6.9/10700 votesLoading...#1 - The Devil in the Dark
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/29/2013
While investigating vicious Hellbug attacks, Nolan & Irisa realize they are tied to Irathient spirit raiders that have come into town. Meanwhile, Irisa starts experiencing strange visions.
Director: Omar Madha
Writer: Michael Taylor
7.0/10633 votesLoading...#2 - A Well Respected Man
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 5/6/2013
Kenya is kidnapped. Rafe learns that Luke was involved in some mysterious goings-on at the mines and orders Quentin to get to the bottom of it.
Director: Michael Nankin
Writer: Craig Gore, Tim Walsh
7.1/10576 votesLoading...#3 - The Serpent's Egg
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/13/2013
Amanda and Nolan take a transport across the badlands to transport a prisoner and join forces with a band of outlaws. A visitor to Defiance must make Irisa confront her traumatic past.
Director: Omar Madha
Writer: David Weddle, Bradley Thompson
7.2/10559 votesLoading...#4 - Brothers in Arms
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/20/2013
An old war buddy catches up with Nolan at the same time a Castithan criminal with a history of violence enters the picture.
Director: Andy Wolk
Writer: Darren Swimmer, Todd Slavkin
7.3/101,085 votesLoading...#5 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/15/2013
Nolan and Irisa arrive in Defiance, where the town is soon divided over the death of Luke McCawley. But a bigger threat forces everyone together: An attack by the Volge.
Director: Scott Stewart
Writer: Rockne S. O'Bannon, Michael Taylor, Kevin Murphy
7.3/10759 votesLoading...#6 - Down in the Ground Where the Dead Men Go
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/22/2013
Rafe & Nolan search underground St. Louis while looking for an escaped convict. Meanwhile, a violent Castithan tradition causes clashes amongst the residents of Defiance.
Director: Michael Nankin
Writer: Anupam Nigam, Kevin Murphy
7.3/10491 votesLoading...#7 - I Just Wasn't Made for These Times
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 6/10/2013
Following the big storm, Nolan and Tommy find an American astronaut who has been in an induced sleep for the past several decades.
Director: Allan Kroeker
Writer: Clark Perry
7.3/10331 votesLoading...#8 - Bottom of the World
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 8/21/2014
Nolan and Rafe race against the clock to rescue Amanda and Pottinger trapped in a deadly mine collapse.
Director: Andy Wolk
Writer: Anupam Nigam
7.4/10542 votesLoading...#9 - Goodbye Blue Sky
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 6/3/2013
Interesting relationships develop when the residents of Defiance are forced to stay indoors as a threatening Razor Rain storm approaches. Meanwhile, visions lead Irisa to the Spirit Riders and Sukar, who has fallen under the influence of a strange and mysterious force.
Director: Andy Wolk
Writer: Anupam Nigam, Amanda Alpert Muscat
7.4/10363 votesLoading...#10 - Put The Damage On
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 7/17/2014
Amanda is terrorised by a stalker but the true reasons behind her frightening experiences have far reaching ramifications not only for her but for Pottinger and Doc Yewll as well.
Director: Allan Kroeker
Writer: Nevin Densham
7.4/10345 votesLoading...#11 - Slouching Towards Bethlehem
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 8/7/2014
Nolan must stop a terrorist from destroying New York, but his biggest obstacle may be….Amanda?
Director: Larry Shaw
Writer: Bryan Q. Miller
7.5/10489 votesLoading...#12 - If I Ever Leave This World Alive
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 6/17/2013
A deadly plague threatens the town; racial tensions rise when the Irathients, who are immune to the virus, are quarantined.
Director: Allan Kroeker
Writer: Bryan Gracia
7.5/10458 votesLoading...#13 - The Bride Wore Black
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 6/24/2013
The town of Defiance is shocked when the remains of a leading businessman who went missing almost six years ago, are discovered hidden in the walls of the NeedWant.
Director: Todd Slavkin
Writer: Darren Swimmer, Todd Slavkin
7.5/10460 votesLoading...#14 - The Opposite of Hallelujah
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 6/19/2014
Nolan's desperate search for Irisa yields vital information which takes him south; back in Defiance, the Earth Republic has installed Mayor Pottinger, a charming, calculating and ambitious man who takes control.
Director: Michael Nankin
Writer: Kevin Murphy
7.5/10382 votesLoading...#15 - In My Secret Life
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 6/26/2014
Irisa returns to Defiance and is arrested; Mayor Pottinger offers Nolan her release in exchange for capturing those responsible for nearly killing him; Stahma plots to keep Datak behind bars.
Director: Michael Nankin
Writer: Michael Taylor
7.5/10304 votesLoading...#16 - Ostinato in White
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 7/31/2015
A gruesome murder is committed by an unusual beast that's on the loose and being hunted down by Nolan and Irisa, while Doc Yewll delves into the surprising victim. Elsewhere, Amanda resists welcoming back Stahma; and T'evgin learns an unsettling truth about his daughter.
Director: Allan Arkush
Writer: Bryan Q. Miller
7.6/10445 votesLoading...#17 - Everything Is Broken
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 7/8/2013
The citizens of Defiance prepare to cast their votes for mayor; Nolan’s past violently rears its head; Irisa must decide whether or not to embrace her destiny.
Director: Michael Nankin
Writer: Kevin Murphy
7.6/10353 votesLoading...#18 - This Woman's Work
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 7/24/2014
After an Arkfall crash, Pottinger recruits Nolan to lead their salvage mission but his secret agenda puts them in grave danger against an Alien race they’ve never encountered before.
Director: Allan Arkush
Writer: Brian A. Alexander
7.6/10343 votesLoading...#19 - The Broken Bough
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 6/19/2015
Amanda negotiates with the Omec, a new alien race, for the future of Defiance; and the Tarrs return to find much changed and their loyalties tested between the humans, the Omec, and the Votanis Collective. Meanwhile, Nolan and Irisa encounter a survivor of Votanis Collective atrocities that can aid their first strike against Gen. Rahm Tak's oncoming army.
Director: Larry Shaw
Writer: Darren Swimmer, Todd Slavkin
7.6/10328 votesLoading...#20 - Dead Air
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 6/26/2015
Nolan and Amanda are captured while excavating a buried weapons cache; Berlin investigates a Votanis Collective bombing in the heart of Defiance and sees an opportunity to get revenge on Irisa; Stahma's clandestine relationship with the mysterious Omec leader T'evgin takes a turn.
Director: Larry Shaw
Writer: Gregory Weidman, Geoffrey Tock
7.6/10310 votesLoading...#21 - The Beauty of Our Weapons
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 7/17/2015
A visiting arms dealer divides Amanda, Nolan, and Berlin. Nolan recruits a militia, but the people need convincing. Datak and Alak have a reckoning. Stahma's presence causes strife.
Director: Mairzee Almas
Writer: Manuel Figueroa, Jordan Heimer
7.7/10458 votesLoading...#22 - Past Is Prologue
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 7/1/2013
Amanda’s mayoral campaign is threatened when Nolan is involved in an accident on the eve of the election, prompting the town to question Amanda’s decision to appoint him as Lawkeeper.
Director: Michael Nankin
Writer: Michael Taylor
7.7/10335 votesLoading...#23 - Painted From Memory
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 8/14/2014
Kenya’s earth-shattering return continues sending shock waves through Defiance as Stahma tries to reconcile Kenya’s reappearance, while Doc Yewll works to keep her own dark secret hidden.
Director: Larry Shaw
Writer: Kevin Murphy
7.7/10325 votesLoading...#24 - History Rhymes
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 7/3/2015
Amanda and Doc Yewll must enlist the Omec for help rescuing Nolan and Irisa, who have fallen into an unexpected and potentially fatal tour of their own past. Meanwhile, Datak and Stahma prepare a decisive move against Gen. Rahm Tak, leader of the Votanis Collective.
Director: Félix Enríquez Alcalá
Writer: Anupam Nigam
7.7/10306 votesLoading...#25 - When Twilight Dims the Sky Above
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 8/7/2015
Amanda decides to ignore Nolan's skepticism and welcome an encouraging Votanis Collective delegation to Defiance. Meanwhile, Stahma's loyalties are tested by an unexpected arrival; and T'evgin takes another step towards acclimating to life on Earth.
Director: Allan Arkush
Writer: Brian A. Alexander
The Worst Episodes of Defiance
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In the near future, planet Earth is permanently altered following the sudden—and tumultuous—arrival of seven unique alien races. In the boom-town of Defiance, the newly-formed...
Genres:DramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
Network:Syfy
Worst Episodes Summary
"The Devil in the Dark" is the worst rated episode of "Defiance". It scored 6.9/10 based on 700 votes. Directed by Omar Madha and written by Michael Taylor, it aired on 4/29/2013. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "A Well Respected Man".