The Best Episodes Written By Eric Guggenheim

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.6/10(7 votes)

   #1 - The Passenger

   S5:E12/19/2023

   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.

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   8.3/10(4 votes)

   #2 - The Big Squeeze

   S5:E201/3/2024

   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.

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   8.0/10(4 votes)

   #3 - Double Jeopardy

   S3:E112/4/2020

   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.

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   7.8/10(11 votes)

   #4 - Makaukau ʻoe e Paʻani? (Ready to Play?)

   S7:E19/23/2016

   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.

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   7.8/10(5 votes)

   #5 - Close to Home

   S4:E205/6/2022

   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.

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   7.8/10(9 votes)

   #6 - Powehiwehi (Blackout)

   S5:E142/6/2015

   While Five-0 hunts for a notorious criminal who has never been seen, Kono must fight for her life when she discovers the villain's identity. Also, Kono confesses to Adam that she's conflicted about their future together because of his ties to his formerly corrupt family business.

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   7.7/10(3 votes)

   #7 - Birthright

   S5:E73/26/2023

   Magnum and Higgins investigate the robbery of an elderly man suffering from Alzheimer’s. The ohana tries to help TC overcome a past trauma.

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   7.7/10(3 votes)

   #8 - Appetite for Danger

   S5:E1310/18/2023

   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.

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   7.5/10(10 votes)

   #9 - Hoʻoilina (Legacy)

   S5:E510/24/2014

   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.

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    7.5/10(6 votes)

    #10 - Kau ka ʻonohi aliʻi i luna (The Royal Eyes Rest Above)

    S8:E711/17/2017

    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

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    7.5/10(10 votes)

    #11 - Luapoʻi (Prey)

    S5:E245/8/2015

    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.

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    7.4/10(10 votes)

    #12 - Ka Papahana Holo Pono (Best Laid Plans)

    S6:E410/16/2015

    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.

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    7.3/10(9 votes)

    #13 - Aʻole e ʻolelo mai ana ke ahi ua ana ia (Fire Will Never Say That It Has Had Enough)

    S8:E19/29/2017

    McGarrett and Danny recruit Tani Rey to join the task force when diabolical hacker Aaron Wright releases a dangerous arsonist from prison.

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    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #14 - The Day It All Came Together

    S1:E204/1/2019

    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.

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    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #15 - First the Beatdown, Then the Blowback

    S3:E41/8/2021

    Magnum and Higgins help an up-and-coming mixed martial arts fighter who is being pressured by a gang to throw an illegal fight. Also, Kumu is arrested for stealing an artifact from a collector that should be returned to its original resting place.

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    7.3/10(11 votes)

    #16 - Makani ʻOlu a Holo Malie (Fair Winds and Following Seas)

    S4:E215/2/2014

    McGarrett and Catherine travel overseas to Afghanistan to stop the Taliban from harming a young boy whose family saved Catherine's life years ago.

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    7.2/10(9 votes)

    #17 - Ua maloʻo ka wai (The Water Is Dried Up)

    S7:E214/7/2017

    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.

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    7.1/10(8 votes)

    #18 - Puka ʻana (Exodus)

    S7:E193/10/2017

    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.

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    7.0/10(7 votes)

    #19 - Mōhala i ka wai ka maka o ka pua (Unfolded By the Water Are the Faces of the Flowers)

    S8:E611/10/2017

    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.

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    7.0/10(3 votes)

    #20 - From the Head Down

    S1:E210/1/2018

    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.

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    7.0/10(3 votes)

    #21 - Day the Past Came Back

    S1:E152/18/2019

    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.

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    7.0/10(3 votes)

    #22 - Payback for Beginners

    S2:E19/27/2019

    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.

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    7.0/10(4 votes)

    #23 - Desperate Measures (II)

    S2:E121/3/2020

    When Junior is kidnapped as leverage to retrieve the stolen list of undercover CIA agents, and most of Five-0 is rounded up by the CIA to prevent them from interfering, Tani and Quinn ask Magnum and Higgins for their help. The crossover starts on Hawaii Five-0 S10E12 Ihea ‘oe i ka wa a ka ua e loku ana? (Where were you when the rain was pouring?) (I).

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    7.0/10(3 votes)

    #24 - Blood Brothers

    S2:E1012/6/2019

    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.

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    7.0/10(3 votes)

    #25 - A Leopard on the Prowl

    S2:E205/8/2020

    Magnum and Higgins help Rick when his father figure, Icepick , just out of prison and battling terminal cancer, gets double crossed on one last score. Also, Magnum makes one last bold move to help Higgins stay in the country.

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