9.0/102 votes#1 - Tributes & Triangles
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 2/27/2012
Much to Brick’s disappointment, George is named Bluebell’s Man of the Year. As the town’s mayor, Lavon is expected to host a cocktail party in George’s honor, but for obvious reasons this is a difficult situation for Lavon given his history with Lemon. Fortunately for Lavon, Zoe agrees to step in and help him with the party, but things take a turn for the disastrous when Zoe has to improvise a speech at the gathering. Meanwhile, Magnolia begs Wade to write a song and perform it with her at the party.
Director: Joe Lazarov
Writer: Michelle Paradise
8.5/1012 votes#2 - The Devil Comes Here and Sighs
Season 3 Episode 18 - Aired 4/15/2016
As the city celebrates its annual Jazz Fest, an unlikely team of Mikaelson foes joins forces to take Klaus hostage. Leading the charge to get their brother back, Elijah and Freya face off against a powerful force like none they’ve ever seen before, while Hayley and Cami set their own risky plan in motion to rescue Klaus. Meanwhile, when Kol’s erratic behavior worsens, Davina has no choice but to turn to Marcel and Vincent for help.
Director: Jesse Warn
Writer: Michelle Paradise
8.4/1010 votes#3 - We Have Not Long to Love
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 6/20/2018
As Vincent, Marcel and Josh work to clean up the city, an uprising of purist vampires leads the supernatural factions into a deadly showdown. Hope's attempt to bring her family back together leaves her struggling with the consequences. Finally, Freya makes a life-changing decision.
Director: Bethany Rooney
Writer: Michelle Paradise
8.3/1011 votes#4 - Ne Me Quitte Pas
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 5/2/2018
In the immediate aftermath of having his memory erased by Marcel, Elijah awakens to find himself in the middle of nowhere and without a clue as to who he is. Unable to control his instinctive vampire ways, Elijah encounters Antoinette, a beautiful and free-spirited vampire, who helps him navigate his new life. However, a run-in with Klaus threatens to destroy the peace he’s finally found.
Director: Joseph Morgan
Writer: Michelle Paradise
8.2/109 votes#5 - Alive and Kicking
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 10/13/2014
Klaus wants Hayley to re-establish herself in her pack. Mikael is impatient under Davina. Cassie arouses suspicions.
Director: Jeffrey G. Hunt
Writer: Michelle Paradise
8.1/108 votes#6 - The Brothers That Care Forgot
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/24/2014
Rebekah is on the run with baby Hope.
Director: Michael A. Allowitz
Writer: Michelle Paradise
8.1/1010 votes#7 - No Quarter
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 3/24/2017
After being cured and woken, the Mikaelson siblings join Hayley in an effort to rescue Klaus from captivity – even if they must face Marcel in the process. Meanwhile, Klaus’ demons materialize in unexpected ways as he suffers from the effects of the Tunde Blade, and Vincent investigates a haunting that will prove to be much more sinister than he could have imagined.
Director: Bethany Rooney
Writer: Michelle Paradise
7.9/108 votes#8 - They All Asked For You
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 3/9/2015
A discovery is made about the body Rebekah is living in. Klaus clashes with Hayley and Jackson.
Director: Chris Grismer
Writer: Michelle Paradise
7.9/1011 votes#9 - Out of the Easy
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 11/19/2015
With a dire prophecy looming over them, Klaus and Elijah invite Lucien, Tristan and Aurora to a Thanksgiving gathering in an attempt to negotiate a truce. When Aurora reveals that she has powerful leverage over Klaus, Hayley and Freya take matters into their own hands, leading to a deadly three-way confrontation. Elsewhere, Marcel and Vincent are forced to take drastic measures when they realize Davina may be in over her head, and Cami finds herself face-to-face with a dangerous new threat.
Director: Bethany Rooney
Writer: Michelle Paradise
7.9/109 votes#10 - Bag of Cobras
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 4/28/2017
When it’s discovered that The Hollow has employed a mysterious servant to do its bidding, Klaus and Elijah host an elaborate party in order to lure the new threat out and uncover its identity. Feeling a sense of responsibility for The Hollow’s resurgence, Vincent uses his magic to help the Mikaelsons root out this latest threat. Meanwhile, after uncovering information about who may have been behind her parents’ death, Hayley turns to Freya to help unlock her memories from that fateful day.
Director: Jesse Warn
Writer: Michelle Paradise
7.9/1015 votes#11 - Girl in New Orleans
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/22/2013
Determined Rebekah is on a mission to get to the bottom of a recent strange encounter involving Elijah. Davina convinces Marcel to let her attend an annual street music festival.
Director: Jesse Warn
Writer: Michelle Paradise
7.8/1012 votes#12 - The Casket Girls
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 1/14/2014
Locals prepare to celebrate the annual Casket Girls Festival in the French Quarter. Davina tries to free Cami from Klaus's mind compulsion. Hayley is forced to make a difficult decision after she receives an unexpected phone call.
Director: Jesse Warn
Writer: Michelle Paradise
7.8/1011 votes#13 - Heart Shaped Box
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 2/19/2016
Determined to make her ultimate move against the Mikaelson brothers, Aurora uses Freya as bait to lure Klaus and Elijah into a dangerous trap. Meanwhile, after being recruited by The Strix's powerful coven of witches to perform a spell that could save the lives of her closest friends, Davina finds a way to conjure up Kol, the only person who may know the key ingredient to completing the spell. Finally, Hayley is forced to make a heartbreaking sacrifice.
Director: Chris Grismer
Writer: Michelle Paradise
7.8/109 votes#14 - Voodoo Child
Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 6/16/2017
When The Hollow targets the most vulnerable Mikaelson, Klaus is forced to rely on Vincent, who believes he can use The Hollow’s own dark magic to defeat their enemy for good. Meanwhile, as Marcel worries that Vincent’s plan might backfire, the King of New Orleans decides on a deadly backup plan of his own. Elsewhere, after falling victim to The Hollow’s manipulations, Hayley struggles to figure out Hope’s future in New Orleans, while Freya must confront her darkest fear.
Director: Michael Grossman
Writer: Michelle Paradise
7.7/1011 votes#15 - I'll See You in Hell or New Orleans
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 10/22/2015
With tension running as high as ever, Klaus and Elijah are forced to come together in order to uncover Lucien’s true motives in New Orleans. Cami is caught off guard when she finds herself face to face with Lucien and is surprised when he reveals some unexpected information about his past with Klaus. Elsewhere, a mysterious figure presents an enticing offer to Marcel, while Hayley turns to an unconventional way of coping with her current situation. Finally, an old acquaintance from Elijah’s past arrives in New Orleans and delivers some startling news involving the growing threat to the Mikaelson siblings.
Director: Michael Grossman
Writer: Michelle Paradise
7.6/1037 votes#16 - Project Daedalus
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 3/14/2019
When the Discovery crew infiltrates Section 31's headquarters, suspicions arise that the crew may have a traitor in their midst. Burnham tries to help Spock but her efforts don't go as planned.
Director: Jonathan Frakes
Writer: Michelle Paradise
7.6/1036 votes#17 - Such Sweet Sorrow (2)
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 4/18/2019
The U.S.S. Discovery battles against Control in a fight not only for their lives but for the future, with a little help from some unexpected friends. Spock and Burnham discern vital new connections between the red signals while Burnham faces one of life’s harshest truths: the right decisions are often the hardest to make.
Director: Olatunde Osunsanmi
Writer: Michelle Paradise
7.2/1013 votes#18 - Moon Over Bourbon Street
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 3/18/2014
Elijah is taking control of the quarter and receives a surprising offer, and they know how to throw a party.
Director: Michael Robison
Writer: Michelle Paradise
7.1/1033 votes#19 - That Hope Is You (1)
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 10/15/2020
Arriving 930 years in the future, Burnham navigates a galaxy she no longer recognizes while searching for the rest of the U.S.S. Discovery crew.
Director: Olatunde Osunsanmi
Writer: Michelle Paradise
7.0/1027 votes#20 - Kobayashi Maru
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 11/18/2021
After months spent reconnecting the Federation with distant worlds, Captain Michael Burnham and the crew of the U.S.S. Discovery are sent to assist a damaged space station – a seemingly routine mission that reveals the existence of a terrifying new threat.
Director: Olatunde Osunsanmi
Writer: Michelle Paradise
7.0/1011 votes#21 - Life, Itself
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 5/30/2024
Trapped inside a mysterious alien portal that defies familiar rules of time, space, and gravity, Captain Burnham must fight Moll – and the environment itself – in order to locate the Progenitors' technology and secure it for the Federation. Meanwhile, Book puts himself in harm's way to help Burnham survive and Rayner leads the U.S.S. Discovery in an epic winner-takes-all battle against Breen forces.
Director: Olatunde Osunsanmi
Writer: Michelle Paradise
6.9/1032 votes#22 - Far from Home
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 10/22/2020
The crew of the Discovery races to repair their ship after they crash. Tilly & Saru make a first contact looking for Burnham.
Director: Olatunde Osunsanmi
Writer: Michelle Paradise
6.9/1036 votes#23 - Such Sweet Sorrow (1)
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 4/11/2019
When the U.S.S. Discovery's crucial mission does not go according to plan, Burnham realizes what must ultimately be done. The crew prepares for the battle of a lifetime as Leland's Control ships get closer.
Director: Olatunde Osunsanmi
Writer: Michelle Paradise
6.9/1026 votes#24 - That Hope Is You (2)
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 1/7/2021
As the Emerald Chain tightens its grip and the mystery of the Burn is finally solved, Burnham and the crew have one last chance to save themselves - and the Federation.
Director: Olatunde Osunsanmi
Writer: Michelle Paradise
6.7/1016 votes#25 - Coming Home
Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 3/17/2022
The DMA approaches Earth and Ni’Var. With evacuations underway, Burnham and the team aboard the U.S.S. Discovery must find a way to communicate and connect with a species far different from their own before time runs out.
Director: Olatunde Osunsanmi
Writer: Michelle Paradise
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"Tributes & Triangles" is the best rated episode written by Michelle Paradise. It scored 9/10 based on 2 votes. It was directed by Joe Lazarov. It aired on 2/27/2012 and is rated 0.5 points higher than their second-best episode, "The Devil Comes Here and Sighs".