The Best Episodes Directed By John Hyams
Every TV Episode Directed by John Hyams Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters
John Hyams Ratings Summary
The best episode directed by John Hyams is "All Good Things Must Come to an End", rated 8.4/10 from 7 user votes. It was "written by Karl Schaefer". "All Good Things Must Come to an End" aired on 12/18/2015 and is rated 0.1 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "There's a World Where Your Dreams Come True".
8.4/10 7 votes#1 - All Good Things Must Come to an End
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 12/18/2015
The team reaches the mobile lab, which turns out to be a submarine. Murphy says goodbye.
Director: John Hyams
Writer: Karl Schaefer
8.3/10 3 votes#2 - There's a World Where Your Dreams Come True
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 2/7/2019
Following a stay in Europe with her mother, Lizzie returns to Mystic Falls and comes face to face with someone who could make all her wishes come true – including making Hope Mikaelson disappear.
Director: John Hyams
Writer: Brett Matthews
8.2/10 6 votes#3 - Last Minute Resistance
Season 4 Episode 19 - Aired 4/5/2017
After encouraging her sister to spend a night out with friends, Burgess wakes to find that Nicole never made it home. As the guilt begins to eat at Burgess, the team in Intelligence bands together to make finding Nicole their main priority.
Director: John Hyams
Writer: Timothy J. Sexton
7.9/10 10 votes#4 - Where Nothing Stays Buried
Season 3 Episode 20 - Aired 5/6/2016
In the wake of a ruthless plan that has left their family shattered, Klaus, Elijah and Freya desperately search for a way to take down Lucien once and for all. However, their efforts are put on hold following an urgent plea for help from Kol and Marcel. At Klaus’ insistence, Freya and Elijah reluctantly stay behind to offer their help, while Klaus and Hayley head to the bayou after uncovering Lucien’s latest plan. Once there, an unexpected showdown between Klaus and Lucien forces Freya to take matters into her own hands, setting off a chain of events that will change all of their lives forever.
Director: John Hyams
Writer: Christopher Hollier
7.9/10 10 votes#5 - Voodoo in My Blood
Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 5/12/2017
After being summoned by the ancestors, Hayley and Klaus travel to the ancestral world and come face to face with Davina, Klaus' former foe and the one person who holds the secrets to The Hollow's demise. Meanwhile, old wounds are re-opened when Elijah and Marcel are forced into an uneasy alliance. Together, they meet with Alaric who has tracked down a crucial artifact that could help in their fight against The Hollow.
Director: John Hyams
Writer: Christopher Hollier
7.8/10 5 votes#6 - Anthem
Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 2/7/2018
When a basketball star is found murdered after an anti-police rally, Intelligence navigates a politically charged environment to track down the killer. To complicate matters further, Woods' daughter Brianna is tangled up in the case.
Director: John Hyams
Writer: Timothy J. Sexton
7.8/10 11 votes#7 - Doctor of the Dead
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 12/5/2014
The team is rerouted to a Colorado lab where they hope to find Dr. Merch.
Director: John Hyams
Writer: Karl Schaefer
7.8/10 6 votes#8 - Card Game
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 6/17/2021
Inside, Rose and Anna are warm, but are they safe? A loose coalition coalesces, but the tension grows, everyone is armed, and an ax has gone missing.
Director: John Hyams
Writer: N/A
7.7/10 11 votes#9 - Wild at Heart
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 2/5/2016
While Klaus finds himself dealing with pressing matters at home, Elijah reluctantly aligns with Aya after learning that she may have knowledge of an elusive weapon that could kill an Original vampire for good. Meanwhile, alone and shunned by her coven of witches, a desperate Davina is left conflicted after she is approached with an enticing offer that could bring her one step closer to reuniting with Kol.
Director: John Hyams
Writer: Ashley Lyle
7.7/10 11 votes#10 - White Light
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/18/2015
The heroes are reunited, but soon find themselves navigating an unexpected tragedy as they engage in fierce fighting with both zombies and bounty hunters who are eager to capture Murphy, dead or alive. Meanwhile, Vasquez makes a strategic decision.
Director: John Hyams
Writer: John Hyams
7.6/10 12 votes#11 - The Murphy
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/11/2015
Everyone tries to escape the impending nuclear blast; Citizen Z battles thawed zombies and issues an air bounty for Murphy.
Director: John Hyams
Writer: Karl Schaefer
7.3/10 3 votes#12 - This Job
Season 10 Episode 10 - Aired 1/4/2023
A series of brutal home invasion robberies finds the team paired with Detective Borkowski, an old friend of Ruzek's, to work the case. Things get complicated for Torres when it becomes clear Borkowski has a vastly different policing style.
Director: John Hyams
Writer: Jeffrey M. Lee
7.1/10 7 votes#13 - Sanctuary
Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 1/18/2017
After a female jogger is brutally murdered in the park, Rixton and Atwater arrive to see two suspects fleeing the scene. When the men make their way inside a church, the priest and parishioners gather outside to block law enforcement from entering. While investigating the case, Rixton gets caught in a lie with Voight.
Director: John Hyams
Writer: Timothy J. Sexton
7.0/10 2 votes#14 - Ignite on Contact
Season 6 Episode 2 - Aired 10/5/2017
After learning the school fire wasn't an accident, Chief Boden turns up the pressure on Severide and Casey to investigate the cause of the fire that trapped his wife. Fueled by a competitive bet against Firehouse 87, Mouch pushes all of the wrong buttons in his need to win the competitive challenge known as the firefighter muster. Meanwhile, as Kidd settles into her new living arrangement, her unresolved feelings prompt her to question the intentions of newcomer Hope.
Director: John Hyams
Writer: Andrea Newman
7.0/10 5 votes#15 - White Horse
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 6/17/2021
Hungry, hurt and alone, Spears encounters a talkative stranger who claims to know him. A mysterious rider on a pale horse passes in the wilderness.
Director: John Hyams
Writer: N/A
7.0/10 4 votes#16 - The Lodge
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 6/17/2021
A refuge with hot water, food and all the comforts of civilization feels too good to be true. Rose oversleeps as fear grows and a visitor checks in.
Director: John Hyams
Writer: N/A
6.9/10 7 votes#17 - The Cold
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 6/17/2021
Life — and death — spins savagely out of control. Familiar faces scramble to survive the brutality, and wrenching betrayal lurks around every corner.
Director: John Hyams
Writer: N/A
6.8/10 9 votes#18 - Down the Mississippi
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 10/23/2015
While crossing the Mississippi, the team splits up after a boating accident; 10K is drawn into a scam; Escorpion sentences 10K, Sketchy and Skeezy to death.
Director: John Hyams
Writer: John Hyams
6.4/10 9 votes#19 - Goin' to the Chapel
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/16/2022
Ade due Damballa! The survivors band together with Father Bryce to perform an exorcism.
Director: John Hyams
Writer: Nick Zigler
6.3/10 6 votes#20 - Let the Right One In
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 10/11/2023
Jake, Devon and Lexy hatch a plan to take down Chucky by befriending the President's teenage son.
Director: John Hyams
Writer: Rachael Paradis
5.6/10 5 votes#21 - Jennifer's Body
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 10/18/2023
Chucky's complex motivations are revealed. Tiffany is tried for Jennifer Tilly's murder spree.
Director: John Hyams
Writer: Rachael Paradis