7.1/10261 votes#1 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 8/2/2009
Eight Astronauts-four men and four women-prepare for a six year journey aboard the Antares.
Director: David Straiton
Writer: James D. Parriott
7.1/10230 votes#2 - Natural Selection
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 8/2/2009
A secret element in Storage Pod 4 affects the crew which leads to a dangerous crisis. Meanwhile, Ted's wife Eve Shaw reveals the true nature of the mission to him.
Director: Peter Howitt
Writer: James D. Parriott
6.8/10208 votes#3 - Threshold
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 8/9/2009
Personal and professional relationships get more intense on Earth and aboard the Antares. In the meantime, the Antares' crew undergoes cellular and psychological transformations which is caused by the unseen power behind the mission.
Director: Peter Howitt
Writer: N/A
7.5/10206 votes#4 - H2IK
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 8/16/2009
The Antares crew loses control over power, heat and gravity after a series of system failures and has to face its first major crisis.
Director: Fred Gerber
Writer: N/A
7.2/10192 votes#5 - Rubicon
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 8/23/2009
The Antares crosses a point of no return and turning back to Earth is no longer an option. In the meantime, each of the crew members has to cope with a personal point of no return.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.2/10183 votes#6 - Bacon
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 8/30/2009
While getting closer to Venus, some crew members are confronted with memories of past actions and struggle with guilt. When one of them gets into a life-threatening situation, the team unites to save her.
Director: Sturla Gunnarsson
Writer: N/A
7.3/10179 votes#7 - Fear
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 9/4/2009
Hallucinations put crew members' lives in danger just as they are about to start a promotional event.
Director: Jeff Woolnough
Writer: Chris Provenzano
7.8/10177 votes#8 - Love, Honor, Obey
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 9/11/2009
An impending solar flare puts the crew in danger; the strange force in Pod 4 sends out an irresistible siren call.
Director: Fred Gerber
Writer: Susan Nirah Jaffee
7.7/10163 votes#9 - Eve Ate the Apple
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 9/18/2009
The crew of the Antares learns about Pod 4 and the real reason for their mission to Venus.
Director: Peter Howitt
Writer: N/A
7.4/10159 votes#10 - Deja Vu
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 10/2/2009
It's election day but the crew aboard the Antares is still processing the news about their real mission on Venus.
Director: Mike Rohl
Writer: N/A
7.2/10153 votes#11 - Solitary
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 10/9/2009
The Antares crew has to face the isolation and loneliness of space during the final hours before the Venus landing.
Director: David Straiton
Writer: N/A
7.9/10165 votes#12 - Venus
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 10/16/2009
The day of the landing on Venus has come. The day that will change their lives eventually.
Director: Sturla Gunnarsson
Writer: James D. Parriott
8.1/10197 votes#13 - Kiss
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 10/23/2009
After landing on the burning surface of Venus, Zoe walks toward a sound only she can hear, drawn by her destiny into almost certain destruction.
Director: Sturla Gunnarsson
Writer: James D. Parriott
The Best Episodes of Defying Gravity Season 1
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In the very near future, a team of eight astronauts embarking on a six-year journey to explore Venus and other planets in the solar system,...
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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Pilot" is the best rated episode of "Defying Gravity" season 1. It scored 7.1/10 based on 261 votes. Directed by David Straiton and written by James D. Parriott, it aired on 8/2/2009. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Natural Selection".