The BEST episodes of The Equalizer (2021)

Every episode of The Equalizer (2021) ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Equalizer (2021)!

Robyn McCall, an enigmatic woman with a mysterious background, uses her extensive skills to help those with nowhere else to turn. McCall comes across to most as an average single mom who is quietly raising her teenage daughter. But to a trusted few, she is 'The Equalizer'—an anonymous guardian angel and defender of the downtrodden, who's also dogged in her pursuit of personal redemption.

Last Updated: 12/10/2024Network: CBSStatus: Continuing
Exposed
star
7.88
450 votes

#1 - Exposed

Season 2 - Episode 18 - Aired 5/15/2022

McCall’s determination to apprehend Mason Quinn, the criminal responsible for Bishop’s death, veers into a dangerous obsession that could cost her everything. Also, Delilah finally meets her mother’s vigilante team when she requires Harry and Mel’s help to prove a fellow classmate made her best friend a victim of revenge porn.

Directors: Eric Laneuville
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When Worlds Collide
star
7.79
505 votes

#2 - When Worlds Collide

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/28/2021

Bishop comes to McCall, Harry and Mel for help when a terrorist from his past uncovers the identity of his adult son, a young man Bishop has kept secret for decades to safeguard him from his intelligence work. Also, Aunt Vi becomes nostalgic about a past romantic relationship when she receives a surprise visitor.

Directors: John Terlesky
Writer: Rob Hanning
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Reckoning
star
7.77
503 votes

#3 - Reckoning

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 5/23/2021

McCall’s personal and professional lives collide when Delilah and her friends are threatened by a European crime syndicate for being eyewitnesses to the outfit’s execution of a drug cartel boss.

Directors: Benny Boom
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The People Aren't Ready
star
7.75
530 votes

#4 - The People Aren't Ready

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/31/2021

McCall comes closer than ever to being captured when she races to prevent the murder of District Attorney Grafton, the prosecutor seeking to bring her to justice.

Directors: Randy Zisk
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Shooter
star
7.74
524 votes

#5 - Shooter

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/21/2021

Mel's past military expertise proves critical when McCall is hired by District Attorney Grafton to find a sniper on a killing spree, seemingly selecting victims at random. Also, Delilah experiences PTSD when the sniper shootings cause her to relive the trauma of her friend's fatal shooting.

Directors: Milena Govich
Writer: Joe Gazzam
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Boom
star
7.72
494 votes

#6 - Boom

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/2/2022

In the aftermath of her abduction, the walls between McCall’s family and vigilante life continue to crumble as those closest to her must come together for the first time to save her.

Directors: Eric Laneuville
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D.W.B.
star
7.72
472 votes

#7 - D.W.B.

Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 3/20/2022

McCall races to find Dante when he’s abducted by a pair of panicked deputies who fear reprisal, after they detained Dante without cause and used excessive force before realizing he’s a fellow cop. Alone and injured, Dante experiences hallucinations that reveal his complicated childhood.

Directors: Solvan Naim
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The Room Where it Happens
star
7.71
583 votes

#8 - The Room Where it Happens

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/4/2021

Mel goes undercover as a volunteer for a rising politician when McCall tries to help a despondent college student being threatened by someone inside the candidate’s campaign. Also, McCall worries when Delilah starts hanging out with a young girl who served time in juvenile detention and reminds McCall of her own troubled youth

Writer: Zoe Robyn
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Blowback
star
7.71
428 votes

#9 - Blowback

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/13/2022

When a smuggler being detained by the CIA must be transferred quickly to a secure debriefing site, McCall works with Carter Griffin to ensure he arrives unharmed. Also, Dante deals with the possibility of his father being released from prison.

Directors: Cheryl Dunye
Writer: Rob Hanning
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Do No Harm
star
7.70
347 votes

#10 - Do No Harm

Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/5/2023

When the mother of a patient dying of a rare brain disease holds a hospital hostage in an attempt to get her daughter a lifesaving surgery, McCall races to resolve the situation peacefully while dealing with pushback from government forces.

Directors: Ron Fortunato
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No Way Out
star
7.70
335 votes

#11 - No Way Out

Season 3 - Episode 15 - Aired 4/23/2023

Aunt Vi enlists the help of McCall and the team when she realizes her masseuse is a victim of domestic abuse. Also, McCall trains Dee on situational awareness and Dante goes against orders by chasing after the man who shot his friend Manny.

Directors: Richard Lyons
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Just Fans
star
7.70
172 votes

#12 - Just Fans

Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/3/2024

Harry goes undercover in a surprising role to help McCall search for a woman with a secret online persona. Meanwhile, Mel decides to go to therapy and tries her hand at songwriting as a way to heal her trauma

Directors: Darren Grant
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Vox Populi
star
7.70
432 votes

#13 - Vox Populi

Season 2 - Episode 16 - Aired 4/24/2022

When Aunt Vi is the lone juror on a murder trial who believes the defendant is innocent, McCall covertly investigates the case to find proof that Vi’s instincts are correct.

Directors: Carl Seaton
Writer: Zoe Robyn
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Sacrifice
star
7.69
154 votes

#14 - Sacrifice

Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/17/2024

Team races to rescue a young hacker in danger.

Directors: Solvan Naim
Writer: Rob Hanning
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A Time to Kill
star
7.69
407 votes

#15 - A Time to Kill

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/20/2022

After a teen girl dies from fentanyl-laced pills, a vigilante goes on a killing spree and McCall becomes a suspect.

Directors: Chris Fisher
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Separated
star
7.68
495 votes

#16 - Separated

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 1/2/2022

McCall and Mel help a deported woman track down her son after she was separated from him while seeking asylum at the U.S. border. Also, Mel, McCall and Bishop exhaust every avenue to get Harry released from prison.

Directors: Neema Barnette
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Never Again
star
7.68
346 votes

#17 - Never Again

Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 3/12/2023

After a string of antisemitic hate crimes terrorizes a local community, Harry reconnects with his Jewish faith as he leads the team in finding the culprit before they attack again. Also, McCall must calculate what extremes she will go to in order to win custody of Delilah.

Directors: Chris Fisher
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Pulse
star
7.67
476 votes

#18 - Pulse

Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 4/10/2022

McCall receives a desperate plea for help from her former CIA trainee, now a full-fledged agent, that leads her into a confrontation with Mason Quinn, the most dangerous enemy from her past in intelligence. In need of confidential information about the agent’s latest assignment, McCall forms a tentative alliance with Carter Griffin, a by-the-book CIA handler.

Directors: Paul Holahan
Writer: Joe Gazzam
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Judgement Day
star
7.67
711 votes

#19 - Judgement Day

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/21/2021

McCall endeavors to help an escaped prisoner wrongly accused of murder who is too distrustful of the justice system that failed him to accept her aid. Also, McCall worries when her daughter, Delilah, stops hanging out with a close friend, and Detective Dante's search for McCall takes an unexpected turn.

Directors: Solvan Naim
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Hunting Grounds
star
7.66
529 votes

#20 - Hunting Grounds

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/2/2021

McCall races to find a woman kidnapped by a serial killer whose past crimes went undetected because the victims were from marginalized communities. Also, trouble arises for McCall when her vigilante activity puts her on Manhattan District Attorney Avery Grafton's radar.

Directors: Christine Moore
Writer: Joe Gazzam
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Justified
star
7.66
328 votes

#21 - Justified

Season 3 - Episode 17 - Aired 5/14/2023

When a note McCall receives leads her to the location of her late father’s car, she must revisit the past to uncover who was behind his carjacking and murder nearly 30 years prior.

Directors: Darren Grant
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Leverage
star
7.65
500 votes

#22 - Leverage

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/24/2021

McCall is hired by a concerned mother who suspects her teen son has joined a local gang, leading McCall to the boy's surprising motivation behind his spiraling behavior. Also, Delilah faces anxiety as she prepares to speak at her friend Jason's memorial service, and Dante worries when the new detective pursuing McCall sets his sights on unmasking the people closest to her.

Directors: Eric Laneuville
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Slay Ride
star
7.65
57 votes

#23 - Slay Ride

Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/8/2024

A joyous and merry Christmas turns dark when McCall, Dante and Miles find themselves held hostage in a hospital that's been taken over by the cartel.

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Where There's Smoke
star
7.65
447 votes

#24 - Where There's Smoke

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/9/2022

The team helps an NYFD firefighter’s daughter when her father suddenly goes missing. Also, Aunt Vi and Delilah continue to cope after McCall’s abduction.

Directors: Randy Zisk
Writer: Joe Gazzam
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Followers
star
7.64
517 votes

#25 - Followers

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/7/2021

McCall is hired by an online group of true-crime enthusiasts to find the anonymous stalker of an unsuspecting NYC woman when the criminal claims he will murder her in eight hours.

Directors: Mark Polish
Writer: Zoe Robyn
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