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.
#1 - Truth for a Truth
Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/18/2024
McCall races to save the team after they're put into extreme danger by her former CIA colleague Michelle Chambers while she discovers the truth behind the CIA withdrawal in Venezuela that led to the death of one of her friends.
#2 - Shattered
Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 5/19/2024
The team races against the clock after Mel is kidnapped by a member of her veteran support group and his older brother. Meanwhile, Dante is offered a position with the NYPD’s Special Investigation Unit in Los Angeles.
#3 - The Big Take
Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 5/12/2024
When a conman from Dante’s past attacks a prison transport, McCall and the team race to take him down. Meanwhile, Aunt Vi and Dee’s girls’ trip is suddenly derailed when they find a woman squatting in their home, and Harry risks his relationship with Mel when Fisk pulls him deeper into his secret mission.
#4 - Condemned
Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/5/2024
McCall races to help Dante and Big Ben after they are ambushed by a group of suspicious attackers and a major family secret is revealed. Meanwhile, at a party celebrating 50 years of hip-hop, Aunt Vi tries to maintain her status as the reigning queen of the annual cobbler baking contest and Dee suspects a mutual friend may have stolen prize money
#5 - Legendary
Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/28/2024
Dee asks McCall to help find her transgender friend when the teen goes missing. Meanwhile, Dante is surprised when Big Ben’s parole officer approaches him to chaperone his father for an out-of-state trip.
#6 - DOA
Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/21/2024
When a former Chinese MSS agent is poisoned and comes to McCall for help, McCall tracks down the perpetrators and the antidote. Meanwhile, Aunt Vi encourages Dee to protest against a well-known climate change denier.
#7 - The Whistleblower
Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/31/2024
After Mel is reunited with her brother, McCall helps him blow the whistle on his former unit's unethical practices before it's too late. Aunt Vi and Trish's relationship becomes fractured by Vi's need to protect McCall's true identity.
#8 - All Bets Are Off
Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/17/2024
After Dante’s old training partner is taken hostage while working undercover in an illegal casino, McCall hires J.J., a former gambling addict, to assist with the mission. Meanwhile, Dee joins a peer counseling group and learns that some students have been bullying her on a social media page.
#9 - Blind Justice
Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/3/2024
After a high-powered real estate developer is killed by a moving subway train, his widow hires McCall to investigate his death. Meanwhile, Aunt Vi and Dee visit an old neighbor living in a nursing home who may need their help.
#10 - Full Throttle
Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/25/2024
After a young girl is struck by a car in an illegal street race, McCall tracks down the person responsible for the hit-and-run; Dee contemplates the idea of following in her mother's footsteps to join the armed forces.
#11 - The Lost Ones
Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/20/2024
McCall races to rescue two siblings who run into trouble after stealing a grocery truck carrying firearms. Meanwhile, Harry and Delilah help Mel through her trauma in the aftermath of her kidnapping.
#12 - Eye for an Eye
Season 3 - Episode 18 - Aired 5/21/2023
The team is put into harm’s way when McCall’s former CIA colleague is found alive and sets her sights on revenge by attempting to abduct Dante, Harry and Mel. Also, Aunt Vi and Delilah must act quickly to de-escalate a hostage situation of their own when a robber targets a bodega.
#13 - 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.
#14 - Love Hurts
Season 3 - Episode 16 - Aired 5/7/2023
When Fisk tasks McCall with tracking down an ex-MI6 agent In Paris with whom she had a past relationship, she must convince him to help her track down a crucial document that his friend was hiding. Also, Delilah faces discrimination at her new fashion internship.
#15 - 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.
#16 - No Good Deed
Season 3 - Episode 14 - Aired 4/16/2023
When a Venezuelan migrant is accused of murdering a prominent congresswoman whom he and his wife were staying with, McCall and the team work to uncover whether or not he was involved. Meanwhile, Aunt Vi tries to look after a student who seems to be experiencing distress at home.
#17 - Patriot Game
Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 3/26/2023
After an operative kills all but one of the employees at a marine biology research group, McCall and the team join forces with Colton Fisk when they discover a connection between the murders and a secret CIA program he was involved in.
#18 - Lost and Found
Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 3/19/2023
When a man claiming to have lost his memory wakes up behind a dumpster with a gun in his hand, McCall and the team follow a trail of clues to help uncover his whereabouts the night before.
#19 - 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.
#20 - Dirty Sexy Money
Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/2/2025
McCall is asked to help a local family that lost their life savings in a suspicious fire. Also, Mel opens up to her parents about her PTSD.
#21 - Decisions
Season 5 - Episode 18 - Aired 5/4/2025
While on a romantic getaway, McCall and Dante are abruptly ambushed by Salazar and his army. Meanwhile, Aunt Vi finally decides to take the next step in her relationship with Captain Curtis, and Dee meets with her favorite author who may be able to help her get into her dream university.
#22 - Acceptance
Season 5 - Episode 17 - Aired 4/27/2025
When Dante’s brother, James, seeks the team’s help to clear his client’s name in a shooting, they uncover a plot to bomb an international anti-terrorism conference. Meanwhile, Delilah prepares for prom and learns she has been accepted to UCLA.
#23 - Sins of the Father
Season 5 - Episode 16 - Aired 4/20/2025
McCall is contacted by Samantha Reed, whose father, ex-CIA agent Elijah Reed, is missing. While Samantha joins forces with the Equalizer team to track down the agency legend, she learns more about her family’s past in the Dominican Republic.
#24 - Deception
Season 5 - Episode 15 - Aired 4/13/2025
The team suspects Aunt Vi’s friend Evelyn is being taken advantage of by a con man. Meanwhile, McCall decides to take the day off equalizing and spend quality time with Delilah.
#25 - The Grave Digger
Season 5 - Episode 14 - Aired 3/30/2025
McCall visits “The Grave Digger,” a serial killer she put behind bars a year ago, to uncover who is behind a series of copycat murders. Meanwhile, Dee skips her Peer Ear meeting to go to a party with Cam.