Kevins Top 50 Episodes of 2012 TV
I ranked 100, but here's my Top 50. Good mix of comedy and drama.
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- DirectorGreg MottolaStarsJeff DanielsEmily MortimerJohn Gallagher Jr.Will is in the hospital and is too discouraged to return to work as his colleagues get the final clue needed to thwart the execs wanting to fire him.
- DirectorGreg MottolaStarsJeff DanielsEmily MortimerJohn Gallagher Jr.Will's professional idealism is put to the test with his new news team when they are first to cover the Deep Horizon platform oil spill.
- DirectorJoshua MarstonStarsJeff DanielsEmily MortimerJohn Gallagher Jr.When Charlie gets a tip from a mysterious informant that the President is about to make a major announcement, the news team tries to confirm what it is about.
- DirectorRandall EinhornStarsEdie FalcoEve BestMerritt WeverCruz purposely pushes Jackie to the breaking point, and then uses her reaction as grounds to fire her. Jackie enrolls Grace in public school. O'Hara goes into labor.
- DirectorStephen KayStarsPiper PeraboChristopher GorhamKari MatchettAt Jai's safe house, Annie & Auggie find Jai was investigating Simon. Annie tells Arthur & Joan she has been cultivating Simon and thinks she can turn him. Simon says no, but asks Annie to marry him. Simon & Annie are gunned down by Lena.
- DirectorRussell Lee FineStarsMatt BomerTim DeKayWillie GarsonWhen Agent Kramer returns to derail Neal's commutation, Neal races to right a wrong from his past. Peter in turn must choose a side. Set against the backdrop of Neal's commutation hearing, Neal will ultimately decide between fight and flight.
- DirectorBobby RothStarsMadeleine StoweEmily VanCampGabriel MannShocking events unfold at Daniel's trial as allegiances are tested, secrets are revealed, friendships begin to fray, and a revelation creates a change in Emily's quest for revenge.
- DirectorJeremy PodeswaStarsJeff DanielsEmily MortimerJohn Gallagher Jr.As Will deals with insomnia and online death threats, Sloan's frustrating interview with a Japanese nuclear rep about the Fukushima disaster gets her in major trouble.
- DirectorTroy MillerStarsMichelle AngDiego BonetaSarah HabelLou loses it when Raviva threatens to move out if he can't make room for her and Rosemary. Daphne continues her romance with Todd and blurs the lines between career and love. Sophia is arrested and the crew has to bail her out.
- DirectorGreg MottolaStarsJeff DanielsEmily MortimerJohn Gallagher Jr.As the news team covers the Tea Party candidates during the US Congressional mid-term elections, the network 's senior executives confront Charlie about Will's newly confrontational tone.
- DirectorRussell Lee FineStarsMatt BomerTim DeKayWillie GarsonWhen scholarship funds from a prestigious prep school mysteriously disappear, Neal poses as a substitute teacher to help Peter and the FBI figure out where the money is really going.
- DirectorTucker GatesStarsZooey DeschanelJake JohnsonMax GreenfieldSingle for the first time on Valentine's Day, Jess convinces Schmidt to be her wingman as she attempts to have an attachment-free fling with a handsome stranger. Nick's romantic plans are foiled when he finds himself spending more time with Julia's law firm assistant than with her. Winston becomes one of the girls when Shelby invites him over on the holiday.
- DirectorDan LernerStarsMary McCormackFrederick WellerPaul Ben-VictorMary sees whether she can balance motherhood with a demanding profession and a dysfunctional home life, or if she will put her baby up for adoption.
- DirectorTim HunterStarsMadeleine StoweEmily VanCampGabriel MannDaniel and Emily plan an engagement party; Victoria uses Conrad's father against him; Jack spirals after Amanda disappears; Charlotte finds herself tangled in a web of deceit.
- DirectorJake KasdanStarsZooey DeschanelJake JohnsonMax GreenfieldNick panics when Julia doesn't want to put a label on their relationship. Meanwhile, Jess enlists Julia to help her get out of a traffic ticket, Winston reconnects with a former booty call and Schmidt is baffled as to why his shower towel is always damp.
- DirectorSteve PinkStarsZooey DeschanelJake JohnsonMax GreenfieldJess is laid off from her teaching job and volunteers to be a shot girl at Schmidt's "rebranding" party.
- DirectorAnton CropperStarsSarah ShahiMichael TruccoVirginia WilliamsKate and Ben go up against Justin and the city while representing a client who claims he was the victim of police brutality. A former client accuses Lauren of committing an ethics violation.
- 2012–201458mTV-MA7.9 (1.6K)TV EpisodeDirectorLesli Linka GlatterStarsJeff DanielsEmily MortimerJohn Gallagher Jr.To salvage their ratings, the news team decides to lead with lurid criminal trial coverage at the expense of more worthy stories like the debt ceiling debate.
- DirectorLinda WallemStarsEdie FalcoEve BestMerritt WeverJackie detoxes in rehab and forges a surprising alliance with 17-year-old fellow addict Charlie. Director Cruz's innovations continue to irritate everyone on the All Saints staff except for Coop.
- DirectorKyle NewacheckStarsAmy PoehlerRashida JonesAziz AnsariLeslie faces threats and backlash if she votes in favor of a "soda tax," Ben tries to suck up to his interns after he discovers that they're politically connected, and Andy's efforts to get in shape send Chris into a depression.
- DirectorBobby RothStarsMadeleine StoweEmily VanCampGabriel MannVictoria and Conrad reaffirm their loyalty to each other; Emily and Amanda fight to keep their pasts secret as Mason Treadwell digs for information.
- DirectorRandy ZiskStarsMadeleine StoweEmily VanCampGabriel MannEmily's search for the white haired man is interrupted by the wedding plans, and now Nolan is going after him. Meanwhile, Sammy seems to be on the final stage of his life.
- DirectorRenny HarlinStarsPiper PeraboChristopher GorhamKari MatchettAnnie considers betraying the agency to save Eyal, but Auggie comes to the rescue. Meanwhile, Henry Wilcox returns from prison and sets his sights on Arthur and Joan.
- DirectorJace AlexanderStarsMichelle AngDiego BonetaSarah HabelMiles and Daphne host a party for their client, but Daphne worries when he goes off script. New crushes, Jamel and Bekah, put Lou and Raviva in an awkward situation. Sophia fears letting Laura buy her a new phone was a mistake.
- DirectorAlan PoulStarsJeff DanielsEmily MortimerJohn Gallagher Jr.Will's new idealism leads him to be playing into the hands of the tabloid press determined to discredit him.