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The Best Episodes of Eureka

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

The sleepy Pacific Northwest town of Eureka is hiding a mysterious secret. The government has been relocating the world's geniuses and their families to this...
Genres:Sci-Fi & FantasyComedyDrama
Network:Syfy

Best Episodes Summary

"I Do Over" is the best rated episode of "Eureka". It scored 8.8/10 based on 703 votes. Directed by Matt Earl Beesley and written by Thania St. John, it aired on 8/19/2008. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Just Another Day...".

  • I Do Over
    8.8/10703 votes
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    #1 - I Do Over

    Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 8/19/2008

    It's Allison and Stark's wedding day and Carter finds himself reliving it over and over. Meanwhile, Carter's sister, Lexi, visits the town.

    Director: Matt Earl Beesley

    Writer: Thania St. John

  • Just Another Day...
    8.8/10632 votes
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    #2 - Just Another Day...

    Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 7/16/2012

    Wormholes randomly materialize around Eureka as the Department of Defense is set to shut the town.

    Director: Matthew Hastings

    Writer: Bruce Miller, Jaime Paglia

  • Founder's Day
    8.7/10676 votes
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    #3 - Founder's Day

    Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 7/9/2010

    It's Founder's Day in Eureka and everyone is in the spirit of the celebration until Jack, Allison, Henry, Jo and Fargo are transported back to 1947 where they meet some familiar faces along the way. Will they be able to get back to 2010 or will they be stuck forever in 1947 where Eureka is not a town, but an Army base.

    Director: Matthew Hastings

    Writer: Jaime Paglia

  • Jack of All Trades
    8.5/10503 votes
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    #4 - Jack of All Trades

    Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 5/14/2012

    The crew moves forward after an ordeal and Warren's visit adds to the pressure.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Once in a Lifetime
    8.4/10691 votes
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    #5 - Once in a Lifetime

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 10/3/2006

    Ambition trumps common sense when Stark is given a chance to try out the Top-secret artifact. Once it's tested, Eureka warps into the future and ends up in 2010, where the town is different.

    Director: Michael Lange

    Writer: Johanna Stokes, Andrew Cosby, Jaime Paglia

  • One Giant Leap...
    8.4/10469 votes
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    #6 - One Giant Leap...

    Season 4 Episode 20 - Aired 9/19/2011

    In the season finale - It's chaos in Eureka when an energy beam rips through main street but the Astraeus launch must go on...with or without Eureka intact.

    Director: Matthew Hastings

    Writer: Jaime Paglia, Andrew Cosby

  • Lost
    8.4/10593 votes
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    #7 - Lost

    Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 4/16/2012

    The Astraeus crew returns to Eureka four years later and must adapt to a myriad of changes, including a more oppressive version of Deputy Andy.

    Director: Matthew Hastings

    Writer: Jaime Paglia

  • Force Quit
    8.4/10443 votes
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    #8 - Force Quit

    Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 4/30/2012

    Beverly Barlowe resurfaces in Eureka seeking Carter's help to free the Astraeus crew, and the rescue plan lands Carter in the crew's virtual world.

    Director: Mike Rohl

    Writer: Ron Milbauer, Terri Hughes

  • A New World
    8.2/10505 votes
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    #9 - A New World

    Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 7/16/2010

    When the 5 get back to their time, things are changed everywhere. As the Henry tries to fix the machine that transported them in the first place, Dr. Grant is making himself comfortable as he can. Jack is still trying to wrap his mind at the fact that he asked Tess something that she says yes to and the fact that the group's positions changed. As one thing leads to another, a twist happens and things get a little dicey.

    Director: Michael Robinson

    Writer: Bruce Miller

  • The Ex-Files
    8.2/10502 votes
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    #10 - The Ex-Files

    Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 8/27/2010

    Eureka's citizens face the return of people from the past; Global Dynamics tests a new device.

    Director: Chris Fisher

    Writer: Amy Berg

  • I'll Be Seeing You
    8.2/10469 votes
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    #11 - I'll Be Seeing You

    Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 9/10/2010

    When Grant and Carter become stranded, they must race back in time to save Eureka.

    Director: Michael Robison

    Writer: Jaime Paglia

  • The Real Thing
    8.2/10465 votes
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    #12 - The Real Thing

    Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 4/23/2012

    The town huddles in a last attempt to locate the vanished Astraeus before it's too late!

    Director: Michael Robison

    Writer: Bruce Miller

  • H.O.U.S.E. Rules
    8.1/10652 votes
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    #13 - H.O.U.S.E. Rules

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 9/26/2006

    A bad day in the lab forces Carter to rethink his decision to live in Eureka, prompting an intervention from S.A.R.A.H. (the self Activated Residential Automated Habitat.

    Director: Jeff Woolnough

    Writer: Harry Victor

  • Welcome Back Carter
    8.1/10556 votes
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    #14 - Welcome Back Carter

    Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 7/10/2009

    Carter interviews for a job with the Department of Homeland Security, after being terminated as the sheriff. Deputy Lupo decides to resign after discovering that a very personable robot is the new sheriff.

    Director: Matthew Diamond

    Writer: Bruce Miller

  • Double Take
    8.1/10400 votes
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    #15 - Double Take

    Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 7/9/2012

    The people of Eureka are being kidnapped and replaced by body-doubles one by one unless Allison, Fargo and Zane can figure out how to avoid capture and save their town.

    Director: Matthew Hastings

    Writer: Margaret Dunlap, John Herrera

  • Noche de Sueños
    8.0/10576 votes
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    #16 - Noche de Sueños

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 8/14/2007

    One of the Global Dynamics tanker trucks spills, potentially causing a change in everyone's sleep habits... In the course of the episode, we come to learn that Global Dynamics has developed a technology that enables them to distill six months of the town waste and by-products into one truck, an amount that would normally fill Lake Erie.

    Director: Eric Laneuville

    Writer: Jaime Paglia

  • Maneater
    8.0/10573 votes
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    #17 - Maneater

    Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 9/18/2007

    Sheriff Jack Carter becomes absolutely irresistible to every woman in Eureka. But if he doesn't get his mojo under control, they might just eat him alive.

    Director: Michael Robison

    Writer: Bruce Miller

  • From Fear to Eternity
    8.0/10505 votes
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    #18 - From Fear to Eternity

    Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 9/23/2008

    Trust issues are produced by a scientific find, along with sinister results. Zoe's life is in jeopardy, and Eva Thorne knows what has caused the predicament.

    Director: Eric Laneuville

    Writer: Thania St. John

  • Pilot
    7.9/101,197 votes
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    #19 - Pilot

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 7/18/2006

    An accident leads a U.S. Marshal and a teenage girl (who later is revealed to be his daughter) to a peculiar town populated by scientists and their families where 10-year-old boys are in 11th grade, the local diner doesn't believe in menus, and E=MC² was just the beginning. Just as the Marshal starts to get settled into the swing of things, a local scientist develops a bomb that seems to appear anywhere and eats all the matter around it.

    Director: Peter O'Fallon

    Writer: Andrew Cosby, Jaime Paglia

  • Games People Play
    7.9/10583 votes
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    #20 - Games People Play

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 7/31/2007

    Carter suffers a blow to the head, and after arguing with Zoe, he suddenly finds himself in a parallel Eureka, where the residents seem to be mysteriously vanishing.

    Director: Mike Rohl

    Writer: Johanna Stokes

  • What Goes Around Comes Around
    7.9/10480 votes
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    #21 - What Goes Around Comes Around

    Season 3 Episode 18 - Aired 9/18/2009

    Tess has a job offer from Australia, Zoe is prepared to leave for Harvard and Carter has a magnetic disturbance above Eureka to contend with, in the third season finale.

    Director: Matthew Hastings

    Writer: Jaime Paglia

  • Crossing Over
    7.9/10494 votes
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    #22 - Crossing Over

    Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 8/6/2010

    Claudia Donovan visits Eureka to see if Fargo's promises of wondrous devices are true, but she finds herself in the middle of a mystery suitable for Warehouse 13 when objects begin to appear randomly around the town and GD, and it must be solved before there are deadly consequences.

    Director: Michael Robison

    Writer: Paula Yoo

  • Lift Off
    7.9/10460 votes
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    #23 - Lift Off

    Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 7/11/2011

    Zane pesters Jo for details she does not want to reveal. Carter problem-solves at Andy and S.A.R.A.H.'s wedding. Elsewhere, Zane's actions make him and Fargo unexpectedly airborne.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Bruce Miller

  • Do You See What I See
    7.9/10731 votes
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    #24 - Do You See What I See

    Season 4 Episode 21 - Aired 12/6/2011

    The quaint town of geniuses is transformed into animated versions of themselves. Sheriff Carter and Allison Blake are secretly planning the perfect holiday surprise for their kids. But a mysterious kaleidoscopic wave of color crashes over Eureka, leaving the entire town and its inhabitants animated.

    Director: Matthew Hastings

    Writer: Eric Tuchman, Amy Berg

  • Mirror, Mirror
    7.9/10392 votes
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    #25 - Mirror, Mirror

    Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 7/2/2012

    Eureka is cut off from the world by a malfunctioning experiment that threatens to eradicate the town's populace.

    Director: Mike Rohl

    Writer: Bruce Miller