The BEST episodes of Powers (2015)
Every episode of Powers (2015) ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Powers (2015)!
Powers follows the lives of two homicide detectives, Christian Walker and Deena Pilgrim, who are assigned to investigate cases involving people with superhuman abilities, referred to as “Powers.” Set amidst today’s paparazzi culture, Powers asks the questions, what if the world was full of superheroes who aren’t actually heroic at all? What if all that power was just one more excuse for mischief, mayhem, murder, and endorsement deals? Enter the men and women of the Powers Division, the brave people in charge of protecting humans like us and keeping the peace over commercialized, god-like men and women who glide through the sky imposing their power over the mortals who both worship and fear them.
#1 - Level 13
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 4/21/2015
Christian plays both sides as he tries to convince Johnny that his friends are helping them break in to kill Wolfe, in the hopes of arresting Johnny. However, Deena and the others suspect that Christian really does intend to kill Wolfe so that he can get his powers back. Meanwhile, Christian attends Candace's funeral and warns Krispin that he's getting into deep waters.
#2 - Aha Shake Heartbreak
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 4/14/2015
Johnny finally tells Christian what is going on, and how he plans to stop it. Meanwhile, Deena arrests Calista and Retro Girl goes ahead with her foundation's benefit event... with tragic consequences.
#3 - F@#K the Big Chiller
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 4/28/2015
Wolfe has escaped, leaving a path of destruction and death in his wake, pushing Walker to put aside his desire to regain his own powers in order to help the Powers Division and heroes of the world end this once and for all.
#4 - Legacy
Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 7/19/2016
Powers Division tries to contain SuperShock by using “Ghost” as bait, but it goes horribly wrong. Walker discovers that Retro Girl withheld pivotal information from him, forcing him to decide whether or not he’s ready to be a hero even if he’s no longer a Power.
#5 - Requiem
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 6/21/2016
As Calista is about to be crowned the newest shining star of the Powers universe by Conrad Moody III, CEO of the most powerful Powers merchandising company on the planet, a valuable member of the community is murdered. With Walker and Pilgrim suspended, they are powerless to stop the city from unraveling around them.
#6 - Funeral of the Century
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 5/31/2016
On the day of Retro Girl’s funeral, Detectives Walker and Pilgrim prepare to combat violence between rival gangs The Quantums and The Hacks. Hoping to fill her place, Calista makes her public debut as New Retro Girl. Still reeling from Retro Girl’s death, and with her murder officially closed, Walker doggedly pursues a suspect he believes to be the real murderer.
#7 - Slain Dragons
Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 7/12/2016
Powers start dropping from the sky and Walker suspects an old friend is behind it. Pilgrim, however, pursues “Ghost” believing he’s responsible. Calista confronts SuperShock but the encounter causes her to reconsider being a Power.
#8 - Chasing Ghosts
Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 7/5/2016
Walker learns that something isn’t quite right with SuperShock, while Pilgrim and Kutter investigate an elusive “Ghost.” Calista’s estranged father unexpectedly comes to town.
#9 - Stealing Fire
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 6/7/2016
New evidence suggests the main suspect in Retro Girl’s murder may be a rare Power gone rogue. With contempt between the Powers Division and the FBI escalating to a breaking point, Walker attempts to gain Agent Lange’s trust.
#10 - Hell Night
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/31/2016
Commander Cross unofficially reopens the Retro Girl case, ordering Pilgrim and Walker to lead a covert investigation that may put them in a life-threating situation. Meanwhile, Los Angeles goes in lockdown mode as gang warfare reaches a fever pitch, pulling the revered Power, SuperShock out of retirement.
#11 - You Are Not It
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/7/2015
After Wolfe’s plea to end his life, Walker and Pilgrim must act quickly to stop Johnny Royalle’s petition to meet with Wolfe in The Shaft. Meanwhile Zora struggles with her new-found fame, while Calista becomes more desperate to discover if she truly is a Power.
#12 - Shaking the Tree
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 6/14/2016
In the aftermath of a catastrophic political scandal, Walker and Pilgrim investigate a high-priority suspect and uncover shocking government connections. Meanwhile Triphammer is determined to create a new Powers team, recruiting Zora and a new protégé, Sgt. Tiberio Martinez.
#13 - Origins
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 6/28/2016
The origins of SuperShock’s complicated and mysterious relationship with Retro Girl are revealed, as Calista, Sgt. Martinez and Zora team up to fill the Powers void left in her absence. The disgraced Senator Brown’s body is discovered, catapulting newly reinstated detectives, Walker and Pilgrim into the investigation.
#14 - Caracas, 1967
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 5/31/2016
The world is turned upside down by the seemingly impossible and horrifying murder of Retro Girl. Pressure is on the Powers Division to bring the perpetrator to justice, but when Christian Walker is pulled off the case for being too close to the victim, and may be a suspect himself, he must go off-the-books to avenge the woman he loved.
#15 - Devil In a Garbage Bag
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/10/2015
Walker and Pilgrim, and the rest of the Powers Division must prevent Wolfe from escaping the high security prison that holds him: The Shaft. As Wolfe goes on a murderous rampage from within its walls, the Powers team are forced to try a new top-secret technology to keep him detained, Codename: The Drainer.
#16 - Paint It Black
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/24/2015
As Christian tries to recapture Wolfe, he remembers their past when Wolfe was a philosopher rather than a killer.
#17 - The Raconteur of the Funeral Circuit
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 3/31/2015
Deena's father is among the attendee at the service for the dead Powers Division officers who Wolfe killed. Christian, Retro Girl, and Triphammer are reunited as well. Meanwhile, Krispin continues with his anti-Powers crusade.
#18 - Mickey Rooney Cries No More
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/10/2015
As a lethal powers-enhancing drug is unleashed on the public, Detectives Walker and Pilgrim seek out the criminal mastermind behind it with the help of iconic Power, Retro Girl. As clues come to light, Walker considers the possibility that Wolfe, his dangerous former mentor turned nemesis, might have the answers he seeks.
#19 - Like a Power
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/10/2015
Conflicted with the loss of his former life as a Power, power-less Detective Walker must overcome his personal demons and find Calista who has gone missing. Now with the reappearance of his old friend turned foe, Johnny Royale, Walker is left with more questions than answers.
#20 - Pilot
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/10/2015
Walker and Pilgrim investigate the death of Olympia, a renowned superhero who is found dead in a sleazy apartment with no clothing and no sign of injury. Information emerges about Olympia's controversial sex life, which may have played a role in his death.