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The Best Episodes of Helix

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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 Arctic to investigate a possible disease outbreak, only to find

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Helix Season 1 Episode 9 - Level X
    7.8/10(526 votes)

    #1 - 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
    Writer:Sean Crouch

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  2. Helix Season 1 Episode 8 - Bloodline
    7.6/10(521 votes)

    #2 - 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.

    Director:Bradley Walsh
    Writer:Mark Haslett

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  3. Helix Season 2 Episode 1 - San Jose
    7.6/10(570 votes)

    #3 - 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.

    Director:Steven A. Adelson
    Writer:Steven Maeda

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  4. Helix Season 2 Episode 7 - Cross-Pollination
    7.6/10(375 votes)

    #4 - Cross-Pollination

    S2:E7

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

    Director:Steven A. Adelson
    Writer:Adria Lang

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  5. Helix Season 1 Episode 4 - Single Strand
    7.5/10(627 votes)

    #5 - 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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  6. Helix Season 1 Episode 7 - Survivor Zero
    7.5/10(555 votes)

    #6 - 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
    Writer:Sean Crouch

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  7. Helix Season 1 Episode 13 - Dans L'Ombre
    7.5/10(505 votes)

    #7 - 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
    Writer:Steven Maeda

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  8. Helix Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
    7.4/10(941 votes)

    #8 - 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.

    Director:Jeffrey Reiner
    Writer:Cameron Porsandeh

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  9. Helix Season 1 Episode 5 - The White Room
    7.4/10(612 votes)

    #9 - 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
    Writer:Misha Green

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  10. Helix Season 1 Episode 10 - Fushigi
    7.4/10(498 votes)

    #10 - 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.

    Director:Jeremiah S. Chechik
    Writer:Misha Green

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  11. Helix Season 1 Episode 11 - Black Rain
    7.4/10(494 votes)

    #11 - 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.

    Director:Jeremiah S. Chechik
    Writer:Tiffany Greshler

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  12. Helix Season 1 Episode 12 - The Reaping
    7.4/10(504 votes)

    #12 - 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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  13. Helix Season 2 Episode 8 - Vade in Pace
    7.4/10(356 votes)

    #13 - 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.

    Director:Steven A. Adelson
    Writer:Bobak Esfarjani

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  14. Helix Season 1 Episode 2 - Vector
    7.3/10(797 votes)

    #14 - 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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  15. Helix Season 1 Episode 3 - 274
    7.3/10(679 votes)

    #15 - 274

    S1:E3

    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

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  16. Helix Season 2 Episode 2 - Reunion
    7.3/10(444 votes)

    #16 - 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.

    Director:Steven A. Adelson
    Writer:Timothy J. Lea

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  17. Helix Season 2 Episode 13 - O Brave New World
    7.3/10(382 votes)

    #17 - O Brave New World

    S2:E13

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

    Director:Steven A. Adelson
    Writer:Steven Maeda

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  18. Helix Season 1 Episode 6 - Aniqatiga
    7.2/10(535 votes)

    #18 - 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.

    Directors:Mike Rohl, Duane Clark
    Writer:Adam Lash

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  19. Helix Season 2 Episode 3 - Scion
    7.2/10(395 votes)

    #19 - 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.

    Director:Jeremiah S. Chechik
    Writer:Allison Miller

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  20. Helix Season 2 Episode 5 - Oubliette
    7.2/10(364 votes)

    #20 - 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.

    Director:Grant Harvey
    Writer:Leigh Dana Jackson

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  21. Helix Season 2 Episode 4 - Densho
    7.1/10(377 votes)

    #21 - 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.

    Director:Jeremiah S. Chechik
    Writer:Tiffany Greshler

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  22. Helix Season 2 Episode 6 - M. Domestica
    7.1/10(361 votes)

    #22 - 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.

    Director:Grant Harvey
    Writer:Javier Grillo-Marxuach

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  23. Helix Season 2 Episode 12 - The Ascendant
    7.1/10(337 votes)

    #23 - 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.

    Director:Jeff Renfroe
    Writer:Javier Grillo-Marxuach

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  24. Helix Season 2 Episode 9 - Ectogenesis
    7.0/10(344 votes)

    #24 - Ectogenesis

    S2:E9

    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

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  25. Helix Season 2 Episode 10 - Mother
    7.0/10(350 votes)

    #25 - 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.

    Director:Jeremiah S. Chechik
    Writer:Tiffany Greshler

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Best Episodes Summary

"Level X" is the best rated episode of "Helix". It scored 7.8/10 based on 526 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".