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The Best Episodes Written By Terry Matalas

Every TV Episode Written by Terry Matalas Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

  1. 9.1/10(7 votes)

    #1 - Pay-Off

    S4:E4

    Jones benches Amanda and takes back the reigns of the operation. He calls Nikita and offers her and the entire team complete freedom by wiping away their identities and faking their deaths if they walk away from their mission. The team lands the plane on a secluded Pakistan air strip, but when the local drug czar and his men storm the plane and demand ten million dollars, so Nikita calls Alex for the money. After Alex pulls diamonds out of a safe deposit box to pay the insurgents, Sam sees an opportunity to recoup his losses and contemplates stealing the diamonds. Meanwhile, Michael comes face-to-face with an old adversary, Ramon, who hits Michael with some hard truths.

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  2. 9.0/10(11 votes)

    #2 - The Beginning (2)

    S4:E11

    When all hope is lost, Cole must complete his cycle so that his younger self will one day arrive at the end with the answer.

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  3. 8.8/10(13 votes)

    #3 - The Beginning (1)

    S4:E10

    The final battle against the Witness as the fate of time and mankind hangs in the balance. All the pieces finally come together to mark the end of the beginning.

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  4. 8.8/10(8 votes)

    #4 - Sideswipe

    S3:E6

    Nikita and Michael capture Cyrus, an arms dealer, who is purchasing a weapon-jamming device for Ari. Nikita convinces Ryan to let them use Cyrus as bait to capture Amanda but Cyrus manages to escape the trap. However, when Amanda double crosses Cyrus, his only hope for survival is Nikita. Meanwhile, Birkhoff is hot on the trail of Amanda’s mole and Alex starts to unravel.

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  5. 8.8/10(8 votes)

    #5 - Broken Home

    S3:E18

    Strapped down and drugged, Nikita is subjected to Amanda's horrific mental conditioning process, sending her down a terrible trip through memory lane. In the process, Nikita discovers Amanda's deepest, most guarded secret ever. Now revealed as leader of the uprising, Alex struggles to save everyone as events violently escalate. With Michael locked away by Division conspirators, Birkhoff and Sean must step up to save the women they love. Meanwhile, Owen's newfound memories drive him to disturbing actions during Division's lockdown.

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    Director:John Badham
  6. 8.6/10(30 votes)

    #6 - The Last Generation

    S3:E10

    In a desperate last stand, Jean-Luc Picard and generations of crews both old and new fight together to save the galaxy from the greatest threat they’ve ever faced.

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  7. 8.5/10(8 votes)

    #7 - Reunion

    S3:E13

    In order to gain control of the black box, Amanda makes plans to kidnap Ari's son Stefan (Dylan Minnette) to use him as leverage. Still in Division’s protective custody, Ari begs Nikita for help. However, Stefan’s bodyguard Krieg (Andrew Divoff) manages to capture both Nikita and Amanda and the two must work together to escape. Owen is furious with Michael after Michael assigns Alex to be Nikita’s back-up instead of him.

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    Director:Jon Cassar
  8. 8.5/10(30 votes)

    #8 - No Win Scenario

    S3:E4

    With time running out, Picard, Riker and crew must confront the sins of their past and heal fresh wounds, while the Titan, dead in the water, drifts helplessly toward certain destruction within a mysterious space anomaly.

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  9. 8.4/10(5 votes)

    #9 - Red Cell + Quantum + Cold + Committed

    S4:E2

    Department of Defense General John Acosta recruits MacGyver to steal a highly classified project from a military lab in order to find flaws in its security. But when it’s discovered that the general is planning an attack using the weapon, Phoenix must stop Acosta before the weapon is uploaded.

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  10. 8.2/10(9 votes)

    #10 - Witness

    S3:E10

    The final battle with the Witness begins.

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  11. 8.2/10(11 votes)

    #11 - Memory of Tomorrow

    S2:E13

    Cole and Railly have finally found peace living in the past. When a mysterious woman with apocalyptic visions of the future tells Cole it's not over, he must do the unthinkable to save the world... and the woman he loves.

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  12. 8.1/10(33 votes)

    #12 - The Next Generation

    S3:E1

    After receiving a cryptic, urgent distress call from Dr. Beverly Crusher, Admiral Jean-Luc Picard enlists help from generations old and new to embark on one final adventure: a daring mission that will change Starfleet, and his old crew forever.

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  13. 8.0/10(4 votes)

    #13 - Fire + Ashes + Legacy = Phoenix

    S4:E1

    Ex-MI6 agent Russ Taylor recruits former Phoenix Foundation members Mac, Riley, Bozer, Matty and Desi to hunt down a bioweapon that’s planned to be used by a mysterious organization for a devastating attack on a major U.S. city.

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  14. 8.0/10(10 votes)

    #14 - Ouroboros

    S4:E2

    Travelers come face to face with ghosts from their past when they find themselves maneuvering around their own timelines.

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  15. 7.8/10(20 votes)

    #15 - Stratagem

    S3:E14

    Archer finds himself face-to-face with Degra, the designer of the Xindi superweapon, and tries to get him to reveal its location.

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  16. 7.8/10(13 votes)

    #16 - Die Glocke

    S4:E6

    The team infiltrates a Nazi gala to steal an artifact known as 'Die Glocke'. Their operation comes undone when French Resistance interferes and an unexpected guest arrives.

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  17. 7.7/10(21 votes)

    #17 - Arms of Mine

    S1:E13

    Cole and Railly attempt a final confrontation with their closest enemies, while Jones faces a new threat to all that she's accomplished.

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  18. 7.7/10(9 votes)

    #18 - Nightfall

    S1:E6

    A crashing meteor wipes out all technology and wreaks havoc on the colony. Meanwhile, Maddy and Reynolds are stuck out in the wilderness, Elisabeth and Skye work together to save a life and Taylor tries to prevent Mira and the "Sixers" from invading Terra Nova. Also, a mystery man makes his presence known.

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    Director:Jon Cassar
  19. 7.7/10(9 votes)

    #19 - Mother

    S3:E1

    In the apocalypse of 2163, a desperate Cole searches for Titan. Meanwhile, a captive Railly is faced with an impossible choice as the 12 Monkeys await the arrival of The Witness.

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  20. 7.6/10(34 votes)

    #20 - The Star Gazer

    S2:E1

    Starfleet must once again call on legendary Jean-Luc Picard after members of his former crew – Cristóbal Rios, Seven of Nine, Raffi Musiker, and Dr. Agnes Jurati – discover an anomaly in space that threatens the galaxy.

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  21. 7.6/10(22 votes)

    #21 - Paradox

    S1:E12

    With Cole dying from the effects of time-travel, Railly must find the one person who can save him.

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  22. 7.6/10(33 votes)

    #22 - Splinter

    S1:E1

    27 years after a virus wipes out most of humanity, scientists send a man back to 2015 to stop the plague from ever happening. Cole's only lead is a virologist, who knows the dangerous source of the outbreak.

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  23. 7.6/10(19 votes)

    #23 - Year of the Monkey

    S2:E1

    Cole and Ramse repair their broken friendship while on the run; Railly and Jones navigate an uncertain future in 2043.

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  24. 7.5/10(4 votes)

    #24 - Save + The + Dam + World

    S4:E13

    With Mac and Riley undercover with Codex, hoping to stop the organization from within, their mission is interrupted when Russ, Desi and the Phoenix team move to prevent Codex from detonating a weapon of mass destruction, with Mac and Riley caught in the crosshairs. Also, the team discovers Russ’ real reason for purchasing the Phoenix Foundation.

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  25. 7.5/10(20 votes)

    #25 - Divine Move

    S1:E10

    Forces come to a head when Ramse does what it takes to protect his newfound family, leaving Cole to deal with the aftermath.

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Terry Matalas Ratings Summary

"Pay-Off" is the best rated episode written by Terry Matalas. It scored 9.1/10 based on 7 votes. It was directed by Dwight H. Little. It aired on 12/13/2013 and is rated 0.1 points higher than their second-best episode, "The Beginning (2)".