The BEST episodes of The Listener
Every episode of The Listener ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Listener!
"The Listener" centers on Toby Logan, a 25-year-old paramedic who has a big secret - he's a telepath. Until now, Toby kept his ability hidden, exploring its possibilities only with his longtime mentor and confidant, Dr. Ray Mercer. As he makes the rounds with his energetic paramedic partner "Oz" Bey, "The Listener" follows Toby as he tries to help people in crisis, and in the process unravel the truth about his past. While his professional life is in check, Toby's personal life could use its own rescue. And with the help of Detective Charlie Marks and his E.R. doctor/ex-girlfriend Olivia Fawcett, Toby realizes his gift can help others.
#1 - Iris
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/14/2009
Toby and Oz are called to a hotel after a baby falls out of a window. Before they can act, a mysterious teenage girl named Iris appears and places her hands over the baby and brings him back to life. Toby finds out she has a faith healing gift and gets a telepathic hit that makes him believe someone is trying to harm her.
#2 - She Sells Sanctuary
Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 7/11/2012
Toby and Michelle investigate the link between a cult and the disappearance of three young women.
#3 - The Bank Job
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 5/30/2012
Despite his decision to stop using his telepathic abilities, Toby is forced to use them when he finds himself hostage in the middle of a bank heist. It will take all of Toby's skills, both as a paramedic and a mind reader, to keep him and his fellow hostages alive.
#4 - A Voice in the Dark
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/17/2009
After stumbling over a homeless man, Toby starts having visions of a missing girl who has been imprisoned by him. He pursues the man hoping to obtain more information on her whereabouts and starts having the sense that the homeless man shares his skill of telepathy.
#5 - Lockdown
Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 8/22/2012
Toby and the IIB race to track the source of a deadly virus before the outbreak claims any more lives.
#6 - Now You See Him
Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 7/25/2012
When Magnus Elphrenson escapes prison again, Toby must help Michelle recapture him before the criminal mastermind seeks vengeance on his nemesis.
#7 - Reckoning
Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 5/24/2011
Toby connects with a gifted young woman whose mental powers appear to rival or even surpass his own who maybe connected to a series of suspicious suicides linked to an old biker gang.
#8 - Poisoned Minds
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 7/18/2012
Toby and Michelle investigate the death of a pharmaceutical executive who released a drug with killer results.
#9 - In His Sights
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/22/2011
Toby investigates an assassination threat against a high-ranking military colonel who may have been involved in the mysterious disappearance of an army private.
#10 - Crossed
Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 8/15/2012
Toby starts doubting his abilities after Michelle questions the veracity of his insights during their investigation into a wealthy philanthropist's murder.
#12 - The Taking
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 6/20/2012
Toby and Michelle investigate the abduction of an African teenager whose driver/bodyguard, Kwesi, was shot during the altercation.
#13 - The Brothers Volkov
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/8/2011
Toby and Michelle investigate a suspicious homicide when a Russian Consul General is found dead and his son, protected by diplomatic immunity, confesses to his murder.
#14 - Some Kind of Love
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/24/2009
One night Toby meets beautiful pathologist Mina Delia Croce in a bar and spends some time with her at her apartment. The following morning she is found dead. Toby is initially considered a suspect, but everything takes an unexpected twist when the investigation reveals that Mina might have discovered a conspiracy at her workplace.
#15 - The Journey
Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 5/26/2009
Toby introduces the accident victim who seems to know him to Dr. Ray, who instantly recognizes him as Frank Cardea, the man who brought Toby to him 20 years ago. As Toby continues to try to piece together Frank's fragmented memory shards, he realizes his mother is still alive and may be in mortal danger. Meanwhile, another man named Victor Cloonie appears with the benign intention of taking Toby to his mother. Toby, Oz, Olivia and Det. Marks all end up involved in the search for Maya, with potentially tragic consequences.
#16 - Fatal Vision
Season 4 - Episode 13 - Aired 8/28/2013
After shooting and killing a suspect, Toby struggles with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as the IIB tries to stop an assassination.
#17 - The Blue Line
Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/5/2013
Toby and Michelle track a gang of robbers armed with lethal, high-powered bullets under the additional pressure of a demanding new police superintendent.
#18 - Smoke and Mirrors
Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 6/16/2014
While the team investigates a botched magic stunt that killed an investment guru, Becker’s scrutiny of Toby threatens to expose his secret.
#19 - Blast from the Past
Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 5/29/2013
Toby and Michelle investigate a string of high-tech thefts in Vancouver. Toby’s personal life also heats up as his relationship grows with crime reporter Tia Tremblay, who is inexplicably the one person he can’t read. Meanwhile, new director of emergency services Oz Bey realizes that being the boss is harder than he expected.
#20 - White Whale
Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 7/14/2014
The IIB team investigates a mayoral candidate for murder after Becker becomes zealously interested in Toby’s gift.
#21 - Caged In
Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 7/17/2013
After Toby witnesses the suspicious death of a promising, young Mixed Martial Arts fighter, he probes the nefarious business dealings of two rival leagues.
#23 - Buckle Up
Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 6/26/2013
Toby goes undercover to find a group of thieves posing as police officers.
#24 - Curtain Call
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 6/13/2012
After a member of a superstar performer’s crew is electrocuted by a microphone, Toby finds himself amidst the entourage of Jade, one of pop music’s most popular and innovative performers.
#25 - Captain Nightfall
Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 8/29/2012
Toby and Michelle investigate a series of violent home invasions, which are being interrupted by a vigilante citizen dressed as a superhero.