The Best Episodes of For Life Season 2

Episode Rankings

1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.1/10(229 votes)

   #1 - Never Stop Fighting

   S2:E111/18/2020

   After nine years of fighting to win his freedom, it’s do or die for Aaron Wallace. As dangerous enemies lurk at Bellmore and Marie faces criminal charges for assisting Aaron in prior cases, Aaron must find a way to gain the upper hand on Maskins.

   Director:Russell Lee Fine

   Writer:Hank Steinberg

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   Director:Russell Lee Fine

   Writer:Hank Steinberg
2. 

   7.4/10(176 votes)

   #2 - Homecoming

   S2:E211/25/2020

   A newly liberated man, Aaron acclimates to family life outside of prison. As he attempts to help Jamal with his case, Aaron encounters Jamal’s sister who needs legal help of her own. Former nemesis Spencer Richardson proposes an intriguing work opportunity to Aaron and Roswell.

   Director:Russell Lee Fine

   Writer:Hank Steinberg

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   Director:Russell Lee Fine

   Writer:Hank Steinberg
3. 

   7.6/10(176 votes)

   #3 - The Necessity Defense

   S2:E312/2/2020

   At the urging of Spencer Richardson, Aaron defends a woman charged with holding hospital workers at gunpoint to secure lifesaving treatment for her son. Aaron and Marie navigate their newly intimate relationship, and a young social justice warrior joins Aaron and Roswell’s firm.

   Director:Marisol Adler

   Writer:Hank Steinberg

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   Director:Marisol Adler

   Writer:Hank Steinberg
4. 

   7.7/10(164 votes)

   #4 - Time to Move Forward

   S2:E412/9/2020

   As a favor to Jamal, Aaron defends a man in a witness tampering case, while tensions rise at home in the run-up to the Wallace family Thanksgiving.

   Director:Russell Lee Fine

   Writer:Kirk A. Moore

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   Director:Russell Lee Fine

   Writer:Kirk A. Moore
5. 

   7.6/10(164 votes)

   #5 - Collars for Dollars

   S2:E512/16/2020

   After Aaron and Roswell agree to help a young woman facing deportation for a minor crime, they realize her case could be a key to exposing a broad pattern of police corruption. Meanwhile, Jasmine begins to spend more time at Ronnie's house and Marie grapples with the first signs of an empty nest.

   Director:Jono Oliver

   Writer:Terri Kopp

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   Director:Jono Oliver

   Writer:Terri Kopp
6. 

   7.0/10(202 votes)

   #6 - 354

   S2:E61/27/2021

   After an urgent call from Bellmore concerning the growing COVID-19 pandemic, Aaron enlists Safiya’s help and heads back to the prison to investigate. Meanwhile Marie faces a choice: Expose her family to the virus or go all-in at the hospital.

   Director:Russell Lee Fine

   Writer:Garen Thomas

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   Director:Russell Lee Fine

   Writer:Garen Thomas
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   6.8/10(180 votes)

   #7 - Say His Name

   S2:E72/3/2021

   Aaron takes on the case of an unarmed man shot by a police officer. Safiya represents Ronnie after he’s arrested and roughed up by law enforcement, and the family struggles with whether to have Aaron Jr. baptized.

   Director:Eif Rivera

   Writer:Sonay Hoffman

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   Director:Eif Rivera

   Writer:Sonay Hoffman
8. 

   7.4/10(136 votes)

   #8 - For the People

   S2:E82/10/2021

   Aaron faces pressure from all sides when he is forced to decide which charges to bring against the officers responsible for the killing of an unarmed civilian. While Safiya pursues video evidence that could change their case, Roswell searches for a way to move the case from Staten Island to a friendlier venue.

   Director:Jono Oliver

   Writer:David Feige

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   Director:Jono Oliver

   Writer:David Feige
9. 

   7.8/10(133 votes)

   #9 - The Blue Wall

   S2:E92/17/2021

   With Aaron and Marie facing threats from an increasingly hostile community, Aaron and his team double down by pursuing criminal charges against a high-ranking police officer they believe tried to cover up the shooting.

   Director:Laura Belsey

   Writers:T. Zhang, Jake Gillman

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   Director:Laura Belsey

   Writers:T. Zhang, Jake Gillman
10. 

    8.2/10(167 votes)

    #10 - Andy Josiah

    S2:E102/24/2021

    Aaron and his legal team face their toughest trial yet as they prosecute the police officer responsible for the killing of an innocent, unarmed Black man.

    Director:Russell Lee Fine

    Writers:Hank Steinberg, Sonay Hoffman

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    Director:Russell Lee Fine

    Writers:Hank Steinberg, Sonay Hoffman