The Best Episodes Written By Mark Verheiden

Every TV Episode Written by Mark Verheiden Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 3 Episode 12 - Hereafter
    8.6/10(16 votes)

    #1 - Hereafter

    S3:E12

    Clark discovers that his schoolmate Jordan can foresee the future, but is horrified when Jordan tells him he "sees" Lana dying in a fire in the next few days. Meanwhile, suspicious of his behavior, Chloe investigates Adam's background and discovers some disturbing news.

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  2. undefined Season 3 Episode 20 - Crossroads (2)
    8.6/10(24 votes)

    #2 - Crossroads (2)

    S3:E20

    As Baltar's trial comes to a conclusion, key members of the fleet discover that they may be the Final Five Cylons. Tigh attempts to decipher the strange music he is hearing in his head, while a Cylon fleet approaches.

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  3. undefined Season 2 Episode 20 - Lay Down Your Burdens (2)
    8.5/10(23 votes)

    #3 - Lay Down Your Burdens (2)

    S2:E20

    When Baltar wins the vote, Roslin considers stealing the election because she believes he is a Cylon collaborator.

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  4. undefined Season 4 Episode 13 - The Oath
    8.5/10(22 votes)

    #4 - The Oath

    S4:E13

    Loyalties are made clear when Gaeta orchestrates a coup d'état of the Adama regime. Both prisoners and lives are taken as many of the fed up people work to take over Galactica.

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  5. undefined Season 2 Episode 3 - New York's Finest
    8.5/10(106 votes)

    #5 - New York's Finest

    S2:E3

    Trapped face-to-face with the Punisher, Daredevil wrestles with the morality of vigilante justice. Meanwhile, Foggy and Karen work to save the firm.

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  6. undefined Season 2 Episode 2 - Heat
    8.3/10(18 votes)

    #6 - Heat

    S2:E2

    Clark gains a new power - heat-vision. As he struggles to control it, Lex gets married to the new Smallville High teacher, Desiree Atkins, little does he know that she not only has an alterior motive, but that she's coming on to Clark too.

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  7. undefined Season 2 Episode 13 - Suspect
    8.2/10(16 votes)

    #7 - Suspect

    S2:E13

    Lionel is shot in the manor, and Jonathan is the prime suspect.

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  8. undefined Season 3 Episode 5 - Perry
    8.2/10(17 votes)

    #8 - Perry

    S3:E5

    Perry White, a once promising journalist whose career was destroyed by Lionel Luthor, arrives in Smallville in search of alien stories for a tabloid news show. In spite of being constantly inebriated, Perry believes he has witnessed Clark using his extraordinary speed, so he devises a dangerous scheme to expose Clark's superpowers. Meanwhile, Lex learns that Perry has powerful incriminating evidence of Lionel's shady past.

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  9. undefined Season 1 Episode 20 - Obscura
    8.1/10(16 votes)

    #9 - Obscura

    S1:E20

    After an explosion Lana finds herself getting visions of a serial killer...and his next target is Chloe. Meanwhile Lex and Roger look further into the meteor shower and determine that something besides meteors hit Smallville that day.

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  10. undefined Season 2 Episode 9 - Dichotic
    8.0/10(17 votes)

    #10 - Dichotic

    S2:E9

    A Smallville student, Ian, displays the ability to make clones of himself and uses his power to date both Chloe and Lana. Meanwhile Lex goes to anger management class and meets an attractive local doctor.

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  11. undefined Season 3 Episode 5 - Collaborators
    8.0/10(25 votes)

    #11 - Collaborators

    S3:E5

    Tyrol participates in the Circle, a secret tribunal on Galactica that tries and convicts in absentia those accused of collaborating with the Cylons during the Occupation. The death sentences--administered without the knowledge of Roslin or Adama--begin to weigh on Tyrol's conscience. Baltar faces a similar jury among the Cylons, who must decide whether he is allowed to stay with them.

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  12. undefined Season 1 Episode 9 - Rogue
    7.9/10(15 votes)

    #12 - Rogue

    S1:E9

    Clark visits Metropolis, and does a secret good deed - a police detective witnesses this and decides to look into it.

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  13. undefined Season 1 Episode 14 - Zero
    7.8/10(16 votes)

    #13 - Zero

    S1:E14

    A man from Lex's past stalks him in conjunction with a mysterious death at Club Zero that Lex may have been responsible for. Meanwhile Chloe looks into Clark's past as an adopted child.

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  14. undefined Season 2 Episode 11 - .380
    7.8/10(89 votes)

    #14 - .380

    S2:E11

    The Punisher's war continues, and so does the body count in Hell's Kitchen. Murdock tries to finish what the DA started.

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  15. undefined Season 1 Episode 4 - X-Ray
    7.7/10(19 votes)

    #15 - X-Ray

    S1:E4

    Clark begins experiencing "vision problems" as his x-ray vision begins manifesting. Meanwhile a mysterious shapeshifter is going about town using his or her abilities to steal and get others in trouble.

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  16. undefined Season 4 Episode 17 - The Art of Deception
    7.7/10(18 votes)

    #16 - The Art of Deception

    S4:E17

    H.R.G. enacts his plan to take down the Carnival with the help of Lauren and Suresh. Sylar visits Matt looking to understand his desire to make a human connection, but Matt has a plan of his own. Meanwhile, Peter warns Emma of Samuel's intentions after his grim vision of the future.

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  17. undefined Season 3 Episode 15 - Trust and Blood
    7.6/10(17 votes)

    #17 - Trust and Blood

    S3:E15

    Following a chain of unexpected events, our Heroes are on the run from their latest adversary and one of their own, Nathan Petrelli. After Matt paints a series of prophetic images, the tragic fate of someone close to him is revealed. Elsewhere, Sylar continues his search for his father and encounters a young outcast with information and an ability of his own.

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  18. undefined Season 4 Episode 10 - Brother's Keeper
    7.6/10(18 votes)

    #18 - Brother's Keeper

    S4:E10

    Samuel learns just how powerful he can become and takes dangerous measures to reach his full potential. Meanwhile, as Tracy begins to lose control of her ability, one of her own comes in harms way. Elsewhere, Sylar continues his battle with Matt.

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  19. undefined Season 2 Episode 20 - Witness
    7.6/10(16 votes)

    #19 - Witness

    S2:E20

    Clark runs up against super-strong robbers who are apparently tied to LexCorp. And Chloe begins to ally with Lionel, while Lana and Henry Small bond.

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  20. undefined Season 3 Episode 1 - Family
    7.6/10(40 votes)

    #20 - Family

    S3:E1

    After being the hero of Elk Grove by defeating evil and saving humanity, Ash settles in and opens a hardware store; his peace is short lived when evil returns with a target close to his heart.

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  21. undefined Season 2 Episode 8 - Final Cut
    7.6/10(27 votes)

    #21 - Final Cut

    S2:E8

    A reporter is sent to Galactica to chronicle the harsh realities of life during wartime.

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  22. undefined Season 3 Episode 22 - Turn and Face the Strange
    7.6/10(17 votes)

    #22 - Turn and Face the Strange

    S3:E22

    As Danko spearheads the government operation, someone close to him is put in the line of fire. HRG’s life continues to spiral out of control and his marriage is dangerously close to the breaking point. Meanwhile, Hiro and Ando continue their road trip with a special delivery for Matt Parkman. Elsewhere, Angela Petrelli unearths the demons of her past.

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  23. undefined Season 1 Episode 10 - Shimmer
    7.4/10(16 votes)

    #23 - Shimmer

    S1:E10

    Lex and Victoria are victims of a suspected household poltergeist. As the disturbances become more violent, suspicion lands on Amy, the daughter of a house servant who is obsessed with Lex. Not is all as it seems...

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  24. undefined Season 3 Episode 11 - The Eye of Jupiter
    7.4/10(27 votes)

    #24 - The Eye of Jupiter

    S3:E11

    Tyrol discovers the Temple of Five on the algae planet. The temple may hold the Eye of Jupiter, which is believed to show the way to Earth. The Cylons take a keen interest in the discovery. Athena learns that her baby, Hera, may still be alive. Lee relies on Anders to help build civilian support for the protection of the Eye. His relationship with Kara complicates matters.

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  25. undefined Season 4 Episode 5 - The Road Less Traveled
    7.2/10(23 votes)

    #25 - The Road Less Traveled

    S4:E5

    Specialist Tyrol continues to sink into despair after his recent loss. He becomes curious about Gaius Baltar's sermons and the following he has attracted. The crew of the Demetrius grow concerned about Kara's mental stability as an old enemy arrives with a tempting offer.

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Mark Verheiden Ratings Summary

"Hereafter" is the best rated episode written by Mark Verheiden. It scored 8.6/10 based on 16 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 2/4/2004 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Crossroads (2)".