The Best Episodes Directed By Rachel Talalay
Every TV Episode Directed by Rachel Talalay Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters
Rachel Talalay Ratings Summary
The best episode directed by Rachel Talalay is "Four Fathers", rated 9/10 from 1 user votes. It was "written by Diane Ademu-John". "Four Fathers" aired on 1/28/2002 and is rated 0.4 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "Heaven Sent (1)".
9.0/10 1 votes#1 - Four Fathers
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 1/28/2002
With the morgue pinching pennies the staff wonders who will be “pink slipped”. Elsewhere Jordan works a case involving the son of an old family…friend.
Director: Rachel Talalay
Writer: Diane Ademu-John
8.6/10 65 votes#2 - Heaven Sent (1)
Season 9 Episode 11 - Aired 11/28/2015
Trapped in a world unlike any other he has seen, the Doctor faces the greatest challenge of his many lives. One final test. And he must face it alone.
Director: Rachel Talalay
Writer: Steven Moffat
8.4/10 48 votes#3 - World Enough and Time (1)
Season 10 Episode 11 - Aired 6/24/2017
Friendship drives the Doctor into the rashest decision of his life. Trapped on a giant spaceship, caught in the event horizon of a black hole, he witnesses the death of someone he is pledged to protect. Is there any way he can redeem his mistake? Are events already out of control? For once, time is the Time Lord’s enemy.
Director: Rachel Talalay
Writer: Steven Moffat
8.2/10 5 votes#4 - Sherry Darlin'
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 12/7/2003
Lilly gets an anonymous phone call from a man claiming he killed an elderly woman back in 1989 and buried her body in the basement of a house. When Lilly checks the dwelling, a body is recovered, but the alleged murderer refuses to identify himself.
Director: Rachel Talalay
Writer: Sean Whitesell
8.0/10 44 votes#5 - The Doctor Falls (2)
Season 10 Episode 12 - Aired 7/1/2017
“Without hope, without witness, without reward.” The Mondasian Cybermen are on the rise. It’s time for the Doctor’s final battle…
Director: Rachel Talalay
Writer: Steven Moffat
7.9/10 14 votes#6 - The Best of Smallville
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 3/23/2021
As Smallville celebrates its first Harvest Festival since Martha’s passing, Clark is reminded what his mother meant to him and learns a lesson that will help him move past her death. Meanwhile, Lois makes a breakthrough in the investigation of Morgan Edge. Lastly, Kyle tries to reconnect with Lana, but it seems like he might be falling back into his old ways.
Director: Rachel Talalay
Writer: N/A
7.8/10 26 votes#7 - Hunted
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 1/11/2007
Sam meets a woman who shares his ability to have visions, and she warns him that she has seen the future... where he dies in an explosion.
Director: Rachel Talalay
Writer: Raelle Tucker
7.7/10 53 votes#8 - Dark Water
Season 8 Episode 11 - Aired 11/1/2014
In the mysterious world of the Nethersphere, plans have been drawn. Old friends and old enemies manoeuvre around The Doctor, and an impossible choice is looming over him.
Director: Rachel Talalay
Writer: Steven Moffat
7.7/10 6 votes#9 - Mask of the Red Death (2)
Season 9 Episode 5 - Aired 3/8/2023
As the Red Death wreaks havoc on Central City, Barry and Iris come up with a plan and turn to Cecile for help. Barry is faced with what he thinks was his greatest mistake and the Red Death's greatest success. Khione wants to help Team Flash, but Barry can't risk losing her. Joe gives Barry a much-needed pep talk.
Director: Rachel Talalay
Writer: N/A
7.7/10 28 votes#10 - Puppet Patrol
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 3/1/2019
The Doom Patrol set out for Paraguay where they discover the Nazi doctor who created Mr. Nobody and the connection between The Chief and the two villains.
Director: Rachel Talalay
Writer: Tom Farrell
7.6/10 59 votes#11 - Hell Bent (2)
Season 9 Episode 12 - Aired 12/5/2015
If you took everything from him, betrayed him, trapped him, and broke both his hearts...how far might the Doctor go?
Director: Rachel Talalay
Writer: Steven Moffat
7.5/10 2 votes#12 - Shaman
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 9/8/2002
While travelling out in the wilderness Johnny is plagued by visions of a meteor hitting a mountain and people vanishing. To find out which mountain it is he goes out into the wilderness and injures his leg. Taking refuge in a cave, Johnny picks up a fragment and has a vision of an Indian shaman in the past...who can see Johnny as well.
Director: Rachel Talalay
Writer: Joe Menosky
7.5/10 2 votes#13 - Saving Santa
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 12/13/1999
The first case Georgia brings to Renee's new firm pits them against Cage and Fish. Georgia defends Newman's, an upscale department store against Steve Mallory, who worked as the store's Santa for seventeen years. Cage represents Mallory, who claims that he was wrongfully fired because Newman wants to hire a younger, thinner Santa. Meanwhile, Ally is haunted by visions of herself as a little girl. Ally manages to bring Georgia and Billy together to talk, and Billy sees that he wants Georgia back. But Georgia is not as eager to work things out yet.
Director: Rachel Talalay
Writer: David E. Kelley
7.5/10 31 votes#14 - The Present
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 12/6/2016
With Alchemy and Savitar still looming threats, Barry is unable to focus on the Christmas holiday, and especially his relationship with Iris. Determined to stop Savitar, Barry goes to Earth-3 to get advice from Jay Garrick. Wally wants to help Barry fight Savitar and reveals that he’s been training with H.R, which doesn’t go over well with Barry. As Cisco faces his first Christmas without his brother Dante, old wounds are reopened.
Director: Rachel Talalay
Writer: N/A
7.4/10 9 votes#15 - Time's Up
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 7/8/2012
Kagame pursues the first step of his new agenda – winning over the intellectuals and the grassroots dissenters. When Liber8 kidnaps the CEO of a major corporation, Kiera and Carlos must race an actual ticking clock to save the CEO from public punishment.
Director: Rachel Talalay
Writer: Jonathan Walker
7.3/10 13 votes#16 - Chapter Twenty-Five: The Wicked and the Divine
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 1/31/2018
As preparations for her confirmation ceremony get underway, Veronica becomes concerned that Archie, who’s agreed to be Hiram’s "intern," may be learning too much about her family’s secret business dealings. Jughead and FP lead the charge after an incident at Pickens Park leads to increased tensions among the Serpents. Meanwhile, Chic helps Betty deal with her inner darkness, while Archie finds himself in over his head after a high-stakes poker game with Hiram’s shady inner-circle goes awry.
Director: Rachel Talalay
Writer: Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
7.3/10 13 votes#17 - Chapter Fifty-Seven: Survive the Night
Season 3 Episode 22 - Aired 5/15/2019
After receiving mysterious invitations, Archie, Betty, Veronica and Jughead band together to confront the evils of their past once and for all. Meanwhile, chaos ensues at The Farm after Edgar makes a chilling announcement.
Director: Rachel Talalay
Writer: Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
7.3/10 20 votes#18 - Welcome to Earth
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/24/2016
An attack is made on the President as hot-button, alien vs. human rights issues heat up in National City. Supergirl and the DEO are assigned to protect the President and bring in the responsible party. Alex teams up with Detective Maggie Sawyer to investigate the case while Kara searches for a recently escaped Mon-El, who she fears may be the alien behind the assault.
Director: Rachel Talalay
Writer: Jessica Queller
7.2/10 49 votes#19 - Death in Heaven
Season 8 Episode 12 - Aired 11/8/2014
With Cybermen on the streets of London, old friends unite against old enemies and the Doctor takes to the air in a startling new role. As the Doctor faces his greatest challenge, sacrifices must be made before the day is won.
Director: Rachel Talalay
Writer: Steven Moffat
7.2/10 35 votes#20 - Fast Lane
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 2/2/2016
Barry teams up with Wells to figure out a way to close the breaches, but they are distracted by a meta-human nicknamed Tar Pit who can transform into liquid asphalt. Iris is concerned for Wally’s safety after she finds out about his drag racing hobby. When he refuses to stop she makes a bold move that puts her in danger.
Director: Rachel Talalay
Writer: N/A
7.2/10 25 votes#21 - Last Refuge
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 4/21/2016
The team is targeted by The Pilgrim, a deadly assassin who wants to erase the Legends from the timeline by killing their younger, non-superhero selves. As a protective countermeasure, Rip decides Sara, Snart, Rory, Professor Stein and Jax need to kidnap their past selves first before The Pilgrim gets to them. Coming face-to-face with the younger versions of themselves proves to be both a physical and emotional challenge for certain members of the team who would rather forget their past. Rip tells them he has a refuge for their precious cargo – an orphanage that raises future Time Masters and where he himself grew up.
Director: Rachel Talalay
Writer: Chris Fedak
7.2/10 25 votes#22 - Chapter Six: An Exorcism in Greendale
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/26/2018
Harvey, Roz and Susie explore a mysterious force of evil. Sabrina digs deeper into Ms. Wardwell's intentions. Hilda pursues a new beginning.
Director: Rachel Talalay
Writer: Joshua Conkel
7.2/10 6 votes#23 - A Decent Proposal
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/10/2022
Ben leaps to 1980s Los Angeles and into the body of Eva Sandoval, a no-nonsense bounty hunter in the midst of securing an elusive target. Ben remembers more about his own life.
Director: Rachel Talalay
Writer: Moira Kirland
7.0/10 1 votes#24 - Prime Suspect
Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 3/20/2000
Cage's 'oddball' client (from the previous episode) is accused of murdering his old boss and the firm gets involved in their first murder trial. Suspecting he's been set up, Ally plays detective and goes snooping for additional information. Meanwhile, back at the office, Nelle has a few surprises up her sleeve.
Director: Rachel Talalay
Writer: David E. Kelley
7.0/10 3 votes#25 - Sacrifice
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 1/30/2014
An assassination attempt is made on Bash's life, and Catherine appears to be responsible for it. Meanwhile, Mary offers assistance to a jailed peasant who has a curious link to Bash; and Lola tries to stop Catherine from meddling with Bash and Mary.
Director: Rachel Talalay
Writer: P.K. Simonds