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The Best Episodes of The Unit

Every episode of The Unit ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The Unit!

A covert team of special forces operatives risk their lives on undercover missions around the globe, while their wives maintain the homefront, protecting their husbands'...
Genres:Action & AdventureDrama
Network:CBS

Best Episodes Summary

"Play 16" is the best rated episode of "The Unit". It scored 8.8/10 based on 308 votes. Directed by James Whitmore Jr. and written by N/A, it aired on 11/13/2007. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Five Brothers".

  • Play 16
    8.8/10308 votes
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    #1 - Play 16

    Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 11/13/2007

    Jonas goes on a solo mission, enlisting the help of some local militants to hunt down a terrorist known as "The Butcher". Charles is still recovering in the hospital, Mack takes on the task of arranging Hector's final funeral preparations, with the help of the other wives and Bob has been ordered to deal with the rescued journalist. Ryan must deal with the man sent by Washington to oversee the cover story.

    Director: James Whitmore Jr.

    Writer: N/A

  • Five Brothers
    8.6/10293 votes
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    #2 - Five Brothers

    Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 11/6/2007

    The Unit is in Lebanon when Charles is seriously wounded. They must think and act quickly to save his life. On the Home Front, Tiffy's problems continue to build when a man attempts to tow her car. The women stand up and fight to protect her.

    Director: Steve Gomer

    Writer: Frank Military

  • Into Hell (1)
    8.5/10227 votes
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    #3 - Into Hell (1)

    Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 11/9/2008

    The team travels to Iraq to save Jonas' daughter, who has been kidnapped; Col. Ryan must face the consequences for his adultery with Mack's wife.

    Director: Krishna Rao

    Writer: N/A

  • In Loco Parentis
    8.4/10255 votes
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    #4 - In Loco Parentis

    Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 4/10/2007

    The Unit is called in to help out the local SWAT team when a prominent school in Virginia is taken over by shooters. They must determine how to free the hostages without the students getting injured. On the homefront, Lissy has a young man interested in her, which turns into a delicate situation as he is the son of an Officer. Kim further complicates this matter, when she defies Tiffy’s orders and Lissy pays the price.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Paradise Lost
    8.3/10250 votes
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    #5 - Paradise Lost

    Season 2 Episode 23 - Aired 5/8/2007

    The Unit faces its greatest threat when they are investigated by the Government for their actions. Each man must make difficult choices, which may put their entire team in jeopardy.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Sacrifice
    8.3/10257 votes
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    #6 - Sacrifice

    Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 9/28/2008

    While women are being secretly relocated and moved off the base for their own safety, Jonas and the team must unravel an assassination plot against the vice president and president elect.

    Director: David Mamet

    Writer: Frank Military

  • Hill 60
    8.3/10233 votes
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    #7 - Hill 60

    Season 4 Episode 16 - Aired 3/15/2009

    Unable to communicate with the outside world, the Unit and their families must survive when a deadly gas poisons anyone in their community who steps outside.

    Director: James Whitmore Jr.

    Writer: N/A

  • Unknown Soldier
    8.3/10246 votes
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    #8 - Unknown Soldier

    Season 4 Episode 22 - Aired 5/10/2009

    When several dirty bombs are found on American soil, The Unit is deployed to find and diffuse. On the home front, the wives prepare for a wedding and a possible divorce.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Dark of the Moon
    8.2/10294 votes
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    #9 - Dark of the Moon

    Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 2/27/2007

    The Unit is sent to Pakistan to retrieve three suspected terrorists when they run into trouble with the local forces. They find a U.S. base with a small force of troops that do not respect their commanding officer. Jonas takes control of the combined group and prepares them for the impending attacks.

    Director: Michael Zinberg

    Writer: Eric L. Haney

  • Pandemonium (1)
    8.2/10268 votes
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    #10 - Pandemonium (1)

    Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 9/25/2007

    Jonas is still in hiding, Mack and Hector are still imprisoned, Charles is on the run, Bob is in Mexico, working for the CIA and Colonel Ryan is again called to answer question before a Congressional hearing.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Pandemonium (2)
    8.2/10254 votes
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    #11 - Pandemonium (2)

    Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 10/2/2007

    Jonas works out a plan and the team reunites to clear their reputation. Kim is working behind the scenes to keep the CIA away from the other wives.

    Director: Steven DePaul

    Writer: N/A

  • Into Hell (2)
    8.2/10231 votes
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    #12 - Into Hell (2)

    Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 11/16/2008

    The team keeps trying to rescue Betsy Blane from Syrian captors; Mack has an opportunity to get revenge on Ryan for his affair with Tiffy.

    Director: Fred Gerber

    Writer: Frank Military

  • Endgame
    8.1/10206 votes
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    #13 - Endgame

    Season 4 Episode 21 - Aired 5/3/2009

    Molly is kidnapped and used as bait, while Jonas is out of the country looking into a Russian terrorist cell.

    Director: Lesli Linka Glatter

    Writer: N/A

  • SERE
    8.0/10349 votes
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    #14 - SERE

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 4/25/2006

    The Unit enters the SERE (Survival, Evasion, Resistance Escape) training course and they are lead to believe that they will be guards. The group is soon shocked to discover that they are actually the POWs for an undetermined amount of time.

    Director: Steven DePaul

    Writer: Carol Flint

  • Natural Selection
    8.0/10268 votes
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    #15 - Natural Selection

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/14/2006

    While struggling to keep himself and his translator alive after their helicopter crashes in Siberia, Bob remembers the process in which he went through to become a member of the Unit.

    Director: Helen Shaver

    Writer: N/A

  • Dedication
    7.9/10303 votes
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    #16 - Dedication

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 4/18/2006

    The crew must fly to Afghanistan to assassinate a high ranking member of the Taliban. However, one of their team helicopters ends up going down in enemy territory, placing the entire crew in jeopardy. Back at the base, Molly confronts a friend and retired Unit veteran about his addiction to painkillers and Kim ends up getting a job at the local radio station.

    Director: Helen Shaver

    Writer: N/A

  • The Wall
    7.9/10286 votes
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    #17 - The Wall

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 5/16/2006

    The Unit ends up detaining a former Yugoslav general who was wanted for war crimes and then allows lets the U.N. take credit for their capture. However, the criminal soon escapes U.N. custody and he is now seeking retaliation against Jonas for capturing him. Meanwhile at the base, Tiffy is convinced that Mack has decided to re-up with the Unit and she's thinking of divorcing him, and Kim is the recipient of some disturbing news.

    Director: David Mamet

    Writer: Eric L. Haney

  • The Kill Zone
    7.9/10250 votes
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    #18 - The Kill Zone

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/3/2006

    A mission is put on hold in South America because the team has to rescue to two members trapped by snipers. Meanwhile, the wives take on a mission of their own to help a unit widow.

    Director: Steve Gomer

    Writer: Lynn Mamet

  • Bait
    7.8/10237 votes
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    #19 - Bait

    Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 11/28/2006

    Jonas heads off to the Democratic Republic of Georgia and finds himself in trouble. On the home front, Mack and Tiffy are fighting her legal troubles and Colonel Ryan is going head to head with the vice president's men.

    Director: Jean de Segonzac

    Writer: N/A

  • Silver Star
    7.8/10256 votes
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    #20 - Silver Star

    Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 12/12/2006

    Jonas and Molly celebrate the overdue presentation of George Blane with the Silver Star for his service in Korea, but are interrupted by the discovery that their nephew is beating his wife. Jonas attempts to remedy his nephew's behavior by sharing memories of his father after he returned from war.Meanwhile, Mack offers help to a jet that needs assistance to land after the pilot dies in mid flight and the jet flies into a restricted area. Piloting the jet is a former Ranger, with an alcohol problem and Mack calls Bob into help him.

    Director: Bill L. Norton

    Writer: David Mamet

  • The Broom Cupboard
    7.8/10258 votes
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    #21 - The Broom Cupboard

    Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 1/16/2007

    Jonas is assigned to protect an US Senator on a humanitarian mission to an Asian country. Although he has been secretly ordered by the President of the United States to meet with the former Prince who is planning a revolution against the current regime. On the home front, Molly, Kim and Tiffy work with Jeremy in planning a surprise for Crystal.

    Director: Karen Gaviola

    Writer: N/A

  • Sudden Flight
    7.8/10220 votes
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    #22 - Sudden Flight

    Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 10/5/2008

    The team follows a scientist who may have been targeted by terrorists, hoping to link those same terrorists to a presidential assassination plot.

    Director: Steven DePaul

    Writer: N/A

  • Chaos Theory
    7.8/10186 votes
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    #23 - Chaos Theory

    Season 4 Episode 20 - Aired 4/26/2009

    A random incident throws Jonas and Bob's carefully planned mission into chaos.

    Director: Gwyneth Horder-Payton

    Writer: N/A

  • First Responders
    7.7/10457 votes
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    #24 - First Responders

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 3/7/2006

    The Unit is a covert team of U.S. Special Forces operatives who must undertake missions around the world. The latest newcomer is Bob Brown who joins Jonas' team and they set out to rescue an airliner filled with European businessmen who have been hijacked by terrorists. Meanwhile, Bob's wife Kim is struggling with how much control the Unit has on her own personal life.

    Director: Davis Guggenheim

    Writer: David Mamet

  • Eating the Young
    7.7/10277 votes
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    #25 - Eating the Young

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 5/2/2006

    Jonas and his team must track down surface-to-air missles before they are smuggled out of Brazil after a deal with a drug lord falls through. Jonas gets help from a local boy who informs the team where the SAMs have been taken to be shipped. Meanwhile back on the base, Kim ends up causing even more trouble when she insists that the “Family Readiness Group” deals with what she deems more serious issues. Also, Williams tries to find a way to tell the woman he wants to marry that he is actually a Unit member and not a clerk on the base like she believes.

    Director: J. Miller Tobin

    Writer: Sterling Anderson