7.5/1056 votesLoading...#1 - One Step Closer
Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 4/21/2003
The team must protect a senator's daughter but Brennan's powers grow out of control, endangering the mission.
Director: Bill Corcoran
Writer: Freddie Prinze Jr.
7.1/1054 votesLoading...#2 - Once Around
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 2/24/2003
The team must protect a defense witness against a New Mutant who can project his senses through others.
Director: Bruce Pittman
Writer: Mark Amato
7.0/1064 votesLoading...#3 - Nothing to Fear
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 5/4/2002
Eckhart employs the services of a New Mutant mercenary with the power to control dreams, and sends him against Mutant X.
Director: T.J. Scott
Writer: Elizabeth Keyishian
6.7/1050 votesLoading...#4 - Into the Moonless Night
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 9/29/2003
In the aftermath of disaster, the Mutant X team must deal with the death of one of their teammates, the disappearance of another, the return of Mason Eckhart, and the arrival of a mysterious mutant with an agenda of her own.
Director: Philip David Segal
Writer: Peter Mohan
6.6/1063 votesLoading...#5 - A Breed Apart
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 5/18/2002
Mutant X encounters a new faction of New Mutants - the Strand, led by the powerful first mutant, Gabriel Ashlocke.
Director: Brad Turner
Writer: Howard Chaykin
6.5/1068 votesLoading...#6 - Lit Fuse
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/17/2001
Eckhart seeks a mutant who can absorb energy, one who Brennan becomes romantically involved with.
Director: John Bell
Writer: Elizabeth Keyishian, Tom Fudge, David Newman
6.5/1063 votesLoading...#7 - Whiter Shade of Pale
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 1/26/2002
A New Mutant with the power of invisibility is working against both Eckhart and Adam, despite the fact she was involved with Adam in the past.
Director: Terry Ingram
Writer: Tony Di Franco
6.5/1052 votesLoading...#8 - Sign from Above
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/23/2002
Aliens are targeting New Mutants to capture samples to take back with them.
Director: John Bell
Writer: Tony Blake
6.5/1046 votesLoading...#9 - Within These Walls
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 2/3/2003
A psychotic New Mutant escapes from prison and goes after Adam, seeking revenge.
Director: Manfred Guthe
Writer: Peter Mohan
6.4/1059 votesLoading...#10 - Altered Ego
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 2/16/2002
A young New Mutant from Adams' past shows up, seeking revenge for her father's death.
Director: Andrew Potter
Writer: Elizabeth Keyishian
6.3/1062 votesLoading...#11 - Dark Star Rising
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 1/19/2002
Members of an international anti-terrorist unit, Dark Star, are striking against the GSA and Mutant X discovers that they are previouisly undiscovered New Mutants.
Director: Jon Cassar
Writer: Philip LaZebnik
6.3/1058 votesLoading...#12 - Past as Prologue
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 10/5/2002
Ashlocke revives an ancient Egyptian alchemist in an attempt to preserve his own life.
Director: T.J. Scott
Writer: Howard Chaykin
6.3/1045 votesLoading...#13 - In Between
Season 3 Episode 18 - Aired 4/19/2004
When Jesse's life hangs in the balance, Brennan must connect to him and lead him through past memories they've shared in order to save his life.
Director: Andrew Potter
Writer: Gil Grant
6.2/1089 votesLoading...#14 - Fool for Love
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/27/2001
Shalimar becomes close to another feral when it's ""lust at first sight,"" but matters become complicated when her new boyfriend tries to find a cure for his condition.
Director: T.J. Scott
Writer: David Newman
6.2/1076 votesLoading...#15 - The Meaning of Death
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/10/2001
A mysterious plague targeting New Mutants only threatens to wipe out the underground community, and Mutant X and the GSA must join forces to eliminate it before it's too late.
Director: Graeme Campbell
Writer: Brad Falchuk
6.2/1055 votesLoading...#16 - Time Squared
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/19/2002
Ashlocke gains access to a mutant who can travel through time, and he uses her to go back and alter his own history and cure himself.
Director: John Bell
Writer: Elizabeth Keyishian
6.2/1049 votesLoading...#17 - The Grift
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 1/20/2003
A former flame of Brennan's shows up asking for his help...and revealing that her son is Brennan's child.
Director: Oley Sassone
Writer: Elizabeth Keyishian
6.2/1046 votesLoading...#18 - At Destiny's End
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 1/27/2003
Emma must go undercover to join a group of eco-terrorists run by another empath.
Director: Oley Sassone
Writer: Jeff King
6.2/1043 votesLoading...#19 - Hard Time
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 2/10/2003
Jesse and Brennan go undercover to investigate a prison gladiatorial scheme.
Director: Oley Sassone
Writer: Alfredo Septién, Turi Meyer
6.2/1061 votesLoading...#20 - The Assault
Season 3 Episode 22 - Aired 5/17/2004
The team uncovers many of the mysteries surrounding Mutant X after the Dominion captures Lexa and Jesse.
Director: Andrew Potter
Writer: Peter Mohan
6.1/10101 votesLoading...#21 - I Scream the Body Electric (2)
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/13/2001
Brennan is captured and falls under Eckhart's control, and forced to work against the New Mutants.
Director: Jon Cassar
Writer: Howard Chaykin
6.1/1079 votesLoading...#22 - Kilohertz
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/3/2001
A mutant terrorist, Kilohertz, threatens to throw the world into chaos.
Director: Andrew Potter
Writer: David Newman
6.1/1068 votesLoading...#23 - Crime of the New Century
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 12/1/2001
A New Mutant is kidnapped from his family and Mutant X set out to recover him and find out what Eckhart's interest in him is.
Director: Graeme Campbell
Writer: Joe Johnson
6.1/1058 votesLoading...#24 - Double Vision
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 2/2/2002
An old friend of Brennan's lures him and Emma into a trap - Emma ends up split into two separate entities, one good and one evil.
Director: Jon Cassar
Writer: Darrell Fetty
6.1/1060 votesLoading...#25 - Lazarus Syndrome
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 2/23/2002
Emma falls prey to a modern-day vampire who must feed on the life force of New Mutants in order to survive.
Director: John Bell
Writer: Mark Amato
The Best Episodes of Mutant X
Every episode of Mutant X ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Mutant X!
Mutant X is a science fiction television series that debuted on October 6, 2001. The show was created by Avi Arad, and it centers around...
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Network:Syndication
Best Episodes Summary
"One Step Closer" is the best rated episode of "Mutant X". It scored 7.5/10 based on 56 votes. Directed by Bill Corcoran and written by Freddie Prinze Jr., it aired on 4/21/2003. This episode scored 0.4 points higher than the second highest rated, "Once Around".