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The Best Episodes Written By Don Whitehead

Every TV Episode Written by Don Whitehead Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 7 Episode 16 - Descent
    8.9/10(15 votes)

    S7:E16

    No one is safe when Lex seeks the secret of Veritas, and Clark tries to stop him.

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    Writer:Don Whitehead

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  2. undefined Season 8 Episode 14 - Requiem
    8.9/10(15 votes)

    S8:E14

    An explosion at LutherCorp injures Oliver and kills all the board members.

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    Writer:Don Whitehead

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  3. undefined Season 10 Episode 1 - Lazarus
    8.9/10(16 votes)

    S10:E1

    Lois finds Clark's lifeless body and removes the blue kryptonite enabling him to heal himself. However, Lois sneaks away before Clark fully awakens in order to protect his secret. Meanwhile, Chloe is desperate to find Oliver, so she turns to an unlikely source for answers. Jonathan returns to the Kent Farm with a message for Clark, and Tess awakens in a LuthorCorp lab.

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    Writer:Don Whitehead

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  4. undefined Season 7 Episode 20 - Arctic
    8.8/10(17 votes)

    S7:E20

    Lex is taken to the Fortress to fulfill his destiny, while Lana awakens from her coma and Chloe is arrested by the government.

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    Writer:Don Whitehead

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  5. undefined Season 1 Episode 17 - Curse
    8.7/10(7 votes)

    S1:E17

    Blackwell warns Cassie and Adam that their love may be destiny, but it’s also a curse. He suggests they go visit her grandmother, Jane to find out if there is a spell to reverse it. Jane warns Cassie that someone in the Circle will die if the curse is awakened. Meanwhile, Eva starts stalking Faye and Charles makes his next move against Blackwell.

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    Writer:Don Whitehead

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  6. undefined Season 9 Episode 6 - Crossfire
    8.5/10(14 votes)

    S9:E6

    Oliver tries to help a young street girl, Mia AKA Speedy, get out of her dangerous life by offering to train her, but Mia double crosses him. Lois asks Clark to help her land a job as an on-air television host, but the two are shocked when the station wants to hire them as a team.

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    Writer:Don Whitehead

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  7. undefined Season 1 Episode 8 - Beneath
    8.5/10(6 votes)

    S1:E8

    After not hearing from her grandmother for a couple of days, Cassie becomes concerned and wants to go look for her. Diana decides the entire Circle should go in case Jane is in trouble. She also invites Jake along, much to Adam's dismay. A storm turns the day trip into an overnight excursion, so Faye suggests a little game of Truth or Dare to liven up the evening. However, things take a horrible turn when Faye is forced to reckon with someone from her past.

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    Writer:Don Whitehead

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  8. undefined Season 7 Episode 10 - Persona
    8.4/10(17 votes)

    S7:E10

    Chloe begins to notice that Clark's not acting like himself. Bizarro enlists the help of Brainiac.

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    Writer:Don Whitehead

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  9. undefined Season 7 Episode 14 - Traveler
    8.4/10(16 votes)

    S7:E14

    Lionel has Clark kidnapped, and when Chloe and Lana confront him, he makes them think Lex is the culprit. Chloe and Lana then beg Jor-El to restore Kara's memory because she's the only person who can rescue Clark.

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    Writer:Don Whitehead

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  10. undefined Season 8 Episode 9 - Abyss
    8.3/10(16 votes)

    S8:E9

    Clark takes Chloe to the Fortress of Solitude so Jor-El can heal her after Brainiac replaces her memories with Kryptonian code.

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    Writer:Don Whitehead

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  11. undefined Season 10 Episode 13 - Beacon
    8.3/10(13 votes)

    S10:E13

    Clark is surprised to see Martha on the news speaking at a pro-vigilante rally. However, surprise quickly turns to horror when he and Lois watch as Martha gets shot on national television. Meanwhile, Lionel reveals himself to the world and reclaims LuthorCorp from Tess and Oliver. Lois and Chloe decide to cheer Clark up by showing him videos from thousands of vigilante supporters professing their support for The Blur.

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    Writer:Don Whitehead

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  12. undefined Season 9 Episode 2 - Metallo
    8.2/10(15 votes)

    S9:E2

    After being struck by a truck, John Corben wakes up alone in an abandoned apartment as a man-machine with a Kryptonite heart. Corben realizes he now has superhuman strength and sets out to exact revenge on the Red-Blue Blur, who he perceives to be an irresponsible vigilante. Against Clark's wishes, Lois involves herself in the Red-Blue Blur's investigation, and winds up getting kidnapped by Corben.

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    Writer:Don Whitehead

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  13. undefined Season 10 Episode 7 - Ambush
    8.2/10(14 votes)

    S10:E7

    The General and Lucy Lane decide to drop in on Lois and Clark for a surprise Thanksgiving dinner. Clark and the General get off to a rocky start after Lois’ father bashes the superheroes and tells Clark he is trying to pass a vigilante registration law. Meanwhile, in an effort to stop the vigilante registration act from being passed, Rick Flagg lies to Lucy in order to lure Clark away from the farm long enough for him to assassinate the General. Lois is torn between making her father proud and her love for Clark.

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    Writer:Don Whitehead

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  14. undefined Season 1 Episode 11 - Fire/Ice
    8.2/10(6 votes)

    S1:E11

    Cassie asks Adam for help when she wants to look into her father's past, and their search leads them to an eerily familiar place. It also rekindles an old flame when Adam, thrilled to be spending time with Cassie again, asks her to the Fire and Ice dance. But because of her friendship with Diana Cassie is forced to give a surprising response. In an effort to be a better father, Ethan offers to chaperone the dance, much to Adam's dismay. Faye asks Lee to help her with a spell that would grant her individual magic. Unfortunately, the spell has some terrifying side effects that nearly destroy the Circle.

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    Writer:Don Whitehead

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  15. undefined Season 1 Episode 21 - Prom
    8.2/10(6 votes)

    S1:E21

    It’s Prom night in Chance Harbor and after Adam uncloaks a crystal hidden in the school, Blackwell tells Cassie she can use her dark magic to find it. When Cassie follows this advice, it leads her to a dangerous discovery. Meanwhile, Faye invites Jake to Prom, despite the fact that he stood her up two years earlier. Adam, Diana, Cassie and Melissa finally make it to Prom but when they lose the crystal to Eben, they end up in a life and death situation. Meanwhile, Dawn attempts to stop Blackwell, who casts a deadly spell on Charles.

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    Writer:Don Whitehead

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  16. undefined Season 7 Episode 6 - Lara
    8.1/10(15 votes)

    S7:E6

    Kara goes to Washington to look for her missing crystal, but is captured after she breaks into the lab. She's sedated with a truth serum that has kryptonite in it, which makes her relive a trip to Earth from the past. In this past trip she followed Lara, Clark's biological mother, to the Kent's farm. Clark saves Kara, but also ends up being affected by the serum when he burns it with his heat vision.

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    Writer:Don Whitehead

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  17. undefined Season 9 Episode 18 - Charade
    8.1/10(14 votes)

    S9:E18

    Lois investigates the early prison release of ex-District Attorney Raymond Sacks but he threatens her with a gun when confronted. The Blur saves her, but is captured on film by a delivery guy who plans to sell the photo to Sacks. Lois and Clark each attempt to thwart the delivery of the photo and run into Maxwell Lord, a wealthy tycoon and Checkmate operative, who is trying to learn The Blur's identity to eliminate him. Meanwhile, Chloe discovers Zod's secret.

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    Writer:Don Whitehead

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  18. undefined Season 8 Episode 2 - Plastique
    8.0/10(16 votes)

    S8:E2

    Chloe invites an injured 15-year-old to move in with her. Meanwhile, Clark experiences his first day of work with Lois.

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    Writer:Don Whitehead

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  19. undefined Season 3 Episode 15 - The Game
    7.7/10(23 votes)

    S3:E15

    Sheppard and McKay discover that their competitive video game has been controlling a planet of real people, who now stand on the brink of war.

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    Writer:Don Whitehead

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  20. undefined Season 3 Episode 3 - Perfect
    7.7/10(3 votes)

    S3:E3

    A high-profile divorce attorney is murdered and the Stitchers team must sort through a plethora of suspects. Meanwhile, Linus discovers the cause of the neurosync issues in the stitches, which directly affects Kirsten and Cameron.

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    Writer:Don Whitehead

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  21. undefined Season 1 Episode 9 - Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part Two (II)
    5.3/10(25 votes)

    S1:E9

    The group uses Ray's invention to track new recruits to help save the universe. The Monitor sends Iris, Clark and Lois in search of a mysterious Kryptonian, while Kate and Kara head out to find Bruce Wayne. In addition, Mia challenges Sara, Rory discovers a hidden talent, and Lex Luthor returns. This crossover begins on Supergirl S5E09, and continues on The Flash S6E09, Arrow S8E08, and Legends of Tomorrow S05E01.

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    Writer:Don Whitehead

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  22. undefined Season 1 Episode 3 - Down, Down, Down
    5.0/10(28 votes)

    S1:E3

    The city waits for another visit from who they think is Batman. Alice continues to taunt Kate. Mary gets an unexpected new friend. As Batwoman faces a new enemy, Kate realizes she must make a decision.

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    Writer:Don Whitehead

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  23. undefined Season 1 Episode 20 - O, Mouse!
    4.8/10(17 votes)

    S1:E20

    When one of Gotham's former heroes returns to his old stomping grounds to settle a score, both Batwoman and Commander Kane find themselves on the defensive. Meanwhile, Alice has uncovered what could finally take down Batwoman, but she is losing hold on her henchman Mouse and Hush, sending her spiraling into her most wicked self. Luke immediately focuses on finding a way to protect Batwoman from Alice, and Mary has a chance to be the sister Kate has needed all along. New information surfaces, forcing Julia to warn Sophie about the person pulling the strings. And in a final standoff, when Commander Kane refuses to retreat from his war on Batwoman, Kate may find herself more than heartbroken by her father's choices.

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    Writer:Don Whitehead

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  24. undefined Season 3 Episode 9 - Kill It Forward
    3.0/10(1 votes)

    S3:E9

    A series of murders, including a professional volleyball player, lead the Stitchers team searching the darkest corners of the Internet. Meanwhile, Kirsten gives Maggie an ultimatum.

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    Writer:Don Whitehead

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Don Whitehead Ratings Summary

"Descent" is the best rated episode written by Don Whitehead. It scored 8.9/10 based on 15 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 4/17/2008 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Requiem".