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The Best Episodes of V

Every episode of V ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of V!

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Once again, Earth is the battleground. But now the aliens whose human guise hides their true reptilian natures are wiser. They believe the secret to their survival on Earth lies in the DNA of the

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    V Season 1 Episode 1 - Liberation Day
    7.2/10(370 votes)

    #1 - Liberation Day

    S1:E1

    Alien commander Diana escapes the Resistance and reunites with her fleet. The Starchild Elizabeth undergoes a strange metamorphosis.

    Director:Paul Krasny
    Writer:Paul Monash

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  2. V Season 1 Episode 2 - Dreadnought
    7.1/10(304 votes)

    #2 - Dreadnought

    S1:E2

    Diana talks peace while readying the fearsome Triax super-weapon that could reduce Los Angeles to rubble. Meanwhile, Resistance fighters activate a new weapon of their own - a captured Visitor mothership.

    Director:Paul Krasny
    Writer:Steven E. de Souza

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  3. V Season 1 Episode 10 - The Hero
    7.1/10(271 votes)

    #3 - The Hero

    S1:E10

    A small group of resistance sympathizers (Robin included) are arrested by Bates' police, and a prisoner will be handed over to the Visitors to be executed every day until Donovan, Ham, and Julie surrender.

    Director:Kevin Hooks
    Writer:Carleton Eastlake

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  4. V Season 1 Episode 3 - The Deception
    7.0/10(300 votes)

    #4 - The Deception

    S1:E3

    Kyle Bates becomes involved in the Resistance when they are attempting to secretly move Elizabeth to safety in New York. Mike Donovan awakens to seemingly the ideal life with news that Earth has triumphed against the alien invaders. Alas, it's a holographic ruse by the Visitors aimed at gathering information about the Starchild.

    Director:Victor Lobl
    Writer:Garner Simmons

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  5. V Season 1 Episode 12 - The Rescue
    7.0/10(274 votes)

    #5 - The Rescue

    S1:E12

    Feeling Diana's presence threatens his power, Charles forces her to marry him, after which Alien law requires she return home.

    Director:Kevin Hooks
    Writer:Garner Simmons

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  6. V Season 1 Episode 4 - The Sanction
    6.9/10(285 votes)

    #6 - The Sanction

    S1:E4

    Seeking to free his son Sean from the Visitors, Donovan grapples with an insidious, powerful alien named Klaus.

    Director:Bruce Seth Green
    Writer:Brian Taggert

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  7. V Season 1 Episode 6 - The Overlord
    6.9/10(275 votes)

    #7 - The Overlord

    S1:E6

    Led by Donovan, Ham, and Elias, the Resistance runs into a doublecross when they seek to rid a mining community from alien-backed thugs.

    Director:Bruce Seth Green
    Writer:David Abramowitz

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  8. V Season 1 Episode 9 - The Conversion
    6.9/10(277 votes)

    #8 - The Conversion

    S1:E9

    Ham and Kyle are captured by Visitors, and Charles, the Leader's special envoy, assumes command of the alien forces.

    Director:Gilbert M. Shilton
    Writer:Brian Taggert

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  9. V Season 1 Episode 11 - The Betrayal
    6.9/10(270 votes)

    #9 - The Betrayal

    S1:E11

    While Bates remains in a coma Charles plots to overthrow him, elsewhere Willie is gravely wounded so the rebels kidnap a medical student of the Visitors.

    Director:Gilbert M. Shilton
    Writer:Mark Rosner

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  10. V Season 1 Episode 5 - Visitor's Choice
    6.8/10(276 votes)

    #10 - Visitor's Choice

    S1:E5

    The Resistance, led by Donovan, Julie, and Ham, stage a daring sabotage at a convention of Visitor commanders in a seaside estate where Diana intends to show off the ultimate device in processing humans for food.

    Director:Gilbert M. Shilton
    Writer:David Braff

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  11. V Season 1 Episode 7 - The Dissident
    6.8/10(266 votes)

    #11 - The Dissident

    S1:E7

    When Diana seals off the Open City with an impenetrable force field which destroys humans on contact, Donovan and Ham must kidnap the alien genius responsible for its development.

    Director:Walter Grauman
    Writer:Paul F. Edwards

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  12. V Season 1 Episode 8 - Reflections in Terror
    6.8/10(267 votes)

    #12 - Reflections in Terror

    S1:E8

    With a blood sample from the "star-child," Diana creates an uncontrollable and deadly clone which seeks out Elizabeth; Bates tests Julie's loyalty when he suspects she is sympathetic to the Resistance whose headquarters he is preparing to destroy.

    Director:Kevin Hooks
    Writer:Chris Manheim

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  13. V Season 1 Episode 13 - The Champion
    6.7/10(270 votes)

    #13 - The Champion

    S1:E13

    Sent to investigate Charles' death, newly arrived Inspector General Philip allows Lydia to choose a trial by combat in a laser duel to the death with Diana.

    Director:Cliff Bole
    Writer:Paul F. Edwards

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  14. V Season 1 Episode 19 - Breakout
    6.6/10(268 votes)

    #14 - Breakout

    S1:E19

    Donovan and Ham are imprisoned in a Visitor work camp guarded by a hideous alien monster; Nathan Bates mounts a desperate search to find the "star-child" to exchange for his son Kyle who's in Diana's custody.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. V Season 1 Episode 16 - War of Illusions
    6.5/10(254 votes)

    #15 - War of Illusions

    S1:E16

    When Philip and Diana install a high tech computer capable of launching a final victory over Earth, the Resistance's only hope at retaliation is a teenaged computer whiz.

    Director:Earl Bellamy
    Writer:John Simmons

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  16. V Season 1 Episode 14 - The Wildcats
    6.4/10(267 votes)

    #16 - The Wildcats

    S1:E14

    Needing medicine to treat a deadly diphtheria epidemic, Julie and Kyle recruit a youth gang, one of whom may be a Visitor spy, to help steal the serum.

    Director:John Florea
    Writer:David Braff

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  17. V Season 1 Episode 15 - The Littlest Dragon
    6.4/10(266 votes)

    #17 - The Littlest Dragon

    S1:E15

    Anxious to settle a personal vendetta, Philip trails a Fifth Columnist, hoping he will lead him to the Resistance and Donovan.

    Director:Cliff Bole
    Writer:David Abramowitz

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  18. V Season 1 Episode 18 - The Return
    6.4/10(262 votes)

    #18 - The Return

    S1:E18

    The Leader stuns the Visitors by ordering a truce and traveling to Earth to negotiate peace; Diana plots to disrupt the peace.

    Director:John Florea
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. V Season 1 Episode 17 - The Secret Underground
    6.1/10(261 votes)

    #19 - The Secret Underground

    S1:E17

    Julie and Donovan sneak aboard the Mother Ship to look for a hidden list naming all the Resistance leaders; Diana schemes to have Lydia's brother slain during a ritual celebration.

    Director:Cliff Bole
    Writers:David Braff, Colley Cibber

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Best Episodes Summary

"Liberation Day" is the best rated episode of "V". It scored 7.2/10 based on 370 votes. Directed by Paul Krasny and written by Paul Monash, it aired on 10/26/1984. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Dreadnought".