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The Best Episodes of NCIS: Los Angeles Season 10

Every episode of NCIS: Los Angeles Season 10 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of NCIS: Los Angeles Season 10!

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The exploits of the Los Angeles–based Office of Special Projects (OSP), an elite division of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service that specializes in undercover assignments.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    NCIS: Los Angeles Season 10 Episode 1 - To Live and Die in Mexico
    8.6/10(456 votes)

    #1 - To Live and Die in Mexico

    S10:E1

    Gravely injured and unable to communicate with the team in the U.S., Callen, Sam and Kensi, with an unconscious Deeks in tow, search for a safe way home as a cartel boss places a “dead or alive” bounty on their heads. Also, Mosely and retired Navy Admiral Hollace Kilbride beseech their contacts in Mexico and D.C. for assistance with their missing colleagues

    Director:Frank Military
    Writer:Frank Military

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  2. NCIS: Los Angeles Season 10 Episode 2 - Superhuman
    7.6/10(339 votes)

    #2 - Superhuman

    S10:E2

    After the prototype for a tactical assault suit is stolen from a Navy base and used in a Beverly Hills jewelry heist, the team must determine who stole the suit and what their next target is. Also, retired Navy Admiral Hollace Kilbride temporarily oversees the team while Mosely and Hetty face repercussions for the unsanctioned Mexico mission.

    Director:Andrew Bartels
    Writer:Kyle Harimoto

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  3. NCIS: Los Angeles Season 10 Episode 3 - The Prince
    8.0/10(319 votes)

    #3 - The Prince

    S10:E3

    Callen and Sam are assigned protection duty for Deputy Crown Prince Kamal after an unknown assassin targets his decoy upon his arrival in Los Angeles.

    Director:Lily Mariye
    Writer:Andrew Bartels

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  4. NCIS: Los Angeles Season 10 Episode 4 - Hit List
    7.8/10(315 votes)

    #4 - Hit List

    S10:E4

    The NCIS team is in danger after their pictures, as well as Mosley and her son’s names, are included on a cartel hit list. Also, NCIS Deputy Director Louis Ochoa arrives with Special Prosecutor John Rogers to interview Mosley about the off-the-books mission in Mexico.

    Director:Eric A. Pot
    Writer:R. Scott Gemmill

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  5. NCIS: Los Angeles Season 10 Episode 5 - Pro Se
    8.1/10(316 votes)

    #5 - Pro Se

    S10:E5

    While assisting NCIS with an undercover operation, informant Elizabeth Williams is arrested and the team is unable to provide her with an alibi. Also, Callen meets with ATF Agent Anna Kolcheck who remains on suspension following her last joint case.

    Director:Benny Boom
    Writer:Jordana Lewis Jaffe

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  6. NCIS: Los Angeles Season 10 Episode 6 - Asesinos
    8.1/10(303 votes)

    #6 - Asesinos

    S10:E6

    The NCIS team attempts to locate Mosley after she murders a cartel hitman and goes off the grid.

    Director:Terrence O'Hara
    Writer:R. Scott Gemmill

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  7. NCIS: Los Angeles Season 10 Episode 7 - One of Us
    7.9/10(310 votes)

    #7 - One of Us

    S10:E7

    The NCIS team partners with the State Department after the murder of an arms dealer is connected to a series of crimes seemingly executed by someone with elite special forces training. Also, Callen visits ATF Agent Anna Kolcheck in prison as she awaits her sentencing.

    Director:Dennis Smith
    Writer:Kyle Harimoto

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  8. NCIS: Los Angeles Season 10 Episode 8 - The Patton Project
    7.9/10(313 votes)

    #8 - The Patton Project

    S10:E8

    Deputy Director Ochoa volunteers the NCIS team to assist with a covert operation tied to a terrorist group advocating for extreme military force. Also, Callen has concerns as to what an assignment of this nature could mean for the future of the team.

    Director:Ruba Nadda
    Writer:Frank Military

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  9. NCIS: Los Angeles Season 10 Episode 9 - A Diamond in the Rough
    7.9/10(292 votes)

    #9 - A Diamond in the Rough

    S10:E9

    The NCIS team investigates the home invasion of Navy Captain Dean Hadlow, who was entertaining his friend, General Omer Abidi of Pakistan, when robbers successfully stole money, jewelry and highly classified information. Also, Deeks and Kensi interview candidates to manage the bar.

    Director:James Hanlon
    Writer:Chad Mazero

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  10. NCIS: Los Angeles Season 10 Episode 10 - Heist
    7.9/10(294 votes)

    #10 - Heist

    S10:E10

    An elaborate bank heist to steal a single safe deposit box held by Veronica Stephens, a Navy contractor, leads NCIS to investigate her corrupt consulting firm.

    Director:Yangzom Brauen
    Writer:Jordana Lewis Jaffe

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  11. NCIS: Los Angeles Season 10 Episode 11 - Joyride
    8.0/10(303 votes)

    #11 - Joyride

    S10:E11

    The NCIS team is joined by NCIS Special Agent Nicole DeChamps after a Marine reservist with a history of PTSD disappears following a drunk and disorderly altercation.

    Director:Tawnia McKiernan
    Writer:Erin Broadhurst

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  12. NCIS: Los Angeles Season 10 Episode 12 - The Sound of Silence
    7.9/10(300 votes)

    #12 - The Sound of Silence

    S10:E12

    After the chief of logistics for a naval weapons station collapses on the job, the NCIS team must determine if this is a terror threat or a stress-induced breakdown. Also, Kensi and Deeks research different honeymoon locations.

    Director:Terence Nightingall
    Writer:Joe Sachs

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  13. NCIS: Los Angeles Season 10 Episode 13 - Better Angels
    8.5/10(374 votes)

    #13 - Better Angels

    S10:E13

    The NCIS team works with the Global Criminal Tribunal when a Syrian seeking justice, David Sarraf, is brutally attacked while delivering evidence that would prove chemical weapons were used on civilians. Also, Kensi stays at the crime scene and comforts Sarraf who is pinned behind a vehicle.

    Director:Diana Valentine
    Writer:Frank Military

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  14. NCIS: Los Angeles Season 10 Episode 14 - Smokescreen (1)
    8.3/10(328 votes)

    #14 - Smokescreen (1)

    S10:E14

    The NCIS team partners with the FBI to locate a terrorist cell in Los Angeles believed to be preparing for an imminent attack.

    Director:Dennis Smith
    Writer:Andrew Bartels

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  15. NCIS: Los Angeles Season 10 Episode 15 - Smokescreen, Part II
    8.3/10(322 votes)

    #15 - Smokescreen, Part II

    S10:E15

    As the team continues to search for a terrorist cell in Los Angeles, Callen and Sam remain trapped in a movie theater after multiple bombs have detonated and every remaining exit is wired with explosives.

    Director:Sherwin Shilati
    Writer:Matt Klafter

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  16. NCIS: Los Angeles Season 10 Episode 16 - Into the Breach
    8.0/10(292 votes)

    #16 - Into the Breach

    S10:E16

    The NCIS team investigates the murder of a journalist who was writing an exposé on a mishandled classified military operation. Also, as their wedding day quickly approaches, Kensi and Deeks work on the last remaining items on their to-do list.

    Director:James Hanlon
    Writer:Lee A. Carlisle

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  17. NCIS: Los Angeles Season 10 Episode 17 - Till Death Do Us Part
    9.0/10(522 votes)

    #17 - Till Death Do Us Part

    S10:E17

    After months of planning, the NCIS family celebrates the wedding of Kensi and Deeks. Also, an old acquaintance, Anatoli Kirkin, pays Deeks a surprise visit on his wedding day and he isn’t alone.

    Director:Tony Wharmby
    Writer:R. Scott Gemmill

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  18. NCIS: Los Angeles Season 10 Episode 18 - Born to Run
    7.7/10(316 votes)

    #18 - Born to Run

    S10:E18

    Sydney turns to her sister Nell for help after her high school crush, Andre Martinez, is mixed up in a Russian plot to steal intelligence from the Department of Defense. Also, Special Prosecutor John Rogers conducts mandatory performance reviews with the team.

    Director:Lily Mariye
    Writer:Jordana Lewis Jaffe

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  19. NCIS: Los Angeles Season 10 Episode 19 - Searching
    7.7/10(299 votes)

    #19 - Searching

    S10:E19

    Sam assists a Department of Justice agent with locating a former U.S. boarder patrol officer who disappeared after the cartel threatened him; Kensi partners with a special agent from the Criminal Investigative Department to recover a stolen hard drive with sensitive military information.

    Director:Terrence O'Hara
    Writers:Kyle Harimoto, Adam Key

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  20. NCIS: Los Angeles Season 10 Episode 20 - Choke Point
    7.3/10(304 votes)

    #20 - Choke Point

    S10:E20

    After a Navy Seal is attacked while moonlighting at a security job for a successful marijuana dispensary, Sam personally vows to apprehend the suspect out of respect for the Navy Seal brotherhood

    Director:James Whitmore Jr.
    Writers:R. Scott Gemmill, Joe Sachs

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  21. NCIS: Los Angeles Season 10 Episode 21 - The One That Got Away
    8.6/10(302 votes)

    #21 - The One That Got Away

    S10:E21

    After Anna Kolcheck escapes from prison with her cellmate, Callen and the NCIS team assist with the investigation and search for her whereabouts.

    Director:Eric A. Pot
    Writers:Andrew Bartels, Erin Broadhurst

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  22. NCIS: Los Angeles Season 10 Episode 22 - No More Secrets
    8.3/10(311 votes)

    #22 - No More Secrets

    S10:E22

    The NCIS team travels to Cuba for an unsanctioned mission after Callen gets a lead on Anna Kolcheck's (Bar Paly) whereabouts.

    Director:Yangzom Brauen
    Writers:Andrew Bartels, Erin Broadhurst

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  23. NCIS: Los Angeles Season 10 Episode 23 - The Guardian
    8.3/10(337 votes)

    #23 - The Guardian

    S10:E23

    Callen and Sam travel to the USS Allegiance in the Persian Gulf to work with Navy Captain Harmon "Harm" Rabb, Jr. (David James Elliott) when the NCIS team uncovers ISIS sympathizers who are targeting military locations.

    Director:John Peter Kousakis
    Writer:R. Scott Gemmill

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  24. NCIS: Los Angeles Season 10 Episode 24 - False Flag
    8.4/10(382 votes)

    #24 - False Flag

    S10:E24

    Callen and Sam work with Navy Captain Harmon "Harm" Rabb, Jr. (David James Elliott) to locate a group of ISIS sympathizers aboard the USS Allegiance. Also, Hetty enlists her friend, Lieutenant Colonel Sarah "Mac". Mackenzie (Catherine Bell), to help obtain information from a Russian diplomat.

    Director:Dennis Smith
    Writer:Frank Military

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Season 10 Ratings Summary

"To Live and Die in Mexico" is the best rated episode of "NCIS: Los Angeles" season 10. It scored 8.6/10 based on 456 votes. Directed by Frank Military and written by Frank Military, it aired on 9/30/2018. This episode is rated 1.0 points higher than the second-best, "Superhuman".