Rosewood

10 Best Episodes of Rosewood - Season 1

Dr. Beaumont Rosewood, Jr. is a brilliant private pathologist who uses wildly sophisticated technology and his drive to live life to the fullest to help a tough-as-nails detective and the Miami PD uncover clues no one else can see.

Written by Sophie and last updated on oct 12, 2022.

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Rosewood - S1E8

#15 - Bloodhunt and Beats (Season 1 - Episode 8)

A bounty hunter who happens to be Hornstock's former partner helps Rosewood and Villa track a murderer; Pippy receives an opportunity that could launch her music career; Villa attempts to reconnect with her mother.

The episode was rated 7.57 from 469 votes.

Rosewood - S1E10

#14 - Aortic Atresia and Art Installations (1) (Season 1 - Episode 10)

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Rosewood and Villa join forces to locate a maniacal serial killer. The craftiness of the killer makes it extremely difficult for the partners.

The episode was rated 7.65 from 484 votes.

Rosewood - S1E13

#13 - Ballistics and BFFs (Season 1 - Episode 13)

Rosewood’s partnership with Villa faces an uncertain future when she’s paired with a recent transfer to the East Miami PD, with whom she shares a past. As Villa and her new partner investigate the death of a suburban dentist who ran a yuppie drug ring, Rosewood can’t shake the feeling that his “replacement” knows more about the victim’s narcotics business than he’s letting on. Meanwhile, a new medical examiner, Dr. Anita Eubanks, is brought in to help with the investigation and Hornstock’s insecurities hinder his ability to handle the public relations side of the case, forcing him to turn to an unlikely source for help

The episode was rated 7.66 from 492 votes.

Rosewood - S1E11

#12 - Paralytics and Priorities (2) (Season 1 - Episode 11)

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Picking up where the series left off after the fall finale, the search for the serial killer takes a very personal turn, as Rosewood and Villa must follow a trail of clues left for Rosie, before another victim falls prey. As things heat up between Villa and Mike, Villa escapes by throwing herself deeper into the case, which inevitably pushes her closer to Rosewood. Meanwhile, Donna intervenes when Pippy decides to give TMI's absentee mother a piece of her mind. Plus, the Chief position is Hornstock's, if he is willing to pay a stiff price.

The episode was rated 7.71 from 474 votes.

Rosewood - S1E12

#11 - Negative Autopsies and New Partners (Season 1 - Episode 12)

Hornstock forces Villa to pick a new partner, and she immediately clashes with the one assigned to her. After learning she cost Hornstock the job as Chief, Villa tries to make herself less of a liability, which reveals a surprising pattern in her life. Meanwhile, the death of a victim forces Pippy to offer her assistance in the investigation and to revisit her past. The case stirs up old wounds for the entire Rosewood family and creates new ones for her and TMI. Meanwhile, Rosewood’s slight health scare leads him in search of a new cardiologist.

The episode was rated 7.71 from 492 votes.

Rosewood - S1E7

#10 - Quadriplegia and Quality Time (Season 1 - Episode 7)

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Rosewood testifies for the prosecution during a murder trial, going up against his father, the expert witness for the defense; a surprising announcement has unexpected consequences.

The episode was rated 7.71 from 472 votes.

Rosewood - S1E14

#9 - Hydrocephalus and Hard Knocks (Season 1 - Episode 14)

Rosie insists on celebrating his and Villa's nine-and-a-half month anniversary as partners, which lands them in the middle of a case involving none other than Julius "Joo-Joo" Beeman, their confidential informant. But, this time, Joo-Joo is the prime suspect. As Rosie and Villa work to uncover the truth, even if it means putting Joo-Joo away for life, they discover a whole new side of him they never saw coming. Meanwhile, Villa's choice for her new home has Rosie worried about the new path she's on, Pippy and TMI struggle to balance old friends and family, and Hornstock has trouble reading signals from the new, badass, female chief of police.

The episode was rated 7.74 from 496 votes.

Rosewood - S1E20

#8 - Keratin & Kissyface (Season 1 - Episode 20)

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When a patient of Erica Kincaid's dies on the table, Rosewood steps in to help solve what turns out to be the murder of an undercover ATF agent. But when Villa connects with a cold case detective, it turns out this case has more angles than they ever imagined.

The episode was rated 7.76 from 563 votes.

Rosewood - S1E19

#7 - Sudden Death & Shades Deep (Season 1 - Episode 19)

Despite each being at the top of their fields, Villa and Rosewood are stumped when a local musician and king of catchy jingles suddenly keels over in his studio with no discernable cause of death. Meanwhile, Donna enlists Mitchie to investigate Erica’s “missing year”.

The episode was rated 7.77 from 542 votes.

Rosewood - S1E16

#6 - Dead Drops and Disentanglement (Season 1 - Episode 16)

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Rosewood investigates the suspicious death of a man with medical issues similar to his own, which forces him to slightly adjust the tint on his Rosie-colored lenses and confront his own mortality. Also adding to his stress, he finds himself trapped between Donna and his girlfriend/cardiologist, Dr. Erica Kincaid, and their dueling opinions over what’s best for Rosewood – medically and personally. Meanwhile, Hornstock enlists the help of Villa as he attempts to reconnect with one of the witnesses linked to the case...his estranged teenage daughter, Sophie

The episode was rated 7.79 from 556 votes.

Rosewood - S1E18

#5 - Thorax, Thrombosis & Threesomes (Season 1 - Episode 18)

When two bodies and lot of cash wash up on the shore of Miami Beach, Rosewood and Villa are forced to work with a rival private pathologist who threatens Rosewood’s contract with the East Miami Police Department. Meanwhile, Daisie moves in with Villa and oversteps her boundaries, while TMI tries to keep up with Pippy and Cassie.

The episode was rated 7.82 from 579 votes.

Rosewood - S1E15

#4 - Atherosclerosis and the Alabama Flim-Flam (Season 1 - Episode 15)

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While at an out-of-town forensic pathology convention, Rosewood unintentionally reveals the blueprint to commit the perfect murder during a speech to the convention attendees. Tormented, and armed only with a hunch, Rosewood enlists Villa to help solve the crime, and while investigating undercover, sparks fly unexpectedly between them. Hornstock and Floyd Butters are called upon for extra help. Meanwhile, Pippy and TMI have locked themselves in the lab overnight to help with the investigation and TMI receives an unexpected visit from her estranged father.

The episode was rated 7.85 from 553 votes.

Rosewood - S1E17

#3 - Silkworms y Silencio (Season 1 - Episode 17)

Rosewood and Villa investigate the murder of a telenovela star, holding a mirror up to their own relationship as they explore a world of off-screen soap and intrigue. Meanwhile, Erica strong-arms her way into Rosewood's life, much to Donna's chagrin. Then, Rosewood's precious GTO is stolen, and Villa reconnects with her mother, Daisie.

The episode was rated 7.86 from 554 votes.

Rosewood - S1E21

#2 - Wooberite & The Women of Rosewood (Season 1 - Episode 21)

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An old flame of Rosewood's shakes up Rosewood's life when she returns to enlist his help in finding a wealthy patient of hers who's disappeared. But when the man's body surfaces, triggering a murder investigation, things are not what they appear to be. As the bizarre turns of this case come to a head, so does Rosewood's personal life as he is pushed to make decisions regarding all the women in his world.

The episode was rated 7.90 from 522 votes.

Rosewood - S1E22

#1 - Badges & Bombshells (Season 1 - Episode 22)

Rosie and Villa find themselves caught in the middle of an explosive investigation that makes them question whether justice really is blind. Meanwhile, as the decks are cleared for Rosie and Villa to finally act on their feelings, Rosie stumbles on some information that forces him to embark on his own private investigation behind Villa’s back. What he finds could change their relationship forever. Also, Pippy and TMI are moving closer to their wedding day, Donna’s behavior leads Rosewood and Pippy to suspect she has a new man in her life and an error from Hornstock’s past comes back to haunt him.

The episode was rated 7.94 from 553 votes.

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