Oz

1. S01E01The RoutineJuly 12, 1997 8.9In the 'Emerald City' experimental unit of Oswald State Penitentiary, we meet some of the diverse inmates who exist in a pecking order of Ga
2. S01E02Visits, Conjugal and OtherwiseJuly 14, 1997 8.9With Schibetta and the prison brass in a race to uncover Ortolani's killer (for very different reasons), we see how inmates react to visits
3. S01E03God's Chillin'July 21, 1997 7.8Friction is growing in the wake of two deaths so Said, Wiseguy leader Schibetta and Gangbanger Jefferson Keane are brought together by Warde
4. S01E04Capital PJuly 28, 1997 8.8Governor Devlin has reinstated capital punishment in the state--and the first Oz prisoner scheduled to die is Jefferson Keane, who killed a
5. S01E05Straight LifeAugust 4, 1997 8.7The infiltration of drugs into Oz has reached scary levels, and the efforts of McManus and Glynn to find out who's smuggling backfire in a d
6. S01E06To Your HealthAugust 11, 1997 8.7The prison's health service is kept busy by a variety of prisoner complaints: Beecher flips out and sends Schillinger to the hospital; mob b
7. S01E07Plan BAugust 18, 1997 8.8A recovered Said ostracizes Huseni Mershah for turning his back on him when he was dying--and orders all the Muslims to cast him out. Impres
8. S01E08Season's bestA Game of CheckersAugust 25, 1997 9.0A riot breaks out and frustration, sexuality, hate, revenge and racism all rear their ugly heads, causing the violence to escalate.

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

1. S02E01The TipJuly 11, 1998 8.7Season Two premiere. In the aftermath of the riot that killed six inmates and two officers, Oz is locked down, and Emerald City prisoners ar
2. S02E02Ancient TribesJuly 20, 1998 8.6Ten months after the riot, Em City is reopened. A recovered McManus creates a council of group representatives to keep order, and initiates
3. S02E03Great MenJuly 27, 1998 8.6Alvarez knows who raped Glynn's daughter, but refuses to tell the warden. Wangler is making progress at school, but his cellmate, Adebisi, i
4. S02E04Losing Your AppealAugust 3, 1998 8.6Augustus Hill's appeal is denied, despite the efforts of Said, who has better luck with Poet's poems. Meanwhile, O'Reily survives his lumpec
5. S02E05Season's bestFamily BiznessAugust 10, 1998 9.0With their enmity at a boiling point, Adebisi poisons Schibetta--but not fatally. Now that his brother has turned himself in for murder, Gly
6. S02E06Strange BedfellowsAugust 17, 1998 8.8Schillinger attempts to enlist Said to get him out of jail. Recovered from being poisoned, Schibetta is brutalized by Adebisi, losing 'contr
7. S02E07Animal FarmAugust 24, 1998 9.0Cyril O'Reily, Ryan's brother, is imprisoned and falls under Schillinger's control. Ryan tries to get him away into Em City, but Cyril winds
8. S02E08Escape from OzAugust 31, 1998 8.8In the Season Two finale, Wittlesey is transferred to general population and replaced by Karl Metzger, a Nazi. Mack and another Aryan try to

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

1. S03E01The Truth and Nothing But...July 14, 1999 9.0In the Season Three premiere, Beecher is still in the hospital after Schillinger and Keller broke his bones, Alvarez is still in solitary fo
2. S03E02Napoleon's Boney PartsJuly 21, 1999 9.0No one knows who killed Metzger. Meanwhile, McManus hires his friend Sean Murphy as a C.O. and he launches a boxing program. Hill faces a di
3. S03E03LegsJuly 28, 1999 9.0In the boxing program, O'Reily spikes Robson's spritzer bottle before his bout with Cyril. Rebadow's mother tries to persuade him to meet hi
4. S03E04Unnatural DisastersAugust 4, 1999 9.0O'Reily and Keller plot to take care of Andrew. McManus is forced by prison brass to settle Howell's sexual-harassment suit. Hanlon's murder
5. S03E05Season's bestU.S. MaleAugust 11, 1999 9.3Wangler 'finds out' his wife and her lover were murdered execution-style. Meanwhile, Poet and Pierce get burned by Hernandez, Ricardo and Gu
6. S03E06Cruel and Unusual PunishmentsAugust 18, 1999 9.0With Cyril scheduled to box Pancamo, O'Reily plans to use his spray-bottle trick, but first he must deal with Cudney. Alvarez sees the photo
7. S03E07Secret IdentitiesAugust 25, 1999 9.0Adebisi accuses McManus of sexually harassing Wangler. Bellinger meets with McManus and requests execution by hanging. Just one problem: she
8. S03E08Out o' TimeSeptember 1, 1999 9.0Brace yourself for the explosive Season Three finale! As the new millennium approaches, things are heating up in Em City as racial tensions

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

1. S04E01Season's bestA Cock and Balls StoryJuly 12, 2000 9.7Season Four premiere. The world of Oz--an experimental prison within a prison known as the Emerald City--reopens its doors with the inmates
2. S04E02ObituariesJuly 19, 2000 9.0The African-American inmates point the finger at McManus for letting Em City get out of hand. After that and his recent erratic behavior, Mc
3. S04E03The Bill of WrongsJuly 26, 2000 9.0Glynn learns from Adebisi that he was given the gun by former C.O. Hughes. Morales enlists Rebadow's help in taking Hernandez's place in the
4. S04E04Works of MercyAugust 2, 2000 9.7Em City gets a new Unit Manager, Martin Querns, whose methods are hardly orthodox. Beecher's torment over his missing children is worsened w
5. S04E05Gray MatterAugust 9, 2000 9.7As Querns implements his new course of action, the dynamics of Em City start to change, causing friction with Officer Murphy. Beecher falls
6. S04E06A Word to the WiseAugust 16, 2000 9.0In an effort to reduce violence, white inmates are transferred out of Em City. Said and Arif talk to Querns about the negative impact of his
7. S04E07A Town Without PityAugust 23, 2000 9.0With things wild in Em City, O'Reily begins a surprising affair. Zabitz asks Schillinger for protection from Keller--who tries to get into t
8. S04E08You Bet Your LifeAugust 30, 2000 9.0After Hughes' attack on Devlin, Glynn withdraws from the race. Miguel Alvarez is still on the loose. Supreme Allah receives an unwanted surp
9. S04E09Medium RareJanuary 7, 2001 7.7Six months have passed. A TV newsmagazine crew descends on Em City, and the results aren't quite ready for prime time.
10. S04E10ConversionsJanuary 14, 2001 8.0New inmate Burr Reading arrives, ready to take charge of the African-American drug scene. Dr. Nathan returns to Em City, and finds the bigge
11. S04E11Revenge is SweetJanuary 21, 2001 8.7Morales looks to pit the Chinese against Redding. Alvarez offers Glynn his services as an informant as a way out of solitary. Dr. Nathan ann
12. S04E12Cuts Like a KnifeJanuary 28, 2001 8.3O'Reily regrets getting Cyril involved with the trial drug when it starts taking effect. Meanwhile, Giles' request for an unusual execution
13. S04E13Blizzard of '01February 4, 2001 8.3O'Reily is in for a surprise when a visitor reveals the truth about his past, while Cyril faces trouble for his difficult behavior. Meanwhil
14. S04E14Orpheus DescendingFebruary 11, 2001 8.7McManus calls a superficial truce between Redding and Morales. Basil finally sees his wife, but Hughes ends up spoiling their happiness. Mea
15. S04E15Even the ScoreFebruary 18, 2001 8.7McManus can't turn his back on White. Beecher tells the parents of the girl he killed that he's up for parole. Howell tries to blackmail O'R
16. S04E16Famous Last WordsFebruary 25, 2001 9.0In the Season Four finale, Hill discovers where his true allegiances lie in Oz. Redding's plot to use the Colonel against Morales has an une

Season 4 ranked & reviewed

1. S05E01Season's bestVisitationJanuary 6, 2002 9.7In its fifth season premiere, Oz re-opens in the wake of major renovations that had to be completed following a gas explosion.
2. S05E02Laws of GravityJanuary 13, 2002 8.3McManus thinks White may reform if he spends quality time with Said; Alvarez offers Guerra a unique solution to their dispute; O'Reily's mot
3. S05E03Dream a Little Dream of MeJanuary 20, 2002 8.0Brass wants to know who cut his tendon; Redding and Morales form another uneasy alliance; Rev. Cloutier's mysterious influence over his foll
4. S05E04Next Stop: ValhallaJanuary 27, 2002 8.3Penders, Hill and Alvarez are given a chance to train seeing-eye dogs; Martinez gives Brass a 'cocktail' he definitely didn't order; the lov
5. S05E05Wheel of FortuneFebruary 3, 2002 8.3Robson stirs up problems between White and Said. Meanwhile, Pancamo's illness might save some work for his enemies, Schillinger makes a frie
6. S05E06VarietyFebruary 10, 2002 8.7As Cyril's trial gets off to an inauspiciously cold start, tensions between Mukada and Kirk come to a boil. Also, a priest named Meehan land
7. S05E07Good IntentionsFebruary 17, 2002 8.7Hill's recovery leads to renewed friction between Redding and Morales, Alvarez gets his wish as the 'Man's Best Friend' program is finished
8. S05E08ImpotenceFebruary 24, 2002 9.0In the Season Five finale, Robson goes to extremes to remedy his gum dilemma, Meanwhile, McManus struggles with personal turmoil over his de

Season 5 ranked & reviewed

1. S06E01Dead Man TalkingJanuary 5, 2003 8.5In the Season Six premiere, Alvarez and Schillinger are let out of solitary and placed back in general population. Meanwhile, a mourning Reb
2. S06E02See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Smell No EvilJanuary 12, 2003 9.0The unexpected arrival of Mayor Loewen at Oz spurs an ironic turn involving Schillinger and Beecher. Meanwhile, Dr. Nathan discovers why sol
3. S06E03Sonata de OzJanuary 19, 2003 9.7Tobias learns who killed his father before being released from prison. Cyril begins shock therapy while receiving an execution date. Said is
4. S06E04A Failure to CommunicateJanuary 26, 2003 9.0Glynn receives mixed news on the toxic-poisoning problem. Meanwhile, Rebadow's relationship with the new librarian Stella hits a snag, Kelle
5. S06E054 GivenessFebruary 2, 2003 8.3Arif and the others have trouble getting Augustus' book published. Tobias confesses to Chris he's started dating someone on the outside.
6. S06E06Season's bestA Day in the Death...February 9, 2003 9.8New inmate Idzik faces his enemies and requests a transfer. Meanwhile, the Loewen case grows increasingly complicated, the Muslims run into
7. S06E07Junkyard DawgsFebruary 16, 2003 8.3Three new inmates arrive at Oz, one of whom is particularly close to the O'Reily clan. Meanwhile, the Keller-Beecher-Schillinger triangle ge
8. S06E08Exeunt OmnesFebruary 23, 2003 7.5Querns is appointed the new warden of Oz. Murphy attempts to get famous for a day. Tim tries to change the mindset of Said's murderer. Cyril

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