The BEST episodes directed by Rob Hardy
#1 - Heart of Darkness
Power Book II: Ghost - Season 1 - Episode 10
Tariq will do whatever it takes to clear his mother. But knowing he's not in the clear with Monet, Tariq's backed against the wall trying to keep his promise to get Tasha out of prison.
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#2 - Live. Live. Live.
How to Get Away with Murder - Season 4 - Episode 8
Annalise is confronted with disturbing news involving one of Isaac’s patients; the investigation into Wes’ murder comes to a head. details of the whereabouts of Laurel’s baby are revealed.
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#3 - IF Y’DON’T KNOW, NOW Y’KNOW
Power Book III: Raising Kanan - Season 2 - Episode 10
Decidedly his own man, Kanan strays further from his mother and sets up shop on his own on the corners of South Jamaica. Worried about retaliation, Raq questions Unique. Lou’s rift with Raq grows when he makes a discovery.
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#4 - You Can't Fix This
Power - Season 4 - Episode 10
When tragedy befalls the St. Patrick family, Ghost and Tommy seek retribution. Tasha tries to keep things together at home until she realises it will be on her to prevent further disaster, causing her to seek help from an unlikely ally. Meanwhile, Angela uses her own investigative skills and resources to figure out what Ghost is hiding and the return of an old friend heralds a call to war.
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#5 - Confidence Games
Single Ladies - Season 1 - Episode 4
A party at "V" leaves Val with more dates than she can handle, but after a pep talk from Keisha, she quickly learns how to juggle. The Cold War continues between Keisha and Malcolm, but her new conquest, a distinguished professor, keeps her on her toes. April receives a shocking birthday surprise from Darryl. And Val gives Christina advice on one of her school designs.
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#6 - Love and War
Power Book II: Ghost - Season 2 - Episode 10
Tariq refuses to give up on his loved ones. Tariq must help Monet save her own family. Monet, finally seeing the whole board, must move quickly to protect her family from Mecca.
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#7 - No More Second Chances
Power Book II: Ghost - Season 3 - Episode 5
A business deal takes Tariq, Brayden, and Effie to Milan. Monet digs deeper after Davis provides her new information regarding Zeke’s murder. Saxe doubles down to find out what Jenny is hiding.
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#9 - Dance Back from the Grave
The Originals - Season 1 - Episode 12
Tension between Marcel and Klaus results in Marcel refusing to help Klaus with a gruesome discovery in the Cauldron. Rebekah revisits her past when she finds the remnants of a sacrifice by the docks - the work of a dangerous warlock she has come across before. Klaus battles, but his opponent has an unfair advantage.
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#10 - Gonna Set Your Flag on Fire
The Originals - Season 2 - Episode 10
Finn puts a spell on the compound, trapping wolves and vampires. Klaus takes Cami to the safe house, then confronts Kol about Rebekah's whereabouts.
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#11 - Carbon Copy
Criminal Minds - Season 8 - Episode 16
When victims are found in Philadelphia in a similar style to victims of The Replicator, the stalker who has been tracking the BAU's every move, the team thinks this could be the break they need to try and apprehend him.
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#12 - PAID IN FULL
Power Book III: Raising Kanan - Season 1 - Episode 10
As the situation in the neighborhood turns dire, Raq scrambles to get Kanan out of harm’s way.
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#15 - The Walking Dead
The Vampire Diaries - Season 4 - Episode 22
Someone has been attacking patients at the hospital. A violent wind storm causes a power outage and ghosts suddenly appear - some with good intentions and some bent on revenge.
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#16 - Sins of the Father
Empire (2015) - Season 1 - Episode 10
Andre forms a new musical relationship with Michelle, and a woman from Lucious’ past, Angie, comes into the picture. Meanwhile, Lucious invites the whole family over to his home. However, everyone arrives with their own agendas. Hakeem, under the influence of Camilla, sets out to show his father that he’s a true artist and a good businessman. Then, Cookie prepares to state her own agenda for Empire and for her family, when Olivia arrives.
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#17 - The Corpse on the Canopy
Bones - Season 8 - Episode 12
After Hodgins and Angela are drugged and wake up to a bloody corpse hanging in the canopy of their bed and flower petals around their son Michael's crib, they are forced to believe that Pelant is back for revenge against Hodgins. Although Hodgins wants to go after Pelant directly, Booth knows it's best to work within the system and not go against protocol. Meanwhile, as the Jeffersonian team investigates the corpse, they discover the victim was a Special Forces agent working for the world's biggest supplier of mercenaries, and Angela and Hodgins decide to start an investigation without the rest of the Jeffersonian team for the sake of their family.
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#18 - i
All American - Season 1 - Episode 3
Spencer and Jordan spend an unexpected day together back in Crenshaw where our Beverly Hills golden boy, Jordan, gets his first taste of real life in South Central LA. Meanwhile, Billy struggles with his identity as a father as Olivia and Layla attempt to rekindle their friendship. And Coop faces her own truth, coming clean to her parents about being gay.
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#19 - Hussle & Motivate
All American - Season 2 - Episode 1
After winning the state championship, Spencer James faces a difficult decision that could transform his reputation. Billy realizes he needs to make some major changes to get his life back on track, while Grace and Corey have a tough conversation regarding their family.
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#20 - Homecoming
All American - Season 1 - Episode 8
Beverly has their big Homecoming game and the pressure is on. Post-dance, Spencer is feeling the weight of the effects of his arrival at Beverly… as well as his departure from Crenshaw… and tries to set things right. Meanwhile, Billy tries to bring together his team for a win that will send them to the district play-offs for the first time since he became head coach… But Billy discovers doing what’s right and winning aren’t always the same thing.
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#21 - A Tale of Two Parties
90210 - Season 4 - Episode 23
A reluctant Naomi tries to sabotage the bachelorette party she has to host for Max’s fiancée Madison, where Madison’s childhood crush, Nick Carter, makes a surprise appearance. At Max’s bachelor party, Liam and Navid get into a fight over Silver and the evening comes to an end with people at both parties getting hauled to jail. Meanwhile, Ivy blames Annie and Caleb for Diego having to go on the run.
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#22 - Memorial
The Vampire Diaries - Season 4 - Episode 2
Stefan and Damon argue about what is best for Elena. Jeremy and Matt are surprised to see a girl they used to know, April, enrolling at Mystic Falls High.
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#23 - That's What Friends are For
Single Ladies - Season 1 - Episode 5
Val is conflicted when Malcolm wants to hire her for a special event. Keisha, though still angry with Malcolm, gives Val her blessing to work with him. April's job is on the line when she takes on the record company's problem artist, Reed. K.C. gives Val some surprising news. And Christina is off to a rocky start at "V."
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#24 - Smells Like Teen Spirit
The Vampire Diaries - Season 3 - Episode 6
On the first day of their senior year, Elena, Caroline, Bonnie and Matt are still reeling from recent events, while Tyler seems to be enjoying everything a little too much. Damon is annoyed by a new houseguest, and everyone is surprised by the arrival of a new student in Alaric's history class. Matt asks Bonnie for help when he realizes he made a serious mistake. Meanwhile, Stefan continues to carry out his latest assignment from Klaus.
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#25 - He Ain't Heavy
Power Book IV: Force - Season 1 - Episode 8
Tommy and his crew can barely keep up with the demand and they need more help to increase their supply; More shocking details about Tommy's family surface, and he realizes the news could potentially affect his business.
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#26 - Pilot
All American - Season 1 - Episode 1
Spencer James is a rising high school football player and an A student at South Crenshaw High who is recruited by Beverly High School’s football coach Billy Baker. Spencer is conflicted on whether or not to move to Beverly High but Spencer’s mother, Grace, and his best friend, Coop, convince Spencer it’s an opportunity he has to seize. When Spencer is forced to move in with Billy and his family, these two families and their vastly different worlds are drawn together. They will discover that the differences that divide us on the surface hide a deeper connection – the complicated, imperfect humanity that unites us all.
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#27 - Swipe, Fuck, Leave
Shameless (US) - Season 7 - Episode 2
Ready to disown his family, Frank takes Liam under wing and starts a new life barricaded on the top floor of the Gallagher home. Fiona, meanwhile, adopts a new, relaxed attitude and starts running Patsy's Pies on her own terms. Debbie gets into trouble in the stroller business; Ian tries out heterosexuality; and Carl finds himself forced into abstinence.
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#28 - The Wild Rover
Castle (2009) - Season 5 - Episode 18
When a man is found dead in an industrial cake mixer, Castle and Beckett trace the murder to an Irish gang in Staten Island and a beautiful bar owner named Siobhan O’Doul (Cara Buono). Much to everyone’s surprise, Detective Ryan has a complicated history with Siobhan and the Staten Island crime family from his days working undercover in narcotics. When the case hits a dead end, Ryan must go back undercover to expose the killer, complicating his relationship with his wife.
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#30 - TOMMY'S BACK
Power Book IV: Force - Season 2 - Episode 1
Tommy and Diamond hustle to keep CBI's game ahead of Jenard's new faction in the streets, while Tommy makes solo moves to avenge Liliana's death. All the while, Tommy hasn't forgotten his ultimate goal to become a kingpin.
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#31 - Sacrifice 99 to Fool One
Deception (2018) - Season 1 - Episode 7
When the Mystery Woman kidnaps Cameron, the FBI calls on Jonathan Black to help find him – and stop the Mystery Woman from committing her next crime.
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#32 - She's Dying
How to Get Away with Murder - Season 2 - Episode 2
Annalise and her team are blindsided when investigators try to pin a new charge on the wealthy siblings she’s been hired to represent. Things for Annalise become even more difficult when she’s brutally cross-examined on the witness stand during Nate’s preliminary hearing.
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#33 - Untouchable
The Flash (2014) - Season 3 - Episode 12
Barry and the team at S.T.A.R. Labs work together to bring down Clive Yorkin, a criminal meta-human who is methodically killing people by causing them to decompose at an accelerated rate. Joe becomes his next target but it’s Iris who is caught in the crossfire. The Flash mentors Kid Flash and begins to elevate the newer speedster’s training to another level.
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#34 - Blast Radius
Arrow - Season 2 - Episode 10
Oliver must tackle a new threat to the city when bombs start to go off in Starling City. Felicity discovers the person setting them off is Mark Sheffer, a man who goes by the nickname Shrapnel. Arrow discovers Shrapnel’s next target is Sebastian Blood’s “Unity Rally” and tries to talk the alderman out of hosting it, but he refuses. Arrow sets off to stop the bombing, but Shrapnel tricks him and traps him in a bomb-laced antique store where he is unable to move without setting off the device. While Felicity helps Oliver, Diggle races to the plaza to find the bomb before it goes off. Meanwhile, Roy continues to hide his new strength from Thea but, after she witnesses his super strength in action at the rally, she demands answers. Laurel’s suspicions about Sebastian grow stronger once she learns that he grew up with Cyrus Gold, the man who killed Lance’s partner. After Donner refuses to help her investigate, she turns to Arrow for help.
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#35 - HOME SWEET HOME
Power Book III: Raising Kanan - Season 3 - Episode 1
Raq makes a life-changing decision in the aftermath of the Mafia’s ambush, but its too little, too late for Kanan, as he looks to pave his own path free of his mother’s lies.
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#36 - Dead Man on Campus
The Vampire Diaries - Season 5 - Episode 8
Elena and Caroline plan a big party at school, but their plans are interrupted when Jesse suddenly needs Caroline's help. Meanwhile, Damon makes a terrifying discovery about a secret society.
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#37 - Brutal Acts of Kindness
Kevin (Probably) Saves the World - Season 1 - Episode 5
After draining his bank account in service of others, Kevin looks for a different way to help a single mom who’s drowning in her son’s medical bills. Meanwhile, Reese uses a school project to learn more about her uncle, and Yvette struggles with the full range of human emotions.
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#38 - Potential Energy
The Flash (2014) - Season 2 - Episode 10
Now that they've grown closer, Barry considers telling Patty that he is The Flash. Meanwhile, Joe and Iris try to get to know Wally, and the team hunts down a meta-human who can slow time itself.
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#39 - Crazy for You
The Flash (2014) - Season 1 - Episode 12
Caitlin decides that she and Barry need to move on from Ronnie and Iris and find new loves so she takes him for a night out at the local karaoke bar. Caitlin doesn't have any luck making a love connection but Barry meets Linda Park, a sports reporter for the Central City Picture News, and asks her out on a date. When Barry tells Iris he has a date, Iris is surprised by her reaction. Meanwhile, Cisco considers Hartley's dangerous offer and the team searches for Shawna, a meta-human with teleportation powers, who just busted her boyfriend Clay out of Iron Heights. When Henry snoops around in an attempt to help Joe and Barry solve the crime, he ends up in the infirmary after getting roughed up by inmates.
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#40 - The Carrot in the Kudzu
Bones - Season 9 - Episode 18
When a children's TV show actor is found dead, the Jeffersonian team goes behind the scenes to uncover who murdered everyone's favorite character, "Carrot Bill." But when the team discovers that the actor was known for his promiscuity, they start to uncover some unlikely suspects. Meanwhile, Booth and Brennan plan Christine's first birthday party, and Clark asks the team for their opinions on a fictional novel he's completed.
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#41 - An Eternity of Misery
The Vampire Diaries - Season 8 - Episode 4
Tasked with finding a mysterious artifact, Damon’s latest mission takes him to Texas where a violent run-in with Peter Maxwell leads to a surprising revelation. Meanwhile, after gaining the upper hand in their fight to save Damon and Enzo, Stefan and Alaric team up and uncover the origins of the mysterious force they’re up against. Finally, Matt returns to the fray after his past and present collide in an unexpected way.
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#42 - What Happens in Mecklinburg
Criminal Minds - Season 9 - Episode 21
A series of targeted kidnappings near Memphis have the BAU searching for a commonality between the missing persons and a motive to lead to the UnSub. Meanwhile, Savannah vents her frustration to Morgan about the amount of traveling he does for his job.
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#43 - Family Friend
Prodigal Son - Season 1 - Episode 8
As the NYPD digs into the “Junkyard Killer” case, Malcolm realizes the main suspect may have had a connection to his father. As news regarding this serial killer spreads, Ainsley itches to be the first one on the case, while Jessica panics, fearing she may never be able to leave the past behind.
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#44 - BACK IN THE DAY
Power Book III: Raising Kanan - Season 1 - Episode 1
It’s 1991 in South Jamaica, Queens, and 15-year-old Kanan Stark is eager to join his family’s growing drug business, led by his mother, “Raquel Raq” Thomas.
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#45 - Draw Back Your Bow
Arrow - Season 3 - Episode 7
Oliver must stop an Arrow-obsessed serial killer, Carrie Cutter, who is convinced that The Arrow is her one true love and will stop at nothing to get his attention. Unfortunately, her way of getting his attention is to kill people. Meanwhile, Ray asks Felicity to be his date for a work dinner with important clients. Thea auditions new DJs for Verdant and meets Chase, a brash DJ with whom she immediately clashes.
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#46 - Memory Lane
The Vampire Diaries - Season 2 - Episode 4
Katherine recalls the past.
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#47 - Missing While Outed
Found (2023) - Season 2 - Episode 10
When a college student disappears after a fraternity prank outs him as gay, M&A mobilizes to trace his whereabouts. The pressure for Gabi's arrest reaches a boiling point. Sir becomes increasingly bold in his quest for Gabi.
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#48 - Coda
Criminal Minds - Season 6 - Episode 16
Prentiss enlists two former friends from Interpol to track down an old enemy, as Reid discovers clues that could help the BAU locate the parents of an autistic boy.
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#49 - Free Will is Never Free
Power Book II: Ghost - Season 2 - Episode 1
Tariq tries to resume his normal college life. Brayden provides Tariq an escape. Monet makes plans for the business to protect her children. Cane seeks out a new family to take the streets for himself.
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#50 - Wildcat
Stargirl - Season 1 - Episode 4
After realizing that she needs the extra help, Courtney sets out to recruit new members to the Justice Society of America – starting with Yolanda. Elsewhere, Pat’s suspicion is piqued after a bizarre conversation with one of the town’s residents.
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