The Equalizer Season 4 Episode 6: Splinters
Aired on CBS: December 14, 1988
Directed by: Paul Krasny
Written by : Coleman Luck
Featuring: Kevin Conway Richard Bright, Christopher Meloni (1st credit), David Brisbin
The KGB tries to reprogram Mickey's mind to turn on the Equalizer. But there's one thing the KGB didn't plan on: Mickey's heart, filled with love you can only get when you loyally assist your ex-secret agent coworker's weird new Equalizing business. This is first time the show has delved into sci-fi and easily the trippiest Equalizer episode. We break it down and place it in the history of the topic of memory fluidity in movies, as well as break down the entire sixth season of Black Mirror.
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Making of a Martyr

The Equalizer aired on CBS from 1985 to 1989. It inspired two Denzel Washington movies and a reboot with Queen Latifah, but the original series with Edward Woodward is largely forgotten (It can be streamed on nbc.com or the NBC Roku app. Your move, Peacock). In a perfect world, it would receive all the nostalgic love of your MacGyver, your Magnum PI, your A Team, your Knight Rider. The premise - a retired special agent puts an ad in the paper to help those who feel the odds are against them (take that, paper clips and talking cars). Never heard of it? Not a problem. Vince, Chris, and Chuck take a deep dive into the show one episode at a time - incredibly absurd plots, well-known guest stars in every episode (sometimes 4 or 5!), and all other aspects of this show that make it a true hidden gem.
Note: This is pure episodic TV, very few larger plots and themes, so no need to listen in order. This podcast, like say the celebrated show Parks+Rec, had a gestation period, and our full crew kicked in on season 1 episode 16, so you might want to skip ahead.
Photo Credit: Bill Heck