9.0/102 votes#1 - Act 2
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 7/17/2008
After accidentally introducing Penny and Captain Hammer in the first place, Dr. Horrible is devastated that they seem pretty close. He concentrates on his freeze ray heist but after another setback, Bad Horse insists on a special demonstration of evil.
Director: Joss Whedon
Writer: Jed Whedon
9.0/102 votes#2 - Act 3
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 7/19/2008
Bad Horse has insisted that only a murder will get Doctor Horrible into the Evil League of Evil, and now that Captain Hammer is dating Penny it seems that his death would be the perfect choice. Will our villain pull off his dastardly plan? And what will Penny think of him if he succeeds?
Director: Joss Whedon
Writer: Jed Whedon
8.8/1043 votes#3 - Self Control
Season 4 Episode 15 - Aired 2/21/2017
Suspicion turns to paranoia when the team doesn't know who can be trusted as more LMDs infiltrate S.H.I.E.L.D.
Director: Jed Whedon
Writer: Jed Whedon
8.7/103 votes#4 - The Attic
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 12/18/2009
When Adelle, Boyd, and the rest of the Dollhouse fear that Echo's uncontrollable mind imprints are making her a danger to their goals, they send her to "the Attic" where Echo is forced to face her worst nightmare in order to survive.
Director: John Cassaday
Writer: Jed Whedon
8.7/103 votes#5 - Epitaph Two: Return
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 1/29/2010
In the year 2020, Echo and her surviving Dollhouse crew attempt to restore order to a devastating future world before mankind is eliminated.
Director: David Solomon
Writer: Jed Whedon
8.5/1055 votes#6 - Beginning of the End
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 5/13/2014
Dark secrets are revealed as Coulson and his team put everything on the line to stop Garrett and the forces of HYDRA.
Director: David Straiton
Writer: Jed Whedon
8.5/102 votes#7 - Act 1
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 7/15/2008
Dr. Horrible is a low-rent super-villain whose main goal is to get into the Evil League of Evil. In his online video blog he talks about his arch-nemesis Captain Hammer and Penny, a girl from the laundromat that he admires from a distance.
Director: Joss Whedon
Writer: Jed Whedon
8.5/1054 votes#8 - Turn, Turn, Turn
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 4/8/2014
Coulson and his team find themselves without anyone they can trust, only to discover that they are trapped with a traitor in their midst.
Director: Vincent Misiano
Writer: Jed Whedon
8.5/1048 votes#9 - S.O.S. (2)
Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 5/12/2015
S.H.I.E.L.D. puts everything on the line to survive a war that blurs the line between friend and foe. Coulson and his team will be forced to make shocking sacrifices that will leave their relationships and their world changed forever.
Director: Billy Gierhart
Writer: Jed Whedon
8.4/1036 votes#10 - The Return
Season 4 Episode 21 - Aired 5/9/2017
Coulson and the team's victory in the Framework is short-lived, as an even deadlier enemy looms against them all.
Director: Kevin Tancharoen
Writer: Jed Whedon
8.4/1037 votes#11 - Ascension (2)
Season 3 Episode 22 - Aired 5/17/2016
It's a showdown a season in the making as S.H.I.E.L.D. takes on Hive, and when his master plan is finally revealed, the team must spring into action. Who will live and who will die?
Director: Kevin Tancharoen
Writer: Jed Whedon
8.3/1035 votes#12 - The Real Deal
Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 3/9/2018
In the milestone 100th episode, Coulson finally reveals the mysterious deal he made with Ghost Rider, which will impact everyone on the team.
Director: Kevin Tancharoen
Writer: Jed Whedon
8.3/1043 votes#13 - Orientation (1)
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 12/1/2017
Coulson and the team find themselves stranded on a mysterious ship in outer space, and that's just the beginning of the nightmare to come.
Director: Jesse Bochco
Writer: Jed Whedon
8.3/103 votes#14 - Belonging
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/23/2009
Sierra is forced to face her past as her connection to the Rossum Corporation leads to obsession and murder.
Director: Jonathan Frakes
Writer: Jed Whedon
8.2/1036 votes#15 - The End
Season 5 Episode 22 - Aired 5/18/2018
Coulson's life or death is the challenge the team finds themselves in, as the wrong decision will cause the Destruction of Earth.
Director: Jed Whedon
Writer: Jed Whedon
8.1/1040 votes#16 - Spacetime
Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 4/5/2016
When Daisy gets a horrifying glimpse of the future, S.H.I.E.L.D. races to prove that fate is not fixed.
Director: Kevin Tancharoen
Writer: Jed Whedon
8.0/103 votes#17 - Haunted
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 4/24/2009
When Adelle’s wealthy friend is murdered, Adelle imprints Echo with the woman’s memories and personality to solve the case. Ballard looks into Mellie’s past, and Topher secretly programs Sierra for an engagement.
Director: David Solomon
Writer: Jed Whedon
8.0/103 votes#18 - Meet Jane Doe
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 12/11/2009
After her entanglements with Senator Perrin and the DC Dollhouse, Echo finds herself out in the world-at-large as she struggles to control her multiple memory downloads. Topher discovers the dangers of science that will have devastating effects on the future, while Adelle engages in a power struggle with Harding.
Director: Dwight H. Little
Writer: Jed Whedon
7.9/1048 votes#19 - Aftershocks
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 3/3/2015
Coulson's team must deal with the consequences of their war with HYDRA as shocking revelations threaten to tear them apart, and HYDRA makes a dangerous move that may involve a traitor in S.H.I.E.L.D.'s midst.
Director: Billy Gierhart
Writer: Jed Whedon
7.9/1044 votes#20 - Laws of Nature
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 9/29/2015
When a new Inhuman is discovered, Coulson and the team have an encounter with another organization seeking powered people; Fitz goes to extreme measures to determine how to get Simmons back.
Director: Vincent Misiano
Writer: Jed Whedon
7.8/1027 votes#21 - New Life
Season 6 Episode 13 - Aired 8/2/2019
Who will survive? It all comes down to this.
Director: Kevin Tancharoen
Writer: Jed Whedon
7.8/1024 votes#22 - What We're Fighting For
Season 7 Episode 13 - Aired 8/12/2020
With their backs against the wall and Nathaniel and Sibyl edging ever closer to eliminating S.H.I.E.L.D. from the history books, the agents must rely on their strengths to outsmart and outlast the Chronicoms. This is their most important fight, and it will take the help of friends and teammates, past and present, to survive.
Director: Kevin Tancharoen
Writer: Jed Whedon
7.8/1044 votes#23 - Parting Shot
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 3/22/2016
Bobbi and Hunter become ensnared in an assassination plot after tracking Malick to Russia. As S.H.I.E.L.D. races to save the lives on the line, the team is changed forever.
Director: Joss Whedon
Writer: Jed Whedon
7.6/1026 votes#24 - Spoils of War
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 3/15/2013
As Crassus leads an onslaught against the rebel-occupied city, Gannicus finds himself trapped behind enemy lines. Tiberius is tasked by Crassus to hold a celebration in honor of a man he despises.
Director: Mark Beesley
Writer: Jed Whedon
7.6/1027 votes#25 - Balance
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 3/16/2012
While Spartacus finds an opportunity to get revenge, Glaber is surrounded by intrigue.
Director: Chris Martin-Jones
Writer: Jed Whedon
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"Act 2" is the best rated episode written by Jed Whedon. It scored 9/10 based on 2 votes. It was directed by Joss Whedon. It aired on 7/17/2008 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Act 3".