The Best Episodes Written By Alex Gansa
Every TV Episode Written by Alex Gansa Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters
Alex Gansa Ratings Summary
The best episode written by Alex Gansa is "The Choice", rated 8.5/10 from 18 user votes. It was "directed by Michael Cuesta". "The Choice" aired on 12/16/2012 and is rated 0.0 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "R Is for Romeo".
8.5/10 18 votes#1 - The Choice
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 12/16/2012
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.
Director: Michael Cuesta
Writer: Alex Gansa
8.5/10 14 votes#2 - R Is for Romeo
Season 6 Episode 11 - Aired 4/2/2017
Carrie and Quinn make a discovery while Keane makes a decision and Max finds trouble.
Director: Seith Mann
Writer: Alex Gansa
8.4/10 8 votes#3 - Day 7: 11:00 A.M.-12:00 P.M.
Season 7 Episode 4 - Aired 1/12/2009
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.
Director: Brad Turner
Writer: Alex Gansa
8.4/10 27 votes#4 - Marine One
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/18/2011
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.
Director: Michael Cuesta
Writer: Alex Gansa
8.3/10 9 votes#5 - Day 8: 11:00 A.M.-12:00 P.M.
Season 8 Episode 20 - Aired 5/3/2010
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.
Director: Michael Klick
Writer: Alex Gansa
8.2/10 26 votes#6 - The Weekend
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/13/2011
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.
Director: Michael Cuesta
Writer: Alex Gansa
8.1/10 8 votes#7 - Day 7: 6:00 P.M.-7:00 P.M.
Season 7 Episode 11 - Aired 3/2/2009
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.
Director: Brad Turner
Writer: Alex Gansa
8.0/10 8 votes#8 - Day 7: 10:00 P.M.-11:00 P.M.
Season 7 Episode 15 - Aired 3/23/2009
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.
Director: Jon Cassar
Writer: Alex Gansa
8.0/10 15 votes#9 - Sock Puppets
Season 6 Episode 9 - Aired 3/19/2017
Javadi leaves an unexpected gift behind. Max infiltrates the shady company where Conlin was last heard from. Quinn sets off on a revenge mission.
Director: Daniel Attias
Writer: Alex Gansa
8.0/10 10 votes#10 - Like Bad at Things
Season 7 Episode 4 - Aired 3/4/2018
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.
Director: Alex Graves
Writer: Alex Gansa
7.9/10 13 votes#11 - False Friends
Season 8 Episode 3 - Aired 2/23/2020
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.
Director: Keith Gordon
Writer: Alex Gansa
7.9/10 9 votes#12 - Day 7: 3:00 A.M.-4:00 A.M.
Season 7 Episode 20 - Aired 4/27/2009
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
Director: Michael Klick
Writer: Alex Gansa
7.9/10 8 votes#13 - Day 7: 6:00 A.M.-7:00 A.M.
Season 7 Episode 23 - Aired 5/18/2009
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.
Director: Jon Cassar
Writer: Alex Gansa
7.9/10 29 votes#14 - Blind Spot
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/30/2011
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.
Director: Clark Johnson
Writer: Alex Gansa
7.9/10 28 votes#15 - The Good Soldier
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/6/2011
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.
Director: Brad Turner
Writer: Alex Gansa
7.9/10 15 votes#16 - Casus Belli
Season 6 Episode 5 - Aired 2/19/2017
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.
Director: Alex Graves
Writer: Alex Gansa
7.8/10 17 votes#17 - Deception Indicated
Season 8 Episode 1 - Aired 2/9/2020
A still-recovering Carrie is sent to Kabul to help secure a peace deal with the Taliban. Elsewhere in Afghanistan, Max embarks on his own risky mission.
Director: Lesli Linka Glatter
Writer: Alex Gansa
7.7/10 62 votes#18 - Fallen Angel
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/19/1993
Mulder puts the future of the X-Files in jeopardy when he heads to a UFO crash site being rapidly covered up by the military. He is arrested, and while in jail he meets Max Fenig, a UFO nut whose NICAP group has followed Mulder's work on the X-Files. When Mulder is released, Scully urges him to return to Washington to face his superiors and try to save his job, but Mulder finds out that Max is more than meets the eye and ignores Scully to try and save him instead.
Director: Larry Shaw
Writer: Alex Gansa
7.6/10 31 votes#19 - Semper I
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/23/2011
The political powers that be make big plans for national hero Brody, but his increasingly erratic behavior threatens his media darling status; Carrie grows desperate for evidence linking Brody with Abu Nazir, as Saul directs her to focus on Nazir's money trail.
Director: Jeffrey Nachmanoff
Writer: Alex Gansa
7.6/10 12 votes#20 - Rebel Rebel
Season 7 Episode 2 - Aired 2/18/2018
Keane is forced to make a show of good faith. A visit to a psychiatrist leaves Carrie rattled. Hidden cameras capture a new face in Wellington's home.
Director: Lesli Linka Glatter
Writer: Alex Gansa
7.5/10 26 votes#21 - Crossfire
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/27/2011
After his attempt to sever ties with Abu Nazir, Brody finds himself reliving his captivity and recommits to his mission; Carrie finds herself in the middle of a public relations nightmare on the heels of the mosque shooting.
Director: Jeffrey Nachmanoff
Writer: Alex Gansa
7.5/10 23 votes#22 - The Smile
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/30/2012
Brody has been elected to Congress. A woman named Roya comes to see him, and asks him to steal a list of homeland targets from Estes's office safe. Carrie is working with the CIA again because Fatima, an informant married to a man working for Abu Nazir, tells Saul that she'll only speak to Carrie. Estes goes to pick up Carrie at her sister's house, and then she's sent to Cyprus, where she's prepped for a brief mission in Lebanon.
Director: Michael Cuesta
Writer: Alex Gansa
7.4/10 27 votes#23 - Representative Brody
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/4/2011
Carrie and Saul identify Walker's contact in Washington but their target has diplomatic immunity; Brody is approached to run for a disgraced congressman's seat in the House of Representatives.
Director: Guy Ferland
Writer: Alex Gansa
7.4/10 32 votes#24 - Grace
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/9/2011
Carrie receives new evidence from an undercover agent and stays glued to the surveillance footage of Brody's home, which reveals a man struggling with his traumatic memories.
Director: Michael Cuesta
Writer: Alex Gansa
7.4/10 8 votes#25 - Day 8: 6:00 P.M.-7:00 P.M.
Season 8 Episode 3 - Aired 1/18/2010
Jack Bauer becomes further involved in preventing an assassination attempt on visiting president Omar Hassan. As the crisis continues to escalate, the crew at the newly upgraded CTU is challenged by some unexpected complicated circumstances. Meanwhile, tensions run high when an explosive event jeopardizes international security.
Director: Milan Cheylov
Writer: Alex Gansa