The Best Episodes of Viper Season 1

Episode Rankings

1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.3/10(52 votes)

   #1 - Pilot

   S1:E11/2/1994

   City Commissioner Strand is desperate to get the Viper on the road. He plans on using the Viper's crime-fighting abilities to bolster support for his campaign to become mayor. After stealing a satellite, Michael Payton flips his black Dodge Stealth in a spectacular crash. Strand hears about the accident and has Payton pronounced dead at the scene. Payton is the best getaway driver the Outfit had. Commissoner Strand orders that Payton's memory be erased and his appearance altered. When Payton awakes, he is told that he is a police officer named Joesph Payne Astor.

   Director:Danny Bilson

   Writer:Danny Bilson

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   Director:Danny Bilson

   Writer:Danny Bilson
2. 

   7.4/10(27 votes)

   #2 - Firehawk

   S1:E51/28/1994

   As part of a plan to destroy the Viper, the Outfit kidnaps Julian and forces him to upgrade its own urban assault vehicle.

   Director:Mario Azzopardi

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Mario Azzopardi

   Writer:Unknown
3. 

   7.3/10(23 votes)

   #3 - Wheels of Fire

   S1:E82/25/1994

   Joe falls for the inventor of a highly efficient car battery, but painful memories of his murdered fiancee surface when her life is threatened. Meanwhile, the discovery of a long-lost concept car shocks everyone.

   Directors:Don Kurt, Bruce Bilson

   Writer:Unknown

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   Directors:Don Kurt, Bruce Bilson

   Writer:Unknown
4. 

   7.3/10(22 votes)

   #4 - Thief of Hearts

   S1:E113/18/1994

   An artificial heart that will save the life of a young girl is stolen.

   Director:Danny Bilson

   Writer:Howard Chaykin

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   Director:Danny Bilson

   Writer:Howard Chaykin
5. 

   7.2/10(24 votes)

   #5 - The Face

   S1:E72/18/1994

   "The Face", a famous hit man, has just been released from prison. His plans to go straight are jeopardized when his former employer kidnaps his wife to force him to do one last hit! Through the Consortium, he asks Joe Astor for help.

   Director:Gus Trikonis

   Writer:Tommy Thompson

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   Director:Gus Trikonis

   Writer:Tommy Thompson
6. 

   7.2/10(24 votes)

   #6 - Past Tense

   S1:E93/4/1994

   The Viper team must crack a ring that abducts youths and molds them into specialized criminals. Meanwhile, Joe encounters a special someone from his past.

   Director:Danny Bilson

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Danny Bilson

   Writer:Unknown
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7. 

   7.1/10(32 votes)

   #7 - Once a Thief ...

   S1:E21/7/1994

   Joe faces a terrifying choice when the doctor who performed memory-altering surgery on him offers to restore his criminal identity.

   Director:Bruce Bilson

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Bruce Bilson

   Writer:Unknown
8. 

   7.0/10(23 votes)

   #8 - Scoop

   S1:E103/11/1994

   Joe teams with a police detective--a suspected vigilante--to find the culprit behind the murder of Outfit thugs.

   Director:Michael Vejar

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Michael Vejar

   Writer:Unknown
9. 

   6.9/10(28 votes)

   #9 - Ghosts

   S1:E31/14/1994

   Joe's former partner in crime (Jason Carter) is sprung from prison by the Outfit in order to locate the Viper.

   Directors:Danny Bilson, Bruce Bilson

   Writer:Unknown

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   Directors:Danny Bilson, Bruce Bilson

   Writer:Unknown
10. 

    6.9/10(24 votes)

    #10 - Mind Games

    S1:E62/11/1994

    After Frankie is injured in a suspicious car crash, the Viper team uncovers a plot to hijack a transport loaded with highly contagious diseases.

    Director:Mario Azzopardi

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Mario Azzopardi

    Writer:Unknown
11. 

    6.4/10(29 votes)

    #11 - Safe as Houses

    S1:E41/21/1994

    Nate Benedict, a Mob Boss who is about to be tried for various crimes, fakes his own death. He starts over in a small town to lay low and continue his criminal operations. The residents of Mesa Rose, the small town Benedict takes over, are powerless against Benedict's strong reach. The Viper turns out to be 'the great equalizer'.

    Director:Bruce Bilson

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Bruce Bilson

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12. 

    6.0/10(21 votes)

    #12 - Crown of Thorns

    S1:E124/1/1994

    A foreign dignitary visiting the U.S. becomes the new target of the assassin who previously killed her father.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Mitch Brian

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    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Mitch Brian