The BEST episodes directed by David Boreanaz

The Recluse in the Recliner
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8.13
2029 votes

#1 - The Recluse in the Recliner

Bones - Season 9 - Episode 24

The team investigates the death of a man who had offered Booth information on a possible government cover-up related to a previous case, but was killed before their meeting took place. As Booth and the Jeffersonian team dig deeper into the burgeoning conspiracy surrounding the man’s death, it’s evident Booth may be in over his head, and his future with the FBI is put in question.

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The Past in the Present
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8.12
3429 votes

#2 - The Past in the Present

Bones - Season 7 - Episode 13

Evil tech genius Christopher Pelant, a suspect in a previous case Brennan and Booth handled, is back in court on appeal. Knowing what he is capable of, Brennan and Booth inform the judge that he is a suspect in two murder cases. Then, Brennan and Booth are called to the scene of a new murder. After determining the victim is Brennan's friend, who also is linked to Pelant, the Jeffersonian team works to prove he is guilty once and for all. But when law enforcement examines the team's findings, key pieces of evidence are tied to Brennan and suspicion falls on her.

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The End in the End
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8.10
1925 votes

#3 - The End in the End

Bones - Season 12 - Episode 12

With Kovac still at large, the team searches for evidence to track him down. After Brennan experiences a setback, the rest of the team must figure out how to find Kovac without her, putting everything she has ever taught them to the test. When all signs point to Kovac having outside help, as well as a hideout, Booth and Brennan go searching for him.

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God of War (1)
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8.02
915 votes

#4 - God of War (1)

SEAL Team - Season 4 - Episode 1

Bravo Team enters enemy territory in the snowy Spin Ghar Mountain Range to capture Al-Hazred, the leader of a terrorist group and son of the terrorist leader that Jason took down early in his career and made him Bravo One. When they are attacked, Jason and Cerberus, Bravo’s canine member, are separated from the team.

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Pillar of Strength
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8.02
716 votes

#5 - Pillar of Strength

SEAL Team - Season 5 - Episode 13

Bravo will need all hands on deck for a massive mission to shut down the Venezuelan nuclear program, but the biggest threat to their success could be one of their own.

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The Nightmare Within the Nightmare
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8.01
1709 votes

#6 - The Nightmare Within the Nightmare

Bones - Season 11 - Episode 22

The team dives back into investigating a serial killer from the past, attempting to find “The Puppeteer,” who lives with his victims’ bodies before disposing of them. Meanwhile, Brennan works through her guilt over her retirement last year, blaming herself for not stopping the serial killer earlier. However, little does she know she might be in some trouble of her own.

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My Life for Yours
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7.96
1195 votes

#7 - My Life for Yours

SEAL Team - Season 2 - Episode 21

Bravo Team desperately searches for Ray after he gets separated from them while in enemy territory.

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Big in the Philippines
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7.93
2159 votes

#8 - Big in the Philippines

Bones - Season 9 - Episode 13

The Jeffersonian team investigates the death of Colin Haynes, a struggling country music singer whose remains were found in a shallow grave. When the team learns about the victim's music career, it leads them to his record label, which, they discover, was deceitful in its dealings with him. Meanwhile, squintern Wendall Bray breaks his arm during a hockey game and Brennan takes a closer look at his injuries, only to discover some shocking news.

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Nightmare of My Choice
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7.88
734 votes

#9 - Nightmare of My Choice

SEAL Team - Season 4 - Episode 15

Bravo joins forces with Alpha team to protect a crucial Nigerian pipeline that is under attack by Boko Haram; a team member is injured and Jason and Clay fight to save his life; Bravo discovers that an even more dangerous enemy is attacking them.

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The Graveyard of Empires
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7.83
1468 votes

#10 - The Graveyard of Empires

SEAL Team - Season 1 - Episode 21

Following a helicopter crash, the SEAL Team must proceed with the mission as hostiles bear down on them and an injured and impaired Jason goes after their target alone.

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Life After Death
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7.78
1347 votes

#11 - Life After Death

The Finder - Season 1 - Episode 8

When new tracks are leaked from late rapper J-Stryke, music mogul Big Glade and his business savvy lawyer, Leo's former love interest, ask Walter to find the source of the illegally released music. As Walter pieces together the events that led to J-Stryke's death, he uncovers a more complicated history.

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Phantom Pattern
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7.76
692 votes

#12 - Phantom Pattern

SEAL Team - Season 6 - Episode 4

Bravo works with the YPJ to suss out who is responsible for the bombing of the U.S.S. Crampton while struggling to accept their newest Team Member.

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The Parts in the Sum of the Whole
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7.67
3613 votes

#13 - The Parts in the Sum of the Whole

Bones - Season 5 - Episode 16

In the 100th episode, Booth and Brennan tell Sweets about a mistake in his book. Sweets is shocked to learn of this mistake, and asks Booth and Brennan to reveal the truth. They agree, and flash back to the first time they worked on a case together. The formation and evolution of their relationship, as well as the relationships of the other Jeffersonian workers, is examined.

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The Blackout in the Blizzard
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7.67
4020 votes

#14 - The Blackout in the Blizzard

Bones - Season 6 - Episode 16

When a blizzard causes a power outage during a critical murder investigation, the team finds they must adapt to their low-tech environment in order to prevent a possible biological catastrophe. Elsewhere, Sweets gets a little too interpersonal when Brennan and Booth find themselves trapped in an elevator, while Angela and Hodgins worry over some test results.

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Hundred-Year Marathon
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7.63
296 votes

#15 - Hundred-Year Marathon

SEAL Team - Season 7 - Episode 6

BRAVO's next mission is to capture Jun Yilin in Cambodia, but they'll be without their leaders. Ray is pulled into diplomatic negotiations and Jason travels home to help his son recover from surgery—a task that takes a dramatic turn for the worse.

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Conspicuous Gallantry
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7.61
764 votes

#16 - Conspicuous Gallantry

SEAL Team - Season 5 - Episode 8

After an op gone sideways lands the whole team in the hospital, Bravo must create a little chaos to stay calm, while Clay tries to piece together what went wrong.

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The Bullet in the Brain
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7.56
4085 votes

#17 - The Bullet in the Brain

Bones - Season 6 - Episode 11

The city anxiously anticipates the arrival of Heather Taffet, more notoriously known as "The Gravedigger," for her final appeal after being sentenced to death for a kidnap-murder and a series of similar coldblooded crimes. But when a bullet targeted at The Gravedigger is fired from a distance and hits her, the Jeffersonian team is tasked to piece together the sniper's precise location as well as identify the suspect and his motives. With the help of probing investigator Caroline Julian, Booth and Brennan put together a list of likely suspects, but the evidence and the remarkable skill needed to pull off the crime leads the team to believe that the crime was an inside, professional job, leaving Brennan's father Max and even Booth as plausible suspects. Meanwhile, Sweets attempts to put on a brave face after being caught in the firestorm just moments following a chilly encounter with The Gravedigger.

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The Secret in the Siege
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7.52
2269 votes

#18 - The Secret in the Siege

Bones - Season 8 - Episode 24

When evil tech genius Christopher Pelant returns to toy with the Jeffersonian team in their newest investigation, they discover that the string of murders that have been occurring are tied to FBI agents close to Booth. Meanwhile, as the investigation unfolds, Sweets realizes that the evidence seems all too familiar to him and Brennan starts evaluating her relationship with Booth when signs begin to point to him as a potential target of Pelant's.

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The Bones That Foam
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7.45
2631 votes

#19 - The Bones That Foam

Bones - Season 4 - Episode 16

When newlyweds encounter a corpse while bungee-jumping off of a bridge, Brennan and Booth are sent to investigate. After determine the cause of death was not suicide, the team at the Jeffersonian discover an unknown substance coming from the body. This sends the lab into lockdown and have only 24 hours to uncover the murderer before the body disintegrates.

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The 200th in the 10th
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7.43
1543 votes

#20 - The 200th in the 10th

Bones - Season 10 - Episode 10

This homage to Alfred Hitchcock finds the Jeffersonian and FBI teams in a 1950s-styled Hollywood setting with Brennan as an LAPD detective battling sexism within the police force and Booth as a notorious jewel thief who is framed for the murder of a rich socialite.

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Soul Purpose
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7.35
653 votes

#21 - Soul Purpose

Angel - Season 5 - Episode 10

When Spike is talked into taking up the good-deeds business, Eve lets loose a soul sucking parasite on Angel, who then suffers disturbing feverish hallucinations as he sleeps.