The Best Episodes Directed By Joe Dante

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.0/10(7 votes)

   #1 - Boo

   S4:E610/31/2007

   The CSI team goes to a haunted house to solve more than just the latest case. Before they can solve the crime Lindsay is told something will happen to her if she doesn't leave soon.

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   7.8/10(13 votes)

   #2 - Ua Nalohia (In Deep)

   S4:E711/8/2013

   While working the murder case of an undercover ATF agent, McGarrett and the Five-0 team are tasked with watching Mary’s newly adopted baby after she gets sick.

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   7.8/10(12 votes)

   #3 - Ka Iwi Kapu (Sacred Bones)

   S2:E710/31/2011

   When the Five-0s investigate the murder of a young couple filming a spooky documentary about a traditional Hawaiian burial site, they are threatened by a drifter who puts a curse on Danny.

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   7.7/10(13 votes)

   #4 - A‘ale Ma‘a Wau (Fish Out of Water)

   S4:E210/4/2013

   As the Five-0 team members investigate a murder, they are led to a Texas ranger who came to Hawaii to look for his daughter; Adam and Kono fight to stay alive.

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5. 

   7.6/10(9 votes)

   #5 - Wire Cutter

   S1:E410/14/2016

   Mac and Jack partner with older versions of themselves, a Russian bomb programmer and his estranged handler, to shut down a Soviet-era warhead in Moscow. But when the antiquated computer needed to disable the warhead becomes inoperable, Mac must find a way to fix it with only duct tape and wire in time to prevent a new Cold War.

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6. 

   7.5/10(11 votes)

   #6 - Nānahu (Embers)

   S5:E162/20/2015

   Five-0 enlists the help of a California ATF Agent to find a serial arsonist targeting couples on Oahu. Meanwhile, when Danny whisks Amber away for a romantic getaway, her abusive ex-husband tracks them down, intent on taking his wife back.

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7. 

   7.5/10(17 votes)

   #7 - Ring of Fear (A Dangerous Assignment)

   S1:E23/11/1982

   Frank investigates a veteran boxer who lately has been throwing his fights. He takes the boxer under his wing in order to expose the boxer's corrupt manager. Unfortunately, the manger has kidnapped the boxer's girlfriend and put the boxer's title fight in jeopardy. Frank now tries to save the boxer's girlfriend in the hopes that the boxer won't have to throw the match so he can have a shot at rejuvenating his career in the ring.

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   7.5/10(12 votes)

   #8 - Na Pilikua Nui (Monsters)

   S6:E610/30/2015

   It’s Halloween in O’ahu, and Five-0 must track down a serial killer inspired by Frankenstein. Also, Jerry calls Five-0 for help when an armed gang raids a blood bank, and Danny must track down Grace who lied and snuck out to a Halloween party.

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   7.4/10(13 votes)

   #9 - Ua ʻoʻoloku ke anu i na mauna (The Chilling Storm Is on the Mountain)

   S6:E310/9/2015

   While Five-0 investigates a scuba diver’s death from a gun recently used in another murder, McGarrett prepares to propose to Catherine.

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10. 

    7.4/10(17 votes)

    #10 - Testimony of Evil (Dead Men Don't Laugh)

    S1:E67/8/1982

    A struggling comedian owes money to the owner of a nightclub. When his body is discovered at the bottom of a cliff in a car crash, all the clues point to suicide. It is later discovered that the comedian was also a police informant on a drug ring he infiltrated at his nightclub. Frank steps in and takes the place of the deceased at the nightclub in order to gather more clues.

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11. 

    7.3/10(12 votes)

    #11 - Hoʻomāʻike (Unmasked)

    S5:E610/31/2014

    It's Halloween and Five-0 must track down a serial killer who is copying murders depicted in a cult slasher film. Meanwhile, McGarrett must help Jerry after he is kidnapped by the counterfeiters he has been tracking.

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12. 

    7.2/10(11 votes)

    #12 - Kanalu Hope Loa (The Last Break)

    S5:E310/10/2014

    Three young women rob a tour bus, but things go horribly wrong when a man is killed and the women unknowingly steal something of great value that puts their lives in danger.

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13. 

    7.2/10(12 votes)

    #13 - Olelo Pa‘a (The Promise)

    S3:E204/15/2013

    McGarrett and Catherine head into North Korea to retrieve a fallen friend's body. While there, McGarrett recalls his last perilous mission in the country.

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14. 

    6.7/10(38 votes)

    #14 - Night of The Hawk

    S1:E83/10/2016

    The team tracks Savage to a small town in Oregon during the 1950s. Upon arrival, they discover there have been a recent string of murders and they suspect Savage is involved. Professor Stein and Sara go undercover at a psychiatric hospital, where Savage is working as a doctor, to find out his plan. While there, Sara meets a nurse named Lindsay and sparks fly. Meanwhile, Ray and Kendra pretend to be a married couple to gain the neighborhood’s trust, but an interracial couple in the ‘50s isn’t something that goes unnoticed. Soon, Savage is at their door.

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    6.5/10(10 votes)

    #15 - Ka ʻaelike (The Deal)

    S7:E121/6/2017

    The team handles the fallout in Mexico after Chins problems, back on the Island Grover goes undercover and things get hot.

    Director:Joe Dante

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