The Best Episodes Directed By Dermott Downs
Every TV Episode Directed by Dermott Downs Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters
Dermott Downs Ratings Summary
The best episode directed by Dermott Downs is "Fast Enough", rated 8.4/10 from 46 user votes. It was "written by N/A". "Fast Enough" aired on 5/19/2015 and is rated 0.0 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "Kill Switch".
8.4/10 46 votes#1 - Fast Enough
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 5/19/2015
Wells presents Barry with a life-changing choice. Dr. Martin Stein and Ronnie Raymond return to help the S.T.A.R. Labs team with this final fight.
Director: Dermott Downs
Writer: N/A
8.4/10 10 votes#2 - Kill Switch
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 4/28/2014
When the Tomorrow People learn the truth about the serum they were injected with, Stephen and Cara attempt to buy time for Jedikiah while he tries to create a possible antidote. Growing impatient, Russell and the other rogue Tomorrow People make a rash decision to sacrifice Roger to Ultra for their own safety. Meanwhile, John is having a hard time figuring out his new role and the only one he can turn to for advice is Astrid.
Director: Dermott Downs
Writer: Leigh Dana Jackson
8.3/10 15 votes#3 - Foundation
Season 7 Episode 18 - Aired 3/21/2012
The team hunts for a kidnapper when an emaciated boy is found in the desert and another goes missing.
Director: Dermott Downs
Writer: Jim Clemente
8.2/10 10 votes#4 - Sitting Ducks
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 1/29/2014
Stephen feels uneasy about his fellow trainee Hillary who has a secret agenda of her own. Stephen's mom wants the family to go camping including her new boyfriend Peter, whom Stephen seems to be having a difficult time reading. Knowing he is going to be out of town, Stephen asks for Cara and John's help to make sure that everything is ok with Astrid while he's gone.
Director: Dermott Downs
Writer: Micah Schraft
8.2/10 10 votes#5 - Smoke and Mirrors
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 3/31/2014
Fed up with Jedikiah’s constant lies about his father, Stephen makes a choice about his alliances. Trusting in Ultra and Hillary, Stephen wants to bring in a break-out to Ultra to see if things have really changed, much to Cara’s dismay. Meanwhile, Stephen’s brother goes missing after Jedikiah forces Stephen to protect him.
Director: Dermott Downs
Writer: Leigh Dana Jackson
8.2/10 5 votes#6 - Partners
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/14/2011
Nikita is stunned when she hears that her old Division partner Kelly escaped from a Turkish prison. Nikita thought Kelly died years ago and always felt responsible because it happened on the mission where Nikita escaped from Division. Knowing Amanda will go after Kelly, Nikita tells Michael they have to go to Turkey to help her. Amanda sends Alex and Roan to Europe to stop the former partners from reuniting.
Director: Dermott Downs
Writer: Kristen Reidel
8.0/10 8 votes#7 - Every Mother's Son
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/20/2014
After Klaus and Elijah receive a cryptic invitation to dinner from their mother, they get ready to expect the worst.
Director: Dermott Downs
Writer: Christopher Hollier
8.0/10 8 votes#8 - Exquisite Corpse
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 4/6/2015
Klaus must put aside his mistrust for Freya in order to save Rebekah's life.
Director: Dermott Downs
Writer: Declan de Barra
8.0/10 9 votes#9 - Superhero
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 3/17/2014
Stephen is still walking a fine line with his Ultra partner Hillary, who continues to be suspicious of his loyalties. When the Tomorrow People and Ultra learn that there is a new break-out doing good for humans, they both want her on their side. Meanwhile, Morgan takes a risk and betrays Jedikiah’s trust to help the Tomorrow People, but what Jedikiah discovers from Morgan is an even bigger surprise.
Director: Dermott Downs
Writer: Alex Katsnelson
8.0/10 5 votes#10 - Scheherazade
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 3/30/2020
When an up-and-coming ballet dancer is mysteriously poisoned, the NYPD dives deep into the rigorous world of dance. Meanwhile, Jessica reunites with an old friend, socialite Nicholas Endicott, and Bright and Eve turn to Martin for answers regarding the girl in the box.
Director: Dermott Downs
Writer: Nora Zuckerman
7.9/10 14 votes#11 - Through the Looking Glass
Season 8 Episode 3 - Aired 10/17/2012
An UNSUB who kidnaps families with the intention of making them admit to and pay for their indiscretions.
Director: Dermott Downs
Writer: Sharon Lee Watson
7.8/10 37 votes#12 - Invasion! (II)
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 11/29/2016
When aliens called the Dominators attack Central City, Barry speeds over to Star City to ask the Green Arrow for help in stopping them. Realizing the battle against the Dominators is bigger than they thought, they track down the Legends of Tomorrow, and Barry and Cisco create a breach to bring back a secret weapon – Supergirl. Once all of the super friends are assembled, they come up with a plan to attack but a shocking secret related to Flashpoint is revealed and suddenly no one is sure who they can trust. Meanwhile, Wally wants to join the battle against the aliens but Iris tells him he’s not ready. The crossover starts on Supergirl S02E08 Medusa (I). It continues on Arrow S05E08 Invasion! (III) and DC's Legends of Tomorrow S02E07 Invasion! (IV).
Director: Dermott Downs
Writer: N/A
7.8/10 22 votes#13 - Legendary
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 5/19/2016
After the numerous sacrifices the team has made since the beginning of this ride, Rip decides that it’s time they each decide their own destiny and returns them to Central City a few months after they first left. Returned to their normal lives, each team member must individually decide if they are willing to sacrifice everything in order to save the world. Meanwhile, Sara visits with her father who delivers some heartbreaking news about her sister.
Director: Dermott Downs
Writer: N/A
7.8/10 19 votes#14 - Raiders of the Lost Art
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 1/24/2017
When Damien Darhk and Malcolm Merlyn try to capture Rip Hunter in 1967, they create an Aberration big enough to draw the attention of the Legends. However, when the team arrives they discover that Rip has no memories of his past due to “time drift” and is just a graduate film student. After trying to convince Rip of who he was, they discover that he possesses an incredibly powerful artifact known as the Spear of Destiny, which the Legion of Doom is after. Ray and Nate realize that the Aberration has also affected them personally making it difficult to help the team. Meanwhile, Rory asks Stein for help and makes him promise to keep it a secret from the team.
Director: Dermott Downs
Writer: Chris Fedak
7.8/10 4 votes#15 - The Killabustas
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 4/20/2021
Despite Gil's fatherly concerns, Bright throws himself into a new case involving an escalating killer that has Edrisa's online vigilante group, known as the "Killabustas," trying to stop him. Meanwhile, Jessica realizes that she must dive deep into her past traumas in order to write a book and may need Gil's help to do it. Then, Martin's relationship with Dr. Capshaw intensifies.
Director: Dermott Downs
Writer: Sabrina Deana-Roga
7.7/10 15 votes#16 - The Good, The Bad and The Cuddly
Season 3 Episode 18 - Aired 4/9/2018
The Legends plan to vanquish Mallus by using the totems doesn't go as planned, forcing Rip to improvise. The team finds itself regrouping in the Wild West where they run into their old pal Jonah Hex. Sara leaves Ray in charge of watching Damien Darhk, while she comes up with a new plan. Meanwhile, Amaya is determined to find a way to use the totems to destroy Mallus.
Director: Dermott Downs
Writer: Marc Guggenheim
7.7/10 35 votes#17 - Donkey Patrol
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 2/22/2019
Following Mr. Nobody’s capture of The Chief, the Doom Patrol investigate the mysterious albino donkey and discover it’s a door to another universe, where Mr. Nobody is in control.
Director: Dermott Downs
Writer: Neil Reynolds
7.7/10 6 votes#18 - Click Your Poison
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 5/6/2015
Special Agent Avery Ryan and her team investigate when a man dies after taking medication he purchased from a hacked ad on a medical website.
Director: Dermott Downs
Writer: N/A
7.6/10 28 votes#19 - Virtual Reality Bites
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 4/21/2015
Liv eats rotting brains to get a lead on the murder of an agoraphobic Internet troll and MMORPG player. Meanwhile, Major continues looking into Jerome's disappearance, and Eva makes the acquaintance of Meat Cute's owner.
Director: Dermott Downs
Writer: Gloria Calderón Kellett
7.5/10 27 votes#20 - Penance
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 10/26/2016
Oliver and Lyla team up on a secret mission for Diggle. Felicity finds out and disapproves of the plan and opts to stay behind. When Tobias Church launches a deadly assault against the city, Felicity must decide if she wants to send the recruits out sans the Green Arrow.
Director: Dermott Downs
Writer: Oscar Balderrama
7.5/10 40 votes#21 - The Return
Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 2/18/2015
Malcolm puts Oliver and Thea in a dangerous situation that lands them on Lian Yu with Oliver's former enemy Deathstroke. In a flashback, Oliver and Maseo return to Starling City to retrieve the Omega bio weapon.
Director: Dermott Downs
Writer: Erik Oleson
7.5/10 16 votes#22 - Daddy Darhkest
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 2/12/2018
After Sara's encounter with Mallus, the Legends are paid a visit by John Constantine, a demonologist detective. The Legends agree to accompany him to a present-day psychiatric hospital and they are surprised to discover who Constantine is trying to help. During the exorcism, Sara, Leo and Constantine go missing, leaving Ray and Zari to try to take care of Constantine's client. Meanwhile, Amaya and Nate once again come face to face with Kuasa.
Director: Dermott Downs
Writer: Keto Shimizu
7.5/10 2 votes#23 - I Know It Feels Impossible
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 5/19/2023
The station 42 and Three Rock crews face a daring rescue when a massive mudslide tears through Edgewater. Meanwhile, Bode's freedom is on the line at his parole hearing.
Director: Dermott Downs
Writer: Tia Napolitano
7.4/10 9 votes#24 - I Like to Be Hugged
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/26/2021
Chucky reminisces about his first murder, urging Jake to make a choice -- kill or be killed.
Director: Dermott Downs
Writer: Nick Zigler
7.4/10 23 votes#25 - Crisis on Earth-X (III)
Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 11/28/2017
Barry and Iris's wedding brings the gang together, but things go awry when villains from Earth-X attack the ceremony. All of the superheroes band together with help from their super friends like Citizen Cold, The Ray, Felicity Smoak, Iris West and Alex Danvers to take on their most formidable villains yet. Earth's mightiest heroes - Green Arrow, Supergirl, The Flash and White Canary - lead their teams into battle to save the world. The crossover starts on Supergirl S03E08 Crisis on Earth X (I) and Arrow S06E08 Crisis on Earth X (II). It continues on DC's Legends of Tomorrow S03E08 Crisis on Earth X (IV).
Director: Dermott Downs
Writer: N/A