The Best Episodes of Helix Season 2

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.6/10(16 votes)

   #1 - San Jose

   S2:E11/16/2015

   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

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   Director:Steven A. Adelson

   Writer:Steven Maeda
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   7.6/10(13 votes)

   #2 - Reunion

   S2:E21/23/2015

   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

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   Director:Steven A. Adelson

   Writer:Timothy J. Lea
3. 

   7.3/10(12 votes)

   #3 - Scion

   S2:E31/30/2015

   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

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   Director:Jeremiah S. Chechik

   Writer:Allison Miller
4. 

   6.9/10(13 votes)

   #4 - Densho

   S2:E42/6/2015

   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

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   Director:Jeremiah S. Chechik

   Writer:Tiffany Greshler
5. 

   7.8/10(12 votes)

   #5 - Oubliette

   S2:E52/13/2015

   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

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   Director:Grant Harvey

   Writer:Leigh Dana Jackson
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   7.3/10(12 votes)

   #6 - M. Domestica

   S2:E62/20/2015

   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

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   Director:Grant Harvey

   Writer:Javier Grillo-Marxuach
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7. 

   7.7/10(11 votes)

   #7 - Cross-Pollination

   S2:E72/27/2015

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

   Director:Steven A. Adelson

   Writer:Adria Lang

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   Director:Steven A. Adelson

   Writer:Adria Lang
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   7.5/10(12 votes)

   #8 - Vade in Pace

   S2:E83/6/2015

   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

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   Director:Steven A. Adelson

   Writer:Bobak Esfarjani
9. 

   7.7/10(11 votes)

   #9 - Ectogenesis

   S2:E93/13/2015

   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

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   Director:Jeremiah S. Chechik

   Writer:Timothy J. Lea
10. 

    7.0/10(13 votes)

    #10 - Mother

    S2:E103/20/2015

    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

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    Director:Jeremiah S. Chechik

    Writer:Tiffany Greshler
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    7.5/10(11 votes)

    #11 - Plan B

    S2:E113/27/2015

    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

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    Director:Jeff Renfroe

    Writer:Leigh Dana Jackson
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    7.9/10(10 votes)

    #12 - The Ascendant

    S2:E124/3/2015

    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

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    Director:Jeff Renfroe

    Writer:Javier Grillo-Marxuach
13. 

    8.1/10(8 votes)

    #13 - O Brave New World

    S2:E134/10/2015

    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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    Director:Steven A. Adelson

    Writer:Steven Maeda