8.9/1026 votes#1 - Gaugamela
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 12/23/2020
Marco's grand plan shocks Earth, Mars and the Belt.
Director: Nick Gomez
Writer: Dan Nowak
8.3/1038 votes#2 - Godspeed
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 2/15/2017
Miller devises a dangerous plan to eradicate what's left of the protomolecule on Eros.
Director: Jeff Woolnough
Writer: Dan Nowak
8.2/1026 votes#3 - Subduction
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 12/13/2019
New alien threats emerge on Ilus as Naomi battles health challenges on the planet. Bobbie searches for a missing person on Mars. Avasarala faces a new challenge in the UN.
Director: David Petrarca
Writer: Dan Nowak
8.2/1025 votes#4 - Mother
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 12/16/2020
Naomi comes face to face with Filip. Holden and Fred turn the tables. Avasarala closes in on Marco's plot.
Director: Thomas Jane
Writer: Dan Nowak
8.2/1023 votes#5 - The One-Eyed Man
Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 12/13/2019
Avasarala faces fallout for the UN's military mission. Ashford and Drummer makes big decisions about their future within the OPA. A spreading illness on Ilus takes a toll on Amos. Alex and Naomi's attempt to rescue the Barb turns desperate.
Director: Sarah Harding
Writer: Dan Nowak
8.1/1023 votes#6 - A Shot in the Dark
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 12/13/2019
Naomi and Alex work to keep the Barbapiccola in orbit amidst a power outage. Avasarala faces a tough decision. Holden and Elvi race to find a cure for a disease spreading on Ilus.
Director: Sarah Harding
Writer: Dan Nowak
8.1/1014 votes#7 - Reckoning
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 7/21/2013
The hunt for a pornographer leads to a shocking revelation; Holder looks for a scapegoat; Twitch and Lyric find their dream home.
Director: Jonathan Demme
Writer: Dan Nowak
8.1/1015 votes#8 - Unraveling
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 8/1/2014
Questioning a neighbor leads to a revelation about one of the murder victims.
Director: Lodge Kerrigan
Writer: Dan Nowak
8.1/1015 votes#9 - Truth Asunder
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 8/1/2014
New information about the family murders surfaces. Meanwhile, Holder's loyalty is put to the test.
Director: Coky Giedroyc
Writer: Dan Nowak
8.1/1031 votes#10 - Assured Destruction
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 4/25/2018
As Earth strategizes a costly ploy to gain advantage in the war against Mars, Anna struggles to convince Sorrento-Gillis to do the right thing. Avasarala and Bobbie seek refuge aboard the Rocinante.
Director: Thor Freudenthal
Writer: Dan Nowak
8.0/1026 votes#11 - Fallen World
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 6/20/2018
Drummer and Ashford find themselves trapped with few options for survival; Anna tends to the wounded masses as Melba continues to hunt down her prey; the Rocinante crew struggles to survive as Naomi reunites with her true family.
Director: Jennifer Phang
Writer: Dan Nowak
8.0/101 votes#12 - The Yips
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 8/20/2017
Rick slowly begins to discover the unconventional ways Miles and Louis handle their business. Miles notices a growing distance between him and his family, and attempts to bring them to Los Angeles for the summer.
Director: Adam Arkin
Writer: Dan Nowak
7.9/1017 votes#13 - What I Know
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 6/17/2012
Sarah and Holder's investigation comes to a close. Meanwhile, Richmond sets out on a bold new course; and a surprise source helps bring closure to the Larsens.
Director: Patty Jenkins
Writer: Dan Nowak
7.8/1055 votes#14 - Critical Mass
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 2/2/2016
Julie's origin story ends up revealing her trajectory. Holden and Miller work together as they take a look at a strange emergency happening on Eros.
Director: Terry McDonough
Writer: Dan Nowak
7.8/1023 votes#15 - Redoubt
Season 6 Episode 4 - Aired 12/30/2021
Holden finds himself at odds with his crew when a controversial decision is uncovered. On Ceres, Avasarala struggles to contain an escalating humanitarian crisis. Drummer's growing faction stage a daring raid with dire stakes. Filip, demoted to repair skiff duty, makes an unexpected discovery.
Director: Anya Adams
Writer: Dan Nowak
7.8/1026 votes#16 - Oyedeng
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 1/13/2021
Naomi makes a desperate attempt to save her son from Marco. On the Roci, Holden battles for the last sample of protomolecule.
Director: Marisol Adler
Writer: Dan Nowak
7.8/106 votes#17 - That What Follows
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 2/23/2018
Latrice attempts to conjure a memory. KJ visits her father. Fish plays hardball with a witness. Pete contemplates the cost of his morals.
Director: Tanya Hamilton
Writer: Dan Nowak
7.7/1014 votes#18 - That You Fear the Most
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 6/2/2013
Sarah makes a grim discovery in regards to her past; Holder catches an unsettling case; Seward shows his true colors.
Director: Lodge Kerrigan
Writer: Dan Nowak
7.6/1033 votes#19 - Cascade
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 3/29/2017
Holden leads his crew through the war-torn station on Ganymede.
Director: Mikael Salomon
Writer: Dan Nowak
7.5/1015 votes#20 - Keylela
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 5/6/2012
The investigation refocuses on the casino; Stan has an uneasy face-to-face with Richmond; tension grips the Larsen house.
Director: Nicole Kassell
Writer: Dan Nowak
7.5/1025 votes#21 - Hard Vacuum
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 1/20/2021
Amos returns to Baltimore with Clarissa. On Luna, Avasarala's alliances begin to shift. Alone and adrift, Naomi becomes a deadly lure.
Director: Marisol Adler
Writer: Dan Nowak
7.5/1025 votes#22 - Force Projection
Season 6 Episode 3 - Aired 12/23/2021
Avasarala, with the Combined Fleet of Earth and Mars, takes the war to Marco. Filip and Marco's relationship is tested. The war becomes more perilous and personal for Holden and Naomi when the Rocinante is suddenly forced into a battle.
Director: Jeff Woolnough
Writer: Dan Nowak
7.3/1018 votes#23 - Undertow
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 5/22/2011
The police are thwarted in their efforts to arrest Bennet. Richmond thinks long and hard about removing himself from the Mayor's race. Mitch and Stan have had it with the police.
Director: Agnieszka Holland
Writer: Dan Nowak
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"Gaugamela" is the best rated episode written by Dan Nowak. It scored 8.9/10 based on 26 votes. It was directed by Nick Gomez. It aired on 12/23/2020 and is rated 0.6 points higher than their second-best episode, "Godspeed".