9.0/101 votes#1 - Frontotemporal
Season 6 Episode 10 - Aired 1/13/2022
Bull and Chunk aim to prove that their client, a woman on trial for murder, committed the crime due to a lack of behavioral control caused by a brain tumor; Taylor is suspected by the FBI of committing cybercrimes.
Director: Carlos Bernard
Writer: Andrew Karlsruher
9.0/101 votes#2 - Silent Killer
Season 6 Episode 21 - Aired 5/19/2022
When Bull handles the negligent homicide defense of a building owner accused of killing tenants by carbon monoxide poisoning, the case rocks Bull and the TAC team to their core. Also, TAC’s trial defense is made more difficult when the ADA prosecuting the case is Chunk’s ex-boyfriend, Rob Jones, someone very familiar with Bull’s tricks; and Taylor is forced to reevaluate her work-life balance when she gets shocking news about her son.
Director: Bethany Rooney
Writer: Andrew Karlsruher
8.2/106 votes#3 - War Room + Ship
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 12/8/2017
When 32 college students are stranded on a research ship in the Arctic Ocean with no heat and erupting fires, Mac develops an emotional connection to the group leader, via video chat, as he relays how to stay alive as they await a rescue ship. Also, Jack kidnaps Elwood to find out what scam he’s up to next, and Bozer’s feelings toward Leanna grow stronger.
Director: Tawnia McKiernan
Writer: Andrew Karlsruher
8.0/105 votes#4 - Large Blade
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 1/13/2017
On the way back from capturing a war criminal, Mac and Jack’s helicopter crashes in a remote area of Kazakhstan, injuring their pilot and allowing their prisoner to escape with Jack’s gun. Using a large blade and a water bottle, MacGyver must get help as the pilot’s condition worsens and before the war criminal takes them as prisoners.
Director: Sylvain White
Writer: Andrew Karlsruher
8.0/105 votes#5 - Jet Engine + Pickup Truck
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 11/3/2017
Using a cassette player and a plastic bucket, Mac and the team attempt to extinguish a massive oil wellhead fire in a Nigerian village, set by a rebel group, which is trying to topple its government by destroying their most valuable resource.
Director: Stephen Herek
Writer: Andrew Karlsruher
8.0/105 votes#6 - Windmill + Acetone + Celluloid + Firing Pin
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 2/28/2020
As MacGyver works quickly to rescue survivors from a collapsed building in Germany, he discovers a new safety threat – a 1,000-pound undetonated bomb from World War II hidden beneath the rubble.
Director: Eagle Egilsson
Writer: Andrew Karlsruher
8.0/103 votes#7 - Golden Lancehead + Venom + Pole Vault + Blood + Baggage
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 2/5/2021
The secret experimental cancer treatment Mac’s developing with a friend is discovered when culprits ransack their lab, kidnap Mac’s partner and plan to use the research to create a powerful new nerve agent.
Director: David Straiton
Writer: Andrew Karlsruher
7.8/104 votes#8 - Dia de Muertos + Sicarios + Family
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 10/26/2018
When Oversight’s attempt to capture a drug cartel’s leader goes bad, MacGyver and Jack rush to Mexico to pull their boss out while racing through the heart of the country during Dia de Muertos celebrations. Also, Bozer and Riley use Halloween as a distraction to gather intel on a man accused of treason.
Director: Eagle Egilsson
Writer: Andrew Karlsruher
7.7/103 votes#9 - Barn Find + Engine Oil + La Punzonatura + Lab Rats + Tachometer
Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 4/9/2021
While Mac and the team delve into the world of Italian car culture in order to track down a crime boss-in-hiding, Mac must lean on Desi when he discovers that he losing the ability to control his hands. Also, Mac and Desi move in together and Riley reveals the truth about her secret team of hackers to Russ.
Director: Katie Eastridge
Writer: Andrew Karlsruher
7.5/104 votes#10 - Matty + Ethan + Fidelity
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 12/7/2018
Matty reveals a shocking secret to the team: she has a husband who’s been undercover in a criminal organization called S-Company for eight years. When his status as a CIA agent comes out, Matty needs MacGyver to find and extract her husband before it’s too late.
Director: David Straiton
Writer: Andrew Karlsruher
7.3/106 votes#11 - Ruler
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 2/24/2017
Bozer’s first overseas mission goes terribly wrong when Mac and the team are blamed for a terrorist bombing and the Phoenix Foundation is forced to disavow them.
Director: Antonio Negret
Writer: Andrew Karlsruher
7.2/104 votes#12 - Scavengers + Hard Drive + Dragonfly
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 11/9/2018
Matty sends MacGyver and team to Ghana to recover a hard drive from an e-waste landfill that is run by a powerful and violent man. But when Matty refuses to reveal what’s on the drive, other than a mysterious file called “Dragonfly,” the team speculates about what could be so important to her.
Director: Gabriel Beristain
Writer: Andrew Karlsruher
6.8/104 votes#13 - Quarantine + N95 + Landline + Telescope + Social Distance
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 1/22/2021
During COVID-19’s first stay-at-home order, as Mac, Bozer and Riley quarantine together, they try to stop a crime in progress at their neighbor’s house. Also, Russ’ romantic fling takes on a longer and more complicated turn when they quarantine together.
Director: Andrew Ahn
Writer: Andrew Karlsruher
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"Frontotemporal" is the best rated episode written by Andrew Karlsruher. It scored 9/10 based on 1 votes. It was directed by Carlos Bernard. It aired on 1/13/2022 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Silent Killer".