The BEST episodes of The Recruit (2022)
Every episode of The Recruit (2022) ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Recruit (2022)!
A rookie lawyer at the CIA stumbles headlong into the dangerous world of international espionage when a former asset threatens to expose agency secrets.
#2 - N.L.T.S.Y.P.
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 12/16/2022
While scrambling to learn how to navigate the high-stakes world of international espionage, Owen attempts to track down classified information on Max.
#3 - Y.D.E.K.W.Y.D.
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 12/16/2022
Owen's crash course in CIA protocols continues as he negotiates with Max, goes on a date with a co-worker and contends with a hostile agency employee.
#4 - I.Y.D.I.A.A.C.
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 12/16/2022
When a major snag jeopardizes Max's case, Owen races to find a legal loophole — and urges her not to take matters into her own ruthless hands.
#5 - T.S.L.A.Y.P.
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/16/2022
Owen's plan to move on from Max suffers a setback when he's ordered back to Phoenix, where credit cards and prying eyes cause problems at work and home.
#6 - I.C.I.N.C.
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/16/2022
On the heels of his risky negotiations on Max's behalf, Owen faces uncomfortable questions from his colleagues — and friends — about their connection.
#7 - I.M.F.T.B.S.
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/16/2022
A mission to Geneva to retrieve assets from a Swiss bank account spirals into chaos for Owen and Max, while Hannah's mom pressures her for information.
#8 - W.T.F.I.O.H.
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/16/2022
The mission with Max takes a dangerous turn as complications arise, bullets fly — and Owen's personal and professional lives collide.
#9 - Y.N.A.H.Y.A.L.
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/30/2025
Title Meaning: "You're not a hero, you're a lawyer." After the chaos in Prague, Owen gets benched. But it's not long before he stumbles on a new case — and into a new den of spies in South Korea.
#11 - H.H.I.I.T.K.A.L.
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/30/2025
Title Meaning: "How hard is it to kill a lawyer?" An impromptu trip to the Middle East leads to danger. Jang Kyun takes extreme measures to get the answers he seeks.
#12 - A.T.N.W.H.Y.P.A.B.H.
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/30/2025
Title Meaning: "And then Nyland will have you pulled apart by horses." With no one else to trust, Owen and Jang Kyun reluctantly team up. Hannah's new romance proves risky. Oliver arranges a meeting with the yakuza.
#13 - W.S.T.W.T.P.
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 1/30/2025
Title Meaning: "We're still tinkering with the programmatics." Owen and his cohorts race to evade capture when the NIS orders their arrest. To save her own skin, Dawn agrees to lead a perilous mission.
#14 - I.D.N.W.T.B.D.I.
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 1/30/2025
Title Meaning: "I do not want to be dead inside." Forced to pivot when an operation goes sideways, Owen must rely on new allies, old friends and his own resourcefulness to even the odds.