The Best Episodes Written By Chip Johannessen

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.9/10(9 votes)

   #1 - Day 8: 12:00 P.M.-1:00 P.M.

   S8:E215/10/2010

   With only four hours left, a rogue Jack Bauer stops at nothing to determine who is behind the day's most devastating events, and he uncovers an unexpected lead.

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   8.8/10(14 votes)

   #2 - Chalk Two Down

   S8:E53/8/2020

   Max's expertise is needed for a rescue mission. Carrie notices something suspicious on the flight manifest. G'ulom launches a manhunt for Haqqani.

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   #3 - The English Teacher

   S8:E114/19/2020

   Saul begs Tasneem for any intel she can get on where Jalal might be hiding. An unlikely ally helps Carrie find a lead on the rumored Kremlin spy.

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   8.7/10(15 votes)

   #4 - Chalk One Up

   S8:E43/1/2020

   President Warner arrives in Afghanistan to make an announcement to the troops — and the world. Samira gets an upsetting visit from her brother-in-law.

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   8.5/10(14 votes)

   #5 - Designated Driver

   S8:E104/12/2020

   Carrie tells the helicopter mechanic what was on the black box. Yevgeny offers Carrie a deal. Jalal forces one of his men to accept a horrific mission.

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   8.4/10(26 votes)

   #6 - Halfway to a Donut

   S4:E811/16/2014

   Carrie and Quinn organize a last-ditch operation. Saul extracts a painful promise from Carrie. Lockhart and Martha stall the ISI.

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   8.4/10(21 votes)

   #7 - R Is for Romeo

   S6:E114/2/2017

   Carrie and Quinn make a discovery while Keane makes a decision and Max finds trouble.

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   8.4/10(37 votes)

   #8 - Marine One

   S1:E1212/18/2011

   While Carrie is near catatonic and confined to bed, Saul investigates the unsettling implications of her timeline; Walker secures a perch for his mission; Brody makes his final preparations for the Vice President's policy summit at the State Department.

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   8.3/10(49 votes)

   #9 - The Big One

   S5:E1212/12/2010

   Dexter realizes that he and Lumen are being lured into a trap and risks everything to escape; Quinn needs help that only Dexter can provide.

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    8.3/10(9 votes)

    #10 - Day 8: 9:00 A.M.-10:00 A.M.

    S8:E184/19/2010

    With only seven hours left in the series' final harrowing day, Jack Bauer sets out to avenge the tragic life-changing events that he has endured. As things become even more personal for Jack, he heads to CTU for an intense meeting after learning of a devastating development. Meanwhile, on the verge of achieving peace on a scale that has eluded the world for generations, President Taylor becomes deeply conflicted when former President Logan sits down at the bargaining table.

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11. 

    8.3/10(56 votes)

    #11 - My Bad

    S5:E19/26/2010

    Dexter must make a choice; Quinn stirs up trouble for Dexter but supports Deb.

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12. 

    8.2/10(13 votes)

    #12 - Like Bad at Things

    S7:E43/4/2018

    The parking ticket leads Carrie to a series of transactions. O'Keefe loses control of the situation at the compound, and an outsider spreads a rumor.

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    8.2/10(13 votes)

    #13 - Lies, Amplifiers, F**king Twitter

    S7:E84/1/2018

    Wellington puts pressure on the Russian ambassador. Maggie gives Carrie an ultimatum. Saul and Carrie take extreme steps to get Dante to talk.

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    8.2/10(13 votes)

    #14 - All In

    S7:E114/22/2018

    Sen. Paley investigates why Saul went to Moscow. Carrie's team launches the operation to exfiltrate Simone. Keane's recent decision backfires.

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    8.2/10(13 votes)

    #15 - F**ker Shot Me

    S8:E73/22/2020

    Carrie and Yevgeny follow a lead on Max's whereabouts. To try to delay Haqqani's trial, Saul makes an appeal to Tasneem and her father.

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    8.1/10(36 votes)

    #16 - The Vest

    S1:E1112/11/2011

    In the wake of the explosion, Saul finds Carrie hospitalized and manic, but realizes her chaotic theories have merit; before his congressional campaign begins, Brody takes his family on a weekend trip to Gettysburg, where he retrieves an important item.

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    8.1/10(15 votes)

    #17 - Catch and Release

    S8:E22/16/2020

    Carrie gets an anonymous tip on a possible source of leverage to use against G'ulom. Saul goes to Pakistan to arrange a private meeting with Haqqani.

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18. 

    8.1/10(22 votes)

    #18 - Sock Puppets

    S6:E93/19/2017

    Javadi leaves an unexpected gift behind. Max infiltrates the shady company where Conlin was last heard from. Quinn sets off on a revenge mission.

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    8.0/10(28 votes)

    #19 - From A to B and Back Again

    S4:E611/2/2014

    While Quinn takes an objective approach, Carrie puts her operation in motion and her life on the line to prevent a terrorist strike.

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    8.0/10(22 votes)

    #20 - Casus Belli

    S6:E52/19/2017

    A detail in the wreckage catches Quinn's eye. A lapse in Carrie's judgment endangers her child. A mystery emerges from the recording Carrie received.

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    8.0/10(28 votes)

    #21 - 4:00 A.M.-5:00 A.M.

    S1:E512/11/2001

    Jack follows the arrested shooter to the police station in hopes of interrogating him only to find that Mason has arrived and taken control of the situation. But when the shooter says he will talk only to Jack, Jack learns he must break the shooter out of jail in order to learn who has kidnapped Kimberly. Back at the hotel, Senator Palmer learns more about the threatened news leak that could hurt his campaign.

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    8.0/10(26 votes)

    #22 - Krieg Nicht Lieb

    S4:E1112/14/2014

    When the embassy is evacuated and Quinn resists leaving Islamabad, Carrie puts her life on the line to get her whole team out of Pakistan.

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    7.9/10(27 votes)

    #23 - In Memoriam

    S2:E1112/9/2012

    Dangerously close to exhaustion, Carrie continues her hunt for Nazir and begins to suspect there is a mole in the CIA. Roya reveals her true colours under interrogation and Saul finds himself fighting to save his career under unexpected circumstances. Meanwhile, the Brodys struggle to maintain anything close to a state of sanity.

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    7.9/10(14 votes)

    #24 - Threnody(s)

    S8:E83/29/2020

    The Taliban threaten to kill Max if Haqqani is executed. President Hayes falls under the influence of a new adviser at the White House.

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    7.9/10(10 votes)

    #25 - Day 7: 3:00 A.M.-4:00 A.M.

    S7:E204/27/2009

    The nation remains vulnerable as Starkwood mastermind Jonas Hodges (guest star Jon Voight) remains at the epicenter of the mounting terrorist threat. Meanwhile, the FBI and the administration scramble to provide security and justice, and Jack Bauer questions a key suspect

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