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: 9/21/2024Network: SYFYStatus: Ended
Share:
Original Sin
star
8.14
3047 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
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
God's Eye
star
7.93
1907 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
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
Need to Know
star
7.83
1967 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
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
Bill & Gary's Excellent Adventure
star
7.81
3665 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
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
Anger Management
star
7.81
4232 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
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
Wake Up Call
star
7.76
2842 votes

#6 - 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
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
The Unusual Suspects
star
7.76
3238 votes

#7 - 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
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
If Memory Serves
star
7.75
2188 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
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
Gods and Monsters
star
7.74
2327 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
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
Rosetta
star
7.74
3742 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
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
Catch and Release
star
7.74
3635 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
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
The Quick and the Dead
star
7.73
2632 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
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
When Push Comes to Shove
star
7.66
2414 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
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
Alpha Dogs
star
7.66
2710 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
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
Falling
star
7.65
2341 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
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
The Devil Will Drag You Under
star
7.65
2241 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
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
Alphaville
star
7.64
2578 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
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
Cause & Effect
star
7.63
4632 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
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
Life After Death
star
7.62
2118 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
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
A Short Time in Paradise
star
7.61
3231 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.

Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
Blind Spot
star
7.56
3142 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
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
Gaslight
star
7.55
2700 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
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
Never Let Me Go
star
7.52
3915 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
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
Pilot
star
7.42
5438 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
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV