7.9/101,179 votes#1 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/22/2010
On the vibrant world of Caprica, in a culture recognizably close to our own, two dynamic families - the Graystones and the Adamas - live separately on opposite ends of society until they are brought together by tragedy.
Director: Jeffrey Reiner
Writer: Ronald D. Moore, Remi Aubuchon
7.4/10575 votes#2 - Rebirth
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/29/2010
Zoe's avatar tries to adapt to her new life inside a robot's body while the Graystones and the Adamas cope with their losses. Elsewhere, Lacy dines with Sister Clarice, and young Will Adama spends some quality time with his shady uncle.
Director: Jonas Pate
Writer: Mark Verheiden
7.3/10513 votes#3 - The Reins of a Waterfall
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 2/5/2010
Following Amanda's public revelation that their daughter was responsible for the MAGLEV tragedy, the Graystones must face the wrath of angry Capricans.
Director: Ronald D. Moore
Writer: Michael Angeli
7.4/10494 votes#4 - Gravedancing
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 2/19/2010
Daniel preps himself to go on the popular Backtalk with Baxter Sarno to put a good spin on his daughter's role in the bombing tragedy, despite protests from Amanda who is unaware that Sam is waiting for his moment to carry out his brother's requested hit.
Director: Michael W. Watkins
Writer: Michael Angeli, Jane Espenson
7.7/10519 votes#5 - There is Another Sky
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/26/2010
The avatar of Tamara Adama wanders V-World, unaware that she died nearly a month ago in the MagLev bombing and discovers a new side to V-World -- New Cap City, a place where people live random lives of violence and crime in search of the game’s elusive meaning.
Director: Michael Nankin
Writer: Kath Lingenfelter
7.3/10456 votes#6 - Know Thy Enemy
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 3/5/2010
Tomas Vergis confronts Daniel over the theft of the meta-cognitive processor and the two workers who were murdered in the robbery. However, his means of revenge aren't quite what Daniel expects.
Director: Michael Nankin
Writer: Patrick Massett, John Zinman
7.2/10452 votes#7 - The Imperfections of Memory
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 3/12/2010
Amanda’s life spirals out of control as she begins to see visions of her brother, who died years earlier. As a result, Clarice sees an opportunity to gain her trust and we learn a dark secret from Amanda’s past that could have major implications for her life with Daniel.
Director: Wayne Rose
Writer: Matthew B. Roberts
7.6/10449 votes#8 - Ghost in the Machine
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 3/19/2010
Daniel is beginning to suspect that Zoe-Avatar is in the robot, but his pleas for his daughter to reveal herself go ignored. In an effort to flush her out, he launches a campaign of psychological torture, resulting in escalating tests that force Zoe into a choice she cannot take back.
Director: Wayne Rose
Writer: Michael Taylor
8.0/10479 votes#9 - End of Line
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 3/26/2010
When Daniel finally sets a deadline for resetting the U-87 Cylon - and unknowingly ending Zoe-A’s existence as she knows it - she makes a desperate attempt to save herself. But when her plan backfires, she finds herself out of time and out of options.
Director: Roxann Dawson
Writer: Michael Taylor
7.4/10428 votes#10 - Unvanquished
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 10/5/2010
Having lost both his wife and company, Daniel approaches the Ha'la'tha with a deal to capitalise on virtual avatars as a means of defeating grief.
Director: Eric Stoltz
Writer: Ryan Mottesheard
7.2/10403 votes#11 - Retribution
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 10/12/2010
Daniel's deal with the Ha'la'tha leads to some unpalatable choices.
Director: Jonas Pate
Writer: Patrick Massett, John Zinman
7.2/10391 votes#12 - Things We Lock Away
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 10/19/2010
Lines of loyalty have been drawn. Where do you stand?
Director: Tim Hunter
Writer: Drew Z. Greenberg
7.2/10390 votes#13 - False Labor
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 10/26/2010
Sam Adama's illegal gun trade puts his life in danger, as he turns to an unlikely ally for assistance. Daniel's involvement with the Ha'La'Tha deepens.
Director: John Dahl
Writer: Michael Taylor
7.8/10380 votes#14 - Blowback
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 11/2/2010
Lacy's journey to Gemenon turns into a life or death race against the clock. The pressure on Amanda and Duram for evidence mounts as Clarice gets one step closer to Apotheosis.
Director: Omar Madha
Writer: Kevin Murphy
7.6/10383 votes#15 - The Dirteaters
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 11/9/2010
Joseph and Sam Adama revisit their past on Tauron and must make a decision about where their loyalties lie. Daniel discovers Zoe's avatar has survived, while Duram is burned at the GDD.
Director: John Dahl
Writer: Matthew B. Roberts
7.6/10370 votes#16 - The Heavens Will Rise
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 11/16/2010
The Graystones search New Cap City for Zoe, while Lacy uncovers a mystery about the Cylons. Clarice learns the truth about Amanda.
Director: Michael Nankin
Writer: Patrick Massett, John Zinman
7.9/10377 votes#17 - Here Be Dragons
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 11/23/2010
The Graystones find Zoe with a vengeful Clarice closing in, while the Ha'La'Tha turns on the Adama brothers.
Director: Michael Nankin
Writer: Michael Taylor
8.6/10492 votes#18 - Apotheosis
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 11/30/2010
Daniel, Amanda, and Zoe race to stop Clarice's master plan and save thousands of lives before Caprica is changed forever.
Director: Jonas Pate
Writer: Kevin Murphy, Jane Espenson
The Best Episodes of Caprica Season 1
Every episode of Caprica Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Caprica Season 1!
Set 58 years before Battlestar Galactica, Caprica follows two rival families - the Graystones and the Adamas - as they grow, compete, and thrive in...
Genres:DramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
Network:Syfy
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Pilot" is the best rated episode of "Caprica" season 1. It scored 7.9/10 based on 1179 votes. Directed by Jeffrey Reiner and written by Ronald D. Moore, Remi Aubuchon, it aired on 1/22/2010. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "Rebirth".