The Best Episodes Directed By John Dahl

Desperate to raise funds to get them to Nationals, the Hellcats plan a date auction. However, things take a unexpected turn after Savannah’s old boyfriend Noah shows up and outbids Dan, Morgan wins a date with a horrified Marti and Vanessa is bid on by a mystery man whom she suspects is Red trying to win her back. Vanessa frets over whether to tell Derrick about the date as the money will cover the trip to Nationals for the Hellcats. Meanwhile, Lewis continues to keep a secret from the team.

Director: John Dahl

Writer: N/A

The day of Jay and Ryan's fight sees everyone taking on new roles: Nate cornering Jay, Alicia and Ava hosting the afterparty, and Alvey taking a step back. But before any of that can happen, Ryan still has to be convinced that he's ready to fight.

Director: John Dahl

Writer: N/A

Kristen must protect her family. Sheryl and Leland's war peaks.

Director: John Dahl

Writer: Rockne S. O'Bannon

For most people, Thanksgiving is a time for traditions and family. But for Dexter, it’s an opportunity to get closer to his most dangerous adversary yet. As Dexter gains insight into Arthur’s psychology by studying those closest to him, he finds himself drawn into a bizarre and twisted world.

Director: John Dahl

Writer: Wendy West

Kristen, David, and Ben face the horrors of the internet as they investigate a Slender Man-style meme that scares teens into committing blasphemous acts in order to avoid death. Leland trains Sheryl in the fine art of online trolling.

Director: John Dahl

Writer: Davita Scarlett

Boyd uses the Detroit mob's contract on Drew Thompson to target his own enemies, while Raylan's search leads him to question Harlan's imprisoned former sheriff.

Director: John Dahl

Writer: Benjamin Cavell

Dexter gets some much-needed R&R time with Rita and the kids out of town, leading to his stalking of a new victim until he unexpectedly begins to empathize with his target, a cop that murdered her family.

Director: John Dahl

Writer: Melissa Rosenberg

Reese is abducted by a former acquaintance planning a massive and potentially deadly act of cyber-warfare.

Director: John Dahl

Writer: Erik Mountain

Dexter and Homicide race against a lunar eclipse to catch the Doomsday Killers before their final gruesome act; Debra struggles with a new emotional reality.

Director: John Dahl

Writer: Scott Buck

Tara decides to check into an in-patient facility that specializes in dissociation. There, Tara meets a new doctor, Dr. Holden, a charismatic expert, who pushes her to recover lost memories. The facility has support groups for significant others too, but Max is wary. As Tara tries hard to delve into her past, her alters are resistant to allowing the truth to surface, and Max learns he’ll have to be stronger than ever to help Tara take the next step in her recovery.

Director: John Dahl

Writer: Alexa Junge

Loyalties are made clear when Gaeta orchestrates a coup d'état of the Adama regime. Both prisoners and lives are taken as many of the fed up people work to take over Galactica.

Director: John Dahl

Writer: Mark Verheiden

Dexter must do damage control; Debra's speculation begins to take shape; Quinn becomes involved in a homicide.

Director: John Dahl

Writer: Tim Schlattmann

After witnessing her brother kill Travis Marshall, Debra attempts to reconcile with Dexter while struggling to cover up their involvement with the murder. Meanwhile, Detective Mike Anderson has an unfortunate run-in, Quinn and Batista begin to make amends, and LaGuerta finds evidence that causes her to re-think the closed Bay Harbor Butcher case.

Director: John Dahl

Writer: Scott Buck

Axe tracks down a critical piece of evidence that could destroy him. Both Axe and Chuck reckon with just how far they're willing to go to protect Wendy. The Ice Juice case comes to a head when a judge gives Connerty a difficult deadline.

Director: John Dahl

Writer: Alice O'Neill

Lee reneges on Ray's deal with Cookie. Kate reopens her investigation.

Director: John Dahl

Writer: David Hollander

Grammy Gallagher shows up on a medical furlough and tries to track down a former meth lab protege that owes her money; Sheila plans Karen's wedding reception; Fiona double dates with Steve and his Brazilian girlfriend, and discovers that Steve is married; Ethel reacts to Clyde's death; Frank discovers the identity of Eddie's insurance beneficiary.

Director: John Dahl

Writer: William H. Macy

A fight causes tensions in Oceanside while the Alexandrians set out on a high-stakes mission.

Director: John Dahl

Writer: Julia Ruchman

A hurricane endangers more than just the entire East Coast and Frank must make a difficult choice.

Director: John Dahl

Writer: Billy Kennedy

Just when Jessica has Kilgrave right where she want's him, Hogarth's involvement complicates the situation. Details of Kilgrave's past emerge.

Director: John Dahl

Writer: Dana Baratta

When a confused and desperate Caroline leaves the hospital and joins her friends at the Mystic Falls Carnival, Damon wants to take immediate action, but Stefan and Elena come to Caroline’s defense. Matt is completely mystified by Caroline’s behavior, but still tries to tell her about his feelings for her.. Damon has suspicions about Tyler’s Uncle Mason and uses Tyler’s volatile personality in an attempt to get Mason to reveal his secret. Upset with everything going on around her, Bonnie takes her anger out on Damon.

Director: John Dahl

Writer: Brian Young

Much to his own surprise, an emergency with Harrison and a new tableau from Gellar and Travis has Dexter leaning on Brother Sam and an unexpected winged messenger for support as he questions the idea of faith; with proof of a religiously motivated killer, Homicide hunts for a zealot, with Debra giving her first official press conference.

Director: John Dahl

Writer: Lauren Gussis

Dexter is caught up in a very personal case that awakens the needs of his Dark Passenger; Debra feels overwhelmed by her new Lieutenant duties, made all the more complicated when she finds out Quinn slept with a witness in the Doomsday case.

Director: John Dahl

Writer: Jace Richdale

Jeremy is furious when Klaus tries to control him by putting Matt’s life in danger. Damon coaches Jeremy as he prepares to take on Klaus’ new vampires, but they find that Kol has beaten them to it. Kol makes it clear that he will stop at nothing to convince everyone to give up the search for the cure. Looking for a new ally, Rebekah reminds Stefan that they were once close friends. When Sheriff Forbes and Mayor Hopkins question Shane about his involvement in the Founders’ Council deaths, Bonnie steps in with questions of her own, and Shane’s responses push Bonnie to the edge of her powers. Elena negotiates with Klaus to keep Jeremy safe, but when danger suddenly appears from a totally unexpected enemy, Elena comes up with her own daring plan for Jeremy.

Director: John Dahl

Writer: N/A

Jason and the SEAL Team have mixed feelings when they are tasked with bringing home an American soldier who was captured after deserting, in exchange for detainees in Gitmo.

Director: John Dahl

Writer: Sabrina Almeida

Sookie's captivity takes an unexpected turn; Sam makes a gruesome discovery at Merlotte's; Tara and Eggs eat a mysterious meal prepared by Maryann; Jason pays off his debt to Eric.

Director: John Dahl

Writer: Alexander Woo