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Episode Power Rankings

The peaks and the valleys. Find the essential episodes — and the ones to skip.

#1
S3E1 9.1
Rape

When Althea is raped by a colleague, Gillespie and the Sparta PD must solve the case before a furious Virgil gets revenge on his own.

#2
S4E5 9.0
And Justice for Some

Virgil's young neighbor is badly injured in a hit-and-run accident caused by a cocky drug trafficker.

#3
S7E4 9.0
A Depraved Heart

Bubba Skinner is determined to have a womanizing real estate agent charged with attempted murder after the man knowingly infected Bubba's friend with HIV.

#4 A Trip Upstate S2E11 8.9
#5 The More Things Change S5E7 8.9
#6 Prisoners S2E5 8.8
#7 Perversions of Justice S4E4 8.8
#8 Love, Honor and Obey S5E14 8.8
#9 Hatton's Turn: Part 2 S7E3 8.8
#10 Vengeance S3E8 8.7

Lowlights

#146 S3E10 King's Ransom 7.2

A former prize fighter chooses blackmail over testimony when he is called upon by the FBI to testify against an old mob boss.

#145 Who Was Geli Bendl? S8E2 7.3
#144 Give Me Your Life: Part 1 S7E23 7.3
#143 When the Music Stopped S6E9 7.3
#142 By Duty Bound S8E3 7.4

The Quality Arc

Each point is an episode, plotted in order. Colored bands mark season boundaries. Look for the rise, the plateau, or the decline.

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Episode Engagement

High votes + high rating = beloved classic. High votes + low rating = notorious stinker. Low votes + high rating = hidden gem.

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Series Trajectory

One point per season. Smooths out the episode-to-episode noise to reveal the bigger arc.

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Season Momentum

Did each season build or fizzle? Green means the finale outscored the premiere. Red means the opposite. Longer arrows, bigger swings.

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Season Consistency

How steady is each season? Tightly clustered dots mean reliable quality. Scattered dots mean a wild ride.

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