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The Best Episodes Written By Paul Gertz

Every TV Episode Written by Paul Gertz Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

  1. 9.0/10(3 votes)

    #1 - Redemption

    S2:E8

    Beckett's CVI begins to break down, causing her to slip and fall while climbing in a cave. Unconscious, she hallucinates a trial for her crimes against humanity and for collaborating with the Taelons. Liam and Augur try to find Becket before Sandoval finds and kills her.

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    Director:Allan Kroeker
    Writer:Paul Gertz
  2. 8.3/10(3 votes)

    #2 - Law & Order

    S1:E18

    Major McIntyre confronted Rho-ha in Johnson's hospital room, a struggle ensued and McIntyre was killed. Boone and Sandoval defend Rho-ha, who is ordered to stand trial facing the death penalty for murder. The prosecuting attorney is Joshua Doors, the estranged son of Jonathan Doors. Travis Perkins, delusional Taelon supporter, has vowed to kill those who pose a threat to Rho-ha. Joshua confronts Rho-ha on the stand about the DNA experiments, Rho-ha becomes enraged and threatens to kill Joshua. Perkins is angry at the treatment of the Taelon and attempts a suicide bombing.

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  3. 8.0/10(3 votes)

    #3 - Float Like A Butterfly

    S1:E6

    Boone and Lili investigate a small Amish town after several of its citizens mysteriously die.

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    Writer:Paul Gertz
  4. 8.0/10(2 votes)

    #4 - Defector

    S2:E19

    Two unidentified Taelon piloted shuttles appear, unscheduled, in earth airspace, dogfighting. Liam wonders why Da'an took off to an unknown location. Sandoval is sent to locate the surviving Taelon, noted to be unco-operative. Zu'or disrupts Da'an's Karpag on the moon base home world recreation. Liam finds Ba'li, who claims to have come to help humans retake earth. Augur severs Ba'li's commonality link. Ba'li fingers Da'an as the architect of Taelon strategy across the galaxy to defeat the Jaridians. Ba'li turns into an Atavus and goes to kill Da'an.

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    Director:Ross Clyde
    Writer:Paul Gertz
  5. 8.0/10(2 votes)

    #5 - Abduction

    S3:E21

    Da'an checks with Andrea Myzar on the decoding process of one of Ma'el's messages. Da'an is shot by Andrea. Andrea leaves the MotherShip with Ma'el's message relic. Augur's holo-computer finds that Andrea is Emma King, a mathematican killed 3 years ago. Liam retrieves the relic and discovers that humanity is the genetic link between the Taelons and Jaridians.

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    Director:Andrew Potter
    Writer:Paul Gertz
  6. 7.7/10(3 votes)

    #6 - Fissures

    S2:E7

    Working on the New York to Bangkok inter-dimensional link, a technician is killed by energy-eating creatures. Liam and Augur suspect the creatures may be from another dimension, and will drain every energy source on earth. The mothership becomes infested with the creatures, leading the Taelons to put themselves into a near-death state to protect themselves.

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    Director:Brett Dowler
    Writer:Paul Gertz
  7. 7.5/10(2 votes)

    #7 - Crackdown

    S3:E1

    President Thompson declares a state of emergency to crush the resistance while Liam and Auger try to prove that the resistance was not behind the assasination attempt of President Thompson.

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    Director:Allan Kroeker
    Writer:Paul Gertz
  8. 7.3/10(3 votes)

    #8 - Resurrection

    S1:E7

    Oblivious to Boone and the resistance, Jonathan Doors comes out of hiding and launches a media campaign against the taelons, leaving Boone to clean up the mess.

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    Director:Milan Cheylov
    Writer:Paul Gertz
  9. 7.3/10(3 votes)

    #9 - The Scarecrow Returns

    S1:E11

    At resistance headquarters, Boone meets two molecular biologists, Sahjit Jinnah and his fiancee Rayna Armitraj, who are studying the alien probe captured after it wreaked havoc in an Amish community. A power surge causes Rayna to cut off the top of the probe, which responds by dematerializing her. Unaware of the situation, Sahjit and Boone discuss with Doors and Auger the probe's purpose, recalling its ability to replicate butterflies into killers. Launching the resistance into battle with the probe that may be studying Earth.

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  10. 7.3/10(3 votes)

    #10 - If You Could Read My Mind

    S1:E15

    At a Conference of Psychic Sciences, "The Commonality" the Taelon psychic link has been invaded and the secret plans for Earth are known. Katya Petrenko possesses incredible psychic gifts and an interest in Boone. She confronts Zu'or, telling him that the Taelons must change their approach to humans, or they will destroy both races. Katya reveals that a taelon named Ma'el gave some humans the gift to break into "The Commonality". As Katya dies, Dr. Belman performs a brain transfer of all of Katya's knowledge to Boone.

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    Director:Milan Cheylov
    Writer:Paul Gertz
  11. 7.3/10(3 votes)

    #11 - Infection

    S1:E20

    Ne'eg dies from being exposed to a devastating virus that was unleashed from an alien probe. The virus falls into the hands of a group of white supremacists, they release the virus into the Lincoln Hills homeless shelter. The deadly virus quickly spreads, threatening to decimate both the human and Taelon races. Boone, infected with the virus, comes up with an idea to develop anti-bodies against the virus but it may not be in time to prevent the virus spreading over earth.

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    Director:Ross Clyde
    Writer:Paul Gertz
  12. 7.3/10(3 votes)

    #12 - The Joining

    S1:E22

    Divers stumble across a strange radiant canister while searching for sunken treasure. Upon opening the canister an alien being known as Ha'gel is released from its prison and assumes the identity of one of the crew and destroys the others. Boone is called to the crime scene and his suspicions are raised when he finds Taelon writing on the empty canister. Upon questioning, the Taelons tell Boone that Ha'gel is the last of an alien criminal caste. Afraid that Earth will learn the truth, the Companion's recruit the help of Beckett to deal with Ha'gel. Ha'gel assumes Sandoval's form, and confronts Beckett.

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    Director:Milan Cheylov
    Writer:Paul Gertz
  13. 7.3/10(3 votes)

    #13 - First of its Kind

    S2:E1

    Nine hours after Beckett conceived, her child is born. The Resistance must decide what to do with Beckett and her rapidly developing child, Liam Kincaid, who reaches maturity within hours of being born. Sandoval reveals Boone's ultimate fate to Lili. Rayna transmits a signal to the Jaridians, an alien race. A Jaridian probe replicant assassin is sent to destroy all Companions. At Boone's funeral the Taelon Synod leader, Quo'on, is assassinated, but Liam saves Da'an. Da'an appoints Liam as his personal protector. Zo'or realizes that if the replicant kills Da'an, then he'll be made synod leader by default.

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    Director:Allan Kroeker
    Writer:Paul Gertz
  14. 7.3/10(3 votes)

    #14 - Dimensions

    S2:E4

    Liam and Augur are thrown into a parallel dimension when their shuttle flight is sabotaged by Doors. Maiya captures them and brings them back to her Imerian Resistance camp, where they start to find counterparts of people they know. The counterpart Taelons capture the colony and takes them to the mothership.

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    Director:James Head
    Writer:Paul Gertz
  15. 7.0/10(3 votes)

    #15 - Old Flame

    S1:E5

    Boone is caught in the middle of his double life when his old flame comes back in his life claiming to be working against the companions.

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    Director:Ken Girotti
    Writer:Paul Gertz
  16. 7.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - Isabel

    S2:E9

    Maiya begins to suffer from dimensional phasing, Augur claims that Maiya and her counterpart Isabel must merge or they may both die. Doors enters presidential race to begin to challenge the Taelons. Lili confirms that Isabel and her have the same father. Sandoval questions Maiya on the mothership, while Doors and Zo'or discuss joining forces.

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    Director:Ross Clyde
    Writer:Paul Gertz
  17. 7.0/10(2 votes)

    #17 - Second Chances

    S2:E13

    Zu'or sponsors a "fountain of youth" program, called Second Chances, which makes old and ailing people young again. The resistance are trying to replace Doors as leader. Pearl Bell says that she had no previous use for the Taelons before she undergoes the first public transformation. While being interviewed afterward she states how Taelons had before helped her son live. Resistance talks with Doors about the need to go underground again. At a press conference, a Resistance member challenges new transformation group, which provokes one of them to fire a gun into the crowd. The Resistance grabs Pearl, and find that her brain scan reveals memory alternations but they need to prove that they have become Taelon supporters.

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    Director:Milan Cheylov
    Writer:Paul Gertz
  18. 7.0/10(2 votes)

    #18 - Volunteers

    S2:E16

    A "volunteer" squad of specially trained Taelon implanted teen-agers attacks an abandoned warehouse where a Resistance cell meets. Lili, Liam and Augur are surprised when Julia shows up with an unconscious Amanda. Dr Park removes Amanda's implant and tells them that her implant is killing her. Resistance sends Julia undercover to join the Taelon Volunteer Program. Julia warns Liam and Lili about a massive assault, who mobilize the Resistance for a counter attack. Liam learns that recruits are being sent through portals after an unknown enemy in another galaxy.

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    Director:Ross Clyde
    Writer:Paul Gertz
  19. 7.0/10(2 votes)

    #19 - Pad'ar

    S3:E8

    Liam investigates if Jack Patches, that allow fans of the combat game Pa'dar to feel the feelings of the warriors, causes seizures.

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    Director:Ross Clyde
    Writer:Paul Gertz
  20. 7.0/10(2 votes)

    #20 - Interview

    S3:E11

    A reporter after being exposed to Taelon radiation seeks to expose the Taelons during a live television interview with Zo'or by airing secret Taelon video.

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  21. 7.0/10(1 votes)

    #21 - Boone's Assassin

    S5:E8

    Renee visits Boone and shows him a crystal that can project the location of every Atavan on Earth. In an effort to retrieve the crystal, Sandoval brings Zo'or back to life as an Atavus so that she can battle her old nemesis Boone.

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    Director:David Winning
    Writer:Paul Gertz
  22. 7.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - Art of War

    S5:E14

    Juda's death spells hope for Renee in her battle against the Atavus.

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  23. 7.0/10(1 votes)

    #23 - Final Conflict

    S5:E22

    As Renee begins to lose hope that humanity will survive, an old friend reappears to give her guidance and solace. Yulyn and Ra'jel will join forces to deliver the final blow to the atavus threat to mankind. Sandoval comes to term with his past, and ends the series in a very fitting "Sandoval" manner.

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    Director:Andrew Potter
    Writer:Paul Gertz
  24. 6.0/10(1 votes)

    #24 - Boone's Awakening

    S5:E5

    William Boone, the Taelon Protector who secretly led the human Resistance movement three years ago, is awoken from a state of suspended animation aboard the Mothership by Sandoval. He awakens to find that the Taelons and Jaridians have merged to become a new alien species posing an even greater threat to humanity and joins Renee's crusade against the Atavus.

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    Director:David Winning
    Writer:Paul Gertz
  25. 6.0/10(1 votes)

    #25 - Honor And Duty

    S5:E17

    Renee and boyfriend Captain Michaels "do-the-right-thing" as they risk their own personal integrity in an attempt to secure plans to the one military weapon that can kill the atavus.

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    Director:Martin Wood
    Writer:Paul Gertz

Paul Gertz Ratings Summary

"Redemption" is the best rated episode written by Paul Gertz. It scored 9/10 based on 3 votes. It was directed by Allan Kroeker. It aired on 11/23/1998 and is rated 0.7 points higher than their second-best episode, "Law & Order".