The Best Episodes Written By Scott Rosenbaum

Every TV Episode Written by Scott Rosenbaum Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

Scott Rosenbaum Ratings Summary

The best episode written by Scott Rosenbaum is "Kavanaugh", rated 9.333/10 from 6 user votes. It was "directed by D. J. Caruso". "Kavanaugh" aired on 2/28/2006 and is rated 0.3 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "Judas Priest".

  • Kavanaugh
    9.3/10 6 votes

    #1 - Kavanaugh

    Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 2/28/2006

    Kavanaugh seeks the help of Antwon Mitchell in his ongoing quest to take down the Strike Team. In the midst of this, Kavanaugh has a lot on his mind as his ex-wife reenters the picture, and he reluctantly agrees to let Vic send Emolia undercover to infiltrate a Salvadoran gang that is stockpiling grenades.

    Director: D. J. Caruso

    Writer: Scott Rosenbaum

  • Judas Priest
    9.0/10 5 votes

    #2 - Judas Priest

    Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 6/7/2005

    Vic and his crew track down the Russian who was involved with the cop murders, but they lose control during his interrogation and the hit man dies in an explosion before they can get any answers. Meanwhile, Aceveda is blackmailed by the man who assaulted him. Plus, Rawling's seizure is on the verge of being shelved.

    Director: David Von Ancken

    Writer: Scott Rosenbaum

  • Baptism by Fire
    9.0/10 4 votes

    #3 - Baptism by Fire

    Season 6 Episode 2 - Aired 4/10/2007

    Kavanaugh acquires what he needs in order to apprehend Vic who is preoccupied with getting revenge on Guardo. Claudette finds herself under the political microscope as a result of the San Marcos incident, and Danny receives some news about her future at the Barn.

    Director: Guy Ferland

    Writer: Scott Rosenbaum

  • Dragonchasers
    8.8/10 9 votes

    #4 - Dragonchasers

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 5/14/2002

    As Dutch uncovers a lead to the serial killer, a reporter's questions force Aceveda to explain problems he thought were buried fair in the past, while Vic assists Connie as she tries to quit crack cold-turkey in a desperate attempt to keep her son, leaving the other Strike Team members to investigate a strip-club mugging ring on their own.

    Director: Nick Gomez

    Writer: Scott Rosenbaum

  • Exiled
    8.8/10 5 votes

    #5 - Exiled

    Season 6 Episode 7 - Aired 5/15/2007

    After Vic disowns him, Shane turns to the Armenian mob for help. Vic gets more involved with the San Marcos investigation, while Dutch and Billings are able to track down someone who survived the massacre.

    Director: Dean White

    Writer: Scott Rosenbaum

  • Spanish Practices
    8.8/10 5 votes

    #6 - Spanish Practices

    Season 6 Episode 10 - Aired 6/5/2007

    Claudette notices Hiatt's mistake when he makes an arrest, and Billings delivers shocking news to the department. Vic forms an alliance with Aceveda, while he waits for his review board hearing. Meanwhile, Shane's life keeps spiraling out of control.

    Director: Paris Barclay

    Writer: Scott Rosenbaum

  • All In
    8.7/10 7 votes

    #7 - All In

    Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 6/8/2004

    With an Armenian hit-man hot on their trail, the Strike team sweeps the streets of the Armenian community to find him before he finds them. After catching a break, Aceveda's suspicions grow about the Strike Team's involvement with the Money Train robbery. Meanwhile, Dutch and Claudette investigate a case that could repeal hundreds of convictions, which leaves Claudette having to choose between her conscience and her career.

    Director: Stephen Kay

    Writer: Scott Rosenbaum

  • Chuck Versus the First Kill
    8.6/10 7 votes

    #8 - Chuck Versus the First Kill

    Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 4/13/2009

    After Chuck's father Steve is kidnapped by Fulcrum, Chuck learns the only chance he has to find him is by putting his trust and life into the hands of the person he trusts the least—his ex-girlfriend Jill Roberts. Meanwhile, the Buy More team tries to sabotage Emmett’s corporate evaluation.

    Director: Norman Buckley

    Writer: Scott Rosenbaum

  • Partners
    8.5/10 8 votes

    #9 - Partners

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 1/21/2003

    Still fuming from the murder of Tio and his brawl with Armadillo, Vic takes a day off to reconnect with his old partner, and soon sets out to help him get revenge against the thug whose complaint forced him into retirement. Meanwhile, an amputated arm sends Dutch and Claudette in search of the sadomasochistic criminal behind the torture and mutilation of a woman who may still be alive, and tensions brew between Danny and Julien after Julien fails to back up Danny's side of the shooting to IAD.

    Director: Guy Ferland

    Writer: Scott Rosenbaum

  • Barnstormers
    8.4/10 8 votes

    #10 - Barnstormers

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 2/18/2003

    Vic and the Strike Team begin to prepare for the money train takedown, even though Armadillo's greenlight still has them on their toes. After embarrassing the department with the Bob and Marcy case, Dutch is forced to take any action necessary to prove himself in a new homicide, while Vic sets out to stop the abuse of a neighbor by her violent boyfriend, and Danny finally makes a stand against Yassirah.

    Director: Scott Winant

    Writer: Scott Rosenbaum

  • Chuck Versus the Beard
    8.4/10 14 votes

    #11 - Chuck Versus the Beard

    Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 3/8/2010

    Chuck feels like his life is falling apart when he can't flash and gets left behind for a mission. While Shaw, Sarah and Casey go on without him, Chuck finds himself in a sticky situation back at the base.

    Director: Zachary Levi

    Writer: Scott Rosenbaum

  • Cherrypoppers
    8.3/10 9 votes

    #12 - Cherrypoppers

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 4/16/2002

    When the body of a young hooker is found in the district, Dutch's theory about a serial killer preying on prostitutes proves true. Aceveda launches an all-out effort to find the killer before he strikes again, giving Dutch and Claudette the full resources of the Barn for 24 hours and the help of the FBI.

    Director: D. J. Caruso

    Writer: Scott Rosenbaum

  • Mother's Day
    8.3/10 13 votes

    #13 - Mother's Day

    Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 3/15/2011

    Anna is focused on having Lisa breed with Tyler to ensure the evolution of the Visitors, while Erica and Diana enlist Lisa to stage a coup against Anna and remove her from power before humanity is destroyed. Erica and the Fifth Column join Lisa in the attempted coup, which has devastating results. Also in the episode, Marc Singer, who played freedom fighter Mike Donovan on the original "V" series, guest stars as Lars Tremont, a member of a top secret organization of high-ranking military and government leaders from around the globe who have long suspected that the Visitors are very much not here in peace.

    Director: Bryan Spicer

    Writer: Scott Rosenbaum

  • Chuck Versus Santa Claus
    8.3/10 8 votes

    #14 - Chuck Versus Santa Claus

    Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 12/15/2008

    Christmas Eve does not go as planned when an amateur criminal on the run from the police crashes into the Buy More and takes Chuck, Ellie, Awesome and the rest of the Buy More gang hostage. In order to protect Chuck’s cover and the safety of the other hostages, Sarah and Casey secretly go in to the store to remove Chuck, but the mission quickly falls apart when Chuck refuses to leave his friends and family behind.

    Director: Robert Duncan McNeill

    Writer: Scott Rosenbaum

  • Chuck Versus the Three Words
    8.3/10 10 votes

    #15 - Chuck Versus the Three Words

    Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 1/10/2010

    Chuck gets a new mission when Sarah's best friend Carina comes through town with her fiancé Karl. Things get complicated when Chuck wants to hash out his and Sarah's relationship problems while they're on the mission. Meanwhile, Morgan finds himself in trouble when he lies to Jeff and Lester.

    Director: Peter Lauer

    Writer: Scott Rosenbaum

  • Bang
    8.2/10 5 votes

    #16 - Bang

    Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 3/29/2005

    With Farmington on the brink of a gang war, Monica and Vic race to find the catalyst and stop the bloodshed, enlisting Antwon's help along the way. Still in the doghouse, Dutch decides to take action in thawing the relationship between Claudette and the D.A. Danny and Julien get up close and personal with the Farmington 1-Niners, while Monica looks to Vic for support when the implementation of her property seizure policy challenges her morality.

    Director: Guy Ferland

    Writer: Scott Rosenbaum

  • Hurt
    8.2/10 5 votes

    #17 - Hurt

    Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 4/26/2005

    Just as Monica and Vic get close to a big break in the Garage Sting, Chief Phillips unexpectedly hands over the bust to the Organized Crime Unit. He blames the decision on an emerging PR scandal involving a videotape of Vic at the church bust that was leaked to the Assistant Chief through Aceveda's office. Vic uses his leverage with the Byz Lats to find a Russian mob leader before the mobster flees the country. Monica threatens two foster care social workers with jail after a young girl is found close to death in her foster home, then tells Julien if he doesn't put in for a transfer, she'll request one for him herself.

    Director: Nick Gomez

    Writer: Scott Rosenbaum

  • Red Sky
    8.2/10 15 votes

    #18 - Red Sky

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 5/18/2010

    A V soldier is still on the hunt for Val when her water breaks and her baby will soon be born. Meanwhile, Erica, tired of being on the defensive, decides to go on the offensive and gets herself and Tyler invited up to the Mothership for a get-to-know-everyone-better dinner. But she has more than food on her mind; she's really there to find Anna's soldiers and destroy them. Meanwhile, after Father Jack asks Chad to help get a message to Joshua, he discovers that Anna's been using him.

    Director: Robert Duncan McNeill

    Writer: Scott Rosenbaum

  • Two Days of Blood (1)
    8.1/10 9 votes

    #19 - Two Days of Blood (1)

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 5/28/2002

    Aceveda turns to Claudette after a double homicide raises ire and fear within an ignored community. Vic is forced to help Gilroy avoid being implicated in a hit-and-run, while Shane and Lem follow the trail of a gunrunner with a penchant for cockfights.

    Director: Guy Ferland

    Writer: Scott Rosenbaum

  • Chuck Versus the Break-Up
    8.1/10 9 votes

    #20 - Chuck Versus the Break-Up

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/13/2008

    Bryce Larkin returns to town with news about Fulcrum. They have hired a wealthy software magnate named Von Hayes to decrypt information on a stolen chip containing a refresh to the Intersect with highly classified information. Bryce and Sarah have to pose as a married couple at Von Hayes' dining party to steal back the chip, while Chuck has to pose as a waiter. Meanwhile, Morgan has an encounter with the Mighty Jocks at the Buy More.

    Director: Robert Duncan McNeill

    Writer: Scott Rosenbaum

  • Chuck Versus the Imported Hard Salami
    8.0/10 10 votes

    #21 - Chuck Versus the Imported Hard Salami

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/19/2007

    Not all of Sarah's feelings for Chuck may have been a cover, as she finds out, when Chuck begins to date Lou, a sandwich maker. When things couldn't get even more complicated, Lou turns out to be part of a smuggling ring.

    Director: Jason Ensler

    Writer: Scott Rosenbaum

  • Riceburner
    7.9/10 7 votes

    #22 - Riceburner

    Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 5/25/2004

    When Aceveda assigns The Strike Team to serve a high risk warrant against a mob killer to service his political agenda, they find themselves embroiled in a hostile struggle with the Korean community. Now the Team must find out how to put an end to the situation before they end up casualties of a racial fued. Meanwhile, one of Vic's informants works with Danny on finding stolen chairs, while having eyes for her.

    Director: Scott Brazil

    Writer: Scott Rosenbaum

  • Welcome to the War
    7.8/10 20 votes

    #23 - Welcome to the War

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 3/30/2010

    Erica finds her life in danger when she's attacked at home. A dangerous new member is recruited for the Resistance as the Visitors shore up their defenses. Anna wonders why Chad hasn't followed up on his diagnosed aneurysm and Ryan's concern grows over Val's "abnormal" pregnancy.

    Director: Yves Simoneau

    Writer: Scott Rosenbaum

  • Chuck Versus the Sizzling Shrimp
    7.8/10 11 votes

    #24 - Chuck Versus the Sizzling Shrimp

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/22/2007

    After his intuition is wrong while working on a stakeout, Chuck feels morally obligated to make things right, even when both Sarah and Casey refuse to help with Chuck's new mission. Meanwhile, Morgan has to participate in a sales competition that could decide his fate at Buy More.

    Director: David Solomon

    Writer: Scott Rosenbaum

  • Bottom Bitch
    7.8/10 8 votes

    #25 - Bottom Bitch

    Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 3/23/2004

    A prostitute seeks the help of the police in her quest to bring down her pimp. Claudette assigns Vic against his wishes to the case, which puts him on the verge of going over the edge. Dutch uncovers a disturbing trend of rapes and a politician is arrested for solicitation.

    Director: Scott Brazil

    Writer: Scott Rosenbaum