The Best Episodes Directed By Stephen Surjik

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

  1. Background image for The Quality of Mercy
    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. Background image for The Last Supper
    9.2/10(5 votes)

    #2 - The Last Supper

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    S4:E4

    Bell and the team must keep a witness and her family safe from Los Santos before she testifies. Carisi asks Stabler to back off the case to preserve the integrity of his undercover work. Stabler hosts a chaotic family dinner.

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  3. Background image for Loose Ends (2)
    9.0/10(3 votes)

    #3 - 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
  4. Background image for One Way or Another
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - 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
  5. Background image for Stay Gold
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #5 - 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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  6. Background image for High Top Fade Out
    8.9/10(8 votes)

    #6 - 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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  7. Background image for Control-Alt-Delete
    8.8/10(26 votes)

    #7 - 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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  8. Background image for Checks and Balances
    8.8/10(5 votes)

    #8 - 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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  9. Background image for Fathers and Sons
    8.8/10(5 votes)

    #9 - 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
  10. Background image for Besieged
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    #10 - 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
  11. Background image for Stand (2)
    8.7/10(6 votes)

    #11 - 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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  12. Background image for Hot Spot
    8.6/10(5 votes)

    #12 - 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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  13. Background image for RAM
    8.6/10(29 votes)

    #13 - 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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  14. Background image for Search and Destroy
    8.5/10(23 votes)

    #14 - 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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  15. Background image for The Devil You Know
    8.5/10(65 votes)

    #15 - 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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  16. Background image for Outsider
    8.5/10(4 votes)

    #16 - 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
  17. Background image for Ties That Bind
    8.5/10(4 votes)

    #17 - 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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  18. Background image for Ready or Not
    8.5/10(4 votes)

    #18 - Ready or Not

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    S5:E7

    Maggie returns from medical leave in time to help the team investigate two homicides: a law student on track to attend the FBI Academy and a young man with possible gang ties. Also, an inadvertent revelation from Maggie causes OA to worry that she is rushing back into the job too quickly.

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  19. Background image for As Hubris Is to Oedipus
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #19 - As Hubris Is to Oedipus

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    S2:E13

    The task force must race to save lives when Wheatley and McClane’s digital takeover shifts to a series of real-life bomb threats.

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  20. Background image for Lassie Did a Bad, Bad Thing
    8.4/10(9 votes)

    #20 - 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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  21. Background image for Think Tank
    8.4/10(8 votes)

    #21 - 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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  22. Background image for Seven Minutes in Heaven
    8.4/10(87 votes)

    #22 - 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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  23. Background image for Desperate Measures
    8.3/10(3 votes)

    #23 - 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
  24. Background image for Fostered
    8.3/10(6 votes)

    #24 - 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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  25. Background image for Unfaithful
    8.3/10(12 votes)

    #25 - Unfaithful

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    S4:E8

    Norma finds herself torn between Romero and Norman. A holiday outing makes Norman realize how much everyone else has changed in his absence.

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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 0.8 points higher than their second-best episode, "The Last Supper".