The BEST episodes directed by Chris Long

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8.63
1802 votes

#1 - START

The Americans (2013) - Season 6 - Episode 10

In the series finale, the Jennings face a choice that will change their lives forever.

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Darkness Rising
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8.54
107 votes

#2 - Darkness Rising

Hercules: The Legendary Journeys - Season 5 - Episode 8

Hercules and Morrigan were enjoying life on the island of Eire until they found the Druids slaughtered. Recognizing the work of the demon Dahak, Hercules and Morrigan returned to Sumeria. There, they found Nebula had been bothered by waking dreams of her dead love, Iolaus. When Hercules visited Iolaus' tomb, he found it empty -- and turned to find Dahak behind him, in the body of Ioalus. As they fought, hercules could not bring himself to slay his friend, even though he knew it was no longer Iolaus. Dahak escaped, with Hercules, Morrigan and Nebula in hot pursuit.

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Strawberries and Cream (1)
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8.42
4370 votes

#3 - Strawberries and Cream (1)

The Mentalist - Season 3 - Episode 23

John's mole in the CBI is revealed and Patrick Jane finally meets Red John in an explosive confrontation with shocking repercussions for the CBI team.

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Strawberries and Cream (2)
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8.41
1459 votes

#4 - Strawberries and Cream (2)

The Mentalist - Season 3 - Episode 24

Patrick Jane finally meets Red John in an explosive confrontation with shocking repercussions for the CBI team.

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Jennings, Elizabeth
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8.29
1689 votes

#5 - Jennings, Elizabeth

The Americans (2013) - Season 6 - Episode 9

Elizabeth wrestles with competing loyalties, and Philip has an encounter that turns into much more than he had bargained for.

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In Lieu of Flowers
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8.15
94 votes

#6 - In Lieu of Flowers

Dirt - Season 2 - Episode 7

In the second season finale, an overweight sitcom actor goes out of his way to avoid being DirtNow's latest cover story. Meanwhile, Willa and Farber find their relationship tested by a former child star, and Lucy is forced to examine her romances due to recent circumstances.

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Blue Bird
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8.10
2708 votes

#7 - Blue Bird

The Mentalist - Season 6 - Episode 22

A new lead in a cold case requires Lisbon to delay her plans to leave for Washington, D.C., giving Jane time to finally come to terms with his feelings for her and decide on a course of action.

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The Crimson Hat
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8.08
3950 votes

#8 - The Crimson Hat

The Mentalist - Season 4 - Episode 24

After another failed attempt to defeat Red John, Patrick Jane hits rock bottom, finds a lover and shoots one of his own.

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Red John's Rules
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8.05
3037 votes

#9 - Red John's Rules

The Mentalist - Season 5 - Episode 22

Just as Jane narrows down the Red John suspect list to seven, Red John strikes again, and the victim has a link to Jane’s past.

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Red John
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8.04
2916 votes

#10 - Red John

The Mentalist - Season 6 - Episode 8

Patrick Jane finally comes face-to-face with Red John, the serial killer he’s tracked since the madman murdered his wife and daughter. For 10 years, Jane has doggedly hunted his nemesis in his search for justice.

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The Bracebridge Dinner
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8.04
1036 votes

#11 - The Bracebridge Dinner

Gilmore Girls - Season 2 - Episode 10

A blizzard prevents a group from attending the historical dinner that Sookie has painstakingly prepared at their request, so she and Lorelai invite most of the citizens of Stars Hollow to an elaborate feast complete with Elizabethan costumes and horse-drawn sleigh rides. Rory struggles to keep the budding rivalry between Dean and Jess under control.

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Nag Hammadi Is Where They Found the Gnostic Gospels
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8.00
1054 votes

#12 - Nag Hammadi Is Where They Found the Gnostic Gospels

Gilmore Girls - Season 4 - Episode 13

Jess's attempts to keep a low profile but keeps bumping into Rory all over town. Emily is in a dither about filling a table at a benefit and enlists the help of Lorelai and Jason, whom she encourages to pretend that they're a couple. Luke is less than impressed by Liz's latest business venture and newly-arrived boyfriend.

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White Orchids
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8.00
970 votes

#13 - White Orchids

The Mentalist - Season 7 - Episode 13

Lisbon accepts Jane’s surprise marriage proposal, but a killer’s quest for revenge may cost them the happy ending they’ve worked so hard to achieve.

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Detonation
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7.97
2690 votes

#14 - Detonation

The Man in the High Castle - Season 2 - Episode 9

Tagomi faces a dilemma: to stay with his family or return to the world he left behind. Desperate to escape the Reich, Juliana strikes a final, dangerous deal with the Resistance. When Ed reveals a secret that puts the Resistance plan in jeopardy, Frank must decide how to deal with his best friend's betrayal.

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Leaving Normal
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7.96
338 votes

#15 - Leaving Normal

Roswell - Season 1 - Episode 4

Liz's grandmother is rushed to the hospital after suffering a stroke prompting Liz to reach out to Max for comfort.

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Riding the Lightning
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7.94
2027 votes

#16 - Riding the Lightning

Criminal Minds - Season 1 - Episode 14

After interviewing a couple on death row for serial murders, Gideon suspects that the woman is actually innocent. But since she's set to be executed in two days, it's a race against time to prove it.

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The Lorelais' First Day at Yale
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7.92
1012 votes

#17 - The Lorelais' First Day at Yale

Gilmore Girls - Season 4 - Episode 2

While Luke is willing to lend Lorelai his truck to help Rory move into her dorm, he's not too thrilled when the project turns out to take all day. Rory meets her new roommates.

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The Desert Rose
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7.89
3023 votes

#18 - The Desert Rose

The Mentalist - Season 6 - Episode 1

Jane and Lisbon secretly continue their mission to narrow down the list of seven Red John suspects as they investigate the murder of a man who was missing for two years.

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His Red Right Hand
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7.88
3550 votes

#19 - His Red Right Hand

The Mentalist - Season 2 - Episode 8

The CBI team is faced with a violent and shocking crime in their own office, but must work the case in spite of their alarm of who may be behind it. Meanwhile, Rigsby and Van Pelt are definitely an "item".

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Red John's Footsteps
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7.87
3202 votes

#20 - Red John's Footsteps

The Mentalist - Season 1 - Episode 23

As the CBI investigates the murder of a young girl and the abduction of her twin sister, Lisbon suspects that Red John is trying to draw Jane into a trap.

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Red Queen
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7.86
4636 votes

#21 - Red Queen

The Mentalist - Season 3 - Episode 16

The CBI team is under suspicion when a museum antiques dealer is murdered. Evidence seems to suggest that one member of the team is responsible.

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Dead Hand
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7.81
1908 votes

#22 - Dead Hand

The Americans (2013) - Season 6 - Episode 1

It’s autumn, 1987, and as a major arms control summit looms, Elizabeth is pushed to her limits as never before. Philip, meanwhile, has settled into running the newly expanded travel agency – until an unexpected visitor makes a disquieting request.

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Persona Non Grata
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7.79
2710 votes

#23 - Persona Non Grata

The Americans (2013) - Season 4 - Episode 13

Philip and Elizabeth are in a high-stakes race against the FBI to recover a hazardous package. Will they get there in time? And will Paige follow her parents into the family business?

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A Tale of Poes and Fire
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7.78
1049 votes

#24 - A Tale of Poes and Fire

Gilmore Girls - Season 3 - Episode 17

A fire at the Independence Inn forces Lorelai to relocate its guests. Sookie invades Luke's with staff in tow to prepare breakfast for the Inn's guests. Questions arise about Jess's attendance at school when he receives the Employee of the Month award from WalMart. Lorelai and Rory start picking up on weird and somewhat unfriendly vibes coming from Nicole and Lindsay.

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Lois and Clarks (2)
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7.78
97 votes

#25 - Lois and Clarks (2)

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman - Season 4 - Episode 15

With Superman trapped in a time window, an alternate Superman must save this universe from Tempus, a madman bent on world annihilation.

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A Roy Rogers in Franconia
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7.77
2645 votes

#26 - A Roy Rogers in Franconia

The Americans (2013) - Season 4 - Episode 12

As Paige deals with last episode’s trauma, she sees her mother in a new light… and finds she has inherited some of her parents’ skills. Plus, has Oleg reached his breaking point with Stan?

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Help Wanted
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7.76
1022 votes

#27 - Help Wanted

Gilmore Girls - Season 2 - Episode 20

Richard opens a new office and Lorelai volunteers to help him get it in order and hire a secretary. Lane falls in love with a drum set at Stars Hollow's new music shop and discovers that becoming a rock drummer is her new dream in life. Rory is dismayed to discover that everyone blames Jess for the accident.

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Bloodshot
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7.76
3163 votes

#28 - Bloodshot

The Mentalist - Season 1 - Episode 16

Patrick Jane must rely on his other senses during the murder investigation of a financial advisor when he loses his sight as a result of an explosion.

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Red Sky in the Morning
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7.75
4776 votes

#29 - Red Sky in the Morning

The Mentalist - Season 2 - Episode 23

Patrick Jane and Kristina's first date is interrupted by a report of Red John striking again, which is discovered to be a copycat. But when Kristina reaches out to the real Red John, both she and Jane find themselves in grave danger.

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Keg! Max!
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7.75
1083 votes

#30 - Keg! Max!

Gilmore Girls - Season 3 - Episode 19

On their first free Friday night, Lorelai and Rory are at a loss over how to spend the evening. Lane's band gets their first gig at a party and rocks the house. Lorelai runs into Max at a Chilton reunion.

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Hell House
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7.74
3006 votes

#31 - Hell House

Supernatural - Season 1 - Episode 17

Sam and Dean investigate the case of a maniacal ghost inhabiting a long abandoned Texas farmhouse known as "Hell House." They believe the ghost is the spirit of a deceased Depression-era farmer who killed his family, but they soon realize it is something far more powerful.

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Ring Around the Rosie
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7.74
4134 votes

#32 - Ring Around the Rosie

The Mentalist - Season 4 - Episode 4

While Lisbon looks into the death of a photographer at a political rally, Jane has his sights set on proving a man carrying a gun at the same rally is a psychopath with murder on his mind.

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Red Dawn
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7.73
3583 votes

#33 - Red Dawn

The Mentalist - Season 5 - Episode 5

See how Jane met Lisbon and the rest of the CBI team for the first time.

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Swan Song
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7.73
1027 votes

#34 - Swan Song

Gilmore Girls - Season 3 - Episode 14

Emily guilts Rory into bringing Jess to a Friday night dinner which turns out to be an unqualified disaster. Lorelai, Alex, Sookie and Jackson go to New York for the weekend. Jess gets a black eye in an altercation with an opponent he is too embarassed to reveal to anyone but Luke.

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The Soviet Division
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7.73
2492 votes

#35 - The Soviet Division

The Americans (2013) - Season 5 - Episode 13

Philip and Elizabeth race against the clock as a life hangs in the balance, while Stan faces an uncertain future.

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Bride and Gloom
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7.71
472 votes

#36 - Bride and Gloom

Charmed - Season 3 - Episode 13

When a shapeshifting warlock tricks Prue into a shot-gun wedding in order to steal the Book of Shadows, Phoebe and Piper are lured to the dark side and begin to enjoy their new evil powers.

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Deja Vu
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7.71
197 votes

#37 - Deja Vu

Without a Trace - Season 6 - Episode 15

The team searches for a coma patient who had woken up after three years only to disappear.

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Through a Glass, Darkly (1)
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7.71
82 votes

#38 - Through a Glass, Darkly (1)

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman - Season 3 - Episode 21

Two mysterious strangers put Superman through life-threatening tests that could alter the fate of the world.

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Chicken or Beef?
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7.71
1058 votes

#39 - Chicken or Beef?

Gilmore Girls - Season 4 - Episode 4

Back home for the weekend, Rory has an uncomfortable encounter with Dean, her ex, and ends up getting invited to his wedding the next day. Meanwhile, Lorelai and Sookie visit Michel at his trendy new workplace, but run into problems getting the permit they need to begin construction on the inn.

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Presenting Lorelai Gilmore
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7.68
1002 votes

#40 - Presenting Lorelai Gilmore

Gilmore Girls - Season 2 - Episode 6

At the urging of her friends, Emily decides that Rory will be making her debut at a society ball. Lorelai asks Christopher to escort their daughter on the night of the big event, and he surprises her by agreeing to come willingly.

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Amber Waves
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7.66
3067 votes

#41 - Amber Waves

The Americans (2013) - Season 5 - Episode 1

The fifth and penultimate season has the Jennings struggling to contain the risks from Paige's growing relationship with Matthew Beeman. The Centre sends Philip and Elizabeth on an operation unlike any they've ever had before, straining their family and marriage to its limits.

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Pastor Tim
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7.66
2597 votes

#42 - Pastor Tim

The Americans (2013) - Season 4 - Episode 2

Philip tries with increasing desperation to get rid of a sensitive and dangerous package as family tensions in the Jennings House reach a boiling point when Paige shares a secret of her own.

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Last Week Fights, This Week Tights
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7.66
1035 votes

#43 - Last Week Fights, This Week Tights

Gilmore Girls - Season 4 - Episode 21

Stars Hollow prepares for the Renaissance-themed wedding of Liz and T.J.. Jess expresses his gratitude to Luke before saying goodbye.

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Behind the Red Curtain
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7.65
2875 votes

#44 - Behind the Red Curtain

The Mentalist - Season 5 - Episode 18

When the lead in the local theatre production dies, the CBI is called on to investigate. Jane is determined to question comatose Jason Lennon about Red John.

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C.R.E.A.M.
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7.65
634 votes

#45 - C.R.E.A.M.

Dark Angel - Season 1 - Episode 4

Alina Herrero contacts Eyes Only and asks him to help her find out the truth about her father's disappearance years ago. Max breaks in to the police department to steal information about her father, who also happens to be Logan's mentor. At the same time, Sketchy loses the mob's money and has to return the full amount in 36 hours. Max uses her super skills to win the money through poker.

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Hourglass
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7.65
1217 votes

#46 - Hourglass

Smallville - Season 1 - Episode 6

A plunge into Kryptonite-infused waters acts like a fountain of youth for a retirement home resident, who is restored to the murderous ways of his sinister past. A fortune-teller foresees Lex in the Oval Office.

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Red Hot
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7.64
4505 votes

#47 - Red Hot

The Mentalist - Season 3 - Episode 7

A building explodes while Patrick Jane and the team are investigating a death threat; Libson once again runs into billionaire Walter Mashburn (Currie Graham).

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So Long, and Thanks for All the Red Snapper
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7.63
3784 votes

#48 - So Long, and Thanks for All the Red Snapper

The Mentalist - Season 4 - Episode 22

The investigation into the death of a surfer reunites Lisbon with her former fiancé. Cho is beginning to question why he's with Summer.

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Not One Red Cent
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7.63
3514 votes

#49 - Not One Red Cent

The Mentalist - Season 5 - Episode 3

A bank employee is murdered during a heist and Jane and team must work to track down the killer, while Lisbon is pulled deeper into the CBI/FBI rivalry.

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Scene in a Mall
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7.62
952 votes

#50 - Scene in a Mall

Gilmore Girls - Season 4 - Episode 15

Lorelai and Rory decide to play hooky and go window shopping in the mall, where they run into Emily in the middle of a shopping binge meltdown.

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