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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 Choice" is the best rated episode written by Alex Gansa. It scored 8.5/10 based on 18 votes. It was directed by Michael Cuesta. It aired on 12/16/2012 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "R Is for Romeo".

  • The Choice
    8.5/1018 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

  • R Is for Romeo
    8.5/1014 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

  • Day 7: 11:00 A.M.-12:00 P.M.
    8.4/108 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

  • Marine One
    8.4/1027 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

  • Day 8: 11:00 A.M.-12:00 P.M.
    8.3/109 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

  • The Weekend
    8.2/1026 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

  • Day 7: 6:00 P.M.-7:00 P.M.
    8.1/108 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

  • Day 7: 10:00 P.M.-11:00 P.M.
    8.0/108 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

  • Sock Puppets
    8.0/1015 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

  • Like Bad at Things
    8.0/1010 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

  • Day 7: 3:00 A.M.-4:00 A.M.
    7.9/109 votes

    #11 - 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

  • Day 7: 6:00 A.M.-7:00 A.M.
    7.9/108 votes

    #12 - 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

  • Blind Spot
    7.9/1029 votes

    #13 - 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

  • The Good Soldier
    7.9/1028 votes

    #14 - 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

  • Casus Belli
    7.9/1015 votes

    #15 - 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

  • False Friends
    7.9/1013 votes

    #16 - 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

  • Deception Indicated
    7.8/1017 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

  • Fallen Angel
    7.7/1062 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

  • Semper I
    7.6/1031 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

  • Rebel Rebel
    7.6/1012 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

  • Crossfire
    7.5/1026 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

  • The Smile
    7.5/1023 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

  • Day 8: 6:00 P.M.-7:00 P.M.
    7.4/108 votes

    #23 - 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

  • Day 8: 8:00 P.M.-9:00 P.M.
    7.4/108 votes

    #24 - Day 8: 8:00 P.M.-9:00 P.M.

    Season 8 Episode 5 - Aired 1/25/2010

    Four explosive hours after being unwillingly drawn back into action, Jack Bauer reteams with a risky Renee Walker to track some very dangerous leads. Meanwhile, back at CTU, a desperate Dana Walsh faces tense and untimely circumstances, and emotions escalate when President Taylor learns of a larger looming threat that jeopardizes the peace accord with President Hassan.

    Director: Brad Turner

    Writer: Alex Gansa

  • Day 8: 12:00 A.M.-1:00 A.M.
    7.4/108 votes

    #25 - Day 8: 12:00 A.M.-1:00 A.M.

    Season 8 Episode 9 - Aired 2/22/2010

    As Jack's day enters the early morning hours, the nation remains vulnerable, and President Taylor presses on with her international peace process. With the possibility of colossal failure facing CTU, attention turns to who is to blame, and things get personal when operatives take matters into their own hands.

    Director: Brad Turner

    Writer: Alex Gansa