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The Best Episodes of Helix

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

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...

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  1. Background image for O Brave New World
    7.9/10(7 votes)

    #1 - O Brave New World

    S2:E13

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

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  2. Background image for The Ascendant
    7.7/10(9 votes)

    #2 - The Ascendant

    S2:E12

    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.

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  3. Background image for Oubliette
    7.6/10(11 votes)

    #3 - Oubliette

    S2:E5

    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.

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  4. Background image for Ectogenesis
    7.6/10(10 votes)

    #4 - Ectogenesis

    S2:E9

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

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  5. Background image for San Jose
    7.5/10(15 votes)

    #5 - San Jose

    S2:E1

    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.

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  6. Background image for Reunion
    7.5/10(12 votes)

    #6 - Reunion

    S2:E2

    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.

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  8. Background image for Cross-Pollination
    7.5/10(10 votes)

    #7 - Cross-Pollination

    S2:E7

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

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  9. Background image for Bloodline
    7.4/10(13 votes)

    #8 - Bloodline

    S1:E8

    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.

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  10. Background image for Vade in Pace
    7.4/10(11 votes)

    #9 - Vade in Pace

    S2:E8

    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.

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  11. Background image for Aniqatiga
    7.3/10(15 votes)

    #10 - Aniqatiga

    S1:E6

    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.

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  12. Background image for Scion
    7.2/10(11 votes)

    #11 - Scion

    S2:E3

    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.

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  13. Background image for M. Domestica
    7.2/10(11 votes)

    #12 - M. Domestica

    S2:E6

    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.

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  14. Background image for Plan B
    7.2/10(10 votes)

    #13 - Plan B

    S2:E11

    The Navy prepare to implement Plan B, a final solution to ensure that the virus and everyone infected with it never make it off the island.

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  15. Background image for Single Strand
    7.1/10(14 votes)

    #14 - Single Strand

    S1:E4

    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:Unknown
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  16. Background image for Fushigi
    7.1/10(12 votes)

    #15 - Fushigi

    S1:E10

    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.

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  17. Background image for Black Rain
    7.1/10(13 votes)

    #16 - Black Rain

    S1:E11

    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.

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  18. Background image for The Reaping
    7.1/10(13 votes)

    #17 - The Reaping

    S1:E12

    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
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  19. Background image for Pilot
    7.0/10(22 votes)

    #18 - Pilot

    S1:E1

    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.

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  20. Background image for Level X
    7.0/10(13 votes)

    #19 - Level X

    S1:E9

    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
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  21. Background image for Mother
    7.0/10(11 votes)

    #20 - Mother

    S2:E10

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

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  22. Background image for The White Room
    6.9/10(14 votes)

    #21 - The White Room

    S1:E5

    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
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  23. Background image for Survivor Zero
    6.9/10(13 votes)

    #22 - Survivor Zero

    S1:E7

    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
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  24. Background image for Dans L'Ombre
    6.9/10(13 votes)

    #23 - Dans L'Ombre

    S1:E13

    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
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  25. Background image for Vector
    6.7/10(20 votes)

    #24 - Vector

    S1:E2

    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
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  26. Background image for Densho
    6.7/10(12 votes)

    #25 - Densho

    S2:E4

    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.

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Best Episodes Summary

"O Brave New World" is the best rated episode of "Helix". It scored 7.9/10 based on 7 votes. Directed by Steven A. Adelson and written by Steven Maeda, it aired on 4/10/2015. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Ascendant".