The Equalizers

The Equalizer Season 2 Episode 21: Hand and Glove Aired on CBS: May 20, 1987 Directed by: Alan Metzger Written by : Coleman Luck Featuring: William Zabka, Barbara Garrick, William H. Macy This one is a bit of a departure. And by a bit, we mean it seems like someone switched an Equalizer script with a Scooby Doo script at the last minute and it was too late to turn back (we'll look for a correspond...

The Equalizer Season 2 Episode 20: First Light Aired on CBS: May 13, 1987 Directed by: Richard Compton Written by : Jack Fogarty Featuring: William Zabka, Lori Laughlin, Robert Modica, Quentin Crisp (!), Kaiulani Lee Ladies and gentlemen, strap yourselves in. William Zabka is back as Scott McCall aka Son of the Equalizer. And with EQ out of town, Scott is trying to do some equalizing himself, name...

The Equalizer Season 2 Episode 19: Coal Black Soul Aired on CBS: May 6, 1987 Directed by: Richard Compton Written by : Scott Shepherd Featuring: Patricia Kalember, Mitchell Lichtenstein, Chris Elliott (!), Lois Smith, Earl Hindman (Wilson), the great Jihmi Kennedy, and Gale "We'll Sing in the Sunshine" Garnett There's a serial killer loose but more importantly, The Equalizer has found himself a la...

The Equalizer Season 2 Episode 18: A Place To Stay Aired on CBS: February 25, 1987 Directed by: Alan Metzger Story : Marc Rubin, Teleplay : Carleton Eastlake, Coleman Luck Featuring: Ann McDonough, Alyson Kirk, Trey Wilson, Kario Salem, and Ed Lauter The streets of NYC in 1987 were harsh. For a runaway teenager once you step foot in that city, you're on the fast track to a hellish existence for th...

The Equalizer Season 2 Episode 17: Solo Aired on CBS: February 18, 1987 Directed by: Alan Metzger Written by : Carleton Eastlake Featuring: Lindsay Crouse, Kevin Spacey, Austin Pendleton We get it. A lot of us aren't really in the mood to watch Kevin Spacey in anything. And if you are, it'll probably be to watch some classic 90s movie, or to hate watch K-PAX. So instead of writing about him (thoug...

The Equalizer Season 2 Episode 16: Memories of Manon: Part 2 Aired on CBS: February 11, 1987 Directed by: Tony Wharmby Written by : Coleman Luck Featuring: Melissa Sue Anderson, Anthony Zerba, George DiCenzo, Jon Polito Second half of a two parter! We see just what the freedom of the two part format gives the show: deeper relationships, deeper drama, denser plots. At times it helps (a rift between...

The Equalizer Season 2 Episode 15: Memories of Manon: Part 1 Aired on CBS: February 4, 1987 Directed by: Tony Wharmby Written by : Coleman Luck Featuring: Melissa Sue Anderson, Anthony Zerba, George DiCenzo, Jon Polito, Maurice Hines Folks, there's a lot to process here. We've got the first Equalizer two parter which means a big cliffhanger ending. We've got perhaps the biggest dramatic bomb drop...

The Equalizer Season 2 Episode 14: Carnal Persuasion Aired on CBS: January 21, 1987 Directed by: Leon Ichaso Written by : Dennis Manuel Featuring: John Cullom, Maria Holvoe, Louis Zorich, Cynthia Harris, John Laughlin Oh boy, this one is doozy. It answers the question we've all had at some point: What if you put together the docks and legal angles of season two of The Wire with the movie Indecent...

The Equalizer Season 2 Episode 13: Beyond Control Aired on CBS: January 14, 1987 Directed by: Alan Metzger Written by : Coleman Luck Featuring: Briad Bedford, Liane Curtis, Paula Trueman, Josh Mostel A deeper dive into the Agency than we've had in a while. The Agency gets infiltrated by a KGB! Control has to find all the copies they made before KGB gets their hands on it... and before they get the...

The Equalizer Season 2 Episode 12: High Performance Aired on CBS: January 7, 1987 Directed by: Russ Mayberry Written by : Jack V. Fogarty Featuring: James Remar, Patricia Charbonneau, Michael Wincott, Doris Belack A female construction worker sees a murder while high up on a building construction site. No one takes her seriously except of course Robert McCall, the Equalizer. Only thing is, Equaliz...

The Equalizer Season 2 Episode 11, Heartstrings Aired on CBS: December 17, 1986 Directed by: Russ Mayberry Written by : Loraine Despres Featuring: Michele Dotrice (Edward Woodward's real life wife!), David Margulies, Mickey, Control With a title like this, you know this episode is explicitly designed to tug at your heartstrings. And tug it does! And who's there to help? None other than Michele Dot...

The Equalizer Season 2 Episode 10:The Cup Aired on CBS: December 10, 1986 Directed by: Mario DiLeo Written by : Carleton Eastlake, Andrew Sipes, David Jackson Featuring: Dennis Christopher (Breaking Away!), Keith Szarabajka (Mickey is back!), Caris Corfman, Earl Hindman (Wilson) Is tackling religion, the KGB, and Polish trade unions too much for one tv episode? Not for the Equalizer! And not only...

The Equalizer Season 2 Episode 9: Tip On A Sure Thing Aired on CBS: December 3, 1986 Directed by: Donald Petrie Written by : Scott Shepherd Featuring: Paul Gleason (Breakfast Club), Ted Ross, Roberts Blossom (Old man from Home Alone), Denise Dumont, Warner Wolf, Cleavant Derricks, Nestor Serrano Once again, the Equalizer is on location in New Jersey! This time at Monmouth Park after a jockey's son...

The Equalizer Season 2 Episode 8: The Line Aired on CBS: November 26, 1986 Directed by: Russ Mayberry Written by : Steve Volpe Featuring: Giancarlo Esposito, Mark Margolis, Novella Nelson, David Leary, Norman Parker, Joe Grifasi A meaty concept: The Equalizer goes up against a ragtag citizens patrol group. Between them, a vengeful brother, and the actual police, the show could reflect on different...

The Equalizer Season 2 Episode 7: Crossfire Aired on CBS: Directed by: Alan Metzger Written by : Scott Shepherd & Coleman Luck Featuring: Vincent D'Onofrio, Lisa Pelikan, Miguel Pinero "The best of season 2 so far." Heard it here first. After a few weeks of women in (creepy 80s) peril, we're back to a fun crazy Equalizer. He's been framed for murder! By Vincent D'Onofrio! Who's an arsonist! An...

The Equalizer Season 2 Episode 6: Nightscape Aired on CBS: November 12, 1986 Directed by: Aaron Lipstadt Written by : Carleton Eastlake Featuring: Frances Fisher, Thomas G. Waites, Matthew Cowles, Austin Pendleton, Lisa Banes, Mark Boone Jr. Look, we know. It's another plotline with a woman getting assaulted. This season's got a lot of those. But if we get past that, there's a lot of stuff to repo...

The Equalizer Season 2 Episode 5: Shades of Darkness Aired on CBS: November 5, 1986 Directed by: Donald Petrie Written by : Jack V. Fogarty Featuring: William Sadler, Olympia Dukakis, Edward Binns The plot on its own: The Equalizer goes up against a crazy mercenary killer who framed a National Guardsmen for murder. Sure that's probably a passably entertaining hour of television. But if we know the...

The Equalizer Season 2 Episode 4: Joyride Aired on CBS: October 29, 1986 Directed by: Russ Mayberry Written by : Jim Trombetta, Charles Grant Craig Featuring: Christian Slater, Kristen Vigard, Cleavant Derricks, Eddie Jones, Ron O'Neal, Mark Margolis A 16 year old Christian Slater stars as Michael Winslow (just let that sink in for a minute) who stumbles into a dangerous world of drugs after takin...

The Equalizer Season 2 Episode 3: A Community of Civilized Men Aired on CBS: October 22, 1986 Directed by: Alan Metzger Written by : Daniel Pyne, Scott Shepherd Featuring: Jennifer Grey, Tammy Grimes, Zach Grenier Listen. Episode 2 of season 2 was amazing. Episode 4 is amazing too. But they're not all winners. You'd think an episode starring Jennifer Grey which aired halfway Ferris Bueller and Dir...

The Equalizer Season 2 Episode 2: Nocture Aired on CBS: October 15, 1986 Directed by: Richard Compton Written by : Carleton Eastlake Featuring: Ashford and Simpson (yes the musical duo who gave us Solid as a Rock), Jessica Harper (Suspiria), Michael Parks (Kill Bill) True, it's getting harder to watch old Equalizers lately: it's somehow disappeared from Roku apps and nbc.com is sometimes flaky ( h...

The Equalizer Season 2 Episode 1: The Distant Fire Aired on CBS: October 8, 1986 Directed by: Richard Compton Written by : Carleton Eastlake Featuring: William Zabka, Lori Loughlin, James Rebhorn, Kelly Lynch, Robert Lansing, Robert Joy It's an all new season of The Equalizer! What fresh new angle will the show take now that it's had some time to regroup? The establishment of a season-long story a...

The trailer for the podcast The Equalizers, an episode recap podcast of the hit 80s TV show The Equalizer starring Edward Woodward. An overview of the podcast plus some highlights from our first season as we prep for season 2. @equalizerspod equalizerspodcast at gmail dot com

Listen, we get it. When you think of the Equalizer, you may think of Queen Latifah but mostly you're thinking of Denzel Washington. Where we're coming from is methodically picking apart each episode of the original 80s TV show The Equalizer with Edward Woodward. Now that we're in a break between seasons, we thought we'd extend an olive branch and watch the first Denzel Equalizer movie (2014) with...

The Equalizer Season 1 Episode 22: Pretenders Aired on CBS: April 8, 1986 Directed by: Richard Compton Written by : Scott Shepherd Featuring: Tony Musante, Chad Redding, Philip Bosco, Ron O'Neal, Robert Lansing, Mark Margolis, Bruce Jarchow In the season finale, McCall protects a woman from her neighbor who's a whole thing - backed by the agency, dealing with Europe's biggest drug dealer, possibly...

The Equalizer Season 1 Episode 21: Unpunished Crimes Aired on CBS: April 1, 1986 Directed by: Alan Metzger Written by : John Burke, Grenville Case Featuring: Dan Hedaya, Regina Baff, John Cameron Mitchell, John Cullum, Jon Polito, Lee Wallace It's the classic tale of an independent inventor (Dan Hedaya) getting an idea stolen from him by a big company. Except in the Equalizer universe, it happens...