The BEST episodes written by Dave Kalstein

Blye, K. (2)
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7.96
1969 votes

#1 - Blye, K. (2)

NCIS: Los Angeles - Season 3 - Episode 17

The team continues to search for new evidence to prove Kensi Blye’s innocence after a private meeting involving her deceased father’s sniper unit turns deadly.

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Plan B
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7.85
2003 votes

#2 - Plan B

NCIS: Los Angeles - Season 2 - Episode 22

Deeks resumes an old alias he is not fond of in order to protect his best friend and chief informant from a criminal group that wants him dead.

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Citadel
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7.84
995 votes

#3 - Citadel

NCIS: Los Angeles - Season 7 - Episode 2

DEA agent Talia Del Campo turns to the NCIS: Los Angeles team for help after her partner is murdered. Also, after Kensi grows suspicious that Deeks is hiding something, he surprises her by introducing her to his mother.

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Empty Quiver
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7.83
1971 votes

#4 - Empty Quiver

NCIS: Los Angeles - Season 2 - Episode 16

Suspicious of an undercover venture involving a deal between corrupt cops and military personnel, Callen and Sam try to expose the illegal operation by posing as California highway patrol officers.

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Spiral
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7.79
860 votes

#5 - Spiral

NCIS: Los Angeles - Season 6 - Episode 12

While Callen is undercover in the mail room of an office building to investigate an arms dealer, it is over taken by terrorists and Callen becomes a hostage. When the team arrives to help, they discover the entire building is wired with explosives.

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Three Hearts
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7.79
1135 votes

#6 - Three Hearts

NCIS: Los Angeles - Season 5 - Episode 21

When an undercover NCIS agent is suspected of working for the smuggler he’s supposed to be investigating, the team takes him into custody to find his true intentions. Meanwhile, Kensi and Deeks discuss their personal relationship as Kensi returns to the field.

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The Frozen Lake
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7.75
1380 votes

#7 - The Frozen Lake

NCIS: Los Angeles - Season 5 - Episode 10

Callen and Sam enlist the help of a Gurkha, an elite Nepali soldier specializing in knife fighting, to retrieve a missing thumb drive. Meanwhile, Kensi and Deeks struggle to find a balance in their partnership.

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The Debt
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7.74
2126 votes

#8 - The Debt

NCIS: Los Angeles - Season 3 - Episode 10

A botched assignment forces Hetty to fire Deeks and send him back to the LAPD. Meanwhile, an awkward goodbye between Kensi and Deeks leaves her with unexpected emotions for her old partner

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The Long Goodbye
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7.73
854 votes

#9 - The Long Goodbye

NCIS: Los Angeles - Season 7 - Episode 8

The team searches for Jada, the woman Sam led to asylum in the United States four years ago, after she goes missing. Also, Kensi goes undercover with DEA Agent Talia Del Campo.

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Expiration Date
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7.73
906 votes

#10 - Expiration Date

NCIS: Los Angeles - Season 6 - Episode 16

When Callen and Sam are tasked with apprehending a spy contracted by the CIA, Sam is shot and the team enlists the help of Thapa, the elite Nepali soldier from their past, to help to find the shooter. Also, Kensi and Deeks have their first official argument.

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Tuhon
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7.73
1236 votes

#11 - Tuhon

NCIS: Los Angeles - Season 5 - Episode 15

Sam and Callen head to Mexico to search for Tuhon, a retired assassin they encountered on their very first case together, now a suspect in the murder of a diplomat. Meanwhile, Nate and Deeks stay in Los Angeles to assist with the investigation

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Black Widow
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7.73
2068 votes

#12 - Black Widow

NCIS: Los Angeles - Season 2 - Episode 2

After a mysterious hit squad takes out a Special Agent on assignment, the NCIS team jumps into action before the next target is set.

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Partners
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7.67
1774 votes

#13 - Partners

NCIS: Los Angeles - Season 3 - Episode 14

After a diplomatic service van transporting an unknown package from the State Department is hijacked, the NCIS team must determine who committed the crime and what has gone missing. Meanwhile, Callen and Sam celebrate five years as partners, but face one of their biggest challenges when they go undercover for a case.

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Fear and Flesh
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7.66
821 votes

#14 - Fear and Flesh

Quantico - Season 3 - Episode 2

In tracking down the origin of a deadly strain of tuberculosis threatening Americans, Agent Ryan Booth must go undercover and infiltrate a white supremacist organization; an assignment that threatens the life of another member of the team.

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Kill House
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7.66
1319 votes

#15 - Kill House

NCIS: Los Angeles - Season 4 - Episode 14

Callen, Sam, Kensi and Deeks go undercover as an elite tactical force in order to investigate an ambush tied to a cartel kingpin with terrorist connections.

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The Fifth Man
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7.66
1667 votes

#16 - The Fifth Man

NCIS: Los Angeles - Season 4 - Episode 3

The NCIS: LA team investigate a compromised intel operation after four people connected to the classified project are killed at a diner explosion. As Deeks and Kensi are on the trail of those involved, they learn that a wayward teenage girl might be related and Kensi can’t help but be empathetic to her situation.

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Backstopped
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7.66
2133 votes

#17 - Backstopped

NCIS: Los Angeles - Season 3 - Episode 3

Special Agent Sam Hanna is sent undercover as a bomb specialist as the team races to locate stolen explosives somewhere in the city. Meanwhile, to much protest, Hunter changes the dynamics of the team and has Callen partnered with Kensi and Sam with Deeks.

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The Cicada Covenant
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7.64
728 votes

#18 - The Cicada Covenant

Treadstone - Season 1 - Episode 10

Bentley makes a choice. Tara takes action. Edwards runs into complications. Soyun cuts a deal.

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Bounty
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7.64
1941 votes

#19 - Bounty

NCIS: Los Angeles - Season 2 - Episode 8

When a former Army Sergeant responsible for hunting down high-value targets is found dead, the NCIS team searches for terrorist leaders suspected of his murder. Meanwhile, Deeks bonds with a person of interest in the case, making him more determined than ever to track down the killers.

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The Berlin Proposal
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7.63
1194 votes

#20 - The Berlin Proposal

Treadstone - Season 1 - Episode 3

Bentley searches for answers. Edwards meets an asset. Doug gets a visitor. Soyun gets a mission.

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Who Are You?
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7.62
636 votes

#21 - Who Are You?

Quantico - Season 3 - Episode 13

The team is in Ireland, and when they finally come face-to-face with Conor Devlin, not everyone comes out alive. And Alex makes a life-changing decision about her future.

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Fear Feargach
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7.58
669 votes

#22 - Fear Feargach

Quantico - Season 3 - Episode 9

Lives are in danger as the team protects Shelby when she reunites with someone from her past, resulting in deadly consequences.

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The Paradox Andropov
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7.57
838 votes

#23 - The Paradox Andropov

Treadstone - Season 1 - Episode 7

Doug gets intel. Petra visits a comrade. Tara hits rock bottom. Bentley makes a choice.

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The McKenna Erasure
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7.57
792 votes

#24 - The McKenna Erasure

Treadstone - Season 1 - Episode 8

Doug tries to save a target. Edwards and Haynes are hunted. Soyun goes undercover.

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Burned
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7.56
1903 votes

#25 - Burned

NCIS: Los Angeles - Season 1 - Episode 23

After Callen's cover is blown and compromises the unit, the NCIS team races to find out who is behind the security breach.

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The Seoul Asylum
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7.56
754 votes

#26 - The Seoul Asylum

Treadstone - Season 1 - Episode 9

Tara gets answers. Soyun has a plan. Doug prepares for a mission. Bentley becomes a prisoner again.

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The Kentucky Contract
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7.56
1005 votes

#27 - The Kentucky Contract

Treadstone - Season 1 - Episode 4

Doug solves a problem. Edwards has a breakthrough. Soyun embarks on a dangerous journey.

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Disorder
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7.55
1978 votes

#28 - Disorder

NCIS: Los Angeles - Season 2 - Episode 11

Kensi connects personally with a discharged Navy Intelligence officer suffering from post traumatic stress disorder who is the sole survivor of a deadly dispute being investigated by the NCIS team.

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Predator
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7.51
1836 votes

#29 - Predator

NCIS: Los Angeles - Season 1 - Episode 3

The team is assigned to track down a missing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) after it is compromised during a training exercise killing a marine before it disappears.

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The Bank Job
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7.50
1706 votes

#30 - The Bank Job

NCIS: Los Angeles - Season 1 - Episode 15

While opening a safety deposit box at a local bank, NCIS Special Agent Kensi Blye is shot after three armed assailants enter and hold everyone in the building hostage.

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Resurrection
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7.45
1563 votes

#31 - Resurrection

NCIS: Los Angeles - Season 4 - Episode 21

A body is stolen after a special task force successfully takes down an infamous cartel boss, leaving the NCIS: LA team to investigate the leak and track down the missing body.

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Past Lives
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7.35
1506 votes

#32 - Past Lives

NCIS: Los Angeles - Season 1 - Episode 12

The murder of a recently released convict forces Callen to go undercover solo as an old alias, while Sam and the LA team track him from a distance.

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