8.6/105 votes#1 - Corkscrew
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/11/2016
When MacGyver comes face to face with Murdoc, an international assassin hired to kill him, Mac must defend both himself and Bozer, armed with only a corkscrew and paper towel rolls. Also, Bozer feels completely betrayed when he finally learns Mac's true identity.
Director: Janice Cooke
Writer: Lindsey Allen
8.2/105 votes#2 - Flashlight
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 3/10/2017
When Mac and the team travel to Hawaii to aid in earthquake relief efforts, they team up with Chin and Kono from the Five-0 task force to rescue a group of government scientists trapped in a building. However, as they work on the complicated rescue, a group using the chaos as a distraction aims to steal the top-secret weaponry from the scientists.
Director: Jonathan Brown
Writer: Lindsey Allen
8.2/105 votes#3 - Skull + Electromagnet
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/27/2017
The team is pulled away from their Halloween plans when they head into the dreaded Bermuda Triangle to retrieve the Vice President’s son after his plane goes down with a mysterious prisoner on board.
Director: Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum
Writer: Lindsey Allen
8.0/106 votes#4 - Scissors
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/16/2016
MacGyver and Jack search for Riley, using a microwave and a power strip, after she mysteriously disappears and hacks into the NSA, possibly unleashing World War III. Also, Bozer goes on his first official mission, and Jack opens up about his history with Riley’s mother, Diane.
Director: Stephen Herek
Writer: Lindsey Allen
7.8/105 votes#5 - Packing Peanuts + Fire
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/17/2017
When MacGyver and Jack "steal" a priceless painting, using a table cloth and a shoe lace, in order to draw an infamous stolen art dealer out of hiding, they wind up getting conned out of the painting by the dealer's team. Also, Riley's estranged father, Elwood, asks to be part of her life, and Matty sends Bozer to a spy training camp.
Director: Stacey K. Black
Writer: Lindsey Allen
7.8/104 votes#6 - Specimen 234 + PAPR + Outbreak
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 11/30/2018
When a vial containing a deadly virus is stolen from the Center for Disease Control in Atlanta, MacGvyer and team race to recover it before the thief unleashes a global pandemic.
Director: Michael Martinez
Writer: Lindsey Allen
7.8/1047 votes#7 - A Sin to Err
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/10/2015
Peggy discovers the shocking truth about Leviathan but doesn't realize that her true enemies are even closer than she imagined. Meanwhile, Souza is close to confirming the truth about Peggy and may just put her in the crosshairs of the SSR.
Director: Stephen Williams
Writer: Lindsey Allen
7.6/1041 votes#8 - Unfinished Business
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 4/3/2013
When a young woman meets a violent death after partying at Verdant, Detective Lance and his new partner, Detective Hilton inform Oliver and Tommy that she was on the drug Vertigo. Oliver immediately pays a visit to the mental institution where The Count is locked up, but finds he is in no condition to deal drugs. However, when The Count escapes and Starling City is flooded with even more Vertigo-related violence, Oliver and Diggle make it their mission to track him down. After Detective Lance uncovers incriminating evidence against him, Tommy goes to great lengths to clear his name, and the fallout from his actions leads Tommy down a new, unexpected path. In a flashback to the island, Oliver recalls the lessons he learned from Slade and Shado.
Director: Michael Offer
Writer: Lindsey Allen
7.5/102 votes#9 - Riley + Airplane
Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 3/30/2018
When Matty and the team search for a former government tech who stole classified intel and has been evading capture, they reunite with the Coltons, the family of bounty hunters, who are pursuing the same man for different reasons.
Director: Antonio Negret
Writer: Lindsey Allen
7.5/104 votes#10 - Treason + Heartbreak + Gum
Season 3 Episode 21 - Aired 5/3/2019
Matty’s ex-husband, Ethan, asks her for help when a criminal organization, S-Company, kidnaps his wife and daughter, forcing Matty to decide if she’s willing to commit treason in order to help him save his family. Also, Riley joins Billy Colton and Mama Colton on a mission to Paris and makes a heartbreaking discovery.
Director: Stephen Herek
Writer: Lindsey Allen
7.3/1040 votes#11 - A View in the Dark
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 1/19/2016
Peggy discovers her murder investigation has huge ramifications that can destroy her career, as well as everyone near and dear to her.
Director: Lawrence Trilling
Writer: Lindsey Allen
7.2/1042 votes#12 - The Atomic Job
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 2/9/2016
As Jarvis' precision and quick-thinking skills are put to the ultimate test, Peggy must find a way to stop an atomic explosion that threatens to destroy all of California.
Director: Craig Zisk
Writer: Lindsey Allen
6.7/106 votes#13 - Camera Wheelbarrow Tiger Pillow
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/1/2019
As Jo and Chris attempt to identify the sinister forces coming after Piper, a mysterious man hinders their search and brings danger too close to home. Meanwhile, Abby works with Piper to trigger her lost memory, while Jo makes a shrewd deal with Benny to secure Piper’s future safety.
Director: J. Miller Tobin
Writer: Lindsey Allen
6.6/105 votes#14 - Seeds + Permafrost + Feather
Season 3 Episode 17 - Aired 3/15/2019
MacGyver and team are asked to solve a locked-door mystery when a man working inside a remote, ultra-secure international seed vault disappears.
Director: Alexandra La Roche
Writer: Lindsey Allen
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"Corkscrew" is the best rated episode written by Lindsey Allen. It scored 8.6/10 based on 5 votes. It was directed by Janice Cooke. It aired on 11/11/2016 and is rated 0.4 points higher than their second-best episode, "Flashlight".