The Best Episodes Written By Josh Appelbaum

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   10.0/10(1 votes)

   #1 - The Martini Shot

   S1:E27/27/2002

   Haute couture has never been hauter than when the ladies of She Spies infiltrate the fashion industry to capture a notorious fashion pirate. Going undercover in a modeling agency, our heroines discover a web of blackmail involving two supermodels!

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   8.3/10(7 votes)

   #2 - Conscious

   S3:E911/30/2003

   After making a shocking discovery in the desert, Sydney agrees to submit to an experimental procedure conducted by an eccentric doctor, designed to retrieve her lost memories. But while Jack and Vaughn look on, Sydney's mind proves surprisingly resistant to letting her remember her missing time -- and the process of recovering it could end up killing her. Meanwhile, Lauren makes a great sacrifice in order to make her alibi believable to Lindsey after breaking Sydney out of NSC custody, and Sloane finds himself boxed in by an unlikely enemy -- one who wants to see Sydney Bristow eliminated permanently

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   8.1/10(8 votes)

   #3 - Before the Flood

   S4:E225/25/2005

   Jack, Sydney, Irina, Vaughn and Nadia parachute into Sovogda. They're supposed to dismantle a giant red ball turning people into zombies. At APO, Marshall and Weiss use the Blackwell Index to blackmail the Russian minister into giving them the access codes to a Russian satellite, they discover that Elena is uplinking the satellite. A CIA agent, Brodien reminds them that the Rambaldi device is broadcasting a subaudible frequency that physiologically alters people who drink it and it is irreversible. Elena learns of the APO team's arrival.

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   8.0/10(8 votes)

   #4 - Crossings

   S3:E121/18/2004

   Jack contacts a mysterious woman with ties to Irina to help him free Sydney and Vaughn, who have been captured and face a North Korean firing squad. But Jack is faced with a curious conundrum when the woman tells him that she will not put the rescue plan in motion until he fulfills a favor - assassinate Sloane.

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   7.9/10(7 votes)

   #5 - Hourglass

   S3:E194/18/2004

   After finding out that Lauren is working for the Covenant, Vaughn is told to keep up the façade of a happy marriage in order to keep tabs on his wife's activities. But he's in for a shock when he uncovers the truth about Lauren's mother, Olivia. Meanwhile, Jack refuses to help exonerate Sloane of his crimes and put in motion a stay of execution, and a monk discloses the identity of the Rambaldi "Passenger" to Sydney.

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   7.9/10(7 votes)

   #6 - Echoes

   S4:E82/23/2005

   Sloane temporarily steps down as Director of his Task Force and gives Jack full authority over the next assignment, which involves Anna Espinosa, Sydney's old foe. However, Anna turns the tables on APO when she captures Nadia and forces Sydney to do her biddings. Sydney tells Nadia about the Rambaldi's prophecy which dictates that two sisters will fight and only one will survive. Meanwhile, Vaughn visits Sark and tries to trick him into helping them to catch Anna. In the end, one of the sisters is mortally wounded by Anna.

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   7.8/10(8 votes)

   #7 - The Horizon

   S5:E912/14/2005

   Sydney teams up with Vaughn after being kidnapped and being placed in a hypnotic. What Sydney doesn't know is that the kidnapper is a very familiar face with an obscure interest in her unborn child.

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   7.5/10(8 votes)

   #8 - The Road Home

   S4:E113/16/2005

   Sydney must protect the life of a civilian, whom she unintentionally put in danger. Meanwhile, Jack plans a visit with an old friend, and Vaughn uncovers more disturbing secrets about his father.

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   7.5/10(13 votes)

   #9 - First Blood

   S1:E16/30/2015

   In Botswana, guides Jackson Oz and Abraham Kenyatta come across a mysterious series of lion attacks. In LA, two lions escape a zoo and go on a rampage, and investigative reporter Jamie Campbell believes that it's tied to pesticide infested food sold by Reiden Global.

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    6.8/10(38 votes)

    #10 - The Human Enigma

    S1:E14/27/2023

    Mason Kane and Nadia Sinh – top agents of the independent spy organization Citadel – collide with a nefarious, new syndicate – Manticore – leading to catastrophe. Eight years later, Mason Kane is living a quiet life as "Kyle Conroy," with no memory of his past. Until one day an old colleague enlists his help to stop a now powerful Manticore from creating a new world order.

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    6.0/10(25 votes)

    #11 - Tell Her Everything

    S1:E45/11/2023

    After the shocking revelation of Abby's former identity, we learn of the past entanglements between Mason, Nadia and Celeste, and a horrific decision that reverberates still today. Meanwhile, Nadia and Kyle land at the Manticore compound in Morocco and risk their lives to free their fellow spy. But their hero's welcome is short-lived as they are forced to grapple with a dangerous accusation.

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    5.7/10(23 votes)

    #12 - Secrets in Night Need Early Rains

    S1:E65/25/2023

    With one of their own being held hostage by Manticore, Kyle, Nadia and Carter risk everything to save them and thwart Manticore's plans to acquire nuclear weapons. As our heroes grapple with the nuclear threat, the identity of the mole within Citadel will be revealed, as will the awful truth that everything they know is a lie.

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