The Pretender

10 Worst Episodes of The Pretender

Raised in a secret facility built for experimenting on children, Jarod is a genius who can master any profession and become anyone he has to be. When he realizes as an adult that he's actually a prisoner and his captors are not as benevolent as he's been told, he breaks out. While trying to find his real identity, Jarod helps those he encounters and tries to avoid the woman sent to retrieve him.

Written by Sophie and last updated on jan 20, 2023.

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The Pretender - S4E13

#10 - Ghosts From The Past (Season 4 - Episode 13)

Jarod infiltrates a white supremacist group to stop the bombing of a Unity event. Meanwhile, Angelo fights his way through Jarod's past to find the old enemy currently threatening Jarod's life.

The episode was rated 7.31 from 36 votes.

The Pretender - S4E2

#9 - Survival (Season 4 - Episode 2)

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Jarod joins the Army CID to investigate the suicide of a soldier in POW survival training. Meanwhile, he gives Mr. Lyle and Miss Parker a taste of that training by trapping them together in a shipping container.

The episode was rated 7.30 from 37 votes.

The Pretender - S2E14

#8 - Unforgotten (Season 2 - Episode 14)

LOCATION UNKNOWN - During the intervention of his current pretend, Jarod is caught off guard and beaten, resulting in the loss of his memory. Jarod is then rescued by Argyle, a smooth-talking con-artist. But his savior soon starts to wonder how this situation could benefit him. Meanwhile, back at The Centre; Miss Parker, Sydney, & Broots are put before a T-Board. There, they are interrogated to see just how dedicated they are in their search for Jarod.

The episode was rated 7.30 from 44 votes.

The Pretender - S3E11

#7 - The Assassin (Season 3 - Episode 11)

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Jarod helps a former CIA computer analyst who must assassinate a U.S. senator to free her children from a kidnapper; Miss Parker meets her new neighbor.

The episode was rated 7.28 from 43 votes.

The Pretender - S1E16

#6 - Under The Reds (Season 1 - Episode 16)

ATLANTA, GEORGIA - Jarod checks into a fellow paramedic whom he believes is responsible for a graduate student's coma. But he first has to outsmart a pushy, investigative tax official who won't stop digging up everything on Jarod. After their follow-up to a lead on Jarod, Sydney disappears from the Centre. He holes himself up with his twin brother Jacob using a technique Jarod discovered in an attempt to bring him out of his coma. Miss Parker is put in charge of finding Syd and when she does, to make matters worst, Mr. Raines commands her to do eliminate Jacob.

The episode was rated 7.27 from 64 votes.

The Pretender - S4E4

#5 - Risque Business (Season 4 - Episode 4)

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Jarod pretends to be a sex therapist to investigate a brutal assault on a doctor. Meanwhile, Broots tries to summon up the courage to reveal his feelings to Miss Parker.

The episode was rated 7.26 from 34 votes.

The Pretender - S3E10

#4 - Mr. Lee (Season 3 - Episode 10)

A blind man and his assistant piece together Jarod's personality so they can kidnap him.

The episode was rated 7.26 from 39 votes.

The Pretender - S4E7

#3 - Wild Child (Season 4 - Episode 7)

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Jarod Pretends to be a psychologist to help a young girl found living alone in the wilderness. Meanwhile. Miss Parker finds out a Centre contract has been taken out on her father's life, leading her to look more closely at Mr. Cox.

The episode was rated 7.24 from 37 votes.

The Pretender - S2E16

#2 - Silence (Season 2 - Episode 16)

EL PASO, TEXAS - Jarod becomes a child psychologist to help a little boy, who witnessed the murder of a DEA agent, break out of his wall of silence. Back at the Centre, Mr. Raines is under tower review, thanks to Miss Parker. Things get worst for him when an old patient / project comes back to haunt him.

The episode was rated 7.20 from 41 votes.

The Pretender - S4E11

#1 - Cold Dick (Season 4 - Episode 11)

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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - After being contacted by Argyle, Jarod becomes a Las Vegas private investigator to save a showgirl in trouble with with the mob. Meanwhile, Broots and Miss Parker try to outwit Jarod by posing as a newlywed couple and checking into the honeymoon suite. But come sunrise, they find they've gotten more involved with each other then they ever have chasing Jarod...

The episode was rated 7.08 from 39 votes.

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