8.5/1012 votes#1 - Judas on a Pole
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 12/13/2006
Booth and Brennan are called to the scene where a man's body was found hung like a scarecrow, gutted, and burned on the roof of a building used by the FBI to hide witnesses.
Director: David Duchovny
Writer: Hart Hanson
8.1/1035 votes#2 - Talitha Cumi (1)
Season 3 Episode 24 - Aired 5/17/1996
After his mother suffers a stroke under strange circumstances, Mulder searches for a strange, benevolent alien man that possesses miraculous healing powers. With the help from Mr. X, he learns about the involvement of the Cigarette-Smoking Man and uncovers some secrets kept by his parents.
Director: David Duchovny
Writer: Chris Carter
7.9/1035 votes#3 - The Unnatural
Season 6 Episode 19 - Aired 4/25/1999
Mulder meets with Agent Arthur Dales' brother (also named Arthur) and is told a tale of a talented negro baseball player from Roswell, New Mexico in the 1940's who may have been an alien that ran away from his colony because of his love for the game.
Director: David Duchovny
Writer: David Duchovny
7.4/1018 votes#4 - Wish You Were Here
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 9/27/2009
With Karen gone, Hank has to deal with a more and more rebellious Becca. Meanwhile, Charlie and Marcy move back together though they still plan to divorce each other.
Director: David Duchovny
Writer: Tom Kapinos
7.3/1016 votes#5 - Suicide Solution
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 1/16/2011
Hank is told he faces 3 years in prison because the DA wants to make an example of him. There are signs Marcy is pregnant. Hank tries to fix things with Becca. The episode ends as Hank high on drugs and liquor writes a letter to Becca and then passes out.
Director: David Duchovny
Writer: Tom Kapinos
7.2/1018 votes#6 - Slip of the Tongue
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/28/2008
After reuniting at the end of Season One, Hank and Karen decide to pack up and head to New York. As part of the reconciliation, Hank undergoes a grueling vasectomy at Karen's request. Hank has an accident when he confuses a partygoer for Karen. Hank gets arrested for driving under the influence and assaulting an officer.
Director: David Duchovny
Writer: Tom Kapinos
7.1/1017 votes#7 - The Way of the Fist
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 1/15/2012
Hank passes on writing Samurai Apocalypse's new movie but Sam won't take no for an answer and drags Hank to a meeting with director Peter Berg, where they discover that Hank and Peter have shared more than just a love of the written word. Sam takes it on himself to get rid of Tyler, which makes things worse between Hank and Becca. Co-parents Charlie, Marcy and Stu have their hands full when Little Stuart exposes himself to a preschool classmate, and Charlie takes it upon himself to mend fences with the offended girl's attractive mother.
Director: David Duchovny
Writer: N/A
7.0/1016 votes#8 - Levon
Season 7 Episode 1 - Aired 4/13/2014
Hank's reunion with Karen doesn't go quite as he planned. Meanwhile, Hank gets hired by the "Santa Monica Cop" showrunner, and a reporter asks to interview Hank for his college paper.
Director: David Duchovny
Writer: N/A
6.8/1021 votes#9 - William
Season 9 Episode 16 - Aired 4/28/2002
Doggett catches someone in the X-files office trying to steal documents pertaining to Mulder's sister. The intruder is a severely scarred man who blames his disfigurement on Government conspirators. He claims the source of that information - and, in fact, the one who helped him gain entry - is Mulder. Although he refuses to divulge the missing agent's whereabouts, the mystery man has enough knowledge of the X-files and its history to lead Doggett to suspect that he just might be Mulder himself. Scully's fears for the safety of her son are elevated when he is injected with an unknown substance. With the mystery surrounding William becoming even darker, Scully must allow herself to send him away for his own safety.
Director: David Duchovny
Writer: Chris Carter
6.7/1018 votes#10 - The Unforgiven
Season 6 Episode 1 - Aired 1/13/2013
Hank Moody narrowly survives the aftermath of his scorned ex-lover Carrie; her attempted suicide to see them both together, free from the constraints around them. Charlie takes Hank to see Atticus Fetch, a rocker who is interested in turning "A Crazy Little Thing Called Love" into a Broadway show. Meanwhile, Karen, Marcy and Charlie have to deal with Hank, after a revelation about Becca.
Director: David Duchovny
Writer: N/A
6.5/1024 votes#11 - Hollywood A.D.
Season 7 Episode 19 - Aired 4/30/2000
Mulder and Scully watch a movie with themselves as characters and are thoroughly disgusted at how they and their case are portrayed on the big screen. They recount how 18 months earlier they were followed around by a Hollywood producer while investigating a case concerning The Lazarus Bowl - a mythical piece of pottery reputed to have inscribed on it the words that Jesus Christ spoke when he raised Lazarus from the dead.
Director: David Duchovny
Writer: David Duchovny
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"Judas on a Pole" is the best rated episode directed by David Duchovny. It scored 8.5/10 based on 12 votes. It was written by Hart Hanson. It aired on 12/13/2006 and is rated 0.4 points higher than their second-best episode, "Talitha Cumi (1)".