8.9/1027 votes#1 - God Mode
Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 5/9/2013
Finch and Reese team up with unexpected allies as they race to fix the machine; as Detective Carter tries to apprehend Cal Beecher's murderer, she finds herself up against HR -- a criminal organization.
Director: Richard J. Lewis
Writer: Patrick Harbinson
8.8/108 votes#2 - Day 8: 12:00 P.M.-1:00 P.M.
Season 8 Episode 21 - Aired 5/10/2010
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.
Director: Milan Cheylov
Writer: Patrick Harbinson
8.8/104 votes#3 - Blood
Season 6 Episode 21 - Aired 5/10/2005
After a young woman's baby is tossed out of a car, Benson and Stabler investigate to find out what happened, and after learning the young woman is addicted to prescription pain killers, their investigation leads them to an elderly woman named Jenny Rogers, who lives with her son Kevin and daughter-in-law Carol. The young woman finally identifies Carol Rogers as the person who solds her the drugs, but when detectives go to confront Carol they find her body, and are left trying to uncover who really killed Carol.
Director: Félix Enríquez Alcalá
Writer: Patrick Harbinson
8.8/103 votes#4 - Philadelphia
Season 8 Episode 16 - Aired 2/27/2007
Benson finds herself in a bad situation when she has a closer link to a suspect than she ever could have expected.
Director: Peter Leto
Writer: Patrick Harbinson
8.5/103 votes#5 - Sin
Season 8 Episode 17 - Aired 3/27/2007
Stabler and Benson suspect a charismatic preacher in a case of murder until his wife provides them with another viable suspect.
Director: George Pattison
Writer: Patrick Harbinson
8.4/1016 votes#6 - Day 9: 2:00 P.M.-3:00 P.M.
Season 9 Episode 4 - Aired 5/19/2014
The terror threat escalates as Jack heads for the U.S. Embassy with the CIA closing in on him. Meanwhile, Margot asserts her authority with unthinkable force; President Heller makes an impassioned speech to Parliament; and Kate takes matters into her own hands.
Director: Adam Kane
Writer: Patrick Harbinson
8.4/105 votes#7 - Greene with Envy
Season 6 Episode 3 - Aired 10/14/1999
A recommendation from Weaver allows Jeanie to have temporary approval as a foster parent for baby Carlos. Reggie and Jeanie get married. Lucy and Kovac talk with a young woman whose husband they believe is very dangerous.
Director: Peter Markle
Writer: Patrick Harbinson
8.4/1021 votes#8 - Halfway to a Donut
Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 11/16/2014
Carrie and Quinn organize a last-ditch operation. Saul extracts a painful promise from Carrie. Lockhart and Martha stall the ISI.
Director: Alex Graves
Writer: Patrick Harbinson
8.3/1025 votes#9 - Bad Code
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 10/4/2012
The Machine delivers the number of a cold case that leads Reese ever closer to catching up with Finch and his kidnapper, Root.
Director: Jon Cassar
Writer: Patrick Harbinson
8.2/108 votes#10 - Day 8: 9:00 A.M.-10:00 A.M.
Season 8 Episode 18 - Aired 4/19/2010
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.
Director: Milan Cheylov
Writer: Patrick Harbinson
8.2/1013 votes#11 - Catch and Release
Season 8 Episode 2 - Aired 2/16/2020
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.
Director: Lesli Linka Glatter
Writer: Patrick Harbinson
8.2/1011 votes#12 - Like Bad at Things
Season 7 Episode 4 - Aired 3/4/2018
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.
Director: Alex Graves
Writer: Patrick Harbinson
8.2/1011 votes#13 - Lies, Amplifiers, F**king Twitter
Season 7 Episode 8 - Aired 4/1/2018
Wellington puts pressure on the Russian ambassador. Maggie gives Carrie an ultimatum. Saul and Carrie take extreme steps to get Dante to talk.
Director: Tucker Gates
Writer: Patrick Harbinson
8.1/1024 votes#14 - Shadow Box
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 12/13/2012
As the FBI pursues "the man in the suit," Reese is even more determined to protect the latest person of interest after learning she is the sister of a soldier who was killed in action.
Director: Stephen Surjik
Writer: Patrick Harbinson
8.1/1020 votes#15 - Number Crunch
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/15/2011
As Detective Carter deals with the fallout from her recent encounter with Reese and Finch, The Machine ups the ante for the duo by giving them four Social Security numbers instead of one.
Director: Jeffrey G. Hunt
Writer: Patrick Harbinson
8.0/105 votes#16 - Family Matters
Season 6 Episode 10 - Aired 1/6/2000
In order to get her paitient to tell her the location of a missing body, Corday agrees to grant him a fatal wish. Kovac befriends two brothers. He tells Weaver that his wife and children died in the Bosnian war. Former medical student Deb Chen returns to County General as a resident, using her Chinese name, Jing-Mei Chen.
Director: Anthony Edwards
Writer: Patrick Harbinson
8.0/105 votes#17 - Resilience
Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 12/6/2002
A 14-year-old girl tries to commit suicide by jumping in front of a train after she is raped. She falsely accuses an ex-boyfriend but when the search turns to her dysfunctional family, surprise discoveries are made and SVU discovers that the family is even worse off than they thought.
Director: Joyce Chopra
Writer: Patrick Harbinson
8.0/1029 votes#18 - There's Something Else Going On
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 11/23/2014
A trade with the Taliban for Saul's life angers Lockhart, forcing Carrie to improvise to salvage her mission. The CIA closes in on a security leak.
Director: Seith Mann
Writer: Patrick Harbinson
7.8/105 votes#19 - Viable Options
Season 6 Episode 17 - Aired 4/6/2000
Chen's patient refuses to reveal to his daughter that she might have inherited a terrible disease from him. Weaver defies Romano's authority and performs a procedure that gets her suspended. An available kidney causes friction between Corday and Kovac as they decide which one of their patients will get it.
Director: Marita Grabiak
Writer: Patrick Harbinson
7.8/107 votes#20 - Silence
Season 3 Episode 23 - Aired 5/17/2002
A murder in a church of a young cross-dresser leads Benson and Stabler to an alleged cover-up involving sexual child abuse by a priest.
Director: Steve Shill
Writer: Patrick Harbinson
7.6/1022 votes#21 - Baby Blue
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 3/8/2012
When The Machine spits out the number of a 6-month-old baby, Reese and Finch turn into overly protective parents – with an arsenal at their disposal. Meanwhile, when Elias resurfaces, Detective Carter begins to question her new allegiance with Reese and Finch
Director: Larry Teng
Writer: Patrick Harbinson
7.6/1012 votes#22 - Rebel Rebel
Season 7 Episode 2 - Aired 2/18/2018
Keane is forced to make a show of good faith. A visit to a psychiatrist leaves Carrie rattled. Hidden cameras capture a new face in Wellington's home.
Director: Lesli Linka Glatter
Writer: Patrick Harbinson
7.5/106 votes#23 - Heat
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/10/2000
In a post apocalyptic world genetically enhanced female (transgenic) Max Gueverra tries to stay ahead of the law while looking for links to her past. Max does a job for Logan (the last good man on Earth; and cyber journalist Eyes Only) while trying to keep a handle on her revved up hormones, thanks to Manticore. Logan manages to turn up some information on a friend from Max's past.
Director: Michael Katleman
Writer: Patrick Harbinson
7.4/109 votes#24 - Day 8: 7:00 P.M.-8:00 P.M.
Season 8 Episode 4 - Aired 1/18/2010
While the newly-upgraded CTU is challenged by some unexpected and complicated circumstances, Jack Bauer becomes even more involved in preventing an upcoming assassination attempt on Omar Hassan, a visiting President. Meanwhile, international security is jeopardized by an explosive event, and Jack is reunited with agent Renee Walker.
Director: Milan Cheylov
Writer: Patrick Harbinson
7.4/108 votes#25 - Day 8: 12:00 A.M.-1:00 A.M.
Season 8 Episode 9 - Aired 2/22/2010
As Jack's day enters the early morning hours, the nation remains vulnerable, and President Taylor presses on with her international peace process. With the possibility of colossal failure facing CTU, attention turns to who is to blame, and things get personal when operatives take matters into their own hands.
Director: Brad Turner
Writer: Patrick Harbinson
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"God Mode" is the best rated episode written by Patrick Harbinson. It scored 8.926/10 based on 27 votes. It was directed by Richard J. Lewis. It aired on 5/9/2013 and is rated 0.1 points higher than their second-best episode, "Day 8: 12:00 P.M.-1:00 P.M.".