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The Best Episodes of Big Sky

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Private detective Cassie Dewell partners with ex-cop Jenny Hoyt on a search for two sisters who have been kidnapped by a truck driver on a remote highway in Montana. When they discover that these are

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Big Sky Season 1 Episode 9 - Let It Be Him
    8.0/10(783 votes)

    #1 - Let It Be Him

    S1:E9

    While knocking on doors and searching for clues, Cassie unexpectedly comes face-to-face with Ronald, which puts her in danger and triggers her memory from the pair’s prior meeting. Elsewhere, not feeling like she can trust her husband, Merilee makes a life-changing decision that puts both her and Rick’s fates into her own hands.

    Director:Michael Goi
    Writer:Jonathan Shapiro

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  2. Big Sky Season 1 Episode 5 - A Good Day to Die
    7.9/10(848 votes)

    #2 - A Good Day to Die

    S1:E5

    Jenny and Cassie feel as if they're closing in on Legarski, but they are racing against the clock as he and Ronald are preparing to move the girls. Jerrie makes one last attempt to convince Ronald to let them go. Elsewhere, Cassie visits Merilee to question her about her husband and Ronald aggressively confronts his mother.

    Director:Jennifer Lynch
    Writer:Jonathan Shapiro

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  3. Big Sky Season 1 Episode 7 - I Fall to Pieces
    7.8/10(744 votes)

    #3 - I Fall to Pieces

    S1:E7

    Cassie and Jenny work against the clock to find Ronald and prove Legarski’s guilt, calling on Grace to join their efforts and bravely help them in the process. Just when all the pieces start falling into place, Ronald’s emotions get the best of him as he makes an unthinkable decision, even for him. Merilee plays an unwilling and life-changing role in turning the case on its head on.

    Director:Jennifer Lynch
    Writers:Matthew Tinker, Annakate Chappell

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  4. Big Sky Season 1 Episode 8 - The End Is Near
    7.8/10(735 votes)

    #4 - The End Is Near

    S1:E8

    Cassie and Jenny grow more suspicious of the circumstances with every visit to the hospital, while Ronald finds himself in a precarious situation thanks to a nosy paperboy. With his back against the wall, Ronald will have to address his inner demons and decide just how far is too far.

    Director:Hanelle M. Culpepper
    Writer:Morenike Balogun

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  5. Big Sky Season 3 Episode 12 - Are You Mad?
    7.7/10(427 votes)

    #5 - Are You Mad?

    S3:E12

    Jenny, Cassie and Beau uncover the truth about the Bleeding Heart Killer, but before justice can be served, chaos breaks out. Avery's involvement with Tony's crime family escalates to a standoff; Emily and Denise are put in grave danger; and despite her recent revelations, Sunny's family ties continue to pull apart. As Cassie, Jenny and Beau work to clean up the mess, the killer is still on the loose, ensuring no one is safe.

    Director:Ben Hernandez Bray
    Writers:Annakate Chappell, Jason Wilborn

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  6. Big Sky Season 3 Episode 8 - Duck Hunting
    7.6/10(483 votes)

    #6 - Duck Hunting

    S3:E8

    The investigation for the killer continues as Jenny and Beau confine the campers to the campsite in an effort to unravel their lies. Cassie and Cormac’s romance heats up, leading Cormac to confess his parents might not be as innocent as they want others to believe.

    Director:Blackhorse Lowe
    Writers:Sharon Lee Watson, Ryan O'Nan

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  7. Big Sky Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
    7.5/10(1354 votes)

    #7 - Pilot

    S1:E1

    While on a road trip to visit her boyfriend in Montana, Danielle Sullivan and her sister Grace are kidnapped by a truck driver on a remote part of the highway, setting off a chain of events that leads private detectives Cody Hoyt and Cassie Dewell to team up with Cody’s estranged wife and ex-cop, Jenny Hoyt, to search for the sisters. But when the investigators discover these are not the only girls who have disappeared in the area, it’s clear they’ve stumbled onto something much bigger than them all.

    Director:Paul McGuigan
    Writer:David E. Kelley

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  8. Big Sky Season 1 Episode 15 - Bitter Roots
    7.5/10(559 votes)

    #8 - Bitter Roots

    S1:E15

    When Scarlet gets an alarming call that her sister is missing, Ronald realizes just how twisted his situation has become and must decide his next move. Meanwhile, Cassie, Jenny, Gil and Rosie find themselves in a whole mess of trouble on the ranch, forced to face off against the worst of the Kleinsasser bunch. But this team is tough and even the strongest family trees can fall.

    Director:Alonso Alvarez
    Writer:Elwood Reid

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  9. Big Sky Season 2 Episode 18 - Catch a Few Fish
    7.5/10(455 votes)

    #9 - Catch a Few Fish

    S2:E18

    Jenny works to find Travis before he reaches a dangerous point of no return. Ren and Jag find a new familial bond and decide how to handle their father now that he's crossed a serious line. Cassie changes the course of her quest for justice forever.

    Director:Jeff T. Thomas
    Writer:Elwood Reid

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  10. Big Sky Season 3 Episode 4 - Carrion Comfort
    7.5/10(603 votes)

    #10 - Carrion Comfort

    S3:E4

    Jenny and Beau investigate the bloody murder of a woman in her own backyard that turns into quite the family affair. Back at the Sunny Day Excursions, Buck grows increasingly suspicious of Sunny while Avery and Emily continue to question the disappearance of the missing camper. Cassie and Cormac discover something unimaginable out on the trail. Tonya and Donno accept a deadly proposition.

    Director:Jeff T. Thomas
    Writers:Dominique A. Holmes, Ryan O'Nan

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  11. Big Sky Season 3 Episode 7 - Come Get Me
    7.5/10(542 votes)

    #11 - Come Get Me

    S3:E7

    When shocking new evidence surfaces from the “Bleeding Heart Murder Case,” Jenny and Beau team up with Cassie and achieve a major breakthrough. Buck struggles with his moral ambiguity, and cracks begin to form in his and Sunny’s marriage.

    Director:Tori Garrett
    Writers:Annakate Chappell, Christine Roum

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  12. Big Sky Season 3 Episode 13 - That Old Feeling
    7.5/10(482 votes)

    #12 - That Old Feeling

    S3:E13

    With Denise and Emily's lives on the line, Jenny and Beau are determined to bring the Bleeding Heart Killer to justice, no matter what it takes. Meanwhile, Cassie uses her connections to pin down their possible location; and Sunny makes a fiery decision that will change her family forever, but will it all be enough to save the ones they love?

    Director:Jeff T. Thomas
    Writers:Elwood Reid, Brian McCauley Johnson, Dominique A. Holmes

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  13. Big Sky Season 1 Episode 3 - The Big Rick
    7.4/10(904 votes)

    #13 - The Big Rick

    S1:E3

    Still on the search for the missing girls, Cassie grows more suspicious of Legarski after a threatening conversation between the two. Meanwhile, Grace manages to make headway on the girls’ quest for freedom. Merilee pleads with Legarski to open up emotionally before it’s too late, and Helen finally confronts Ronald about his increasingly strange behavior.

    Director:Gwyneth Horder-Payton
    Writers:David E. Kelley, Jonathan Shapiro

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  14. Big Sky Season 1 Episode 13 - White Lion
    7.4/10(576 votes)

    #14 - White Lion

    S1:E13

    Cassie and Jenny hear that a body has been discovered on the Kleinsasser ranch and, fearing the worst, Jenny takes the investigation up a notch, but the Kleinsassers have a plan of their own. Meanwhile, Cassie teams up with Lindor to follow a hot lead on Ronald, who, suspicious that his whereabouts have been revealed, decides to do some damage control—or perhaps just damage.

    Director:Christina Alexandra Voros
    Writers:Morenike Balogun, Elwood Reid

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  15. Big Sky Season 1 Episode 14 - Nice Animals
    7.4/10(540 votes)

    #15 - Nice Animals

    S1:E14

    Cassie, Jenny, Jerrie and Lindor work to get things back on track when the motel is reduced to rubble and both the Kleinsasser and Ronald cases not doing much better. At the ranch, Cheyenne seizes an opportunity to shift the family power dynamic in her favor and all it will take is the truth.

    Director:Michael Goi
    Writers:Jonathan Shapiro, Elwood Reid

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  16. Big Sky Season 1 Episode 16 - Love Is a Strange and Dangerous Thing
    7.4/10(609 votes)

    #16 - Love Is a Strange and Dangerous Thing

    S1:E16

    Cassie and Jenny leave the Kleinsasser women to forge their own path, ridding themselves of their ranch troubles and heading back home. Along with Jerrie and Lindor, they finally get to see Ronald behind bars, though he quickly strips them of any satisfaction by leading them on a wild goose chase, straight into the arms of the syndicate. A brutal battle ensues, clearing a path for Scarlet and Ronald to escape, but while they run off into the sunset Jenny risks her life to save Cassie’s. Is this the end for our dynamic duo? Only time will tell.

    Director:Michael Goi
    Writers:Matthew Tinker, Annakate Chappell, Elwood Reid

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  17. Big Sky Season 2 Episode 8 - The End Has No End
    7.4/10(388 votes)

    #17 - The End Has No End

    S2:E8

    Jenny and Cassie trade stories on recent run-ins with Tonya, leading Cassie to confront her about working for Ren. Having left the ranch—and Wolf—behind him, Ronald revels in his newfound freedom, but old habits threaten to derail his plans. Elsewhere, the kids receive advice from an unlikely source, Travis is finally honest with Jenny and, later, Cassie receives devastating news

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Big Sky Season 3 Episode 1 - Do You Love An Apple
    7.4/10(675 votes)

    #18 - Do You Love An Apple

    S3:E1

    It’s been a few months of relative peace, but all that’s about to change when Sunny Barnes and her family set up Sunny Day Excursions just outside of town. Cassie is called in to investigate a missing backpacker. Beau and Jenny track a murderer.

    Director:Jeff T. Thomas
    Writers:Elwood Reid, Sharon Lee Watson

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  19. Big Sky Season 3 Episode 2 - The Woods Are Lovely, Dark and Deep
    7.4/10(604 votes)

    #19 - The Woods Are Lovely, Dark and Deep

    S3:E2

    When disgruntled realtor Tonya calls the police on a squatter living in one of her homes, Jenny arrives only to discover a shocking connection to her past tied to the case. Cassie and Beau work to track the still-missing backpacker. Beau’s daughter Emily takes a campground investigation dangerously into her own hands, but has she stumbled upon a story far more nefarious than she could have imagined?

    Director:Kelli Williams
    Writers:Kyle Long, Christine Roum

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  20. Big Sky Season 3 Episode 5 - Flesh and Blood
    7.4/10(558 votes)

    #20 - Flesh and Blood

    S3:E5

    After discovering Mark’s body in the woods, Cassie enlists Jenny’s help to solidify her suspicions that he was, in fact, murdered. Meanwhile, Tonya and Donno set up camp hoping to find Luke and Paige, and Sunny is feeling the pressure of all those watchful eyes looking for her missing campers.

    Director:Lisa Leone
    Writers:Benjy Steinberg, Sharon Lee Watson

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  21. Big Sky Season 3 Episode 6 - The Bag and the Box
    7.4/10(533 votes)

    #21 - The Bag and the Box

    S3:E6

    Jenny and Beau are on the hunt to find the killer of a decorated veteran. Cassie closes in on the Barnes family, all while getting closer with Cormac. Tonya and Donno devise a plan for their own best interest.

    Director:Laura Nisbet Peters
    Writers:Kyle Long, Jason Wilborn

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  22. Big Sky Season 3 Episode 9 - Where There's Smoke There's Fire
    7.4/10(466 votes)

    #22 - Where There's Smoke There's Fire

    S3:E9

    Jenny and Beau investigate the mysterious death of a rookie smokejumper while Cassie picks apart Walter’s story, convinced something isn’t adding up. Emily finds herself at Dewell and Hoyt while trying to keep busy, and Sunny and Buck work to put themselves back together after Walter’s arrest, leading her to reveal her biggest secret to Cormac and testing his allegiance in the process.

    Director:Keith Powell
    Writers:Kyle Long, Brian McCauley Johnson

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  23. Big Sky Season 3 Episode 10 - A Thin Layer of Rock
    7.4/10(453 votes)

    #23 - A Thin Layer of Rock

    S3:E10

    Jenny and Beau investigate the untimely death of a groom. Cassie enlists the help of Denise and Emily to unravel the lies surrounding Walter and Sunny Day Excursions. Sunny makes an unlikely alliance to save her family.

    Director:Ben Hernandez Bray
    Writers:Dominique A. Holmes, Jason Wilborn

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  24. Big Sky Season 1 Episode 4 - Unfinished Business
    7.3/10(822 votes)

    #24 - Unfinished Business

    S1:E4

    Unsatisfied with the investigation now that the girls' disappearance has made headlines, Cassie and Jenny take things into their own hands, tapping into their individual strengths to make headway in the case. Meanwhile, Legarski attempts to keep cool, but Ronald takes a different approach to protect himself. Still captive, Danielle and Jerrie tend to Grace, who makes a painful decision in an attempt to save them all.

    Director:Gwyneth Horder-Payton
    Writers:Matthew Tinker, Annakate Chappell

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  25. Big Sky Season 1 Episode 6 - The Wolves Are Always Out for Blood
    7.3/10(765 votes)

    #25 - The Wolves Are Always Out for Blood

    S1:E6

    Jenny and Cassie officially team up to track down Ronald. Merilee struggles with the fact she didn't truly know her husband. Helen learns about her son's deeds.

    Director:Mark Tonderai
    Writer:Maria Sten

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Best Episodes Summary

"Let It Be Him" is the best rated episode of "Big Sky". It scored 8/10 based on 783 votes. Directed by Michael Goi and written by Jonathan Shapiro, it aired on 2/16/2021. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "A Good Day to Die".