8.8/1024 votes#1 - A Most Powerful Adversary
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/15/2015
Nora gives Kevin and Jill news they weren't expecting. Laurie makes a rash decision that affects the Garveys. Kevin deals with the fallout of Nora's news, and explores his options re: tackling his Patti problem head-on.
Director: Mimi Leder
Writer: Patrick Somerville
8.5/1014 votes#2 - Day 9: 1:00 P.M.-2:00 P.M.
Season 9 Episode 3 - Aired 5/12/2014
Kate Morgan continues her hunt for Jack, as President Heller prepares to address Parliament after a devastating attack. Margot Al-Harazi proves she is willing to sacrifice anything for revenge.
Director: Adam Kane
Writer: Patrick Somerville
8.4/1024 votes#3 - Certified
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 5/21/2017
Laurie Garvey, a former therapist, must become one again as she heads to Australia to help Nora and Kevin along their paths.
Director: Carl Franklin
Writer: Patrick Somerville
8.4/1014 votes#4 - Day 9: 3:00 P.M.-4:00 P.M.
Season 9 Episode 5 - Aired 5/26/2014
An unlikely duo joins forces to forestall an impending attack. The terrorist reveals her demands. The President orders a military lockdown, but it may be too late.
Director: Omar Madha
Writer: Patrick Somerville
8.2/107 votes#5 - Eidolon
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 9/10/2014
Sonya & Marco sift through the fallout. Hank harbors a valuable bargaining chip. Frye and Adriana dig into CIA dirt. Fausto makes an irreversible move.
Director: Colin Bucksey
Writer: Patrick Somerville
8.1/1030 votes#6 - Utangatta
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 9/21/2018
Owen and Annie meet again as a disgraced Icelandic spy and a CIA operative who helps him. Greta implores James to shut down the trial.
Director: Cary Joji Fukunaga
Writer: Patrick Somerville
8.0/1025 votes#7 - The Book of Kevin
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 4/16/2017
Three years after Miracle, Texas was overrun by the Guilty Remnant, Kevin Garvey has returned to his role as chief of police. Although he seems to have moved past the incredible events surrounding his “resurrection,” the Seventh Anniversary of the Sudden Departure is just two weeks away and many believe another apocalyptic event may come with it.
Director: Mimi Leder
Writer: Patrick Somerville
8.0/106 votes#8 - Let's Meet
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 4/15/2021
As Hazel meets Byron face-to-face to sign divorce papers, Herbert and Judiff scramble to prevent a potential disaster. Is it really goodbye, or is it a trap?
Director: Stephanie Laing
Writer: Patrick Somerville
7.8/1029 votes#9 - Furs by Sebastian
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 9/21/2018
After taking the B pill, Annie and Owen find themselves on 1980s Long Island entangled in a strange caper involving a lemur.
Director: Cary Joji Fukunaga
Writer: Patrick Somerville
7.8/1031 votes#10 - Option C
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 9/21/2018
After the subjects are discharged, James and Azumi face Neberdine's CEO. Owen and Annie part ways -- until a startling headline sparks a reunion.
Director: Cary Joji Fukunaga
Writer: Patrick Somerville
7.7/1023 votes#11 - Off Ramp
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/18/2015
Laurie and Tom Garvey’s work to rescue lost souls takes a toll on theirs. Laurie seeks to spread the word about the Guilty Remnant’s dangers, while Tom’s infiltration of the cult uncovers a whole new nest of problems.
Director: Carl Franklin
Writer: Patrick Somerville
7.7/107 votes#12 - User One
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/1/2021
After learning she will be the involuntary subject of her husband's latest piece of technology, Hazel Green flees her ten-year marriage and winds up in the most unexpected place, her estranged father Herbert’s house.
Director: Stephanie Laing
Writer: Patrick Somerville
7.6/1034 votes#13 - Windmills
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/21/2018
When her pilfered stash of pills runs out, troubled Annie tries to quit -- but ends up blackmailing her way into the Neberdine study.
Director: Cary Joji Fukunaga
Writer: Patrick Somerville
7.5/106 votes#14 - I Want a Divorce
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/1/2021
Father and daughter reconnect as they try to secure a plane for Hazel's getaway but when Byron’s microchip proves too powerful and his team tracks her down, Hazel is forced to confront her husband with a difficult request.
Director: Alethea Jones
Writer: Patrick Somerville
7.4/1028 votes#15 - Larger Structural Issues
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 9/21/2018
Azumi tells James the whole truth about the study's snags and urges him to call his estranged mother, an esteemed therapist.
Director: Cary Joji Fukunaga
Writer: Patrick Somerville
7.3/1031 votes#16 - Having a Day
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/21/2018
Muramoto notices irregularities in Annie and Owen's data. He questions Owen, who recalls the worst night of his life: his brother's engagement party.
Director: Cary Joji Fukunaga
Writer: Patrick Somerville
7.3/1011 votes#17 - Wheel of Fire
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 12/16/2021
After renowned actor Arthur Leander tragically collapses onstage, Jeevan Chaudhary and young Kirsten Raymonde have a chance meeting – and soon face an important decision that could save their lives.
Director: Hiro Murai
Writer: Patrick Somerville
7.2/106 votes#18 - The Acorn
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 7/30/2014
Marco gains a new ally while discovering the true extent of Fausto's reach. A disruption at a local bank provides new intel to our Detectives and Reporters. Charlotte & Ray discuss their future.
Director: Colin Bucksey
Writer: Patrick Somerville
7.0/108 votes#19 - Unbroken Circle
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 1/13/2022
Kirsten sets in motion her plan to free the Traveling Symphony, while Miranda tries to live the right life.
Director: Jeremy Podeswa
Writer: Patrick Somerville
6.9/1041 votes#20 - The Chosen One!
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/21/2018
Diagnosed with schizophrenia, Owen is the black sheep of the wealthy Milgrim clan. After losing his job, he enrolls in an experimental drug trial.
Director: Cary Joji Fukunaga
Writer: Patrick Somerville
6.6/107 votes#21 - Dr. Chaudhary
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 1/6/2022
Jeevan and Kirsten survive their first winter alone until an argument sends Jeevan on an unexpected path.
Director: Jeremy Podeswa
Writer: Patrick Somerville
6.4/1011 votes#22 - A Hawk from a Handsaw
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 12/16/2021
Twenty years later, Kirsten and her Shakespearean troupe, the Traveling Symphony, meet a mysterious man on their way to perform at St. Deborah-by-the-Water.
Director: Jeremy Podeswa
Writer: Patrick Somerville
5.9/108 votes#23 - Who’s There?
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 1/6/2022
Kirsten arrives in Severn City to rescue the Traveling Symphony - only to find herself trapped in a family conflict that began twenty years ago.
Director: Helen Shaver
Writer: Patrick Somerville
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"A Most Powerful Adversary" is the best rated episode written by Patrick Somerville. It scored 8.813/10 based on 24 votes. It was directed by Mimi Leder. It aired on 11/15/2015 and is rated 0.3 points higher than their second-best episode, "Day 9: 1:00 P.M.-2:00 P.M.".