The BEST episodes directed by Douglas Aarniokoski
#1 - Seeing Red
Arrow - Season 2 - Episode 20
The Mirakuru sends Roy into an uncontrollable rage and he unleashes on the city. After Roy’s deadly fight with a police officer, Oliver realizes the Mirakuru has taken over Roy completely and must figure out a way to stop him. Things get more complicated after Sara declares that Roy is too far gone and the only way to stop him is to kill him. Meanwhile, Thea believes she can break through to Roy so she goes on camera at Moira’s campaign rally to lure him to Verdant. Her ploy works but after Roy attacks Thea, Team Arrow unleashes on him.
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#2 - Rogue Air
The Flash (2014) - Season 1 - Episode 22
As Wells once again gets the upper hand on the S.T.A.R. Labs team, Barry realizes he needs to make a big move and reaches out to an old foe, Captain Cold, for help. Joe and Caitlin warn Barry that Cold can't be trusted. True to form, Cold has his own agenda that involves the meta-humans trapped in the containment cells. As things seem to be going from bad to worse, The Flash gets reinforcements - Arrow and Firestorm.
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#3 - Finale: Part Two!!
Limitless - Season 1 - Episode 22
Following a stunning betrayal to their team, Brian and the FBI race to stop an NZT-enabled Sands and his associates from orchestrating an international incident. Also, Brian experiences devastating side effects when his NZT immunity starts to wear off.
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#4 - Part One: The Next Generation
Star Trek: Picard - Season 3 - Episode 1
After receiving a cryptic, urgent distress call from Dr. Beverly Crusher, Admiral Jean-Luc Picard enlists help from generations old and new to embark on one final adventure: a daring mission that will change Starfleet, and his old crew forever.
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#5 - Nepenthe
Star Trek: Picard - Season 1 - Episode 7
Picard and Soji transport to the planet Nepenthe, home to some old and trusted friends. As the rest of the La Sirena crew attempt to join them, Picard helps Soji make sense of her recently unlocked memories. Hugh and Elnor are left on the Borg cube and must face an angered Narissa.
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#6 - Fog of War
Blue Bloods - Season 10 - Episode 14
Danny and Baez work with Texas Ranger Waylon Gates when they are put on a case to find the Lone Star Killer. After Eddie's partner mistakenly shoots an undercover cop, Internal Affairs accuses Jamie of not supervising properly.
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#7 - Broken Arrow
Arrow - Season 3 - Episode 19
Lance continues his mission to take down the Arrow so Felicity orders Oliver to keep a low profile. However, when a meta-human named Jake Simmons, who kills people with blasts of energy and plasma, starts terrorizing Starling City, Oliver is forced to ask Ray for help. The unlikely duo is forced to team up to save the city.
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#8 - Awakening
Sleepy Hollow - Season 2 - Episode 17
Ichabod and Abbie fight against those who want to re-awaken a powerful witch coven and Jenny learns a disturbing truth about Frank Irving.
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#9 - Tangled Up in Blue
Blue Bloods - Season 12 - Episode 19
When Erin is stalked by a man who was recently released from prison after serving 12 years, she enlists Anthony and Danny to investigate her office’s role in his sentencing. Also, Jamie works to save his badge when he is caught driving under the influence after he is unknowingly given drugs at a party, and Frank navigates multiple family issues as he deals with a troubling medical diagnosis for Henry, as well as Jamie’s DUI.
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#10 - Memento Mori
Criminal Minds - Season 16 - Episode 9
Rossi will go to any lengths to prove that Elias Voit is Sicarius. But Voit turns Rossi into his own worst enemy, putting his future at the BAU in jeopardy.
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#11 - Through the Valley of Shadows
Star Trek: Discovery - Season 2 - Episode 12
A fourth signal leads the U.S.S. Discovery to an insular world, where Pike is forced to make a life-changing choice. Burnham and Spock investigate a Section 31 ship gone rogue, leading to a discovery with catastrophic consequences.
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#12 - The Sound of Thunder
Star Trek: Discovery - Season 2 - Episode 6
When a new signal appears over Saru’s home planet, Burnham, Saru and the crew embark on a perilous mission that puts Saru in danger and raises questions about the Red Angel’s intentions. Hugh struggles to come to terms with his new reality.
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#13 - Diablo
S.W.A.T. (2017) - Season 3 - Episode 21
The team searches for a group of drug smugglers who crash a plane and scatter after a joint mission with the DEA to stop the shipment goes awry. Hondo tries to make amends with Nichelle. Luca experiences anxiety about his return to the field.
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#14 - Benevolent Deception
Bull (2016) - Season 1 - Episode 23
Bull and the Trial Analysis, Corp. team travel to Miami with J.P. Nunnelly to work on a controversial drug trafficking case in which both the clients’ and the jurors’ lives are in danger.
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#15 - Part Two: Disengage
Star Trek: Picard - Season 3 - Episode 2
Aided by Seven of Nine and the crew of the U.S.S. Titan, Picard makes a shocking discovery that will alter his life forever -- and puts him on a collision course with the most cunning enemy he's ever encountered. Meanwhile, Raffi races to track a catastrophic weapon -- and collides with a familiar ally.
#16 - Route 66
Criminal Minds - Season 9 - Episode 5
As Hotch fights for his life due to complications from his stabbing at the hands of George Foyet, a.k.a. "The Reaper," he experiences visions of his late wife, Haley, and his nemesis, Foyet. Meanwhile, the BAU searches for a missing teenager and investigate her estranged father as a suspect in her disappearance.
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#17 - Close to Home
Blue Bloods - Season 13 - Episode 15
Danny partners with Texas Ranger Waylon Gates again to deliver an infamous drug cartel boss to arraignment, but the mission becomes complicated when the criminal threatens to harm the Reagans. Also, Erin is thrust into the spotlight when she takes on a highly contentious assault case involving a beloved basketball star; Eddie forms an unlikely alliance to solve a cold murder case; and Frank and Jamie clash when Frank denies a request for Jamie to go undercover.
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#18 - My Brother's Keeper
Blue Bloods - Season 9 - Episode 14
It’s Reagan versus Reagan when Danny goes against Jamie’s direct order during a hostage negotiation. Also, Nicky asks Erin for help when her friend is in jeopardy of losing his scholarship because of a crime he didn’t commit, and Frank helps a distraught officer who accidentally shot an innocent girl.
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#19 - Heroes
Blue Bloods - Season 13 - Episode 7
Erin and Anthony clash when Anthony’s daughter, Sophia, is the sole eyewitness to a fatal shooting. Also, Frank wants to punish an off-duty copy for his inaction during an armed robbery; Danny and Baez investigate a violent mugging with some unwanted help from Jamie; and Eddie and her partner, Badillo, help an attack victim see the brighter side of New York City.
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#20 - The Midnight Ride
Sleepy Hollow - Season 1 - Episode 7
Abbie and Ichabod must find hidden clues to thwart the evil in Sleepy Hollow and Abbie gets an unexpected visit from the enigmatic Andy Brooks.
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#21 - Hide in Plain Sight
Blue Bloods - Season 10 - Episode 18
Danny and Baez are faced with tracking down a drug dealer after two young models are found dead from overdoses; Eddie and Jamie team up to determine who the mastermind is behind a robbery.
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#22 - Rabid
Criminal Minds - Season 9 - Episode 18
When three bodies are found with animal and human bite marks in a shallow grave near Milwaukee, the BAU has puzzling questions to answer. Meanwhile, Reid and Garcia work out for a company fitness test, but try to hide their preparation from Morgan.
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#23 - The Star Gazer
Star Trek: Picard - Season 2 - Episode 1
Starfleet must once again call on legendary Jean-Luc Picard after members of his former crew – Cristóbal Rios, Seven of Nine, Raffi Musiker, and Dr. Agnes Jurati – discover an anomaly in space that threatens the galaxy.
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#24 - Life During Wartime
Blue Bloods - Season 13 - Episode 4
Danny and Baez investigate a series of violent robberies targeting luxury timepieces, and Erin is conflicted about criminally charging a potentially innocent man. Also, Frank is forced to reopen a case in which the officer involved was acquitted, and Jamie interviews a decorated officer to join his Field Intel team.
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#25 - Lethe
Star Trek: Discovery - Season 1 - Episode 6
Michael uses her connection to Sarek to help locate him after he is wounded in an assassination attempt. Lorca deals with an unexpected visitor.
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#26 - Kali Yuga
Sleepy Hollow - Season 2 - Episode 14
With the help of Ichabod, Abbie and Jenny, Nick Hawley faces off against his evil childhood caretaker, and Captain Frank Irving adjusts to his new... life(?)
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#27 - Bring It On
Bull (2016) - Season 1 - Episode 19
When Bull assists Jules Caffrey, a high-powered attorney on trial for his fiancée’s murder, he takes advantage of his client’s penchant for courtroom theatrics by letting him defend himself.
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#28 - The Oxbow
American Gothic (2016) - Season 1 - Episode 9
Key Hawthorne family secrets are revealed when Garrett is forced to reflect on his 14 years of solitude in the woods. Also, Alison turns the screws on a local reporter, with shocking results.
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#29 - Lion's Share
S.W.A.T. (2017) - Season 6 - Episode 13
The SWAT team races to stop a violent rampage with ties to a painful chapter from Hicks’ past.
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#30 - Penance
Star Trek: Picard - Season 2 - Episode 2
Picard finds himself transported to an alternate timeline in the year 2400 where his longtime nemesis, Q, has orchestrated one final "trial." Picard searches for his trusted crew as he attempts to find the cause of this dystopian future.
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#31 - Curse Words
Charmed (2018) - Season 2 - Episode 10
Maggie and Mel fear Jordan’s curse is alive and well. Meanwhile, Macy and Harry confront unspoken feelings.
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#32 - Nanny Dearest
Criminal Minds - Season 8 - Episode 21
The BAU travels to Los Angeles looking for an UnSub who is kidnapping nannies and the children they care for on the same day each year.
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#33 - The Fall
Bull (2016) - Season 1 - Episode 13
When Bull helps a professional eSports video game player accused of throwing a championship game sue his former team manager for defamation, his trial strategy is to prove his client is a compulsive winner who is psychologically incapable of losing on purpose.
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#34 - Mrs. Sherlock Holmes
Timeless (2016) - Season 2 - Episode 7
In the bustle of 1919 New York City, suffragette Alice Paul is framed for murder and the Time Team partners up with legendary female crime solver Grace Humiston – AKA “Mrs. Sherlock Holmes.” Together they attempt to prove Alice’s innocence in time for her to give a powerful speech that turns the tide in the passage of the 19th Amendment giving women the right to vote. Back in the present, Connor Mason salvages key intel from the Rittenhouse raid.
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#35 - White House Down
Salvation (2017) - Season 2 - Episode 5
Grace forges a dangerous alliance with Claire’s brother, Alonzo. Also, Harris and Darius must work together to face down Bennett’s forces
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#36 - The Woman in 8D
Bull (2016) - Season 1 - Episode 2
Dr. Bull and his Trial Analysis Corporation (TAC) team must formulate a new defense strategy when they discover the jury has a subconscious gender bias toward their client, a female pilot accused of negligence after one of her flights crashes.
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#37 - Headquarters!
Limitless - Season 1 - Episode 9
Brian offers to use NZT to capture the FBI's "Ten Most Wanted" criminals in two weeks, in exchange for Naz giving him his own personal work "headquarters" at the agency. Also, the secretive nature of Brian's new life working for the Bureau creates a rift between him and his father.
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#39 - Divining Rod
Criminal Minds - Season 7 - Episode 21
A serial killer is executed, in Oklahoma, a copycat shows up and the BAU are called to find him. Meanwhile, Prentiss gets nervous about a real estate purchase.
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#40 - Snake Eyes
Criminal Minds - Season 7 - Episode 13
The BAU tries their luck in Atlantic City when the team is called in to investigate a series of ritualistic casino-related murders. Also, after a spat with her boyfriend, Kevin, Garcia thinks she and Morgan may have gotten a little too friendly with each other.
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#41 - Side Effects May Include…
Limitless - Season 1 - Episode 6
When Brian begins to experience the side effects of NZT again, Senator Morra demands he betray Rebecca in exchange for another inoculation. Also, Brian secretly looks for an alternate cure for himself while he works with Rebecca outside FBI parameters to find the creators of NZT.
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#42 - Source
S.W.A.T. (2017) - Season 1 - Episode 19
Jim Street debates whether or not his mother, Karen, should live with him upon her prison release after Hondo and Chris warn him against it. Also, Hondo and the team are assigned to protect Irina Zemanova, a high-profile Russian journalist visiting Los Angeles, from being assassinated.
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#43 - And the Abyss Gazes Back
Sleepy Hollow - Season 2 - Episode 6
Sheriff Corbin's son returns from war, but his strange behavior leads Abbie and Ichabod to question his intentions.
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#44 - Page 44
Limitless - Season 1 - Episode 4
Brian's loyalty to the FBI is tested when Sands, Senator Edward Morra's representative, demands he steal the FBI’s secret files on NZT. Also, Agent Harris is emotionally conflicted when she learns what her estranged father left her following his death.
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#45 - Go Where I Send Thee...
Sleepy Hollow - Season 2 - Episode 4
Abbie and Crane's search for a missing Sleepy Hollow child reveals a creature akin to the Pied Piper, whose legacy with the child's family extends back to a centuries-old curse.
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#46 - Scavengers
Star Trek: Discovery - Season 3 - Episode 6
After receiving a message from Book, Burnham and Georgiou embark on a rogue mission to find him, leaving Saru to pick up the pieces with Admiral Vance. Meanwhile, Stamets forms an unexpected bond with Adira.
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#47 - Magnum Opus
Sleepy Hollow - Season 2 - Episode 10
Ichabod and Abbie set out to find the Sword of Methuselah, the only weapon capable of killing Moloch and ending the coming apocalypse.
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#48 - The Brightest Star
Star Trek: Short Treks - Season 1 - Episode 3
Before he was the first Kelpien to join Starfleet, Saru lived a simple life on his home planet of Kaminar with his father and sister. Young Saru, full of ingenuity and a level of curiosity uncommon among his people, yearns to find out what lies beyond his village, leading him on an unexpected path.
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#49 - The Thirteenth Step
Criminal Minds - Season 6 - Episode 13
The BAU hits the road to track down a pair of young lovers on an interstate murder spree. Also, Prentiss hears frightening news from her former boss at Interpol.
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#50 - Bye Bye Birdie
Instinct (2018) - Season 1 - Episode 10
When Celia Baxter, a successful author, is almost killed in her home, Dylan and Lizzie's suspect list includes several people who may have held a grudge as she rose in stature in the publishing world. Also, Lizzie gets closer to learning the truth about the death of her fiancé, who was killed while undercover.
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