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The Best Episodes of NCIS: Los Angeles Season 5

Every episode of NCIS: Los Angeles Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of NCIS: Los Angeles Season 5!

The Best Episodes of NCIS: Los Angeles Season 5

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.
  1. Background image for Ascension
    8.2/10(467 votes)

    #1 - Ascension

    S5:E1

    While Sam and Deeks recover from traumatic torture that will have a lasting impact on their personal and professional relationships, lives are still in jeopardy as the NCIS: LA team searches for stolen nuclear weapons.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  2. Background image for Impact
    8.0/10(391 votes)

    #2 - Impact

    S5:E2

    In an effort to help Sam and Deeks return to work, Hetty calls upon Operational Psychologist Nate Getz to help them cope with their traumatic experience. Meanwhile, the rest of the NCIS: LA team investigates the murder of a former Navy Admiral and a controversial journalist aboard a private jet.

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    Writer:Unknown
  3. Background image for Omni
    7.7/10(354 votes)

    #3 - Omni

    S5:E3

    The NCIS: LA team must find who compromised a classified vaccine project from a bio tech company. Meanwhile, Deeks struggles with his emotions upon returning to the field.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  4. Background image for Reznikov, N.
    7.9/10(388 votes)

    #4 - Reznikov, N.

    S5:E4

    The NCIS: LA team finds themselves in danger while investigating a kidnapping case of a man claiming to be Callen’s father.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  5. Background image for Unwritten Rule
    7.8/10(352 votes)

    #5 - Unwritten Rule

    S5:E5

    Analyst Nell Jones joins the NCIS: LA team in the field when a former Navy officer’s girlfriend is kidnapped in exchange for Navy intelligence. Meanwhile, Deeks unknowingly breaks one of Hetty’s rules.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  6. Background image for Big Brother
    7.6/10(358 votes)

    #6 - Big Brother

    S5:E6

    When a 15-year-old hacker compromises missions, Callen goes under cover at a prestigious high school.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for The Livelong Day
    7.7/10(356 votes)

    #7 - The Livelong Day

    S5:E7

    The team must alert Homeland Security when they uncover a threat to a Los Angeles-based train during a murder investigation.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  9. Background image for Fallout
    7.6/10(337 votes)

    #8 - Fallout

    S5:E8

    The team must locate and retrieve a stolen antiterrorism device before the city is attacked; Hetty is haunted by her past.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  10. Background image for Recovery
    7.9/10(384 votes)

    #9 - Recovery

    S5:E9

    Kensi goes undercover as a nutritionist and Deeks poses as a new patient at a rehab center to investigate the death of a Navy officer.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  11. Background image for The Frozen Lake
    8.1/10(446 votes)

    #10 - The Frozen Lake

    S5:E10

    Callen and Sam enlist the help of a Gurkha, an elite Nepali soldier specializing in knife fighting, to retrieve a missing thumb drive. Meanwhile, Kensi and Deeks struggle to find a balance in their partnership.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  12. Background image for Iron Curtain Rising
    7.6/10(348 votes)

    #11 - Iron Curtain Rising

    S5:E11

    When a former Romanian Communist leader and suspected war criminal is discovered to be living in Los Angeles under a false identity, the NCIS: LA team must locate him before he disappears again.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  13. Background image for Merry Evasion
    8.1/10(388 votes)

    #12 - Merry Evasion

    S5:E12

    A senator’s daughter is the victim of a home invasion. The team investigate to determine if it was a random crime or a targeted attack due to her father’s crackdown on international cyber warfare. Meanwhile, Kensi’s holiday spirit changes after she receives a surprise Christmas gift.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  14. Background image for Allegiance
    8.3/10(410 votes)

    #13 - Allegiance

    S5:E13

    While in Afghanistan, Kensi and Granger join the team on a joint case when a federal agent in Los Angeles tied to Hawala, an ancient system of money transfer, is murdered.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  15. Background image for War Cries
    7.7/10(330 votes)

    #14 - War Cries

    S5:E14

    The investigation into the murder of two private military contractors ends up putting a member of the team in grave danger; Sam arranges a blind date for Callen.

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    Director:James Hanlon
    Writer:Unknown
  16. Background image for Tuhon
    7.9/10(361 votes)

    #15 - Tuhon

    S5:E15

    Callen and Sam search for a murder suspect -- a retired assassin (Danny Trejo) they encountered on their first case together.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  17. Background image for Fish Out of Water
    7.8/10(347 votes)

    #16 - Fish Out of Water

    S5:E16

    Following an explosion at a fish market, the NCIS: LA team partners with an undercover DEA agent to determine if the incident is an act of terrorism or a botched drug smuggling deal. Meanwhile, in Afghanistan, Granger and Kensi investigate a helicopter crash that could be tied to their ongoing search for the infamous white ghost.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  18. Background image for Between the Lines
    7.8/10(319 votes)

    #17 - Between the Lines

    S5:E17

    When a gang identifies and executes an undercover agent, the team must locate a mole before other agents are put in danger.

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  19. Background image for Zero Days
    7.8/10(322 votes)

    #18 - Zero Days

    S5:E18

    Eric witnesses his friend, a computer systems expert, being attacked by people who want information that could redirect a missile; Kensi runs into a familiar face in Afghanistan.

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  20. Background image for Spoils of War
    8.3/10(405 votes)

    #19 - Spoils of War

    S5:E19

    After learning that Special Agent Kensi Blye disappeared and the Taliban may be he holding her captive, Hetty sends the NCIS: LA team to Afghanistan on a rescue mission.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  21. Background image for Windfall
    7.7/10(322 votes)

    #20 - Windfall

    S5:E20

    Nell joins Deeks in the field on a case involving a former Marine who is being tracked by al-Qaida after embezzling money from Iraq.

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    Director:Eric A. Pot
    Writer:Gil Grant
  22. Background image for Three Hearts
    7.8/10(359 votes)

    #21 - Three Hearts

    S5:E21

    The team takes an undercover agent who is suspected of working for the smuggler he is supposed to be investigating into custody; Kensi and Deeks discuss their relationship.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  23. Background image for One More Chance
    7.7/10(321 votes)

    #22 - One More Chance

    S5:E22

    Sam is convinced that the theft of software for a new unmanned aerial vehicle is connected with the disappearance of the lead engineer's 10-year-old daughter, a girl Sam once provided protection detail for in Saudi Arabia.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  24. Background image for Exposure
    7.5/10(321 votes)

    #23 - Exposure

    S5:E23

    When a news reporter announces the group responsible for the deadly explosion at a military-sponsored charity event, the team must investigate her claims and search for the attacker.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  25. Background image for Deep Trouble (1)
    8.1/10(387 votes)

    #24 - Deep Trouble (1)

    S5:E24

    When the NCIS: Los Angeles team and DEA uncover the cartel's plans to slyly transport billions of dollars’ worth of cocaine from Colombia to the U.S. using a submarine, Callen and Sam must quickly locate the missing vessel. Meanwhile, Hetty is called to Washington in the aftermath of the controversial mission in Afghanistan.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Ascension" is the best rated episode of "NCIS: Los Angeles" season 5. It scored 8.2/10 based on 467 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/24/2013. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Impact".