The BEST episodes written by Bruno Heller

Pilot (1)
star
8.59
69 votes

#1 - Pilot (1)

Touching Evil (US) - Season 1 - Episode 1

Detective David Creegan returns to work after recovering from a gunshot wound to the head. Assigned a tough female partner, he is given the job of tracking down a child abductor responsible for the disappearance of three boys.

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De Patre Vostro (About Your Father)
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8.42
1886 votes

#2 - De Patre Vostro (About Your Father)

Rome - Season 2 - Episode 10

Following his naval defeat at Actium, Marc Antony returns to Egypt, where he and Cleopatra settle into a world of debauchery. Octavian tries to use Pullo as leverage to Vorenus to gain acess to the palace, but Vorenus stays loyal to Antony. Finally, it is Cleopatra who dupes Antony, saving her own life by sacrificing her honor. Ceasar Augustus triumphs in Rome.

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Strawberries and Cream (2)
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8.41
1431 votes

#3 - Strawberries and Cream (2)

The Mentalist - Season 3 - Episode 24

Patrick Jane finally meets Red John in an explosive confrontation with shocking repercussions for the CBI team.

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Kalends of February
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8.25
2186 votes

#4 - Kalends of February

Rome - Season 1 - Episode 12

Pullo and Vorenus are now heroes in the eyes of the Roman rank and file because of their arena feats. This causes Caesar to bestow rewards to those he might normally punish.

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Son of Hades
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8.15
1945 votes

#5 - Son of Hades

Rome - Season 2 - Episode 2

Cleopatra arrives in Rome to pay her homage to Caesar, and to seek legitimization for Caesarion. Egypt's queen causes further complications between Anthony and Atia, who still struggles with Servilia. Timon's brother arrives from Jerusalem. The death of Erastes throws the underworld, and Rome's river commerce into chaos, and Pullo and Vorenus step into the gap. Octavian and Anthony begin a long and bitter rivalry with a dispute over Caesar's will and sharing of power.

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Marianne Faithfull
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8.12
986 votes

#6 - Marianne Faithfull

Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler - Season 1 - Episode 10

After a member of the British royalty is abducted, Alfred must take a side in the struggle. Meanwhile, Lord Harwood uses those closest to Alfred to remove him from the game.

All Happy Families are Alike
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8.10
3651 votes

#7 - All Happy Families are Alike

Gotham - Season 1 - Episode 22

As Gotham City’s gang war reaches its boiling point, Fish Mooney goes head-to-head with Maroni and Penguin in an attempt to re-stake her claim on the city. Meanwhile, Barbara and Leslie Thompkins are brought together after recent events, and Bruce searches Wayne Manor for any hints that his father might have left behind.

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The Spoils
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8.10
2047 votes

#8 - The Spoils

Rome - Season 1 - Episode 11

Vorenus sees to it that veteran soldiers receives severance on behalf of Caesar, and is then invited along with Niobe to one of Atia's parties.

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Blue Bird
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8.10
2678 votes

#9 - Blue Bird

The Mentalist - Season 6 - Episode 22

A new lead in a cold case requires Lisbon to delay her plans to leave for Washington, D.C., giving Jane time to finally come to terms with his feelings for her and decide on a course of action.

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Passover
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8.09
2233 votes

#10 - Passover

Rome - Season 2 - Episode 1

Things pick up shortly after Caesar's murder. Octavian wants to keep his family from fleeing the city so he devises a plan. News of this makes Antony happy so he tells Brutus. Vorenus mourns Niobe's death but casts aspersions upon his children.

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The Crimson Hat
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8.08
3925 votes

#11 - The Crimson Hat

The Mentalist - Season 4 - Episode 24

After another failed attempt to defeat Red John, Patrick Jane hits rock bottom, finds a lover and shoots one of his own.

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Penguin's Umbrella
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8.05
4602 votes

#12 - Penguin's Umbrella

Gotham - Season 1 - Episode 7

As violence between Maroni and Falcone continues to escalate, Penguin reveals a new element of his manipulative strategy, forcing Gordon to deal with the consequences of his decision to spare Penguin’s life.

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Red John's Rules
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8.05
3010 votes

#13 - Red John's Rules

The Mentalist - Season 5 - Episode 22

Just as Jane narrows down the Red John suspect list to seven, Red John strikes again, and the victim has a link to Jane’s past.

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Scarlet Ribbons
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8.04
4852 votes

#14 - Scarlet Ribbons

The Mentalist - Season 4 - Episode 1

After being imprisoned Patrick Jane has to prove that the man he shot really was Red John. Meanwhile, Lisbon is trying to persuade Van Pelt to seek counselling in the aftermath of her fiancé's death.

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Red John
star
8.04
2887 votes

#15 - Red John

The Mentalist - Season 6 - Episode 8

Patrick Jane finally comes face-to-face with Red John, the serial killer he’s tracked since the madman murdered his wife and daughter. For 10 years, Jane has doggedly hunted his nemesis in his search for justice.

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Rise of the Villains: Worse Than A Crime
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8.00
3719 votes

#16 - Rise of the Villains: Worse Than A Crime

Gotham - Season 2 - Episode 11

When Bruce Wayne is kidnapped, Gordon must look to some unlikely and dangerous allies for help. It is a battle of the villains, and not everyone makes it out alive.

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Wrath of the Villains: Transference
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7.99
4318 votes

#17 - Wrath of the Villains: Transference

Gotham - Season 2 - Episode 22

While Gordon, Bruce and Lucius remain at Indian Hill, the city of Gotham will be met with a new threat as Hugo Strange's inmates devise a plan to escape and start their new lives.

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White Orchids
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7.99
939 votes

#18 - White Orchids

The Mentalist - Season 7 - Episode 13

Lisbon accepts Jane’s surprise marriage proposal, but a killer’s quest for revenge may cost them the happy ending they’ve worked so hard to achieve.

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The Desert Rose
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7.89
2994 votes

#19 - The Desert Rose

The Mentalist - Season 6 - Episode 1

Jane and Lisbon secretly continue their mission to narrow down the list of seven Red John suspects as they investigate the murder of a man who was missing for two years.

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Shirley Bassey
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7.88
1165 votes

#20 - Shirley Bassey

Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler - Season 1 - Episode 5

John Ripper presents Alfred with an offer. Lord Harwood's fate takes a curious turn.

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Alma Cogan
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7.87
1036 votes

#21 - Alma Cogan

Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler - Season 1 - Episode 9

Alfred, Thomas and Martha become entangled in an assassination plot against Lord Harwood.

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Red John's Footsteps
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7.87
3170 votes

#22 - Red John's Footsteps

The Mentalist - Season 1 - Episode 23

As the CBI investigates the murder of a young girl and the abduction of her twin sister, Lisbon suspects that Red John is trying to draw Jane into a trap.

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Pilot
star
7.86
1617 votes

#23 - Pilot

Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler - Season 1 - Episode 1

Recently discharged from the British Special Air Service (SAS), Alfred Pennyworth finds himself at loose ends and endeavors to start a security company.

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How Titus Pullo Brought Down the Republic
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7.85
2892 votes

#24 - How Titus Pullo Brought Down the Republic

Rome - Season 1 - Episode 2

Anointed People's Tribune by Caesar, Mark Antony returns to Rome with Octavian's liberators, Vorenus and Pullo. After being feted by a grateful Atia, Vorenus heads home to his family, for the first time in eight years, while Pullo heads for the brothels. Pompey drafts an ultimatum stripping the general of his power.

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Rise of the Villains: Damned If You Do...
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7.84
4227 votes

#25 - Rise of the Villains: Damned If You Do...

Gotham - Season 2 - Episode 1

Penguin is King of Gotham and after a shakeup at the GCPD, Detective James Gordon's moral compass wavers, as he seeks help from Penguin. Meanwhile, Bruce Wayne continues to explore the secrets from his father's office, and Gotham newcomers Theo Galavan and his sister, Tabitha, make friends with some unlikely allies - a group of dangerous inmates from Arkham.

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Red John's Friends
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7.84
3102 votes

#26 - Red John's Friends

The Mentalist - Season 1 - Episode 11

Patrick Jane, enticed by the promise from a convicted murder that he'll reveal information about Red John upon his release, becomes singularly focused and quits the CBI in order to prove the prisoner is innocent.

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Cheap Burgundy
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7.84
4034 votes

#27 - Cheap Burgundy

The Mentalist - Season 4 - Episode 17

When Agent Susan Darcy asks Jane for help with an investigation, he suspects her motives; the team handles the murder of a woman who was killed after meeting someone in a chat room.

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Martha Kane
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7.84
1288 votes

#28 - Martha Kane

Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler - Season 1 - Episode 3

Alfred accepts an assignment from photojournalist Martha Kane that turns increasingly dangerous.

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Lady Penelope
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7.83
1199 votes

#29 - Lady Penelope

Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler - Season 1 - Episode 4

Alfred and Martha Kane take a train ride into the countryside on an assignment, while tragedy strikes in London.

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The Landlord's Daughter
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7.83
1362 votes

#30 - The Landlord's Daughter

Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler - Season 1 - Episode 2

Alfred turns down an offer from businessman Thomas Wayne and instead accepts an assignment that puts him in the crosshairs of one of the East End's most dastardly figures.

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Cilla Black
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7.79
1154 votes

#31 - Cilla Black

Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler - Season 1 - Episode 6

Martha and Patricia Wayne attend a debauched party with famed magician Aleister Crowley.

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Stealing from Saturn
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7.78
2512 votes

#32 - Stealing from Saturn

Rome - Season 1 - Episode 4

As Pompey "maneuvers" outside the city, Caesar seeks to consolidate his hold on Rome. Atia throws a party to welcome Caesar home, while Vorenus throws one of his own to usher in his new life as a citizen businessman. Pullo's run of luck continues when he delivers Quintus Pompey to Caesar, who in turn returns Quintus to his father's camp, with an offer of truce he knows Pompey will never accept.

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An Owl in a Thornbush
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7.77
2714 votes

#33 - An Owl in a Thornbush

Rome - Season 1 - Episode 3

With Caesar quickly advancing toward Rome, Pompey begins ordering a retreat and forces his citizens to pick sides. Timon is forced to do Atia's dirty work and Vorenus cannot understand why no one is resisting while on a scouting mission.

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Pilot
star
7.77
7110 votes

#34 - Pilot

Gotham - Season 1 - Episode 1

Detective James Gordon performs his work in the dangerously corrupt city of Gotham, which consistently teeters between good and evil.

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Selina Kyle
star
7.76
5548 votes

#35 - Selina Kyle

Gotham - Season 1 - Episode 2

Detectives Gordon and Bullock investigate a child trafficking ring preying on Gotham's street kids, including Selina Kyle. Penguin resurfaces in the countryside and begins to make his way back to Gotham.

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Red Sky in the Morning
star
7.75
4748 votes

#36 - Red Sky in the Morning

The Mentalist - Season 2 - Episode 23

Patrick Jane and Kristina's first date is interrupted by a report of Red John striking again, which is discovered to be a copycat. But when Kristina reaches out to the real Red John, both she and Jane find themselves in grave danger.

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The Crimson Ticket
star
7.75
3809 votes

#37 - The Crimson Ticket

The Mentalist - Season 5 - Episode 1

While Jane tries to decipher Lorelei’s connection to Red John, the CBI team is forced to partner with the FBI to solve the murder of a hotel employee.

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The Ram Has Touched the Wall
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7.73
2534 votes

#38 - The Ram Has Touched the Wall

Rome - Season 1 - Episode 5

Caesar weighs Pompey's counteroffer against Antony's recommendation to chase down Pompey's vulnerable army. Vorenus is forced to reconsider his career choices after a series of business setbacks leave him with little income to support his family. A jealous Atia concocts a clever scheme to separate Caesar from Servilia. Pullo is recruited to tutor Octavian in the art of soldiering, but ends up learning a lesson or two from the boy.

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The Lion and Lamb
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7.73
529 votes

#39 - The Lion and Lamb

Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler - Season 2 - Episode 10

In the season two finale, Salt is hell bent on releasing Project Stormcloud upon London… unless Alfred and his mates can stop it.

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Highland Wedding
star
7.71
320 votes

#40 - Highland Wedding

Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler - Season 3 - Episode 10

As the city further descends into a Lullaby-induced chaos, Alfie and Martha break into L7 to save Lucius – and the rest of the world.

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Egeria
star
7.70
2356 votes

#41 - Egeria

Rome - Season 1 - Episode 6

When Caeser finds himself outnumbered by Pompey's legions, he asks Antony to join the fight. Marc Antony is having fun in his new political life while he ponders a counter-offer from Pompey. Atia urges Octavian to take another step toward manhood. Vorenus and Niobe try to bring passion back to their marriage.

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Under the Knife
star
7.69
3691 votes

#42 - Under the Knife

Gotham - Season 1 - Episode 20

Gordon and Bullock continue their investigation of the Ogre, who begins to make his move on someone close to Gordon. Meanwhile, Bruce and Selina team up to expose a corrupt Wayne Enterprises employee and Nygma comes to Kristin Kringle’s defense.

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Pilot
star
7.69
4395 votes

#43 - Pilot

The Mentalist - Season 1 - Episode 1

This episode introduces us to the complex life of Patrick Jane, a police detective with a troubled past who has a keen eye for detail. When a man and woman are found dead in their home, many believe they are victims of a serial killer, but Patrick knows better and must prove that this was not the work of Red John.

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Black Gold and Red Blood
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7.68
3568 votes

#44 - Black Gold and Red Blood

The Mentalist - Season 2 - Episode 6

Jane's overstepping of the law finally lands him in prison but doesn't hurt his style at all.

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The Heavy Crown
star
7.67
707 votes

#45 - The Heavy Crown

Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler - Season 2 - Episode 1

Alfred Pennyworth tries to profit off a war-torn London that threatens to be overrun by the fascist Raven Union.

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The Stolen Eagle
star
7.65
3646 votes

#46 - The Stolen Eagle

Rome - Season 1 - Episode 1

Eager to return to Rome after eight long years of war, Gaius Julius Caesar ends his campaign with a resounding triumph in Gaul, and news of a shattering personal loss at home. In Rome, Caesar's old friend Pompey is counselled by the Senate, who worry about Caesar's growing popularity. Two soldiers are enlisted to find the army's stolen gold standard. Atia is careful to play both sides of an escalating power struggle.

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Red Moon
star
7.64
4645 votes

#47 - Red Moon

The Mentalist - Season 3 - Episode 9

Patrick Jane accepts the help of a local astrologer, Ellis Mars, to solve the puzzling case of a triple homicide that involves two policemen and the fiancé of an EMT worker.

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Carnelian Inc.
star
7.63
3030 votes

#48 - Carnelian Inc.

The Mentalist - Season 1 - Episode 17

When a mysterious malcontent threatens the lives of the top executives at Carnelian, Inc., a conglomerate noted for its rapacious business practices, authorities initially dismiss the communication as a hoax until the company's personnel director plummets to his death at Jane's feet during a skydiving exercise.

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The Blind Fortune Teller
star
7.62
3171 votes

#49 - The Blind Fortune Teller

Gotham - Season 1 - Episode 16

Gordon takes Dr. Leslie Thompkins to the circus, but the day turns quickly when the circus comes under attack. Then, Falcone enlists Butch Gilzean to help Penguin with the night club, while Fish Mooney is otherwise occupied. Also, Bruce Wayne schedules a meeting with the Wayne Enterprises board.

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The Rose and Thorn
star
7.62
543 votes

#50 - The Rose and Thorn

Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler - Season 2 - Episode 6

While Alfred is enlisted to help extract Lucius Fox from Raven headquarters, Prime Minister Aziz sets in motion a plan that pits Aleister Crowley against John Ripper.

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