The Best Episodes of seaQuest DSV

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   7.5/10(119 votes)

   #1 - Equilibrium

   S3:E711/15/1995

   Lucas must face up to Bridger over his potentially risky solution to combat an organism that threatens to reach epidemic proportions.

   Director:Anson Williams

   Writers:Javier Grillo-Marxuach, Naren Shankar

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   Director:Anson Williams

   Writers:Javier Grillo-Marxuach, Naren Shankar
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   7.3/10(168 votes)

   #2 - Photon Bullet

   S1:E1212/19/1993

   Feeling isolated, unwanted, and unappreciated aboard the seaQuest, Lucas visits Node Three, a communications colony populated by other teenage computer geniuses. Node Three is led by legendary computer hacker Martin Clemens, aka. "Mycroft". However, Lucas soon finds himself caught up in the group's tampering with global finances and tampering's that have more motive than they appear.

   Directors:Steve Dubin, John T. Kretchmer

   Writer:Michael Cassutt

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   Directors:Steve Dubin, John T. Kretchmer

   Writer:Michael Cassutt
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   7.3/10(166 votes)

   #3 - Abalon

   S1:E205/1/1994

   When Commander Ford believes he saw a mermaid at the bottom of the ocean, Captain Bridger orders him to take shore leave. While on leave, Ford encounters the same woman again and soon finds himself ensnared in a mysterious scientist's unnatural experiment. Meanwhile, Lucas sneaks away to a party where Julianna and he may go “all the way.”

   Directors:Les Sheldon, Bryan Spicer

   Writer:Patrick Hasburgh

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   Directors:Les Sheldon, Bryan Spicer

   Writer:Patrick Hasburgh
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   7.3/10(175 votes)

   #4 - The Good Death

   S1:E225/15/1994

   When the crew of seaQuest are tricked into torpedoing a refugee ship containing Westphalen's daughter, Dr. Westphalen, Ford, and Shan are trapped trying to save her.

   Directors:John T. Kretchmer, David J. Burke

   Writer:Patrick Hasburgh

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   Directors:John T. Kretchmer, David J. Burke

   Writer:Patrick Hasburgh
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   7.3/10(109 votes)

   #5 - Weapons of War

   S3:E136/9/1996

   The seaQuest is drawn into the dangerous neutral area where the UEO and Macronesian borders meet the territory of a silent and elusive Asian power.

   Director:Steve Beers

   Writer:Javier Grillo-Marxuach

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   Director:Steve Beers

   Writer:Javier Grillo-Marxuach
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   7.2/10(206 votes)

   #6 - The Devil's Window

   S1:E29/19/1993

   While investigating a black smoker, Darwin becomes seriously ill. Bridger must contemplate setting his long-time aquatic pal free in order to save his life.

   Director:Bryan Spicer

   Writers:David J. Burke, Hans Tobeason

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   Director:Bryan Spicer

   Writers:David J. Burke, Hans Tobeason
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   7.2/10(199 votes)

   #7 - Treasures of the Mind

   S1:E39/26/1993

   The seaQuest discovers the lost Library of Alexandria sunken beneath the sea. However, when surrounding nations cannot agree on a peaceful way to share the discovery, Bridger must act as mediator before escalating tensions result in the destruction of the library.

   Director:Bryan Spicer

   Writer:David Kemper

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   Director:Bryan Spicer

   Writer:David Kemper
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   7.2/10(190 votes)

   #8 - Knight of Shadows

   S1:E810/31/1993

   When Bridger is hurled across his quarters by an unknown force, it leads the seaQuest to find a hundred-year-old sunken ship. The spirits of those who perished there haunt its ancient hull, one of which possesses Dr. Westphalen.

   Directors:Helaine Head, Bryan Spicer

   Writer:Melinda M. Snodgrass

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   Directors:Helaine Head, Bryan Spicer

   Writer:Melinda M. Snodgrass
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   7.2/10(167 votes)

   #9 - Better Than Martians

   S1:E131/2/1994

   The first manned mission to Mars returns home to Earth, led by Commander Scott Keller, an old friend of Bridger's. However, a malfunction during re-entry plunges the capsule into the ocean where a corrupt general from a foreign confederation races to recover the astronauts before the seaQuest can.

   Director:Les Sheldon

   Writers:David Kemper, Dan Brecher

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   Director:Les Sheldon

   Writers:David Kemper, Dan Brecher
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    7.2/10(128 votes)

    #10 - Special Delivery

    S2:E1012/11/1994

    Dagwood maintains his innocence after being found guilty of murdering the genetic engineer who created him, despite having apparently been caught in the act on video.

    Director:Gus Trikonis

    Writer:Patrick Hasburgh

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    Director:Gus Trikonis

    Writer:Patrick Hasburgh
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    7.2/10(108 votes)

    #11 - SpinDrift

    S3:E611/8/1995

    When Henderson is captured by Macronesia and sentenced to death, Hudson leads an undercover team to free her from the secure facility.

    Director:Oscar L. Costo

    Writer:Carleton Eastlake

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    Director:Oscar L. Costo

    Writer:Carleton Eastlake
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    7.2/10(114 votes)

    #12 - Good Soldiers

    S3:E912/20/1995

    Captain Bridger seeks seaQuest's help to go deep into Macronesian waters and retrieve some top secret data crystals that reveal unspeakable atrocities committed against humanity 20 years earlier. The crimes in which Bridger and Ford may have been involved.

    Director:Jesús Salvador Treviño

    Writer:Naren Shankar

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    Director:Jesús Salvador Treviño

    Writer:Naren Shankar
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    7.2/10(129 votes)

    #13 - Second Chance

    S3:E1012/27/1995

    The crew members travel through a ""space-time sphere"" that rockets them back in time to October 1962. This places them in the midst of the Cuban missile crisis where they have to try to prevent a nuclear holocaust.

    Director:Bill L. Norton

    Writer:Carleton Eastlake

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    Director:Bill L. Norton

    Writer:Carleton Eastlake
14. 

    7.1/10(196 votes)

    #14 - Give Me Liberte

    S1:E710/24/1993

    A virus found on board a sunken space station infects the crew. As Bridger rushes to find the inventor of the pathogen, a warrior submarine from an opposing confederation arrives to cover up their crimes, even if it means the destruction of the seaQuest.

    Director:Helaine Head

    Writers:Kerry Lenhart, John J. Sakmar

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    Director:Helaine Head

    Writers:Kerry Lenhart, John J. Sakmar
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    7.1/10(162 votes)

    #15 - Daggers (1)

    S2:E19/18/1994

    When genetically engineered people, no longer happy with their captivity, stage a revolt, seaQuest, with some new faces are called in to help.

    Director:Bryan Spicer

    Writer:Jonathan Falls

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    Director:Bryan Spicer

    Writer:Jonathan Falls
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    7.1/10(131 votes)

    #16 - The Siamese Dream

    S2:E204/30/1995

    In order to gain control of seaQuest's nuclear weapons, a powerful psychic plants a nightmare in both Piccolo and Dagwood's minds, so that he will be invited on board to interpret their dreams.

    Director:Jesús Salvador Treviño

    Writers:David J. Burke, Jonathan Brandis

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    Director:Jesús Salvador Treviño

    Writers:David J. Burke, Jonathan Brandis
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    7.1/10(113 votes)

    #17 - Destination Terminal

    S3:E410/18/1995

    Lucas oversees the maiden journey of a revolutionary new underwater train, while Ford and Henderson go on a secret date as passengers.

    Director:Bruce Seth Green

    Writer:Javier Grillo-Marxuach

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    Director:Bruce Seth Green

    Writer:Javier Grillo-Marxuach
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    7.0/10(195 votes)

    #18 - Treasures of the Tonga Trench

    S1:E510/10/1993

    As the seaQuest undergoes inspection, Lieutenant Benjamin Krieg has a close encounter with an unknown life form while in a seaCrab in the Tonga Trench. When the creature lets him go, Krieg discovers a treasure trove of mysterious glowing stones; stones that may mean big money. However, is the bigger threat to seaQuest the greed that overtakes the crew or the unknown life form?

    Directors:Les Sheldon, Bill L. Norton

    Writers:Kerry Lenhart, John J. Sakmar

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    Directors:Les Sheldon, Bill L. Norton

    Writers:Kerry Lenhart, John J. Sakmar
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    7.0/10(159 votes)

    #19 - Hide and Seek

    S1:E182/27/1994

    While visiting Dr. Westphalen is visiting Malcolm Lansdowne, the two of them are captured by ousted dictator and escaped UEO prisoner Milos Tezlov, who wants Malcolm's dolphins to train for militaristic purposes. However, when Kristin notices Tezlov's autistic son Caesar taking an extreme liking to dolphins, she forges a deal for her release, granting Tezlov passage aboard the seaQuest.

    Directors:Bryan Spicer, Lindsley Parsons III

    Writer:Robert Engels

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    Directors:Bryan Spicer, Lindsley Parsons III

    Writer:Robert Engels
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    7.0/10(125 votes)

    #20 - Playtime

    S2:E610/23/1994

    In response to the voice of a child calling for help, the seaQuest journeys through an underwater vortex and find themselves 250 years in the future where humans are on the brink of extinction.

    Director:Robert Wiemer

    Writer:Lawrence Hertzog

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    Director:Robert Wiemer

    Writer:Lawrence Hertzog
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    7.0/10(130 votes)

    #21 - Brave New World (2)

    S3:E19/20/1995

    Ten years after its mysterious disappearance, the seaQuest appears back on Earth. A tough Navy officer, who had been obsessed with searching for the submarine, assumes command of the seaQuest due to the new hostile world climate.

    Director:Anson Williams

    Writer:Clifton Campbell

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    Director:Anson Williams

    Writer:Clifton Campbell
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    7.0/10(109 votes)

    #22 - Smoke on the Water

    S3:E310/11/1995

    The seaQuest attempts to find out the cause of the disappearance of a number of haulers from one of the remotest colonies in the Free Zone where Hudson meets up with a person from his past.

    Director:Oscar L. Costo

    Writers:Lee Goldberg, William Rabkin

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    Director:Oscar L. Costo

    Writers:Lee Goldberg, William Rabkin
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    7.0/10(107 votes)

    #23 - Brainlock

    S3:E111/12/1996

    As the world leaders debate the renewal of the UEO charter a number of assassination attempts are made against the delegates.

    Director:Jesús Salvador Treviño

    Writer:Carleton Eastlake

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    Director:Jesús Salvador Treviño

    Writer:Carleton Eastlake
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    6.9/10(192 votes)

    #24 - Games

    S1:E410/3/1993

    Mass murderer Dr. Rubin Zellar is unwittingly taken aboard the seaQuest. Placing him in custody, Zellar is able to escape and informs Bridger that he's hidden a toxin frozen in ice somewhere aboard the ship... a toxin that is surely melting with each passing second.

    Director:Joe Napolitano

    Writer:David Venable

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    Director:Joe Napolitano

    Writer:David Venable
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    6.9/10(180 votes)

    #25 - Brothers and Sisters

    S1:E610/17/1993

    The seaQuest is ordered to entomb a munitions depot thought to be abandoned. However, when the crew discovers children living inside, Bridger must convince them to follow him to safety.

    Director:Bill L. Norton

    Writer:Art Monterastelli

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    Director:Bill L. Norton

    Writer:Art Monterastelli