8.7/1026 votes#1 - Irregular Around the Margins
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 4/4/2004
While Christopher is away, Tony gives Adriana a ride home that proves disastrous. Meanwhile, the Soprano crew plays a game of 'telephone' with the story that turns it into something far more sinister when an enraged Christopher gets wind of it.
Director: Allen Coulter
Writer: Mitchell Burgess
8.6/1022 votes#2 - All Due Respect
Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 6/6/2004
In the Season Five finale, Tony's crew circles the wagons as Johnny Sack turns up the heat. Carmela counts her blessings. Christopher is freaked out by an unexpected visitor. Benny's connection to the plumber's union comes in handy. A.J. demonstrates his business acumen. Tony ponders whether to execute a 'sacrifice bunt.'
Director: John Patterson
Writer: Mitchell Burgess
8.5/1029 votes#3 - The Knight in White Satin Armor
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 4/2/2000
Engaged lovebirds Richie and Janice have an explosive first quarrel. Meanwhile, Irina takes drastic measures to try to convince Tony to continue their affair.
Director: Allen Coulter
Writer: Mitchell Burgess
8.5/1025 votes#4 - The Strong, Silent Type
Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 11/17/2002
At therapy, Tony likens himself to the 'sad clown,' but Melfi doesn't buy into his melancholy portrait. Meanwhile, Carmela drags A.J. with her to Furio's house to offer decorating tips and companionship; Paulie puts the finishing touches on some free artwork; and Christopher finds himself at a crossroads.
Director: Alan Taylor
Writer: Mitchell Burgess
8.5/1025 votes#5 - Whitecaps
Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 12/8/2002
In the Season Four finale, Tony and Carmela contemplate purchasing a shore house, but a voice from the past threatens the deal. While Uncle Junior breaks out the Hearty Burgundy, Little Paulie and Benny break in a new sound system on the Stugots. With Carmine apparently intent on putting the past behind him, Tony and Johnny Sack weigh their options, carefully.
Director: John Patterson
Writer: Mitchell Burgess
8.5/106 votes#6 - Guilt By Association
Season 7 Episode 7 - Aired 11/4/2016
When a key witness in Danny's case is killed just before testifying, Erin angers Danny by enlisting Anthony (Steve Schrippa) to help him find the killer. Also, Robert Lewis (Michael Imperioli) tries to force Frank to publicly support the Attorney General's investigation of the use of excessive force by police, and Eddie and Jamie get the call for an attempted suicide.
Director: Robert Harmon
Writer: Mitchell Burgess
8.4/1022 votes#7 - Cold Cuts
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 5/9/2004
Tony B. and Christopher unearth some old memories during an otherwise idyllic trip to the country. Tony and Carmela plan another party. Janice lands in anger-management therapy after a sports-rage incident. Benny and Terry solve a missing-Vespa mystery. Tony puts his sister's newfound serenity to the test.
Director: Mike Figgis
Writer: Mitchell Burgess
8.4/105 votes#8 - Unbearable Loss
Season 7 Episode 10 - Aired 12/9/2016
When the son of Frank's most outspoken critic in the African-American community, Reverend Darnell Potter (Ato Essandoh), is killed, Potter must put aside his contentious relationship with the Reagan family in order to get justice for his.
Director: David Barrett
Writer: Mitchell Burgess
8.3/1045 votes#9 - Isabella
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 3/28/1999
Hit men are sent out to whack Tony, who comes out of his depression when he meets Isabella, an Italian exchange student staying next door.
Director: Allen Coulter
Writer: Mitchell Burgess
8.3/1026 votes#10 - Whoever Did This
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 11/10/2002
After an aggressive team of reporters lowers the boom on Uncle Junior, his lawyers try a new strategy. Ralph has some fun at the expense of Paulie and his mother, but soon winds up with his own family problems. Meanwhile, Tony again finds refuge at the stables.
Director: Tim Van Patten
Writer: Mitchell Burgess
8.3/103 votes#11 - Butch & Sundance
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 3/9/2010
John and Ben are the first responders to a gruesome triple homicide in Hancock Park, where a mother is bludgeoned to death and her young daughters are found bound, gagged, raped and dead in their bedrooms. In investigating the case, Lydia and Rene realize they have two very different investigation styles. Meanwhile, Sammy continues to have problems with his wife and Ben confronts John about his increasing reliance on pain pills.
Director: Nelson McCormick
Writer: Mitchell Burgess
8.3/106 votes#12 - Personal Business
Season 7 Episode 8 - Aired 11/11/2016
After Emily Harrison tells Danny and Baez she's concerned her abusive ex-boyfriend will repeat his behavior with his new girlfriend, Emily becomes the prime suspect when he's murdered. Also, Eddie gets jealous when Jamie lets a young woman crash at his apartment, and Frank must decide how to discipline a sergeant after he fails to intercede during an armed robbery while off duty.
Director: David Barrett
Writer: Mitchell Burgess
8.2/106 votes#13 - No Retreat, No Surrender
Season 7 Episode 20 - Aired 4/14/2017
After Reggie Wilson, a witness in a former case of Erin’s, asks her for help shutting down a drug operation in his apartment building, she makes it her mission to make the building safe for his family. Also, while investigating a teen’s suicide, Danny and Baez uncover information that suggests the death was a homicide, and Frank looks into potential misconduct within the Mayor’s office.
Director: Jane Raab
Writer: Mitchell Burgess
8.2/105 votes#14 - The Thin Blue Line
Season 7 Episode 22 - Aired 5/5/2017
In the season finale, when Danny intercepts a shipment of several million dollars that was heading to a drug cartel in Mexico, he becomes a target when they come back for revenge. Also, Jamie works independently to track down a serial killer who preys on the elderly.
Director: David Barrett
Writer: Mitchell Burgess
8.1/1029 votes#15 - Full Leather Jacket
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 3/5/2000
Although Richie is miffed at Tony for forcing him to build a ramp for the pizza-parlor owner he paralyzed, he decides to make a peace offering. Unhappy with their lowly status as Christopher's lackeys, Sean and Matt decide to pledge their allegiance to Richie--through a violent, unexpected act.
Director: Allen Coulter
Writer: Mitchell Burgess
8.0/1027 votes#16 - Live Free or Die
Season 6 Episode 6 - Aired 4/16/2006
Tony seeks guidance from overseas to solve a local problem; and decides whether a top earner deserves another chance.
Director: Tim Van Patten
Writer: Mitchell Burgess
8.0/102 votes#17 - Birds of a Feather
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 11/1/1993
Joel's parents come to Cicely and his father's know-it-all attitude gets on Joel's nerves and his mother gets back to nature. Holling's dislike of sports causes Shelly to ponder their baby's athletic future and his stature among the men of Cicely.
Director: N/A
Writer: Mitchell Burgess
8.0/103 votes#18 - The Winds
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 2/1/2011
When a rape victim hires a lawyer and refuses to talk with the two detectives unless her lawyer is present, Lydia and Josie want to know why. Meanwhile, John strikes up an unlikely friendship with a boy who returned home after a sleepover, only to discover his parents had packed up and moved during the night, abandoning him and leaving him to fend for himself, Later on, John begins to feel the stress over the prospect of testifying at his father's upcoming parole board hearing, but he doesn't realize his testifying will open up an emotional can of worms that he's not prepared for.
Director: Nelson McCormick
Writer: Mitchell Burgess
8.0/104 votes#19 - Cellar Boy
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 5/6/2011
Neighbors of the Reagans are murdered and their son becomes the prime suspect. Jamie is convinced he's being pursued by the Blue Templar when his gun goes missing.
Director: Karen Gaviola
Writer: Mitchell Burgess
8.0/105 votes#20 - Confessions
Season 7 Episode 9 - Aired 11/18/2016
Frank is left with minimal information to find a missing boy when a conflicted priest who could help won't break the seal of confession. Also, Danny and Baez investigate the death of a prominent New York City socialite with a secret life, and Jamie and Eddie attend a wedding together.
Director: Alex Zakrzewski
Writer: Mitchell Burgess
8.0/105 votes#21 - Not Fade Away
Season 7 Episode 12 - Aired 1/13/2017
When Danny accepts a side job as a bodyguard for a recently released ex-con who took the fall for someone else, he uses the opportunity to go after the real criminal. Also, Gormley's wife, Sheila, asks Frank to give Gormley a bigger command position, and Jamie and Eddie witness a lovers' quarrel between two cops that leads them to reflect on their own complicated relationship.
Director: Robert Harmon
Writer: Mitchell Burgess
8.0/105 votes#22 - The One That Got Away
Season 7 Episode 13 - Aired 1/20/2017
When diplomatic immunity complicates a child abuse case for Danny and Baez, Frank intervenes, despite not having jurisdiction on the case. Also, a robbery occurs while Eddie and Jamie are on a double date with Eddie's boyfriend and his sister, and they are forced to step in.
Director: Jane Raab
Writer: Mitchell Burgess
8.0/105 votes#23 - Lost Souls
Season 7 Episode 15 - Aired 2/10/2017
While investigating the murder of a man who killed a mother and son years earlier while driving drunk, Danny and Baez are torn between doing their job and finding justice after discovering the connection between the suspect and the victim.
Director: Alex Chapple
Writer: Mitchell Burgess
7.9/1044 votes#24 - Boca
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 3/7/1999
Uncle Junior enjoys a romantic tryst in Boca with his girlfriend Bobbi, not realizing that she's been gabbing to her beauty-parlor friends about his oral talents. Meanwhile, controversy arises when Meadow's soccer coach announces he's leaving the school.
Director: Andy Wolk
Writer: Mitchell Burgess
7.9/1028 votes#25 - Employee of the Month
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 3/18/2001
Dr. Melfi's attempts to steer Tony into behavior-modification therapy take a detour when a personal crisis gets in the way. Meanwhile, Ralph Cifaretto finds a way to endear himself to Jackie Jr.--but not to Tony.
Director: John Patterson
Writer: Mitchell Burgess
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"Irregular Around the Margins" is the best rated episode written by Mitchell Burgess. It scored 8.654/10 based on 26 votes. It was directed by Allen Coulter. It aired on 4/4/2004 and is rated 0.1 points higher than their second-best episode, "All Due Respect".