NCIS: Los Angeles

10 Best Episodes of NCIS: Los Angeles - Season 8

The exploits of the Los Angeles–based Office of Special Projects (OSP), an elite division of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service that specializes in undercover assignments.

Written by Sophie and last updated on may 22, 2023.

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NCIS: Los Angeles - S8E7

#15 - Crazy Train (Season 8 - Episode 7)

After an NSA analyst is found eaten by a shark, the team's investigation leads them to a cartel's money-laundering scheme and sends Callen into a mental asylum to find a key witness; Kensi struggles with her therapy.

The episode was rated 7.75 from 1201 votes.

NCIS: Los Angeles - S8E19

#14 - 767 (Season 8 - Episode 19)

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After an engineer who was developing a new guided missile destroyer is murdered, Callen and Sam go undercover to track his co-worker aboard a plane to Tokyo to sell the classified intel. Also, Deeks plans a surprise get-together for Kensi and her out-of-town friends.

The episode was rated 7.76 from 1311 votes.

NCIS: Los Angeles - S8E5

#13 - Ghost Gun (Season 8 - Episode 5)

The murder of a navy machinist with high security clearance sends the team on a city-wide hunt tracking evidence. Also, Anna Kolcheck partners with Callen, and Sam assists Hetty in the on-going mole investigation.

The episode was rated 7.76 from 1189 votes.

NCIS: Los Angeles - S8E21

#12 - Battle Scars (Season 8 - Episode 21)

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After a highly decorated Navy Captain, Charles Langston, kidnaps a Veterans Affairs administrator who has been siphoning funds, the NCIS team must work with Hetty’s former Vietnam War colleagues, now-retired Admiral AJ Chegwidden and Admiral Sterling Bridges to solve the case.

The episode was rated 7.78 from 1254 votes.

NCIS: Los Angeles - S8E3

#11 - The Queen's Gambit (Season 8 - Episode 3)

The NCIS LA team investigates an abduction case while down two members, with Hetty being held in D.C. for questioning, and another still in the ICU following the mission in Syria.

The episode was rated 7.79 from 1176 votes.

NCIS: Los Angeles - S8E6

#10 - Home Is Where the Heart Is (Season 8 - Episode 6)

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After a maintenance man saved the life of a lieutenant commander, the NCIS team uncovers his dark past which puts a local teenager in danger. Also, Sam must decide which colleague to take to the Los Angeles football game.

The episode was rated 7.81 from 1158 votes.

NCIS: Los Angeles - S8E22

#9 - Golden Days (Season 8 - Episode 22)

A gold heist investigation has the NCIS team working with Hetty's former Vietnam War colleagues, Retired Admiral AJ Chegwidden, Admiral Sterling Bridges and Retired Captain Charles Langston.

The episode was rated 7.83 from 1242 votes.

NCIS: Los Angeles - S8E1

#8 - High-Value Target (Season 8 - Episode 1)

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After NCIS fails to locate a mole in the department, Under Secretary of Defense Corbin Duggan insists on new leadership and takes over the Los Angeles unit from Hetty and Granger.

The episode was rated 7.85 from 1159 votes.

NCIS: Los Angeles - S8E2

#7 - Belly of the Beast (Season 8 - Episode 2)

The team travels to Syria to apprehend a High Value Target where one team member is severely injured when the mission goes awry.

The episode was rated 7.89 from 475 votes.

NCIS: Los Angeles - S8E16

#6 - Old Tricks (Season 8 - Episode 16)

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When a Navy lieutenant and his grandfather are kidnapped from a retirement home, the team's investigation leads them to a con artist couple and the hunt for a rare coin; Callen meanwhile has to deal with his father's actions when he kidnaps the father of his grandson (and Callen's nephew).

The episode was rated 7.89 from 1329 votes.

NCIS: Los Angeles - S8E15

#5 - Payback (Season 8 - Episode 15)

As the team races to save Kensi from Ferris/Sullivan, they find themselves questioning who they can trust when old faces resurface.

The episode was rated 7.91 from 1350 votes.

NCIS: Los Angeles - S8E14

#4 - Under Siege (Season 8 - Episode 14)

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Hetty goes rogue, leaving the NCIS team completely in the dark, and the mole kidnaps one of the agents.

The episode was rated 7.93 from 1337 votes.

NCIS: Los Angeles - S8E23

#3 - Uncaged (Season 8 - Episode 23)

After Sam's wife, Michelle, is taken from her home, the kidnappers demand the prison release of Tahir Khaled, Sam's arch nemesis, in exchange for information on her whereabouts.

The episode was rated 7.96 from 1268 votes.

NCIS: Los Angeles - S8E13

#2 - Hot Water (Season 8 - Episode 13)

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The mole has once again compromised the NCIS team as planted evidence results in the arrests of Callen, Sam, Granger and Deeks, on the day Under Secretary Duggan (Jackson Hurst) returns for Hetty’s resignation.

The episode was rated 8.05 from 1220 votes.

NCIS: Los Angeles - S8E24

#1 - Unleashed (Season 8 - Episode 24)

Following the kidnapping of Sam's wife, Michelle Hanna, Sam goes rogue from the NCIS team and attempts to stop his arch nemesis Tahir Khaled from ever targeting his family again.

The episode was rated 8.05 from 1316 votes.

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