8.7/1012 votes#1 - Insurgence
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 1/21/2003
Lex hires some thugs to bug Lionel's office but things get out of control when Lionel and Martha are taken hostage, and Clark must rescue them without revealing his secrets.
Director: James Marshall
Writer: Jeph Loeb
8.3/109 votes#2 - Legacy
Season 3 Episode 17 - Aired 4/14/2004
When Jonathan begins to act strangely, Clark believes Jor-El is sending Jonathan messages through the key and is the cause for his father's withdrawal from the family. Clark goes down to the caves to confront his biological father but Lionel catches him there and begins putting the pieces together, leading him straight to Dr. Swann. As the two billionaires face off, a deal is struck and Lionel's true motives are revealed.
Director: Greg Beeman
Writer: Jeph Loeb
8.2/1013 votes#3 - Red
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/15/2002
Clark has his first run-in with red kryptonite in this exploration of classic Superman mythology, turning immoral when he gets his high-school ring holding a piece of rock. Meanwhile, Lex and his father have some issues to resolve when Lionel starts taking over the manor.
Director: Jeff Woolnough
Writer: Jeph Loeb
8.0/1024 votes#4 - Unexpected
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 2/19/2007
Peter learns that he and Claude may have been betrayed. Matt's reunited with the radioactive Ted Sprague and Hana Gitelman a woman with "wireless" mental abilities. Hiro makes a tough choice about his mission. Claire can no longer hold back her anger towards HRG.
Director: Greg Beeman
Writer: Jeph Loeb
8.0/1010 votes#5 - Unsafe
Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 1/26/2005
Alicia (from "Obsession") is supposedly cured and returns to Smallville to start things back up with Clark. When she pushes for more and he turns reluctant, Alicia expoess him to red kryptonite, and the two go off to Las Vegas to get married. Meanwhile, Lana questions whether sex may prove the key to winning Jason back.
Director: Greg Beeman
Writer: Jeph Loeb
7.6/1031 votes#6 - One Giant Leap
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/9/2006
As the "Heroes" continue to test their newfound extraordinary abilities, Claire tries to maintain a normal social life when a romance with the football quarterback takes a tragic turn. While Hiro convinces his friend that they are destined to travel to America to save the world, a frightened Niki follows instructions from a mysterious, unknown source that directs her to the middle of the desert. Meanwhile, Nathan uses Peter's accident to propel his political campaign. The elusive Sylar is being hunted by both Matt and the FBI, as well as Suresh, whose father's journal leads to potential clues.
Director: Greg Beeman
Writer: Jeph Loeb
7.5/1021 votes#7 - Powerless
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 12/3/2007
In Texas, Peter faces off against former friends due to Adam’s misleading story about the Shanti virus. Micah enlists the help of his mother to rescue Monica. Maya is shocked when she learns the truth about her new friend Sylar. Elle tries to make her father proud.
Director: Allan Arkush
Writer: Jeph Loeb
7.2/1018 votes#8 - Dual
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 12/15/2008
Following the showdown against Arthur, Nathan and Peter find themselves pitted against one another, and Nathan makes a decision that will have an effect on the entire world. Meanwhile, Sylar holds Claire, H.R.G., Meredith and Angela hostage at Primatech; Ando, Matt and Daphne try to rescue Hiro and find their only hope may lie in Suresh.
Director: Greg Beeman
Writer: Jeph Loeb
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"Insurgence" is the best rated episode written by Jeph Loeb. It scored 8.7/10 based on 12 votes. It was directed by James Marshall. It aired on 1/21/2003 and is rated 0.4 points higher than their second-best episode, "Legacy".