Season 1, Episode 6 – The show finally starts to find some sort of rhythm as the two brothers compete, but it’s still pretty yawn-inducing.
Season 2, Episode 6 – Character-driven plots seem like a distraction when the main story stakes are so high and on a world scale.
Season 1, Episode 6 – The series’ best episode yet has the brothers on the witness stand for almost the entire hour
Season 1, Episode 5 – The show feels predictable and repetitive in an episode where Josh once again faces off against his mother.
Season 1, Episode 8 – The season one finale leaves some characters in more prosperous positions than others, and at least one won’t be coming back for season two.
Season 2, Episode 5 – Kirkman’s slip-up, if you can call it that, is a weak and laughable premise thanks to our current political climate
Season 1, Episode 5 – The series’ best episode yet comes in the form of a infiltrate and rescue story that feels like a mini-movie
Season 1, Episode 4 – The series gets mildly more tolerable with its latest episode but still is largely forgettable.
Season 1, Episode 7 – In the penultimate episode of its first season, “The Deuce” feels like its finally firing on all cylinders
Season 2, Episode 4 – Bribery, trade deals, and a broken vase highlight this fine but mostly unremarkable episode.
Season 1, Episode 4 – Edie Falco carries the show as defense attorney Leslie Abramson, but the classic “Law & Order” court scenes are sorely missed
Season 1, Episode 3 – If you are slightly amused by the “Cool Hand Luke” allusion in the episodes title, that is the most amusement you will get from this episode.
Season 3, Episode 15-16 – It was a tense, though flawed, conclusion to the shows finest season yet.
Season 1, Episode 6 – The series finally hits a stride as multiple storylines start to sync with the promise the show made at its outset.
Season 2, Episode 3 – With the death of its main antagonist, the show injects itself with hot topic issues, to pretty “meh” results.
Season 1, Episode 5 – The plot still moves in the tiniest of increments, but performances (especially of Gyllenhaal and Method Man) make this episode shine.
Season 5, Episode 7 – The series finale ended on a high note with a final half hour that brought laughs, surprises, and wasn’t too heavy.
Season 3, Episode 14 – The second to last episode before the 2 hour season finale, “El Matadero” brings the death of an original cast member–and the death of another’s sobriety.