The BEST episodes of The Equalizer (2021) season 1

Every episode of The Equalizer (2021) season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Equalizer (2021) season 1!

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: 10/10/2024Network: CBSStatus: Continuing
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Reckoning
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7.77
497 votes

#1 - 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 Room Where it Happens
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7.72
577 votes

#2 - 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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Hunting Grounds
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7.67
522 votes

#3 - 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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Judgement Day
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7.66
701 votes

#4 - 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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It Takes a Village
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7.61
661 votes

#5 - It Takes a Village

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/28/2021

McCall investigates a community activist's staged suicide and uncovers a connection between his murder and his protests over local real estate development. Also, Delilah's driving lessons lead McCall and Aunt Vi to teach her an even bigger lesson regarding personal accountability.

Directors: Randy Zisk
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Lifeline
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7.60
541 votes

#6 - Lifeline

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/9/2021

An overseas call for help from the daughter of McCall's deceased CIA mentor forces McCall, Mel and Harry to work remotely to aid the conflict journalist as she's pursued by a hit squad in France. Also, Aunt Vi becomes suspicious when McCall skips out on another family night for work.

Directors: Randy Zisk
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True Believer
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7.59
526 votes

#7 - True Believer

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 5/16/2021

McCall races to help a concerned wife locate her husband before he helps an extremist group carry out an imminent bombing in the city. Also, McCall worries that her anonymity will be compromised when Delilah asks her to participate in a mother/daughter social media video.

Directors: Laura Belsey
Writer: Keith Eisner
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The Milk Run
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7.58
597 votes

#8 - The Milk Run

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/28/2021

Doing a favor for CIA Director Suri Nance goes awry for McCall when she tries to locate a missing British mathematician and finds herself embroiled in an international fight for a revolutionary financial technology.

Directors: Peter Leto
Writer: Keith Eisner
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The Equalizer
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7.55
927 votes

#9 - The Equalizer

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

As McCall acclimates to civilian life, she is compelled to use her considerable resources to help Jewel, a teenager accused of murder and on the run from the criminals who framed her for the crime.

Directors: Liz Friedlander
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Glory
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7.54
765 votes

#10 - Glory

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/14/2021

McCall's online ad leads her to a mother whose son has been kidnapped by a human trafficker and will be executed unless she steals confidential information from her FBI agent employer. Also, McCall enlists Aunt Vi to help uncover a secret Delilah is keeping from them both.

Directors: Liz Friedlander
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