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The Best Episodes Written By Margarita Matthews

Every TV Episode Written by Margarita Matthews Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 2 Episode 13 - Homeward Bound
    10.0/10(4 votes)

    S2:E13

    When Dr. Tango is arrested for stealing human remains from a national park, Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard returns to assist the team in proving his innocence.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Margarita Matthews

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  2. undefined Season 2 Episode 9 - Fools Rush In
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    S2:E9

    As the team discovers Gibbs’ drunken Vegas elopement with Diane, the newlyweds contemplate their future. Also, the team investigates a fatal movie theater bombing with a connection to the Pruitt compound where Mason is staying.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Margarita Matthews

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  3. undefined Season 2 Episode 3 - The Edge
    8.1/10(6 votes)

    S2:E3

    Young Ducky is sent to Camp Pendleton to shadow the team while they work a case and, in the process, he reconnects with Gibbs after the two crossed paths years earlier.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Margarita Matthews

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  4. undefined Season 1 Episode 15 - From the Ashes
    7.7/10(7 votes)

    S1:E15

    The team investigates the brutal murder of a military sergeant found burned in her car, a case Franks suspects could have a connection to the assault of his estranged wife.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Margarita Matthews

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  5. undefined Season 1 Episode 7 - One Flew Over
    7.6/10(5 votes)

    S1:E7

    NIS investigates the murder of a dementia-afflicted Jane Doe. Also, flashbacks reveal the first time Gibbs met Franks

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Margarita Matthews

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  6. undefined Season 1 Episode 11 - Leap. Die. Repeat.
    7.6/10(7 votes)

    S1:E11

    When Ben leaps into one of five people in an elevator at a 1962 nuclear reactor, he must figure which one triggers a bomb that kills them all. Each time the bomb goes off, he leaps into another one of them an hour earlier, resetting the scene.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Margarita Matthews

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  7. undefined Season 1 Episode 18 - Judgement Day
    7.3/10(6 votes)

    S1:E18

    Ben’s next leap takes him closer to home than he ever expected. The team faces the ultimate showdown with Leaper X as they battle for the future of the Quantum Leap project and their lives.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Margarita Matthews

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  8. undefined Season 2 Episode 11 - The Outsider
    7.3/10(7 votes)

    S2:E11

    An anonymous source sends Ben and an experienced local Denver TV journalist on the trail of a dangerous conspiracy as they pursue the scoop of a lifetime in the early '80s. There's trouble at HQ when Ian's past decisions come back to haunt the team.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Margarita Matthews

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  9. undefined Season 1 Episode 5 - Last Rites
    7.2/10(8 votes)

    S1:E5

    With the countdown on to an execution, Franks races to extricate the location of a missing body from a death row inmate and honor a promise he made to the victim's sister before time runs out.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Margarita Matthews

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  10. undefined Season 1 Episode 7 - O Ye of Little Faith
    6.5/10(8 votes)

    S1:E7

    Ben leaps into a priest who has been called to assist a family in crisis on Halloween night; as he delves into mysterious and inexplicable events, he's forced to muster all his resources as a scientist before time runs out.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Margarita Matthews

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  11. undefined Season 2 Episode 7 - A Kind of Magic
    6.0/10(7 votes)

    S2:E7

    Ben leaps back to 1692 -- the farthest he's ever been -- where he finds himself on trial for practicing witchcraft. With limited records online, the team must race to save him before he's put to death.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Margarita Matthews

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Margarita Matthews Ratings Summary

"Homeward Bound" is the best rated episode written by Margarita Matthews. It scored 10.0/10 from 4 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on March 31, 2026. It is rated 1.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Fools Rush In".