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The Best Episodes of War of the Worlds Season 1

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Humanity must resume its war against the Martians when they revive after decades of hibernation following their defeat in the 1950s. The fate of Earth may very well rest in the hands of a small

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    War of the Worlds Season 1 Episode 1 - The Resurrection, Part 1
    6.8/10(117 votes)

    #1 - The Resurrection, Part 1

    S1:E1

    In 1953, a worldwide invasion from Mars would have eliminated humanity had the extraterrestrial invaders not been vulnerable to the indigenous bacteria on the planet. Now an accident at a dumpsite revives the comatose aliens who then shortly attempt to resume the war they started 35 years ago.

    Director:Colin Chilvers
    Writer:Greg Strangis

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  2. War of the Worlds Season 1 Episode 2 - The Resurrection, Part 2
    7.2/10(41 votes)

    #2 - The Resurrection, Part 2

    S1:E2

    35 years ago, Earth experienced a war of the worlds, humanity's savior being common diseases to which it had long since gained immunity. However, a Pandora's Box is opened when the invaders are accidently revived via radiation exposure, canceling the presence of their microscopic attackers. Their plot to reignite warfare is recognized only by Dr. Harrison Blackwood, who must convince others of the renewed global threat.

    Director:Colin Chilvers
    Writer:Greg Strangis

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  3. War of the Worlds Season 1 Episode 3 - The Walls of Jericho
    6.8/10(82 votes)

    #3 - The Walls of Jericho

    S1:E3

    After a period without any further evidence of the aliens' existence, the powers-that-be try to shut down the Blackwood Project. Meanwhile, the aliens try desperately to find a way to combat the threat brought on by the radiation that is killing them.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Forrest Van Buren

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  4. War of the Worlds Season 1 Episode 4 - Thy Kingdom Come
    7.1/10(71 votes)

    #4 - Thy Kingdom Come

    S1:E4

    The aliens trek to Canada in order to free more of their sleeping brethren. The Blackwood Project's only hope in finding them lies in the scattered mind of War of the Worlds veteran Sylvian Van Buren.

    Director:Winrich Kolbe
    Writer:Herbert Wright

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  5. War of the Worlds Season 1 Episode 5 - A Multitude of Idols
    7.5/10(71 votes)

    #5 - A Multitude of Idols

    S1:E5

    The aliens move toward an operation that will begin integrating themselves into human society, thus developing agents to be active anywhere in the world.

    Director:Neill Fearnley
    Writer:Tom Lazarus

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  6. War of the Worlds Season 1 Episode 6 - Eye for an Eye
    7.5/10(69 votes)

    #6 - Eye for an Eye

    S1:E6

    As Grover's Mill celebrates the 50th anniversary of the radio drama that made it famous, little do they know what really happened that night in 1938, or that the "Martians" have returned.

    Director:Mark Sobel
    Writer:Tom Lazarus

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  7. War of the Worlds Season 1 Episode 7 - The Second Seal
    7.2/10(71 votes)

    #7 - The Second Seal

    S1:E7

    The aliens begin infiltrating a military base in hopes of possessing a list containing the location of 10,000 of their stored-away comrades.

    Director:Neill Fearnley
    Writer:Patrick Barry

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  8. War of the Worlds Season 1 Episode 8 - Goliath is My Name
    6.7/10(62 votes)

    #8 - Goliath is My Name

    S1:E8

    A fantasy game and reality collide for students when the aliens invade a campus to steal a lethal biological substance. Things become even worse when an alien is exposed to the toxin and becomes a mentally unstable rogue.

    Director:George Bloomfield
    Writer:Tom Lazarus

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  9. War of the Worlds Season 1 Episode 9 - To Heal the Leper
    6.7/10(70 votes)

    #9 - To Heal the Leper

    S1:E9

    The aliens are in jeopardy, as the Advocacy's collective counsel is crippled from the weakened state of one of the three. It seems that a dark cloud is lifting, but only Harrison believes they remain a threat.

    Director:William Fruet
    Writer:David Tynan

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  10. War of the Worlds Season 1 Episode 10 - The Good Samaritan
    6.8/10(68 votes)

    #10 - The Good Samaritan

    S1:E10

    The aliens have produced a deadly toxin, and a miraculous new development to feed the world becomes their means of mass poisoning.

    Director:Paul Tucker
    Writer:Sylvia Clayton

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  11. War of the Worlds Season 1 Episode 11 - Epiphany
    6.7/10(60 votes)

    #11 - Epiphany

    S1:E11

    The aliens take advantage of humanity's own violent nature in order to speed along its inevitable self-destruction.

    Director:Neill Fearnley
    Writer:Greg Strangis

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  12. War of the Worlds Season 1 Episode 12 - Among the Philistines
    6.6/10(60 votes)

    #12 - Among the Philistines

    S1:E12

    A set-up for the aliens by the Blackwood Project is soon spun on its head as an alien manages to infiltrate the Cottage.

    Director:William Fruet
    Writer:Patrick Barry

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  13. War of the Worlds Season 1 Episode 13 - Choirs of Angels
    7.1/10(59 votes)

    #13 - Choirs of Angels

    S1:E13

    The aliens plant subliminal messages in a musician's recordings to brainwash a brilliant scientist into creating a cure for them against the bacteria on Earth.

    Director:Herbert Wright
    Writer:Durnford King

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  14. War of the Worlds Season 1 Episode 14 - Dust to Dust
    7.0/10(60 votes)

    #14 - Dust to Dust

    S1:E14

    The theft of an Indian object provokes disgust from Ironhorse. But it also garners the aliens' interest, as it holds something that belongs to one of their ancient war machines.

    Director:George Bloomfield
    Writer:Richard Krzemien

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  15. War of the Worlds Season 1 Episode 15 - He Feedeth Among the Lilies
    6.3/10(54 votes)

    #15 - He Feedeth Among the Lilies

    S1:E15

    To better understand their problem, the aliens begin abducting humans to learn the secret of their immune systems.

    Director:George Bloomfield
    Writer:Tom Lazarus

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  16. War of the Worlds Season 1 Episode 16 - The Prodigal Son
    7.2/10(57 votes)

    #16 - The Prodigal Son

    S1:E16

    In 1953, aliens invaded Earth, but were stopped when they fell to the planet's bacteria - except one. Now this rebellious rogue alien uses Blackwood's meeting with the United Nations to help his own plan for global domination.

    Director:George McCowan
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. War of the Worlds Season 1 Episode 17 - The Meek Shall Inherit
    6.7/10(57 votes)

    #17 - The Meek Shall Inherit

    S1:E17

    The aliens plan to disorganize human society by paralyzing its means of communication.

    Director:William Fruet
    Writer:D.C. Fontana

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  18. War of the Worlds Season 1 Episode 18 - Unto Us a Child is Born
    7.0/10(62 votes)

    #18 - Unto Us a Child is Born

    S1:E18

    After a pregnant woman is possessed by an alien and gives birth, the child becomes the focus of a search as it may offer an immunity to Earth's bacteria.

    Director:George Bloomfield
    Writer:David Braff

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  19. War of the Worlds Season 1 Episode 19 - The Last Supper
    6.4/10(54 votes)

    #19 - The Last Supper

    S1:E19

    A secret meeting between countries is conducted in order to evaluate the global alien threat. However, the Advocacy learn of this grouping, and seize it as an opportunity to swiftly crush resistance. for his own brand of justice.

    Director:George McCowan
    Writer:Tom Lazarus

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  20. War of the Worlds Season 1 Episode 20 - Vengeance is Mine
    7.2/10(56 votes)

    #20 - Vengeance is Mine

    S1:E20

    Ironhorse must deal with a mistake that no soldier wants to make: the killing of an innocent civilian.

    Director:George Bloomfield
    Writer:Arnold Margolin

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  21. War of the Worlds Season 1 Episode 21 - My Soul to Keep
    6.9/10(54 votes)

    #21 - My Soul to Keep

    S1:E21

    The time to reproduce, and thus increase their army, has come for the aliens. But the offspring are endangered by radiation and the aliens take a risky move to ensure their future.

    Director:William Fruet
    Writer:Jon Kubichan

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  22. War of the Worlds Season 1 Episode 22 - So Shall Ye Reap
    7.0/10(53 votes)

    #22 - So Shall Ye Reap

    S1:E22

    The aliens infiltrate the illegal drug trade in order to circulate a narcotic that will turn humans into violent killers.

    Director:George Bloomfield
    Writer:Michael McCormack

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  23. War of the Worlds Season 1 Episode 23 - The Raising of Lazarus
    6.9/10(53 votes)

    #23 - The Raising of Lazarus

    S1:E23

    A strange alien pod is found and taken to a nuclear research facility. The Blackwood Project is summoned to investigate, but their authority is soon overridden by a mysterious Project 9.

    Director:Neill Fearnley
    Writer:Durnford King

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  24. War of the Worlds Season 1 Episode 24 - The Angel of Death
    7.5/10(54 votes)

    #24 - The Angel of Death

    S1:E24

    After more than a year of being resisted by humans, the aliens are finally shaken by the arrival of a familiar enemy that has arrived on Earth. But is the enemy of our enemy our friend?

    Director:Herbert Wright
    Writer:Herbert Wright

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"The Resurrection, Part 1" is the best rated episode of "War of the Worlds" season 1. It scored 6.8/10 based on 117 votes. Directed by Colin Chilvers and written by Greg Strangis, it aired on 10/7/1988. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "The Resurrection, Part 2".