The BEST episodes of Earth 2

Every episode of Earth 2 ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Earth 2!

Two hundred years into the future, Devon Adair embarks on a mission to save her son's life and to provide humanity with a second chance. After traveling through space for twenty-two years, Devon and her small Advance team are forced to crash-land onto the far-away planet known as G-889. They are thousands of miles from their destination: New Pacifica, where they're supposed to set up a colony for the 250 families that are following. The survivors start out on a long and perilous journey toward New Pacifica. During their journey they will learn a lot about the mysteries of their new home and themselves.

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Flower Child
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7.93
137 votes

#1 - Flower Child

Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 6/4/1995

Scouting in all directions, Danziger, Bess and Morgan come upon colorful flower buds which burst open throwing a golden powder in their faces. The flower pollen carries a sickness that causes them to emit a golden vapor.

Writer: Carl Cramer
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Better Living Through Morganite (2)
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7.78
200 votes

#2 - Better Living Through Morganite (2)

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/26/1995

At the biosphere, the petrifying geo-lock came within 100 meters of the camp. The colonists need the reversing code. Morgan attempts to reverse geo-lock before all is lost.

Directors: Frank DePalma
Writer: P.K. Simonds
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Better Living Through Morganite (1)
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7.77
203 votes

#3 - Better Living Through Morganite (1)

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 2/19/1995

Morganite, a pulsating mineral that glows, causes a great amount of anguish for Yale and frightening problems for the others.

Writer: P.K. Simonds
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After the Thaw
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7.74
170 votes

#4 - After the Thaw

Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 4/2/1995

Danziger, Julia and Walman discover and excavate a Terrian corpse frozen in ice and completely preserved. That night, both Alonzo and Morgan are confronted in their dreams by the unfrozen, half-decaying, but very much alive Terrian.

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The Enemy Within
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7.71
205 votes

#5 - The Enemy Within

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/8/1995

Julie continues to experiment with Uly's DNA on orders from Reilly, but her duplicity is discovered by True who now has to convince the rest of the colonists.

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Life Lessons
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7.70
216 votes

#6 - Life Lessons

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/20/1994

Gaal seeks True's friendship but reveals himself as an enemy. Gaal sees young True's lack of attention from the others and turns to her to achieve his evil goals.

Directors: Daniel Sackheim
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The Church of Morgan
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7.67
208 votes

#7 - The Church of Morgan

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/18/1994

The marriage of Bess and Morgan is threatened. Julia sees Uly's arm sink into the earth and senses an unknown power in him. Frightened he calls his mother, but in her presence the earth remains solid.

Directors: Joe Napolitano
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Redemption
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7.67
207 votes

#8 - Redemption

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/22/1995

Julia has been left behind and it weighs on the minds of all the colonists as they move across the harsh terrain. Only Alonzo turns back for her.

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Water
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7.64
210 votes

#9 - Water

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/11/1994

With the Grendlers stealing reserves, the colonists must scan for bodies of much needed water. Danziger decides to head out in search of water and Devon insists on joining him.

Directors: Joe Napolitano
Writer: Carol Flint
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The Greatest Love Story Never Told
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7.59
174 votes

#10 - The Greatest Love Story Never Told

Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 3/12/1995

Miles from nowhere, Danziger crosses the frozen tundra looking for food, severely unprotected from the harsh weather. Suddenly, a mysterious hooded figure appears.

Directors: James Frawley
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Moon Cross
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7.56
176 votes

#11 - Moon Cross

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 2/5/1995

It is a chilly morning in the high desert as the group begins work. They think winter is their worst enemy but they are wrong.

Directors: Sandy Smolan
Writer: Carol Flint
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All About Eve
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7.53
200 votes

#12 - All About Eve

Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 5/21/1995

The colonists come upon a crashed Earth re-entry research module. The open the hatch of the 100-year-old craft and find there is still nuclear power.

Directors: John Harrison
Writer: Robert Crais
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Promises, Promises
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7.50
214 votes

#13 - Promises, Promises

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/27/1994

Alonzo Solace has often been visited by the Terrians through his dreams. This time it is a Terrian who needs the space pilot's help.

Directors: Joe Napolitano
Writer: Carol Flint
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Grendlers in the Myst
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7.46
200 votes

#14 - Grendlers in the Myst

Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 3/5/1995

Seeking warm clothing, Danziger and other are tracking a fast-moving scavenger Grendler in wintry terrain when they come upon a fur-covered figure. The fleeing man wears a strange steel mask.

Natural Born Grendlers
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7.32
199 votes

#15 - Natural Born Grendlers

Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/28/1995

Alonzo in Dreamscape steps from Julia's tent to an open cliff with a huge circular landing pad. A Terrian pulls him back, and Alonzo awakes in the tent, his leg still injured. Devon talks to Yale about their dwindling food rations while Morgan enjoys a five course meal, courtesy of virtual reality.

First Contact (2)
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7.31
197 votes

#16 - First Contact (2)

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/6/1994

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Survival of the Fittest
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7.24
170 votes

#17 - Survival of the Fittest

Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/23/1995

Danziger surveys an endless, forbidding vista as he returns to the dunerail where Julia, Morgan and Alonzo are waiting. There has been a serious direction error but he wants to go on in spite of Devon and Yale's warnings.

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A Memory Play
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7.23
213 votes

#18 - A Memory Play

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/4/1994

As the pioneers who crossed the American west, the colonists of Earth 2 know they will encounter many dangers and now, memo flashbacks remind them of the Eden Advance spaceship's harrowing final moments in space.

Directors: Deborah Reinisch
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The Boy Who Would Be Terrian King
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7.21
169 votes

#19 - The Boy Who Would Be Terrian King

Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 4/23/1995

The present and future are mixed as Devon tries to save Uly's life. It is the future and we are in Expansionist Territory. A man and a rebel Terrian tie off explosives lowered into a generator.

Directors: Jim Charleston
Brave New Pacifica
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7.19
201 votes

#20 - Brave New Pacifica

Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/26/1995

Inside a cave two eager Grendlers interact as they rummage through an insulated box marked ""Eden Project."" Brushing away spider webs, they see the words ""Human Blood"" printed on the side.

Writer: Carol Flint
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First Contact (1)
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7.08
455 votes

#21 - First Contact (1)

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/6/1994

A new planet offers hope to Devon Adair's physically impaired son and others like him. Adair ignores government orders, assembles a crew and embarks on a journey to the unblemished planet 22 light years away.

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The Man Who Fell to Earth (Two)
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7.08
255 votes

#22 - The Man Who Fell to Earth (Two)

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/13/1994

As the colonists begin their journey, John Danziger is the first to observe Gaal, who joins the group with the explanation that he was an astronaut explorer lost on the planet for years.

Writer: Mark Levin
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