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The Best Episodes of Earth 2

Every episode of Earth 2 ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Earth 2!

Two centuries in the future, when pollution has forced humans to abandon Earth in favor of cramped space stations, scientist Devon Adair hijacks a spacecraft...
Genres:Sci-Fi & FantasyDrama
Network:NBC

Top Episode Ratings Summary

"First Contact (1)" is the best rated episode of "Earth 2". It scored 7.2/10 based on 820 votes. Directed by Scott Winant and written by Michael Duggan, Carol Flint, it aired on 11/6/1994. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Enemy Within".

  • First Contact (1)
    7.2/10820 votes
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    #1 - First Contact (1)

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 11/6/1994

    A new planet offers hope to Devon Adair's physically impaired son and others like him. Adair ignores government orders, assembles a crew and embarks on a journey to the unblemished planet 22 light years away.

    Director: Scott Winant

    Writer: Michael Duggan, Carol Flint

  • The Enemy Within
    7.2/1087 votes
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    #2 - The Enemy Within

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 1/8/1995

    Day 49. Julie continues to experiment with Uly's DNA on orders from Reilly, but her duplicity is discovered by True who now has to convince the rest of the colonists.

    Director: John Harrison

    Writer: Eric Estrin, Michael Berlin

  • Redemption
    7.2/1087 votes
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    #3 - Redemption

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 1/22/1995

    Day 51. Julia has been left behind and it weighs on the minds of all the colonists as they move across the harsh terrain. Only Alonzo turns back for her.

    Director: Joe Ann Fogle

    Writer: Arthur Sellers

  • Natural Born Grendlers
    7.2/1087 votes
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    #4 - Natural Born Grendlers

    Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 5/28/1995

    Four weeks on the plant. Alonzo in Dreamscape steps from Julia's tent to an open cliff with a huge circular landing pad. A Terrian pulls him back, and Alonzo awakes in the tent, his leg still injured. Devon talks to Yale about their dwindling food rations while Morgan enjoys a five course meal, courtesy of virtual reality.

    Director: Michael Grossman

    Writer: N/A

  • Better Living Through Morganite (2)
    7.1/10122 votes
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    #5 - Better Living Through Morganite (2)

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 2/26/1995

    Day 68. At the biosphere, the petrifying geo-lock came within 100 meters of the camp. The colonists need the reversing code. Morgan attempts to reverse geo-lock before all is lost.

    Director: Frank De Palma

    Writer: P.K. Simonds

  • The Church of Morgan
    7.0/1087 votes
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    #6 - The Church of Morgan

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 12/18/1994

    Day 38. The marriage of Bess and Morgan is threatened. Julia sees Uly's arm sink into the earth and senses an unknown power in him. Frightened he calls his mother, but in her presence the earth remains solid.

    Director: Joe Napolitano

    Writer: Michael Duggan

  • First Contact (2)
    6.9/10105 votes
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    #7 - First Contact (2)

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 11/6/1994

    A new planet offers hope to Devon Adair's physically impaired son and others like him. Adair ignores government orders, assembles a crew and embarks on a journey to the unblemished planet 22 light years away.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Life Lessons
    6.9/1095 votes
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    #8 - Life Lessons

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 11/20/1994

    Two weeks on the planet. Gaal seeks True's friendship but reveals himself as an enemy. Gaal sees young True's lack of attention from the others and turns to her to achieve his evil goals.

    Director: Daniel Sackheim

    Writer: Jennifer Flackett

  • Promises, Promises
    6.9/1092 votes
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    #9 - Promises, Promises

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/27/1994

    Alonzo Solace has often been visited by the Terrians through his dreams. This time it is a Terrian who needs the space pilot's help.

    Director: Félix Enríquez Alcalá, Joe Napolitano

    Writer: Carol Flint, P.K. Simonds

  • Water
    6.9/1082 votes
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    #10 - Water

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 12/11/1994

    With the Grendlers stealing reserves, the colonists must scan for bodies of much needed water. Danziger decides to head out in search of water and Devon insists on joining him.

    Director: Joe Napolitano

    Writer: Carol Flint

  • Better Living Through Morganite (1)
    6.9/1087 votes
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    #11 - Better Living Through Morganite (1)

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 2/19/1995

    Day 66. Morganite, a pulsating mineral that glows, causes a great amount of anguish for Yale and frightening problems for the others.

    Director: Jim Charleston

    Writer: P.K. Simonds

  • The Man Who Fell to Earth (Two)
    6.7/1094 votes
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    #12 - The Man Who Fell to Earth (Two)

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 11/13/1994

    Day 3. As the colonists begin their journey, John Danziger is the first to observe Gaal, who joins the group with the explanation that he was an astronaut explorer lost on the planet for years.

    Director: Félix Enríquez Alcalá

    Writer: N/A

  • Moon Cross
    6.7/1085 votes
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    #13 - Moon Cross

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 2/5/1995

    Day 61. It is a chilly morning in the high desert as the group begins work. They think winter is their worst enemy but they are wrong.

    Director: Sandy Smolan

    Writer: Carol Flint

  • The Boy Who Would Be Terrian King
    6.7/1073 votes
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    #14 - The Boy Who Would Be Terrian King

    Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 4/23/1995

    Day 104. The present and future are mixed as Devon tries to save Uly's life. It is the future and we are in Expansionist Territory. A man and a rebel Terrian tie off explosives lowered into a generator.

    Director: Jim Charleston

    Writer: Heather MacGillvray, Linda Mathious, Théo Cohan

  • Survival of the Fittest
    6.7/1079 votes
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    #15 - Survival of the Fittest

    Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 4/23/1995

    Day 117. Danziger surveys an endless, forbidding vista as he returns to the dunerail where Julia, Morgan and Alonzo are waiting. There has been a serious direction error but he wants to go on in spite of Devon and Yale's warnings.

    Director: John Harrison

    Writer: John Harrison

  • After the Thaw
    6.6/1080 votes
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    #16 - After the Thaw

    Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 4/2/1995

    Day 109. Danziger, Julia and Walman discover and excavate a Terrian corpse frozen in ice and completely preserved. That night, both Alonzo and Morgan are confronted in their dreams by the unfrozen, half-decaying, but very much alive Terrian.

    Director: Jim Charleston, Michael Grossman

    Writer: Heather MacGillvray, Linda Mathious, Théo Cohan

  • All About Eve
    6.6/1075 votes
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    #17 - All About Eve

    Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 5/21/1995

    The colonists come upon a crashed Earth re-entry research module. The open the hatch of the 100-year-old craft and find there is still nuclear power.

    Director: John Harrison

    Writer: Robert Crais

  • Brave New Pacifica
    6.5/1076 votes
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    #18 - Brave New Pacifica

    Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 3/26/1995

    Inside a cave two eager Grendlers interact as they rummage through an insulated box marked ""Eden Project."" Brushing away spider webs, they see the words ""Human Blood"" printed on the side.

    Director: Joe Napolitano

    Writer: Carol Flint

  • A Memory Play
    6.4/1079 votes
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    #19 - A Memory Play

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 12/4/1994

    Three weeks on the planet. As the pioneers who crossed the American west, the colonists of Earth 2 know they will encounter many dangers and now, memo flashbacks remind them of the Eden Advance spaceship's harrowing final moments in space.

    Director: Deborah Reinisch

    Writer: Jennifer Flackett, Mark Levin

  • Grendlers in the Myst
    6.4/1076 votes
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    #20 - Grendlers in the Myst

    Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 3/5/1995

    Day 72. Seeking warm clothing, Danziger and other are tracking a fast-moving scavenger Grendler in wintry terrain when they come upon a fur-covered figure. The fleeing man wears a strange steel mask.

    Director: Janet Davidson

    Writer: Heather MacGillvray, Linda Mathious

  • The Greatest Love Story Never Told
    5.8/1079 votes
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    #21 - The Greatest Love Story Never Told

    Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 3/12/1995

    Miles from nowhere, Danziger crosses the frozen tundra looking for food, severely unprotected from the harsh weather. Suddenly, a mysterious hooded figure appears.

    Director: James Frawley, Mark Levin

    Writer: Jennifer Flackett

  • Flower Child
    NaN/100 votes
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    #22 - Flower Child

    Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 6/4/1995

    Day 130. Scouting in all directions, Danziger, Bess and Morgan come upon colorful flower buds which burst open throwing a golden powder in their faces. The flower pollen carries a sickness that causes them to emit a golden vapor.

    Director: Jim Charleston

    Writer: Carl Cramer