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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, find their lives and destinies intertwined and carefully directed, not

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Defying Gravity Season 1 Episode 2 - Natural Selection
    4.8/10(6 votes)

    #1 - Natural Selection

    S1:E2

    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

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  2. Defying Gravity Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
    5.2/10(6 votes)

    #2 - Pilot

    S1:E1

    Eight Astronauts-four men and four women-prepare for a six year journey aboard the Antares.

    Director:David Straiton
    Writer:James D. Parriott

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  3. Defying Gravity Season 1 Episode 6 - Bacon
    6.0/10(2 votes)

    #3 - Bacon

    S1:E6

    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:Unknown

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  4. Defying Gravity Season 1 Episode 7 - Fear
    6.0/10(2 votes)

    #4 - Fear

    S1:E7

    Hallucinations put crew members' lives in danger just as they are about to start a promotional event.

    Director:Jeff Woolnough
    Writer:Chris Provenzano

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  5. Defying Gravity Season 1 Episode 11 - Solitary
    6.0/10(2 votes)

    #5 - Solitary

    S1:E11

    The Antares crew has to face the isolation and loneliness of space during the final hours before the Venus landing.

    Director:David Straiton
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Defying Gravity Season 1 Episode 3 - Threshold
    6.3/10(3 votes)

    #6 - Threshold

    S1:E3

    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:Unknown

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  7. Defying Gravity Season 1 Episode 5 - Rubicon
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    #7 - Rubicon

    S1:E5

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Defying Gravity Season 1 Episode 10 - Deja Vu
    6.5/10(2 votes)

    #8 - Deja Vu

    S1:E10

    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:Unknown

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  9. Defying Gravity Season 1 Episode 4 - H2IK
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #9 - H2IK

    S1:E4

    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:Unknown

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  10. Defying Gravity Season 1 Episode 8 - Love, Honor, Obey
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #10 - Love, Honor, Obey

    S1:E8

    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

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  11. Defying Gravity Season 1 Episode 9 - Eve Ate the Apple
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #11 - Eve Ate the Apple

    S1:E9

    The crew of the Antares learns about Pod 4 and the real reason for their mission to Venus.

    Director:Peter Howitt
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Defying Gravity Season 1 Episode 12 - Venus
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #12 - Venus

    S1:E12

    The day of the landing on Venus has come. The day that will change their lives eventually.

    Director:Sturla Gunnarsson
    Writer:James D. Parriott

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  13. Defying Gravity Season 1 Episode 13 - Kiss
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #13 - Kiss

    S1:E13

    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

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Natural Selection" is the worst rated episode of "Defying Gravity". It scored 4.8/10 based on 6 votes. Directed by Peter Howitt and written by James D. Parriott, it aired on 8/2/2009. This episode scored 0.4 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Pilot".