The BEST episodes written by Carlton Cuse

#1 - The Great Escape

Nash Bridges - Season 2 - Episode 3

A busload of San Quentin prisoners on their way to court is hi-jacked in downtown San Francisco. Nash has to track down two dangerous escapees, including a paramilitary activist who seeks bitter revenge on Nash.

#2 - No Quarter

Martial Law - Season 2 - Episode 11

A corrupt councilman demotes Sammo and Terrell. Meanwhile, a gang war erupts, wrecking the plans of an L.A. mobster who wants to bring a pro-football team to L.A..

#3 - The Cord

Bates Motel - Season 5 - Episode 10

Norman Bates comes home.

#4 - Through The Looking Glass (2)

Lost - Season 3 - Episode 23

#5 - Exodus (2)

Lost - Season 1 - Episode 24

#6 - The Incident (2)

Lost - Season 5 - Episode 17

#7 - Marion

Bates Motel - Season 5 - Episode 6

A special guest checks into the motel; Dylan grapples with devastating news; Sam and Madeleine's marriage reaches a crossroads.

#8 - Inshallah

Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan - Season 1 - Episode 8

Jack and Greer fear Suleiman's next attack could be on U.S. soil. They must figure out how to stop him or risk enormous costs.

#9 - The Truth

Bates Motel - Season 1 - Episode 6

Dylan asks Norman to move in with him; Norma warns Emma that some things are best kept to themselves.

#10 - The Constant

Lost - Season 4 - Episode 5

Sayid and Desmond hit a bit of turbulence on the way to the freighter, which causes Desmond to experience some unexpected side effects.

#11 - Forever

Bates Motel - Season 4 - Episode 9

Norma and Norman attempt to reconnect as they plan for the future; Dylan and Romero decide to take action for Norman's own good!

#12 - There's No Place Like Home (2)

Lost - Season 4 - Episode 13

The face-off between the survivors and the freighter people continues, and the Oceanic Six find themselves closer to rescue.

#13 - The Immutable Truth

Bates Motel - Season 2 - Episode 10

A tragic event from the past haunts Norman; Norma tries to prevent Norman from making a terrible mistake; Romero and Dylan find a way to end the drug war; Emma makes a decision about her future.

#14 - There's No Place Like Home (1)

Lost - Season 4 - Episode 12

Sayid goes back to the island to bring the rest of the people to the freighter. Ben, Locke, and Hurley go to another Dharma station in order to "move the island".

#15 - Midnight

Bates Motel - Season 1 - Episode 10

Romero decides to take action; Norman brings Emma to the dance, but gets a ride home from Miss Watson.

#16 - The Incident (1)

Lost - Season 5 - Episode 16

Jack's decision to put a plan in action in order to set things right on the island is met with some strong resistance by those close to him, and Locke assigns Ben a difficult task.

#17 - Live Together, Die Alone (2)

Lost - Season 2 - Episode 24

After discovering something odd just offshore, Jack and Sayid come up with a plan to confront "The Others" and hopefully get Walt back. Meanwhile, Eko and Locke come to blows as Locke makes a potentially cataclysmic decision regarding the "button" and the hatch.

#18 - Lockdown

Lost - Season 2 - Episode 17

When the hatch suddenly takes on a life of its own, Locke is forced to enlist the help of an unlikely ally to control the matter. Meanwhile, Ana Lucia, Sayid and Charlie go off into the jungle to find out the truth about Henry Gale and see if there really is balloon craft out there in the jungle that carried him and his wife to the island.

#19 - LA X (1)

Lost - Season 6 - Episode 1

A parallel universe, in which the crash never happened, is revealed as an aftermath of the bomb's detonation. Meanwhile, Sawyer blames Jack for the loss of Juliet and the true identity of the monster is revealed.

#20 - The Fall

The Strain - Season 3 - Episode 10

Humanity teeters on the edge of destruction. The Master finally reveals himself, initiating the end game of a battle in which there can be only one winner. Eph, Fet, Setrakian, and Dutch must overcome their personal differences in a last-ditch effort to vanquish the strain.

#21 - Gateway

Colony - Season 1 - Episode 10

After a high-value hostage is kidnapped by the Resistance, the Los Angeles block is placed on lockdown.

#22 - Happily Ever After

Lost - Season 6 - Episode 11

Desmond wakes up to discover he's back on the island.

#23 - Live Together, Die Alone (1)

Lost - Season 2 - Episode 23

After discovering something odd just offshore, Jack and Sayid come up with a plan to confront "The Others" and hopefully get Walt back. Meanwhile, Eko and Locke come to blows as Locke makes a potentially cataclysmic decision regarding the "button" and the hatch. Lastly, Desmond returns and he sheds some more light on his experience on the island in the three years prior to when Locke came down into that hatch.

#24 - The Box

Bates Motel - Season 2 - Episode 9

Norma is desperate to connect with Norman; Dylan must decide if he should risk his life to save a loved one; Romero hopes a former colleague can help him determine Norman's involvement in a crime.

#25 - Strongman

Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan - Season 2 - Episode 8

Jack heads to the Presidential Palace to retrieve Greer. When the polls are shutdown, violent protests erupt outside the palace, and Jack must make a decision that could determine his future.

#26 - Deus Ex Machina

Lost - Season 1 - Episode 19

Locke thinks he's being sent a sign on how to get the hatch open, and he and Boone venture inland. Jack is reluctant to offer assistance when Sawyer begins to experience excruciating headaches and needs glasses.

#27 - Exodus (1)

Lost - Season 1 - Episode 23

The French woman shocks the survivors by showing up to the camp with a dire warning about "the Others". Meanwhile, Michael and Jin ready the raft for sailing. In flashbacks, we see the survivors final moments before they boarded their fateful flight.

#28 - The Master

The Strain - Season 1 - Episode 13

Eph and Fet recon for an all-out assault that Setrakian assures them will finally kill the Master. Gus aligns himself with a strange new force, one that may swing the fight in an unforeseen direction.

#29 - The End (1)

Lost - Season 6 - Episode 17

Jack, the new protector of the island, meets with Locke and they go past the bamboo field with Desmond to visit the heart of the island. The Man in Black's final fate is determined, and one survivor must make the ultimate sacrifice to save the island. Meanwhile, in another life, the ones who might have been the survivors gather for a final time.

#30 - The Last Stand

The Strain - Season 4 - Episode 10

In the series finale, Quinlan devises a desperate plan, but the costs are enormous. Eph wrestles with his conscience, Fet undertakes a suicide mission, and Dutch and Gus dig in for battle as humankind makes its final stand against the Master and his Strain.

#31 - Pilot

Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan - Season 1 - Episode 1

CIA analyst Jack Ryan uncovers a series of suspicious transactions that take him and his boss James Greer out from behind their desks into the field to hunt down a powerful new threat to the world. Hanin begins to question her husband's affairs after he brings a mysterious outsider into their home.

#32 - Through The Looking Glass (1)

Lost - Season 3 - Episode 22

The castaways are preparing for an invasion by the slightly less mysterious Others, while Charlie and Desmond find more than they were looking for in the underwater "Looking Glass Hatch".

#33 - The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham

Lost - Season 5 - Episode 7

Locke's mission off the island as Jeremy is revealed.

#34 - Unconscious

Bates Motel - Season 3 - Episode 10

Norman's issues push Norma to the breaking point; Emma has an unexpected reaction to good news; Romero picks a side and seals his fate in the town; Caleb's decision brings about major life changes.

#35 - The Brig

Lost - Season 3 - Episode 19

After abandoning the Others, Locke takes Sawyer on a trek through the jungle to help him eliminate a common enemy. Meanwhile, back at the beach, the parachutist Naomi has crucial information about flight 815.

#36 - A Danger to Himself and Others

Bates Motel - Season 4 - Episode 1

Norma searches for Norman, who finds himself in unfamiliar surroundings. Dylan waits for news about Emma while Romero gets a surprising proposition.

#37 - LA X (2)

Lost - Season 6 - Episode 2

Jack, Sawyer, Kate, Miles and Hurley, struggling to save Sayid, face an ancient secret. Meanwhile, a fake Lock exits the chamber to everyone's awe.

#38 - Black 22

Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan - Season 1 - Episode 3

Drone pilot Victor struggles with the immense responsibility attached to his job. Jack and Greer join French Intelligence officers on a mission to track down Suleiman's brother. Hanin is forced to make a dangerous decision for the sake of their children.

#39 - Last Rites

The Strain - Season 1 - Episode 12

Dutch returns with a plan to broadcast Eph’s warning about the vampiric plague, but they face a new threat when Eichhorst launches his own attack against the pawn shop. Palmer receives a special visitor. Gus gears up for the on-coming fight but discovers there’s another mysterious factor involved.

#40 - 316

Lost - Season 5 - Episode 6

The members of Oceanic 6 discover how to get back to the island, but not all of them want to return.

#41 - Because You Left

Lost - Season 5 - Episode 1

The remaining island survivors start to feel the effects of the aftermath of moving the island, and Jack and Ben begin their quest to reunite the Oceanic 6 in order to return to the island with Locke's body in an attempt to save their former fellow castaways.

#42 - French Connection

Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan - Season 1 - Episode 2

Jack and Greer decode a fresh piece of intel that takes them to Paris and one step closer to the elusive Suleiman. Hanin's husband returns home with a renewed fervor for his secretive mission, leaving her unsure of their family's future.

#43 - Gone But Not Forgotten

Bates Motel - Season 2 - Episode 1

Norman fixates on Miss Watson's death; Dylan becomes involved in White Pine Bay's drug war; Bradley is driven to extremes as she searches for her father's killer; new romantic interests complicate the relationship between Norman and Emma.

#44 - ?

Lost - Season 2 - Episode 21

Mr. Eko has dreams about his brother leading him somewhere. He seeks Locke's help in finding a secret location, the "question mark." Meanwhile, Jack and the other survivors grapple with the horrific situation in the hatch.

#45 - The Wolf

Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan - Season 1 - Episode 4

As Jack and Cathy grow closer, Jack's double-life is put to the test. A show of force from Suleiman adds to his ranks and brings him one step closer to his next attack.

#46 - Underwater

Bates Motel - Season 1 - Episode 9

Abernathy increases the pressure; Bradley and Dylan connect; Miss Watson encourages Norman's active imagination; Emma takes a trip.

#47 - The Beginning of the End

Lost - Season 4 - Episode 1

The survivors feel that rescue is close at hand, but they don't know whether or not to believe Charlie's final message that the people claiming to liberate them are not who they seem to be. As unlikely alliances are formed, those they thought could be trusted may turn against them, as the enemy of their enemy becomes their friend.

#48 - One of Us

Lost - Season 3 - Episode 16

The celebration of Jack's return is cut short when he arrives at the beach with an Other, Juliet, whose flashbacks pick up from where they left off, showing us how she got onto the island and became an other. Meanwhile, Claire is threatened by a strange illness.

#49 - Crown of Shadows

Locke & Key - Season 1 - Episode 10

The battle over the Omega Key leads to decisions that can't be undone — and a dangerous door that promises plenty of trouble ahead.

#50 - Cargo

Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan - Season 2 - Episode 1

Jack Ryan searches for the truth behind Venezuela's transactions with various World Powers. James Greer, about to get sidelined from his new post in Russia, joins Jack in Venezuela and the two find themselves in the midst of a Venezuelan leader's re-elections effort.