up with him and threatens the fate of the railroad.

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  3. Background image for Get Behind the Mule
    8.7/10(7 votes)

    #3 - Get Behind the Mule

    S3:E10

    Cullen grapples with consequences while Elam mounts a rescue attempt. Durant receives Gen. Grant and the U.P. board in Cheyenne ahead of the deadline.

    Director:Neil LaBute
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  4. Background image for Escape from the Garden
    8.7/10(7 votes)

    #4 - Escape from the Garden

    S4:E2

    As Cullen plans an exit from Fort Smith, he challenges The Swede; when a new adversary arrives, Cheyenne feels his presence.

    Director:Neil LaBute
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  5. Background image for Life's a Mystery
    8.6/10(7 votes)

    #5 - Life's a Mystery

    S4:E5

    Cullens's family is at risk when a stranger arrives, stirring up old feelings; The Swede faces the consequences.

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  6. Background image for Love It or Leave It
    8.5/10(13 votes)

    #6 - Love It or Leave It

    S1:E3

    The Captain and Bon craft a plan to quell the General's anxieties. Later, the Captain meets the Auteur, who wants to make a film about war.

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  7. Background image for Blood Moon
    8.3/10(6 votes)

    #7 - Blood Moon

    S2:E9

    Cullen prepares for battle while the town celebrates.

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  8. Background image for The Elusive Eden
    8.3/10(7 votes)

    #8 - The Elusive Eden

    S4:E1

    Cullen awaits the birth of his baby, laboring under The Swede's thumb at Fort Smith. Durant deals with the fallout from a railroad accident.

    Director:Neil LaBute
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  9. Background image for The Lord's Day
    8.2/10(5 votes)

    #9 - The Lord's Day

    S2:E8

    A new arrival stirs things up in Hell on Wheels, while Eva gets caught between Elam and Mr. Toole.

    Director:Rod Lurie
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  10. Background image for Range War
    8.2/10(6 votes)

    #10 - Range War

    S3:E3

    Cullen and Elam search for their stolen food on the prairie; a stranger's arrival threatens Elam's family.

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  11. Background image for Derailed
    8.0/10(5 votes)

    #11 - Derailed

    S1:E8

    Durant dispatches Cullen and Elam on a mission of vengeance. Lily struggles to find her place.

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  12. Background image for Big Bad Wolf
    8.0/10(7 votes)

    #12 - Big Bad Wolf

    S3:E1

    After a hard winter, Cullen and Elam travel to New York to secure their positions on the railroad as Durant fights for his legacy from prison.

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  13. Background image for Bread and Circuses
    7.8/10(5 votes)

    #13 - Bread and Circuses

    S1:E5

    A bare-knuckle brouhaha between Elam and Cullen is spurred by Durant's latest attempt to deal with the railroad's financial crisis.

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  14. Background image for For Want of a Nail
    7.7/10(20 votes)

    #14 - For Want of a Nail

    S4:E9

    Smith and Helen’s true loyalties are placed on trial by an old nemesis. The BCR struggles to maintain order across the JPS. Kido is forced to confront his atrocities. Bands of roving vigilantes threaten Childan and Yukiko.

    Director:John Fawcett
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  15. Background image for The New Frontier
    7.6/10(24 votes)

    #15 - The New Frontier

    S3:E2

    Following a harrowing journey, the Clark family arrive at their new home. Strand faces resistance as he attempts to hold power over his domain.

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  16. Background image for Happy Trails
    7.3/10(17 votes)

    #16 - Happy Trails

    S4:E4

    John and Helen host Himmler and his wife for dinner, along with a new and dangerous threat from Berlin, Obergruppenführer Goertzmann. Juliana returns to the High Castle world, arriving in the ruins of what is now known as “The District of Contamination.” Kido is forced to turn against the Crown Princess by his general. A captive Hawthorne Abendsen shares some new tales from the High Castle.

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  17. Background image for The Graveyard of What Might Be
    6.5/10(11 votes)

    #17 - The Graveyard of What Might Be

    S1:E2

    Vic meets Maggie, a medium with more questions than answers. Manx visits Haverhill to seek The Shorter Way and finds Bing, who is eager to help.

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  18. Background image for A Wicked Plot
    6.4/10(5 votes)

    #18 - A Wicked Plot

    S1:E2

    Separated from Brown’s army, Onion and fellow slave Bob leave the fight in Kansas only to cross paths with pro-slavery “red shirts” who escort them to the slave-trading town of Pikesville, Missouri. Onion is taken under the wing of Pie, a mixed-race prostitute working out of the local hotel, who instructs him in the ways of the world despite her discovering his dangerous secret. Onion soon finds himself enmeshed in a mounting slave insurrection where he learns the consequences of his own actions.

    Director:Kevin Hooks
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  19. Background image for Meet the Lord
    6.2/10(6 votes)

    #19 - Meet the Lord

    S1:E1

    Henry Shackleford, a young slave living in the Kansas territory in 1856, has a run-in with abolitionist John Brown, who mistakes him for a girl and promptly “frees” him. Believing Henry to be his good luck charm, Brown welcomes him into his ragtag army and nicknames him “Onion.” Donning a dress for the first time while dodging bullets, Onion quickly awakens to the life or death stakes in the battle over human bondage and witnesses Brown’s divinely inspired violent agenda: to free the land of slavery by any means necessary.

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  20. Background image for Last Words
    5.8/10(4 votes)

    #20 - Last Words

    S1:E7

    John Brown and his remaining army take a last stand as more federal troops descend upon Harper’s Ferry. With John Brown captured and held for public execution, Onion, truly on his own, risks his life to say his goodbyes to Brown. Series finale.

    Director:Kate Woods
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  21. Background image for Jesus is Walkin'
    5.3/10(4 votes)

    #21 - Jesus is Walkin'

    S1:E6

    The plan to take control of the nation’s largest armory at Harper’s Ferry is finally put into action. However, a crucial mistake by Onion threatens the success of the entire operation. John Brown’s army takes hostages, grabbing the attention of an angry mob and local militia. With shots firing, Onion is sent out to get reinforcements.

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  22. Background image for Hiving the Bees
    5.0/10(4 votes)

    #22 - Hiving the Bees

    S1:E5

    Onion and new recruit John Cook head to Harper’s Ferry to prepare for the arrival of John Brown and his army. However, Onion quickly struggles to perform his mission of recruiting more African-American soldiers from the area when Cook’s reckless behavior threatens their exposure to suspicious neighbors. After several weeks of waiting, Brown, his army and his daughter Annie finally arrive—creating a new distraction for Onion: true love.

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Mark Richard Ratings Summary

"Elam Ferguson" is the best rated episode written by Mark Richard. It scored 8.9/10 based on 7 votes. It was directed by Rod Lurie. It aired on 9/13/2014 and is rated 0.1 points higher than their second-best episode, "The Railroad Job".