The Best Episodes Written By Akiva Goldsman

Every TV Episode Written by Akiva Goldsman Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

  1. Background image for The Crowded Room
    9.0/10(11 votes)

    #1 - The Crowded Room

    S1:E7

    Danny finally faces the truth about his crime.

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  2. Background image for Judgment
    8.9/10(12 votes)

    #2 - Judgment

    S1:E10

    Danny’s life hangs in the balance.

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  3. Background image for Peter
    8.8/10(28 votes)

    #3 - Peter

    S2:E16

    Walter explains to Olivia how Peter came from the alternate universe, and how he was willing to risk everything to save his son.

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  4. Background image for Family
    8.8/10(12 votes)

    #4 - Family

    S1:E9

    The State of New York v. Daniel Sullivan.

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  5. Background image for Reunion
    8.6/10(12 votes)

    #5 - Reunion

    S1:E8

    As the trial approaches, Rya and Stan disagree over strategy. Danny struggles to sort through his past.

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  6. Background image for Over There (2)
    8.5/10(22 votes)

    #6 - Over There (2)

    S2:E23

    Walternate asks Peter to help complete the device, while the fugitives Walter and Olivia are reunited with William Bell. Meanwhile, the alternate world's Fringe Division closes in on the invaders, and Peter must make a life-shattering decision.

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  7. Background image for Rya
    8.5/10(13 votes)

    #7 - Rya

    S1:E6

    Rya puts her career on the line to investigate a radical new theory.

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  8. Background image for There's More Than One of Everything
    8.3/10(26 votes)

    #8 - There's More Than One of Everything

    S1:E20

    Setting the stage for the dramatic and revealing first season finale are a sudden and unexpected attack on someone with close ties to Fringe Division, the return of bioterrorist David Robert Jones and the inexplicable disappearance of Walter. Find out more about the mysterious events surrounding our trio when questions are answered, observations made, loyalties are tested and the elusive William Bell is finally introduced.

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  9. Background image for The Day We Died
    8.3/10(25 votes)

    #9 - The Day We Died

    S3:E22

    As the thrilling third season propels to a climactic close, questions will be answered as Peter confronts his destiny and a beloved team member meets an untimely demise.

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  10. Background image for A Quality of Mercy
    8.3/10(43 votes)

    #10 - A Quality of Mercy

    S1:E10

    Just as Captain Pike thinks he's figured out how to escape his fate, he's visited by his future self, who shows him the consequences of his actions.

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  11. Background image for Over There (1)
    8.2/10(22 votes)

    #11 - Over There (1)

    S2:E22

    When Walter discovers that Peter has traveled to the alternate universe, he and Olivia gather three cortexiphan children with the ability to transition safely between the two Earths.

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  12. Background image for London
    8.2/10(13 votes)

    #12 - London

    S1:E4

    In the aftermath of the shooting, Danny flees the country to find his father.

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  13. Background image for The Road Not Taken
    8.0/10(27 votes)

    #13 - The Road Not Taken

    S1:E19

    Olivia experiences "awake dreams," seeing elaborate visions of things not really there. While investigating a disturbing case of a woman who apparently spontaneously combusted, Olivia throws caution to the wind and explores her unexplained visions further. Meanwhile, Walter discusses key information about the Z.F.T. manifesto, and Peter reveals a secret that yields unexpected results in the case.

    Director:Fred Toye
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  14. Background image for A New Day in the Old Town
    8.0/10(29 votes)

    #14 - A New Day in the Old Town

    S2:E1

    An amnesiac Olivia makes her return from the parallel universe, while Walter, Pete, and Junior Agent Amy Jessup investigate the mysterious death of a man found with puncture holes in his palate. Meanwhile, Broyles defends the Fringe Division from a Senate subcommittee threatening to shut the organization down.

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  15. Background image for Subject 13
    8.0/10(26 votes)

    #15 - Subject 13

    S3:E15

    In a follow up to last season’s “Peter” flashback episode, the all-new “Six Months Later” episode revisits a poignant period of time for both the Bishops and Olivia.

    Director:Fred Toye
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  16. Background image for Letters of Transit
    8.0/10(25 votes)

    #16 - Letters of Transit

    S4:E19

    The Fringe team goes back to the future as the story jumps ahead to 2036, when the Observers and the Fringe team engage in a game-changing battle.

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  17. Background image for Exodus
    8.0/10(14 votes)

    #17 - Exodus

    S1:E1

    Danny Sullivan is arrested for a violent crime. Rya Goodwin probes his troubled past for answers.

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  18. Background image for Murder
    8.0/10(14 votes)

    #18 - Murder

    S1:E3

    Danny gets a gift for Ariana. Annabelle returns. Rya pieces together the events leading up to Rockefeller Center.

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  19. Background image for Brave New World (2)
    7.9/10(21 votes)

    #19 - Brave New World (2)

    S4:E22

    The Fringe team is pushed to the breaking point as they desperately attempt to prevent a catastrophic event that threatens the lives of everyone.

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  20. Background image for Savior
    7.9/10(14 votes)

    #20 - Savior

    S1:E5

    Danny's and Candy's lives are forever changed by the arrival of an unlikely savior.

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  21. Background image for Bad Dreams
    7.7/10(29 votes)

    #21 - Bad Dreams

    S1:E17

    Olivia dreams about a suicide as the event really happens at Grand Central Station; shocking information about the Z.F.T. manuscript is revealed.

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  22. Background image for Making Angels
    7.7/10(26 votes)

    #22 - Making Angels

    S4:E11

    Over Here Astrid gets an unexpected visit from her Alternate, while Peter and Olivia track a killer using a toxin that has yet to be invented. Both universes collide in a case that pushes the boundaries of what is possible.

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  23. Background image for The Star Gazer
    7.7/10(39 votes)

    #23 - The Star Gazer

    S2:E1

    Starfleet must once again call on legendary Jean-Luc Picard after members of his former crew – Cristóbal Rios, Seven of Nine, Raffi Musiker, and Dr. Agnes Jurati – discover an anomaly in space that threatens the galaxy.

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  24. Background image for Subject 9
    7.6/10(23 votes)

    #24 - Subject 9

    S4:E4

    Olivia uncovers a dangerous force that may be connected to past experiments with Cortexiphan. The investigation forces Walter to leave the lab for the first time in years and travel to Massive Dynamic to examine old case files. Walter struggles with his emotional state as he confronts the demons of his past.

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  25. Background image for Stowaway
    7.5/10(26 votes)

    #25 - Stowaway

    S3:E17

    When the Fringe team investigates an apparent suicide victim, they uncover a second set of fingerprints leading them to a woman with uncanny characteristics that cannot die.

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Akiva Goldsman Ratings Summary

"The Crowded Room" is the best rated episode written by Akiva Goldsman. It scored 9/10 based on 11 votes. It was directed by Alan Taylor. It aired on 7/6/2023 and is rated 0.1 points higher than their second-best episode, "Judgment".