The Best Episodes Directed By Michael Rymer
Every TV Episode Directed by Michael Rymer Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters
Michael Rymer Ratings Summary
The best episode directed by Michael Rymer is "Shadows in the Cave", rated 9/10 from 1 user votes. It was "written by N/A". "Shadows in the Cave" aired on 8/28/2010 and is rated 0.4 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "Mukōzuke".
9.0/10 1 votes#1 - Shadows in the Cave
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 8/28/2010
After surviving an unexpected van crash, the abductees finally escape and decide to go their separate ways. Everyone attempts to return to their normal lives, however, "The Program" has no intention of letting them go. Meanwhile, Renbe and Kat race to help Janet, only to end up reunited with the rest of the group in eerily familiar territory.
Director: Michael Rymer
Writer: N/A
8.6/10 38 votes#2 - Mukōzuke
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 3/28/2014
The BSU investigates Beverly's death after her body is found displayed in a gruesome tableau. Abel Gideon returns to the Baltimore Hospital for the Criminally Insane. Will seeks a horrific revenge for Beverly's death.
Director: Michael Rymer
Writer: Ayanna Floyd Davis
8.6/10 44 votes#3 - The Wrath of the Lamb
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 8/27/2015
In a desperate bid to slay Francis Dolarhyde, Will Graham engineers a cunning ploy utilizing Hannibal Lecter. Upon learning of his plan, Bedelia Du Maurier voices concerns that Will's actions may not only put his life in peril, but the lives of those around him. As the end draws near, Will remains unflinching in his game with Hannibal-even when it means coming face-to-face with his own darkest fears?
Director: Michael Rymer
Writer: Nick Antosca
8.6/10 38 votes#4 - Yakimono
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 4/11/2014
As Miriam Lass begins her recovery, Will is released from prison and resumes his pursuit of Hannibal.
Director: Michael Rymer
Writer: Steve Lightfoot
8.6/10 33 votes#5 - Kobol's Last Gleaming (2)
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 1/24/2005
When Commander Adama learns that Kara disobeyed orders and Jumped to Caprica on orders from President Roslin, he demands the president's resignation, with the implied threat of a military coup. Roslin refuses his demand and sparks a confrontation.
Director: Michael Rymer
Writer: Ronald D. Moore
8.5/10 18 votes#6 - Crossroads (2)
Season 3 Episode 20 - Aired 3/25/2007
As Baltar's trial comes to a conclusion, key members of the fleet discover that they may be the Final Five Cylons. Tigh attempts to decipher the strange music he is hearing in his head, while a Cylon fleet approaches.
Director: Michael Rymer
Writer: Mark Verheiden
8.4/10 18 votes#7 - Pegasus
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 9/23/2005
Battlestar Galactica was not the only Battlestar to have survived the cylon attack, The Battlestar Pegasus also survived.
Director: Michael Rymer
Writer: Anne Cofell Saunders
8.4/10 18 votes#8 - Lay Down Your Burdens (2)
Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 3/10/2006
When Baltar wins the vote, Roslin considers stealing the election because she believes he is a Cylon collaborator.
Director: Michael Rymer
Writer: Anne Cofell Saunders
8.3/10 18 votes#9 - Resurrection Ship (1)
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 1/6/2006
The Battlestars Galactica and Pegasus face a new Cylon target, a "Resurrection" ship, while a power struggle threatens to result in all-out war among the human fleet.
Director: Michael Rymer
Writer: Anne Cofell Saunders
8.3/10 38 votes#10 - Tome-wan
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 5/16/2014
Bedelia returns and accepts immunity to testify against Hannibal. Mason Verger plots revenge after learning of Hannibal's manipulations.
Director: Michael Rymer
Writer: Chris Brancato
8.2/10 16 votes#11 - Daybreak (2)
Season 4 Episode 20 - Aired 3/20/2009
Adama and the Galactica crew stake the survival of the human race on their plan to rescue Hera from the Cylon colony in this, the series finale.
Director: Michael Rymer
Writer: Ronald D. Moore
8.2/10 18 votes#12 - He That Believeth in Me
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 4/4/2008
During the Cylon attack, Sam Anders has a strange encounter with a Cylon Raider. The crew of the Galactica view Starbuck's return with suspicion and doubt. Gaius Baltar takes refuge with a group of women who believe he has the power to heal others.
Director: Michael Rymer
Writer: Bradley Thompson
8.2/10 43 votes#13 - Relevés
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 6/13/2013
Hannibal convinces Jack and Alana that Will could be the copycat killer.
Director: Michael Rymer
Writer: Chris Brancato
8.1/10 41 votes#14 - 33
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/18/2004
In the wake of the Cylon sneak attack, the ragtag fleet of human survivors is forced to play a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with their pursuers. Every 33 minutes, they make a jump to a new location. And every 33 minutes, the Cylons manage to find them. The pilots are on the brink of exhaustion, relying on artificial stimulants to keep fighting, and the civilians are beginning to doubt the leadership of Commander Adama and President Roslin.
Director: Michael Rymer
Writer: Ronald D. Moore
8.1/10 19 votes#15 - Resurrection Ship (2)
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 1/13/2006
The struggle between Adama and Cain is temporarily put on hold while the two Battlestars combine forces for an assault on the Cylon Resurrection Ship. Apollo faces a momentous decision and Baltar takes an interest in Gina, the Cylon prisoner.
Director: Michael Rymer
Writer: Ronald D. Moore
8.0/10 31 votes#16 - And the Beast from the Sea
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 8/13/2015
Convinced that the Red Dragon will strike at the next full moon, Jack and Will grow desperate, and Alana turns to Hannibal for help.
Director: Michael Rymer
Writer: Steve Lightfoot
8.0/10 34 votes#17 - Shiizakana
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 4/25/2014
Margot Verger seeks out Will as she tries to understand Hannibal. The FBI searches for an animalistic killer who tears his victims' bodies apart.
Director: Michael Rymer
Writer: Jeff Vlaming
8.0/10 32 votes#18 - The Hand of God
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 1/3/2005
As its fuel supply dwindles, the fleet must seek out a new supply of tylium ore or risk becoming sitting ducks to any Cylon attack. A recon patrol finds an asteroid full of the fuel, but there's a catch — the Cylons have found it first and established a heavily guarded refining plant.
Director: Michael Rymer
Writer: Bradley Thompson
8.0/10 20 votes#19 - Revelations
Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 6/13/2008
D'Anna holds President Roslin and other Colonials hostage in order to draw out the Final Five from the Colonial fleet. Col. Tigh believes he has the solution to end the standoff.
Director: Michael Rymer
Writer: Bradley Thompson
8.0/10 11 votes#20 - 137 Sekunden
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/8/2009
A Nazi claims to have knowledge about the blackouts. Meanwhile, Demetri receives an anonymous tip about the future, and Aaron tries to get approval to have his daughter's body exhumed.
Director: Michael Rymer
Writer: David S. Goyer
8.0/10 20 votes#21 - Collaborators
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 10/27/2006
Tyrol participates in the Circle, a secret tribunal on Galactica that tries and convicts in absentia those accused of collaborating with the Cylons during the Occupation. The death sentences--administered without the knowledge of Roslin or Adama--begin to weigh on Tyrol's conscience. Baltar faces a similar jury among the Cylons, who must decide whether he is allowed to stay with them.
Director: Michael Rymer
Writer: Mark Verheiden
8.0/10 32 votes#22 - Kobol's Last Gleaming (1)
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 1/17/2005
While flying a supply patrol, Crashdown and Sharon Valerii discover a bountiful planet that can support human life. Indeed, it might be Kobol, the legendary "home of the gods." The discovery prompts Commander Adama to send a ground team to investigate; it also gives new life to President Roslin's belief that she is a tool of destiny and that this discovery, like her rapidly spreading cancer, is part of an ancient prophecy.
Director: Michael Rymer
Writer: Ronald D. Moore
8.0/10 68 votes#23 - AKA Smile
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 11/20/2015
Jessica and Luke get help from someone else in the neighborhood. Kilgrave gears up for a major test of powers against Jessica.
Director: Michael Rymer
Writer: N/A
7.9/10 47 votes#24 - Entrée
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/2/2013
The Chesapeake Ripper taunts Jack Crawford with guilt from the past.
Director: Michael Rymer
Writer: Kai Yu Wu
7.9/10 11 votes#25 - Black Swan
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/15/2009
Mark thinks Demetri is letting his fear take over his life, while Nicole reveals her shocking vision that involves a murder.
Director: Michael Rymer
Writer: Lisa Zwerling