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The Best Episodes of Helix Season 2

Every episode of Helix Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Helix Season 2!

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

Season 2 Ratings Summary

"San Jose" is the best rated episode of "Helix" season 2. It scored 7.5/10 based on 561 votes. Directed by Steven A. Adelson and written by Steven Maeda, it aired on 1/16/2015. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Reunion".

  • San Jose
    7.5/10561 votes

    #1 - 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

  • Reunion
    7.3/10435 votes

    #2 - 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

  • Scion
    7.2/10386 votes

    #3 - 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

  • Densho
    7.1/10368 votes

    #4 - 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

  • Oubliette
    7.2/10355 votes

    #5 - 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

  • M. Domestica
    7.1/10352 votes

    #6 - 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

  • Cross-Pollination
    7.6/10366 votes

    #7 - 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

  • Vade in Pace
    7.4/10347 votes

    #8 - 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

  • Ectogenesis
    7.0/10334 votes

    #9 - 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
    7.0/10341 votes

    #10 - 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

  • Plan B
    7.0/10342 votes

    #11 - Plan B

    Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 3/27/2015

    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.

    Director: Jeff Renfroe

    Writer: Leigh Dana Jackson

  • The Ascendant
    7.1/10328 votes

    #12 - 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

  • O Brave New World
    7.2/10369 votes

    #13 - 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