The Best Episodes Directed By Tucker Gates

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   10.0/10(1 votes)

   #1 - Threat Level Midnight: The Movie

   S0:E422/18/2011

   After 11 years of filming, editing, re-shooting, and re-editing, Michael Scott finally screened his action magnum opus, “Threat Level Midnight”. The short film stars Michael as Agent Michael Scarn, Dwight as Scarn’s sidekick Samuel L. Chang and Jim as painted evil-doer “Goldenface.” It’s “Goldfinger” meets “Youngblood” meets “The Maltese Falcon,” with a twist of “Thriller.”

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   8.9/10(49 votes)

   #2 - Ab Aeterno

   S6:E93/23/2010

   Richard Alpert's back story is shown: In 1867, he is brought to the island on the Black Rock as a slave. He makes a deal with Jacob to be his representative in exchange for immortality. In the present day, Hurley convinces him to help the candidates replace Jacob and stop the Man in Black from leaving the Island.

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   8.6/10(39 votes)

   #3 - Threat Level Midnight

   S7:E162/17/2011

   Michael screens his action film Threat Level Midnight to the office after eleven years of writing, shooting, re-shooting, and editing. The film features Michael as Agent Michael Scarn, Dwight as Scarn's sidekick, and Jim as archnemesis "Goldenface," as well as several people from Michael's past.

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   8.5/10(39 votes)

   #4 - Women's Appreciation

   S3:E215/3/2007

   Phyllis walked into the office looking pale and shocked. A concerned staff surrounded her for comfort. She told them she had been flashed in the parking lot. Jim alerted the police and they already had three other incidents of flashing in the area. Michael didn't think much of it, because it was Phyllis.

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   8.4/10(34 votes)

   #5 - A Pox on Our House

   S7:E711/15/2010

   After a 200-year-old medicine jar found on an off-shore shipwreck shatters in a teenage girl's palm, she is admitted to Princeton Plainsboro for symptoms closely linked to smallpox.

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   8.3/10(39 votes)

   #6 - Branch Closing

   S3:E711/9/2006

   Jan told Michael that the board had voted to close the Scranton branch. There would be a select group of employees that would get a severance package; the others would be going to work at the Stamford branch. She informed Michael that he would be one who would get a severance package.

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   8.3/10(41 votes)

   #7 - The Substitute

   S6:E42/16/2010

   On the island, the Man in Black attempts to recruit Sawyer in his attempt to leave the island, while an impromptu funeral is held for the real Locke. In the flash sideways, Locke is fired from his job and becomes a substitute teacher.

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   8.2/10(45 votes)

   #8 - Across the Sea

   S6:E155/11/2010

   Jacob and the Man in Black are revealed to be twin brothers. They are raised by a mysterious woman who is charged with protecting the island. As revenge for the murder of their adoptive mother (who killed their real mother), Jacob throws his brother into the source of electromagnetism after being made the island's guardian, which transforms the Man in Black into the smoke monster.

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   8.2/10(45 votes)

   #9 - I Do

   S3:E611/8/2006

   Jack makes a decision regarding Ben's offer. Sawyer's life is placed in danger when Pickett decides to make good on his threat. Locke discovers a hidden message that may help unlock the island's secrets. Kate recalls memories from the past, which caused her to make an important choice.

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    8.1/10(31 votes)

    #10 - Fall from Grace

    S7:E173/21/2011

    A homeless man with a history of drug abuse is admitted to Princeton Plainsboro with burns and scars on his chest. Meanwhile, Cuddy reveals her guilt to Wilson about breaking up with House.

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    8.0/10(65 votes)

    #11 - ...In Translation

    S1:E172/23/2005

    When the raft the survivors have been building mysteriously burns down, Michael is convinced that Jin is responsible for the sabotage, which only serves to escalate their rivalry. Meanwhile, Sun stuns her fellow survivors with a surprising revelation, and Boone gives Sayid a warning about his step-sister Shannon. Lastly, more details of Jin and Sun's troubled marriage are revealed through flashbacks.

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    7.9/10(70 votes)

    #12 - Confidence Man

    S1:E811/10/2004

    Shannon's inhaler runs out and Boone believes Sawyer has the remaining three in his stash. When Sawyer refuses to give them up, Jack and Sayid resort to torturing Sawyer until he agrees to reveal the location of the inhalers. In flashback we hear Sawyer's story and find he is not who he says he is.

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    7.8/10(40 votes)

    #13 - The Apartment

    S1:E182/25/2014

    When Jake's building goes co-op and he must pay nearly a half million dollars to keep his apartment, he desperately seeks Gina's help.

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    7.7/10(65 votes)

    #14 - Born to Run

    S1:E225/11/2005

    Jack suspects foul play when Michael becomes violently ill while building the raft. The suspects include Sawyer and Kate, who compete for the last seat on the raft and do anything possible to prevent each other from getting it. Meanwhile, a secret from Kate's past is revealed to the other survivors on the island.

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    7.7/10(39 votes)

    #15 - Job Fair

    S4:E135/8/2008

    Jim is wearing his best golfing uniform because he is hitting the links with a potential client, Phil Maguire. This is a very important account for Jim because he needs to look good to Ryan, who recently put him on probation for his job performance. Andy and Kevin are also joining in the game to show their support.

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    6.6/10(45 votes)

    #16 - Hell Money

    S3:E193/29/1996

    Mulder, Scully and a local Chinese American cop investigate deaths of several Chinese men found to be missing vital internal organs. The clues lead them to a deadly secret lottery run by the Triads in San Francisco's Chinatown district. The game is free to play but losing will cost you more than an arm and a leg.

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    6.6/10(47 votes)

    #17 - El Mundo Gira

    S4:E111/12/1997

    After a strange yellow rain kills a migrant girl, her family believes that a mythical creature el chupacabra was the cause and that it has manifested itself inside her fiancé's brother, who has since disappeared.

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