The BEST episodes directed by Billy Gierhart
#1 - Ekitai Rashku
S.W.A.T. (2017) - Season 3 - Episode 13
Hondo, Deacon, Tan and Commander Hicks engage in a manhunt across Tokyo when they escort an extradited fugitive to Japan, where he escapes local custody. The remaining members of the team search for any contacts the criminal cultivated while hiding out in LA. Street isolates himself from the team as he deals with family issues.
#2 - Happy Unburdening
Rectify - Season 4 - Episode 7
Daniel worries that his life has gotten a little too real. Janet is loosening her grip on the past while Teddy opens up to Ted, Sr. about his future.
#4 - The Great Destroyer
Rectify - Season 2 - Episode 8
A reluctant Daniel seeks help. Unsettling news leads to an intense debate at the Talbots. CJ Pickens bears some startling news.
#5 - School
S.W.A.T. (2017) - Season 2 - Episode 11
The SWAT team faces difficult reminders of a past school shooting when they receive a warning that a copycat plans to re-enact the crime. As the team races to stop the new threat, they flash back to the day of the tense first mission.
#6 - To Catch a Thief
Once Upon a Time in Wonderland - Season 1 - Episode 12
In flashback, the Knave hunts Alice per Cora’s directive and he finds himself striking a deal to get his heart back, while in present day Wonderland, Alice and the Knave’s friendship is tested as he does Jafar’s bidding and steals from her. Meanwhile, the Jabberwocky attempts to free herself from Jafar’s control and Jafar is confronted by his former partner.
#7 - Mother's Little Helper
Once Upon a Time (2011) - Season 6 - Episode 16
Gold and Belle convince Emma to help Gideon, explaining that together they can stop the Black Fairy. Henry experiences a disorienting shift in his powers that forces Regina to seek counsel from the previous Author. Meanwhile, in Fairy Tale Land, Hook attempts to win the assistance of an old adversary by betting his most prized possession on a game of cards. And, in a flashback, the Black Fairy tortures young Gideon in hopes of molding him into the perfect apprentice.
#8 - The Blood Line
Torchwood - Season 4 - Episode 10
The Torchwood team travels across the world on a final, desperate mission - but the Three Families are unstoppable, unless a terrible sacrifice is made...
#9 - Tougher Than the Rest
Once Upon a Time (2011) - Season 6 - Episode 11
With Snow still asleep in Storybrooke, David and Hook race to stop Gideon before he can confront Emma. Gideon makes a startling confession to Belle and Gold about his whereabouts while he was missing. Meanwhile, Regina struggles with the realization that everyone, perhaps even Robin, is better off in the alternate world where the Evil Queen was defeated. And when Emma inspires a familiar face to help her and Regina return home, she discovers the power to change her fate.
#10 - Vendetta
S.W.A.T. (2017) - Season 1 - Episode 20
Hondo’s life and career are endangered when his bosses and his godson’s kidnapper, Jae Kim, discover he’s been secretly surveilling Kim with the help of retired DEA agent Katrina Walsh. Also, Street and his newly paroled mother, Karen, both have trouble acclimating to her prison release.
#11 - Possible Kill Screen
The Shield - Season 7 - Episode 12
Olivia joins forces with the Strike Team to catch a Mexican drug king and his shipment. Meanwhile, Dutch cleans up Billings' mess, and the death of a woman associated with the Strike Team prompts an investigation by Claudette.
#12 - S.O.S. (2)
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - Season 2 - Episode 22
Coulson and his team launch a last-ditch attack on the helicarrier to stop Jiaying from unleashing the Terrigen crystals and wiping out S.H.I.E.L.D.
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#13 - Made to Suffer
The Walking Dead - Season 3 - Episode 8
Andrea steps up when the people of Woodbury are thrown into uncharted territory. A new threat arises at the prison.
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#14 - Kangaroo
S.W.A.T. (2017) - Season 2 - Episode 23
The SWAT team goes in pursuit again of the militant group The Emancipators when the criminals hold a live stream kangaroo court to publicly execute city politicians. Also, Hondo fights to lift Darryl’s spirits; Deacon feels unworthy as he prepares to receive one of the LAPD’s highest honors; and Street catches a break in the search for his missing parolee mother, Karen Street.
#15 - The Same Boat
The Walking Dead - Season 6 - Episode 13
After experiencing a minor success, there is a whole new set of issues when members of the group are taken and held hostage.
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#16 - The Fugitive
S.W.A.T. (2017) - Season 5 - Episode 16
When body cam footage left at a local news station seems to show Hondo shooting two police officers, he is forced to go on the run while the team works to clear his name.
#17 - Sick
The Walking Dead - Season 3 - Episode 2
A life hangs in the balance; the group deals with a threat to their new surroundings.
#18 - Return to Hell
Hell on Wheels - Season 4 - Episode 10
Cullen, Durant, and Campbell try to negotiate a settlement on how the streets will be policed; an act of terror strikes Cheyenne.
#19 - Labor of Love
Once Upon a Time (2011) - Season 5 - Episode 13
In the Underworld, an escapee from Hades’ prison informs the heroes that Hook is being held captive. But before the heroes can rescue Hook, they must face a terrifying beast that guards the prison. Mary Margaret searches for an old childhood friend who knows how to defeat the monster. However, once reunited, she discovers that her friend is no longer the hero he once was. Meanwhile, in an Enchanted Forest flashback, a young Snow White struggles to preserve peace in her kingdom and must learn how to be a true hero if she wants to one day become queen.
#20 - Wolfsangel
Sons of Anarchy - Season 6 - Episode 4
An attack at the compound leads SOA to seek revenge.
#21 - Cuchillo
S.W.A.T. (2017) - Season 1 - Episode 2
Hondo and the SWAT team spread out across Los Angeles in pursuit of four escaped convicts, including a violent criminal Jessica helped bring to justice, before department rival Mumford and his team beat them to the collars. Also, Hondo’s new role as team leader is called into question when Street displays a flagrant disregard for SWAT protocol.
#22 - An Unjust Death
Breakout Kings - Season 2 - Episode 1
In the second-season opener, the team hunt a merciless serial killer whom Lloyd's testimony helped convict. Meanwhile, Charlie gets offered a promotion, putting the fate of the program in jeopardy.
#23 - Sexual Peeling
Rectify - Season 1 - Episode 2
Daniel explores the town while Amantha worries about his safety; Ted Jr. fears for the future of the family business; tension run high at Daniel's welcome home party.
#24 - Andare Pescare
Sons of Anarchy - Season 5 - Episode 9
Jax gets closer to the truth but there are still obstacles in his way.
#25 - Heart of Gold
Once Upon a Time (2011) - Season 4 - Episode 18
Emma is still reeling after learning the truth of her parents' history with Maleficent, but she must focus on finding the Author, who is running loose in Storybrooke, before Gold does. When Gold's quest for his happy ending grows more urgent, he blackmails Regina into helping him. In a Fairy Tale Land flashback, Robin Hood learns what it means to be an honorable thief when he accepts a proposition by Rumpelstiltskin to travel to Oz to steal a valuable magic elixir from the Wicked Witch.
#26 - Get Drew
Justified - Season 4 - Episode 10
Drew Thompson slips through the fingers of Raylan, Boyd, and the Detroit mob, and sets off a breakneck race to find him.
#27 - Toil and Till
Sons of Anarchy - Season 7 - Episode 2
SAMCRO solicits help from another Charter to get a messy job done.
#28 - Ring-a-Ding-Ding
Terriers - Season 1 - Episode 6
Hank and Britt go on a wild goose chase through Ocean Beach while searching for an engagement ring.
#29 - Kiss
Sons of Anarchy - Season 4 - Episode 9
SAMCRO gets word that the Niners have made a new alliance that directly impacts their own agenda.
#30 - Like Father, like Son
Breakout Kings - Season 1 - Episode 6
An escaped convict is out to bring down the prison system, all the pillars of organized government that he detests, and even a member of the team assigned to bring him to justice; Lloyd faces some difficult questions about where he came from.
#31 - Pamilya
S.W.A.T. (2017) - Season 1 - Episode 3
Newcomer Jim Street jeopardizes his spot on Hondo’s team when he agrees to do a favor for his incarcerated mother that endangers his SWAT career. Also, the SWAT team searches for the ruthless mastermind behind a drug trafficking ring that forces immigrants to be mules.
#32 - Off the Beaten Path
Breakout Kings - Season 1 - Episode 11
A violent schizophrenic with the skills of an outdoor survivalist and a history of ritualistic killing is off his meds and on the hunt. His prey, Debbie Myers, is a beautiful, young television host. After killing an orderly, he escapes and the one thing on his mind is finding Debbie, taking her to a special place in the Adirondack Mountains and consummating their “love” through a bizarre and violent ceremony which will surely end up with Debbie being killed.
#33 - New York City Serenade
Once Upon a Time (2011) - Season 3 - Episode 12
After Rumplestiltskin sacrificed his life to stop Pan from enacting another curse, Regina obliterated her original curse, which erased Storybrooke from existence and whisked its residents back to Fairy Tale Land – leaving Emma and Henry back in our world with no memories of Storybrooke. But all is not well back in the Enchanted Forest when Hook comes calling on Emma in New York City in an attempt to jog her memory so that she can once again help her fairy tale family and friends out of a desperate situation.
#34 - AKA Take a Bloody Number
Marvel's Jessica Jones - Season 1 - Episode 12
The hunt for Kilgrave reunites Jessica with Luke. Trish receives some unexpected information about Simpson and Jessica.
#35 - Absolution (1)
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - Season 3 - Episode 21
Hive's master plan is completely revealed, forcing S.H.I.E.L.D. into action.
#36 - Widening Gyre
Sons of Anarchy - Season 3 - Episode 7
The Grim Bastards have a problem that could jeopardize Samcro's new business arrangements.
#37 - Una Venta
Sons of Anarchy - Season 4 - Episode 4
SAMCRO makes a run to set up a new business venture while Gemma makes a new ally in Charming.
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#38 - Fathers and Sins
Hell on Wheels - Season 3 - Episode 9
With General Grant's deadline only two days away, a gang of riders attacks Cheyenne while Cullen and Elam pay Durant a visit.
#39 - Mei Mei
Hell on Wheels - Season 5 - Episode 2
Cullen and Fong find themselves in peril as they transport a locomotive over the Sierra Nevada mountains. The Swede gains Phineas' trust.
#40 - Blue Water
Last Resort - Season 1 - Episode 10
Sam and James depart the island in a daring rescue attempt. Back on the island of Sainte Marina, a Chinese diplomat arrives to make a deal with Marcus. With scarcity and a prison problem plaguing him, Marcus finds himself treading down a more treacherous path than he could have imagined.
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#41 - Rendition
Torchwood - Season 4 - Episode 2
As the Torchwood team is reunited, Jack realises he is the most vulnerable man on Earth - and a flight to the USA turns into a desperate battle for survival.
#42 - Hoax
S.W.A.T. (2017) - Season 1 - Episode 22
A fake 911 call puts Hondo and the SWAT team on the hunt to stop a white supremacy group from executing bombing attacks on local communities. Also, Street’s relationship with his recently paroled mother, Karen, jeopardizes his career, and Jessica is thrown a curveball by her colleague, Michael Plank, president of the police commission.
#43 - Crossed
The Walking Dead - Season 5 - Episode 7
Some members hold down the church while the others are on a rescue mission.
#44 - Triggerfinger
The Walking Dead - Season 2 - Episode 9
Rick, Hershel and Glen are trapped and fight to survive; Shane finds Lori in danger.
#45 - Fire and Smoke
S.W.A.T. (2017) - Season 2 - Episode 3
The SWAT team is enlisted by Hondo’s new romantic interest, Deputy District Attorney Nia Wells, to protect the jurors of a high-profile bribery trial, after some of them are targeted by organized crime in a series of fire-bombings.
#47 - Nothing Personal
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - Season 1 - Episode 20
Just when there's no one left to trust, Agent Maria Hill returns to team up with Phil Coulson as S.H.I.E.L.D. is being destroyed around them.
#48 - Falx Cerebri
Sons of Anarchy - Season 2 - Episode 6
Incited by Zobelle, Clay sets a course of retaliation, forcing Jax to turn to an unlikely source to save the club from destruction. Gemma shows Tara how an old lady handles her anger.
#49 - Caregiver
Sons of Anarchy - Season 3 - Episode 3
The club exploits its porn connections to entertain Henry Lin’s clients, which doesn’t sit well with one member.
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#50 - Party at Castle Varlar
Timeless (2016) - Season 1 - Episode 4
Lucy, Wyatt, and Rufus are shocked when they're told the mothership has landed in Nazi Germany, but time is short, and they're the only ones equipped to kill Flynn and end his psychotic crusade. Now, in hot pursuit of a genius with sinister associations, the team weighs the consequences of Flynn's destruction, meets the man behind one of literature's most popular figures, and endures a very uncomfortable... party.
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