The Best Episodes Written By Russ Cochrane
Every TV Episode Written by Russ Cochrane Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters
Russ Cochrane Ratings Summary
The best episode written by Russ Cochrane is "Bad Moon Rising", rated 8.5/10 from 2 user votes. It was "directed by David Wellington". "Bad Moon Rising" aired on 7/7/2011 and is rated 0.5 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "Best Laid Plans".
8.5/10 2 votes#1 - Bad Moon Rising
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 7/7/2011
Strange happenings and a full moon rattle the rookies. Andy and Sam investigate the theft of some severed heads from a medical lab. A particular man catches their attention as a suspect with his obsessive behavior. While trying to protect a young woman who could be the next target, Andy puts her life and Luke's in jeopardy.
Director: David Wellington
Writer: Russ Cochrane
8.0/10 2 votes#2 - Best Laid Plans
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 8/25/2011
While working a kidnapping case, Andy and Swarek find themselves on the scene of a car accident. As Swarek and the rest of Division 15 pursue the kidnapper and missing child, Andy remains at the scene with a woman trapped in her car. A transgression involving Gail puts Chris at odds with Dov. Andy concludes that it's time to re-evaluate her life.
Director: John Fawcett
Writer: Russ Cochrane
7.7/10 3 votes#3 - Hot and Bothered
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 8/5/2010
A severe heat wave wreaks havoc on the city, forcing the rookies to work around the clock to keep the peace. In the midst of the chaos, Andy discovers that a serial rapist may have resurfaced to prey on vulnerable teenage girls. And when the extreme temperature precipitates a citywide blackout, Andy finds she’s cut off from all backup and must take.
Director: David Wellington
Writer: Russ Cochrane
7.6/10 20 votes#4 - Governed As It Were by Chance
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 5/10/2014
Sarah comes home looking for answers, and with the help of Cosima, they begin digging into the origins of the clone experiment. The hunt for answers takes her right into the belly of the beast, but getting out could cost her more than she knows.
Director: David Frazee
Writer: Russ Cochrane
7.5/10 19 votes#5 - Transgressive Border Crossing
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 4/21/2016
After evading a Neolution attack in Iceland, Sarah returns home to track down an elusive new ally. As Cosima struggles with Delphine’s disappearance, Alison and Donnie host a pregnant and ever-hungry Helena. Meanwhile Felix, feeling like an outsider, embarks on his own journey of self-discovery.
Director: John Fawcett
Writer: Russ Cochrane
7.5/10 2 votes#6 - Out of Time
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 8/9/2012
When Dov and Chris discover a missing girl's body in a ravine, Detective Luke Callaghan returns to oversee the investigation; when the officers learn that Gail has been abducted, they rally to track down her captor.
Director: John Fawcett
Writer: Russ Cochrane
7.4/10 15 votes#7 - Insolvent Phantom of Tomorrow
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 6/13/2015
Sarah, Felix, and Mrs. S are in London to track down the Castor Original, but their enemies are not far behind.
Director: Vincenzo Natali
Writer: Russ Cochrane
7.3/10 15 votes#8 - Newer Elements of Our Defense
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 5/9/2015
Mark is taken down in a Prolethean shoot-out and Sarah must step in to help. But as Sarah gathers intel that puts her on the trail of the original Castor DNA, a familiar foe is not far behind. While Helena continues to toil in a faraway military compound, it is ultimately Sarah’s fate that will hang in the balance as she tries to save her sister. Meanwhile, Gracie is cast out from the Prolethean fold, and Alison and Donnie come face-to-face with unhappy drug lord, Jason Kellerman.
Director: Chris Grismer
Writer: Russ Cochrane
7.0/10 1 votes#9 - Homecoming
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 5/30/2013
On her first day back, Andy is forced to work a bank robbery case with newly promoted Swarek; a distraught woman gives Nick perspective on his life with Gail; a bombshell is dropped on Noelle.
Director: David Wellington
Writer: Russ Cochrane
7.0/10 1 votes#10 - Under Fire
Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 9/5/2013
When Andy and Chloe respond to a routine 911 call, they are blindsided by an unseen shooter out for revenge.
Director: Gregory Smith
Writer: Russ Cochrane
7.0/10 1 votes#11 - Wanting
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 6/9/2014
When a tenement-building shooting leads to the discovery of an executed gang leader, 15 Division must race to find the killer before a gang war breaks out. As the murderer zeroes in on the one witness who can tie him to the crime, Andy and her rookie, Duncan, are put to a life-and-death test of true police heroism.
Director: Peter Wellington
Writer: Russ Cochrane
6.8/10 12 votes#12 - The Broken Circle
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 12/13/2019
The remaining PRIDE members unite with the kids to foil Morgan’s plans, but as a battle rages in the Hostel, one of the Runaways pays the ultimate price to defeat her.
Director: Geeta Patel
Writer: Russ Cochrane
6.7/10 3 votes#13 - To Serve or Protect
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 9/2/2010
What was to be a routine day for Andy is abruptly put on hold when her ex-copper father, Tommy, confesses that he might have committed a serious crime during one of his alcohol-induced blackouts while settling a score that has tortured him for years. As she and Swarek try to piece together what happened, little by little she begins to uncover the truth about the case that sent her father over the edge – evidence that could possibly send him to prison.
Director: T.W. Peacocke
Writer: Russ Cochrane
6.7/10 12 votes#14 - Rite of Thunder
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 12/13/2019
The kids search for Leslie and Alien Alex. Meanwhile, Leslie gives birth and Xavin fulfills her prophecy. The kids go head to head in a final battle against the aliens.
Director: Jeremy Webb
Writer: Russ Cochrane
3.8/10 2 votes#15 - Class Dismissed
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 5/31/2012
While tracking down a police car stolen by students as a prank, Andy and Swarek pick up the trail of a teen who robbed and assaulted a local criminal.
Director: Tim Southam
Writer: Russ Cochrane