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The Best Episodes of Alias

Every episode of Alias ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Alias!

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Sydney Bristow, an agent who has been tricked to believe she is working for the U.S. government, is actually working for a criminal organization named the Alliance of Twelve. Upon learning this, Sydney becomes a

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Alias Season 2 Episode 13 - Phase One
    9.0/10(858 votes)

    #1 - Phase One

    S2:E13

    Sydney and Jack are confronted by the new director of SD-6 who replaces Sloane, whose whereabouts and intentions are unknown. Meanwhile, romantic sparks begin to fly between Francie and Will.

    Director:Jack Bender
    Writer:J.J. Abrams

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  2. Alias Season 2 Episode 22 - The Telling
    8.7/10(708 votes)

    #2 - The Telling

    S2:E22

    Sydney finally confronts her mother, who reveals her true motivation. Sloane, for his part, begins to execute his new grand plan and Will struggles to figure out who's behind his set-up.

    Director:J.J. Abrams
    Writer:J.J. Abrams

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  3. Alias Season 1 Episode 22 - Almost Thirty Years
    8.5/10(771 votes)

    #3 - Almost Thirty Years

    S1:E22

    In order to save Will's life, Sydney and Vaughn must destroy a familiar looking Rambaldi device, while Jack makes a risky deal with Khasinau's representative, Mr. Sark. Meanwhile, the CIA believes that one of their own is a mole for "The Man"; the Alliance comes to a decision regarding the fate of Emily Sloane; Dixon's suspicions about Sydney intensify; and Sydney finds herself face-to-face with "The Man."

    Director:J.J. Abrams
    Writer:J.J. Abrams

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  4. Alias Season 4 Episode 13 - Tuesday
    8.4/10(526 votes)

    #4 - Tuesday

    S4:E13

    When a mission goes wrong, Sydney's is placed in danger and Marshall is the only one who can save her. Meanwhile, Dixon is exposed to a deadly pathogen released inside APO.

    Director:Frederick E. O. Toye
    Writers:Drew Goddard, Breen Frazier

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  5. Alias Season 4 Episode 22 - Before the Flood
    8.4/10(542 votes)

    #5 - Before the Flood

    S4:E22

    Jack, Sydney, Irina, Vaughn and Nadia parachute into Sovogda. They're supposed to dismantle a giant red ball turning people into zombies. At APO, Marshall and Weiss use the Blackwell Index to blackmail the Russian minister into giving them the access codes to a Russian satellite, they discover that Elena is uplinking the satellite. A CIA agent, Brodien reminds them that the Rambaldi device is broadcasting a subaudible frequency that physiologically alters people who drink it and it is irreversible. Elena learns of the APO team's arrival.

    Director:Lawrence Trilling
    Writers:Josh Appelbaum, André Nemec

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  6. Alias Season 1 Episode 12 - The Box (1)
    8.3/10(788 votes)

    #6 - The Box (1)

    S1:E12

    When armed intruders take over SD-6, led by McKenas Cole, a man bent on exacting revenge on ex-boss Sloane, Sydney and Jack must work together to save their colleagues. Meanwhile, Will fears that his investigation of SD-6 and its link to the murder of Eloise Kurtz is placing his life in jeopardy.

    Director:Jack Bender
    Writers:Jesse Alexander, John Eisendrath

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  7. Alias Season 1 Episode 1 - Truth Be Told
    8.2/10(1514 votes)

    #7 - Truth Be Told

    S1:E1

    Sydney's loyalties are tested after a tragedy exposes the dark side of her superiors and the underhanded doings of her own father.

    Director:J.J. Abrams
    Writer:J.J. Abrams

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  8. Alias Season 1 Episode 13 - The Box (2)
    8.2/10(757 votes)

    #8 - The Box (2)

    S1:E13

    Vaughn disobeys orders and attempts to help Sydney and Jack avert the destruction of SD-6 headquarters and all its occupants. Meanwhile, McKenas Cole continues his vendetta against Sloane and searches for a mysterious device. A desperate but determined woman convince Will to continue his investigation of SD-6 and the imprisonment of David McNeil.

    Director:Jack Bender
    Writers:Jesse Alexander, John Eisendrath

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  9. Alias Season 1 Episode 21 - Rendezvous
    8.2/10(690 votes)

    #9 - Rendezvous

    S1:E21

    Will's life is about to change as he is sent to find the person responsible for leaking information to him about SD-6. Meanwhile, Sloane finds himself on the cusp of finally tracking down Khasinau when SD-6 captures "The Man's" right-hand man, Mr. Sark. Dixon becomes suspicious of Sydney's activities.

    Director:Ken Olin
    Writers:Erica Messer, Debra J. Fisher

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  10. Alias Season 3 Episode 11 - Full Disclosure
    8.2/10(598 votes)

    #10 - Full Disclosure

    S3:E11

    Sydney finally learns the shocking truth about her missing two years from an unlikely source.

    Director:Lawrence Trilling
    Writer:Jesse Alexander

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  11. Alias Season 4 Episode 5 - Welcome to Liberty Village
    8.2/10(523 votes)

    #11 - Welcome to Liberty Village

    S4:E5

    Sydney and Vaughn go undercover as a married couple so as to find a weapon that could bring back the Dark Ages. However, the neighborhood they've infiltrated is not as charming as it seems.

    Director:Kevin Hooks
    Writer:Drew Goddard

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  12. Alias Season 4 Episode 18 - Mirage
    8.2/10(476 votes)

    #12 - Mirage

    S4:E18

    Jack's illness has caused him to hallucinate about a cure. Sydney must recreate the time when Jack was working for the CIA and hid the only man who might be able to help him now. For this, Sydney must play her own mother. Meanwhile, Sophia moves in with Sydney and Nadia.

    Directors:Lawrence Trilling, Brad Turner
    Writers:J.R. Orci, Steven Kane

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  13. Alias Season 4 Episode 21 - Search and Rescue
    8.2/10(484 votes)

    #13 - Search and Rescue

    S4:E21

    Rambaldi's catastrophic endgame begins to fall into place as a giant red ball version of the Circumference/Mueller device is found floating over a large city in Russia, driving the citizens mad with violence. After a wounded Dixon reveals that Irina is alive, Sydney, Nadia, and Jack set off to find her.

    Director:Lawrence Trilling
    Writers:Monica Owusu-Breen, Alison Schapker

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  14. Alias Season 3 Episode 10 - Remnants
    8.1/10(559 votes)

    #14 - Remnants

    S3:E10

    The identity of the mysterious "St. Aidan" forces Sydney to pull a stunned Will out of witness protection. But the pursuit sends the two old friends on a collision course with Allison — the woman who ruined both their lives. Meanwhile, a zealous Lindsey arrests Jack and Vaughn as conspirators in Sydney's escape from NSC custody, Sloane, still under pressure from Lindsey, puts a plan in motion to eliminate Sydney, and Dr. Brezzel has an unpleasant run-in with Sark.

    Director:Jack Bender
    Writer:Jeff Pinkner

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  15. Alias Season 3 Episode 22 - Resurrection
    8.1/10(532 votes)

    #15 - Resurrection

    S3:E22

    Lauren stages a stunning betrayal to steal classified materials from the CIA. Meanwhile, Vaughn comes face to face with his darkest demons in pursuit of his wife; Nadia must decide whether or not she can trust her father, Sloane, in the pursuit of Rambaldi's most priceless artifact; and Sydney receives a shattering revelation that will make her question everything - and everyone - she thought she could trust.

    Director:Ken Olin
    Writer:Jeff Pinkner

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  16. Alias Season 2 Episode 9 - Passage (2)
    8.0/10(596 votes)

    #16 - Passage (2)

    S2:E9

    While continuing on a mission to take control of six nuclear warheads, Sydney and Jack discover where Irina's loyalties lie when she meets up with Gerard Cuvee. Meanwhile, Sloane informs the Alliance that Emily may still be alive.

    Director:Ken Olin
    Writer:Crystal Nix Hines

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  17. Alias Season 2 Episode 12 - The Getaway
    8.0/10(586 votes)

    #17 - The Getaway

    S2:E12

    While Alliance counterintelligence head Ariana Kane tracks Sydney in order to catch her fugitive father, Jack elicits Irina's help in finding Sloane's blackmailer. Meanwhile, Sydney and Vaughn risk exposing their covers to SD-6 when they share a romantic dinner together while on a case in France.

    Director:Lawrence Trilling
    Writer:Jeff Pinkner

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  18. Alias Season 3 Episode 8 - Breaking Point
    8.0/10(540 votes)

    #18 - Breaking Point

    S3:E8

    When Sydney is taken into custody by the NSC, Jack and Vaughn have no choice but to ally themselves with Sloane to rescue her. But with only hours to spare before she is forced to undergo a radical surgery to recover her memories, they must put togther an extraction team, headed by freelance operative Brill (Richard Roundtree, "Shaft"). Meanwhile, Lauren faces an impossible choice — side with the NSC, who she wants to believe is doing the right thing, or with her husband.

    Director:Dan Attias
    Writer:Breen Frazier

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  19. Alias Season 3 Episode 9 - Conscious
    8.0/10(558 votes)

    #19 - Conscious

    S3:E9

    After making a shocking discovery in the desert, Sydney agrees to submit to an experimental procedure conducted by an eccentric doctor, designed to retrieve her lost memories. But while Jack and Vaughn look on, Sydney's mind proves surprisingly resistant to letting her remember her missing time — and the process of recovering it could end up killing her. Meanwhile, Lauren makes a great sacrifice in order to make her alibi believable to Lindsey after breaking Sydney out of NSC custody, and Sloane finds himself boxed in by an unlikely enemy — one who wants to see Sydney Bristow eliminated permanently.

    Director:Ken Olin
    Writers:Josh Appelbaum, André Nemec

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  20. Alias Season 4 Episode 10 - The Index
    8.0/10(459 votes)

    #20 - The Index

    S4:E10

    Dixon enlists Sydney to help him prove that Sloane is double-crossing the CIA and using APO to steal the Blackwell Index, a master blackmail list, and to reconstruct the Alliance. Sydney makes her way into Sloane's house so as to copy the encryption key from his secure phone and crack his calls. When Nadia finds her, she becomes disappointed in her sister. Meanwhile, Vaughn discovers something disturbing about his father when he visits his comatose uncle.

    Director:Lawrence Trilling
    Writers:J.R. Orci, Alison Schapker

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  21. Alias Season 4 Episode 16 - Another Mister Sloane
    8.0/10(465 votes)

    #21 - Another Mister Sloane

    S4:E16

    Sydney and Vaughn tell Jack about Sloane's alleged involvement in Vaughn's search for his father and Irina's contract on Sydney's life. After cornering Sloane, they both conclude that someone is framing him. The APO team set a trap to catch the fake A. Sloane, but they fail. Once they realize what "Arvin Clone" is after, Sloane suggests he should step down temporarily. However, Sydney reluctantly convinces him to stay on the case, since he may the only person able to anticipate "Arvin Clone's" next move. But Nadia fears that this pursuit may revive her father's past obsession – Rambaldi.

    Director:Greg Yaitanes
    Writer:Luke McMullen

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  22. Alias Season 5 Episode 11 - Maternal Instinct
    8.0/10(489 votes)

    #22 - Maternal Instinct

    S5:E11

    Sydney gives birth to the baby, but Sloane may need something from the newborn. Nadia awakens.

    Director:Tucker Gates
    Writer:Breen Frazier

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  23. Alias Season 5 Episode 17 - All the Time in the World
    8.0/10(715 votes)

    #23 - All the Time in the World

    S5:E17

    Peyton tells Sloane that she has made a deal for the Rambaldi Sphere with an ally in China. Sloane arranges for stolen missiles to be sent to Hong Kong. Sloane's plan is revealed to the APO members, who race to stop him before he can use the Rambaldi Sphere to put the plan in motion. But this all leads to a long awaited confrontation between Sydney and Irina.

    Directors:Harmony Gosbee, Tucker Gates
    Writers:Jeff Pinkner, Drew Goddard, J.J. Abrams

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  24. Alias Season 1 Episode 7 - Color Blind
    7.9/10(755 votes)

    #24 - Color Blind

    S1:E7

    While helping Shepard escape from the asylum in Bucharest, Sydney discovers the shocking connection he has with her past. Meanwhile, after tracking the computer virus secretly planted by the CIA, Sloane is confronted by Alliance representative Alain Christophe, who suggests that one or more moles may have infiltrated SD-6. Will continues to investigate the woman claiming to be Danny's mistress and Sydney finds out the truth about her father's involvement in her mother's death 20 years earlier.

    Director:Jack Bender
    Writers:Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman

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  25. Alias Season 1 Episode 9 - Mea Culpa
    7.9/10(710 votes)

    #25 - Mea Culpa

    S1:E9

    Sydney's life is placed in mortal danger when Sloane is informed by his superior that she is the SD-6 mole. Meanwhile, Dixon's life hangs in the balance after he is shot on a mission, and Will realizes that his discovery of Kate Jones' pin could uncover some unexpected information.

    Director:Ken Olin
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Phase One" is the best rated episode of "Alias". It scored 9/10 based on 858 votes. Directed by Jack Bender and written by J.J. Abrams, it aired on 1/26/2003. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Telling".