The Best Episodes Directed By Ralph Hemecker
Every TV Episode Directed by Ralph Hemecker Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters
Ralph Hemecker Ratings Summary
The best episode directed by Ralph Hemecker is "Pilot", rated 10/10 from 1 user votes. It was "written by Bill Nuss". "Pilot" aired on 3/2/1996 and is rated 0.8 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "Operation Mongoose (2)".
10.0/10 1 votes#1 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 3/2/1996
Ambitious police officer Chris Kelly is introduced to the Bike Patrol after she's transferred from the P.R. Department of the Santa Monica Police Department. T.C. Callaway, at a crossroads with his long term girlfriend, faces additional family pressure to quit the force and join the family business in Newport Beach. The entire unit is on the trail of a vicious car-jacker working the beach area.
Director: Ralph Hemecker
Writer: Bill Nuss
9.2/10 10 votes#2 - Operation Mongoose (2)
Season 4 Episode 23 - Aired 5/10/2015
The Author proves to be a formidable wild card and forges an alliance with Gold. Emma, her parents, Hook and Regina scramble to stop them, but when Gold and the Author turn the tables on heroes and villains alike, the prospect of any happy outcome appears worlds away. Henry discovers he has big shoes to fill as he steps up to save his family before the story’s final page is turned. It’s a race to the finish, and everything culminates with a shocking twist that will leave the residents of Storybrooke reeling
Director: Ralph Hemecker
Writer: Edward Kitsis
9.2/10 4 votes#3 - Blackout
Season 9 Episode 4 - Aired 10/19/2018
When New York City experiences a major blackout, police officers scramble to contain the resulting chaos. Frank uncovers some unpleasant truths about his department. Jamie and Eddie question the line between work and their relationship.
Director: Ralph Hemecker
Writer: Allie Solomon
9.0/10 3 votes#4 - On Dangerous Ground
Season 13 Episode 6 - Aired 11/18/2022
Danny and Jamie clash over a gang-related shooting; Erin and Anthony search for answers when a lawyer in their office jeopardizes a case involving Erin's nephew; Frank grows concerned when he's not invited to speak at a policing forum.
Director: Ralph Hemecker
Writer: Jack Ciapciak
9.0/10 2 votes#5 - The Big Leagues
Season 13 Episode 12 - Aired 2/3/2023
Danny reunites with Mickey Patrick, his childhood friend and a former criminal, who comes to him for help finding his missing fiancee; Anthony surprises Erin with one last stakeout before her run for district attorney.
Director: Ralph Hemecker
Writer: Brian Burns
9.0/10 2 votes#6 - Collision Course
Season 13 Episode 14 - Aired 3/3/2023
Eddie's former partner returns and brings an accusation of excessive force against an officer; Danny and Baez clash with a troubled foster child at the center of their latest investigation; Erin must make a tough decision about her campaign.
Director: Ralph Hemecker
Writer: Daniel Truly
9.0/10 2 votes#7 - Family Matters
Season 13 Episode 18 - Aired 4/21/2023
Danny and Baez investigate a case of grand larceny tied to feuding crime families; Frank clashes with Mayor Chase when an influx of immigrants arrive in the city; Erin questions whether her district attorney campaign is compromising her day job.
Director: Ralph Hemecker
Writer: Jack Ciapciak
9.0/10 2 votes#8 - Irish Exits
Season 13 Episode 20 - Aired 5/12/2023
Frank worries his longtime friend is hiding his true reason for returning to the city; Baez and her daughter are targeted by a criminal Baez once put away; Anthony is sucked into the inner workings of an underground crime ring.
Director: Ralph Hemecker
Writer: Kevin Riley
8.8/10 4 votes#9 - Long Lost
Season 12 Episode 18 - Aired 4/8/2022
A local celebrity asks Frank to make an exception to the NYPD age limit; an encounter with an old rival leads Erin to look into an alleged wrongful conviction; Jamie is torn over whether to report a sergeant; Danny and Baez look for an abducted kid.
Director: Ralph Hemecker
Writer: Kevin Riley
8.7/10 3 votes#10 - Con Job
Season 6 Episode 9 - Aired 11/20/2009
Charlie and Don reluctantly enlist the help of imprisoned con man John Buckley to help them catch a crook who's using Buckley's M.O. to rob the Diamond Exchange..
Director: Ralph Hemecker
Writer: Don McGill
8.7/10 3 votes#11 - And The Winner Is...
Season 6 Episode 14 - Aired 2/5/2010
The Numbers team hunts for a gang of criminals who targeted an unlikely scene of the crime: a televised entertainment awards show.
Director: Ralph Hemecker
Writer: Gary Rieck
8.6/10 16 votes#12 - Going Home
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 12/15/2013
The residents of Storybrooke race to stop Pan from placing another curse on the town.
Director: Ralph Hemecker
Writer: Edward Kitsis
8.6/10 5 votes#13 - Risk and Reward
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 10/26/2012
Shortly after Frank awards a detective with the Medal of Valor for his undercover work for the NYPD in Malaysia, the detective is taken hostage by a Malaysian drug lord whose brother he helped put in prison. Meanwhile, Henry goes on a ride-along with Jamie and has a different method of getting the job done.
Director: Ralph Hemecker
Writer: Thomas Kelly
8.6/10 5 votes#14 - Glass Houses
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 4/28/2011
Frustrated that Nikita continues to intercept his black boxes, Percy sends Michael to check on one of the boxes and the guardian attached to it. Nikita makes it to the small Pennsylvania town first and is shocked to find that the guardian is a normal woman named Dana who has abandoned her post and is attempting to live a normal life with her husband and child. Tensions mount when Michael is forced to report Dana’s actions and Division swarms in to clean up any evidence of her existence. Meanwhile, Alex and Jaden get into an argument and Nathan gets caught in the middle.
Director: Ralph Hemecker
Writer: Kalinda Vazquez
8.5/10 11 votes#15 - There's No Place Like Home
Season 3 Episode 22 - Aired 5/11/2014
Hook and Emma try to find their way back to the present and correct the mistakes they made in the past.
Director: Ralph Hemecker
Writer: Edward Kitsis
8.5/10 4 votes#16 - Most Wanted
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 10/31/2014
Frank and Danny become determined to make sure that an international felon who always manages to walk away from murder charges ends up behind bars. Erin thinks about going into private practice after she looks into college costs for Nicky. Danny clashes with his new boss.
Director: Ralph Hemecker
Writer: Bryan Goluboff
8.5/10 2 votes#17 - Two-faced
Season 9 Episode 17 - Aired 3/15/2019
Frank's longtime friend Lenny (Treat Williams) reveals to him that an upcoming exposé will air some of the NYPD's dirty laundry. Also, Erin must decide how to charge a doctor whose experimental treatments led to the death of his terminally ill daughter; Danny and Baez investigate the mysterious overdose of a promising artist; and Jamie follows a lead about a corrupt officer in his precinct.
Director: Ralph Hemecker
Writer: Kevin Riley
8.5/10 2 votes#18 - True Blue
Season 12 Episode 4 - Aired 10/22/2021
Jamie faces backlash from fellow officers when he partners with Erin and Anthony to investigate an underground bar the NYPD and FDNY use to hide their criminal indiscretions; Eddie's partner considers leaving the force.
Director: Ralph Hemecker
Writer: Jack Ciapciak
8.5/10 4 votes#19 - Guilt
Season 12 Episode 16 - Aired 3/11/2022
Frank, Baker, Garrett and Gormley experience feelings of guilt when Detective Angela Reddick (Ilfenish Hadera), an officer they briefly worked with at 1PP, is shot after Frank reassigned her for not meshing with their team. Also, Eddie, Danny and Baez investigate a man’s murder after Eddie and her partner respond to an altercation between the victim and a neighbor, and Anthony finds himself at a crossroads when he’s offered a promotion that strains his relationship with Erin.
Director: Ralph Hemecker
Writer: Brian Burns
8.4/10 5 votes#20 - Leaving Storybrooke
Season 7 Episode 22 - Aired 5/18/2018
Wish Rumple’s evil plan is revealed and Regina realizes the only hope to stop him is by turning Wish Henry from his path for vengeance. Meanwhile, Tilly and Margot try to get help in Storybrooke. With his hope of ever being reunited with Belle fading, Weaver struggles to find a way to defeat his evil alter ego; and when Rogers’ life is threatened, he is faced with the ultimate sacrifice. Series Finale.
Director: Ralph Hemecker
Writer: Edward Kitsis
8.3/10 3 votes#21 - The Decoy Effect
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 10/10/2008
The team investigates an increase in ATM kidnappings when a woman who was abducted and forced to withdraw money is murdered; Charlie meets the investigator who will decide the fate of his FBI security clearance.
Director: Ralph Hemecker
Writer: Ken Sanzel
8.3/10 3 votes#22 - Hydra
Season 6 Episode 5 - Aired 10/23/2009
The team attempts to find the daughter of a geneticist who they suspect was kidnapped by the unstable mother. However, they become concerned about the case when they find evidence that suggests the young girl was a clone. Meanwhile, Charlie and Amita discuss having kids and Liz reveals a dark secret.
Director: Ralph Hemecker
Writer: Sean Crouch
8.3/10 6 votes#23 - Officer Down
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/15/2010
The entire NYPD is mobilized to find the killer of an off-duty police officer murdered during a diamond heist.
Director: Ralph Hemecker
Writer: Thomas Kelly
8.3/10 3 votes#24 - Silver Linings
Season 12 Episode 20 - Aired 5/6/2022
Jamie and Joe search for an undocumented teenage girl who has been sex-trafficked; a woman in witness protection is murdered; Frank calls out the district attorney's office for instituting a new rule that classifies armed robbery as a misdemeanor.
Director: Ralph Hemecker
Writer: Siobhan Byrne O'Connor
8.2/10 11 votes#25 - The Apprentice
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 10/19/2014
Hook discovers that magic always comes with a price after he makes a deal with Mr. Gold to re-attach his hand so that he can embrace Emma with both hands on their first real date. And back in the fairy tale land of the past, Rumplestiltskin uses Anna to help him acquire a magical box from the sorcerer’s apprentice.
Director: Ralph Hemecker
Writer: Andrew Chambliss