8.2/1029 votes#1 - Ad Astra per Aspera
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 6/22/2023
Commander Una faces court-martial along with possible imprisonment and dishonorable dismissal from Starfleet, and her defense is in the hands of a lawyer who’s also a childhood friend with whom she had a terrible falling out.
Director: Valerie Weiss
Writer: Dana Horgan
8.2/1012 votes#2 - The Apprentice
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 10/19/2014
Hook discovers that magic always comes with a price after he makes a deal with Mr. Gold to re-attach his hand so that he can embrace Emma with both hands on their first real date. And back in the fairy tale land of the past, Rumplestiltskin uses Anna to help him acquire a magical box from the sorcerer’s apprentice.
Director: Ralph Hemecker
Writer: Dana Horgan
8.0/105 votes#3 - Is This Henry Mills?
Season 7 Episode 20 - Aired 5/4/2018
Roni enlists Lucy’s help to wake Henry and stop Gothel, but things don’t go as planned. Meanwhile, Rogers and Weaver go to Margot in hopes of freeing Tilly before her magic can be used to power the spell. In a flashback, Young Henry struggles to decide what path to follow until a mysterious phone call helps put him on track.
Director: Ron Underwood
Writer: Dana Horgan
7.8/109 votes#4 - The Price
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 10/4/2015
In an effort to protect Emma, Regina steps up in a surprising way that will test her mettle as a force for good. King Arthur and Queen Guinevere throw a royal ball to welcome the heroes to Camelot, but when the celebration takes a deadly turn, David and Robin must leap into action or lose a crucial asset in the fight to save Emma. Back in Storybrooke, Hook deploys a tried-and-true technique in hopes of bringing Emma back to the light while the heroes discover that some unexpected baggage has followed them home from Camelot.
Director: Romeo Tirone
Writer: Dana Horgan
7.7/1010 votes#5 - Poor Unfortunate Soul
Season 4 Episode 16 - Aired 3/22/2015
Hook leverages his complicated history with Ursula to find out what she knows about Gold’s endgame. Gold and the Queens of Darkness torture August for information about the Author as Emma, Mary Margaret and David race to find them. Regina grows concerned for Robin Hood’s safety while she struggles to maintain her cover with the villains. In a Fairy Tale Land flashback, when a restless young Ursula enlists Hook’s help to run away from home, she soon learns it isn’t wise to trust a pirate.
Director: Steve Pearlman
Writer: Dana Horgan
7.6/108 votes#6 - Labor of Love
Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 3/13/2016
The heroes join forces with an old friend of Snow's to defeat an obstacle standing in the way of finding Hook. Meanwhile, Hook encounters challenges of his own.
Director: N/A
Writer: Dana Horgan
7.3/1010 votes#7 - The House of L
Season 4 Episode 16 - Aired 3/24/2019
In the wake of Lex Luthor's return, the show flashes back to what he's been doing for the last two years and how his secret machinations and plans have affected Supergirl and Lena.
Director: N/A
Writer: Dana Horgan
7.1/1010 votes#8 - Lily
Season 4 Episode 20 - Aired 4/26/2015
Emma’s potential for darkness is looming over everyone, but when Emma realizes Maleficent’s daughter Lily is in fact her closest friend from her foster care days, she resolves to find Lily and reunite her with her mother. Regina joins forces with Emma and together they set out to track down Lily and to warn Robin about Zelena. However, neither of them is prepared for the harsh realities they’ll encounter in the outside world. Meanwhile, in Storybrooke, Gold faces a crisis involving Belle. In a foster care flashback, things are looking up for young Emma with her new family until Lily’s appearance threatens to destabilize everything.
Director: Ralph Hemecker
Writer: Dana Horgan
6.9/108 votes#9 - Broken Heart
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 11/29/2015
In a Camelot flashback, Hook becomes a Dark One and his lust for revenge against Rumplestiltskin is reignited. When Emma and Hook disagree about their best course of action, the final pieces of the puzzle are revealed as events in Camelot catch up to the present and we witness a charged confrontation between the forces of light and dark that sends our heroes on a collision course with destiny. Meanwhile, in Storybrooke, Hook’s centuries old lust for revenge against Gold puts both of their fates in jeopardy while Emma’s love faces the ultimate test as she tries to convince Hook to turn away from the darkness before she, Mary Margaret, David and Regina embark on a new mission as an unsuspected evil is released.
Director: Romeo Tirone
Writer: Dana Horgan
6.8/1039 votes#10 - Subspace Rhapsody
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 8/3/2023
An accident with an experimental quantum probability field causes everyone on the U.S.S. Enterprise to break uncontrollably into song, but the real danger is that the field is expanding and beginning to impact other ships—allies and enemies alike.
Director: Dermott Downs
Writer: Dana Horgan
6.5/1013 votes#11 - Rather the Fallen Angel
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 11/25/2018
James falls in deeper with the Children of Liberty in his efforts to meet Agent Liberty. Meanwhile, Supergirl and Manchester Black follow a lead on Agent Liberty’s location, but things take a dark turn. Lena kicks off her first set of trials.
Director: Chad Lowe
Writer: Dana Horgan
6.0/108 votes#12 - Confidence Women
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 11/10/2019
While a new villain is under arrest at the DEO, Supergirl uses him to try and understand who is responsible for the recent attacks. Meanwhile, Andrea and Lena think back on their tumultuous past.
Director: Shannon Kohli
Writer: Dana Horgan
5.4/107 votes#13 - Back from the Future (1)
Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 1/26/2020
As Supergirl tries to thwart a Toyman copycat, Winn Schott returns from the future.
Director: David Harewood
Writer: Dana Horgan
5.2/109 votes#14 - Stranger Beside Me
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 10/13/2019
Supergirl, Alex, and Brainiac thwart an alien attack while William investigates Kara. J'onn J'onzz and Kelly use Obsidian tech to solve a problem.
Director: David McWhirter
Writer: Dana Horgan
5.2/106 votes#15 - Phantom Menaces
Season 6 Episode 3 - Aired 4/13/2021
Supergirl makes a new ally. Lena and Lex battle for control of Luthor Corp.
Director: Sudz Sutherland
Writer: Dana Horgan
5.2/106 votes#16 - I Believe in a Thing Called Love
Season 6 Episode 17 - Aired 10/26/2021
When Lex Luthor appears by Nyxly's side, Supergirl and team must deal with the emotional fallout of facing their two biggest foes at the same time. Alex makes plans for the perfect proposal to Kelly, but work keeps getting in the way.
Director: Jesse Warn
Writer: Dana Horgan
5.0/106 votes#17 - Welcome Back, Kara
Season 6 Episode 8 - Aired 8/24/2021
As Supergirl and Zor-El make their return to National City, they are determined to keep the Phantom Zone behind them and enjoy being superheroes together. Unfortunately, their overzealous efforts backfire, creating a whole new threat to National City.
Director: Armen V. Kevorkian
Writer: Dana Horgan
4.7/107 votes#18 - Reality Bytes
Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 3/15/2020
Nia’s roommate, Yvette, is attacked by a man targeting Dreamer because he doesn’t like that Dreamer is transgender and wants her to quit being a superhero. Determined to protect her community from additional harm, Dreamer refuses to give into his threats and puts herself in the line of fire to stop him. Supergirl stands by Dreamer and enlists additional help from Brainy. Meanwhile, Alex, J’onn and Kelly attempt to rescue a man stuck inside a virtual reality escape room.
Director: Armen V. Kevorkian
Writer: Dana Horgan
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"Ad Astra per Aspera" is the best rated episode written by Dana Horgan. It scored 8.207/10 based on 29 votes. It was directed by Valerie Weiss. It aired on 6/22/2023 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "The Apprentice".