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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.

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    The Unit Season 2 Episode 19 - Outsiders
    6.7/10(291 votes)

    #1 - Outsiders

    S2:E19

    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:Unknown

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  2. The Unit Season 4 Episode 13 - The Spear of Destiny
    6.8/10(247 votes)

    #2 - The Spear of Destiny

    S4:E13

    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:Lynn Mamet

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  3. The Unit Season 4 Episode 9 - Shadow Riders
    7.1/10(216 votes)

    #3 - Shadow Riders

    S4:E9

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Unit Season 2 Episode 13 - Sub Conscious
    7.2/10(284 votes)

    #4 - Sub Conscious

    S2:E13

    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:Unknown

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  5. The Unit Season 3 Episode 5 - Inside Out
    7.2/10(224 votes)

    #5 - Inside Out

    S3:E5

    Jonas must recover a chip containing information that could prevent a possible terrorist attack.

    Director:Bill L. Norton
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Unit Season 1 Episode 11 - Exposure
    7.3/10(301 votes)

    #6 - Exposure

    S1:E11

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Unit Season 2 Episode 6 - Old Home Week
    7.3/10(298 votes)

    #7 - Old Home Week

    S2:E6

    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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  8. The Unit Season 3 Episode 11 - Side Angle Side
    7.3/10(254 votes)

    #8 - Side Angle Side

    S3:E11

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Unit Season 4 Episode 17 - Flesh and Blood
    7.3/10(214 votes)

    #9 - Flesh and Blood

    S4:E17

    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:Unknown

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  10. The Unit Season 2 Episode 1 - Change of Station
    7.4/10(291 votes)

    #10 - Change of Station

    S2:E1

    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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  11. The Unit Season 2 Episode 7 - Off the Meter
    7.4/10(267 votes)

    #11 - Off the Meter

    S2:E7

    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
    Writers:Eric L. Haney, Lynn Mamet

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  12. The Unit Season 2 Episode 22 - Freefall
    7.4/10(248 votes)

    #12 - Freefall

    S2:E22

    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:Unknown

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  13. The Unit Season 3 Episode 6 - M.P.s
    7.4/10(258 votes)

    #13 - M.P.s

    S3:E6

    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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  14. The Unit Season 3 Episode 10 - Gone Missing
    7.4/10(240 votes)

    #14 - Gone Missing

    S3:E10

    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
    Writers:Eric L. Haney, Lynn Mamet

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  15. The Unit Season 1 Episode 2 - Stress
    7.5/10(382 votes)

    #15 - Stress

    S1:E2

    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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  16. The Unit Season 1 Episode 3 - 200th Hour
    7.5/10(371 votes)

    #16 - 200th Hour

    S1:E3

    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:Unknown

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  17. The Unit Season 2 Episode 4 - Manhunt
    7.5/10(272 votes)

    #17 - Manhunt

    S2:E4

    The men are working on tracking down a known terrorist before he can launch an attack. At home, the women must face their own danger when a stranger approaches one of the children.

    Director:Michael Zinberg
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. The Unit Season 2 Episode 14 - Johnny B. Good
    7.5/10(287 votes)

    #18 - Johnny B. Good

    S2:E14

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. The Unit Season 2 Episode 18 - Two Coins
    7.5/10(286 votes)

    #19 - Two Coins

    S2:E18

    The Unit travels to Israel to learn some new techniques in terrorist tactics and how to defend against these tactics. Charles becomes interested in a Sergeant in the Israeli Army, yet things turn very dangerous when they go off alone together. On the home front, Tiffy finds some WWII memorabilia and begins soul searching on what she should do with it.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:David Mamet

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  20. The Unit Season 3 Episode 9 - Binary Explosion
    7.5/10(241 votes)

    #20 - Binary Explosion

    S3:E9

    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:Unknown

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  21. The Unit Season 4 Episode 3 - Sex Trade
    7.5/10(226 votes)

    #21 - Sex Trade

    S4:E3

    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:Unknown

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  22. The Unit Season 4 Episode 14 - The Last Nazi
    7.5/10(220 votes)

    #22 - The Last Nazi

    S4:E14

    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:Unknown
    Writer:David Mamet

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  23. The Unit Season 1 Episode 4 - True Believers
    7.6/10(347 votes)

    #23 - True Believers

    S1:E4

    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
    Writers:Eric L. Haney, Shawn Ryan

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  24. The Unit Season 1 Episode 5 - Non-Permissive Environment
    7.6/10(362 votes)

    #24 - Non-Permissive Environment

    S1:E5

    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:Lynn Mamet

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  25. The Unit Season 1 Episode 6 - Security
    7.6/10(338 votes)

    #25 - Security

    S1:E6

    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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Worst Episodes Summary

"Outsiders" is the worst rated episode of "The Unit". It scored 6.7/10 based on 291 votes. Directed by Alex Zakrzewski and written by Unknown, it aired on 4/3/2007. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Spear of Destiny".