The BEST episodes written by David Simkins

Taking Ames
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7.99
2001 votes

#1 - Taking Ames

Human Target (2010) - Season 2 - Episode 3

Ames is drawn back into her old life of crime; Chance goes undercover as part of a gang attempting a diamond heist.

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The Dad Who Came in from the Cold
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7.96
79 votes

#2 - The Dad Who Came in from the Cold

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman - Season 3 - Episode 13

When Lois and Clark obtain a powerful, mysterious computer, Jimmy's secret agent father wants it back--at any cost.

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Crash
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7.79
241 votes

#3 - Crash

Roswell - Season 3 - Episode 16

Michael witnesses a fatal crash between a fighter jet and an alien vessel, and embarks on his own investigation leading to the recovery of an artifact. Meanwhile, Isabel spends the day with her mother, who's harboring a secret agenda and is working with her husband to discover Max & Isabel's secret, which leads to a shocking revelation.

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Quill
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7.77
3486 votes

#4 - Quill

Grimm - Season 2 - Episode 4

While investigating an accident site, Nick comes upon a bizarre and gruesome Wesen disease that is spreading quickly. A romantic day out for Monroe and Rosalee takes a dangerous turn when they encounter an infected creature that is out for blood. Meanwhile, Captain Renard gets a tip about a dangerous foreign fugitive who’s made his way to Portland

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What About Bob?
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7.75
372 votes

#5 - What About Bob?

The Dresden Files - Season 1 - Episode 10

Things seem to be going well between Harry and his new flame until she walks out on him... and takes Bob's skull. Now Dresden must find Bob and rescue him from the clutches of an old enemy. But will Bob want to be rescued?

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MacPherson
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7.74
3139 votes

#6 - MacPherson

Warehouse 13 - Season 1 - Episode 12

The team discovers that MacPherson is auctioning artifacts he has siphoned from the Warehouse shelves.

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Astral Monkey
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7.73
489 votes

#7 - Astral Monkey

Charmed - Season 2 - Episode 20

The doctor that treated Piper when she was critically ill discovers, and gains, the Haliwells' powers. After being twisted by the magic now within him, he goes on a sadistic organ-harvesting spree, targeting criminals in the streets.

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Interruptus
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7.72
219 votes

#8 - Interruptus

Roswell - Season 3 - Episode 7

After their idyllic wedding, Isabel and Jesse are stalked on their honeymoon by her alien lover Kivar who plots to take her back to their home planet. Learning of this, Max and Michael arrive intent on destroying the alien. Meanwhile, Liz and Maria discover that Philip has begun a secret investigation of Max, including the diappearance of Tess, and he's embroiling Liz's dad into the whole thing.

Hell Night
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7.70
687 votes

#9 - Hell Night

Powers (2015) - Season 2 - Episode 3

Commander Cross unofficially reopens the Retro Girl case, ordering Pilgrim and Walker to lead a covert investigation that may put them in a life-threating situation. Meanwhile, Los Angeles goes in lockdown mode as gang warfare reaches a fever pitch, pulling the revered Power, SuperShock out of retirement.

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I and I am a Camera
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7.69
395 votes

#10 - I and I am a Camera

Dark Angel - Season 1 - Episode 18

A suspicious-looking man takes pictures of Max. She follows him and is surprised that he seems to possess super-natural strength. Finding out that he is actually a good guy, the two team up with Logan and investigate the deaths of recently released prisoners. This leads to shocking discoveries about Logan's family business. Logan is left with a dilemma. If Eyes Only goes public about this finding, he would lose his source of income.

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Connects
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7.67
545 votes

#11 - Connects

Graceland - Season 2 - Episode 2

Briggs digs up an old connection to help Mike get information; Paige pursues a drug manufacturer.

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Oedipus Wrecks (5)
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7.67
107 votes

#12 - Oedipus Wrecks (5)

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman - Season 3 - Episode 19

Lois resumes working with Clark--but she still thinks that she's in love with her psychiatrist. Clark battles for her affections while an electromagnetic wave wreaks havoc in Metropolis.

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Origins
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7.62
606 votes

#13 - Origins

Powers (2015) - Season 2 - Episode 7

The origins of SuperShock’s complicated and mysterious relationship with Retro Girl are revealed, as Calista, Sgt. Martinez and Zora team up to fill the Powers void left in her absence. The disgraced Senator Brown’s body is discovered, catapulting newly reinstated detectives, Walker and Pilgrim into the investigation.

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Significant Others
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7.60
254 votes

#14 - Significant Others

Roswell - Season 3 - Episode 3

With Alex's ghost as her guide, Isabel must finally confront her fears about love and her conflicted feelings for Jesse. Meanwhile, Maria happily discovers a whole new, human part of Michael in, of all places, a bowling alley, and Liz and Max struggle to remain together despite her father's insistent disapproval.

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Beyond Our Control
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7.53
4135 votes

#15 - Beyond Our Control

Warehouse 13 - Season 2 - Episode 3

When an artifact meant for the Warehouse turns up in the small town next door, the team finds themselves in the middle of a B-movie meltdown complete with cowboys, gladiators, sci-fi robots and beach storming marines. Their only chance of survival rests with the man who invented television, Philo T. Farnsworth.

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The Devil's Music
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7.52
459 votes

#16 - The Devil's Music

Charmed - Season 2 - Episode 4

Leo lures the manager of Dishwalla to P3, aware that the manager has made a pact with a demon that grants him fame and fortune in exchange for innocent souls. Meanwhile, Darryl soon becomes involved when he investigates the mysterious disappearance of young women from many of Dishwalla's past concerts, and suspects that more will disappear when they next perform.

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Showdown
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7.51
35 votes

#17 - Showdown

The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. - Season 1 - Episode 10

Brisco and Bowler head to Brisco's hometown, to help Brisco's old girlfriend and her sheriff father stop a takeover of the town.

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Sword and the City
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7.46
390 votes

#18 - Sword and the City

Charmed - Season 6 - Episode 8

The Charmed Ones are called upon by The Lady of the Lake to help protect Excalibur, the legendary Sword in the Stone. Meanwhile, numerous magical beings arrive at the manor to try their hand at pulling the sword from the stone, but it's Piper who finally pulls Excalibur out of the stone, causing a surprise figure to appear.

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Nevermore
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7.46
3320 votes

#19 - Nevermore

Warehouse 13 - Season 1 - Episode 11

After receiving word that her father is dying, Myka travels home to see her parents.

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Murphy's Luck
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7.45
537 votes

#20 - Murphy's Luck

Charmed - Season 2 - Episode 16

After Prue prevents a woman from committing suicide, a Darklighter puts a curse on her that throws her into a depression that could cost her life.

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Pilot
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7.45
5609 votes

#21 - Pilot

Warehouse 13 - Season 1 - Episode 1

Secret Service agents Lattimer and Bering are "rewarded" with a transfer to the top-secret Warehouse 13. They meet Artie Nielsen, the caretaker of the mysterious warehouse, who tells them about their new job. The agents are responsible for the collection of every supernatural and unexplained item that the U.S. Government has ever collected. For their first assignment, they are sent to Iowa to investigate a possible artifact belonging to a college student who went berserk and assaulted his girlfriend while chanting an Italian incantation.

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Resonance
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7.36
3899 votes

#22 - Resonance

Warehouse 13 - Season 1 - Episode 2

Pete and Myka are after a team of bank robbers who have a distinctive weapon. Meanwhile, Artie examines the security breach at the warehouse.

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Pilot
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7.32
176 votes

#23 - Pilot

The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. - Season 1 - Episode 1

When marshal Brisco County Sr. is gunned down by John Bly and his gang of outlaws, his son, bounty hunter Brisco County Jr., comes back from the East to gain revenge on the killers.

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Heartbreak City
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7.28
480 votes

#24 - Heartbreak City

Charmed - Season 2 - Episode 10

A demon named Drasi steals Cupid's ring, which brings couples together. Now Cupid must convince the Halliwells to help him get it back before Drasi breaks all of the relationships, thus killing Cupid.

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Don't Tug on Superman's Cape
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7.17
112 votes

#25 - Don't Tug on Superman's Cape

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman - Season 3 - Episode 6

A wealthy couple uses Lois as bait so they can trap Superman and add him to their collection of rare objects. Lois and Clark wonder about their future together.

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Hyde School Reunion
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7.13
280 votes

#26 - Hyde School Reunion

Charmed - Season 6 - Episode 17

Phoebe accidentally casts a spell on herself that allows her wild teenage personality to take over, and teen Phoebe is eager to use her magic to her advantage. Meanwhile, Piper asks her father to find out why Chris is avoiding her.

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Brisco for the Defense
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7.02
99 votes

#27 - Brisco for the Defense

The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. - Season 1 - Episode 9

Brisco puts on his lawyer hat to defend old college friend Matthew, a doctor accused of murder.

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Judgement
star
7.00
4 votes

#28 - Judgement

Vengeance Unlimited - Season 1 - Episode 12

Mr Chapel meets a man with a bag full of money, but before the switch can be made, Chapel is shot. He returns to KC and is treated by a vet. During his convalescence, we find out what led up to all this. Chapel is after Harold Wabash, the judge in a mafia trial. Wabash is on the take, but Chapel intends to see that the mafia leader is tried and convicted, so he steals some of Wabash's money, and sends it back - after a trip through a paper shredder. This leads Wabash to get help from a former hitman - the man who shot Chapel. After Chapel gets well he captures the hitman, Garcose, and befriends him. He uses another client to make the mafia think that Wabash is a traitor, and then he gives Wabash a choice: do the right thing and you can still have your money, or else...

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Bitter End
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6.80
5 votes

#29 - Bitter End

Vengeance Unlimited - Season 1 - Episode 4

The only witness to a murder, Pam Broder, is stalked by the killer from inside the prison through anonymous threat letters. Then the killer is set free. Chapel decides she needs protection, and enlists the help of Chuck Bidally, an ex-cop. But the killer, Hix, soon discovers that he's followed by Chapel, and evades him. He makes an attack on Pam, but in reality it's only a warning to Chapel. The warning turns into reality when Pam's brother is framed, and then killed - inside the police station. Chapel seems always to be two steps behind, and Hix has only begun his mission...

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Mail Order Brides
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6.77
57 votes

#30 - Mail Order Brides

The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. - Season 1 - Episode 14

Brisco and Bowler try to apprehend the Swill brothers, who have just stolen the dowries of three mail order brides, and who now have their eyes set on a prize bull worth $1,000,000.

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Cruel and Unusual
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5.29
7 votes

#31 - Cruel and Unusual

Vengeance Unlimited - Season 1 - Episode 1

A secretary discovers evidence of her boss' drug smuggling operation. She is murdered before the evidence can reach the police. Her widower is then set up as the killer. Soon the husband is contacted by a mysterious Mr Chapel, who promises that the real culprit will be brought to justice. Chapel collects the favour of a former client, KC, who works at the DA's office, in order to get more information on the lawyer who helped to set the real villain free. Chapel proceeds to threaten the lawyer, using an explosive car, a mirror and two keys. KC is then set up as a hooker and sent to the drug smuggler. Chapel takes pictures of them, and then dumps a dead hooker in the drug smuggler's bath tub. He then uses the old divide and conquer technique to really get things going.

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