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The Best Episodes of Close Encounters

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

The Best Episodes of Close Encounters

Reenactments of alien encounters.

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  1. Background image for Lake "Eerie"/Phasers on Stun
    8.9/10(9 votes)

    #1 - Lake "Eerie"/Phasers on Stun

    S2:E1

    Henry Baker is driving home with his family when his wife spots strange lights hovering over Lake Erie. On a remote ranch in Argentina strange lights turn violent when three women try to investigate them.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  2. Background image for Episode 13
    8.7/10(8 votes)

    #2 - Episode 13

    S1:E13

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  3. Background image for Catnip/Swampcraft
    8.3/10(7 votes)

    #3 - Catnip/Swampcraft

    S2:E3

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  4. Background image for Episode 3
    8.2/10(13 votes)

    #4 - Episode 3

    S1:E3

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    Director:Unknown
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  5. Background image for Episode 9
    8.0/10(8 votes)

    #5 - Episode 9

    S1:E9

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  6. Background image for Episode 1
    7.8/10(10 votes)

    #6 - Episode 1

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  7. Background image for Episode 8
    7.8/10(9 votes)

    #7 - Episode 8

    S1:E8

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  8. Background image for Episode 10
    7.7/10(7 votes)

    #8 - Episode 10

    S1:E10

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  9. Background image for Episode 12
    7.7/10(10 votes)

    #9 - Episode 12

    S1:E12

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  10. Background image for Tasmanian Devil
    7.6/10(13 votes)

    #10 - Tasmanian Devil

    S1:E2

    Ray is in Tasmania to learn more about the island’s icon, the Tasmanian devil and the fight to save it from a deadly cancer.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  11. Background image for Episode 11
    7.6/10(7 votes)

    #11 - Episode 11

    S2:E11

    Four U.S. Air Force reservists are chased by a strange light while flying back to their base in Cleveland while a mother and 2 kids witnessed. Alan Godfrey loses consciousness when he investigates a mysterious disruption in West Yorkshire UK.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  12. Background image for Episode 4
    7.5/10(12 votes)

    #12 - Episode 4

    S1:E4

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  13. Background image for Episode 6
    7.5/10(12 votes)

    #13 - Episode 6

    S1:E6

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  14. Background image for Episode 7
    7.5/10(13 votes)

    #14 - Episode 7

    S1:E7

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  15. Background image for Episode 10
    7.5/10(7 votes)

    #15 - Episode 10

    S2:E10

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  16. Background image for Episode 11
    7.3/10(10 votes)

    #16 - Episode 11

    S1:E11

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  17. Background image for Episode 4
    7.2/10(6 votes)

    #17 - Episode 4

    S2:E4

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  18. Background image for Episode 5
    7.1/10(10 votes)

    #18 - Episode 5

    S1:E5

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  19. Background image for British Invasion/School Daze
    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #19 - British Invasion/School Daze

    S2:E2

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  20. Background image for Episode 5
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    #20 - Episode 5

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    Director:Unknown
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  21. Background image for Episode 6
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    #21 - Episode 6

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    Director:Unknown
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  22. Background image for Episode 7
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    #22 - Episode 7

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    Director:Unknown
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  23. Background image for Episode 8
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    #23 - Episode 8

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    Director:Unknown
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  24. Background image for Episode 9
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    #24 - Episode 9

    S2:E9

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  25. Background image for Episode 12
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    #25 - Episode 12

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    Director:Unknown
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Best Episodes Summary

"Lake "Eerie"/Phasers on Stun" is the best rated episode of "Close Encounters". It scored 8.9/10 based on 9 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/27/2015. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Episode 13".