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The Best Episodes of Andromeda Season 1

Every episode of Andromeda Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Andromeda Season 1!

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Captain Dylan Hunt and his crew quest to restore a government that once presided over an extended peace and prosperity.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Andromeda Season 1 Episode 22 - Its Hour Come 'Round at Last (1)
    8.1/10(326 votes)

    S1:E22

    When Harper accidentally overrides Andromeda's personality with an older version, she hunts down the crew and goes on an old mission in which her former crew was slaughtered.

    Director:Allan Eastman
    Writer:Robert Hewitt Wolfe

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  2. Andromeda Season 1 Episode 6 - Angel Dark, Demon Bright
    7.7/10(372 votes)

    S1:E6

    Dylan is faced with a difficult decision when Andromeda slipstreams back in time -- days before the climactic battle of the Nietzschean Revolution where the Commonwealth was defeated and the Nietzschean Alliance was destroyed.

    Director:Allan Eastman
    Writer:Robert Hewitt Wolfe

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  3. Andromeda Season 1 Episode 12 - The Mathematics of Tears
    7.6/10(356 votes)

    S1:E12

    Andromeda encounters her damaged sister ship, the Pax Magellanic, that leads the crew of the Andromeda Ascendant on an eerie mission.

    Director:T.J. Scott
    Writers:Matt Kiene, Joe Reinkemeyer

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  4. Andromeda Season 1 Episode 2 - An Affirming Flame (2)
    7.3/10(460 votes)

    S1:E2

    Dylan and the crew of the Eureka Maru agree to join forces and become one team aboard the Andromeda Ascendant as they set forth on his mission to restore the Systems Commonwealth.

    Director:Brenton Spencer
    Writer:Robert Hewitt Wolfe

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  5. Andromeda Season 1 Episode 19 - The Honey Offering
    7.3/10(311 votes)

    S1:E19

    An arranged marriage between two rival Nietzschean Prides puts the Andromeda Ascendant in danger when Captain Dylan Hunt agrees to transport the bride to the wedding.

    Director:Brad Turner
    Writers:Matt Kiene, Joe Reinkemeyer

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  6. Andromeda Season 1 Episode 1 - Under the Night (1)
    7.2/10(556 votes)

    S1:E1

    It's the start of the war between the Systems Commonwealth and the Nietzschean fleets. Captain Dylan Hunt and his ship the Andromeda Ascendant try to flee the first Nietzschean attack to warn the Commonwealth. In his attempt to escape, the Andromeda and Captain Hunt are caught in the event horizon of a black hole and frozen in time for 300 years. The crew of the Eureka Maru with Captain Beka Valentine try to salvage the Andromeda to sell for a Nightsider's ransom. After the Andromeda is pulled free, Hunt is unfrozen and forced to defend his ship against the salvagers and the Nietzschean mercenaries lead by Tyr Anasazi.

    Director:Allan Kroeker
    Writer:Robert Hewitt Wolfe

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  7. Andromeda Season 1 Episode 5 - Double Helix
    7.1/10(395 votes)

    S1:E5

    Captain Dylan Hunt must save the Andromeda from the Nietzscheans, who are trying to persuade Tyr to help them destroy the ship and rebuild his Nietzschean life. His new life would include a wife to carry on his lineage.

    Director:Mike Rohl
    Writers:Matt Kiene, Joe Reinkemeyer

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  8. Andromeda Season 1 Episode 8 - The Banks of the Lethe
    7.1/10(377 votes)

    S1:E8

    Finally, after 300 years and a black hole keeping them apart, Captain Dylan Hunt reunites with his true love, Sara.

    Director:David Winning
    Writers:Zack Stentz, Ashley Miller

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  9. Andromeda Season 1 Episode 14 - Harper 2.0
    7.1/10(330 votes)

    S1:E14

    Harper finds himself overloaded with information when a dying Perseid transfers data into his brain.

    Director:Richard Flower
    Writer:John Whelpley

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  10. Andromeda Season 1 Episode 18 - The Devil Take the Hindmost
    7.1/10(311 votes)

    S1:E18

    Rev Bem gets a call from a Wayist friend in need of his help to save the Hajira and its settlement, Serendipity, from being taken over by slavers.

    Director:Allan Eastman
    Writers:Zack Stentz, Ashley Miller

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  11. Andromeda Season 1 Episode 20 - Star-Crossed
    7.1/10(321 votes)

    S1:E20

    Rommie falls in love with a surviving android (Michael Shanks) of a destroyed ship, only to be betrayed as he turns out to be the ultimate enemy.

    Director:David Warry-Smith
    Writer:Ethlie Ann Vare

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  12. Andromeda Season 1 Episode 21 - It Makes a Lovely Light
    7.1/10(293 votes)

    S1:E21

    Beka jeopardizes the crew when she takes a mind-altering drug while attempting an exhaustive piloting mission that could bring Dylan to his long-lost home planet.

    Directors:Michael Robison, Michael Robinson
    Writer:Ethlie Ann Vare

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  13. Andromeda Season 1 Episode 10 - All Great Neptune's Ocean
    7.0/10(336 votes)

    S1:E10

    Tyr and Rommie are framed for the assassination of the Castalian president.

    Director:Allan Harmon
    Writer:Walter Jon Williams

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  14. Andromeda Season 1 Episode 13 - Music of a Distant Drum
    7.0/10(339 votes)

    S1:E13

    A crash landing on a strange planet leaves Tyr with a complete loss of memory and a mystery crate to protect from not-so-brotherly Nietzcheans.

    Director:Allan Kroeker
    Writer:Robert Hewitt Wolfe

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  15. Andromeda Season 1 Episode 9 - A Rose in the Ashes
    6.9/10(354 votes)

    S1:E9

    With their communication with the crew of the Eureka Maru completely cut off, Dylan and Rommie are forced into exile on a prison planet and must befriend fellow inmates to attempt any escape.

    Director:David Warry-Smith
    Writer:Ethlie Ann Vare

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  16. Andromeda Season 1 Episode 16 - The Sum of Its Parts
    6.9/10(323 votes)

    S1:E16

    A humanoid robot visits the Andromeda crew, helps them fight off a culture of organized machines and learns what it means to be a living being.

    Director:David Winning
    Writer:Steven Barnes

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  17. Andromeda Season 1 Episode 4 - D Minus Zero
    6.8/10(408 votes)

    S1:E4

    Beka and Tyr square off against Dylan for leadership of Andromeda during a dangerous face-off with an unknown enemy.

    Director:Allan Eastman
    Writers:Zack Stentz, Ashley Miller

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  18. Andromeda Season 1 Episode 7 - The Ties That Blind
    6.8/10(353 votes)

    S1:E7

    Beka's con-artist brother unexpectedly shows up claiming to be a devout Wayist making the Andromeda a prime target for Restorian attack.

    Director:David Warry-Smith
    Writer:Ethlie Ann Vare

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  19. Andromeda Season 1 Episode 11 - The Pearls That Were His Eyes
    6.8/10(330 votes)

    S1:E11

    Beka Valentine receives a distress call from her beloved Uncle Sid , but to her disdain realizes that he has become Sam Profit, a big business tycoon.

    Director:David Winning
    Writer:Ethlie Ann Vare

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  20. Andromeda Season 1 Episode 17 - Fear and Loathing in the Milky Way
    6.8/10(311 votes)

    S1:E17

    Trance, Harper and their former employer Gerentex are unwilling partners on a wild ride to find a valuable artifact.

    Director:David Warry-Smith
    Writers:Zack Stentz, Ashley Miller

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  21. Andromeda Season 1 Episode 3 - To Loose the Fateful Lightning
    6.7/10(450 votes)

    S1:E3

    Dylan inadvertently gives a group of child warriors power to destroy a solar system.

    Director:Brenton Spencer
    Writers:Matt Kiene, Joe Reinkemeyer

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  22. Andromeda Season 1 Episode 15 - Forced Perspective
    6.7/10(311 votes)

    S1:E15

    Dylan is taken captive and forced to admit that he killed the Mobius leader and overthrew the Mobius government more than 300 years ago.

    Director:George Mendeluk
    Writers:Matt Kiene, Joe Reinkemeyer

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Its Hour Come 'Round at Last (1)" is the best rated episode of "Andromeda" season 1. It scored 8.1/10 based on 326 votes. Directed by Allan Eastman and written by Robert Hewitt Wolfe, it aired on 5/14/2001. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Angel Dark, Demon Bright".