9.0/108 votes#1 - Pa'a ka 'ipuka i ka 'upena nananana (The Entrance is Stopped with a Spider’s Web)
Season 6 Episode 24 - Aired 5/13/2016
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.
Director: Stephen Herek
Writer: Steven Lilien
8.1/109 votes#2 - Ho’amoano (Chasing Yesterday)
Season 5 Episode 22 - Aired 4/24/2015
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.
Director: Stephen Herek
Writer: John Dove
8.0/106 votes#3 - Scissors
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/16/2016
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.
Director: Stephen Herek
Writer: Lindsey Allen
8.0/103 votes#4 - Cigar Cutter
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 4/14/2017
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.
Director: Stephen Herek
Writer: N/A
8.0/105 votes#5 - Jet Engine + Pickup Truck
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 11/3/2017
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.
Director: Stephen Herek
Writer: Andrew Karlsruher
8.0/105 votes#6 - Murdoc + Handcuffs
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 2/2/2018
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.
Director: Stephen Herek
Writer: Marqui Jackson
8.0/104 votes#7 - MacGyver + MacGyver
Season 2 Episode 23 - Aired 5/4/2018
MacGyver gets a shocking surprise when he tries to tell Matty that he’s quitting the Phoenix Foundation.
Director: Stephen Herek
Writer: David Slack
7.8/104 votes#8 - Lidar + Rogues + Duty
Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 2/22/2019
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.
Director: Stephen Herek
Writer: Don Perez
7.7/103 votes#9 - Magnifying Glass
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 2/10/2017
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.
Director: Stephen Herek
Writer: Brian Durkin
7.7/106 votes#10 - DIY or DIE
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/29/2017
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.
Director: Stephen Herek
Writer: Peter M. Lenkov
7.5/104 votes#11 - Murdoc + MacGyver + Murdoc
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 11/2/2018
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.
Director: Stephen Herek
Writer: Craig S. O'Neill
7.5/104 votes#12 - Treason + Heartbreak + Gum
Season 3 Episode 21 - Aired 5/3/2019
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.
Director: Stephen Herek
Writer: Lindsey Allen
7.4/108 votes#13 - Improvise
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 9/28/2018
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.
Director: Stephen Herek
Writer: Peter M. Lenkov
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"Pa'a ka 'ipuka i ka 'upena nananana (The Entrance is Stopped with a Spider’s Web)" is the best rated episode directed by Stephen Herek. It scored 9/10 based on 8 votes. It was written by Steven Lilien. It aired on 5/13/2016 and is rated 0.9 points higher than their second-best episode, "Ho’amoano (Chasing Yesterday)".