The Best Episodes Directed By Paul Holahan
Every TV Episode Directed by Paul Holahan Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters
Paul Holahan Ratings Summary
The best episode directed by Paul Holahan is "Taken", rated 9.5/10 from 2 user votes. It was "written by David Amann". "Taken" aired on 7/5/2018 and is rated 0.5 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "Hang On to Me".
9.5/10 2 votes#1 - Taken
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 7/5/2018
When a popular nightclub owner and one of Eddie’s old nemeses hires Eddie and Sam to track down his club’s missing DJ, Eddie balks. Meanwhile, Sam remembers her party days at the club and clashes with Eddie over the case. As they dig deeper, Sam and Eddie learn that the missing young man was kidnapped and soon realize his abduction may be part of a plan to ignite a mob war that only they can stop.
Director: Paul Holahan
Writer: David Amann
9.0/10 3 votes#2 - Hang On to Me
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 1/30/2003
Chet Collins has been searching for his son since the boy was kidnapped four years earlier on a camping trip, and is the one case that Jack has never been able to forget. When Chet disappears, leaving behind only his wedding ring and the mountains of debt he had accumulated in his search, Jack will go to any lengths to find Collins and save him from himself.
Director: Paul Holahan
Writer: N/A
9.0/10 3 votes#3 - No Mas
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 4/24/2003
The team find themselves up against the ropes as multiple mysteries arise in the case of a boxer. Dante Jones disappears moments before a bout with a $500,000 purse that which could have made him a title contender. Jack suspects it's stunt, but Vivian, a Jones fan, can't believe that the charity-loving, straight-arrow fighter would go doewn that low road. The search goes in a new direction when his younger brother who he is always bailing out of trouble, vanishes. Then it's learned he has made 2 million dollers in the past five years,but he only has $6000 in his bank account.
Director: Paul Holahan
Writer: Greg Walker
9.0/10 3 votes#4 - Trust Me
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 7/24/2008
Andy, a cell-phone salesman, was conned into investing in a fake Cuban nightclub. Michael helps Andy when the people he borrowed the money from come knocking.
Director: Paul Holahan
Writer: N/A
8.8/10 11 votes#5 - Legacy
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 8/28/2016
Chandler faces his powerful enemy in a final showdown. Kara joins someone that can help with her mission.
Director: Paul Holahan
Writer: Hiram Martinez
8.7/10 11 votes#6 - Paradise
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 8/14/2016
Chandler gets a lead that could help answer threatening questions. Kara does some digging in the White House.
Director: Paul Holahan
Writer: Jorge Zamacona
8.5/10 4 votes#7 - Fall Out (2)
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 5/15/2003
When the team tries to plot a strategy after they find out that Samantha has been shot and that she might be critically injured in the hostage crisis situation. Jack makes a deal with Berry so that Sam can get help and Jack goes in there and takes Sam's place.
Director: Paul Holahan
Writer: Hank Steinberg
8.5/10 4 votes#8 - Breaking and Entering
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 7/10/2008
Having been recruited by the people who burned him, Michael's new handler, Carla, tasks him with helping a computer tech, whose wife and daughter were kidnapped, liberate some information that is guarded by mercenaries.
Director: Paul Holahan
Writer: Matt Nix
8.5/10 2 votes#9 - Mother's Little Burden
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/24/2016
Hayes and the team tackle the case of a mother convicted in the death of her autistic son.
Director: Paul Holahan
Writer: Samantha Corbin-Miller
8.4/10 14 votes#10 - 47 Seconds
Season 4 Episode 19 - Aired 3/26/2012
When a bomb explodes at a protest rally killing five people, Castle and Beckett realize the key to solving the case is to reconstruct the 47 seconds prior to the explosion. Using video and witness accounts, they uncover the shocking truth about who planted the bomb.
Director: Paul Holahan
Writer: Shalisha Francis
8.4/10 9 votes#11 - Casus Belli
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 9/9/2018
Three years after overcoming the global famine, the United States Navy is ready to unveil its first fully functional fleet since the Red Flu pandemic, but a new type of threat may mean the next world war.
Director: Paul Holahan
Writer: Steven Kane
8.4/10 8 votes#12 - Honor
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 10/28/2018
With a devastating hostage situation occurring back home, Chandler must devise the perfect plan to avoid losing everything.
Director: Paul Holahan
Writer: Onalee Hunter
8.3/10 9 votes#13 - Devil May Care
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 7/3/2016
Chandler must confront his suspected new foe. Slattery learns more about the supposed virus mutation. Pressure mounts on President Michener as the situation worsens.
Director: Paul Holahan
Writer: Nic Van Zeebroeck
- 8.2/10 4 votes
#14 - The Bus
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/25/2003
A school bus is abducted by kidnappers who demand more and more for ransom.
Director: Paul Holahan
Writer: Hank Steinberg
8.1/10 12 votes#15 - Under Fire
Season 6 Episode 11 - Aired 1/6/2014
When Castle and Beckett discover that the victim of a building fire was actually shot to death, they get on the trail of a serial arsonist turned murderer. Meanwhile, Ryan's wife, Jenny, goes into labor, but disaster threatens to ruin the joyous moment.
Director: Paul Holahan
Writer: David Amann
8.1/10 7 votes#16 - On the Fence
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 8/2/2011
Neal goes undercover in an attempt to capture a wanted fugitive; Keller confesses his motive for returning to New York.
Director: Paul Holahan
Writer: Mark Goffman
8.1/10 7 votes#17 - Wanted
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 7/10/2012
Peter tries to find Neal on a remote island before a bounty hunter locates him first.
Director: Paul Holahan
Writer: Mark Goffman
8.1/10 7 votes#18 - Most Wanted
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 7/17/2012
Peter comes up with a strategy to return Neal to the U.S. before Collins catches him.
Director: Paul Holahan
Writer: Mark Goffman
8.1/10 7 votes#19 - Compromising Positions
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 8/28/2012
A criminal with a vendetta against Peter hires a political fixer to sabotage the trial.
Director: Paul Holahan
Writer: Matthew Negrete
8.1/10 7 votes#20 - Family Business
Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 1/22/2013
Peter and Neal attempt to find the truth behind Neal's father's crime. In doing so, Neal must go undercover into the world of counterfeit whiskey to take down a high-level member of the Irish Mob.
Director: Paul Holahan
Writer: Joe Henderson
8.1/10 8 votes#21 - Lazaretto
Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 10/1/2017
An undercover mission in the land of the dead leads to disturbing revelations about Dr. Vellek's sinister plans.
Director: Paul Holahan
Writer: Jill Blankenship
8.0/10 21 votes#22 - The Boy Must Live
Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 1/11/2013
As time dramatically ticks down, Peter, Olivia and Walter stop at nothing to save the universe from Observer rule. Walter enters the infamous deprivation tank in an attempt to uncover a key piece of information about the mysterious figure, Donald. Meanwhile, Captain Windmark sets out on a revealing mission of his own as long-standing questions are answered.
Director: Paul Holahan
Writer: Graham Roland
8.0/10 1 votes#23 - Strange Bedfellows
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 4/26/2007
With the discovery of an 11-year-old boy who went missing four years ago comes one of the most confusing case for Stark. During those four years, the young boy was living with his kidnapper and was identifying himself as his son. Sebastian must disprove the kidnapper's claim that he was in fact protecting the boy from abusive parents.
Director: Paul Holahan
Writer: Michael Oates Palmer
8.0/10 1 votes#24 - Love Lasts Forever
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 1/11/2008
Josh's fate is in Mick and Beth's hands when he is kidnapped by a vindictive drug lord. But when the rescue takes a turn for the worse, Beth asks Mick to do the impossible.
Director: Paul Holahan
Writer: Josh Pate
- 8.0/10 2 votes
#25 - The Friendly Skies
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 2/6/2003
The team investigate a disappearance of a flight attendant who may have been having a relationship with one of the pilot's.
Director: Paul Holahan
Writer: Hank Steinberg