- 8.8/10(466 votes)
#1 - Hot Water (1)
Loading...S8:E13The mole has once again compromised the NCIS team as planted evidence results in the arrests of Callen, Sam, Granger and Deeks, on the day Under Secretary Duggan (Jackson Hurst) returns for Hetty’s resignation.
0 CommentsView allDirector:Dennis SmithWriter:Anastasia Kousakis - 8.6/10(384 votes)
#2 - Payback (3)
Loading...S8:E15As the team races to save Kensi from Ferris/Sullivan, they find themselves questioning who they can trust when old faces resurface.
0 CommentsView allDirector:Terrence O'HaraWriter:N/A - 8.6/10(349 votes)
#3 - Uncaged (1)
Loading...S8:E23After Sam's wife, Michelle, is taken from her home, the kidnappers demand the prison release of Tahir Khaled, Sam's arch nemesis, in exchange for information on her whereabouts.
0 CommentsView allDirector:Frank MilitaryWriter:Frank Military - 8.5/10(359 votes)
#4 - Under Siege (2)
Loading...S8:E14Hetty goes rogue, leaving the NCIS team completely in the dark, and the mole kidnaps one of the agents.
0 CommentsView allDirector:Ruba NaddaWriter:R. Scott Gemmill - 8.5/10(322 votes)
#5 - Unleashed (2)
Loading...S8:E24Following the kidnapping of Sam's wife, Michelle Hanna, Sam goes rogue from the NCIS team and attempts to stop his arch nemesis Tahir Khaled from ever targeting his family again.
0 CommentsView allDirector:John Peter KousakisWriter:R. Scott Gemmill - 8.2/10(207 votes)
#6 - Belly of the Beast (2)
Loading...S8:E2The team travels to Syria to apprehend a High Value Target where one team member is severely injured when the mission goes awry.
0 CommentsView allDirector:Terrence O'HaraWriter:R. Scott Gemmill - 8.1/10(371 votes)
#7 - High-Value Target (1)
Loading...S8:E1After NCIS fails to locate a mole in the department, Under Secretary of Defense Corbin Duggan insists on new leadership and takes over the Los Angeles unit from Hetty and Granger.
0 CommentsView allDirector:Tawnia McKiernanWriter:R. Scott Gemmill - 8.1/10(332 votes)
#8 - Old Tricks
Loading...S8:E16When a Navy lieutenant and his grandfather are kidnapped from a retirement home, the team's investigation leads them to a con artist couple and the hunt for a rare coin; Callen meanwhile has to deal with his father's actions when he kidnaps the father of his grandson (and Callen's nephew).
0 CommentsView allDirector:N/AWriter:Andrew Bartels - 8.1/10(314 votes)
#9 - 767
Loading...S8:E19After an engineer who was developing a new guided missile destroyer is murdered, Callen and Sam go undercover to track his co-worker aboard a plane to Tokyo to sell the classified intel. Also, Deeks plans a surprise get-together for Kensi and her out-of-town friends.
0 CommentsView allDirector:Benny BoomWriter:Kyle Harimoto - 8.0/10(331 votes)
#10 - The Queen's Gambit
Loading...S8:E3The NCIS LA team investigates an abduction case while down two members, with Hetty being held in D.C. for questioning, and another still in the ICU following the mission in Syria.
0 CommentsView allDirector:N/AWriter:N/A - 8.0/10(319 votes)
#11 - Crazy Train
Loading...S8:E7After an NSA analyst is found eaten by a shark, the team's investigation leads them to a cartel's money-laundering scheme and sends Callen into a mental asylum to find a key witness; Kensi struggles with her therapy.
0 CommentsView allDirector:Diana Valentine - 8.0/10(325 votes)
#12 - Glasnost
Loading...S8:E9After Callen’s father, Garrison is found in an NCIS patient’s hospital room during a radiation poisoning case, Callen must take him to the boatshed for interrogation. Also, the team discusses their Thanksgiving plans.
0 CommentsView allDirector:John Peter KousakisWriter:Andrew Bartels - 8.0/10(303 votes)
#13 - Battle Scars (1)
Loading...S8:E21After a highly decorated Navy Captain, Charles Langston, kidnaps a Veterans Affairs administrator who has been siphoning funds, the NCIS team must work with Hetty’s former Vietnam War colleagues, now-retired Admiral AJ Chegwidden and Admiral Sterling Bridges to solve the case.
0 CommentsView allDirector:James Whitmore Jr. - 8.0/10(294 votes)
#14 - Golden Days (2)
Loading...S8:E22A gold heist investigation has the NCIS team working with Hetty's former Vietnam War colleagues, Retired Admiral AJ Chegwidden, Admiral Sterling Bridges and Retired Captain Charles Langston.
0 CommentsView allDirector:Ruba NaddaWriter:Joseph C. Wilson - 7.9/10(316 votes)
#15 - Sirens
Loading...S8:E10After an unknown female assailant kills two men disguised as Sherriff’s deputies in front of Callen’s home, the NCIS team gets a new lead in the ongoing mole investigation. Also, Nell visits a prison to interview an inmate withholding information on the department’s leak.
0 CommentsView allDirector:Jonathan FrakesWriter:N/A - 7.9/10(309 votes)
#16 - Getaway
Loading...S8:E18After the U.S. Treasury Department is hacked, Nell and Eric go undercover inside a couple's retreat to track a tech-savvy husband and wife linked to the crime. Also, Digital Forensics Specialist Dave Flynn (Scott Grimes) arrives from the NCIS cyber office in San Diego to run ops while Eric and Nell are on assignment.
0 CommentsView allDirector:Tony WharmbyWriter:Erin Broadhurst - 7.8/10(329 votes)
#17 - Ghost Gun
Loading...S8:E5The murder of a navy machinist with high security clearance sends the team on a city-wide hunt tracking evidence. Also, Anna Kolcheck partners with Callen, and Sam assists Hetty in the on-going mole investigation.
0 CommentsView allDirector:N/AWriter:N/A - 7.8/10(332 votes)
#18 - Home Is Where the Heart Is
Loading...S8:E6After a maintenance man saved the life of a lieutenant commander, the NCIS team uncovers his dark past which puts a local teenager in danger. Also, Sam must decide which colleague to take to the Los Angeles football game.
0 CommentsView allDirector:N/AWriter:N/A - 7.8/10(290 votes)
#19 - From Havana With Love
Loading...S8:E20The NCIS team investigates a defense contractor, Rebecca Larmont, designing a nuclear attack weapon after her estranged husband, Victor Larmont, says he has proof she is selling Navy secrets to a foreign government. Also, Kensi goes undercover as a professional dancer at the Cuban club where the husband works, while Deeks is undercover as the bathroom attendant.
0 CommentsView allDirector:Dennis SmithWriter:Joe Sachs - 7.7/10(326 votes)
#20 - Black Market
Loading...S8:E4After a Homeland Security agent is poisoned by a notorious Triad assassin, NCIS uncovers a warehouse of counterfeit purses and a money trail to stolen government funds. Also, Nell joins the team in the field.
0 CommentsView allDirector:N/AWriter:N/A - 7.7/10(315 votes)
#21 - Parallel Resistors
Loading...S8:E8The team's investigation into the electrocution of a college student working on a classified Navy project leads them to his inquisitive daughter, who may be the key to accessing his work.
0 CommentsView allDirector:Eric Laneuville - 7.7/10(308 votes)
#22 - Tidings We Bring
Loading...S8:E11The team goes on the chase for a Navy analyst being held hostage, only to discover things aren't as simple as they seem.
0 CommentsView allDirector:N/AWriter:N/A - 7.5/10(312 votes)
#23 - Kulinda
Loading...S8:E12After a Navy reservist is killed while protecting a city councilman, Sam is sent undercover in a private security firm with links to several criminal organizations.
0 CommentsView allDirector:Tawnia McKiernanWriter:Kyle Harimoto - 7.5/10(295 votes)
#24 - Queen Pin
Loading...S8:E17Sam resumes an old alias to bring down a major criminal kingpin; Callen and Anna's romantic night is interrupted when they are tasked with escorting a high-value prisoner to Los Angeles for questioning.
0 CommentsView allDirector:Eric LaneuvilleWriter:Joseph C. Wilson


The Best Episodes of NCIS: Los Angeles Season 8
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Every episode of NCIS: Los Angeles Season 8 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of NCIS: Los Angeles Season 8!
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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"Hot Water (1)" is the best rated episode of "NCIS: Los Angeles" season 8. It scored 8.8/10 based on 466 votes. Directed by Dennis Smith and written by Anastasia Kousakis, it aired on 1/15/2017. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Payback (3)".