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The Best Episodes of Roswell

Every episode of Roswell ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Roswell!

The Best Episodes of Roswell

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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  1. Background image for Surprise
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #1 - Surprise

    S2:E3

    Isabel is deeply moved when Max throws her a surprise birthday party, but she grows troubled after seeing visions of a bound and gagged Tess. Alex does an interesting cop striptease for Isabel.

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  2. Background image for The End of the World
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #2 - The End of the World

    S2:E5

    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.

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  3. Background image for Wipeout!
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #3 - Wipeout!

    S2:E7

    The Skins make all the humans in Roswell, New Mexico disappear turning it into a ghost town.

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  4. Background image for Meet the Dupes
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #4 - Meet the Dupes

    S2:E8

    Duplicate versions of Michael, Isabel and Tess come to Roswell after killing their king Zan, to urge Max to attend an important interstellar summit in New York City, but they have their own agenda; Ava stays behind in Roswell.

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  5. Background image for A Roswell Christmas Carol
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #5 - A Roswell Christmas Carol

    S2:E10

    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.

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  6. Background image for To Serve and Protect
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #6 - To Serve and Protect

    S2:E11

    When Isabel develops a psychic connection to a girl who has been buried alive, she races to find the teenager before it's too late. Meanwhile the FBI comes to town and starts asking questions concerning Valenti and his involvement with Max and Isabel.

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  8. Background image for Viva Las Vegas
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #7 - Viva Las Vegas

    S2:E15

    When the gang makes a spur-of-the-moment trip to Las Vegas, in order to spend the DuPree money, the event-filled excursion ends in a faceoff between Max and Michael over leadership; Tess and Liz can't pass for over-21-year-olds; Maria recruits Alex to help her audition for a role that ends up to be for a stripper; Isabel meets a man.

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  9. Background image for Cry Your Name
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #8 - Cry Your Name

    S2:E17

    The sudden death of a close friend shocks the group.

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  10. Background image for Baby, It's You
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #9 - Baby, It's You

    S2:E19

    Max is hit with a one-two punch after he discovers that not only is Tess pregnant with his son, but that the baby cannot survive unless they return to their home planet. Liz, Maria and Michael work together to unravel the mysterious double life of Alex. Isabel and Kyle explore her powers as they play pranks on Max and Kyle dreamwalks with a Playmate.

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  11. Background image for The Departure
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #10 - The Departure

    S2:E21

    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.

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  12. Background image for Michael, The Guys and The Great Snapple Caper
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #11 - Michael, The Guys and The Great Snapple Caper

    S3:E2

    Michael works as a security guard, but when he tries to loosen up his co-workers, he causes more harm than good. Meanwhile, Max and Liz continue to see each other despite her parents' wishes.

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    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #12 - Interruptus

    S3:E7

    After their idyllic wedding, Isabel and Jesse are stalked on their honeymoon by her alien lover Kivar who plots to take her back to their home planet. Learning of this, Max and Michael arrive intent on destroying the alien. Meanwhile, Liz and Maria discover that Philip has begun a secret investigation of Max, including the diappearance of Tess, and he's embroiling Liz's dad into the whole thing.

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  14. Background image for Behind the Music
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #13 - Behind the Music

    S3:E8

    When an old love visits Maria her passion for music resurfaces, which jeopardizes her relationship with Michael. Meanwhile, while Max's father is still trying to put together all the pieces of his investigation, Isabel joins Max in the quest to stop him.

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    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #14 - Samuel Rising

    S3:E9

    When Max is fascinated by an intriguing autistic child he wonders if his own lost child is attempting to reach out to him. Meanwhile, Michael plays Santa to Maria and Liz's elves at a charity event. Isabel and Jesse share their first holiday together as husband and wife.

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  16. Background image for A Tale of Two Parties
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #15 - A Tale of Two Parties

    S3:E10

    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.

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  17. Background image for I Married an Alien
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #16 - I Married an Alien

    S3:E11

    When a journalist friend of Jesse's comes to Roswell, Isabel discovers he's investigating her, Max and Michael, after he witnesses Michael using his powers. Meanwhile, Isabel fantasizes about what her life would be like if Jesse knew her alien secret through the device of a 1960s sitcom a la "Bewitched."

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  18. Background image for Ch-Ch-Changes
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #17 - Ch-Ch-Changes

    S3:E12

    When Liz begins to undergo some strange, alien-like changes to her body, she decides she needs to get as far from Max as she can. In order to separate from him she must leave Roswell to go to boarding school in Vermont. Meanwhile, Maria gets offered a recording contract in New York, but she isn't sure she likes what the record label people are doing to her music to make it "popular."

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    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #18 - Panacea

    S3:E13

    Michael uncovers a conspiracy at Metachem, when a guard is killed on duty. Michael enlists the aid of Max and Isabel when the investigation takes an alien turn. Meanwhile, Liz has entered boarding school in Vermont and tries to start a new life, and Maria disillusioned by New York goes to visit Liz in Vermont.

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  20. Background image for Chant Down Babylon
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #19 - Chant Down Babylon

    S3:E14

    Michael, Jesse and Valenti call on a discredited doctor to help the wounded Isabel. Also, Clayton Wheeler undergoes an amazing transformation and soon finds himself drawn to Liz; and Jesse quizzes Michael about Isabel's alien roots.

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    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #20 - Who Died and Made You King?

    S3:E15

    When the gang attempts to return to their normal lives, they soon find that their lives have gotten a lot more complicated, which includes Jesse attempting to come to terms with his newfound knowledge but matters are complicated when he finds himself under FBI scrutiny, and Max's "death" creates a unique situation within the alien authority structure, resulting in a new King...Michael.

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    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #21 - Crash

    S3:E16

    Michael witnesses a fatal crash between a fighter jet and an alien vessel, and embarks on his own investigation leading to the recovery of an artifact. Meanwhile, Isabel spends the day with her mother, who's harboring a secret agenda and is working with her husband to discover Max & Isabel's secret, which leads to a shocking revelation.

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  23. Background image for Four Aliens and a Baby
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #22 - Four Aliens and a Baby

    S3:E17

    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.

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  24. Background image for Graduation
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #23 - Graduation

    S3:E18

    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.

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  25. Background image for Skin and Bones
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #24 - Skin and Bones

    S2:E1

    Max and the others must rescue Michael after he is arrested for murder; Liz takes a job with a congresswoman who has a hidden agenda.

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    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #25 - Ask Not

    S2:E2

    Brody Davis, the mysterious new curator at the UFO Museum has the group on edge, and Michael and Isabel plotting his demise.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Surprise" is the best rated episode of "Roswell". It scored 9/10 based on 2 votes. Directed by Frederick King Keller and written by Toni Graphia, it aired on 10/16/2000. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "The End of the World".