The Best Episodes Written By John Wirth

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.8/10(8 votes)

   #1 - One Less Mule

   S3:E69/7/2013

   Durant files an injunction against Union Pacific, threatening Cullen's position; Elam deals with a dangerous newcomer.

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   8.5/10(8 votes)

   #2 - Eminent Domain

   S3:E28/10/2013

   An unexpected roadblock forces Cullen to make a difficult choice as a reporter arrives in Hell on Wheels. Elam struggles with his new boss.

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   8.5/10(8 votes)

   #3 - Fathers and Sins

   S3:E99/28/2013

   With General Grant's deadline only two days away, a gang of riders attacks Cheyenne while Cullen and Elam pay Durant a visit.

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   7.6/10(17 votes)

   #4 - Fruition

   S1:E115/11/2010

   After a violent attack on someone very close to Anna, she delivers a message that the Vs don't feel safe and will be leaving, while she also gives a list of possible Fifth Column members to Chad hoping he'll investigate to help in finding them. Meanwhile, Erica and the team try to track down a scientist who may have created a weapon that the Visitors are afraid of.

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   7.5/10(16 votes)

   #5 - Badlands

   S3:E36/16/2013

   The two-year anniversary of the alien invasion is fast approaching as the people of Charleston prepare for another potentially devastating offensive. A sniper attack by an unlikely gunman creates questions and doubts within the new government. Hal believes he knows the identity of the mole. And Anne’s concern for her baby continues to grow.

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   7.5/10(17 votes)

   #6 - The Turk

   S1:E31/21/2008

   Sarah visits Miles Dyson's widow to find the creator of Skynet. She leads her to a man named Andy Goode who used to work with Dyson and is building a chess-playing computer named "The Turk." John and Cameron try their best to fit in on their first day at a new high school.

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   7.5/10(17 votes)

   #7 - Heretic's Fork

   S1:E94/27/2010

   Erica, Father Jack and Hobbes realize that the Vs know names and addresses of The Fifth Column members and must take drastic measures to protect them, while Ryan finally reveals to Val that he's a Visitor. Chad, with the camera rolling for "Prime Focus", begins the process aboard the Mothership's Medical Bay to have his aneurysm removed.

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   7.4/10(5 votes)

   #8 - Hope and Mercy

   S1:E710/28/2005

   In a hospital, Melinda encounters a woman who wants to determine what caused her death during a surgery.

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   7.4/10(17 votes)

   #9 - Be Silent and Come Out

   S3:E67/7/2013

   Hal finally reveals his internal struggle to everyone, and it doesn’t bode well for the Masons. Lourdes experiments with a risky new medical procedure. And Charleston’s government sees a massive shift in leadership when a group breaks away on a search and rescue mission.

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    7.4/10(16 votes)

    #10 - Strange Brew

    S3:E87/21/2013

    Things seem much too calm for Tom, making him suspicious of his surroundings. On his way back to Charleston, he makes a number of discoveries, some incredibly surprising and others utterly horrifying. Meanwhile, Weaver and Pope butt heads over how to handle the suspected mole.

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    7.3/10(9 votes)

    #11 - Mei Mei

    S5:E27/25/2015

    Cullen and Fong find themselves in peril as they transport a locomotive over the Sierra Nevada mountains. The Swede gains Phineas' trust.

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    7.2/10(17 votes)

    #12 - The Mousetrap

    S2:E39/22/2008

    Derek and Sarah must outwit Cromartie after he kidnaps Charley's wife, and they must weigh the consequences in rescuing her. Meanwhile, John finds himself unable to choose between Cameron and Riley.

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    6.8/10(17 votes)

    #13 - Desert Cantos

    S2:E152/20/2009

    The Connors visit a town connected to the destroyed factory; Weaver sends a man into town in search of a survivor.

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    6.5/10(20 votes)

    #14 - Complications

    S2:E911/17/2008

    Sarah finds that the strange dreams she's been having while she sleeps are slowly beginning to creep into her waking life, but she has no idea what the dreams mean for her and John. Derek and Jesse investigate a possible Skynet conspirator.

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