The Best Episodes Written By Rafe Judkins

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.6/10(16 votes)

   #1 - Chuck Versus the Tic Tac

   S3:E103/15/2010

   Casey carries out a side mission for his old commanding officer that leads to him committing treason. When Chuck learns the truth, he and Sarah set out to break Casey out of jail and clear his name.

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   8.5/10(15 votes)

   #2 - Chuck Versus the Honeymooners

   S3:E144/26/2010

   On a train ride through Europe, Chuck and Sarah decide to run away and leave the spy life behind forever. However, their peaceful escape is quickly derailed when they discover a high-profile international smuggler is hiding in the very same train car.

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   8.5/10(13 votes)

   #3 - Chuck Versus the Push Mix

   S4:E131/31/2011

   The mission to take down Volkoff reaches a dangerous new level, while big changes loom at home. As Sarah works to free Chuck’s mom, Chuck and Morgan embark on their own mission to take down Alexei Volkoff. Meanwhile, Casey bonds with his daughter, Alex, while Ellie tries to ease Awesome’s anxieties over fatherhood.

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   8.5/10(14 votes)

   #4 - Chuck Versus the Living Dead

   S3:E175/17/2010

   As vivid, Intersect-fueled dreams begin to malfunction and take a dangerous physical toll on his brain, Chuck enlists Morgan’s help to determine if an old enemy is still alive. The stakes escalate when Chuck's estranged father returns, growing instantly suspicious of his son's continued involvement with the CIA.

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   8.4/10(14 votes)

   #5 - Chuck Versus the Wedding Planner

   S4:E214/18/2011

   When Chuck and Sarah get conned out of their savings, there is only one man they can turn to for help – Sarah's conman father, Jack Burton. Morgan pressures Casey to face Alex's mother.

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   8.3/10(13 votes)

   #6 - Chuck Versus the First Fight

   S4:E711/1/2010

   After their first real fight, Chuck avoids confronting Sarah by going on a rogue mission that leads him to his mom's MI-6 handler and a mysterious Russian agent. Ellie is on her own mission to uncover the Bartowski family's long-buried past.

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   8.1/10(12 votes)

   #7 - Chuck Versus the Baby

   S5:E812/30/2011

   Sarah is forced to confront a secret from her past and feels she must do so alone, while Chuck urges her to let him help. When Sarah encounters her original handler, Kieran Ryker, she fears that he will harm those closest to her, including her mom.

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   8.0/10(10 votes)

   #8 - Chuck Versus the Bearded Bandit

   S5:E211/4/2011

   As the team takes on a missing persons case, Chuck and company struggle to establish themselves as Carmichael Industries in the face of a rival security firm led by the tough and efficient Gertrude Verbanski. Morgan continues to adjust to his new role while Chuck adjusts to being his handler. The Buy More finds an unlikely spokesperson to help drum up business.

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   7.9/10(69 votes)

   #9 - T.R.A.C.K.S.

   S1:E132/4/2014

   Hot on the trail of The Clairvoyant, Coulson and his team board a mystery train that seems to be headed for certain death.

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    7.9/10(11 votes)

    #10 - Chuck Versus the Masquerade

    S4:E162/21/2011

    Valentine's Day is interrupted when Chuck and the team are sent on a mission to England to protect a reclusive young heiress, Vivian McArthur. Meanwhile, Casey gets an offer from the mysterious Jane Bentley. Back at home, Ellie and Awesome find an unlikely solution to a parenting problem, as Morgan ponders a big move.

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    7.8/10(46 votes)

    #11 - One Door Closes

    S2:E153/31/2015

    War comes to Coulson's doorstep in a way he never anticipated as shocking revelations are brought to light, and Skye struggles to control her new abilities but will soon make a decision that irrevocably changes her life.

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    7.8/10(57 votes)

    #12 - Scars

    S2:E205/5/2015

    Skye is torn between her loyalty to S.H.I.E.L.D. and her connection to the Inhumans as tensions rise between the groups -- and Coulson reveals a secret he's been hiding from even those closest to him.

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13. 

    7.7/10(62 votes)

    #13 - A Fractured House

    S2:E610/28/2014

    The world turns against S.H.I.E.L.D. when HYDRA impersonates them to attack The United Nations, and an unexpected enemy leads the charge to bring about their downfall.

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    7.4/10(70 votes)

    #14 - The Hub

    S1:E711/12/2013

    Dangerous secrets are being kept from Coulson's Team, and he works the system to save Ward and Fitz when they are sent on a Level 8 classified mission that may end in tragedy.

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    7.1/10(15 votes)

    #15 - Chuck Versus the Suitcase

    S4:E29/27/2010

    An undercover mission in Milan to seize a high-tech weapon from a dangerous supermodel forces Chuck to confront a major vulnerability in his relationship with Sarah.

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    6.8/10(82 votes)

    #16 - Leavetaking

    S1:E111/18/2021

    A strange noblewoman arrives in a remote mountain village, claiming one of five youths is the reincarnation of an ancient power who once destroyed the world – and will do so again, if she’s not able to discover which of them it is. But they all have less time than they think.

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    6.3/10(38 votes)

    #17 - What Was Meant to Be

    S2:E810/5/2023

    Fate leads Rand and the others to an inevitable showdown with their most formidable enemies yet.

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    5.9/10(27 votes)

    #18 - The Road to the Spear

    S3:E43/20/2025

    Rand faces the forgotten history of his family as Moiraine learns the devastating truth of her future.

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    5.7/10(12 votes)

    #19 - What Peter Can Live Without

    S1:E94/19/2013

    As a full moon approaches, Letha's parents discover her relationship with Peter. Despite a crisis of faith, Chasseur prepares to capture the killer.

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