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The Best Episodes of Helix

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

Helix is an intense thriller about a team of scientists from the Centers for Disease Control who travel to a high-tech research facility in the...
Genres:DramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
Network:Syfy

Best Episodes Summary

"Level X" is the best rated episode of "Helix". It scored 7.8/10 based on 513 votes. Directed by Bradley Walsh and written by Sean Crouch, it aired on 2/28/2014. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Bloodline".

  • Level X
    7.8/10513 votes
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    #1 - Level X

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 2/28/2014

    The CDC teams learns the real purpose of the infection and Alan and Julie make a perilous journey to retrieve the canister that has the original source virus.

    Director: Bradley Walsh

    Writer: Sean Crouch

  • Bloodline
    7.6/10508 votes
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    #2 - Bloodline

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 2/21/2014

    Alan risks his life to save his brother Peter from Ilaria CEO Constance Sutton, only to see him re-captured by Vectors. Julia Walker deals with the mystery of her "cure" while her half- brother Daniel confronts their father, Dr. Hatake, about being abducted as a child.

    Director: Bradley Walsh

    Writer: Mark Haslett

  • Cross-Pollination
    7.6/10362 votes
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    #3 - Cross-Pollination

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 2/27/2015

    As Peter gains a new cellmate, Michael takes extreme action when his followers begin to mutiny.

    Director: Steven A. Adelson

    Writer: Adria Lang

  • Single Strand
    7.5/10616 votes
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    #4 - Single Strand

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 1/24/2014

    As Alan risks killing Peter in a desperate effort to cure him, Walker teams with a mysterious young researcher to survive their quarantine. Jordan discovers her Rapid Response test is flawed.

    Director: Duane Clark

    Writer: N/A

  • Survivor Zero
    7.5/10543 votes
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    #5 - Survivor Zero

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 2/14/2014

    As Ilaria CEO Constance Sutton arrives to collect the virus and its cure, Alan finds Walker seemingly symptom-free. Daniel learns the truth about his "adoption" by Hatake.

    Director: Mike Rohl

    Writer: Sean Crouch

  • Dans L'Ombre
    7.5/10490 votes
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    #6 - Dans L'Ombre

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 3/28/2014

    Alan and Peter capture the assassin Scythe and demand to know the whereabouts of Julia's mother. Balleseros confronts Hatake about the missing Inuit children, while Anana and her brother learn of Daniel's fate. Concerns that the virus is in Ilaria's possession again forces Alan and the team off the base to search the world in order to retrieve it.

    Director: Brad Turner

    Writer: Steven Maeda

  • San Jose
    7.5/10557 votes
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    #7 - San Jose

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 1/16/2015

    15 months after the events at Arctic Biosystems, new CDC team with the addition of biotoxicologist Kyle Sommer respond to a potential outbreak on a Windjammer in the Northern Pacific. Their search leads them to an island occupied by a mysterious cult led by the charismatic Michael. Meanwhile, 30 years in the future, Walker arrives at the same island searching for Alan Farragut.

    Director: Steven A. Adelson

    Writer: Steven Maeda

  • Pilot
    7.4/10926 votes
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    #8 - Pilot

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/10/2014

    A Center for Disease Control medical team's investigation of a disease outbreak at a high tech arctic research lab uncovers the truth about a secretive research project that could threaten the future of humankind.

    Director: Jeffrey Reiner

    Writer: Cameron Porsandeh

  • The White Room
    7.4/10599 votes
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    #9 - The White Room

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 1/31/2014

    As Alan's controversial cure leaves Peter clinging to life, the unchecked virus forces Jordan to make a devastating decision. Walker discovers the surprising truth about her new ally, while Daniel squares off against Balleseros.

    Director: Duane Clark

    Writer: Misha Green

  • Fushigi
    7.4/10486 votes
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    #10 - Fushigi

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 3/7/2014

    In a last ditch effort to find help and a cure, Alan and Julia go to an abandoned satellite station discover a shocking secret that reveals Hatake's ultimate goal and the reason why he has developed the deadly virus.

    Director: Jeremiah S. Chechik

    Writer: Misha Green

  • Black Rain
    7.4/10480 votes
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    #11 - Black Rain

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 3/14/2014

    The Vectors start working together to hunt down the uninfected as the CDC develops a risky cure and a band of assassins from Ilaria secretly infiltrate the base.

    Director: Jeremiah S. Chechik

    Writer: Tiffany Greshler

  • The Reaping
    7.4/10491 votes
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    #12 - The Reaping

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 3/21/2014

    The uninfected are hiding in a secret bunker on the base as the CDC attempt to retrieve the canisters with the virus and the cure while the Ilaria assassins capture Hatake and force him to chose between which one of his children they will kill first.

    Director: Brad Turner

    Writer: Adam Lash

  • Vade in Pace
    7.4/10343 votes
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    #13 - Vade in Pace

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 3/6/2015

    The Coast Guard arrives on the island to take the CDC team to another island to deal with another outbreak of the pathogen. Meanwhile, Sister Amy has to contend with Brother Michael and his plans.

    Director: Steven A. Adelson

    Writer: Bobak Esfarjani

  • Vector
    7.3/10785 votes
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    #14 - Vector

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/10/2014

    As Dr. Alan Farragut accelerates the hunt for his infected brother Peter, the quarantine of three scientists threatens to create panic at the lab. Doreen finds evidence that Dr. Hatake is lying about his research.

    Director: Brad Turner

    Writer: Keith Huff

  • 274
    7.3/10667 votes
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    #15 - 274

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1/17/2014

    As Alan sets up an isolation unit to quarantine the infected lab workers, Walker and Jordan each face the possibility that they have the deadly virus, too.

    Director: Steven A. Adelson

    Writer: Misha Green

  • Reunion
    7.3/10431 votes
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    #16 - Reunion

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 1/23/2015

    The CDC team continue to investigate the island; at the same time, they discover Peter's brother, Alan, is a member of Brother Michael's cult, and his warnings for them to leave the abbey fall on deaf ears.

    Director: Steven A. Adelson

    Writer: Timothy J. Lea

  • Aniqatiga
    7.2/10522 votes
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    #17 - Aniqatiga

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/7/2014

    After Daniel leaves Balleseros to die, the mystery surrounding his connection to Hatake is revealed. As he works to save Peter, Alan struggles with his feelings for both Walker and Jordan.

    Director: Mike Rohl, Duane Clark

    Writer: Adam Lash

  • Scion
    7.2/10383 votes
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    #18 - Scion

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 1/30/2015

    Peter and Jordan leave the safety of the Abbey to retrieve some specimens and discover just what’s living in the woods, meanwhile Sister Amy plots to make them leave forever.

    Director: Jeremiah S. Chechik

    Writer: Allison Miller

  • Oubliette
    7.2/10351 votes
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    #19 - Oubliette

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 2/13/2015

    Michael locks Peter and Alan in a pit. Alan escapes and discovers that Kyle has a secret of his own. Agnes reveals a shocking truth to Michael, who drastically turns on her for doubting him. In the future, Caleb uncovers Walker's deception and takes matters into his own hands.

    Director: Grant Harvey

    Writer: Leigh Dana Jackson

  • O Brave New World
    7.2/10366 votes
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    #20 - O Brave New World

    Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 4/10/2015

    Kyle rescues Dr. Sarah Jordan as Alan Farragut fights his own brother, Peter Farragut.

    Director: Steven A. Adelson

    Writer: Steven Maeda

  • Densho
    7.1/10365 votes
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    #21 - Densho

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 2/6/2015

    As Michael struggles to keep the abbey under control, the CDC team moves closer toward tracking the source of the pathogen. Alan fights the urge to rejoin his team and confronts the reality about Peter’s allegiances. In the future, Walker makes a desperate attempt to escape from her delusional father, with potentially deadly consequences.

    Director: Jeremiah S. Chechik

    Writer: Tiffany Greshler

  • M. Domestica
    7.1/10348 votes
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    #22 - M. Domestica

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 2/20/2015

    Amy creates an outbreak of the disease. Michael torments Peter in the pit. Alan, Jordan and Kyle discover the truth about the Abbey's food chain. An uprising at the Abbey threatens the safety of the uninfected. In present-day Paris, Balleseros meet an unlikely immortal.

    Director: Grant Harvey

    Writer: Javier Grillo-Marxuach

  • The Ascendant
    7.1/10323 votes
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    #23 - The Ascendant

    Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 4/3/2015

    The uninfected are hiding in a secret bunker on the base as the CDC attempt to retrieve the canisters with the virus and the cure while the Ilaria assassins capture Hatake and force him to chose between which one of his children they will kill first.

    Director: Jeff Renfroe

    Writer: Javier Grillo-Marxuach

  • Ectogenesis
    7.0/10331 votes
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    #24 - Ectogenesis

    Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 3/13/2015

    Alan, Kyle and Winger search the woods for the tree with red sap that might be a cure for the pathogen.

    Director: Jeremiah S. Chechik

    Writer: Timothy J. Lea

  • Mother
    7.0/10338 votes
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    #25 - Mother

    Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 3/20/2015

    The Abbey becomes a house of horrors as Kyle struggles with his infection and Anne begins to shape a successor to Michael.

    Director: Jeremiah S. Chechik

    Writer: Tiffany Greshler