The Best Episodes Written By Toni Graphia

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   9.0/10(2 votes)

   #1 - Destiny

   S1:E225/15/2000

   After escaping from Pierce, the aliens save Nasedo. Michael accidentally kills Pierce. Nasedo, as the aliens' guardian takes Pierce's place to help the aliens. The aliens figure out how to use the devices and release a message from Max and Isabel's real mother. She says Max is their leader and Tess, his fiance and that Michael is Second in command and he is Isabel's fiance. After hearing all this Liz runs out.

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   #2 - Independence Day

   S1:E152/16/2000

   After Michael has a violent showdown with his father, Max and Isabel's father helps Michael set up his emancipation; the fourth alien emerges as a shapeshifter who watches over Max, Michael and Isabel.

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   #3 - Tess, Lies and Videotape

   S1:E184/17/2000

   Max develops an uncontrollable attraction to Tess that includes intense sexual daydreams, and Sheriff Valenti learns that Topolsky was killed in a suspicious fire. Meanwhile, someone has secretly placed a video camera inside Michael's apartment.

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   #4 - Max to the Max

   S1:E205/1/2000

   Tess's book suggests that she and Max are predetermined mates, as are Michael and Isabel, who thinks she might be pregnant -- with Michael's baby. Meanwhile, Nasedo disguises himself as Max and kidnaps Liz as part of a plan to trap FBI agent Pierce.

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   #5 - Surprise

   S2:E310/16/2000

   Isabel is deeply moved when Max throws her a surprise birthday party, but she grows troubled after seeing visions of a bound and gagged Tess. Alex does an interesting cop striptease for Isabel.

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   #6 - Meet the Dupes

   S2:E811/20/2000

   Duplicate versions of Michael, Isabel and Tess come to Roswell after killing their king Zan, to urge Max to attend an important interstellar summit in New York City, but they have their own agenda; Ava stays behind in Roswell.

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   #7 - The Birds & the Bees

   S4:E912/30/2018

   As Brianna struggles to compartmentalize the trauma she's suffered in the wake of the tragedy that befell her in Wilmington, she refocuses on finding her parents.

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   #8 - Never My Love

   S5:E125/10/2020

   Claire struggles to survive brutal treatment from her captors, as Jamie gathers a group of loyal men to help him rescue his wife. Meanwhile, Roger and Brianna's journey takes a surprising turn.

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   8.5/10(14 votes)

   #9 - Freedom & Whisky

   S3:E510/8/2017

   Brianna grapples with life-changing revelations and Claire must help her come to terms with the fact that she is her father's daughter. Roger brings news that forces Claire and Brianna to face an impossible choice.

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    #10 - The Devil's Mark

    S1:E114/18/2015

    Claire and Geillis are on trial for witchcraft. Jamie manages to rescue Claire, but not before she discovers a secret about Geillis's past.

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    #11 - Man of Worth

    S4:E131/27/2019

    Jamie, Claire and Young Ian's attempt to rescue Roger from his Mohawk captors goes awry when a ghost from Claire's past lays waste to their plan. Meanwhile, Brianna worries Claire, Jamie and Roger might not return.

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    8.3/10(30 votes)

    #12 - Rent

    S1:E59/6/2014

    Claire joins the MacKenzie rent-collecting trip. To her horror, Dougal uses Jamie's scars to gain sympathy for the Jacobite cause. Claire recalls that a defining moment in Scottish history is fast approaching.

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    8.3/10(20 votes)

    #13 - Dragonfly in Amber

    S2:E137/9/2016

    In the present, Claire reveals the truth to her daughter, Brianna. In the 18th century, Jamie does everything he can to save his loved ones as the Battle of Culloden begins.

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    8.2/10(21 votes)

    #14 - The Watch

    S1:E135/2/2015

    Jamie finds himself between a rock and a hard place when a redcoat deserter from his past resurfaces. Claire tends to a laboring Jenny while Jamie and Ian join The Watch, resulting in devastating consequences.

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    8.0/10(22 votes)

    #15 - Faith

    S2:E75/21/2016

    Claire is brought to L’Hopital Des Anges where doctors try to save her life and that of her unborn baby. King Louis asks Claire to judge two men accused of practicing the dark arts – one an enemy, one a friend.

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    7.9/10(10 votes)

    #16 - The World Turned Upside Down

    S6:E64/10/2022

    A dysentery epidemic spreads on the Ridge, and Claire falls deathly ill. She is almost recovered when the Christies arrive and drop a bombshell. As nefarious rumors spread like wildfire on the Ridge, tragedy strikes.

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    7.9/10(9 votes)

    #17 - The Happiest Place on Earth

    S7:E26/23/2023

    Claire makes a startling discovery about Roger and Brianna’s newborn daughter. A familiar face returns to the Ridge with explosive consequences.

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    7.9/10(41 votes)

    #18 - Flesh and Bone

    S1:E812/6/2004

    A Cylon, who calls himself Leoben, is discovered on one of the ships in the fleet. Commander Adama sends Kara to interrogate him — or, rather, it. The Cylon tells Kara that he planted a nuclear device on one of the ships. Although she doesn't believe it, Kara passes on the warning.

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    7.8/10(30 votes)

    #19 - Resistance

    S2:E48/5/2005

    Tigh imposes martial law and threatens to split the fleet as Lee works to free President Roslin and organize democratic resistance.

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    7.8/10(4 votes)

    #20 - Justice

    S4:E410/9/1991

    May 11, 1965: Sam must don the robe of a Ku Klux Klansman in order to save the life of an ambitious young civil rights leader, who is trying to register black voters.

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    7.7/10(18 votes)

    #21 - The Ballad of Roger Mac

    S5:E73/29/2020

    The Regulator Rebellion reaches a boiling point, forcing Jamie to face his fear and confront the consequence of his divided loyalties.

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    #22 - Evidence of Things Not Seen

    S8:E74/17/2026

    Jamie and Claire search for answers regarding a past tragedy that once threatened to tear them apart.

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    #23 - Adam Raised a Cain

    S2:E214/3/2009

    When John attempts to rescue Skynet’s latest target he finds himself closing in on Weaver, but at what cost? Game plans change, causing Sarah and Ellison to reunite. Meanwhile, Weaver learns Ellison’s secrets.

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    7.6/10(14 votes)

    #24 - Between Two Fires

    S5:E22/23/2020

    As Jamie continues to hunt Murtagh with the aid of the zealous Lieutenant Hamilton Knox, he's forced to consider whether or not he's on the right side of history.

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    7.6/10(6 votes)

    #25 - A Hundred Thousand Angels

    S7:E161/17/2025

    Denzell must perform a dangerous operation with the skills he's learned from Claire. William asks for help from an unexpected source in his mission to save Jane.

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