The BEST episodes of The Equalizer (2021) season 5

Every episode of The Equalizer (2021) season 5, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Equalizer (2021) season 5!

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: 6/18/2025Network: CBSStatus: Ended
Acceptance
star
7.73
157 votes

#1 - 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.

Directors: Darren Grant
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
Taken
star
7.72
187 votes

#2 - Taken

Season 5 - Episode 11 - Aired 3/9/2025

After a little boy disappears from a mall, McCall and the team track down the missing child. Meanwhile, Aunt Vi and Captain Curtis clear the air about what happened during their ride along.

Directors: Tasha Smith
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
Decisions
star
7.69
159 votes

#3 - 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.

Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
Sacrifice
star
7.67
213 votes

#4 - Sacrifice

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

Team races to rescue a young hacker in danger.

Directors: Solvan Naim
Writer: Rob Hanning
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
Sins of the Father
star
7.64
162 votes

#5 - 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.

Watch Now:Apple TV
Deception
star
7.63
175 votes

#6 - 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.

Directors: Daniela Ruah
Watch Now:Apple TV
Slay Ride
star
7.62
192 votes

#7 - 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.

Directors: Chris Fisher
Watch Now:Apple TV
Trust No One
star
7.62
192 votes

#8 - Trust No One

Season 5 - Episode 12 - Aired 3/16/2025

McCall and the team are on the hunt for buried treasure after a history professor obsessed with finding missing gold is killed. Meanwhile, Dante is reluctant to introduce his sons to McCall after she invites them over for dinner.

Directors: Bola Ogun
Watch Now:Apple TV
Just Fans
star
7.61
229 votes

#9 - 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
Watch Now:Apple TV
A Few Good Women
star
7.60
187 votes

#10 - A Few Good Women

Season 5 - Episode 13 - Aired 3/23/2025

After a soldier suddenly goes AWOL while planning to expose an alleged secret military project, McCall and the team learn that her life is in danger. Meanwhile, Dante makes a career move to be closer to McCall and his family.

Watch Now:Apple TV
Guns and Roses
star
7.59
203 votes

#11 - Guns and Roses

Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/16/2025

After a young girl is the victim of a shootout in her neighborhood, the team races to find out if a gang war is afoot and whether the crime is connected to a shipment of stolen guns McCall is chasing down. Meanwhile, love is in the air when Aunt Vi and Delilah prepare for their respective dates.

Directors: Carl Seaton
Writer: Holly Harold
Watch Now:Apple TV
Dirty Sexy Money
star
7.56
196 votes

#12 - 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.

Directors: Chris Fisher
Watch Now:Apple TV
The Grave Digger
star
7.54
172 votes

#13 - 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.

Directors: Marcus Stokes
Watch Now:Apple TV
Stolen Angel
star
7.52
196 votes

#14 - Stolen Angel

Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 2/23/2025

McCall and the team search for a missing pregnant woman whose baby may be in danger. Meanwhile, Dante meets his brother James for the first time.

Writer: Joe Gazzam
Watch Now:Apple TV
The Fight for Life
star
7.50
208 votes

#15 - The Fight for Life

Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/1/2024

McCall and Mel go undercover in a prison to find a woman who went missing on the day she was scheduled to be released.

Directors: Benny Boom
Watch Now:Apple TV
Haunted Heights
star
7.48
231 votes

#16 - Haunted Heights

Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/27/2024

McCall investigates a death in an apartment building where residents believe the structure is haunted after a young woman suspects her grandmother was pushed down a flight of stairs via supernatural means.

Directors: Chris Fisher
Watch Now:Apple TV
The Lost Ones
star
7.48
248 votes

#17 - 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.

Watch Now:Apple TV
Take My Life...Please!
star
7.32
215 votes

#18 - Take My Life...Please!

Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/24/2024

The team investigates who is trying to put a hit on a stand-up comedian. Also, McCall grapples with her feelings for Dante, who is still in town deciding how to proceed with Big Ben, and Delilah continues her college search.

Directors: Richard Lyons
Watch Now:Apple TV