8.4/1010 votes#1 - Makaukau 'oe e Pa'ani? (Ready to Play?)
Season 7 Episode 1 - Aired 9/23/2016
When the bodies of two serial killers are found on Five-0 property with chess pieces in their mouths, McGarrett and the team hunt for a vigilante as fear grows that tourists aren't safe in Hawaii.
Director: Bryan Spicer
Writer: Eric Guggenheim
8.4/105 votes#2 - Kau ka 'onohi ali'i i luna (The Royal Eyes Rest Above)
Season 8 Episode 7 - Aired 11/17/2017
Junior and Adam back up McGarrett when a bank heist in progress forces Steve to make a potentially heartbreaking mistake. Also, Adam is forced to face an empty home without Kono
Director: Bryan Spicer
Writer: Eric Guggenheim
8.2/108 votes#3 - Luapo’i (Prey)
Season 5 Episode 24 - Aired 5/8/2015
While Five-0 investigates the murder of a bounty hunter after he apprehended a fugitive hiding out in Hawaii, Rachel reveals a long-held secret to Danny that has serious ramifications. Also, as Kono’s wedding nears, Chin voices his concerns to McGarrett that Adam is still working with the Yakuza.
Director: Maja Vrvilo
Writer: Eric Guggenheim
8.1/108 votes#4 - Ho'oilina (Legacy)
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 10/24/2014
On the fourth anniversary of his father's death, McGarrett meets a woman who helps him reopen the last unsolved case his dad worked on before he died.
Director: Bryan Spicer
Writer: Eric Guggenheim
8.0/104 votes#5 - Double Jeopardy
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 12/4/2020
Magnum and Higgins’ new clients hire them to find their missing brother last seen on the island, leading to Higgins being shot and TC abducted when a secret case of revenge is revealed during the investigation. Also, Higgins (and Magnum!) are surprised when her surgeon asks her out.
Director: Bryan Spicer
Writer: Eric Guggenheim
7.9/108 votes#6 - Ka Papahana Holo Pono (Best Laid Plans)
Season 6 Episode 4 - Aired 10/16/2015
Five-0 investigates when a wealthy recluse is found dead in a remote field with nearly one million dollars in counterfeit bills. Also, Adam is kidnapped by the Yakuza and forced to torture one of Gabriel’s men.
Director: Maja Vrvilo
Writer: Eric Guggenheim
7.9/107 votes#7 - Puka 'ana (Exodus)
Season 7 Episode 19 - Aired 3/10/2017
McGarrett and Kono suspect that an abused young girl may be the victim of a sex trafficking ring on the Island. Also, Chin and Grover investigate a murder at a sober living facility.
Director: Bronwen Hughes
Writer: Eric Guggenheim
7.9/108 votes#8 - Ua malo'o ka wai (The Water is Dried Up)
Season 7 Episode 21 - Aired 4/7/2017
McGarrett and Five-0 are captured and face certain death after tracking a dangerous nemesis to the Island of Lanai. Also, Grover takes his son to Chicago where he testifies against a dirty cop from his past.
Director: Eagle Egilsson
Writer: Eric Guggenheim
7.8/104 votes#9 - Island Vibes
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 10/1/2021
As Magnum tries to keep his new relationship a secret and handles cases solo while Higgins is away, he is tasked with finding a single mom being hunted by two very dangerous gangs. Also, while Higgins is abroad with Ethan, a misstep forces her to assist an old employer, and Rick gets some bad, but also very, very good news.
Director: Bryan Spicer
Writer: Eric Guggenheim
7.8/105 votes#10 - Close to Home
Season 4 Episode 20 - Aired 5/6/2022
Magnum and Higgins are sent on a deadly mission inside a high security correctional center when a ruthless criminal abducts Katsumoto and his ex-wife, Beth.
Director: Bryan Spicer
Writer: Eric Guggenheim
7.7/109 votes#11 - Makani 'Olu a Holo Malie (Fair Winds and Following Seas)
Season 4 Episode 21 - Aired 5/2/2014
McGarrett and Catherine travel overseas to Afghanistan to stop the Taliban from harming a young boy whose family saved Catherine's life years ago.
Director: Jeffrey G. Hunt
Writer: Eric Guggenheim
7.7/106 votes#12 - Mōhala i ka wai ka maka o ka pua (Unfolded by the Water are the Faces of the Flowers)
Season 8 Episode 6 - Aired 11/10/2017
The murder of two tourists leads Five-0 to a man suffering from multiple personality disorder, where one of them becomes violent and another is a child. McGarrett is accompanied on the case by a stress management consultant, whom Danny and the others have hired to help him manage his health.
Director: Carlos Bernard
Writer: Eric Guggenheim
7.7/103 votes#13 - The Passenger
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 2/19/2023
Magnum and Higgins weigh the risks of pursuing a relationship. Rick juggles being a new father and running La Mariana. Katsumoto tries to figure out his next move.
Director: Bryan Spicer
Writer: Eric Guggenheim
7.7/103 votes#14 - Birthright
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 3/26/2023
Magnum and Higgins investigate the robbery of an elderly man suffering from Alzheimer’s. The ohana tries to help TC overcome a past trauma.
Director: Doug Hannah
Writer: Eric Guggenheim
7.7/103 votes#15 - Appetite for Danger
Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 10/18/2023
Magnum and Higgins enlist Katsumoto to go undercover when a chef at a high-end restaurant goes missing. Kumu works with Cade at the Cultural Center, confronting one of America's darker chapters - the internment of Japanese Americans in the wake of Pearl Harbor.
Director: Ruba Nadda
Writer: Eric Guggenheim
7.7/103 votes#16 - The Big Squeeze
Season 5 Episode 20 - Aired 1/3/2024
Magnum and Higgins take a major step forward in their relationship. At the same time, the past comes back to haunt them when a previous suspect becomes their client. TC aims to scale up Island Hoppers. Rick gets a new business partner.
Director: Avi Youabian
Writer: Eric Guggenheim
7.6/108 votes#17 - Ua mau ke ea o ka 'aina i ka pono (The Life of the Land is Perpetuated in Righteousness)
Season 7 Episode 25 - Aired 5/12/2017
McGarrett risks his life when Five-0 attempts their most dangerous rescue yet of young girls trapped in the sex trafficking ring they have been tracking this year. Also, Kono, deeply affected by the case, makes a life-changing decision.
Director: Bryan Spicer
Writer: Eric Guggenheim
7.6/107 votes#18 - A'ole e 'olelo mai ana ke ahi ua ana ia (Fire Will Never Say that It Has Had Enough)
Season 8 Episode 1 - Aired 9/29/2017
McGarrett and Danny recruit Tani Rey to join the task force when diabolical hacker Aaron Wright releases a dangerous arsonist from prison.
Director: Bryan Spicer
Writer: Eric Guggenheim
7.3/103 votes#19 - Kama’oma’o, ka ‘aina huli hana (The Land of Activities)
Season 8 Episode 5 - Aired 11/3/2017
At Halloween, Five-0 must investigate a string of murders that mirror stories from well-known Hawaiian folklore. Also, Grover is called to visit a man hours away from execution who may hold the key to a case that has plagued Grover for years.
Director: Bronwen Hughes
Writer: Eric Guggenheim
7.3/103 votes#20 - Nā keiki a Kalaihaohia (The Children of Kalaihoahia)
Season 8 Episode 14 - Aired 1/19/2018
When the corpse of a diamond smuggler is stolen from a graveyard, Five-0 tracks down his partner, Voss, who will stop at nothing to retrieve their latest batch of contraband. Also, Adam recruits a new confidential informant, Jessie Nomura; Tani gets a devastating call; and McGarrett tasks Pua to find his and Danny's stolen tools.
Director: Peter Weller
Writer: Eric Guggenheim
7.3/103 votes#21 - The Day It All Came Together
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 4/1/2019
Hannah, Magnum's ex and the fugitive responsible for him and his SEAL team brothers being POWs for years, shows up at his home with a gunshot wound, and wanting his help to find her missing CIA father whose life is in danger. Also, Magnum makes an earnest proposition to Higgins for her to become his private investigations partner.
Director: Bryan Spicer
Writer: Eric Guggenheim
7.0/103 votes#22 - From the Head Down
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/1/2018
Magnum helps Dan, a struggling fisherman and fellow veteran, when his 300-pound tuna worth $350,000 is stolen, and he discovers that the thief needs Magnum's help as well.
Director: Karen Gaviola
Writer: Eric Guggenheim
7.0/103 votes#23 - Day the Past Came Back
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 2/18/2019
Magnum discovers that his ex, who landed him and his friends in a POW camp, is on the island and planing to steal a fortune in gold.
Director: Bryan Spicer
Writer: Eric Guggenheim
7.0/103 votes#24 - Payback for Beginners
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/27/2019
While Magnum waits for Higgins to decide if she’ll officially become his partner, he takes the case of a missing wife who witnessed her boss’ murder during a bank robbery. Also, Rick makes a big decision about his career.
Director: Bryan Spicer
Writer: Eric Guggenheim
7.0/103 votes#25 - Blood Brothers
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 12/6/2019
Magnum, flooded with memories of his tour in Afghanistan, helps his fallen friend’s brother search for a now-grown Afghan boy who may have been a victim of trafficking.
Director: Peter Weller
Writer: Eric Guggenheim
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"Makaukau 'oe e Pa'ani? (Ready to Play?)" is the best rated episode written by Eric Guggenheim. It scored 8.4/10 based on 10 votes. It was directed by Bryan Spicer. It aired on 9/23/2016 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Kau ka 'onohi ali'i i luna (The Royal Eyes Rest Above)".