The Best Episodes Written By Monica Owusu Breen

Every TV Episode Written by Monica Owusu Breen Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 3 Episode 21 - The Last Sam Weiss
    8.3/10(27 votes)

    #1 - The Last Sam Weiss

    S3:E21

    As devastation spreads on This Side, Walter, Olivia, and Sam Weiss struggle to find a way to stop the destruction and discover that one individual has the ability to allow Peter access to the Machine.

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  2. undefined Season 3 Episode 3 - The Plateau
    8.1/10(25 votes)

    #2 - The Plateau

    S3:E3

    In this case, timing is everything as a series of anomalous events lead the Fringe Division to investigate deadly incidents with unimaginable coincidences. As the freaky crimes continue to occur, the team is in a race against time to protect potential victims. Meanwhile, Secretary Bishop shares his strategic plan with Colonel Broyles as Olivia grapples with a heart-stopping vision.

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  3. undefined Season 4 Episode 21 - Search and Rescue
    8.0/10(7 votes)

    #3 - Search and Rescue

    S4:E21

    Rambaldi's catastrophic endgame begins to fall into place as a giant version of the Circumference/Mueller device is found floating over city in Russia, driving the citizens made. After a wounded Dixon reveals that Irina is alive, Sydney, Nadia, and Jack set off to find her. Irina had been captured, and then duplicated using Project Helix, in order to give the impression that she was dead. Sydney and Nadia discover Irina is being held inside a camp in Tikal, safely in the clutches of Elena's army. Irina had apparently been working to counter Elena's organization, the Covenant, and actually PREVENT the Rambaldi endgame. Irina tells of a page she destroyed, a page that was key to Rambaldi's endgame. Under torture, she finally broke and recreated it for Elena. After a short respite, the transport turns towards Russia, and Sydney, Vaughn, Jack, Nadia, and Irina parachute down, towards Elena, Sloane, the Circumference....and destiny.

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  4. undefined Season 5 Episode 1 - Prophet Five
    8.0/10(7 votes)

    #4 - Prophet Five

    S5:E1

    After learning that the man she has known as Michael Vaughn is under investigation and suspected of being a double agent, Sydney begins to question whether their business and personal relationship over the years had all been a lie.

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  5. undefined Season 4 Episode 9 - Enemy of My Enemy
    7.9/10(26 votes)

    #5 - Enemy of My Enemy

    S4:E9

    Peter's visit to the other side intensifies as the alternate FRINGE division faces off against a formidable new foe in a harrowing race against time.

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  6. undefined Season 3 Episode 14 - The Good, the Bad, and the Cursed
    7.9/10(7 votes)

    #6 - The Good, the Bad, and the Cursed

    S3:E14

    When Phoebe feels the pain of an injured American-Indian ghost she sees in a deserted town, Prue travels back in time to the mid-1800s to save the man, and Phoebe, from death at the hands of a local thug.

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  7. undefined Season 5 Episode 13 - 30 Seconds
    7.9/10(7 votes)

    #7 - 30 Seconds

    S5:E13

    While the gang starts to learn more about the Prophet 5, Sloane is distressed to learn that Prophet Five's cure for Nadia is just as likely to kill her. Meanwhile, Devlin returns, the search for Anna Espinosa continues, Rambaldi's prophetic Page 47 resurfaces, and Sydney offers Renée a job at APO.

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  8. undefined Season 5 Episode 16 - Reprisal
    7.9/10(7 votes)

    #8 - Reprisal

    S5:E16

    In the first part of [the] Alias two-hour finale event, 'Reprisal,' Sloane takes Marshall and Rachel hostage in order to discover a crucial clue to Rambaldi's ultimate endgame, as Sydney, Vaughn and APO race to stop him.

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  9. undefined Season 3 Episode 5 - The Cost of Living
    7.8/10(43 votes)

    #9 - The Cost of Living

    S3:E5

    A delirious Eko wrestles with past demons; some of the castaways go to the Pearl station to find a computer they can use to locate Jack, Kate and Sawyer; Jack does not know who to trust when two of the Others are at odds with each other.

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  10. undefined Season 4 Episode 2 - One Night in October
    7.8/10(26 votes)

    #10 - One Night in October

    S4:E2

    As the victims of a highly intelligent serial killer "Over There" stack up, the Fringe Division "Over Here" is asked to assist. As the two sides tangle and innocent people remain at risk, the suspect's doppelganger "Over Here," a professor who teaches Forensic Psychology, is brought into the fold and forces the team to consider the notion of sending civilians to the other side

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  11. undefined Season 3 Episode 4 - A Missing Link
    7.8/10(6 votes)

    #11 - A Missing Link

    S3:E4

    Sydney discovers a link to her missing two years in the form of Simon Walker, the dangerous and sexy leader of a group determined on retrieving deadly biological weapons. Meanwhile, Vaughn struggles with his own feelings of jealousy and longing while Sydney is on her mission, aware of the pressures his job is putting on his marriage to Lauren. Jack takes matters into his own hands to protect his daughter, purposefully revealing Sydney's deadly secret to Dixon in order to preserve her position inside the CIA.

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  12. undefined Season 3 Episode 18 - Unveiled
    7.8/10(6 votes)

    #12 - Unveiled

    S3:E18

    Sydney and Jack warn a disbelieving Vaughn about their suspicions of Lauren being the CIA mole. Meanwhile, Bomani and Sark take possession of the Rambaldi machine, Sydney and Vaughn must stop a Covenant virus that's crippling medical facilities around the world, Sloane's secret is revealed to Jack, and Bomani begins to lose faith in Lauren's ability to carry out her Covenant missions.

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  13. undefined Season 1 Episode 19 - The Only Light in the Darkness
    7.8/10(61 votes)

    #13 - The Only Light in the Darkness

    S1:E19

    With their world turned upside down, Coulson races to save the life of his one true love as the mystery of "The Cellist," which began in Marvel's The Avengers, is finally revealed.

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  14. undefined Season 2 Episode 18 - The Frenemy of My Enemy
    7.8/10(44 votes)

    #14 - The Frenemy of My Enemy

    S2:E18

    A dangerous new alliance is formed as Coulson and Hunter turn to the last person anyone would expect – Grant Ward! As the war between S.H.I.E.L.D. factions continues, Skye and Lincoln will find themselves drawn into this conflict.

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  15. undefined Season 3 Episode 18 - Bloodline
    7.7/10(27 votes)

    #15 - Bloodline

    S3:E18

    The intensity of life “over there” accelerates as Olivia finds herself in mortal danger.

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  16. undefined Season 3 Episode 13 - After Six
    7.7/10(6 votes)

    #16 - After Six

    S3:E13

    Sydney and Vaughn are sent to retrieve the Doleac Agenda to gain an advantage over The Covenant. For this, Sydney and Weiss must convince rogue security systems designer Toni Cummings to help the CIA break into a Lethal Response System. Meanwhile, Sark approaches an unlikely ally to kill the Covenant's Cell leaders.

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  17. undefined Season 5 Episode 8 - Bob
    7.7/10(7 votes)

    #17 - Bob

    S5:E8

    Rachel and Sydney have to join forces with Julian Sark to prevent a deadly micropulse bomb from falling in the hands of a dangerous mercenary.

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  18. undefined Season 3 Episode 9 - Marionette
    7.6/10(26 votes)

    #18 - Marionette

    S3:E9

    When the Fringe Team investigates a case where a victim had his heart extracted, it’s just the beginning of a series of mysterious and reanimating events tied together. Meanwhile, Peter comes to terms with the reality of his relationship with Olivia.

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  19. undefined Season 4 Episode 7 - Détente
    7.6/10(7 votes)

    #19 - Détente

    S4:E7

    While Sydney and Nadia argue about Nadia's acceptance of Sloane's fatherly concerns, Sloane worries about Nadia's well-being when she and Sydney go undercover as wealthy, irresponsible young heiresses to uncover the whereabouts of a deadly chemical.

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  20. undefined Season 4 Episode 11 - The Road Home
    7.6/10(7 votes)

    #20 - The Road Home

    S4:E11

    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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  21. undefined Season 1 Episode 12 - Seeds
    7.6/10(62 votes)

    #21 - Seeds

    S1:E12

    Coulson and May uncover startling information about Skye's past, while the team is swept into a storm at a S.H.I.E.L.D. Academy of Science and Technology.

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  22. undefined Season 2 Episode 3 - Making Friends and Influencing People
    7.6/10(56 votes)

    #22 - Making Friends and Influencing People

    S2:E3

    Coulson and his team race against HYDRA to get to Donnie Gill--a dangerous gifted with the ability to freeze objects--while Simmons is caught in the crossfire.

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  23. undefined Season 4 Episode 13 - Charmed and Dangerous
    7.5/10(6 votes)

    #23 - Charmed and Dangerous

    S4:E13

    The Source breaks an age-old agreement between good and evil by stealing The Hollow, an ancient vapor which he uses to absorb Piper & Paige's powers. Meanwhile, Phoebe must allow Cole to help them, despite her having a premonition involving Cole sacrificing his life to save her from evil, but there may be more to the premonition that Phoebe just can't see.

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  24. undefined Season 4 Episode 19 - We're Off to See the Wizard
    7.5/10(6 votes)

    #24 - We're Off to See the Wizard

    S4:E19

    Phoebe tells Piper and Paige that she is pregnant, and that Cole is the father. Meanwhile, Piper and Paige team up with a wizard to stop the coronation of the new Source, unaware that it is Cole and Phoebe is soon to be his Queen of the Underworld.

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  25. undefined Season 1 Episode 8 - The Well
    7.4/10(65 votes)

    #25 - The Well

    S1:E8

    In the aftermath of the events chronicled in the feature film Marvel's Thor: The Dark World, Coulson and the agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. pick up the pieces–one of which threatens to destroy a member of the team.

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Monica Owusu-Breen Ratings Summary

"The Last Sam Weiss" is the best rated episode written by Monica Owusu-Breen. It scored 8.3/10 based on 27 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 4/29/2011 and is rated 0.2 points higher than their second-best episode, "The Plateau".