8.7/1032 votes#1 - The Man Behind the Curtain
Season 3 Episode 20 - Aired 5/9/2007
Ben unwillingly divulges information to Locke about the island, taking him on a journey to various locations including strange monuments and the mysterious Jacob. Back at the beach, Juliet's secret is revealed. Flashbacks will show us the origins of DHARMA and the history of the island, including 'the purge.'
Director: Bobby Roth
Writer: Drew Goddard
8.5/1013 votes#2 - Dirty Girls
Season 7 Episode 18 - Aired 4/15/2003
Faith returns to Sunnydale just as a new villain, Caleb, arrives and sends Buffy a message in the form of a badly beaten Potential. Buffy leads the rest of the girls to Caleb and The First's lair, with devastating consequences.
Director: Michael Gershman
Writer: Drew Goddard
8.4/1012 votes#3 - Lies My Parents Told Me
Season 7 Episode 17 - Aired 3/25/2003
Robin Wood seeks revenge on Spike for killing his mother nearly 30 years ago, whilst everyone else tries to find out how The First has control over him.
Director: David Fury
Writer: Drew Goddard
8.4/1035 votes#4 - Flashes Before Your Eyes
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 2/14/2007
After Desmond rescues Claire from drowning, Charlie gets Hurley to help him find out why Desmond has seemed able to predict the future. Desmond recalls exactly what took place in the moments after he turns the key, where he experienced a strange vision of his life prior to his Army days.
Director: Jack Bender
Writer: Drew Goddard
8.4/1036 votes#5 - The Shape of Things to Come
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 4/24/2008
Jack tries to discover the identity of a body that has washed ashore. Meanwhile, Locke's camp is attacked by Ben's adversaries.
Director: Jack Bender
Writer: Drew Goddard
8.3/1034 votes#6 - The Man from Tallahassee
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 3/21/2007
When Kate and Locke arrive at the Others' camp, Ben promises to tell Locke the island's secrets as long as he stops his destructive plan, and Kate's reunion with Jack doesn't go very well when she learns that the Others have offered him a deal. More of Locke's troubled past is revealed.
Director: Jack Bender
Writer: Drew Goddard
8.2/105 votes#7 - Welcome To Liberty Village
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 1/26/2005
Sydney and Vaughn go undercover as a married couple so as to find a weapon that could bring back the Dark Ages. However, the neighborhood they've infiltrated is not as charming as it seems.
Director: Kevin Hooks
Writer: Drew Goddard
8.2/104 votes#8 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/17/2024
A single mom with an exceptional mind is recruited to the LAPD Major Crimes unit, where her unconventional knack for solving crimes leads to an unusual and unstoppable partnership with a by-the-book seasoned detective.
Director: Alethea Jones
Writer: Drew Goddard
8.1/1015 votes#9 - Conversations with Dead People
Season 7 Episode 7 - Aired 11/12/2002
Buffy talks through her troubles with an old high school classmate who has recently become a vampire. Cassie, the late student Buffy tried to help, appears to Willow with a posthumous message from Tara. Dawn experiences a terrifying haunting. And Andrew and Jonathan return to Sunnydale High on a mission.
Director: Nick Marck
Writer: Drew Goddard
8.1/1052 votes#10 - Outlaws
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 2/16/2005
Kate and Sawyer divulge dark secrets to each other while tracking a renegade boar that Sawyer swears is purposely harassing him. Hurley and Sayid worry that Charlie is losing it after facing a brush with death and killing Ethan with 6 bullets to the chest. A shocking prior connection between Sawyer and Jack is revealed in a flashback which shows Sawyer meeting Jack's father in a bar. Robert Patrick ("Terminator 2: Judgment Day," "The X-File") guest stars.
Director: Jack Bender
Writer: Drew Goddard
8.1/1032 votes#11 - One of Us
Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 4/11/2007
The celebration of Jack's return is cut short when he arrives at the beach with an Other, Juliet, whose flashbacks pick up from where they left off, showing us how she got onto the island and became an other. Meanwhile, Claire is threatened by a strange illness.
Director: Jack Bender
Writer: Drew Goddard
8.0/105 votes#12 - Origin
Season 5 Episode 18 - Aired 4/21/2004
When a warlock brings Connor back into Angel's life, Wesley finds out that Angel has tinkered with the memories of his friends.
Director: Terrence O'Hara
Writer: Drew Goddard
8.0/1035 votes#13 - Confirmed Dead
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 2/7/2008
The survivors begin to question the intentions of their supposed rescuers when four strangers arrive on the island.
Director: Stephen Williams
Writer: Drew Goddard
7.9/10126 votes#14 - Cut Man
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/10/2015
Murdock makes a near fatal error while trying to save a kidnapped boy, and finds an unlikely ally when he needs saving himself.
Director: Phil Abraham
Writer: Drew Goddard
7.8/1054 votes#15 - Ashes, Ashes
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 8/18/2017
Stick offers up a theory, Danny finds himself sidelined, and Alexandra learns that it's not easy being the leader.
Director: Stephen Surjik
Writer: Drew Goddard
7.8/1012 votes#16 - Never Leave Me
Season 7 Episode 9 - Aired 11/26/2002
Buffy and the gang capture and interrogate Spike and Andrew.
Director: David Solomon
Writer: Drew Goddard
7.8/105 votes#17 - Tuesday
Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 3/30/2005
When a mission goes wrong, Sydney's is placed in danger and Marshall is the only one who can save her. Meanwhile, Dixon is exposed to a deadly pathogen released inside APO.
Director: Fred Toye
Writer: Drew Goddard
7.8/105 votes#18 - Mockingbird
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 10/20/2005
While Sloane awaits the outcome of his sentencing, Sydney's life is put in grave danger when Gordon Dean discovers that Rachel is still alive.
Director: Fred Toye
Writer: Drew Goddard
7.8/105 votes#19 - There's Only One Sydney Bristow
Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 4/26/2006
One month after the baby is born, Sydney is taking time off from work. Will is what pulls her back in the field while she's on maternity leave. The enemies realize that the best way to hurt Sydney is through her friends. Anna Espinosa also returns.
Director: N/A
Writer: Drew Goddard
7.8/105 votes#20 - All The Time In The World
Season 5 Episode 17 - Aired 5/22/2006
Peyton tells Sloane that she has made a deal for the Rambaldi Sphere with an ally in China. Sloane arranges for stolen missiles to be sent to Hong Kong. Sloane's plan is revealed to the APO members, who race to stop him before he can use the Rambaldi Sphere to put the plan in motion. But this all leads to a long awaited confrontation between Sydney and Irina.
Director: Harmony Gosbee
Writer: Drew Goddard
7.8/104 votes#21 - Lineage
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 11/12/2003
When Wesley's father visits Wolfram and Hart, the firm is attacked by a troop of spooky Ninja cyborgs.
Director: Jefferson Kibbee
Writer: Drew Goddard
7.8/104 votes#22 - Damage
Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 1/28/2004
A deranged vampire slayer is convinced that Spike is the man who kidnapped and tortured her when she was a child.
Director: Jefferson Kibbee
Writer: Drew Goddard
7.8/1035 votes#23 - The Glass Ballerina
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 10/11/2006
Sun and Jin's lives are put in danger when Sayid tries to locate Jack and the other missing castaways. Sayid also creates a plan in order to get the attention of the "Others" on the beach. Meanwhile, Henry (i.e. Ben) gives Jack an offer that is very tempting in exchange for his cooperation. Lastly, Kate and Sawyer must adjust to harsh conditions that are being forced upon them by "The Others."
Director: Paul A. Edwards
Writer: Drew Goddard
7.7/1015 votes#24 - Selfless
Season 7 Episode 5 - Aired 10/22/2002
Anya's violent and deadly act of vengeance leaves everyone stunned. Buffy must put aside her feelings and take action before more people die.
Director: David Solomon
Writer: Drew Goddard
7.6/1059 votes#25 - Everything Is Fine
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/19/2016
Newly-deceased Eleanor Shellstrop is sent to the Good Place, but only by mistake; Eleanor is determined to become a better person in her afterlife with help from friends Chidi and Janet; Eleanor tries to prove to Chidi that she's worthy of his help.
Director: Drew Goddard
Writer: Drew Goddard
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"The Man Behind the Curtain" is the best rated episode written by Drew Goddard. It scored 8.7/10 based on 32 votes. It was directed by Bobby Roth. It aired on 5/9/2007 and is rated 0.2 points higher than their second-best episode, "Dirty Girls".