- 8.3/10 2,068 votes
#1 - Heroes of Patience
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 3/31/2021
On the verge of completing his mission, Harry faces his own humanity.
Director: Robert Duncan McNeill
Writer: Chris Sheridan
- 8.2/10 2,274 votes
#2 - Love Language
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/24/2021
A surprise visitor gives Harry an introduction to marriage, a stressful human institution he needs to familiarize himself with.
Director: Jay Chandrasekhar
Writer: Sarah Beckett
- 8.2/10 1,947 votes
#3 - Welcome Aliens
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 3/24/2021
Harry and Asta attend an alien convention.
Director: Shannon Kohli
Writer: Nastaran Dibai
- 8.2/10 737 votes
#4 - Homecoming
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 4/3/2024
Harry and Asta team up with an unlikely ally to try to save the Earth.
Director: Robert Duncan McNeill
Writer: Chris Sheridan, Robert Duncan McNeill
- 8.1/10 3,342 votes
#5 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/27/2021
An alien hiding in a small Colorado town meets the locals when they ask him to help solve a murder.
Director: David Dobkin
Writer: N/A
- 8.1/10 1,107 votes
#6 - I Believe in Aliens
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 9/28/2022
Harry comes face to face with his greatest enemy and makes a choice that may affect Earth forever.
Director: Robert Duncan McNeill
Writer: Chris Sheridan
- 8.1/10 657 votes
#7 - Here Comes My Baby
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 3/27/2024
Harry and Asta get surprise visits. Ben grows suspicious of Mike and Liv's private investigation.
Director: Brennan Shroff
Writer: Donald Todd
- 8.0/10 2,257 votes
#8 - Birds of a Feather
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 2/17/2021
Harry travels to the Ute Reservation to help Asta's grandmother, and along the way, learns what it means to belong to a community.
Director: Jay Chandrasekhar
Writer: Tazbah Chavez
- 8.0/10 1,950 votes
#9 - The Green Glow
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 3/10/2021
Fearing he's facing failure, Harry enlists an unlikely ally to help find his ship.
Director: Jennifer Phang
Writer: Elias Benavidez
- 8.0/10 1,935 votes
#10 - End of the World as We Know It
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 3/17/2021
Harry must rely on Asta and D'arcy for survival.
Director: Shannon Kohli
Writer: Christian Taylor
- 8.0/10 982 votes
#11 - Best of Enemies
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 9/21/2022
Harry has an unexpected partner as he tries to infiltrate a military base to find his alien baby. Meanwhile, Asta and Dan help D'arcy to recover and realize, that she's unwilling to leave her new comfort zone.
Director: Robert Duncan McNeill
Writer: Nastaran Dibai
- 7.9/10 1,314 votes
#12 - Alien Dinner Party
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 3/16/2022
It's a surprise party as everyone gathers to celebrate Harry, but some dangerous guests cause havoc.
Director: Claudia Yarmy
Writer: Chris Sheridan
- 7.9/10 709 votes
#13 - The Upper Hand
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 2/21/2024
D'Arcy inserts herself into Harry's mission, while Kate grows more uncomfortable in her own home.
Director: Lea Thompson
Writer: Elias Benavidez
- 7.8/10 2,607 votes
#14 - Homesick
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 2/3/2021
In his first week at the clinic, Harry struggles to diagnose a strange feeling: human emotion.
Director: Robert Duncan McNeill
Writer: Chris Sheridan
- 7.8/10 2,031 votes
#15 - Sexy Beast
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 3/3/2021
Harry copes with jealousy when the mayor hires an annoyingly perfect new town doctor.
Director: Jennifer Phang
Writer: Emily Eslami, Jeffrey Nieves
- 7.8/10 1,271 votes
#16 - Escape from New York
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 3/9/2022
Harry and Asta find what they are looking for but not what they need as danger closes in.
Director: Claudia Yarmy
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/10 739 votes
#17 - Avian Flu
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 3/6/2024
Harry gets distracted from his mission, while Mike and Liv make a huge discovery.
Director: Kabir Akhtar
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/10 2,362 votes
#18 - Secrets
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 2/10/2021
Harry races to keep his secret safe as Asta is forced to face her own past.
Director: Robert Duncan McNeill
Writer: Njeri Brown
- 7.7/10 1,041 votes
#19 - The Alien Within
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 8/31/2022
Halloween comes to Patience, and Harry sheds his human mask. Meanwhile, Ben is trying to promote the new resort to the residents of Patience and meets some resistance.
Director: Warren P. Sonoda
Writer: Nastaran Dibai
- 7.7/10 697 votes
#20 - 141 Seconds
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 2/28/2024
Harry tags along on Ben, Kate and Max's family trip, hoping the mayor will lead him to answers.
Director: Robert Duncan McNeill
Writer: Sarah Beckett
- 7.6/10 1,772 votes
#21 - Old Friends
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 1/26/2022
Harry the alien is back on Earth and doesn't remember who he is, and only Asta can keep him safe.
Director: Robert Duncan McNeill
Writer: Chris Sheridan
- 7.6/10 967 votes
#22 - Harry, a Parent
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 9/7/2022
After losing the alien baby, Harry learns which alien race is on Earth and it’s not what he expected.
Director: Brennan Shroff
Writer: Jenna Lamia
- 7.6/10 859 votes
#23 - Lone Wolf
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 2/13/2024
In an attempt to gather information on the Grey Aliens, Harry puts Asta in harm's way.
Director: Robert Duncan McNeill
Writer: Chris Sheridan, Nastaran Dibai, Aaron Wiener
- 7.5/10 1,310 votes
#24 - An Alien in New York
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 3/2/2022
Harry and Asta travel to New York looking for one of his people, but things go horribly wrong.
Director: Lea Thompson
Writer: Elias Benavidez
- 7.5/10 1,066 votes
#25 - Autopsy
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 8/10/2022
Asta is overwhelmed with guilt after she, Harry, and D'arcy get rid of the dead body.
Director: Kabir Akhtar
Writer: Cherry Chevapravatdumrong
The Best Episodes of Resident Alien
Every episode of Resident Alien ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Resident Alien!
Crash-landed alien Harry takes on the identity of a small-town Colorado doctor. Arriving with a secret mission, he starts off living a simple life…but things get a bit rocky when he’s roped into solving a local murder and realizes he needs to assimilate into his new world. As he does, he begins to wrestle with the moral dilemma of his mission and asking the big life questions like: “Are human beings worth saving?” and “Why do they fold their pizza before eating it?”
Top Episode Ratings Summary
The best episode of "Resident Alien" is "Heroes of Patience", rated 8.3/10 from 2068 user votes. It was directed by Robert Duncan McNeill and written by Chris Sheridan. "Heroes of Patience" aired on 3/31/2021 and is rated 0.1 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Love Language".