8.4/1015 votes#1 - Brother's Keeper
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 4/6/2011
Just as the bad blood between the Bennetts and the coal company threatens to boil over, Raylan must thwart one of Mags' sons.
Director: Tony Goldwyn
Writer: Taylor Elmore
8.4/1034 votes#2 - Back in the Saddle
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/15/2024
As Dwight and his crew prepare for the opening of their casino and new weed shop, the law comes knocking.
Director: Craig Zisk
Writer: Taylor Elmore
8.3/1015 votes#3 - Cottonmouth
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 3/9/2011
Raylan's hunt for a killer puts him on a collision course with the Bennett clan, while Boyd plots a heist with treacherous new partners.
Director: Michael W. Watkins
Writer: Taylor Elmore
8.2/106 votes#4 - Peace of Mind
Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 3/26/2013
As Boyd learns of his jealous cousin’s plan to take over the Crowder crime empire, Raylan looks to keep Drew Thompson talking by reuniting him with Ellen May.
Director: Gwyneth Horder-Payton
Writer: Taylor Elmore
7.5/1017 votes#5 - Finale (1)
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 4/19/2016
When NZT floods the streets of New York City and threatens to become a national epidemic, the FBI partners with the DOJ in a city-wide manhunt to find the lab producing the drug. Also, Brian has trouble adjusting to his new reality when he lacks the resources to continue searching for Piper.
Director: Paul A. Edwards
Writer: Taylor Elmore
7.2/106 votes#6 - The Hatchet Tour
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 3/5/2013
Obsessions collide when Raylan's search for Drew Thompson leads him to question the inmate who killed Arlo, while Colt's confession sends Boyd looking for Ellen May.
Director: Lesli Linka Glatter
Writer: Taylor Elmore
7.2/1016 votes#7 - Finale (2)
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 4/26/2016
Following a stunning betrayal to their team, Brian and the FBI race to stop an NZT-enabled Sands and his associates from orchestrating an international incident. Also, Brian experiences devastating side effects when his NZT immunity starts to wear off.
Director: Douglas Aarniokoski
Writer: Taylor Elmore
7.1/109 votes#8 - Over the Mountain
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 1/28/2014
The search for a missing government informant pits Raylan against both the Crowder and Crowe clans while an investigation into in the death of Nicky Augustine threatens to implicate Raylan. A standoff with Johnny reveals a powerful rival to Boyd's drug business.
Director: Gwyneth Horder-Payton
Writer: Taylor Elmore
7.0/101 votes#9 - One Small Step
Season 6 Episode 7 - Aired 11/9/2008
The team re-opens the case of a 12-year-old boy who died in 1969 when the retired detective who originally worked the case receives a new clue -- a toy rocket bearing the victim's name.
Director: David Von Ancken
Writer: Taylor Elmore
7.0/101 votes#10 - Jackals
Season 6 Episode 16 - Aired 3/8/2009
The 1976 murder of a teen-aged girl is reopened when her father produces a photo of her and a vicious biker gang.
Director: Marcos Siega
Writer: Taylor Elmore
6.9/107 votes#11 - This Bird Has Flown
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 1/29/2013
Raylan enlists Rachel in his pursuit of Lindsey and her jealous ex-husband Randall, while Boyd looks to keep Ellen May quiet about the crimes she's witnessed.
Director: Bill Johnson
Writer: Taylor Elmore
6.8/1024 votes#12 - Brian Finch's Black Op
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/3/2015
When Brian calls in sick for a day off from the FBI, the CIA abducts him from home to borrow his NZT-enhanced capabilities for a black ops mission. As the operation becomes increasingly dangerous, Brian finds himself without FBI support in a situation that's spiraling out of control.
Director: Aaron Lipstadt
Writer: Taylor Elmore
6.5/1020 votes#13 - Undercover!
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 2/16/2016
After a list with the real identities of undercover bureau operatives leaks, Brian develops a personal connection with FBI Agent Lucy Church, a tenacious rule-breaker, when he helps her finish a field case before she's exposed. Also, Sands makes a surprising move to end Rebecca's investigation into Senator Morra.
Director: Peter Werner
Writer: Taylor Elmore
6.5/104 votes#14 - Kokomo
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 8/1/2023
Raylan tangles with the Albanian mob. Mansell forms a new alliance. Carolyn lets her guard down.
Director: Gwyneth Horder-Payton
Writer: Taylor Elmore
6.0/101 votes#15 - The Crossing
Season 7 Episode 1 - Aired 9/27/2009
With the team investigating the 1966 shipboard murder of a young woman traveling in steerage on a luxury ocean liner who was believed to have committed suicide by jumping overboard. But new evidence indicates otherwise. Meanwhile, the trial of a military academy official who attempted to harm Lilly begins.
Director: Alex Zakrzewski
Writer: Taylor Elmore
6.0/101 votes#16 - Iced
Season 7 Episode 10 - Aired 12/13/2009
The 1980 murder of a minor-league hockey player is investigated. The victim was killed on his team's home rink the night the U.S. hockey team defeated the Soviet Union in the Olympic Games.
Director: Peter Medak
Writer: Taylor Elmore
6.0/104 votes#17 - Adios
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 8/15/2023
A botched kerfuffle sends Raylan’s pursuit of Mansell into chaos.
Director: Sylvain White
Writer: Taylor Elmore
5.5/102 votes#18 - Code of the Hawaladar
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 5/28/2019
Danny poses as arms dealer Aiden Shaw in order to extract information on the location of terrorist Karim Farouk from a middleman who owes Shaw money. Also, Farouk obtains a clue to the location of the sarcophagus of Cleopatra, and Lexi bonds with Father Chuck when she seeks his help to decipher encoded information.
Director: Alrick Riley
Writer: Taylor Elmore
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"Brother's Keeper" is the best rated episode written by Taylor Elmore. It scored 8.4/10 based on 15 votes. It was directed by Tony Goldwyn. It aired on 4/6/2011 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Back in the Saddle".