The Best Episodes Directed By Lionel Coleman

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   10.0/10(2 votes)

   #1 - Reboot (1)

   S23:E174/21/2026

   With most of NCIS away and the mainframe shut down for a midnight upgrade, Kasie and a skeleton crew are left in a darkened building when someone begins hunting from inside. What starts as a routine reboot becomes a high-stakes game of cat and mouse through powerless hallways until an unexpected ally, Sam Hanna, steps into the fight.

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   9.3/10(3 votes)

   #2 - Foreign Bodies

   S22:E210/21/2024

   As Vance prepares to host diplomatic talks with Venezuela, the team is called in to investigate the dead body of one of his inside men.

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   9.0/10(3 votes)

   #3 - Humbug

   S22:E912/16/2024

   When a shocking tell-all threatens to ruin Christmas for a decorated Marine, NCIS must uncover the truth and deliver a holiday miracle - before the book hits shelves and turns a hero's legacy into a holiday disaster.

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   8.6/10(7 votes)

   #4 - Bridges

   S20:E111/16/2023

   Parker discovers he's a victim of identity theft while investigating the unusual murder of a Navy ensign.

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   8.5/10(2 votes)

   #5 - Bad Moon Rising

   S6:E112/16/2020

   The team is concerned when Sebastian becomes unreachable while undercover as a new recruit.

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   8.3/10(7 votes)

   #6 - Turkey Trot

   S20:E811/21/2022

   After an unknown shooter causes chaos at an annual Thanksgiving 5K, time is of the essence for the NCIS team to find the culprit.

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   8.3/10(6 votes)

   #7 - Kompromat

   S20:E215/15/2023

   When a suspicious murder occurs in the classified section of the National Archive, NCIS must investigate a string of Russian spy encounters that may be linked to the crime.

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   8.0/10(2 votes)

   #8 - Choices (2)

   S7:E135/2/2021

   The team investigates the deadly bar bombing and impending criminal turf war involving Sasha Broussard. While Pride must come to terms with having Connor in his life, Carter and Hannah work to define their new relationship.

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   7.5/10(2 votes)

   #9 - The Plan

   S21:E53/25/2024

   With the help of Knight's dad, NCIS works to unravel the mystery of a recently used service weapon belonging to a missing agent.

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    6.8/10(4 votes)

    #10 - T'N'T (II)

    S1:E183/28/2022

    NCIS Agents Nick Torres and Jessica Knight travel to Hawai'i when they learn a key witness in one of their old cases has turned up there with crucial evidence. The crossover starts on NCIS S19E17 Starting Over (I).

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    4.6/10(7 votes)

    #11 - The Last Grenelle

    S2:E811/17/2019

    Miles is shocked when the clues he began following in Paris lead him to Gideon, who had been helping friend suggestions years ago before making a fateful decision to leave the God Account behind.

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    4.5/10(12 votes)

    #12 - Exodus

    S2:E143/23/2025

    When a teenage musician vanishes in New Orleans, Colter teams up with a local detective and uncovers a chilling mystery involving dark magic.

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    3.0/10(4 votes)

    #13 - Changing Tides

    S2:E610/24/2022

    When a Marine corporal dies in a tide pool after being exposed to fentanyl, the NCIS team must quickly find the source of the drugs; Alex talks to his parents about taking a gap year; Ernie reveals personal news to Lucy.

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