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The Best Episodes of The Equalizer Season 2

Every episode of The Equalizer Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Equalizer Season 2!

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Robyn McCall, an enigmatic former CIA operative with a mysterious background, uses her extensive skills to help those with nowhere else to turn.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Equalizer Season 2 Episode 1 - Aftermath
    7.3/10(469 votes)

    #1 - Aftermath

    S2:E1

    Just as McCall considers ending her work as The Equalizer, she’s pulled back in when she takes on Detective Marcus Dante as a new client who needs her help to find an untraceable group of bank robbers.

    Director:Solvan Naim
    Writers:Andrew W. Marlowe, Terri Edda Miller

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  2. The Equalizer Season 2 Episode 2 - The Kingdom
    7.4/10(426 votes)

    #2 - The Kingdom

    S2:E2

    McCall finds herself in the crosshairs of a foreign government’s intelligence agency when her friend Mira, a diplomat’s daughter, seeks McCall’s help to find her missing brother. Also, Dante faces suspicion from a fellow detective newly tasked by the district attorney to find the vigilante knows as the Equalizer

    Director:Randall Zisk
    Writer:Zoe Robyn

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  3. The Equalizer Season 2 Episode 3 - Leverage
    7.6/10(409 votes)

    #3 - Leverage

    S2:E3

    McCall is hired by a concerned mother who suspects her teen son has joined a local gang, leading McCall to the boy’s surprising motivation behind his spiraling behavior. Also, Delilah faces anxiety as she prepares to speak at her friend Jason’s memorial service, and Dante worries when the new detective pursuing McCall sets his sights on unmasking the people closest to her.

    Director:Eric Laneuville
    Writers:Erica Shelton Kodish, Keith Eisner

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  4. The Equalizer Season 2 Episode 4 - The People Aren’t Ready
    7.7/10(402 votes)

    #4 - The People Aren’t Ready

    S2:E4

    McCall comes closer than ever to being captured when she races to prevent the murder of District Attorney Grafton, the prosecutor seeking to bring her to justice

    Director:Randall Zisk
    Writer:Joseph C. Wilson

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  5. The Equalizer Season 2 Episode 5 - Followers
    7.6/10(437 votes)

    #5 - Followers

    S2:E5

    McCall is hired by an online group of true-crime enthusiasts to find the anonymous stalker of an unsuspecting NYC woman when the criminal claims he will murder her in eight hours

    Director:Mark Polish
    Writer:Zoe Robyn

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  6. The Equalizer Season 2 Episode 6 - Shooter
    7.9/10(407 votes)

    #6 - Shooter

    S2:E6

    Mel’s past military expertise proves critical when McCall is hired by District Attorney Grafton to find a sniper on a killing spree, seemingly selecting victims at random. Also, Delilah experiences PTSD when the sniper shootings cause her to relive the trauma of her friend’s fatal shooting.

    Director:Milena Govich
    Writer:Joe Gazzam

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  7. The Equalizer Season 2 Episode 7 - When Worlds Collide
    7.9/10(396 votes)

    #7 - When Worlds Collide

    S2:E7

    Bishop comes to McCall, Harry and Mel for help when a terrorist from his past uncovers the identity of his adult son, a young man Bishop has kept secret for decades to safeguard him from his intelligence work. Also, Aunt Vi becomes nostalgic about a past romantic relationship when she receives a surprise visitor

    Director:John Terlesky
    Writer:Rob Hanning

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  8. The Equalizer Season 2 Episode 8 - Separated
    7.7/10(392 votes)

    #8 - Separated

    S2:E8

    McCall and Mel help a deported woman track down her son after she was separated from him while seeking asylum at the U.S. border. Mel, McCall and Bishop exhaust every avenue to get Harry released from prison.

    Director:Neema Barnette
    Writer:Erica Shelton Kodish

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  9. The Equalizer Season 2 Episode 9 - Bout That Life
    7.2/10(371 votes)

    #9 - Bout That Life

    S2:E9

    McCall becomes ensnared in a deadly battle between rival rap crews when she is hired by the wife of a famous rapper, Dilemma, to prove the musician is innocent of murdering a fellow artist.

    Director:Eric Laneuville
    Writer:Jamila Daniel

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  10. The Equalizer Season 2 Episode 10 - Legacy
    7.0/10(444 votes)

    #10 - Legacy

    S2:E10

    McCall joins forces with Jessie Cook, a brilliant and unpredictable master thief, to recover a valuable painting stolen from a Black family during the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.

    Director:Yangzom Brauen
    Writer:Talicia Raggs

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  11. The Equalizer Season 2 Episode 11 - Chinatown
    7.7/10(371 votes)

    #11 - Chinatown

    S2:E11

    McCall and Mel work with a jaded ex-cop to find the killers of a beloved Chinese American restaurant owner, who was the victim of a hate crime masked to look like an accidental electrical fire.

    Director:Christine Moore
    Writer:Zoe Robyn

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  12. The Equalizer Season 2 Episode 12 - Somewhere Over the Hudson
    7.6/10(389 votes)

    #12 - Somewhere Over the Hudson

    S2:E12

    McCall helps a mob accountant, Bert Singer, scour the city for a lost ledger of evidence he must provide to the FBI in exchange for entrance into the Federal Witness Protection Program. Also, Mel frets over how to tell her best friend, who comforted her for years about Harry's death, that Harry never died at all.

    Director:John Krokidas
    Writer:Rob Hanning

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  13. The Equalizer Season 2 Episode 13 - D.W.B.
    8.0/10(464 votes)

    #13 - D.W.B.

    S2:E13

    McCall races to find Dante when he’s abducted by a pair of panicked deputies who fear reprisal, after they detained Dante without cause and used excessive force before realizing he’s a fellow cop. Alone and injured, Dante experiences hallucinations that reveal his complicated childhood.

    Director:Solvan Naim
    Writer:Joseph C. Wilson

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  14. The Equalizer Season 2 Episode 14 - Pulse
    7.6/10(329 votes)

    #14 - Pulse

    S2:E14

    McCall receives a desperate plea for help from her former CIA trainee, now a full-fledged agent, that leads her into a confrontation with Mason Quinn, the most dangerous enemy from her past in intelligence. In need of confidential information about the agent's latest assignment, McCall forms a tentative alliance with Carter Griffin, a by-the-book CIA handler.

    Director:Paul Holahan
    Writer:Joe Gazzam

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  15. The Equalizer Season 2 Episode 15 - Hard Money
    7.4/10(317 votes)

    #15 - Hard Money

    S2:E15

    McCall's vigilante work further complicates her personal life when she is forced to ask her ex-husband, Dr. Miles Fulton, to help with a gunshot victim: one of two women being hunted by thieves after they witnessed a robbery.

    Director:Hernán Otaño
    Writer:Erica Shelton Kodish

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  16. The Equalizer Season 2 Episode 16 - Vox Populi
    8.1/10(377 votes)

    #16 - Vox Populi

    S2:E16

    When Aunt Vi is the lone juror on a murder trial who believes the defendant is innocent, McCall covertly investigates the case to find proof that Vi's instincts are correct.

    Director:Carl Seaton
    Writer:Zoe Robyn

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  17. The Equalizer Season 2 Episode 17 - What Dreams May Come
    7.4/10(292 votes)

    #17 - What Dreams May Come

    S2:E17

    McCall, Mel and Harry take a leap of faith when they help a self-proclaimed psychic, Julien, find his missing sister who he says is in imminent danger, according to his visions. Also, Delilah's PTSD returns as she struggles under the weight of keeping McCall's secrets and her worries about her mother's safety.

    Director:Millicent Shelton
    Writer:Rob Hanning

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  18. The Equalizer Season 2 Episode 18 - Exposed
    7.8/10(350 votes)

    #18 - Exposed

    S2:E18

    McCall’s determination to apprehend Mason Quinn, the criminal responsible for Bishop’s death, veers into a dangerous obsession that could cost her everything. Also, Delilah finally meets her mother’s vigilante team when she requires Harry and Mel’s help to prove a fellow classmate made her best friend a victim of revenge porn. Second season finale.

    Director:Eric Laneuville
    Writers:Andrew W. Marlowe, Terri Edda Miller, Joseph C. Wilson

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"Aftermath" is the best rated episode of "The Equalizer" season 2. It scored 7.3/10 based on 469 votes. Directed by Solvan Naim and written by Andrew W. Marlowe, Terri Edda Miller, it aired on 10/10/2021. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "The Kingdom".