The Worst Episodes of Roswell

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7.0/10(268 votes)
#1 - Control
S3:E511/6/2001
Max, with the help of Kal Langley, undertakes a dangerous journey as he seeks to learn of the fate of Tess and his son. Meanwhile, back in Roswell, Isabel and Jesse must face the negative reactions of their parents and friends to their impending marriage.
Director:Bill L. Norton
Writer:Gretchen J. Berg
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Director:Bill L. Norton
Writer:Gretchen J. Berg
7.1/10(317 votes)
#2 - Secrets and Lies
S3:E410/30/2001
Max travels to Hollywood while investigating a murder he believes was committed by an alien. He discovers a link to a Paramount science fiction show called "They Are Among Us" and when he goes to the Paramount lot to investigate he ends up auditioning for the part of an alien on an episode of "Enterprise" directed by Star Trek alum, Jonathan Frakes. Meanwhile, back in Roswell, Isabel and Jesse struggle over how to reveal their engagement to their families.
Director:Jonathan Frakes
Writers:Russel Friend, Garrett Lerner
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Director:Jonathan Frakes
Writers:Russel Friend, Garrett Lerner
7.1/10(294 votes)
#3 - Michael, The Guys and The Great Snapple Caper
S3:E210/16/2001
Michael works as a security guard, but when he tries to loosen up his co-workers, he causes more harm than good. Meanwhile, Max and Liz continue to see each other despite her parents' wishes.
Director:Paul Shapiro
Writer:Ronald D. Moore
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Director:Paul Shapiro
Writer:Ronald D. Moore
7.1/10(285 votes)
#4 - Significant Others
S3:E310/23/2001
With Alex's ghost as her guide, Isabel must finally confront her fears about love and her conflicted feelings for Jesse. Meanwhile, Maria happily discovers a whole new, human part of Michael in, of all places, a bowling alley, and Liz and Max struggle to remain together despite her father's insistent disapproval.
Director:Patrick R. Norris
Writer:David Simkins
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Director:Patrick R. Norris
Writer:David Simkins
7.1/10(278 votes)
#5 - Behind the Music
S3:E811/27/2001
When an old love visits Maria her passion for music resurfaces, which jeopardizes her relationship with Michael. Meanwhile, while Max's father is still trying to put together all the pieces of his investigation, Isabel joins Max in the quest to stop him.
Directors:Jonathan Frakes, Patrick R. Norris
Writers:Russel Friend, Garrett Lerner
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Directors:Jonathan Frakes, Patrick R. Norris
Writers:Russel Friend, Garrett Lerner
7.1/10(274 votes)
#6 - To Have and To Hold
S3:E611/13/2001
Right before her wedding, Isabel is torn with doubt when she has erotic dreams of her former alien lover, Kivar. Meanwhile, a reluctant Max agrees to serve as Jesse's best man, while attempting to investigate him at the bachelor party.
Director:Unknown
Writer:Ronald D. Moore
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Director:Unknown
Writer:Ronald D. Moore

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7.1/10(272 votes)
#7 - Interruptus
S3:E711/20/2001
After their idyllic wedding, Isabel and Jesse are stalked on their honeymoon by her alien lover Kivar who plots to take her back to their home planet. Learning of this, Max and Michael arrive intent on destroying the alien. Meanwhile, Liz and Maria discover that Philip has begun a secret investigation of Max, including the diappearance of Tess, and he's embroiling Liz's dad into the whole thing.
Director:Bruce Seth Green
Writer:David Simkins
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Director:Bruce Seth Green
Writer:David Simkins
7.2/10(311 votes)
#8 - Meet the Dupes
S2:E811/20/2000
Duplicate versions of Michael, Isabel and Tess come to Roswell after killing their king Zan, to urge Max to attend an important interstellar summit in New York City, but they have their own agenda; Ava stays behind in Roswell.
Director:James A. Contner
Writer:Toni Graphia
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Director:James A. Contner
Writer:Toni Graphia
7.2/10(303 votes)
#9 - Heart of Mine
S2:E164/16/2001
The onset of junior prom stirs up emotional tumult as Liz tempts fate by asking Max to be her date, Isabel decides Alex is the man she's been searching for, and Michael tells Maria he won't take her to prom.
Director:Lawrence Trilling
Writer:Jason Katims
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Director:Lawrence Trilling
Writer:Jason Katims
7.2/10(298 votes)
#10 - Max in the City
S2:E911/27/2000
Max and Tess depart for the interstellar summit in New York City with Rath and Lonnie, Michael and Isabel's duplicates, who both harbor a secret agenda for their future king and an alliance with Nicholas, the Skin. Ava reveals to Liz that Rath & Lonnie murdered Zan. Tess is kidnapped by the dupes after Max learns of their true intentions. When Max finally finds Tess she reveals that they tried to read her mind to find the Granolith but she resisted. She then says that they're gone but did they die or are they still out there? Ava says goodbye to Liz and leaves Roswell.
Director:Patrick R. Norris
Writer:Ronald D. Moore
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Director:Patrick R. Norris
Writer:Ronald D. Moore
7.2/10(285 votes)
#11 - We Are Family
S2:E121/29/2001
Sheriff Valenti is suspended from the force after refusing to answer the FBI's questions about Max and Isabel, but he soon finds himself right back in the thick of things when Laurie DuPree shows up at his house claiming to be chased by aliens.
Director:David Grossman
Writers:Aaron Harberts, Gretchen J. Berg
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Director:David Grossman
Writers:Aaron Harberts, Gretchen J. Berg
7.2/10(284 votes)
#12 - Ch-Ch-Changes
S3:E122/5/2002
When Liz begins to undergo some strange, alien-like changes to her body, she decides she needs to get as far from Max as she can. In order to separate from him she must leave Roswell to go to boarding school in Vermont. Meanwhile, Maria gets offered a recording contract in New York, but she isn't sure she likes what the record label people are doing to her music to make it "popular."
Director:Paul Shapiro
Writer:Gretchen J. Berg
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Director:Paul Shapiro
Writer:Gretchen J. Berg
7.3/10(348 votes)
#13 - The Balance
S1:E1012/15/1999
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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Director:John Behring
Writer:Thania St. John
7.3/10(337 votes)
#14 - The Toy House
S1:E111/19/2000
When Max rescues his mother from a kitchen fire she faces her suspicions about his extraordinary abilities; Liz reaches out to Kyle in friendship.
Director:Michael Fields
Writer:Jon Harmon Feldman
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Director:Michael Fields
Writer:Jon Harmon Feldman
7.3/10(327 votes)
#15 - Skin and Bones
S2:E110/2/2000
Max and the others must rescue Michael after he is arrested for murder; Liz takes a job with a congresswoman who has a hidden agenda.
Director:James A. Contner
Writer:Jason Katims
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Director:James A. Contner
Writer:Jason Katims
7.3/10(316 votes)
#16 - Ask Not
S2:E210/9/2000
Brody Davis, the mysterious new curator at the UFO Museum has the group on edge, and Michael and Isabel plotting his demise.
Director:Bruce Seth Green
Writer:Ronald D. Moore
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Director:Bruce Seth Green
Writer:Ronald D. Moore
7.3/10(312 votes)
#17 - Surprise
S2:E310/16/2000
Isabel is deeply moved when Max throws her a surprise birthday party, but she grows troubled after seeing visions of a bound and gagged Tess. Alex does an interesting cop striptease for Isabel.
Director:Frederick King Keller
Writer:Toni Graphia
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Director:Frederick King Keller
Writer:Toni Graphia
7.3/10(310 votes)
#18 - Busted
S3:E110/9/2001
Max and Liz are arrested and jailed for holding up a convenience store. Meanwhile, Isabel has a secret affair with a handsome attorney, and Michael tries to straighten out his life.
Director:Allan Kroeker
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Allan Kroeker
Writer:Unknown
7.3/10(284 votes)
#19 - To Serve and Protect
S2:E111/22/2001
When Isabel develops a psychic connection to a girl who has been buried alive, she races to find the teenager before it's too late. Meanwhile the FBI comes to town and starts asking questions concerning Valenti and his involvement with Max and Isabel.
Director:Jefery Levy
Writer:Breen Frazier
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Director:Jefery Levy
Writer:Breen Frazier
7.3/10(282 votes)
#20 - Off the Menu
S2:E205/14/2001
Brody Davis, his mind frazzled from an electric shock,holds several members of the gang hostage, when he begins to remember what happened when he was abducted, such as the New York City interstellar summit and the fact that Max is an alien. Max must use his healing abilities to fix Brody's mind so that he doesn't remember the alien mind that inhabits him. Tess must mindwarp Amy DeLuca into not remembering that Brody held them hostage.
Director:Patrick R. Norris
Writers:Russel Friend, Garrett Lerner
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Director:Patrick R. Norris
Writers:Russel Friend, Garrett Lerner
7.3/10(269 votes)
#21 - Who Died and Made You King?
S3:E154/23/2002
When the gang attempts to return to their normal lives, they soon find that their lives have gotten a lot more complicated, which includes Jesse attempting to come to terms with his newfound knowledge but matters are complicated when he finds himself under FBI scrutiny, and Max's "death" creates a unique situation within the alien authority structure, resulting in a new King...Michael.
Director:Peter Ellis
Writers:Aaron Harberts, Gretchen J. Berg
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Director:Peter Ellis
Writers:Aaron Harberts, Gretchen J. Berg
7.4/10(408 votes)
#22 - Monsters
S1:E310/20/1999
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.
Directors:David Nutter, David Semel
Writer:Thania St. John
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Directors:David Nutter, David Semel
Writer:Thania St. John
7.4/10(315 votes)
#23 - Viva Las Vegas
S2:E152/26/2001
When the gang makes a spur-of-the-moment trip to Las Vegas, in order to spend the DuPree money, the event-filled excursion ends in a faceoff between Max and Michael over leadership; Tess and Liz can't pass for over-21-year-olds; Maria recruits Alex to help her audition for a role that ends up to be for a stripper; Isabel meets a man.
Director:Bruce Seth Green
Writers:Aaron Harberts, Gretchen J. Berg
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Director:Bruce Seth Green
Writers:Aaron Harberts, Gretchen J. Berg
7.4/10(313 votes)
#24 - I Married an Alien
S3:E111/29/2002
When a journalist friend of Jesse's comes to Roswell, Isabel discovers he's investigating her, Max and Michael, after he witnesses Michael using his powers. Meanwhile, Isabel fantasizes about what her life would be like if Jesse knew her alien secret through the device of a 1960s sitcom a la "Bewitched."
Director:Patrick R. Norris
Writer:Ronald D. Moore
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Director:Patrick R. Norris
Writer:Ronald D. Moore
7.4/10(310 votes)
#25 - Harvest
S2:E611/6/2000
After the death of congresswoman Whitaker, Max and the gang visit her hometown, Copper Summit, Arizona, where they find themselves trapped in enemy territory when they learn the whole town population are Skins.
Director:Paul Shapiro
Writer:Fred Golan
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Director:Paul Shapiro
Writer:Fred Golan