The Best Episodes Directed By John Terlesky

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   9.2/10(31 votes)

   #1 - The Red Place

   S8:E31/20/2026

   Nolan makes a quiet arrest, and Lucy and Celina race to rescue a kidnapping victim. Meanwhile, Harper and Lopez help outsmart a killer, and Miles visits a familiar face.

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   8.9/10(39 votes)

   #2 - The Return

   S7:E164/29/2025

   The team has mixed feelings when a familiar face returns hoping to prove himself. Meanwhile, an influencer gets his fans to come after Wesley, and Tim supports Lucy as she prepares for the sergeant's exam.

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   8.9/10(10 votes)

   #3 - The Hyena

   S10:E43/19/2023

   Red attempts to secure a late financier's fortune locked by a series of challenging clues. When a deadly assassin pursues the money, the Task Force bands together to protect the endowment's rightful heirs.

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   8.6/10(33 votes)

   #4 - Standoff

   S1:E91/8/2019

   Officer Bradford’s wife, Isabel, is found shot but alive and he vows to track down the man responsible. Meanwhile, Officer Nolan must protect his home and the truth after a home invasion attack.

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   8.5/10(34 votes)

   #5 - The Director: Conclusion (2)

   S3:E101/14/2016

   The Cabal prepares to assassinate Liz, triggering Red's call to the task force to outmaneuver the Cabal in a bid to exonerate her. Red delivers a final ultimatum.

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   8.1/10(29 votes)

   #6 - Mr. Solomon: Conclusion (2)

   S3:E184/14/2016

   A team member falls into grave danger due to a tragedy, leading the task force to rely on Red and his unorthodox methods. Meanwhile, an unforeseen complication impacts Tom and Liz.

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   7.9/10(14 votes)

   #7 - The Good Earth

   S8:E510/31/2012

   The team heads to Oregon as four men have gone missing.

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8. 

   7.9/10(12 votes)

   #8 - Pay It Forward

   S8:E194/10/2013

   When a time capsule in a small Colorado town is opened twenty-five years later and contains a gruesome discovery, the BAU investigates the crime and find a possible link to the death of a local police officer.

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9. 

   7.9/10(26 votes)

   #9 - Miles McGrath

   S4:E310/6/2016

   Red and the Task Force take extreme measures to hunt down one of Alexander Kirk's allies, Miles McGrath, a "criminal incubator" who finances crimes for profit. Meanwhile, Liz learns more about her family.

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10. 

    7.9/10(16 votes)

    #10 - Rassvet

    S6:E194/26/2019

    Alone in a foreign country after a mission goes catastrophically wrong, Katarina Rostova goes on the run to avoid the forces trying to hunt her down.

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11. 

    7.8/10(13 votes)

    #11 - The Return

    S9:E811/13/2013

    When teenagers who were reported missing are suspected of a series of mass murders in Chicago, the BAU investigates their whereabouts to find a motive for the crimes. Also, Morgan has conflicting feelings when his girlfriend takes her job at a hospital as seriously as he takes his.

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12. 

    7.6/10(64 votes)

    #12 - Yes Men

    S1:E153/11/2014

    When Coulson and his team are attacked by Lorelei - a deadly seductress who escaped from Asgard - Thor’s Lady Sif, her longtime nemesis, steps in to try to save them.

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13. 

    7.5/10(13 votes)

    #13 - Godwin Page

    S8:E206/4/2021

    Liz, Red and Dembe are forced to work together to survive an attack from Townsend. Cooper and the Task Force attempt to de-escalate the increasing danger to all.

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14. 

    7.5/10(13 votes)

    #14 - Konets

    S8:E226/23/2021

    Reddington makes a disturbing request to Liz in exchange for the truth about his identity.

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15. 

    7.4/10(15 votes)

    #15 - Lay Your Hands on Me

    S4:E111/10/2008

    George has a surprise visitor. Bailey's family is falling apart. Derek sorts through what kissing Rose means. Meredith discovers something that doesn't inspire hope or happiness in her. Alex treats a faith healer.

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16. 

    7.4/10(17 votes)

    #16 - Alter Ego

    S6:E52/1/2019

    While Red argues in court to uphold the validity of his immunity agreement, Liz and the Task Force question a man whose recent inheritance seems too good to be true and Dembe offers Red some advice.

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17. 

    7.3/10(14 votes)

    #17 - I Love You, Tommy Brown

    S7:E173/14/2012

    When married couples fostering young children end up being killed in Seattle, the BAU team looks for an unsub with a maternal-yet-murderous instinct. Also, Garcia fears a possible proposition from Kevin.

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18. 

    7.3/10(47 votes)

    #18 - The Inside Man

    S3:E123/15/2016

    Coulson and General Talbot are forced to team up and attend a worldwide symposium on Inhumans, where they suspect Malick has an inside man. As the S.H.I.E.L.D. team gets closer to the truth, an unexpected traitor is revealed.

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19. 

    7.2/10(10 votes)

    #19 - Helen Maghi

    S9:E164/15/2022

    Red chases a lead that could shed light on both Liz’s death and Cooper’s blackmailing. The Task Force experiences a major shakeup when one of their own is taken into custody.

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20. 

    7.1/10(17 votes)

    #20 - Cornelius Ruck

    S7:E123/27/2020

    Secluded on a private island, Red reunites with an old flame and a ring of thieves in a plot to make millions off stolen art. Plans are quickly derailed, however, when guests on the island mysteriously show up dead.

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21. 

    6.9/10(13 votes)

    #21 - The Witness

    S11:E210/7/2015

    When a Los Angeles bus is attacked with sarin gas, the BAU must act quickly to find the suspect before a larger-scale incident occurs.

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    6.9/10(10 votes)

    #22 - Eva Mason

    S9:E144/1/2022

    While searching for Sen. Panabaker's missing daughter-in-law, the Task Force learns there may be a larger pattern of abductions. Red continues piecing together the mystery behind Liz's death.

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