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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'...
Genres:Action & AdventureDrama
Network:CBS
Episodes
69
Avg. Rating
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Worst Episodes Summary

"Outsiders" is the worst rated episode of "The Unit". It scored 6.8/10 based on 268 votes. Directed by Alex Zakrzewski and written by N/A, it aired on 4/3/2007. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Spear of Destiny".

  • Outsiders
    6.8/10(268)
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    #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

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  • The Spear of Destiny
    6.8/10(222)
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    #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

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  • Shadow Riders
    7.1/10(193)
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    #3 - 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

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  • Exposure
    7.2/10(268)
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    #4 - 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

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  • Sub Conscious
    7.2/10(253)
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    #5 - 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

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  • Inside Out
    7.2/10(196)
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    #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

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  • Gone Missing
    7.3/10(215)
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    #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

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  • Side Angle Side
    7.3/10(226)
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    #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

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  • Flesh and Blood
    7.3/10(192)
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    #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

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  • Change of Station
    7.4/10(257)
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    #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

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  • Old Home Week
    7.4/10(263)
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    #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

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  • Off the Meter
    7.4/10(237)
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    #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

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  • Freefall
    7.4/10(227)
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    #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

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  • M.P.s
    7.4/10(229)
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    #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

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  • Binary Explosion
    7.4/10(218)
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    #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

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  • Stress
    7.5/10(336)
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    #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

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  • 200th Hour
    7.5/10(329)
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    #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

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  • Non-Permissive Environment
    7.5/10(325)
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    #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

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  • Johnny B. Good
    7.5/10(264)
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    #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

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  • Sex Trade
    7.5/10(205)
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    #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

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  • The Conduit
    7.5/10(199)
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    #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

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  • The Last Nazi
    7.5/10(195)
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    #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

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  • True Believers
    7.6/10(310)
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    #23 - 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: Eric L. Haney, Shawn Ryan

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  • Security
    7.6/10(300)
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    #24 - 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

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  • Morale, Welfare and Recreation
    7.6/10(259)
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    #25 - Morale, Welfare and Recreation

    Season 1 Episode 12

    Aired 5/16/2006

    The Unit is called in to consult on a bomb planted in an Atlanta bank, but they soon learn that the bomb might be nuclear. Meanwhile, Bob and Kim decide to take a much needed vacation, but Kim soon discovers that Bob has whisked her away on a mission and wants her to help him out.

    Director: Félix Enríquez Alcalá

    Writer: Sterling Anderson, Paul Redford

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