8.4/10351 votesLoading...#1 - Destiny
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 5/15/2000
After escaping from Pierce, the aliens save Nasedo. Michael accidentally kills Pierce. Nasedo, as the aliens' guardian takes Pierce's place to help the aliens. The aliens figure out how to use the devices and release a message from Max and Isabel's real mother. She says Max is their leader and Tess, his fiance and that Michael is Second in command and he is Isabel's fiance. After hearing all this Liz runs out.
Director: Patrick R. Norris
Writer: Toni Graphia, Thania St. John
8.2/10331 votesLoading...#2 - The White Room
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 5/8/2000
Max finds himself in a white room with no windows or doors, facing questions by Agent Pierce. Isabel telepathically contacts Max, who leaves her clues to his location. Michael, Isabel and Tess then set out on a rescue mission.
Director: Jonathan Frakes
Writer: Thania St. John
8.2/10303 votesLoading...#3 - The Departure
Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 5/21/2001
Max, Isabel, Michael and Tess struggle with goodbyes on what they believe to be their last night on Earth before they travel back to their home planet. In the final hours, Max frantically searches for the killer that is still out there and threatens the lives of everyone they love.
Director: Patrick R. Norris
Writer: Garrett Lerner, Russel Friend
8.2/10370 votesLoading...#4 - Graduation
Season 3 Episode 18 - Aired 5/14/2002
As their high school graduation approaches, the gang must come to terms with their expectations for the future, while joining together to thwart the FBI when they discover that several members of the group are under surveillance. Meanwhile, Liz begins exhibiting even more alien-like powers, that cause her to see visions of their future - including their deaths.
Director: Allison Liddi-Brown
Writer: Ronald D. Moore
8.1/10385 votesLoading...#5 - 285 South
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/10/1999
Michael's monomaniacal urge to find the geodesic dome that's been stalking his dreams leads him to hijack Maria's car to Texas.
Director: Arvin Brown
Writer: William Sind, Thania St. John
8.1/10322 votesLoading...#6 - Cry Your Name
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 4/23/2001
The sudden death of a close friend shocks the group.
Director: Allan Kroeker
Writer: Ronald D. Moore
8.0/10305 votesLoading...#7 - Max to the Max
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 5/1/2000
Tess's book suggests that she and Max are predetermined mates, as are Michael and Isabel, who thinks she might be pregnant -- with Michael's baby. Meanwhile, Nasedo disguises himself as Max and kidnaps Liz as part of a plan to trap FBI agent Pierce.
Director: Patrick R. Norris
Writer: Toni Graphia
8.0/10350 votesLoading...#8 - A Roswell Christmas Carol
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 12/18/2000
Max witnesses a tragedy and is haunted by the ghost of a man he could have saved, leaving him overwhelmed with guilt and questioning his healing abilities. Isabel aka the Christmas Nazi (dubbed by Michael) tries to brighten up the holiday season and Tess tries to became a part of the Valenti family.
Director: Patrick R. Norris
Writer: Jason Katims
7.9/10627 votesLoading...#9 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/6/1999
Liz Parker learns Max Evans' out-of-this-world secret when he saves her life and must rely on her to safeguard his secret as an orphaned extraterrestrial.
Director: David Nutter
Writer: Jason Katims
7.9/10356 votesLoading...#10 - The End of the World
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/30/2000
An older Max travels from the future (2014 to be exact) to tell Liz that their relationship will imperil his planet and together they devise a plan to change the future: by making present Max fall out of love with Liz.
Director: Bill L. Norton
Writer: Jason Katims
7.8/10363 votesLoading...#11 - Heat Wave
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 12/1/1999
A freak December heat wave hits the town and sparks romance as Michael's relationship with Maria heats up and Liz's infatuation with Max intensifies; meanwhile Isabel enters into one of Alex's dreams only to discover her likeness already there and dancing with Alex.
Director: David Nutter
Writer: Jason Katims
7.8/10353 votesLoading...#12 - Blind Date
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 2/9/2000
Maria enters Liz in a blind date contest; Max and Kyle commiserate about their shared feelings for Liz; Michael and Isabel send a signal to the fourth alien.
Director: Keith Samples
Writer: Thania St. John
7.8/10303 votesLoading...#13 - Crazy
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 4/10/2000
FBI agent Topolsky returns to warn Liz that a covert alien hunter inside the Bureau is pursuing Max and his friends -- and that he will stop at nothing to get what he wants. Meanwhile, Isabel befriends Tess, a new female student who immediately arouses Max and Michael's suspicions.
Director: James Whitmore Jr.
Writer: Thania St. John
7.8/10305 votesLoading...#14 - Tess, Lies and Videotape
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 4/17/2000
Max develops an uncontrollable attraction to Tess that includes intense sexual daydreams, and Sheriff Valenti learns that Topolsky was killed in a suspicious fire. Meanwhile, someone has secretly placed a video camera inside Michael's apartment.
Director: Paul Shapiro
Writer: Richard Whitley, Toni Graphia
7.7/10323 votesLoading...#15 - Independence Day
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 2/16/2000
After Michael has a violent showdown with his father, Max and Isabel's father helps Michael set up his emancipation; the fourth alien emerges as a shapeshifter who watches over Max, Michael and Isabel.
Director: Paul Shapiro
Writer: Toni Graphia
7.7/10345 votesLoading...#16 - Sexual Healing
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 3/1/2000
Liz is unnerved by her strong desire for Max and the visions that come when they kiss - visions that lead to a glowing orb in the desert.
Director: David Semel
Writer: Jan Oxenberg
7.7/10289 votesLoading...#17 - Four Aliens and a Baby
Season 3 Episode 17 - Aired 5/7/2002
Max's quest to find his son ends with the return of Tess and the baby, and the gang find themselves in danger again while trying to protect the child. Meanwhile, Jesse encourages Isabel to reveal her true origins to her parents, and the elder Evanses provide a way to ensure their grandchild's safety.
Director: William Sadler
Writer: Russel Friend, Garrett Lerner
7.6/10334 votesLoading...#18 - Blood Brother
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/24/1999
Max is injured in a car accident and Liz pressures Alex to help protect him from medical procedures that could expose his identity by providing blood samples to replace Max's.
Director: David Nutter
Writer: Barry Pullman, Breen Frazier
7.6/10314 votesLoading...#19 - The Convention
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 2/2/2000
Max plays host to actor Jonathan Frakes at the annual UFO Convention while trying to avoid the meddlesome couple who witnessed Max's life-saving abilities on Liz at the Crashdown Cafe.
Director: Tucker Gates
Writer: Emily Whitesell
7.6/10335 votesLoading...#20 - Summer of '47
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/23/2000
Michael discovers the hidden history behind the 1947 crash when interviewing a World War II survivor for a school project. The story unfolds with familiar faces portraying people in 1947.
Director: Patrick R. Norris
Writer: Gretchen J. Berg, Aaron Harberts
7.5/10335 votesLoading...#21 - River Dog
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/17/1999
Liz and Max journey to an American Indian reservation where they glean information from an elderly tribesman about the alien who vanished in 1959.
Director: Jonathan Frakes
Writer: Cheryl Cain
7.5/10296 votesLoading...#22 - Four Square
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 4/24/2000
Harding finds the video camera hidden in his house and gives it to Valenti. The lawman then tells Max that his safety depends upon his willingness to share information. Meanwhile, Tess reveals a personal secret to Isabel.
Director: Jonathan Frakes
Writer: Thania St. John
7.5/10280 votesLoading...#23 - A Tale of Two Parties
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 1/1/2002
In an attempt to find Roswell's legendary New Year's Rave, Max and Maria join forces. Meanwhile, Liz connects with her father and Isabel helps Kyle find the perfect date for New Year's.
Director: Allan Kroeker
Writer: Laura J. Burns
7.4/10424 votesLoading...#24 - The Morning After
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/13/1999
Liz tries to maintain her relationship with Kyle despite her deep bond with Max; Michael is obsessed with the idea that there was another alien in Roswell in 1959 and tries to decipher the meaning of the flashes only he sees. Meanwhile, Liz suspects the new guidance counselor Ms. Topolsky is hiding something, especially when she sees her with Michael's file.
Director: David Nutter
Writer: Jason Katims
7.4/10375 votesLoading...#25 - Monsters
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/20/1999
Isabel is concerned about Maria's nervous reactions to Sheriff Valenti, so she invades one of Maria's dreams to determine whether she can keep the aliens' secret.
Director: David Semel, David Nutter
Writer: Thania St. John
The Best Episodes of Roswell
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Bizarre things start happening in the little New Mexico town where UFOs were spotted in 1947. Cut to 1999, when a cute high-school student saves...
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Best Episodes Summary
"Destiny" is the best rated episode of "Roswell". It scored 8.4/10 based on 351 votes. Directed by Patrick R. Norris and written by Toni Graphia, Thania St. John, it aired on 5/15/2000. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "The White Room".