The Best Episodes Directed By Stephen Herek

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.4/10(9 votes)

   #1 - Paʻa ka ʻipuka i ka ʻupena nananana (The Entrance Is Stopped with a Spider's Web)

   S6:E245/13/2016

   Trapped inside a dilapidated building in Oahu’s Chinatown, Five-0 must protect a wounded Gabriel and plan their escape when enemy gunmen storm the building looking to kill him and anyone who gets in their way.

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   8.0/10(6 votes)

   #2 - Scissors

   S1:E1112/16/2016

   MacGyver and Jack search for Riley, using a microwave and a power strip, after she mysteriously disappears and hacks into the NSA, possibly unleashing World War III. Also, Bozer goes on his first official mission, and Jack opens up about his history with Riley’s mother, Diane.

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   8.0/10(3 votes)

   #3 - Cigar Cutter

   S1:E214/14/2017

   Murdoc moves forward with his plans for revenge against MacGyver by recruiting his recently released former cellmate to infiltrate the Phoenix Complex as a “lab technician” and kill every agent inside.

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   8.0/10(5 votes)

   #4 - Jet Engine + Pickup Truck

   S2:E611/3/2017

   Using a cassette player and a plastic bucket, Mac and the team attempt to extinguish a massive oil wellhead fire in a Nigerian village, set by a rebel group, which is trying to topple its government by destroying their most valuable resource.

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   8.0/10(5 votes)

   #5 - Murdoc + Handcuffs

   S2:E152/2/2018

   After one of Murdoc's go-to assassins agrees to hand over Murdoc to MacGyver in exchange for $10 million, the team finds itself protecting Murdoc from his former mentor, Nicholas Helman, who wants him dead. Also, Jack realizes he may still have feelings for Riley's mother, Diane.

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   8.0/10(4 votes)

   #6 - MacGyver + MacGyver

   S2:E235/4/2018

   MacGyver gets a shocking surprise when he tries to tell Matty that he’s quitting the Phoenix Foundation.

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   7.8/10(4 votes)

   #7 - Lidar + Rogues + Duty

   S3:E162/22/2019

   The Phoenix must recover the body of a pilot whose plane crashed while testing an experimental laser mapping system that MacGyver designed. Also, Riley tries to identify the hacker who tricked a SWAT team into arresting her and Elwood.

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   7.7/10(3 votes)

   #8 - Magnifying Glass

   S1:E152/10/2017

   When Matty’s goddaughter and her boyfriend are killed in a San Francisco park, Mac and the team investigate the crime and start to suspect that the 1970s Zodiac Killer has returned.

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   7.7/10(6 votes)

   #9 - DIY or DIE

   S2:E19/29/2017

   Using a cell phone and soccer ball, MacGyver and the team search for a Navy SEAL who is believed to be alive in captivity in the Middle East.

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    7.5/10(4 votes)

    #10 - Murdoc + MacGyver + Murdoc

    S3:E611/2/2018

    Murdoc abducts MacGyver’s girlfriend, Nasha, to force Mac to help him rescue his son, Cassian, from a kidnapper. Also, a dangerous individual from Murdoc’s personal life shows up, giving Mac a glimpse into the villain’s past.

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    7.5/10(4 votes)

    #11 - Treason + Heartbreak + Gum

    S3:E215/3/2019

    Matty’s ex-husband, Ethan, asks her for help when a criminal organization, S-Company, kidnaps his wife and daughter, forcing Matty to decide if she’s willing to commit treason in order to help him save his family. Also, Riley joins Billy Colton and Mama Colton on a mission to Paris and makes a heartbreaking discovery.

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    7.4/10(8 votes)

    #12 - Improvise

    S3:E19/28/2018

    Three months after quitting the Phoenix Foundation and moving to Nigeria, Mac puts aside his differences with his father and returns when he hears Jack is the target of a murderous dictator he double-crossed.

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    7.4/10(11 votes)

    #13 - Ho’amoano (Chasing Yesterday)

    S5:E224/24/2015

    When a woman is found murdered in the hotel suite occupied by three married men, Five-0 must help the friends get over their massive hangover and retrace their steps from a wild night to find the killer. Also, Jerry witnesses a woman’s kidnapping on the streets of O’ahu.

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