The Best Episodes Directed By Stephen Hopkins

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.4/10(26 votes)

   #1 - 7:00 A.M.-8:00 A.M.

   S1:E81/15/2002

   In order to save his wife and daughter, Jack is ordered to deliver a briefcase to a man at Senator Palmer's rally. Realizing this man must be the assassin, Jack struggles to find a way to protect both Palmer and his family. Back at the CTU, Nina and Tony think they have found the traitor within the midst.

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2. 

   8.4/10(25 votes)

   #2 - 11:00 A.M.-12:00 P.M.

   S1:E122/19/2002

   While Green pressures Nina and Tony to reveal Jack's whereabouts, York leads Jack to Gaines' compound where Jack attempts to rescue Teri and Kim without backup from CTU. Meanwhile, Senator Palmer's plan to prevent a murder fails and he begins to suspect his wife may have a hand in the conspiracy.

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3. 

   8.3/10(26 votes)

   #3 - 8:00 A.M.-9:00 A.M.

   S1:E91/22/2002

   Although he prevents Palmer's assassination, Jack is taken into custody where his story of his kidnapped wife and daughter is not believed. Knowing his family will only be kept alive if he is free to help Gaines, Jack knows he must escape. Back at Gaines' compound, Teri and Kimberly struggle to stay alive, while at CTU the traitor reveals that the whole unit has been wired so Gaines can watch their every move.

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4. 

   8.3/10(25 votes)

   #4 - 12:00 P.M.-1:00 P.M.

   S1:E132/26/2002

   Jack confronts Gaines who, realizing he has failed Drazen's assignment, chooses death over helping Jack. Back at CTU, Nina and Tony interrogate the mother of the traitor and learn of a secret bank account containing deposits from Belgrade. They also learn that additional assassins may be making their way to Los Angeles.

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5. 

   8.3/10(24 votes)

   #5 - 7:00 P.M.-8:00 P.M.

   S1:E204/16/2002

   As Kim tries to get the police to call CTU, Jack discovers that the empty field where the power grid is located actually houses a secret underground government prison and that night's scheduled arrival is none other than Victor Drazen, the man Jack supposedly killed two years ago. Now Jack's convinced Victor's sons are coming to break him out.

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6. 

   8.2/10(24 votes)

   #6 - 8:00 P.M.-9:00 P.M.

   S1:E214/23/2002

   Jack's fears are proven true when Andre Drazen breaks into the underground facility to rescue his father. With Jack as his prisoner Victor calls CTU, but Mason tells him he doesn't negotiate with terrorists. Desperate to buy some time, Jack tells Victor that his son, Alexis, is still alive. Back at the police station the police finally let Kim go, but her drive to CTU doesn't go as planned.

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7. 

   8.2/10(27 votes)

   #7 - 11:00 P.M.-12:00 A.M.

   S1:E245/21/2002

   When Jack arrives at Drazen's location, he calls and asks to speak to Kim. Andre angrily refuses and says that they known Palmer is not really dead. Stunned, Jack hangs up and immediately calls Nina to tell her there's still a traitor inside CTU. Momentarily uncertain how to proceed, Jack is suddenly shocked into action when Nina calls back with tragic news.

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8. 

   8.1/10(32 votes)

   #8 - Aunt Ginger

   S1:E31/23/2011

   Fiona turns her attentions to Tony, a cop who has had a crush on her since childhood, but Steve isn't willing to give up without a fight; Ian is targeted by the brothers of a girl he spurned; the whole family searches for elderly Aunt Ginger, who owns their house.

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9. 

   8.1/10(24 votes)

   #9 - 4:00 P.M.-5:00 P.M.

   S1:E173/26/2002

   During their escape from the safe house Teri and Kim become separated, and the traumatic events of the day result in Teri passing out and then awakening with amnesia. Assuming her mother has been re-kidnapped, Kim conducts her own search for information concerning her mother's abductors. When the plan to track Alexis backfires, Jack pretends to be Alexis in order to keep a rendezvous with one of Alexis' contacts.

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10. 

    7.9/10(31 votes)

    #10 - 1:00 A.M.-2:00 A.M.

    S1:E211/13/2001

    Teri receives a phone call from Alan York who says his daughter, Janet, is a friend of Kimberly's and is also missing, so the two parents join forces to try and find the girls. Even as Jack is secretly called out of the office and given an encrypted key card containing information on the Palmer hit that could lead him to a dirty agent within his organization, the explosion of a 747 over the Mojave Desert becomes yet another piece in the puzzle.

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11. 

    7.8/10(23 votes)

    #11 - 3:00 P.M.-4:00 P.M.

    S1:E163/19/2002

    Jack learns that one of the assassins, Alexis Mecir, is actually Victor Drazen's son and has become intimate with one of Palmer's aides. In an attempt to find the man ordering the assassinations, the aide agrees to plant a tracking device in Alexis' wallet. Back at the safe house, Teri and Kim discover their location is no longer secret or safe.

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12. 

    7.6/10(39 votes)

    #12 - 12:00 A.M.-1:00 A.M.

    S1:E111/6/2001

    Moments after discovering his daughter, Kimberly, has snuck out of the house, Jack Bauer is called into work. As head of the CIA's Los Angeles Counter Terrorist Unit office he's told that an assassination attempt will be made within the next 24 hours on the life of presidential candidate David Palmer and it's up to his team of agents to keep Palmer alive. Meanwhile, Jack's wife, Teri, sets out to find their daughter.

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13. 

    7.5/10(31 votes)

    #13 - 2:00 A.M.-3:00 A.M.

    S1:E311/20/2001

    Kimberly and Janet realize they are in danger after it becomes clear that their two dates have kidnapped them. Despite the threat on his life, Senator Palmer sneaks out of his hotel to meet a reporter who has damaging information that could affect his campaign. Back at the office, Jack has Jamey, a member of his team, decrypt the key card.

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14. 

    7.5/10(42 votes)

    #14 - Pilot

    S1:E18/13/2007

    A transplanted author suffers from writer's block and is disappointed that his novel has been turned into a romantic comedy for the big screen. He also learns his ex is engaged and that their 12-year-old daughter is acting on her “emerging sexuality.”

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15. 

    7.5/10(22 votes)

    #15 - Mia Culpa

    S3:E1212/13/2009

    As the Moodys at last prepare to move to New York, Becca tells Hank about an intimate coming of age experience she had. Hank’s stunned when Mia shows up at the house unannounced, in town with her slimy boyfriend / manager PAUL for a book signing. Hank fails to prevent Mia and Paul from hatching a devious publicity stunt, forcing Hank to finally share the long-buried heartbreaking secret with Karen. gives Charlie a career opportunity of a lifetime, but Charlie must confront the fact that he might be losing Marcy for good.

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16. 

    7.3/10(20 votes)

    #16 - I'll Lay My Monsters Down

    S6:E124/7/2013

    Hank makes a big decision about his future, which affects Faith. Charlie and Marcy also make a decision. The troops are rallied to ensure Atticus makes it to the Greek Theatre for his co-headlining gig with Marilyn Manson. A call from Becca and a visit from a dearly departed friend set Hank in motion.

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17. 

    6.5/10(12 votes)

    #17 - 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

    S1:E12/5/2017

    When an attempt on U.S. Army Sergeant Eric Carter's life is made after his return home from a mission to kill terrorist leader Bin Khalid, he discovers that he and his fellow Rangers' identities have been compromised. Carter enlists the help of former National Director of CTU, Rebecca Ingram, who quarterbacked the raid that killed Khalid and is one of the few who knew the Rangers' identities. Together they work to uncover a sophisticated terrorist network in a race against the clock to stop a devastating terrorist attack on United States soil.

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18. 

    6.4/10(5 votes)

    #18 - Beauty Rest

    S4:E37/11/1992

    An obsessed wannabe model grows bloody red with envy when her roommate lands a part she thought she was going to get. She forces her roommate to overdose and steps in to take her place. She becomes the next victim of another jealous model and kills her rival. Now there's no one standing in her way and she is crowned, but she soon discovers something shocking about the talent show.

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19. 

    6.3/10(4 votes)

    #19 - Staired in Horror

    S6:E712/14/1994

    Clyde is a fugitive who holes up in a house occupied by an elderly woman. One night he finds an attractive woman upstairs, but he discovers it's the same woman. She tells him that a long time ago her spouse caught her having an affair and put a curse on the house. She must stay up stairs if she wants to be young forever. The same thing will happen to the man if he comes upstairs. The cops arrive and he goes upstairs to change his image but he finds himself getting weak and the woman turns back into a helpless infant unable to do anything but crawl.

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20. 

    5.8/10(5 votes)

    #20 - 11:00 PM - 12:00 PM

    S1:E124/17/2017

    Rebecca's deal to save Donovan doesn't go as planned. Meanwhile, CTU must rely on Carter to go out into the field and facilitate an important exchange.

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21. 

    5.7/10(7 votes)

    #21 - Abra Cadaver

    S3:E26/19/1991

    Carl and Marty are siblings who work at a hospital. Carl shows Marty his new way of proving that the brain lives after the body dies. The whole thing turns out to be a prank but the shock of the joke gives Marty a heart attack. Years later Marty hasn't forgiven Carl and plans a deadly revenge. Marty then reveals that it was an act of revenge on Carl and the whole thing was a joke ... or was it?

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22. 

    5.6/10(5 votes)

    #22 - 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM

    S1:E104/3/2017

    Rebecca's personal and work life collide when she gets a phone call that forces her to make an important decision. Meanwhile, Nicole confronts Carter about his commitment to their relationship and his future with the CTU.

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