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  1. 9.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - 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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  2. 9.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - 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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    Director:Peter Medak
    Writer:Alex Gansa
  3. 9.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - 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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    Director:N/A
    Writer:Alex Gansa
  4. 9.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - The Alchemist

    S1:E14

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

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  5. 9.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - To Reign in Hell

    S1:E20

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

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:Alex Gansa
  6. 9.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - Sticks and Stones

    S2:E6

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

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    Director:Bruce Malmuth
    Writer:Alex Gansa
  7. 9.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - 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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    Director:Victor Lobl
    Writer:Alex Gansa
  8. 9.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - 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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    Director:Victor Lobl
    Writer:Alex Gansa
  9. 9.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - 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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    Director:Gus Trikonis
    Writer:Alex Gansa
  10. 8.6/10(32 votes)

    #10 - 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
  11. 8.5/10(23 votes)

    #11 - 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
  12. 8.5/10(19 votes)

    #12 - R Is for Romeo

    S6:E11

    Carrie and Quinn make a discovery while Keane makes a decision and Max finds trouble.

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    Director:Seith Mann
    Writer:Alex Gansa
  13. 8.4/10(8 votes)

    #13 - 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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    Director:Brad Turner
    Writer:Alex Gansa
  14. 8.3/10(9 votes)

    #14 - 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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    Director:Michael Klick
    Writer:Alex Gansa
  15. 8.3/10(31 votes)

    #15 - The Weekend

    S1:E7

    The relationship between Carrie and Brody becomes more complicated when they head into the countryside for the weekend, while Mike and Jessica face the fallout of the truth about their relationship, and Saul catches Aileen on the run to Mexico.

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    Writer:Alex Gansa
  16. 8.2/10(13 votes)

    #16 - Like Bad at Things

    S7:E4

    The parking ticket leads Carrie to a series of transactions. O'Keefe loses control of the situation at the compound, and an outsider spreads a rumor.

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    Director:Alex Graves
    Writer:Alex Gansa
  17. 8.1/10(8 votes)

    #17 - 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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    Director:Brad Turner
    Writer:Alex Gansa
  18. 8.1/10(20 votes)

    #18 - Sock Puppets

    S6:E9

    Javadi leaves an unexpected gift behind. Max infiltrates the shady company where Conlin was last heard from. Quinn sets off on a revenge mission.

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    Director:Daniel Attias
    Writer:Alex Gansa
  19. 8.0/10(8 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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    Director:Jon Cassar
    Writer:Alex Gansa
  20. 8.0/10(33 votes)

    #20 - The Good Soldier

    S1:E6

    Reeling after losing key players in Nazir's plot against America, the CIA orders polygraphs on everyone who came in contact with them, including Brody, which Carrie sees as an opportunity to finally learn the truth.

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    Director:Brad Turner
    Writer:Alex Gansa
  21. 7.9/10(19 votes)

    #21 - Casus Belli

    S6:E5

    A detail in the wreckage catches Quinn's eye. A lapse in Carrie's judgment endangers her child. A mystery emerges from the recording Carrie received.

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    Director:Alex Graves
    Writer:Alex Gansa
  22. 7.9/10(34 votes)

    #22 - Blind Spot

    S1:E5

    Brody confronts the lone survivor among the insurgents that held him, leading Carrie to believe she may be proved right about Brody once and for all - but Brody's reunion with his captor surprises everyone; the agency is hot on the trail of the lovers who bought a house near the airport with funds from a stolen necklace.

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    Director:Clark Johnson
    Writer:Alex Gansa
  23. 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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    Director:Keith Gordon
    Writer:Alex Gansa
  24. 7.9/10(9 votes)

    #24 - 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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    Director:Michael Klick
    Writer:Alex Gansa
  25. 7.9/10(8 votes)

    #25 - 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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    Director:Jon Cassar
    Writer:Alex Gansa

Alex Gansa Ratings Summary

"Nor Iron Bars a Cage" is the best rated episode written by Alex Gansa. It scored 9/10 based on 1 votes. It was directed by Thomas J. Wright. It aired on 11/13/1987 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Song of Orpheus".