The BEST episodes written by Aaron Rahsaan Thomas

Leave No One Behind
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8.04
665 votes

#1 - Leave No One Behind

Friday Night Lights - Season 2 - Episode 14

Matt Saracen reaches at his lowest point. Meanwhile, Tami Taylor’s relationship continues to blossom with Tyra. Julie becomes envious. Landry has an admirer. Elsewhere, Smash seeks advice from Coach Taylor.

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Forget Safety, Be Notorious
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8.02
674 votes

#2 - Forget Safety, Be Notorious

The Get Down - Season 1 - Episode 4

After a citywide blackout, Papa Fuerte takes a shine to mayoral candidate Ed Koch. Shao finds himself on the outs with Flash and tries to make amends

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The Beat Says, This Is the Way
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7.94
414 votes

#3 - The Beat Says, This Is the Way

The Get Down - Season 1 - Episode 8

Zeke's Ivy League meeting goes off the rails. Ra-Ra has a bold proposition for Fat Annie, resulting in an explosive musical showdown at Les Inferno.

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Babel
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7.93
581 votes

#4 - Babel

SouthLAnd - Season 5 - Episode 3

A breakdown in the LAPD's dispatch system makes a difficult job even harder for the cops, all of whom are already grappling with communication issues. Lydia, in a moment of weakness, reaches out to her old flame, Terrell. John is assigned a new partner; Ben and Sammy's partnership is strained just as Ben makes a romantic connection on the job.

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Kangaroo
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7.92
987 votes

#5 - Kangaroo

S.W.A.T. (2017) - Season 2 - Episode 23

The SWAT team goes in pursuit again of the militant group The Emancipators when the criminals hold a live stream kangaroo court to publicly execute city politicians. Also, Hondo fights to lift Darryl’s spirits; Deacon feels unworthy as he prepares to receive one of the LAPD’s highest honors; and Street catches a break in the search for his missing parolee mother, Karen Street.

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The Felix Paradox
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7.89
709 votes

#6 - The Felix Paradox

SouthLAnd - Season 5 - Episode 8

The funeral of a major drug dealer brings gangsters of all kinds out of the woodwork, there is chaos in the streets but as our cops learn sometimes the greatest threats come from within. Lydia and Ruben investigate the drug related murder of Sgt. Hill’s son; they discover police corruption in the process and clash over how to handle it. Ben suspects that Sammy did not destroy the tape and decides to take matters into his own hands with tragic consequences. John sinks farther into his loneliness.

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Seizure
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7.81
1541 votes

#7 - Seizure

S.W.A.T. (2017) - Season 1 - Episode 10

As the SWAT team goes inside a prison riot to rescue civilian hostages, Hondo suspects the inmates have an ulterior motive behind the uprising. Also, when Deacon’s wife, Annie, stops by headquarters to celebrate Deacon’s 10th anniversary with the SWAT division, her visit takes an unexpected turn.

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Hoax
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7.79
1148 votes

#8 - Hoax

S.W.A.T. (2017) - Season 1 - Episode 22

A fake 911 call puts Hondo and the SWAT team on the hunt to stop a white supremacy group from executing bombing attacks on local communities. Also, Street’s relationship with his recently paroled mother, Karen, jeopardizes his career, and Jessica is thrown a curveball by her colleague, Michael Plank, president of the police commission.

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The LBC
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7.79
878 votes

#9 - The LBC

S.W.A.T. (2017) - Season 3 - Episode 5

Street reconnects with his estranged foster brother to help a joint investigation between SWAT and the Long Beach PD when criminals steal a mass arsenal of LAPD assault rifles. Hondo finds himself at odds with his father over the elder man’s declining health. Luca is overwhelmed when the entire team reconsiders becoming investors in his food truck.

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Full Hearts
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7.69
835 votes

#10 - Full Hearts

Friday Night Lights - Season 1 - Episode 9

Smash continues to go the extreme to improve his performance. Rumors begin to spread about Tim and Lyla's relationship. Julie and Matt attempt to go out on a date but it is cursed from the beginning.The Panthers are in much anticipation for their upcoming game against the Gatling High.

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Gasoline Drum
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7.66
1096 votes

#11 - Gasoline Drum

S.W.A.T. (2017) - Season 2 - Episode 2

The SWAT team works together with their former member Jim Street to find a woman and her son who are running from an international drug cartel. Also, Hondo makes a distressing discovery about his incarcerated friend’s teen son, and Luca mulls over a government program that allows officers to buy homes in the at-risk neighborhoods they police.

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Pilot
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7.62
2303 votes

#12 - Pilot

S.W.A.T. (2017) - Season 1 - Episode 1

A locally born SWAT sergeant, former Marine Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson, is newly tasked to run a specialized tactical unit that is the last stop in law enforcement in Los Angeles.

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Smooth Criminal
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7.45
1164 votes

#13 - Smooth Criminal

CSI: NY - Season 7 - Episode 14

A shooting in a lounge leads the team to investigate the whereabouts of a nurse linked to one of them who has gone missing.

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Sneakerhead
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7.38
579 votes

#14 - Sneakerhead

Numb3rs - Season 5 - Episode 14

The team searches for a pair of limited edition sneakers after they are stolen from a foreign ambassador.

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Air Apparant
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7.34
757 votes

#15 - Air Apparant

CSI: NY - Season 8 - Episode 5

The CSIs investigate when the recently paroled brother of a young basketball prodigy is implicated in a murder.

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Shop Till You Drop
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7.33
1075 votes

#16 - Shop Till You Drop

CSI: NY - Season 7 - Episode 10

When a winter wonderland window display is unveiled, it turns out to be a crime scene.

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Sangre Por Sangre
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7.26
1070 votes

#17 - Sangre Por Sangre

CSI: NY - Season 7 - Episode 4

In the delicate balance between gangs in the Spanish Harlem those who see but don't speak are the ones to survive.

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Tales from the Undercard
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7.24
954 votes

#18 - Tales from the Undercard

CSI: NY - Season 6 - Episode 20

When a slab of concrete starts bleeding in midtown, the CSIs' investigation takes them into the underground world of hardcore fighting, where men moonlight as "weekend warriors" for the pleasure of a live viewing audience.

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The Formula
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7.06
796 votes

#19 - The Formula

CSI: NY - Season 6 - Episode 15

The CSIs get immersed in the world of F1 racing to investigate the death of a pilot in the Seraphim Racing Team. Soon they'll discover that speed, adrenaline and sponsors aren't always all that comes into play.

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