The Best Episodes Directed By Steven A. adelson
Every TV Episode Directed by Steven A. adelson Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters
Steven A. Adelson Ratings Summary
The best episode directed by Steven A. Adelson is "Da Bomb", rated 8.444/10 from 9 user votes. It was "written by Kim Rome". "Da Bomb" aired on 1/25/2016 and is rated 0.0 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "Nurture".
8.4/10 9 votes#1 - Da Bomb
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 1/25/2016
Team Scorpion is tasked with helping NASA’s top secret rocket launch, but they must sabotage their own mission when Walter’s date from the previous night has a bomb strapped to her chest.
Director: Steven A. Adelson
Writer: Kim Rome
8.4/10 9 votes#2 - Nurture
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 5/20/2017
Cole and Railly find themselves at opposite ends of an unspeakable decision. Jones grows suspicious while Railly turns to an emotional ally for advice. All hell breaks loose during a massive fire-fight.
Director: Steven A. Adelson
Writer: N/A
8.4/10 8 votes#3 - Little Boy Lost
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 10/17/2016
Team Scorpion must find a boy from Ralph’s class who goes missing on a field trip after he accidentally has a run-in with a deadly criminal. Also, Toby gets closer to finding out the identity of Happy’s husband.
Director: Steven A. Adelson
Writer: Rob Pearlstein
8.3/10 18 votes#4 - Karakurt
Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 5/7/2015
Following intel from Red, the FBI find themselves one-step behind the most dangerous Russian Assassin, Karakurt, an enemy on U.S. soil. To avoid catastrophe, Liz and Ressler meet with Russian Counter-Intelligence who offer insight not only on Karakurt, but also on the identity of Liz’s mother. Cooper finds himself in a compromising position.
Director: Steven A. Adelson
Writer: N/A
8.1/10 11 votes#5 - Lullaby
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 6/6/2016
Jones comes to the disheartening realization that time travel is humanity's true enemy and that as its architect she needs to be stopped, and so she sends Railly back to the year 2020 with orders to undo all of it.
Director: Steven A. Adelson
Writer: Sean Tretta
8.0/10 2 votes#6 - The Norseman
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/29/2015
After discovering some unnerving news, the House bets on whether Alex Kane can stop a serial killer from striking before Halloween. Meanwhile, Det. Brown is hot on Cassandra's tail and Mr. Johnson intervenes.
Director: Steven A. Adelson
Writer: Nick Antosca
8.0/10 2 votes#7 - I Answer to No Man
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 1/24/2018
When Fallon is taken hostage, the rest of the family must come together to enact a rescue mission - but coming together isn't exactly what Carringtons do best. Out of desperation, Culhane turns to Jeff Colby for help, while Cristal is forced to choose between her old family and her new one.
Director: Steven A. Adelson
Writer: Gladys Rodriguez
7.9/10 7 votes#8 - O Brave New World
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 4/10/2015
Kyle rescues Dr. Sarah Jordan as Alan Farragut fights his own brother, Peter Farragut.
Director: Steven A. Adelson
Writer: Steven Maeda
7.8/10 19 votes#9 - Eli Matchett
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 10/15/2015
Liz and Red take a detour to the Midwest. Ressler, Aram and Samar accidentally uncover what could turn into a global food crisis. Cooper seeks help from an unexpected source.
Director: Steven A. Adelson
Writer: J.R. Orci
7.8/10 10 votes#10 - Chapter Eighty: Purgatorio
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 2/10/2021
After spending seven years away from Riverdale, Archie returns to find the town is now under Hiram Lodge's grip and on the verge of becoming a ghost town. When Toni catches him up on what's been going on, Archie reaches out to the rest of the gang to return home.
Director: Steven A. Adelson
Writer: Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
7.8/10 4 votes#11 - Supernova
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 4/5/2021
When the team investigates a group of teenagers who are using Debris to kill the elderly, Bryan faces increasing pressure from Maddox to get answers out of Finola.
Director: Steven A. Adelson
Writer: Jeff Vlaming
7.7/10 18 votes#12 - T. Earl King VI
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 3/5/2015
A former paramour involves Reddington in a deadly game with a wealthy, powerful family dynasty whose ill-begotten fortune was amassed from an underground auction of human and material contraband. Meanwhile, Tom takes on a new mission.
Director: Steven A. Adelson
Writer: Brandon Sonnier
7.7/10 10 votes#13 - Enemy of My Enemy
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 3/5/2014
Julian is back and angrier than ever, but when he gets caught by Ultra he is forced to strike a deal that could cost his and Stephen’s lives. John once again disobeys Cara’s orders when he learns the Julian has discovered the location of the Tomorrow People’s lair. Meanwhile, Astrid is plagued by nightmares after her near-death experience and turns to her new friend John for some comfort.
Director: Steven A. Adelson
Writer: Ray Utarnachitt
7.7/10 27 votes#14 - Milton Bobbit
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 3/31/2014
Red and the team search for a life insurance claim adjuster who talks people into becoming contract killers; Liz and Red try to uncover Tom's secrets.
Director: Steven A. Adelson
Writer: Daniel Voll
7.5/10 12 votes#15 - Reunion
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 1/23/2015
The CDC team continue to investigate the island; at the same time, they discover Peter's brother, Alan, is a member of Brother Michael's cult, and his warnings for them to leave the abbey fall on deaf ears.
Director: Steven A. Adelson
Writer: Timothy J. Lea
7.5/10 10 votes#16 - Cross-Pollination
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 2/27/2015
As Peter gains a new cellmate, Michael takes extreme action when his followers begin to mutiny.
Director: Steven A. Adelson
Writer: Adria Lang
7.5/10 15 votes#17 - San Jose
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 1/16/2015
15 months after the events at Arctic Biosystems, new CDC team with the addition of biotoxicologist Kyle Sommer respond to a potential outbreak on a Windjammer in the Northern Pacific. Their search leads them to an island occupied by a mysterious cult led by the charismatic Michael. Meanwhile, 30 years in the future, Walker arrives at the same island searching for Alan Farragut.
Director: Steven A. Adelson
Writer: Steven Maeda
7.4/10 7 votes#18 - Dork Day Afternoon
Season 4 Episode 18 - Aired 3/5/2018
Team Scorpion inadvertently crashes a bank robbery in progress and is taken hostage. Also, Sylvester’s feelings for Florence grow.
Director: Steven A. Adelson
Writer: Paul Grellong
7.4/10 11 votes#19 - Vade in Pace
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 3/6/2015
The Coast Guard arrives on the island to take the CDC team to another island to deal with another outbreak of the pathogen. Meanwhile, Sister Amy has to contend with Brother Michael and his plans.
Director: Steven A. Adelson
Writer: Bobak Esfarjani
7.3/10 20 votes#20 - Chapter Thirty-Five: Brave New World
Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 5/16/2018
With Fred trailing in the polls, Archie steps in to lend a hand in his dad’s mayoral campaign. Veronica stays one step ahead after uncovering Hiram’s latest scheme. Elsewhere, Cheryl finalizes her emancipation from her mother, while FP makes a surprising announcement to Jughead and the Serpents. Finally, Betty confronts her darkest demons.
Director: Steven A. Adelson
Writer: Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
7.3/10 6 votes#21 - Bear Trap + Mob Boss
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 3/9/2018
Mac, Jack and Riley set out to find a mobster-turned-informant after he’s kidnapped and taken to Chernobyl by an international crime boss who’s worried he will deliver incriminating information to the CIA. Also, Bozer struggles to keep a secret from Matty.
Director: Steven A. Adelson
Writer: Nancy Kiu
7.3/10 7 votes#22 - Broken Wind
Season 3 Episode 20 - Aired 3/20/2017
While on a mission to repair a turbine at a wind farm, Team Scorpion must race to save Paige and Happy before the cable holding the gondola they are in snaps and sends them plummeting to the ground.
Director: Steven A. Adelson
Writer: Cait Duffy
7.3/10 21 votes#23 - Chapter Six: Faster, Pussycats! Kill! Kill!
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 3/2/2017
With Riverdale High's annual variety show around the corner, Valerie's efforts to help Archie prepare for his big performance lead to some major fallout between her and Josie. Meanwhile, Betty and Jughead's investigation into Jason's death brings them to a home for troubled youth and face-to-face with Polly. Just as her relationship with her mother was on the upswing, an unexpected betrayal sends Veronica spiraling, while Josie deals with her own pressures at home after her overbearing father returns for her performance at the variety show. Finally, Hermoine's first day at Andrew's Construction finds her and Fred growing closer.
Director: Steven A. Adelson
Writer: Nicholas Zwart
7.2/10 8 votes#24 - Chapter Eighty-One: The Homecoming
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 2/17/2021
Toni, Alice, Archie and Kevin fight to keep Riverdale High's doors open after learning that its budget had been cut by Hiram Lodge. Veronica gets creative when she discovers Chad is having her followed. Jughead starts a new job after debt collectors show up in Riverdale.
Director: Steven A. Adelson
Writer: Michael Grassi
7.1/10 9 votes#25 - Collision Point
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 7/5/2016
A tragedy strikes the team's only ally within the government, leaving Jackson and the team on their own to stop a surge of animal-related attacks from destroying the city of Geneva, Switzerland. Meanwhile, Dariela discovers something shocking about General Davies; and in the Canadian wilderness, Jamie comes across a troubling detail about Logan.
Director: Steven A. Adelson
Writer: Rebekah F. Smith