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The Worst Episodes of Alias

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Every episode of Alias ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Alias!

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...
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  • ...1...
    7.1/10(426)
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    #1 - ...1...

    Season 5 Episode 2

    Aired 10/6/2005

    Sydney teams up with Renée - a fugitive on the CIA's most wanted list -- to track down the murderer of a close friend before the killer can strike again. Meanwhile, Jack enlists a reluctant new agent, Thomas Grace (Balthazar Getty), and Weiss struggles to decide whether or not to accept a promotion that would force him to leave his colleagues.

    Director: Fred Toye

    Writer: J.R. Orci

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  • Out of the Box
    7.1/10(425)
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    #2 - Out of the Box

    Season 5 Episode 5

    Aired 10/27/2005

    Sydney and Tom discover that Renie has stolen the cryo container, and soon find themselves under siege by a group of mercanaries who want the contents of the container. Meanwhile, Sloane takes matters into his own hands to get himself back into APO.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Jesse Alexander

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  • I See Dead People
    7.3/10(464)
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    #3 - I See Dead People

    Season 5 Episode 14

    Aired 5/10/2006

    Marshall reports to Jack that a microchip, found in Renée Rienne's body, is etched with the name 'Andre Micheaux'. Peyton tells Sloane that Sydney is being sent to Nepal to meet with someone regarding the chip. Sloane sends Anna, now Sydney's doppelgänger, to intercept. When Marshall discovers that the APO office is bugged, Jack frantically tries to reach Sydney to warn her before it is too late.

    Director: Jamie Babbit

    Writer: J.R. Orci, Andi Bushell

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  • No Hard Feelings
    7.3/10(460)
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    #4 - No Hard Feelings

    Season 5 Episode 15

    Aired 5/17/2006

    Sydney now posing as Anna, brings Peyton a microchip with a device hidden in it. Meanwhile Sloane finishes translating page 47 and reports that only the chosen one can complete the circle, which leads Sark and Sydney on a dangerous mission to a prison. Rachel finally discovers Tom's secret about what happened to his wife.

    Director: Tucker Gates

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Orphan
    7.4/10(7)
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    #5 - The Orphan

    Season 4 Episode 12

    Aired 3/23/2005

    Nadia puts her own life - as well Sydney's and Weiss's - in danger after failing to unveil her past through a dangerous criminal. Meanwhile, Vaughn finds a person who is somehow connected to his father and Nadia as well.

    Director: Ken Olin

    Writer: Monica Owusu-Breen

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  • Fait Accompli
    7.4/10(408)
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    #6 - Fait Accompli

    Season 5 Episode 7

    Aired 11/17/2005

    Sydney and APO attempt to discover whom Gordon Dean is working for and what their end game is. Meanwhile, when the group claiming to have a cure for daughter Nadia continues to play mind games with him, Sloane struggles for control.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Andi Bushell

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  • Echoes
    7.5/10(6)
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    #7 - Echoes

    Season 4 Episode 8

    Aired 2/23/2005

    Sloane temporarily steps down as Director of his Task Force and gives Jack full authority over the next assignment, which involves Anna Espinosa, Sydney's old foe. However, Anna turns the tables on APO when she captures Nadia and forces Sydney to do her biddings. Sydney tells Nadia about the Rambaldi's prophecy which dictates that two sisters will fight and only one will survive. Meanwhile, Vaughn visits Sark and tries to trick him into helping them to catch Anna. In the end, one of the sisters is mortally wounded by Anna.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Prophet Five
    7.5/10(494)
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    #8 - Prophet Five

    Season 5 Episode 1

    Aired 9/29/2005

    After learning that the man she has known as Michael Vaughn is under investigation and suspected of being a double agent, Sydney begins to question whether their business and personal relationship over the years had all been a lie.

    Director: Ken Olin

    Writer: Monica Owusu-Breen, Alison Schapker

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  • Mockingbird
    7.5/10(424)
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    #9 - Mockingbird

    Season 5 Episode 4

    Aired 10/20/2005

    While Sloane awaits the outcome of his sentencing, Sydney's life is put in grave danger when Gordon Dean discovers that Rachel is still alive.

    Director: Fred Toye

    Writer: Drew Goddard

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  • Solo
    7.5/10(411)
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    #10 - Solo

    Season 5 Episode 6

    Aired 11/10/2005

    Rachel receives a little help from Syd for her first solo mission while Sloan is back at APO in frequent contact with Gordon Dean.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Authorized Personnel Only (1)
    7.6/10(7)
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    #11 - Authorized Personnel Only (1)

    Season 4 Episode 1

    Aired 1/5/2005

    Sydney quits the CIA and joins a Black Ops unit called "Authorized Personnel Only" alongside Dixon, Jack, Vaughn and... Sloane. Meanwhile, the truth Sydney found out in Wittenberg endangers her relationship with Jack, and eventually she reveals the awful truth to Vaughn.

    Director: Ken Olin

    Writer: J.J. Abrams

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  • Détente
    7.6/10(7)
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    #12 - Détente

    Season 4 Episode 7

    Aired 2/16/2005

    While Sydney and Nadia argue about Nadia's acceptance of Sloane's fatherly concerns, Sloane worries about Nadia's well-being when she and Sydney go undercover as wealthy, irresponsible young heiresses to uncover the whereabouts of a deadly chemical.

    Director: Craig Zisk

    Writer: Monica Owusu-Breen, Alison Schapker

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  • A Man of His Word
    7.6/10(7)
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    #13 - A Man of His Word

    Season 4 Episode 9

    Aired 3/2/2005

    While Nadia is in a coma, Sark is taken into APO to help them infiltrate Cadmus Revolutionary Front and retrieve the bomb, but in return he demands to see Lauren's corpse and that Vaughn opens her coffin for him. Nadia may be the only person with the intel they need to intercept the bomb, so Jack is forced to prematurely wake Nadia from her coma, endangering her life, which doesn't please Sloane when he finds out.

    Director: Marita Grabiak

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Road Home
    7.6/10(7)
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    #14 - The Road Home

    Season 4 Episode 11

    Aired 3/16/2005

    Sydney must protect the life of a civilian, whom she unintentionally put in danger. Meanwhile, Jack plans a visit with an old friend, and Vaughn uncovers more disturbing secrets about his father.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Monica Owusu-Breen, Alison Schapker

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  • In Dreams...
    7.6/10(7)
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    #15 - In Dreams...

    Season 4 Episode 19

    Aired 5/11/2005

    The team captures the Sloane Imposter and questions him to find a rare Rambaldi orchid. The real Sloane must relive a painful memory in order to get the Imposter to reveal the orchid location.

    Director: Jennifer Garner

    Writer: Jon Robin Baitz

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  • The Shed
    7.6/10(428)
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    #16 - The Shed

    Season 5 Episode 3

    Aired 10/13/2005

    Sydney is forced to partner on a mission with new APO agent Thomas Grace. They discover that Rachel Gibson -- a spy suspected of being involved in activities against the U.S. -- has something shockingly in common with Sydney.

    Director: Tucker Gates

    Writer: N/A

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  • Bob
    7.6/10(469)
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    #17 - Bob

    Season 5 Episode 8

    Aired 12/7/2005

    Rachel and Sydney have to join forces with Julian Sark to prevent a deadly micropulse bomb from falling in the hands of a dangerous mercenary.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Monica Owusu-Breen, Alison Schapker

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  • 30 Seconds
    7.6/10(451)
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    #18 - 30 Seconds

    Season 5 Episode 13

    Aired 5/3/2006

    While the gang starts to learn more about the Prophet 5, Sloane is distressed to learn that Prophet Five's cure for Nadia is just as likely to kill her. Meanwhile, Devlin returns, the search for Anna Espinosa continues, Rambaldi's prophetic Page 47 resurfaces, and Sydney offers Renée a job at APO.

    Director: Fred Toye

    Writer: Monica Owusu-Breen, Alison Schapker

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  • Dead Drop
    7.7/10(6)
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    #19 - Dead Drop

    Season 2 Episode 4

    Aired 10/20/2002

    Sydney's dealings with her mother lead Jack to take drastic measures to ensure his daughter's safety. Meanwhile Will is confronted by a mysterious woman about resurrecting his story on SD-6.

    Director: Guy Norman Bee

    Writer: Jesse Alexander

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  • A Free Agent
    7.7/10(6)
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    #20 - A Free Agent

    Season 2 Episode 15

    Aired 2/9/2003

    Sydney must make a life-defining decision regarding her future with the agency, while Sloane re-emerges and continues his obsessive quest to piece together the mysterious Rambaldi artifacts - with the reluctant aid of a kidnapped scientist. Meanwhile, Dixon's marriage is put to the test after he tells his wife the truth about his occupation.

    Director: Alex Kurtzman

    Writer: Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci

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  • Succession
    7.7/10(6)
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    #21 - Succession

    Season 3 Episode 2

    Aired 10/5/2003

    Sydney's search for her past leads to a jailed Sark, but their Q&A is cut short when he becomes the ransom for a pair of abducted CIA scientists, whose kidnappers may be tied to the murder of his father. Jack contacts an old friend of sorts for info on Sloane's new world-peace project, and Vaughn makes a decision about his future as an operative.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman

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  • Reunion
    7.7/10(6)
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    #22 - Reunion

    Season 3 Episode 3

    Aired 10/12/2003

    Sydney and Vaughn are reunited again as a team to prevent Sark from destroying the nation's satellite communications system. Meanwhile, Jack must find a way to stop Marshall from uncovering the identity of a familiar murderer. Sydney accompanies Vaughn and Lauren as they meet with Sloane to ask for a favor.

    Director: Jack Bender

    Writer: Jeff Pinkner

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  • Repercussions
    7.7/10(6)
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    #23 - Repercussions

    Season 3 Episode 5

    Aired 10/26/2003

    While Vaughn's life hangs in the balance, Lauren butts heads with Sydney after learning the part she played in his stabbing. Meanwhile, Sydney further questions Sloane's allegiances after he is kidnapped by Kazari Bomani, a kingpin in The Covenant; Jack's cover is jeopardized when he meets with Simon to dig up information on Sydney's missing two years; and Marshall is sent on his second mission with Sydney, posing as a high-stakes, southern gambler.

    Director: Ken Olin

    Writer: Jesse Alexander

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  • Crossings
    7.7/10(7)
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    #24 - Crossings

    Season 3 Episode 12

    Aired 1/18/2004

    Jack contacts a mysterious woman with ties to Irina to help him free Sydney and Vaughn, who have been captured and face a North Korean firing squad. But Jack is faced with a curious conundrum when the woman tells him that she will not put the rescue plan in motion until he fulfills a favor - assassinate Sloane.

    Director: Ken Olin

    Writer: N/A

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  • After Six
    7.7/10(6)
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    #25 - After Six

    Season 3 Episode 13

    Aired 2/15/2004

    Sydney and Vaughn are sent to retrieve the Doleac Agenda to gain an advantage over The Covenant. For this, Sydney and Weiss must convince rogue security systems designer Toni Cummings to help the CIA break into a Lethal Response System. Meanwhile, Sark approaches an unlikely ally to kill the Covenant's Cell leaders.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Monica Owusu-Breen, Alison Schapker

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Worst Episodes Summary

"...1..." is the worst rated episode of "Alias". It scored 7.1/10 based on 426 votes. Directed by Fred Toye and written by J.R. Orci, it aired on 10/6/2005. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Out of the Box".