Alias backdrop
Action & Adventure•Drama

The Worst Episodes of Alias

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

Binge this in 3d 4h•Peaking at 8.9/10

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

Airs on
ABC
BestEpisodes
WorstEpisodes
BestSeasons
AllEpisodes

Seasons5

All12345

Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Worst Episode
    Click to reveal
    Alias Season 4 Episode 12 - The Orphan
    7.4/10(7 votes)

    #1 - The Orphan

    S4:E12

    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

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  2. Alias Season 4 Episode 8 - Echoes
    7.5/10(6 votes)

    #2 - Echoes

    S4:E8

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  3. Alias Season 4 Episode 1 - Authorized Personnel Only (1)
    7.6/10(7 votes)

    #3 - Authorized Personnel Only (1)

    S4:E1

    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

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  4. Alias Season 4 Episode 7 - Détente
    7.6/10(7 votes)

    #4 - Détente

    S4:E7

    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
    Writers:Monica Owusu-Breen, Alison Schapker

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  5. Alias Season 4 Episode 9 - A Man of His Word
    7.6/10(7 votes)

    #5 - A Man of His Word

    S4:E9

    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:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  6. Alias Season 4 Episode 11 - The Road Home
    7.6/10(7 votes)

    #6 - The Road Home

    S4:E11

    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:Unknown
    Writers:Monica Owusu-Breen, Alison Schapker

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

    7. Trending NowTRENDING NOW

    The 20 BEST Episodes of Alias

    READ
  7. Alias Season 4 Episode 19 - In Dreams...
    7.6/10(7 votes)

    #7 - In Dreams...

    S4:E19

    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

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  8. Alias Season 5 Episode 2 - ...1...
    7.6/10(7 votes)

    #8 - ...1...

    S5:E2

    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:Frederick E. O. Toye
    Writer:J.R. Orci

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  9. Alias Season 5 Episode 5 - Out of the Box
    7.6/10(7 votes)

    #9 - Out of the Box

    S5:E5

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Jesse Alexander

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  10. Alias Season 5 Episode 9 - The Horizon
    7.6/10(7 votes)

    #10 - The Horizon

    S5:E9

    Sydney teams up with Vaughn after being kidnapped and being placed in a hypnotic. What Sydney doesn't know is that the kidnapper is a very familiar face with an obscure interest in her unborn child.

    Director:Tucker Gates
    Writer:Josh Appelbaum

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  11. Alias Season 2 Episode 4 - Dead Drop
    7.7/10(6 votes)

    #11 - Dead Drop

    S2:E4

    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

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  12. Alias Season 2 Episode 15 - A Free Agent
    7.7/10(6 votes)

    #12 - A Free Agent

    S2:E15

    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
    Writers:Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  13. Alias Season 3 Episode 2 - Succession
    7.7/10(6 votes)

    #13 - Succession

    S3:E2

    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:Unknown
    Writers:Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  14. Alias Season 3 Episode 3 - Reunion
    7.7/10(6 votes)

    #14 - Reunion

    S3:E3

    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

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  15. Alias Season 3 Episode 5 - Repercussions
    7.7/10(6 votes)

    #15 - Repercussions

    S3:E5

    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

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  16. Alias Season 3 Episode 12 - Crossings
    7.7/10(7 votes)

    #16 - Crossings

    S3:E12

    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:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  17. Alias Season 3 Episode 13 - After Six
    7.7/10(6 votes)

    #17 - After Six

    S3:E13

    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:Unknown
    Writers:Monica Owusu-Breen, Alison Schapker

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  18. Alias Season 3 Episode 20 - Blood Ties
    7.7/10(7 votes)

    #18 - Blood Ties

    S3:E20

    After discovering the identity of the Rambaldi "Passenger," Sydney and Jack seek the aid of Sloane, to track the "Passenger" down. Meanwhile, after learning a secret about his father from Thomas Brill, Vaughn is kidnapped and tortured by Lauren and Sark, who are about to track "The Passenger" down themselves.

    Director:Jack Bender
    Writer:J.R. Orci

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  19. Alias Season 4 Episode 4 - Ice
    7.7/10(7 votes)

    #19 - Ice

    S4:E4

    Sydney and Vaughn go undercover to track down a deadly new bio-weapon. Meanwhile, Sydney is concerned about Vaughn not having yet put Lauren behind, and Nadia turns to a Jack to find out the truth about her mother.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  20. Alias Season 4 Episode 6 - Nocturne
    7.7/10(7 votes)

    #20 - Nocturne

    S4:E6

    After being infected with a hallucinogen, Sydney starts to lose touch with reality. Vaughn and Jack must rush to find an antidote before Sydney puts her life - and others next to her - into danger.

    Director:Lawrence Trilling
    Writer:Jeff Pinkner

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  21. Alias Season 4 Episode 15 - Pandora
    7.7/10(7 votes)

    #21 - Pandora

    S4:E15

    In an attempt to talk to Sydney, Katya Derevko deliberately poisons herself and is temporally taken out from her cell. Once Nadia tells her sister about this, Sydney visits her aunt to tell her to stay away from Nadia. However, Katya unsettles Sydney by telling her that someone framed her mother as a means of getting her killed. Sydney sets off in search of the truth behind this story. Meanwhile, Vaughn becomes a rogue agent by getting involved with the people who might know his father's whereabouts. In the end, he and Sydney find out that the man behind these two plots is no other than A. Sloane. However, things are not exactly as they seem to be.

    Director:Kevin Hooks
    Writers:Jeff Pinkner, J.R. Orci

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  22. Alias Season 4 Episode 16 - Another Mister Sloane
    7.7/10(7 votes)

    #22 - 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:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  23. Alias Season 4 Episode 17 - A Clean Conscience
    7.7/10(7 votes)

    #23 - A Clean Conscience

    S4:E17

    Nadia's former caretaker, Sophia, has been severely beaten. She contacts Nadia and asks to meet her. Sloane is told by Sophia that she was beaten up, because someone is trying to track Nadia down, so he and Jack decide to tell their daughters the truth – Elena Derevko, the third and the most cruelest of the Derevko sisters, has been surveilling both Sydney and Nadia for a decade. Meanwhile, Jack's doctor advises him to tell Sydney about his illness.

    Director:Lawrence Trilling
    Writer:J.R. Orci

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  24. Alias Season 4 Episode 18 - Mirage
    7.7/10(7 votes)

    #24 - 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
    Writer:J.R. Orci

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  25. Alias Season 5 Episode 7 - Fait Accompli
    7.7/10(7 votes)

    #25 - Fait Accompli

    S5:E7

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Andi Bushell

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

Worst Episodes Summary

"The Orphan" is the worst rated episode of "Alias". It scored 7.4/10 based on 7 votes. Directed by Ken Olin and written by Monica Owusu-Breen, it aired on 3/23/2005. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Echoes".