The BEST episodes of Roswell season 1

Every episode of Roswell season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Roswell season 1!

In Roswell, New Mexico, a group of teenage alien/human hybrids attempt to survive as humans and hide their alien sides, while trying to learn more about their alien powers, as well as figuring out how to get home. Roswell intertwines romance and science fiction that always kept you guessing.

Last Updated: 11/11/2024Network: UPNStatus: Ended
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Destiny
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8.59
253 votes

#1 - Destiny

Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/15/2000

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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Max to the Max
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8.51
253 votes

#2 - Max to the Max

Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 5/1/2000

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.

Writer: Toni Graphia
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Independence Day
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8.38
228 votes

#3 - Independence Day

Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/16/2000

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.

Directors: Paul Shapiro
Writer: Toni Graphia
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The White Room
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8.36
256 votes

#4 - The White Room

Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/8/2000

Max finds himself in a white room with no windows or doors, facing questions by Agent Pierce. Isabel telepathically contacts Max, who leaves her clues to his location. Michael, Isabel and Tess then set out on a rescue mission.

Directors: Jonathan Frakes
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Four Square
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8.34
255 votes

#5 - Four Square

Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/24/2000

Harding finds the video camera hidden in his house and gives it to Valenti. The lawman then tells Max that his safety depends upon his willingness to share information. Meanwhile, Tess reveals a personal secret to Isabel.

Directors: Jonathan Frakes
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Tess, Lies and Videotape
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8.30
226 votes

#6 - Tess, Lies and Videotape

Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 4/17/2000

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.

Directors: Paul Shapiro
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Blind Date
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8.30
234 votes

#7 - Blind Date

Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/9/2000

Maria enters Liz in a blind date contest; Max and Kyle commiserate about their shared feelings for Liz; Michael and Isabel send a signal to the fourth alien.

Directors: Keith Samples
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The Convention
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8.23
265 votes

#8 - The Convention

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/2/2000

Max plays host to actor Jonathan Frakes at the annual UFO Convention while trying to avoid the meddlesome couple who witnessed Max's life-saving abilities on Liz at the Crashdown Cafe.

Directors: Tucker Gates
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Sexual Healing
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8.22
259 votes

#9 - Sexual Healing

Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/1/2000

Liz is unnerved by her strong desire for Max and the visions that come when they kiss - visions that lead to a glowing orb in the desert.

Directors: David Semel
Writer: Jan Oxenberg
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Toy House
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8.16
261 votes

#10 - Toy House

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/19/2000

When Max rescues his mother from a kitchen fire she faces her suspicions about his extraordinary abilities; Liz reaches out to Kyle in friendship.

Directors: Michael Fields
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Into the Woods
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8.16
265 votes

#11 - Into the Woods

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/26/2000

A new UFO sighting sends suspicion and fear through the town and leads Max and Isabel to investigate the incident during a school camping trip.

Directors: Nick Marck
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Monsters
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8.14
359 votes

#12 - Monsters

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/20/1999

Isabel is concerned about Maria's nervous reactions to Sheriff Valenti, so she invades one of Maria's dreams to determine whether she can keep the aliens' secret.

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Heat Wave
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8.06
297 votes

#13 - Heat Wave

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/1/1999

A freak December heat wave hits the town and sparks romance as Michael's relationship with Maria heats up and Liz's infatuation with Max intensifies; meanwhile Isabel enters into one of Alex's dreams only to discover her likeness already there and dancing with Alex.

Directors: David Nutter
Writer: Jason Katims
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River Dog
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8.05
302 votes

#14 - River Dog

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/17/1999

Liz and Max journey to an American Indian reservation where they glean information from an elderly tribesman about the alien who vanished in 1959.

Directors: Jonathan Frakes
Writer: Cheryl Cain
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Crazy
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8.02
250 votes

#15 - Crazy

Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 4/10/2000

FBI agent Topolsky returns to warn Liz that a covert alien hunter inside the Bureau is pursuing Max and his friends -- and that he will stop at nothing to get what he wants. Meanwhile, Isabel befriends Tess, a new female student who immediately arouses Max and Michael's suspicions.

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285 South
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8.01
313 votes

#16 - 285 South

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/10/1999

Micahel's monomaniacal urge to find the geodesic dome that's been stalking his dreams leads him to hijack Maria's car to Texas.

Directors: Arvin Brown
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The Morning After
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7.98
401 votes

#17 - The Morning After

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/13/1999

Liz tries to maintain her relationship with Kyle despite her deep bond with Max; Michael is obsessed with the idea that there was another alien in Roswell in 1959 and tries to decipher the meaning of the flashes only he sees. Meanwhile, Liz suspects the new guidance counselor Ms. Topolsky is hiding something, especially when she sees her with Michael's file.

Directors: David Nutter
Writer: Jason Katims
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Leaving Normal
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7.96
338 votes

#18 - Leaving Normal

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/27/1999

Liz's grandmother is rushed to the hospital after suffering a stroke prompting Liz to reach out to Max for comfort.

Directors: Chris Long
Writer: Jason Katims
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Pilot
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7.95
515 votes

#19 - Pilot

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/6/1999

Liz Parker learns Max Evans' out-of-this-world secret when he saves her life and must rely on her to safeguard his secret as an orphaned extraterrestrial.

Directors: David Nutter
Writer: Jason Katims
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The Balance
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7.78
291 votes

#20 - The Balance

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/15/1999

While at the reservation Micael ends up in an alarming hallucinatory state and the others must band together to save his life.

Directors: John Behring
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Blood Brother
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7.69
299 votes

#21 - Blood Brother

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/24/1999

Max is injured in a car accident and Liz pressures Alex to help protect him from medical procedures that could expose his identity by providing blood samples to replace Max's.

Directors: David Nutter
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Missing
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7.69
343 votes

#22 - Missing

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/3/1999

Liz discovers her personal journal, which contains all she knows about the aliens, is missing and she fears it has fallen into the hands of someone who could expose the aliens.

Directors: David Semel
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