The BEST episodes written by Tim Minear

Out of Gas
star
8.30
5111 votes

#1 - Out of Gas

Firefly - Season 1 - Episode 5

When Serenity’s life support system fails, Mal orders the crew off the ship — but he stays behind.

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Reunion
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8.22
661 votes

#2 - Reunion

Angel - Season 2 - Episode 10

The newly revamped deadly duo of Drusilla and Darla hit the streets of L.A. Angel is frantic, searching for the terrible twosome.

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The Train Job
star
8.12
6705 votes

#3 - The Train Job

Firefly - Season 1 - Episode 1

The Serenity crew is coerced into pulling a train robbery. When they discover the stolen cargo is actually medicine intended for refugees, they are forced to reevaluate their priorities.

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Darla
star
8.12
753 votes

#4 - Darla

Angel - Season 2 - Episode 7

Lindsey finds himself drawn to Darla as her mental state deteriorates.

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Home
star
8.12
577 votes

#5 - Home

Angel - Season 4 - Episode 22

Lilah returns from the dead to offer Angel and his friends full ownership of Wolfram and Hart.

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Bushwhacked
star
8.11
5327 votes

#6 - Bushwhacked

Firefly - Season 1 - Episode 2

The Serenity crew drifts upon the ruins of a colony ship and goes on a salvage mission. The expedition turns from bad to worse when the entire crew massacred… except for one.

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Sins of the Past
star
8.09
558 votes

#7 - Sins of the Past

Terriers - Season 1 - Episode 11

Hank gets a second shot at the rape case that got him ejected from the police department in a mystery spanning multiple time periods.

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Madness Ends
star
8.08
3458 votes

#8 - Madness Ends

American Horror Story - Season 2 - Episode 13

Johnny sets out to complete his father's work. Lana leads the charge to finally shut down Briarcliff.

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Mommie Dearest
star
8.07
573 votes

#9 - Mommie Dearest

Feud - Season 1 - Episode 3

As the production of Baby Jane reaches its climax, the feud becomes physical. Bette's relationship with her daughter becomes strained when she bonds with a new cast member. Joan reveals an intimate detail about her past.

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This Life We Choose
star
8.07
1157 votes

#10 - This Life We Choose

9-1-1 - Season 2 - Episode 18

The 118 responds to calls from a stunt driver caught in a hairy situation, a teenage social influencer who is bugging out and the city is on high alert after two mail bombs go off. Meanwhile, Eddie's family comes to town and Buck faces a life or death situation.

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Getting Closer
star
8.03
1852 votes

#11 - Getting Closer

Dollhouse - Season 2 - Episode 11

Topher races to reconstruct Echo's original personality and memories when Adelle realizes they are the key to averting a devastating future. Meanwhile, Echo and Bennett's shared past and the identity of The Rossum Corporation's mysterious leader are revealed.

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New Beginnings
star
8.01
1249 votes

#12 - New Beginnings

9-1-1 - Season 2 - Episode 11

Bobby meets Athena's parents. Doug insinuates himself deeper into Chimney's life. Athena looks into a distressing 911 call.

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The Message
star
8.01
3085 votes

#13 - The Message

Firefly - Season 1 - Episode 14

What starts out as a nice day at a space station goes very wrong when Mal and Zoe receive the corpse of their old war buddy in the mail.

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One Day
star
8.00
557 votes

#14 - One Day

9-1-1: Lone Star - Season 2 - Episode 13

Owen helps Tommy through a personal emergency.

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A Bright and Cloudless Morning
star
7.97
521 votes

#15 - A Bright and Cloudless Morning

9-1-1: Lone Star - Season 3 - Episode 18

Captain Strand and the 126 come together when one of their own is trapped after a building explosion. Meanwhile, Owen reflects on his 9/11 experience, T.K. and Carlos come to a decision and Tommy and Julius decide on their future.

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Could It Be... Satan?
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7.97
1887 votes

#16 - Could It Be... Satan?

American Horror Story - Season 8 - Episode 4

Three years before the bombs drop, Outpost Three houses the Hawthorne School for Exceptional Young Men. Its inhabitants, warlocks living in the shadow of Cordelia Goode's coven, place their hopes on a new, troubled apprentice—Michael Langdon.

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Sanctuary
star
7.95
898 votes

#17 - Sanctuary

Angel - Season 1 - Episode 19

Everyone, including Buffy Summers, is out to get Faith, and Angel is the only man who can stop them.

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Help Is Not Coming
star
7.95
1468 votes

#18 - Help Is Not Coming

9-1-1 - Season 2 - Episode 3

The first responders continue to deal with the fallout of a massive earthquake and its deadly aftershocks.

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More, or Less
star
7.95
561 votes

#19 - More, or Less

Feud - Season 1 - Episode 4

On the eve of its release, bad word-of-mouth plagues "Baby Jane." Bette and Joan brace for failure. Pauline tries to break gender barriers. Oscar nominations are announced.

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Push
star
7.94
560 votes

#20 - Push

9-1-1: Lone Star - Season 3 - Episode 4

Grace is caught in the ice storm as she goes into labor; Judd, Owen and Tommy race to find her.

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The Trial
star
7.93
826 votes

#21 - The Trial

Angel - Season 2 - Episode 9

Still haunted by flashbacks of his 150-year fling with the dreaded Darla, Angel sends Gunn out to find her.

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Lullaby
star
7.92
579 votes

#22 - Lullaby

Angel - Season 3 - Episode 9

As Darla goes through a difficult labour, Holtz pursues Angel.

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Through the Looking Glass
star
7.92
715 votes

#23 - Through the Looking Glass

Angel - Season 2 - Episode 21

Angel, Gunn, Wesley and the Host are sentenced to death by the villagers. They are brought before the princess of Pylea, who they are shocked to discover is Her Royal Highness Cordelia. Soon, Cordelia discovers one of her duties as princess is mating with a creature called the Groossalugg.

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Omega
star
7.92
2045 votes

#24 - Omega

Dollhouse - Season 1 - Episode 12

Alpha’s reign of terror continues as his obsession with Echo endangers Caroline’s survival. Ballard’s search for the Dollhouse comes to an end, forcing him to make a life-changing decision. Meanwhile, one Doll is permanently deactivated while another’s shocking past is revealed.

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Final Approach
star
7.91
349 votes

#25 - Final Approach

9-1-1 - Season 8 - Episode 3

Athena’s only chance of surviving and saving everyone on the flight is to attempt to land the plane before it crashes and call on the 118 for help.

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Dust to Dust
star
7.91
541 votes

#26 - Dust to Dust

9-1-1: Lone Star - Season 2 - Episode 14

Owen and the members of the 126 race into action when a massive dust storm engulfs Austin.

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Under Pressure
star
7.89
1535 votes

#27 - Under Pressure

9-1-1 - Season 2 - Episode 1

On one of the hottest days of the year, the first responders feel the pressure with harrowing incidents. Buck gets a surprise visit from his sister, Maddie. Athena questions her relationship with Bobby. Handsome new hire Eddie jeopardizes Buck's chances of being chosen for a fireman calendar.

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A Whole New You
star
7.88
1500 votes

#28 - A Whole New You

9-1-1 - Season 1 - Episode 10

The first responders take calls to help an unusual domestic disturbance, a "death" at a psychic's and a horrific motorcycle crash. Bobby dips his toe into the dating pool. Abby takes a walk down memory lane. Buck is confronted by his past actions. Athena tries to start her new life.

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Head
star
7.88
2965 votes

#29 - Head

American Horror Story - Season 3 - Episode 9

Cordelia’s attacker is revealed. Fiona looks to form an alliance with Marie Laveau. Nan learns a disturbing truth about Luke’s past.

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Hero
star
7.87
879 votes

#30 - Hero

Angel - Season 1 - Episode 9

Doyle is presented with an opportunity for atonement when a band of frightened refugees seek his help.

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In Sickness and in Health
star
7.86
399 votes

#31 - In Sickness and in Health

9-1-1: Lone Star - Season 4 - Episode 18

As T.K. and Carlos prepare for their wedding day, tragedy strikes.

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Hagsploitation
star
7.85
528 votes

#32 - Hagsploitation

Feud - Season 1 - Episode 6

Hungry for another hit, Warner pressures Aldrich to bring the original team back together for a follow-up hag horror pic. Someone from Joan's past poses a threat.

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Birth
star
7.85
4873 votes

#33 - Birth

American Horror Story - Season 1 - Episode 11

Vivien gives birth. Tate and Violet attempt to rid the house of some of its ghosts for good.

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Panic
star
7.85
795 votes

#34 - Panic

9-1-1 - Season 5 - Episode 1

A series of ransomware threats leads to an over abundance of emergencies for the 118. Athena must revisits her traumatic attack of the realtor rapist as the case goes to trial, Eddie suffers a health scare, Maddies postpartum depression worsens.

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Austin, We Have a Problem
star
7.84
771 votes

#35 - Austin, We Have a Problem

9-1-1: Lone Star - Season 1 - Episode 10

Chaos ensues in Austin when a solar storm causes the electricity and power equipment to malfunction. The 126 team has to rescue the passengers of a light aircraft caught in the lines of high voltage electric towers while transporting a sick man for a liver transplant. During an outing with Carlos, TK questions his relationship with him after Carlos begins asking. When the malfunctioning traffic lights cause several accidents, they rush to help people before the 126 arrives

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The Other Woman
star
7.81
587 votes

#36 - The Other Woman

Feud - Season 1 - Episode 2

With production on Baby Jane underway, Bette and Joan form an alliance, but outside forces conspire against them.

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When the Boeing Gets Tough…
star
7.81
373 votes

#37 - When the Boeing Gets Tough…

9-1-1 - Season 8 - Episode 2

Athena is tasked with safely delivering a prisoner to testify on a high-profile case. Meanwhile, a light plane is hit by a swarm of bees and sent careening into a passenger plane.

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Reprise
star
7.81
683 votes

#38 - Reprise

Angel - Season 2 - Episode 15

Wolfram and Hart's senior partner is coming to visit. When Angel learns that the "senior partner" is actually an evil and merciless demon from hell, he must sacrifice his own life to destroy the powerful beast.

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Boy Parts
star
7.80
3421 votes

#39 - Boy Parts

American Horror Story - Season 3 - Episode 2

Fiona helps Zoe and Madison deal with a horrible tragedy. Delphine LaLaurie struggles to adjust to modern life. Cordelia faces a dark decision about her family.

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Best of Men
star
7.79
411 votes

#40 - Best of Men

9-1-1: Lone Star - Season 4 - Episode 17

Owen is conflicted when his brother Robert asks him for help. Judd and Grace face a family crisis.

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Are You Now or Have You Ever Been
star
7.79
822 votes

#41 - Are You Now or Have You Ever Been

Angel - Season 2 - Episode 2

In the 1950s, Angel aids a woman hiding from her past inside a hotel with a long history of death and mayhem. Meanwhile, in the present day, Angel and his colleagues hunt down a demon responsible for the carnage.

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Let Go
star
7.77
2127 votes

#42 - Let Go

9-1-1 - Season 1 - Episode 2

A roller coaster malfunctions at an amusement park. Athena and Hen respond to an unusual home invasion. A couple's dispute leads to a dramatic rescue.

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Shock & Thaw
star
7.72
565 votes

#43 - Shock & Thaw

9-1-1: Lone Star - Season 3 - Episode 3

The unexpected arctic cold front and ice storm continues to cause havoc in Austin.

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Pilot
star
7.70
1096 votes

#44 - Pilot

The Chicago Code - Season 1 - Episode 1

In the series premiere, Teresa Colvin, Chicago’s city’s first female superintendent, lobbies for a city corruption task force to investigate city politician Alderman Ronin Gibbons. Meanwhile, Colvin’s ex-partner and larger-than-life veteran of the Chicago Police Department, Jarek Wysocki investigates a suspicious murder in Grant Park alongside his new partner, Caleb Evers. Also in Jarek’s charge are his niece, Vonda Wysocki; her hotshot partner, Isaac Joiner; and low-life Liam Hennessey, an Irish thug who blends in with the gritty world of local crime. Together, these cops stop at nothing navigating the Windy City’s underbelly to fight crime and bring down Alderman Gibbons’ empire of corruption.

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Dark Cousin
star
7.67
3810 votes

#45 - Dark Cousin

American Horror Story - Season 2 - Episode 7

Sister Mary Eunice is terrified to discover a dark angel at Briarcliff. Kit makes a bold move to be reunited with Grace.

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Pilot
star
7.67
2424 votes

#46 - Pilot

9-1-1 - Season 1 - Episode 1

Emergency responders must try to balance saving those who are at their most vulnerable with solving the problems in their own lives.

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New Girl in Town
star
7.67
119 votes

#47 - New Girl in Town

The Inside - Season 1 - Episode 1

After a team profiler is believed to be the latest victim of a serial killer, the squad is surprised by the new replacement, a rookie agent without much profiling experience. Squad supervisor Virgil "Web" Webster has a feeling about this rookie. He senses that Agent Rebecca Locke has a "gift" and that is why he chose her for his team. In short time the other team members can't help but be impressed with her too.

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The Big Chill
star
7.67
606 votes

#48 - The Big Chill

9-1-1: Lone Star - Season 3 - Episode 1

An unexpected cold front brings an ice storm and various weather-related emergencies to Austin.

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The Prodigal
star
7.66
733 votes

#49 - The Prodigal

Angel - Season 1 - Episode 15

Angel's conflict with Kate and her dad stirs up memories of his own father.

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Benediction
star
7.65
661 votes

#50 - Benediction

Angel - Season 3 - Episode 21

Holtz insists that Connor rejoins Angel; Justine learns Holtz is back; the Groosalugg realises the depths of Cordelia's feelings for Angel.

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