The BEST episodes directed by Adam Arkin
#2 - The Castle
Fargo - Season 2 - Episode 9
Peggy and Ed agree to follow through with their plan at the Motor Motel, Lou faces jurisdictional politics and Hanzee reports back to the Gerhardts.
#4 - Karmic Relief
Chicago Hope - Season 5 - Episode 13
Kate discovers that she has developed an ovarian cyst which could destroy her plans with NASA. After Kate hears this news she agrees to go to a retreat... that Yeats is leading.
#5 - Laying Pipe
Sons of Anarchy - Season 5 - Episode 3
A desperate situation tests familial and club bonds.
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#6 - The Colonel
The Americans (2013) - Season 1 - Episode 13
When Philip and Elizabeth are ordered to go through with a meeting that could potentially be a set-up, they find themselves confronted with unexpected truths about their relationship. Stan's investigation puts him and the FBI even closer to Philip and Elizabeth.
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#8 - Wild Onions
The Chicago Code - Season 1 - Episode 8
During a heatwave, Wysocki and Evers investigate a homicide where the son actually saw his father's murder. In the meantime, Colvin gets a new driver. And Gibbons reaches out to Liam to help him with his constituents.
#10 - The Truth
Secrets and Lies (2015) - Season 2 - Episode 10
Patrick grapples with his new reality, as Detective Cornell closes in on Kate’s killer, and the murderer is finally exposed. Meanwhile, Danny frantically continues his search for his daughter, hoping to get one more chance to be a real dad. However, in the end, it is Cornell that faces a devastating surprise.
#11 - Objection
Longmire - Season 5 - Episode 6
Depositions for Walt's case go badly. Ferg loses confidence in himself. Henry and Vic help lead Walt toward the big boss at Manifest Destinations.
#12 - Forever!
Santa Clarita Diet - Season 3 - Episode 8
A twist in the FBI's investigation takes Eric and Abby by surprise. Sheila introduces Jean to a new diet. Joel tries to trick the ever-elusive Ron.
#13 - The Jacket
Secrets and Lies (2015) - Season 1 - Episode 5
While trying to help his neighbor's son, Ben finds an piece of evidence related to Tom's murder.
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#14 - The Yips
Get Shorty - Season 1 - Episode 3
Rick slowly begins to discover the unconventional ways Miles and Louis handle their business. Miles notices a growing distance between him and his family, and attempts to bring them to Los Angeles for the summer.
#15 - Salvage
Sons of Anarchy - Season 6 - Episode 6
Jax and the MC must confront their past and choose their future.
#16 - Indian Four
Billions - Season 2 - Episode 6
Axe negotiates with a reluctant seller, who is key to the success of Axe’s municipal bond play. Wendy makes a professional decision that adds further conflict to her relationship with Chuck. As attempts to reach a deal with a high profile defendant fail, Chuck’s office faces the uncertainty of jury selection. Tensions between Lara and Axe escalate.
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#17 - Small World
Sons of Anarchy - Season 5 - Episode 6
Jax brings a new proposal to the club with serious consequences.
#18 - Family Feud
Northern Exposure - Season 4 - Episode 19
A totem pole carved in tribute to the Raven clan reopens a bitter rift between them and the Bear clan. Shelly gets medical advice telling her that getting married may help her to get rid of the strange hallucinations with dancers that she's been having. Joel confronts Maggie about their "whatever" and her relationship with Mike; together they decide they're "mutually desirous incompatibles."
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#19 - Tapped Out
The Closer - Season 5 - Episode 6
When an internet matchmaker is murdered, the team finds themselves investigating the matchmaker's early-stage television show. Adding to the craziness is a fake officer, who turns everything upside down. In an effort to school himself on the inner workings of Brenda's group, Pope decides to work as one of the team.
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#20 - Right to Life
Chicago Hope - Season 2 - Episode 14
Hancock's practice and his freedom are threatened when he saves the life of a hemorrhaging pregnant woman by aborting her fetus, which stirs up strong emotions when the woman denounces his actions. Kronk recoils at first from treating a drag queen with AIDS. Another new lawyer faces a baptism of fire as hospital legal counsel.
#21 - Love Jungle
Nurse Jackie - Season 6 - Episode 4
Jackie goes off the deep end when she witnesses the budding relationship between Kevin's fiancé, Mia, and Grace. Frank discloses a secret about his past - giving Jackie all the ammo she needs to keep him at bay. Meanwhile, back at All Saints, Akalitus' poker streak continues, Coop and Carrie's bond deepens when she decides to put him on television, and Prentiss gets a visitor from his past.
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#23 - A Cinderella Story
The Finder - Season 1 - Episode 3
A NASA scientist seeks Walter's help to find the matching pair of a red stiletto left behind by a woman he met at a bar. Walter uses the stiletto as the first clue to finding the missing woman but in the process he uncovers her shocking secret that winds up putting his own life in danger. Meanwhile, Willa exposes Leo's dark family secret, but when she tries to make amends with him, she gets herself into even more legal trouble.
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#24 - Some Kind of Miracle
Grey's Anatomy - Season 3 - Episode 17
Everyone is pushing for Meredith to survive, or in this case to be revived. People are still dealing with the fallout from the ferry disaster. A young man named Lucas is having problems with brain-mouth coordination. Someone else dies.
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#25 - Reckoning
Justified - Season 2 - Episode 12
A deadly home invasion hits Raylan personally, placing him in a race with Boyd and Arlo to find the killer. Mags is forced to make decisions about her involvement in the Bennett family's criminal activities and the fate of Dickie, who has a deadly plan to absolve himself of responsibility.
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#26 - Bainne
Sons of Anarchy - Season 3 - Episode 11
While the club's on a man hunt, Jax faces the toughest decision of his life.
#27 - Packing Heat
Tommy - Season 1 - Episode 10
Tommy is accused of professional impropriety when her relationship with sports agent Kiley Mills intersects with the LAPD's arrest of a local sports phenom found possessing an illegal firearm.
#28 - Trust
Justified - Season 6 - Episode 10
As Raylan puts more pressure on his CIs, Boyd makes a move on Markham’s money, and Ava finds herself caught in the crossfire again.
#29 - Only You
The Americans (2013) - Season 1 - Episode 10
Stan pursues a lead that puts him on the trail to one of Gregory's crew members, closing the gap between him and Elizabeth, and reigniting some of the deepest conflicts between her and Philip.
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#30 - Coyote Is Always Hungry
Sneaky Pete - Season 1 - Episode 6
When a dangerous client's case goes to court, Bernhardt Bail Bonds struggles to recover the money he put up as collateral. Fearing retaliation if they can't come up with the money, Otto visits old friends on the local reservation, and Marius recruits younger talent to help. An outside source leads Carly to unearth a major secret about Pete, and Julia must decide whether she can trust Lance again.
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#31 - Thick as Mud
Justified - Season 3 - Episode 5
Raylan races to save Dewey Crowe from a gang of vicious organ harvesters. Boyd faces off with a new adversary.
#32 - The Moonshine War
Justified - Season 2 - Episode 1
Raylan tangles with a ruthless Harlan County crime family while hunting for a fugitive sex offender.
#33 - Lamia
The Bridge (2013) - Season 2 - Episode 7
Sonya uncovers the truth behind Lisa’s death. Marco lies on the record. Frye & Adriana make a discovery that has their loved ones in danger.
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#34 - The Right Thing
Rebel (2021) - Season 1 - Episode 4
As new details surrounding Sharon's cause of death are revealed, Cruz suffers a medical emergency that leads to troublesome consequences; Rebel and Grady team up against a crooked funeral home owner; Lana meets someone from her past.
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#35 - The Clock
The Americans (2013) - Season 1 - Episode 2
When Philip and Elizabeth are given an urgent task to plant a bug in Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger's office, they risk exposure when an unwilling maid of the Weinberger home refuses to cooperate. Stan closes in on a member of the Soviet Rezidentura in an effort to uncover the identities of deep cover Directorate S operatives.
#36 - Gina Zanetakos
The Blacklist - Season 1 - Episode 6
Eager to clear Tom's name, Liz turns him in to the FBI.
#37 - Collected
Breakout Kings - Season 1 - Episode 2
Xavier Price escapes from prison in the midst of a candlelight vigil outside the penitentiary. The Breakout Kings are immediately brought on the case to try and track him down. It turns out this violent criminal is a "collector," and has a history of kidnapping women, torturing them, and holding them captive in basements. Once the team learns he currently has a woman hidden away somewhere, the race is on to the find her before Virgil can harm her.
#38 - Long in the Tooth
Justified - Season 1 - Episode 4
Raylan leaves to California to follow the trails of a criminal who has evaded him twice in the past, and Raylan is determined that the third time won't be the same.
#39 - In Search of Barry White
Ally McBeal - Season 4 - Episode 19
Cage faces off against Larry when he represents a man seeking to clone his dead wife.
#40 - Gone
Lie to Me - Season 3 - Episode 12
When a woman claims her baby was kidnapped, Lightman suspects she is hiding something.
#41 - Anything Hugh Can Do, I Can Do Better
The Riches - Season 1 - Episode 11
When Hugh goes missing, it is up to Wayne to take over at Panco and discover what it's really like to be the boss. Meanwhile, Dahlia tries to bond with Di Di, only to discover that their relationship has only taken more steps in the wrong direction. Finally, Dale confesses his intentions to Hartley.
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#42 - Matters of Gravity
Masters of Sex - Season 3 - Episode 5
Johnson's parents arrive unannounced. Masters takes on a promising patient.
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#43 - The Beast in Me
Rizzoli & Isles - Season 1 - Episode 9
Jane's investigation of a murdered identity thief leads her to Boston's Irish-mob past. After startling new information, the victim leads Maura on a personal quest. On the home front, Frankie Jr. attempts to help his father find some new clients for his plumbing business.
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#44 - Faith, Hope & Surgery
Chicago Hope - Season 6 - Episode 11
Gina operates on a surgeon who's been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.
#45 - Trial Day
Rebel (2021) - Season 1 - Episode 9
Rebel’s personal life becomes headline news and she begrudgingly distances herself from the Stonemore Medical trial.
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#46 - The Sinister Hotel Room Mystery
Sneaky Pete - Season 2 - Episode 1
Marius sees an opportunity when he is seized by two mercenaries searching for Pete's mother Maggie and the eleven million dollars she stole from their employer. Meanwhile, Audrey and Otto deal with the fallout from Winslow's death, and Julia struggles to keep her promise to Dockery.
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#47 - I Went to Market
Succession - Season 1 - Episode 5
After hearing Logan's plan to expand to local TV, Kendall begins to plot a vote of no confidence against his father. Greg drives his ornery grandfather from Canada to New York for a Thanksgiving reunion with Logan. Tom grows increasingly concerned about the terms of his prenuptial agreement with Shiv, and recruits Greg for a clandestine task. The family is surprised by Connor's choice of date at Thanksgiving dinner.
#48 - Evil... and his Brother Ziggy
Life (2007) - Season 2 - Episode 10
When a sheriff’s deputy is found murdered on an Indian reservation, Crews and Reese find themselves in the middle of a turf war between Tribal police and the county sheriff’s department. The detectives learn the victim was not well-liked on the reservation and the opening of a new profitable casino may have led to the deputy’s demise. Crews attends a fundraiser thrown by Mickey Rayborn, one of the individuals Crews believes was involved in the conspiracy against him.
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#49 - The Trash and the Snake
Justified - Season 6 - Episode 4
Raylan declares war on the deadly men who are forcing Harlan's most valuable real estate to change hands, while Boyd and Duffy seek out a crackpot safecracker to help do their dirty work.
#50 - The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
Masters of Sex - Season 2 - Episode 12
After watching an early cut of the documentary, Masters is disturbed by the portrayal of his work. Johnson's move to solidify her custody arrangement with George backfires. Finding justification in Masters' distraction, Libby continues her relationship with Robert. Langham discovers Flo's family's wealth and connections, causing him to re-evaluate his relationship with her. And after repeated testing of their protocol to cure impotence, Masters and Johnson feel they are ready to cure sexual dysfunction.
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