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The Best Episodes of Roswell Season 1

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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Roswell Season 1 Episode 22 - Destiny
    8.4/10(370 votes)

    S1:E22

    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.

    Director:Patrick R. Norris
    Writers:Toni Graphia, Thania St. John

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  2. Roswell Season 1 Episode 21 - The White Room
    8.3/10(350 votes)

    S1:E21

    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.

    Director:Jonathan Frakes
    Writer:Thania St. John

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  3. Roswell Season 1 Episode 6 - 285 South
    8.1/10(411 votes)

    S1:E6

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

    Director:Arvin Brown
    Writers:William Sind, Thania St. John

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  4. Roswell Season 1 Episode 20 - Max to the Max
    8.1/10(326 votes)

    S1:E20

    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.

    Director:Patrick R. Norris
    Writer:Toni Graphia

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  5. Roswell Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
    8.0/10(689 votes)

    S1:E1

    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.

    Director:David Nutter
    Writer:Jason Katims

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  6. Roswell Season 1 Episode 9 - Heat Wave
    7.9/10(392 votes)

    S1:E9

    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.

    Director:David Nutter
    Writer:Jason Katims

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  7. Roswell Season 1 Episode 14 - Blind Date
    7.9/10(379 votes)

    S1:E14

    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.

    Director:Keith Samples
    Writer:Thania St. John

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  8. Roswell Season 1 Episode 18 - Tess, Lies and Videotape
    7.9/10(325 votes)

    S1:E18

    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.

    Director:Paul Shapiro
    Writers:Toni Graphia, Richard Whitley

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  9. Roswell Season 1 Episode 15 - Independence Day
    7.8/10(345 votes)

    S1:E15

    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.

    Director:Paul Shapiro
    Writer:Toni Graphia

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  10. Roswell Season 1 Episode 16 - Sexual Healing
    7.8/10(369 votes)

    S1:E16

    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.

    Director:David Semel
    Writer:Jan Oxenberg

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  11. Roswell Season 1 Episode 17 - Crazy
    7.8/10(324 votes)

    S1:E17

    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.

    Director:James Whitmore Jr.
    Writer:Thania St. John

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  12. Roswell Season 1 Episode 8 - Blood Brother
    7.7/10(363 votes)

    S1:E8

    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.

    Director:David Nutter
    Writers:Barry Pullman, Breen Frazier

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  13. Roswell Season 1 Episode 13 - The Convention
    7.7/10(337 votes)

    S1:E13

    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.

    Director:Tucker Gates
    Writer:Emily Whitesell

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  14. Roswell Season 1 Episode 7 - River Dog
    7.6/10(366 votes)

    S1:E7

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

    Director:Jonathan Frakes
    Writer:Cheryl Cain

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  15. Roswell Season 1 Episode 2 - The Morning After
    7.5/10(463 votes)

    S1:E2

    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.

    Director:David Nutter
    Writer:Jason Katims

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  16. Roswell Season 1 Episode 4 - Leaving Normal
    7.5/10(400 votes)

    S1:E4

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

    Director:Chris Long
    Writer:Jason Katims

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  17. Roswell Season 1 Episode 5 - Missing
    7.5/10(378 votes)

    S1:E5

    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.

    Director:David Semel
    Writer:Jon Harmon Feldman

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  18. Roswell Season 1 Episode 12 - Into the Woods
    7.5/10(352 votes)

    S1:E12

    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.

    Director:Nick Marck
    Writer:Thania St. John

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  19. Roswell Season 1 Episode 19 - Four Square
    7.5/10(320 votes)

    S1:E19

    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.

    Director:Jonathan Frakes
    Writer:Thania St. John

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  20. Roswell Season 1 Episode 3 - Monsters
    7.4/10(408 votes)

    S1:E3

    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.

    Directors:David Nutter, David Semel
    Writer:Thania St. John

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  21. Roswell Season 1 Episode 10 - The Balance
    7.3/10(348 votes)

    S1:E10

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

    Director:John Behring
    Writer:Thania St. John

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  22. Roswell Season 1 Episode 11 - The Toy House
    7.3/10(337 votes)

    S1:E11

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

    Director:Michael Fields
    Writer:Jon Harmon Feldman

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Destiny" is the best rated episode of Roswell season 1. It scored 8.4/10 from 370 votes. Directed by Patrick R. Norris and written by Toni Graphia, Thania St. John, it aired on May 15, 2000. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "The White Room".