The Best Episodes Written By Alex Kurtzman

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.0/10(33 votes)

   #1 - Bound

   S1:E111/20/2009

   Olivia's sister, Rachel, visits; Walter, Peter and Olivia try to solve the murder of an esteemed epidemiologist, which may be linked to Olivia's abduction.

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   8.0/10(11 votes)

   #2 - Lanakila (Victory)

   S1:E410/11/2010

   A violent convict escapes from prison and kidnaps a young couple on vacation; McGarrett's estranged sister comes to town.

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   8.0/10(9 votes)

   #3 - Mea Makamae (Treasure)

   S2:E410/10/2011

   The Five-0 take to the beautiful waters off Hawaii to investigate the murder of a deep sea diver known for his valuable shipwreck finds.

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   7.9/10(12 votes)

   #4 - Malama Ka Aina (Respect the Land)

   S1:E310/4/2010

   An escalating gang war spills into the stands of a high-school football game, killing several people; an unlikely partnership arises.

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   7.9/10(92 votes)

   #5 - Remembrance

   S1:E11/23/2020

   At the end of the 24th Century, and 14 years after his retirement from Starfleet, Jean-Luc Picard is living a quiet life on his vineyard, Chateau Picard. When he is sought out by a mysterious young woman, in need of his help, he soon realizes she may have personal connections to his own past.

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   7.6/10(62 votes)

   #6 - Pilot

   S1:E19/9/2008

   When all the passengers on a plane die, FBI agent Olivia Dunham investigates the events and her partner almost dies. A desperate Olivia looks for help from Dr. Walter Bishop who has been institutionalized. Olivia, Dr. Bishop and his son Peter begin to discover what really happened on Flight 627 and begin to uncover a larger truth.

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   7.5/10(44 votes)

   #7 - The Ghost Network

   S1:E39/23/2008

   The team investigates a bus full of dead commuters that appear to be fossilized and uncover a man who has visions of pattern-related disturbances before they happen; Dr. Bishop requests a piano in the lab to help him process data.

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8. 

   7.5/10(2 votes)

   #8 - God Fearing Child

   S5:E122/7/2000

   Xena and Gabrielle team up with Hercules, when Zeus declares that Xena's unborn child must die so that the prophecy will not be fulfilled. Meanwhile, Xena decides to travel to the underworld to retrieve Hade's helmet of invisiblity to allow her and her baby to hide, and runs into her son, Solan who has chosen to live in Tarturus.

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9. 

   7.4/10(32 votes)

   #9 - Pilot

   S1:E19/20/2010

   Steve McGarrett is summoned home to the island of Honolulu to bury his father after he is murdered by a madman. Governor Jameson wants Steve to head up a new elite police unit and she will give him full authority to get the job done. Initially he turns down the job, but when he meets the man in charge of the unit, he changes his mind.

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10. 

    7.3/10(55 votes)

    #10 - Such Sweet Sorrow (2)

    S2:E144/18/2019

    The U.S.S. Discovery battles against Control in a fight not only for their lives but for the future, with a little help from some unexpected friends. Spock and Burnham discern vital new connections between the red signals while Burnham faces one of life’s harshest truths: the right decisions are often the hardest to make.

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11. 

    7.2/10(14 votes)

    #11 - Nalowale (Forgotten/Missing)

    S1:E510/18/2010

    When the daughter of the U.S. ambassador to the Philippines is found dead, the governor tasks Five-0 with finding her abducted sister.

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12. 

    7.1/10(97 votes)

    #12 - The Vulcan Hello

    S1:E19/24/2017

    While patrolling Federation space, the U.S.S. Shenzhou encounters an object of unknown origin, putting First Officer Michael Burnham to her greatest test yet.

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13. 

    7.1/10(56 votes)

    #13 - The Same Old Story

    S1:E29/16/2008

    Olivia, along with Peter and Walter Bishop, investigates the strange death of a woman who had an even stranger child. The woman was pregnant for only hours, yet the baby she birthed was fully developed - and also aged eighty years in the span of a few minutes. Olivia asks Nina Sharp of Massive Dynamic for help.

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14. 

    6.8/10(46 votes)

    #14 - That Hope Is You (1)

    S3:E110/15/2020

    Arriving 930 years in the future, Burnham navigates a galaxy she no longer recognizes while searching for the rest of the U.S.S. Discovery crew.

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15. 

    6.7/10(53 votes)

    #15 - Such Sweet Sorrow (1)

    S2:E134/11/2019

    When the U.S.S. Discovery's crucial mission does not go according to plan, Burnham realizes what must ultimately be done. The crew prepares for the battle of a lifetime as Leland's Control ships get closer.

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    6.7/10(44 votes)

    #16 - Far from Home

    S3:E210/22/2020

    The crew of the Discovery races to repair their ship after they crash. Tilly & Saru make a first contact looking for Burnham.

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    6.5/10(39 votes)

    #17 - Kobayashi Maru

    S4:E111/18/2021

    After months spent reconnecting the Federation with distant worlds, Captain Michael Burnham and the crew of the U.S.S. Discovery are sent to assist a damaged space station – a seemingly routine mission that reveals the existence of a terrifying new threat.

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