The Best Episodes Written By Michael Green

Every TV Episode Written by Michael Green Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 1 Episode 15 - Nicodemus
    8.4/10(17 votes)

    #1 - Nicodemus

    S1:E15

    A flower that comes from a reopened "Level Three" of the fertilizer plant brings strange reactions from several people, including Jonathan, Lana, and Pete.

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  2. undefined Season 1 Episode 20 - Obscura
    8.1/10(16 votes)

    #2 - Obscura

    S1:E20

    After an explosion Lana finds herself getting visions of a serial killer...and his next target is Chloe. Meanwhile Lex and Roger look further into the meteor shower and determine that something besides meteors hit Smallville that day.

    Director:N/A

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  3. undefined Season 1 Episode 1 - Hammerscale
    8.1/10(52 votes)

    #3 - Hammerscale

    S1:E1

    Lone-wolf warrior Mizu gets stuck with an unexpected travel companion, while Princess Akemi grasps for a way to control her future.

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  4. undefined Season 1 Episode 6 - All Evil Dreams and Angry Words
    8.1/10(26 votes)

    #4 - All Evil Dreams and Angry Words

    S1:E6

    Determined to see Fowler dead, Mizu scrapes up all the wits, grit and strength she has left to make her way through his castle's defenses.

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  5. undefined Season 1 Episode 3 - A Fixed Number of Paths
    8.0/10(31 votes)

    #5 - A Fixed Number of Paths

    S1:E3

    Taigen proposes a deal, and Mizu receives an invitation to tea. Life on the road turns out to be more challenging than Akemi imagined.

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  6. undefined Season 1 Episode 4 - Peculiarities
    8.0/10(29 votes)

    #6 - Peculiarities

    S1:E4

    Akemi embarks on a new career and Mizu searches for a way to reach Fowler, bringing them both to Madame Kaji's rather unusual establishment.

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  7. undefined Season 1 Episode 5 - Cool
    7.9/10(19 votes)

    #7 - Cool

    S1:E5

    A jock named Sean gains the ability to absorb heat from everything and everyone around him, and begins preying on people to gain the heat he needs to survive.

    Director:N/A

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  8. undefined Season 1 Episode 7 - Craving
    7.9/10(18 votes)

    #8 - Craving

    S1:E7

    A weight-obsessed teen dieting on kryptonite-infected vegetables gains her fondest dream...but must feed on the fat of others to maintain her enhanced appearance.

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  9. undefined Season 1 Episode 14 - Distractions
    7.9/10(27 votes)

    #9 - Distractions

    S1:E14

    Hiro deals with explaining his new heroic path in life to his ambitious sister and tycoon father. Niki has the chance to reunite with D.L and Micah. Claude's mentoring of Peter leads Peter to question those closest to him. Claire goes to a trailer park looking for her birth mother. Sylar wears a disguise and makes a move against HRG.

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  10. undefined Season 1 Episode 5 - Hiros
    7.8/10(32 votes)

    #10 - Hiros

    S1:E5

    Confused after losing track of another block of time, Niki finds the police on her doorstep, searching for her fugitive husband D.L. Hawkins. Claire confesses to her father. Hiro and his friend get jumped by some Vegas high-rollers. Peter receives a life-changing message from an unlikely source. Meanwhile, Matt secretly uses his mind-reading ability to anticipate his wife's needs. Dismayed by recent events, Suresh makes plans to return to India to lay both his father's remains and his research to rest.

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  11. undefined Season 1 Episode 8 - The Great Fire of 1657
    7.7/10(24 votes)

    #11 - The Great Fire of 1657

    S1:E8

    As an army approaches, Akemi must choose her path. While Taigen risks his life for the royal family, Mizu remains hell-bent on her mission.

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  12. undefined Season 2 Episode 2 - Lizards
    7.6/10(21 votes)

    #12 - Lizards

    S2:E2

    Peter falls in with Irish gangsters who know about his past. Hiro works to contain the damage caused by his journey into the past. Kensei's power will be revealed. Suresh locates and cures the Haitian. Matt investigates the murder of Mr. Nakamura. West comes to know of Claire's powers. Maya and Alejandro enter Mexico and find their powers more of a hindrance than a help.

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  13. undefined Season 1 Episode 2 - An Unexpected Element
    7.6/10(37 votes)

    #13 - An Unexpected Element

    S1:E2

    With a squad of deadly assassins on her trail, Mizu forges ahead — but hits a hiccup when she and Ringo arrive in town on a festival day.

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  14. undefined Season 1 Episode 10 - Shimmer
    7.4/10(16 votes)

    #14 - Shimmer

    S1:E10

    Lex and Victoria are victims of a suspected household poltergeist. As the disturbances become more violent, suspicion lands on Amy, the daughter of a house servant who is obsessed with Lex. Not is all as it seems...

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  15. undefined Season 1 Episode 18 - Drone
    7.4/10(15 votes)

    #15 - Drone

    S1:E18

    Clark gets into a class election and one of his opponents is a krypto-mutant who can control bees. Meanwhile a reporter from Metropolis visits to do a story on Lex.

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  16. undefined Season 1 Episode 1 - The Bone Orchard
    7.1/10(76 votes)

    #16 - The Bone Orchard

    S1:E1

    When Shadow Moon is released from prison early after the death of his wife, he meets Mr. Wednesday and is recruited as his bodyguard. Shadow discovers that this may be more than he bargained for.

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  17. undefined Season 1 Episode 2 - The Secret of Spoons
    7.0/10(64 votes)

    #17 - The Secret of Spoons

    S1:E2

    As Mr. Wednesday begins recruitment for the coming battle, Shadow Moon travels with him to Chicago and agrees to a very high stakes game of checkers with the old Slavic god, Czernobog.

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  18. undefined Season 1 Episode 3 - Head Full of Snow
    6.9/10(55 votes)

    #18 - Head Full of Snow

    S1:E3

    Shadow questions the terms of his employment when Mr. Wednesday informs him of his plan to rob a bank (because, naturally, every army needs a source of funding). And just when Shadow thought his life couldn’t get any more complicated, he returns to his motel room to a surprising discovery.

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  19. undefined Season 1 Episode 4 - Git Gone
    6.9/10(53 votes)

    #19 - Git Gone

    S1:E4

    Alternating between the past and the present, Laura’s life and death are explored—how she met Shadow, how she died, and how exactly she came to be sitting on the edge of his motel room bed.

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  20. undefined Season 1 Episode 6 - A Murder of Gods
    6.9/10(46 votes)

    #20 - A Murder of Gods

    S1:E6

    On the run after the New Gods' show of force, Shadow and Mr. Wednesday seek safe haven with one of Mr. Wednesday's oldest friends, Vulcan, God of the Fire and the Forge.

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  21. undefined Season 1 Episode 11 - The Drought
    5.1/10(9 votes)

    #21 - The Drought

    S1:E11

    Carrie's relationship with Mr. Big has been going on for long enough that it is becoming less physical, especially after she farts in bed. Charlotte is dating a man who isn't interested in sex anymore thanks to the side-effects of Prozac. Samantha discovers that not having sex can be erotic. Miranda realizes that she hasn't had sex for months.

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Michael Green Ratings Summary

"Nicodemus" is the best rated episode written by Michael Green. It scored 8.4/10 based on 17 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 3/19/2002 and is rated 0.3 points higher than their second-best episode, "Obscura".