The BEST episodes written by Ed Burns

Everyman's Blues
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8.84
129 votes

#1 - Everyman's Blues

The Corner - Season 1 - Episode 6

Everyone's fates are reveal in this must watch final episode. Fran defeates her drug addiction as Gary deals with his. DeAndre deals with his drug selling and the final path it leads him on.

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-30-
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8.64
2760 votes

#2 - -30-

The Wire - Season 5 - Episode 10

McNulty and Freamon face the consequences of their actions, while Carcetti tries to save face.

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A Burning Dog
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8.30
1611 votes

#3 - A Burning Dog

Generation Kill - Season 1 - Episode 5

As they scope a tiny hamlet, the men of Bravo are frustrated by the capricious nature of the war, and Colbert struggles to defend the actions of the higher-ups. First Recon finally gets to use their skills and exploit intelligence from Iraqi locals about an ambush at a bridge ahead. For once, First Recon isn't tasked with heading straight into the ambush.

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Sentencing
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8.23
3673 votes

#4 - Sentencing

The Wire - Season 1 - Episode 13

Daniels and McNulty turn to a higher authority to crack the case.

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Bomb in the Garden
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8.20
1544 votes

#5 - Bomb in the Garden

Generation Kill - Season 1 - Episode 7

Bravo reaches Baghdad, where the men are shocked by the size and scope of the city. They set up shop in an abandoned cigarette factory and get a chance to rest for a bit, although the factory grounds aren't quite as secure as they'd like. Hampered by having only one translator for the battalion, First Recon can only send sporadic patrols into the city.

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Port in a Storm
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8.13
3041 votes

#6 - Port in a Storm

The Wire - Season 2 - Episode 12

The Detail suffers a setback, while Russell and Bunk revisit Philly to look for evidence.

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A New Day
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8.12
2728 votes

#7 - A New Day

The Wire - Season 4 - Episode 11

Carcetti faces a dilemma; Randy gets the cold shoulder; Omar makes a power play; Freamon has a revelation.

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Combat Jack
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8.11
1623 votes

#8 - Combat Jack

Generation Kill - Season 1 - Episode 4

Having raced to capture the airfield, First Recon has some time to rest and regroup. The abandoned supply truck has been looted and destroyed and the company is now down to one meal a day. After expressing their dismay to their commander, Alpha is tasked with a different mission: to recover the body of a captured Marine who was murdered in Ah Shatra.

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Screwby
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8.09
1631 votes

#9 - Screwby

Generation Kill - Season 1 - Episode 3

Having survived its first trial by fire, Bravo presses forward, awaiting orders for a new recon mission. Scoping out a roadside hamlet, the company watches in horror as a combat team arrives with guns firing and the hamlet is obliterated. Later, Bravo heads to Ar Rifa, where Ferrando issues a new order: capture an airstrip controlled by the Republican Guard.

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Transitions
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8.06
2709 votes

#10 - Transitions

The Wire - Season 5 - Episode 4

The police brass changes; McNulty and Freamon look for bodies; Prop Joe pays his last respects.

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Game Day
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8.04
3669 votes

#11 - Game Day

The Wire - Season 1 - Episode 9

Barksdale plays an expensive game of one-upmanship with an east-side rival.

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The Cradle of Civilization
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8.03
2073 votes

#12 - The Cradle of Civilization

Generation Kill - Season 1 - Episode 2

Under orders to consider any Iraqi carrying a weapon hostile, Bravo busts north towards Nasiriyah and Mesopotamia, but they continue to lag behind. Chomping at the bit, the platoon finally gets 'lit up' in a violent skirmish in Al Gharraf, during which Trombley scores his first kill. Elated and relatively unscathed, the platoon celebrates.

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Lessons
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7.90
3893 votes

#13 - Lessons

The Wire - Season 1 - Episode 8

An unlikely source gives McNulty the tag of Stringer Bell's car. Later, Omar earns his 'loose cannon' reputation.

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Get Some
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7.90
2510 votes

#14 - Get Some

Generation Kill - Season 1 - Episode 1

In northern Kuwait, First Recon Marines prepare to invade Iraq as the 'tip of the spear' for Operation Iraqi Freedom. At Camp Mathilda, soldiers in First Recon's Bravo Company combat boredom, cramped tents, mustache protocol, ineptitude, a wind storm, an espresso machine fire, and rumors of J-Lo's death while awaiting orders from Col. Stephen 'Godfather' Ferrando.

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Storm Warnings
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7.90
3246 votes

#15 - Storm Warnings

The Wire - Season 2 - Episode 10

Bodie is unhappy that Proposition Joe's people are slinging on his turf.

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Reformation
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7.86
3065 votes

#16 - Reformation

The Wire - Season 3 - Episode 10

Brother Mouzone returns to Baltimore on a mission of revenge and casts a wide net in his search for Omar.

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Stay Frosty
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7.85
1532 votes

#17 - Stay Frosty

Generation Kill - Season 1 - Episode 6

Outside of Al Kut, Captain America is over-eager in his attempts to subdue a prisoner, while his men's growing disillusionment with his command is growing more apparent. Meanwhile, Ferrando relays to his officers the news that his counterpart in the Regimental Combat Team has been relieved of duty despite achieving his objective.

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One Arrest
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7.84
3826 votes

#18 - One Arrest

The Wire - Season 1 - Episode 7

Tipped off by the wire, Greggs, Herc, Carver and Freamon make a bust.

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The Dickensian Aspect
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7.84
2679 votes

#19 - The Dickensian Aspect

The Wire - Season 5 - Episode 6

Templeton makes headlines; Bunk follows up on old leads; McNulty takes an interest in the homeless.

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The Wire
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7.80
4316 votes

#20 - The Wire

The Wire - Season 1 - Episode 6

McNulty and Greggs ask for a delay in a murder bust in order to preserve the wiretap.

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Straight and True
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7.78
3139 votes

#21 - Straight and True

The Wire - Season 3 - Episode 5

Frustrated in his reform efforts, Colvin delivers a message to the next level of corner management.

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Part Four
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7.77
630 votes

#22 - Part Four

We Own This City - Season 1 - Episode 4

Jenkins pivots after a high-speed car chase yields no drugs. During his interview with the Feds, former officer Maurice Ward recalls how Jenkins remained unscathed as the GTTF’s supervisor – despite a series of illegal incidents. Steele confronts Davis about a list of cops who lied in court, and the city is rocked by the Freddie Gray protests.

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Undertow
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7.75
3586 votes

#23 - Undertow

The Wire - Season 2 - Episode 5

Ziggy loses his prized Camaro to drug dealers who aren't buying his alibis about not paying up.

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The Pager
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7.71
4269 votes

#24 - The Pager

The Wire - Season 1 - Episode 5

McNulty's detail finally gets "clone" pagers to track Barksdale and his gang.

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The Buys
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7.65
4577 votes

#25 - The Buys

The Wire - Season 1 - Episode 3

The early-morning "field interviews" by Herc, Carver and Prez result in a minor riot.

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Old Cases
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7.64
4278 votes

#26 - Old Cases

The Wire - Season 1 - Episode 4

Greggs and McNulty try to get Hardcase to turn informant.

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Part 5
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7.64
369 votes

#27 - Part 5

The Plot Against America - Season 1 - Episode 5

After learning the family has been selected for an essentially forced relocation to Kentucky under the Homestead Act, Herman looks to make a challenge in court, while Bess and Philip appeal to Bengelsdorf and Evelyn, respectively. Later, Bess gives Herman an ultimatum when violence breaks out at a rally for Lindbergh's most public liberal challenger.

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The Detail
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7.58
5341 votes

#28 - The Detail

The Wire - Season 1 - Episode 2

McNulty feels the heat when a witness who testified against D'Angelo is killed.

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Part Two
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7.50
749 votes

#29 - Part Two

We Own This City - Season 1 - Episode 2

Jenkins learns stark truths about policing as a new officer. Rayam opens up about the GTTF. Suiter is assigned to a new murder case.

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The Target
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7.49
7202 votes

#30 - The Target

The Wire - Season 1 - Episode 1

Baltimore detective Jimmy McNulty gets assigned to a new task force.

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Part 3
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7.46
396 votes

#31 - Part 3

The Plot Against America - Season 1 - Episode 3

In the early days of the Lindbergh administration, Herman decides the family will continue with their planned trip to Washington, D.C., despite Bess' desire to visit Canada, where Jewish families are emigrating. After paying a visit to Evelyn, Sandy shows interest in an assimilation program targeting Jewish youth and spearheaded by Bengelsdorf. In London, Alvin stands out during his military training and is selected for a special mission.

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Part 2
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7.26
448 votes

#32 - Part 2

The Plot Against America - Season 1 - Episode 2

Lindbergh's increasingly popular campaign sweeps through the United States and captures some in the Levin family as well as Bengelsdorf, with Evelyn as his assistant and lover, becoming a fundamental asset in the Lindbergh camp, while Sandy, enamored of the aviator's charm, celebrity, and history, begins a rebellion of his own within the family of New Deal Democrats. Meanwhile, Alvin brings his pride and conscience to bear as he must decide between serving a local real estate magnate and developer or risking an open fight with the fascist forces he sees spreading across the world.

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Part 1
star
7.09
590 votes

#33 - Part 1

The Plot Against America - Season 1 - Episode 1

Herman Levin, anticipating a promotion at work, takes his family to look at a house in an upwardly mobile neighborhood, though Bess is wary of leaving the safety of their tight-knit Jewish community and raising a family amid growing anti-Semitism sparked by Lindbergh's ascendancy. As the family spinster, her sister Evelyn has a disappointing rendezvous with a married lover, but later, finds herself charmed by a distinguished local clergyman, Rabbi Lionel Bengelsdorf. Meanwhile, getting an earful from Herman for being fired from his job, his orphaned nephew, Alvin Levin seeks retaliation for an aggrieved friend.

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