The Worst Episodes of The Unit
Every episode of The Unit ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst 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' secrets.
Lowest Rated Episodes Summary
The worst episode of "The Unit" is "Outsiders", rated 6.7/10 from 256 user votes. It was directed by Alex Zakrzewski and written by N/A. "Outsiders" aired on 4/3/2007 and is rated 0.1 point(s) lower than the second lowest rated, "The Spear of Destiny".
6.7/10 256 votes#1 - Outsiders
Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 4/3/2007
Bob and Hector head to New Guinea to retrieve a black box from an Army aircraft that was shot down. The wreckage is located on sacred grounds and they need permission of the local tribes to retrieve the item. They both must face their own battles to gain the acceptance of the tribe in order to succeed with the mission. On the home front, Crystal tells a reporter about Mack to get even with him for rejecting her. This action endangers the entire team as well as the National Security of the country. Mack must enlist the aid of the other Unit members to neutralize this threat.
Director: Alex Zakrzewski
Writer: N/A
- 6.8/10 209 votes
#2 - The Spear of Destiny
Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 1/11/2009
Jonas and a seriously wounded Mack take refuge in a monastery where he is ordered to steal the monks' most prized possession. Back home, Bob is asked to perform a dangerous mission that will reveal the darkest side of his job to Kim.
Director: Scott Foley
Writer: N/A
- 7.1/10 238 votes
#3 - Sub Conscious
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 2/6/2007
The mission is to take control of a South Korean submarine to assist in the defection of a North Korean Scientist. The team find themselves confronted by several roadblocks. On the submarine, the South Korean Captain does not want to take orders from Jonas. On the home front, Kim has a dream that shares many similarities to the current mission. Ryan thinks that Bob told Kim about the mission and threatens to scrap the mission and wants to fire Bob.
Director: Steven DePaul
Writer: N/A
- 7.1/10 182 votes
#4 - Shadow Riders
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 11/23/2008
Jonas and the team must travel through enemy territory to bring a young bride to her groom, preserving a truce between two warring Afghanistan tribes; Kim and Bob try to expose a man who is linked to terrorists.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.2/10 258 votes#5 - Exposure
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 5/9/2006
Keith Soto returns to the base for a reunion and it's quickly discovered by Jonas and Col. Tom Ryan that he is a newspaper reporter who is writing an article that will expose the Unit. Jonas decides there is only one way to get him to not print the story. Meanwhile, with some help from Tiffy and Kim, Molly tracks down the woman who scammed $40,000 of the women's investment fund.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/10 185 votes
#6 - Inside Out
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 10/23/2007
Jonas must recover a chip containing information that could prevent a possible terrorist attack.
Director: Bill L. Norton
Writer: N/A
- 7.3/10 203 votes
#7 - Gone Missing
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 11/27/2007
In Montenegro, Bob has a moral dilemma when he disagrees with the team's mission. Tiffy discovers some information about Molly's past and decides to look into it further.
Director: Terrence O'Hara
Writer: Eric L. Haney
- 7.3/10 215 votes
#8 - Side Angle Side
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 12/18/2007
A Russian scientist and an Britsh MI5 agent are suspected of collusion. Jonas is sent to London to team up with the agent. However, things get complicated as Jonas had been engaged to the agent's wife earlier.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.3/10 181 votes
#9 - Flesh and Blood
Season 4 Episode 17 - Aired 3/22/2009
As the Unit fights to rescue Jonas's old friend, a broken helicopter gas tank and nearby guerillas impede their mission. Meanwhile, Tom goes to extreme measures to extract information from a recovering alcoholic whose husband may have been behind a terrorist attack.
Director: Dennis Haysbert
Writer: N/A
7.4/10 246 votes#10 - Change of Station
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/19/2006
The team is sent to Pakistan to help an undercover operative foil a terrorist attack on many cities. On the home front, Molly and Tiffy help one of Tiffy's former students and Kim and Bob welcome a new addition to their family.
Director: Steven DePaul
Writer: David Mamet
7.4/10 250 votes#11 - Old Home Week
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 10/31/2006
The team is assigned to stop of shipment of smuggled diamonds and Bob is conflicted when he sees one of the men helping themselves to the diamonds. On the home front, Molly and Kim are raising money to help the men and women serving in Iraq. Tiffy debates the war with protesters from a local school.
Director: David Mamet
Writer: David Mamet
7.4/10 224 votes#12 - Off the Meter
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/7/2006
Jonas and Bob, on personal time, rescues a young girl from a cult leader as a favor to an old friend. Tiffy covers for Charlotte and finds herself in a lot of trouble.
Director: Alex Zakrzewski
Writer: Eric L. Haney
- 7.4/10 217 votes
#13 - Freefall
Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 5/1/2007
When a Thai prince visits the U.S., Mack, Grey and Williams are up for bodyguard duty. In the mean time, Jonas and Bob jump out of a plane to catch a terrorist. The priorities change dramatically when Bob's parachute malfunctions
Director: James Whitmore Jr.
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/10 217 votes
#14 - M.P.s
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 10/30/2007
Mack, Charles and Jonas are assigned to protect an American musician while she tours the army camps in Iraq, while Bob is assigned to transfer a prisoner from a high-security prison.
Director: James Whitmore Jr.
Writer: David Mamet
- 7.4/10 204 votes
#15 - Binary Explosion
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 11/20/2007
Charles goes undercover among gang members from his old neighborhood when it's discovered that they've been stealing explosives and weapons. Meanwhile, Tiffy gets hurt at work and Mack goes after her attackers.
Director: Steven DePaul
Writer: N/A
7.5/10 323 votes#16 - Stress
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 3/14/2006
The team, minus Bob, are in search of a fallen Chinese satellite. This quickly turns into an opportunity to capture one of the world's most wanted terrorists. Meanwhile, Bob is questioned about the Unit's role in the rescue of the hijacked plane. Molly decides to visit the Unit's psychiatrist about the shooting at her home. Kim is frustrating about moving and then comforts a woman who has just learned her husband has died in combat.
Director: Guy Ferland
Writer: David Mamet
7.5/10 317 votes#17 - 200th Hour
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 3/21/2006
Jonas attempts to rescue a group of American missionaries in hiding in Indonesia. However, he soon realizes the mission is going to take more manpower then he expected. At the base, Mac ends up being shot by Bob during a training exercise and Molly, Kim and Tiffy prepare to host a visiting senator.
Director: Steve Gomer
Writer: N/A
7.5/10 312 votes#18 - Non-Permissive Environment
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 4/4/2006
Jonas and the team carry out an assasination of a terrorist in Spain. However, they soon find out that the government called off the mission and will now not protect them in the country which means there only hope is to escape. Back at the base, Molly learns that her daughter Betsy wants to drop out of college and Kim thinks about taking a college course herself.
Director: Ron Lagomarsino
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/10 249 votes
#19 - Johnny B. Good
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 2/6/2007
The team is sent into Iran to set up a system that can detect Weapons of Mass Destruction. The mission goes off kilter when civilians become involved.On the home front, Tiffy runs into a dilemma while doing her community service. Molly and Kim are helping Jeremy and are confused by Crystal's behaviors. Mack finds himself in trouble.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/10 191 votes
#20 - Sex Trade
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 10/12/2008
While the Unit is investigating a man they believe to be smuggling nuclear weapons, they discover that he is also smuggling women.
Director: Jesús Salvador Treviño
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/10 186 votes
#21 - The Conduit
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 10/19/2008
Bob and Mac both find themselves in trouble when they each take assignments undercover. Bob as a chemist who hides cocaine by converting it to paint and Mac as a fighter trying to bust an illegal betting ring.
Director: Michael Zinberg
Writer: David Mamet
- 7.5/10 185 votes
#22 - The Last Nazi
Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 2/15/2009
The President orders the unit to capture a Nazi war criminal from his hiding place and deliver him to The Hague. In Washington, Tom Ryan confronts his past when he is offered a promotion to General
Director: N/A
Writer: David Mamet
7.6/10 442 votes#23 - 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
7.6/10 296 votes#24 - True Believers
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 3/28/2006
The Unit is sent to Los Angeles to protect Mexico's drug minister who has been threatened with assassination and soon his wife and sons are kidnapped. At the base, a former Unit wife makes a return appearance in the hopes of luring the Unit members away. Tiffy is upset when Ryan orders Mack to take time off.
Director: Oz Scott
Writer: Shawn Ryan, Eric L. Haney
7.6/10 289 votes#25 - Security
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 4/11/2006
The Unit must try to get a listening device to an agent inside the Iranian embassy where U.S., Iranian, and Russian diplomats are meeting. Many are speculating that the Russians are attempting to sell the Iranians material to make a nuclear weapon. Meanwhile at the base, Tom tries to end his affair with Tiffy but she won't listen to him and Kim notices Tiffy at a motel room and does not know what she should do.
Director: David Mamet
Writer: David Mamet