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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 8 Episode 12 - Prisoners of War
    9.5/10(13 votes)

    #1 - Prisoners of War

    S8:E12

    A chat with Carrie's sister makes Saul suspicious. Seeing no other way to stop an imminent war, Carrie steels herself to carry out a plan against Saul.

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    Writer:Alex Gansa

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  2. undefined Season 1 Episode 7 - Nor Iron Bars a Cage
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Nor Iron Bars a Cage

    S1:E7

    Vincent is captured and held hostage by two scientists who stick him in a cage. Catherine considers a new job in Providence.

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    Writer:Alex Gansa

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  3. undefined Season 1 Episode 8 - Song of Orpheus
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - Song of Orpheus

    S1:E8

    Father's past is revealed when he goes above for the first time in over thirty years to see a friend. When he gets to his friends office he finds his friend is dead. Father is then charged with murder.

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    Writer:Alex Gansa

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  4. undefined Season 1 Episode 11 - An Impossible Silence
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - An Impossible Silence

    S1:E11

    Laura, a deaf-mute tunnel dweller, witnesses the murder of a police officer, for which another man is framed.

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    Writer:Alex Gansa

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  5. undefined Season 1 Episode 14 - The Alchemist
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - The Alchemist

    S1:E14

    Paracelsus, a former friend of Father's, sells an hallucinatory drug in the world above.

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    Writer:Alex Gansa

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  6. undefined Season 1 Episode 20 - To Reign in Hell
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - To Reign in Hell

    S1:E20

    Paracelsus kidnaps Catherine, which causes Vincent to begin a quest to rescue her.

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    Writer:Alex Gansa

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  7. undefined Season 2 Episode 6 - Sticks and Stones
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - Sticks and Stones

    S2:E6

    Laura, a deaf ex-tunnel dweller, falls in with a deaf street gang.

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    Writer:Alex Gansa

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  8. undefined Season 2 Episode 12 - Orphans
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - Orphans

    S2:E12

    Catherine's father dies and Vincent allows her to come below to grieve. He also makes her go back above because he knows that she does not belong there no matter how he feels. Catherine finally agrees and goes back above.

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    Writer:Alex Gansa

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  9. undefined Season 3 Episode 1 - Though Lovers Be Lost (1)
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - Though Lovers Be Lost (1)

    S3:E1

    Catherine finds out while visiting Joe in the hospital that she is pregnant. As she heads to her car in the parking garage she is kidnapped. Due to Vincent's recent illness he can not sense where she is. He knows nothing of the child that she carries. The kidnappers lock her in a cell. They want only the child. They think that if they take the baby they will get Vincent to emerge and that is exactly what they want. They continue to hold Catherine captive as Vincent frantically searches for her. It seems completely hopeless without his sense of her. Yet he vows to find her no matter the cost.

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    Writer:Alex Gansa

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  10. undefined Season 3 Episode 7 - A Time to Heal
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - A Time to Heal

    S3:E7

    Diana notices things in Catherine's apartment that have Vincent's name on them. She begins to realize that Vincent was her lover and probably the father of her child. She then decides to go to where Catherine is buried and wait for Vincent to do the same. One night it works. Vincent is sick and literally falls on top of Catherine's grave. Diana finds him and carries him back to her apartment where she nurses him back to health.

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    Writer:Alex Gansa

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  11. undefined Season 8 Episode 20 - Day 8: 11:00 A.M.-12:00 P.M.
    8.5/10(10 votes)

    #11 - Day 8: 11:00 A.M.-12:00 P.M.

    S8:E20

    With only five hours left, the clock races toward the climactic series finale as Jack stops at absolutely nothing to avenge the emotional setback of losing his beloved partner Renee Walker. Meanwhile, the administration attempts to keep the historic and pivotal peace agreement on track as undermining forces surface.

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    Writer:Alex Gansa

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  12. undefined Season 4 Episode 10 - 13 Hours in Islamabad
    8.5/10(29 votes)

    #12 - 13 Hours in Islamabad

    S4:E10

    The security breach has far-reaching consequences as Carrie and Saul get caught in an attack on their convoy and Haqqani's men infiltrate the embassy.

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    Writer:Alex Gansa

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  13. undefined Season 7 Episode 12 - Paean to the People
    8.4/10(14 votes)

    #13 - Paean to the People

    S7:E12

    Saul must usher his group out of Russia without raising suspicions. Carrie and Anson race toward the U.S. Embassy. The new president is put to the test.

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    Writer:Alex Gansa

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  14. undefined Season 2 Episode 12 - The Choice
    8.4/10(26 votes)

    #14 - The Choice

    S2:E12

    Carrie is faced with a pivotal decision, while Brody meets with Faber to contemplate the future of the family. Meanwhile, Saul undertakes a secret assignment; and Quinn has a decision to make that may prove to be a game-changer.

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    Writer:Alex Gansa

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  15. undefined Season 1 Episode 12 - Marine One
    8.4/10(37 votes)

    #15 - Marine One

    S1:E12

    While Carrie is near catatonic and confined to bed, Saul investigates the unsettling implications of her timeline; Walker secures a perch for his mission; Brody makes his final preparations for the Vice President's policy summit at the State Department.

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    Writer:Alex Gansa

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  16. undefined Season 7 Episode 4 - Day 7: 11:00 A.M.-12:00 P.M.
    8.3/10(9 votes)

    #16 - Day 7: 11:00 A.M.-12:00 P.M.

    S7:E4

    Buchanan takes Jack to "CTU", a secret hideout where he and Chloe had been working with Tony to uncover the conspiracy within the US government. Tony had been undercover with the terrorists aiding Juma to discover the moles. Jack agrees to help get Tony back in play by joining Emerson's crew himself. Taylor is forced to meet with Matobo to inform him that she may be required to withdraw her forces from Sangala to protect American lives. Her Chief of Staff Ethan Kanin agrees with this decision, but Taylor is not yet convinced. Henry meets with Samantha, Roger's former girlfriend, who tells him that Roger was indeed murdered and provides him with proof.

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    Writer:Alex Gansa

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  17. undefined Season 8 Episode 9 - In Full Flight
    8.2/10(13 votes)

    #17 - In Full Flight

    S8:E9

    Carrie and Yevgeny visit a bazaar, where they get a lead on the flight recorder. Tasneem meets with Jalal to stop him from provoking a war with the U.S.

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    Writer:Alex Gansa

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  18. undefined Season 7 Episode 11 - Day 7: 6:00 P.M.-7:00 P.M.
    8.2/10(9 votes)

    #18 - Day 7: 6:00 P.M.-7:00 P.M.

    S7:E11

    Not even at the halfway point of this hellacious day, two planes have collided outside of D.C., there has been an attempt on a chemical plant in Ohio, the President’s husband’s life has been threatened and the nation remains at risk. When Dubaku’s evil plan escalates to his boss, General Juma (guest star Tony Todd), the stakes are raised and steadfast President Taylor faces a deepening foreign policy dilemma.

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    Writer:Alex Gansa

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  19. undefined Season 7 Episode 15 - Day 7: 10:00 P.M.-11:00 P.M.
    8.1/10(9 votes)

    #19 - Day 7: 10:00 P.M.-11:00 P.M.

    S7:E15

    Olivia Taylor, the President’s daughter, becomes increasingly involved in the day’s events, and the administration reels when a high-ranking official delivers devastating news.

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    Writer:Alex Gansa

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  20. undefined Season 7 Episode 23 - Day 7: 6:00 A.M.-7:00 A.M.
    8.1/10(9 votes)

    #20 - Day 7: 6:00 A.M.-7:00 A.M.

    S7:E23

    Jack Bauer is forced to help Tony escape from custody, only to find Tony plans to use Jack to reconstitute the pathogen. Aaron Pierce and Ethan Kanin work together and discover Olivia's role in Hodges' murder. Kim Bauer takes down her captors, and works with Renee Walker to find her father.

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    Writer:Alex Gansa

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  21. undefined Season 6 Episode 10 - The Flag House
    8.0/10(21 votes)

    #21 - The Flag House

    S6:E10

    Quinn learns the assassin he's tracking is linked to a place from his past. Max spots a familiar face at his new job and takes a risk to get evidence.

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    Writer:Alex Gansa

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  22. undefined Season 6 Episode 12 - America First
    8.0/10(22 votes)

    #22 - America First

    S6:E12

    Dar uses strong-arm tactics to find out who's behind the Toxic Soldier blog. A phone tip sends Carrie and Quinn scrambling to save Keane's life.

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    Writer:Alex Gansa

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  23. undefined Season 8 Episode 3 - False Friends
    7.9/10(15 votes)

    #23 - False Friends

    S8:E3

    After Saul warns Haqqani that there's a mole in his camp, the Taliban leader summons his son. Carrie receives a mysterious invitation from Yevgeny.

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    Writer:Alex Gansa

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  24. undefined Season 3 Episode 8 - A Red Wheelbarrow
    7.9/10(29 votes)

    #24 - A Red Wheelbarrow

    S3:E8

    After new information comes to light, Carrie and Quinn pursue a key suspect in the Langley bombing. Saul deals with political backlash while Fara discovers the toll an intelligence job can take. Meanwhile, the Brody family gets startling news.

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    Writer:Alex Gansa

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  25. undefined Season 7 Episode 20 - Day 7: 3:00 A.M.-4:00 A.M.
    7.9/10(10 votes)

    #25 - Day 7: 3:00 A.M.-4:00 A.M.

    S7:E20

    The nation remains vulnerable as Starkwood mastermind Jonas Hodges (guest star Jon Voight) remains at the epicenter of the mounting terrorist threat. Meanwhile, the FBI and the administration scramble to provide security and justice, and Jack Bauer questions a key suspect

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    Writer:Alex Gansa

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Alex Gansa Ratings Summary

"Prisoners of War" is the best rated episode written by Alex Gansa. It scored 9.5/10 based on 13 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 4/26/2020 and is rated 0.5 points higher than their second-best episode, "Nor Iron Bars a Cage".