The BEST episodes of Alphas

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

Alphas is an action-packed thriller about five ordinary people who are brought together to form one extraordinary team of Alphas -- people with the unique power to stretch the capabilities of the human mind giving them superhuman physical and mental abilities.

Last Updated: 12/24/2023Network: SYFYStatus: Ended
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Original Sin
star
8.14
3043 votes

#1 - Original Sin

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 9/26/2011

Rosen and his team find out about a secret red flag meeting. Things come to ahead for the team and the future is cloudy.

Directors: Nick Copus
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God's Eye
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7.93
1903 votes

#2 - God's Eye

Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 10/22/2012

Rosen starts having hallucinations about his daughter; Rosen seeks a final confrontation with Alpha leader Stanton Parish.

Directors: Matt Hastings
Writer: Bruce Miller
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Need to Know
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7.83
1964 votes

#3 - Need to Know

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 10/15/2012

Rosen kidnaps and interrogates an Alpha prisoner; Harken and Gary search for Skylar.

Directors: Nick Copus
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Bill & Gary's Excellent Adventure
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7.81
3661 votes

#4 - Bill & Gary's Excellent Adventure

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/15/2011

While Bill and Gary take on a case of their own, Nina and Cameron grow closer.

Directors: Leslie Libman
Writer: Adam Levy
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Anger Management
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7.81
4226 votes

#5 - Anger Management

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/25/2011

The team moves to new offices following the attack on Rosen; violent riots break out on the east coast, which are linked to a runaway teen.

Directors: Nick Copus
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The Unusual Suspects
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7.76
3234 votes

#6 - The Unusual Suspects

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 9/19/2011

The DoD imprisons Rosen and his team after they suspect that one of the members is a Red Flag traitor.

Directors: J. Miller Tobin
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Wake Up Call
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7.76
2838 votes

#7 - Wake Up Call

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/23/2012

When two of their own team are taken hostage, the team must come back together to save their lives.

Directors: Matt Hastings
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If Memory Serves
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7.75
2185 votes

#8 - If Memory Serves

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 10/8/2012

Hicks and Kat transport a valuable Parish asset; Roland holds the strategic intel they need to stop Parish.

Directors: Allan Kroeker
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Gods and Monsters
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7.74
2324 votes

#9 - Gods and Monsters

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 9/10/2012

The team is confronted with evidence of Parish's evil agenda; a young Alpha reveals a deadly ability.

Directors: Mairzee Almas
Writer: Kira Snyder
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Rosetta
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7.74
3738 votes

#10 - Rosetta

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 8/1/2011

The Alpha team closes in on Red Flag and rescues an autistic woman, Anna, with the ability to translate any language. The team tries to figure out Red Flag’s plan while Gary bonds with Anna.

Directors: Karen Gaviola
Writer: Zak Penn
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Catch and Release
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7.74
3630 votes

#11 - Catch and Release

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/22/2011

The team is ordered to find and protect Skylar, an Alpha with skills that could be dangerous in the wrong hands.

Directors: Kevin Hooks
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The Quick and the Dead
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7.73
2628 votes

#12 - The Quick and the Dead

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/30/2012

On the hunt for a killer, the team realizes the search has lead him directly to them with a deadly consequences.

Directors: Michael Nankin
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When Push Comes to Shove
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7.66
2410 votes

#13 - When Push Comes to Shove

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 8/13/2012

While investigating a string of crimes, the team realizes that they are looking for Nina, who had gone AWOL, and try to stop her before she hurts herself.

Directors: Omar Madha
Writer: Adam Levy
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Alpha Dogs
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7.66
2706 votes

#14 - Alpha Dogs

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 8/6/2012

While going undercover at a Fight Club, Harken and Hicks rescue Kat from the bad guys and invite her to join their family.

Directors: Nick Copus
Writer: Eric Tuchman
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Falling
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7.65
2338 votes

#15 - Falling

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 9/17/2012

Rosen discovers the identity of the mole; Kat tracks a mysterious new street drug that makes users temporarily invincible.

Directors: Nick Copus
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The Devil Will Drag You Under
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7.65
2238 votes

#16 - The Devil Will Drag You Under

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 9/24/2012

Hicks turns defector and begins working for Parish; the team uncovers a plot to cause a massive, deadly blackout.

Directors: Matt Hastings
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Alphaville
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7.64
2574 votes

#17 - Alphaville

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/27/2012

Rosen enlists Skylar's help to decode Parish's Alpha technology and endangers her life and the life of her daughter.

Directors: Nick Copus
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Cause & Effect
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7.63
4623 votes

#18 - Cause & Effect

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/18/2011

A problematic former patient of Rosen's escapes as Rosen is getting acquainted with his Department of Defense liaison, and the rest of the team tries to balance their normal lives with their work as Alphas.

Writer: Julie Siege
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Life After Death
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7.62
2116 votes

#19 - Life After Death

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 10/1/2012

Rosen and the team grasp for lifelines; Rosen tries to find a way through his grief.

Directors: J. Miller Tobin
Writer: Eric Tuchman
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A Short Time in Paradise
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7.61
3226 votes

#20 - A Short Time in Paradise

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 8/29/2011

Hicks and Nina are entranced by a deadly cult leader named Jonas.

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Blind Spot
star
7.56
3138 votes

#21 - Blind Spot

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 9/12/2011

The team finds themselves under siege by an undetectable Alpha when they bring in a potential Red Flag member for questioning.

Directors: Michael Watkins
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Gaslight
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7.55
2696 votes

#22 - Gaslight

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 8/20/2012

An Alpha loses his mind and kidnaps Rachel; the team loses touch with reality while trying to find Rachel.

Directors: Leslie Libman
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Never Let Me Go
star
7.52
3910 votes

#23 - Never Let Me Go

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 8/8/2011

Rachel goes on a date that ends with a powerful kiss; Rosen's team officially joins the Defense Criminal Investigation Service, and their first case is to probe a series of deaths linked to a high school in Pennsylvania.

Directors: Jeffrey G. Hunt
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Pilot
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7.42
5426 votes

#24 - Pilot

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/11/2011

Operating within the Defense Criminal Investigation Service of the U.S. Department of Defense and led by preeminent neurologist and psychiatrist Dr. Lee Rosen, an expert in Alpha phenomena, the team investigates cases that point to others with Alpha abilities. As they work against the clock to solve this new brand of crime, they must prevent their own personality differences and disparate backgrounds from interfering with their ultimate mission to catch the enemy.

Directors: Jack Bender
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