The Best Episodes Directed By Stephen Surjik

Every TV Episode Directed by Stephen Surjik Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

  1. 10.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - The Quality of Mercy

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    S1:E4

    When television news reporter Hope Martin (Lynda Boyd) breaks a story about mercy killing, Detectives Leary and Shannon start digging around for more details, and Da Vinci calls a Coroner's Inquest to force Martin to reveal her source. The issue of euthanasia is divisive and as the investigation proceeds Da Vinci finds himself at odds with the police and his superiors about the reality and the ethics of what happened. His elderly father's recent debilitating stroke further complicates his response. Danny Leary is back in town, but the reunion with his older brother Mick is far from idyllic. It looks like he is hooked on drugs and, unbeknownst to Mick, hanging around with two hoods that turn up dead.

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  2. 9.0/10(3 votes)

    #2 - Loose Ends (2)

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    S1:E12

    Michael must rescue Sam from heroin smugglers, who happen to be ex-Special Forces, while also evading agents who are out to get him.

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    Writer:Matt Nix
  3. 9.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - One Way or Another

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    S1:E8

    Toby gathers information from a traumatized rape victim whose attacker Marks failed to convict in the past. During his probe, Toby discovers Marks may have a deeper connection to the case.

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    Writer:N/A
  4. 9.0/10(2 votes)

    #4 - Stay Gold

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    S2:E1

    Dylan and Lizzie investigate the murder of a successful businesswoman who attempted to prolong the lifespan of humans. Also, Dylan and Andy look to continue their adoption search, and Detective Ryan Stock from Nebraska arrives to hunt for a potential serial killer.

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  5. 8.9/10(8 votes)

    #5 - High Top Fade Out

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    S4:E7

    Shawn and Gus investigate the death of Leonald Callahan, aka Diddle, a computer cryptologist who was the baritone in Gus’s old college a capella group.

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  6. 8.8/10(26 votes)

    #6 - Control-Alt-Delete

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    S4:E12

    Control, who oversees the handling of relevant numbers for the government, begins to question the methods and intentions of the Samaritan program. Also, alarming news reports of a pair of vigilantes rampaging through the Northeast begin to surface.

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  7. 8.8/10(5 votes)

    #7 - Checks and Balances

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    S3:E10

    The team must track down two assailants who wear animal masks while committing armed robberies, with the latest leaving an off-duty 26 Fed security guard dead. Also, Tiffany and Scola butt heads on whether or not to accept the local NYPD’s offer to help in the investigation.

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  8. 8.8/10(5 votes)

    #8 - Fathers and Sons

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    S3:E12

    The team rushes to track down two doctors abducted by a desperate father willing to do anything to save his son. Also, Jubal's uncertainty in his family life affects his judgement during the hostage situation.

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    Writer:Rick Eid
  9. 8.7/10(3 votes)

    #9 - Besieged

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    S5:E7

    Michael and Sam try to retrieve a boy from an armed compound. Fiona and Jesse babysit a day laborer.

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    Writer:N/A
  10. 8.7/10(6 votes)

    #10 - Stand (2)

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    S3:E12

    Pete and Myka race to stop Sykes from using his own cache of artifacts to destroy them and the Warehouse.

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  11. 8.6/10(5 votes)

    #11 - Hot Spot

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    S2:E11

    Sam calls in a favor and asks Michael to talk to Sean Martin, a football coach who helps impoverished kids. Sean wants Michael's assistance helping one of his players, Corey Jensen, who's being targeted by gangsters.

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  12. 8.6/10(29 votes)

    #12 - RAM

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    S3:E16

    The secrets of Finch’s operation before he enlisted Reese are revealed, including shocking ties to present-day events.

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  13. 8.5/10(23 votes)

    #13 - Search and Destroy

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    S4:E19

    Reese and Finch scramble to protect a software CEO when his behavior becomes increasingly erratic following a hacker attack that reveals all his secrets and unravels his life.

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  14. 8.5/10(63 votes)

    #14 - The Devil You Know

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    S3:E6

    Driven to the edge, Dex loses his way until he's offered a lifeline by Fisk. Matt comes to Karen for help, which she agrees to give -- on one condition.

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  15. 8.5/10(4 votes)

    #15 - Outsider

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    S2:E6

    After a Wall Street investor is murdered, the team is led to an insider-trading ring that uses unconventional methods to gain information. OA struggles to maintain confidence in his budding relationship with Mona.

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    Writer:Rick Eid
  16. 8.5/10(4 votes)

    #16 - Ties That Bind

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    S2:E10

    A former kidnapping victim is linked to a series of murders that includes the daughter of an NYPD detective. Also, Kristen begins to doubt her ability as an agent after a training exercise leaves her shaken.

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  17. 8.4/10(9 votes)

    #17 - Lassie Did a Bad, Bad Thing

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    S3:E11

    Shawn and Gus must prove Lassiter's innocence when he's on the hook for a murder inside of the Santa Barbara Police Department.

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  18. 8.4/10(8 votes)

    #18 - Think Tank

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    S4:E14

    Shawn and Gus are recruited into a think tank to help prevent the murder of a business tycoon, but once the group has disbanded, they realize that one of the members plans to use the assassination ideas to kill the client instead of save him.

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  19. 8.3/10(84 votes)

    #19 - Seven Minutes in Heaven

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    S2:E9

    Castle gets an offer he can't refuse. Foggy and Murdock question the future of their firm, but Karen won't give up so easily.

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  20. 8.3/10(3 votes)

    #20 - Desperate Measures

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    S6:E11

    After finding themselves stranded in Panama, Michael and the team are forced to hijack a plane in order to get home. Before they can leave, however, Michael must first escape the clutches of a sadistic Panamanian drug-runner.

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    Writer:N/A
  21. 8.3/10(6 votes)

    #21 - Fostered

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    S4:E10

    As the team investigates a string of jewellery store robberies that culminate in a double murder, they uncover a connection to a 16-year-old boy trying to survive the foster care system. Tiffany becomes personally invested after learning about the boy's ill-fated upbringing.

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  22. 8.2/10(27 votes)

    #22 - The Perfect Mark

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    S3:E7

    The team is met with surprises during an investigation into a hypnotherapist; an antiquities dealer has ties to a crime organization.

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  23. 8.1/10(10 votes)

    #23 - Time Will Tell

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    S2:E1

    In the season two premiere, we pick up right where we left off. MacPherson has blown Artie to smithereens, and disappeared. Is Leena really a traitor? Where has Claudia gone? How will Pete, Myka and the Warehouse fare without Artie? What other havoc did MacPherson wreak when he was alone in the Warehouse? And is there yet a new villain on the horizon?

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    Writer:Jack Kenny
  24. 8.1/10(26 votes)

    #24 - Shadow Box

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    S2:E10

    As the FBI pursues "the man in the suit," Reese is even more determined to protect the latest person of interest after learning she is the sister of a soldier who was killed in action.

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  25. 8.1/10(101 votes)

    #25 - Shadows in the Glass

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    S1:E8

    While Murdock, Foggy and Karen's mission becomes clearer, Fisk's world spins further out of control in his battle for Hell's Kitchen.

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Stephen Surjik Ratings Summary

"The Quality of Mercy" is the best rated episode directed by Stephen Surjik. It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. It was written by Chris Haddock. It aired on 10/28/1998 and is rated 1.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Loose Ends (2)".