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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 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...

Seasons5

  1. Background image for Founder's Day
    8.8/10(713 votes)

    #1 - Founder's Day

    S4:E1

    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.

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  2. Background image for Just Another Day...
    8.8/10(665 votes)

    #2 - Just Another Day...

    S5:E13

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

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  3. Background image for Jack of All Trades
    8.5/10(539 votes)

    #3 - Jack of All Trades

    S5:E5

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

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  4. Background image for Once in a Lifetime
    8.4/10(724 votes)

    #4 - Once in a Lifetime

    S1:E12

    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.

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  5. Background image for Family Reunion
    8.4/10(10 votes)

    #5 - Family Reunion

    S2:E7

    Fargo's grandfather awakens after 50 years in cryogenic suspension and accuses his rival of putting him there and stealing his work.

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  6. Background image for One Giant Leap...
    8.4/10(495 votes)

    #6 - One Giant Leap...

    S4:E20

    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.

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    8.4/10(621 votes)

    #7 - Lost

    S5:E1

    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.

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  9. Background image for Force Quit
    8.4/10(469 votes)

    #8 - Force Quit

    S5:E3

    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.

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  10. Background image for Noche de Sueños
    8.3/10(10 votes)

    #9 - Noche de Sueños

    S2:E6

    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.

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  11. Background image for I Do Over
    8.3/10(10 votes)

    #10 - I Do Over

    S3:E4

    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.

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  12. Background image for From Fear to Eternity
    8.3/10(10 votes)

    #11 - From Fear to Eternity

    S3:E8

    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.

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  13. Background image for E=MC...?
    8.2/10(10 votes)

    #12 - E=MC...?

    S2:E8

    As an experiment that will recreate the first moment of the origins of the universe, the Big Bang, goes terribly awry, the town’s geniuses turn into morons, leaving the fate of Eureka in the hand of Jack Carter and an antisocial young ubergenius.

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    Director:Tim Matheson
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    8.2/10(10 votes)

    #13 - Maneater

    S2:E11

    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.

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  15. Background image for Here Come the Suns
    8.2/10(11 votes)

    #14 - Here Come the Suns

    S3:E7

    The Eureka mayoral race is overshadowed by the sudden arrival of a second sun, forcing Carter, Allison and Zane to investigate it more closely.

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  16. Background image for If You Build It...
    8.2/10(10 votes)

    #15 - If You Build It...

    S3:E13

    Eureka's teenagers who appear to have been manipulated while asleep, gathered in a field where they assembled a strange structure comprised of scrap metal and electronics.

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    Director:Mike Rohl
  17. Background image for Ship Happens
    8.2/10(10 votes)

    #16 - Ship Happens

    S3:E14

    Henry's ship returns causing Carter to fear it maybe linked to the town's deadly electrical anomalies.

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  18. Background image for A New World
    8.2/10(536 votes)

    #17 - A New World

    S4:E2

    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.

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  19. Background image for The Ex-Files
    8.2/10(530 votes)

    #18 - The Ex-Files

    S4:E8

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

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    Director:Chris Fisher
    Writer:Amy Berg
  20. Background image for I'll Be Seeing You
    8.2/10(499 votes)

    #19 - I'll Be Seeing You

    S4:E9

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

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  21. Background image for The Real Thing
    8.2/10(491 votes)

    #20 - The Real Thing

    S5:E2

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

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  22. Background image for H.O.U.S.E. Rules
    8.1/10(684 votes)

    #21 - H.O.U.S.E. Rules

    S1:E11

    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.

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  23. Background image for A Night at Global Dynamics
    8.1/10(10 votes)

    #22 - A Night at Global Dynamics

    S2:E13

    Nathan Stark and Jack Carter must put aside their rivalry to stop a deadly bacteria from destroying the town and killing Allison’s son. But can Carter ignore Stark’s crimes, as well?

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    8.1/10(11 votes)

    #23 - Welcome Back Carter

    S3:E9

    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.

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    8.1/10(10 votes)

    #24 - Insane In The P-Brane

    S3:E11

    Dr. Tess Fontana reopens Section 5, causing objects to become ambulatory , possibly due to poltergeists.

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    8.1/10(10 votes)

    #25 - What Goes Around Comes Around

    S3:E18

    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.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Founder's Day" is the best rated episode of "Eureka". It scored 8.8/10 based on 713 votes. Directed by Matthew Hastings and written by Jaime Paglia, it aired on 7/9/2010. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Just Another Day...".