The Best Episodes Written By Melissa Rosenberg

Every TV Episode Written by Melissa Rosenberg Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 4 Episode 12 - The Getaway
    9.1/10(78 votes)

    #1 - The Getaway

    S4:E12

    Dexter and Arthur are on a collision course.

    Director:N/A

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  2. undefined Season 1 Episode 12 - Born Free
    8.9/10(92 votes)

    #2 - Born Free

    S1:E12

    Dexter figures out who the Ice Truck Killer is, along with a dark secret from his troubled past. Meanwhile, La Guerta is replaced with a new boss and Angel figures out a way how to track the killer while he's still in hospital.

    Director:N/A

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  3. undefined Season 4 Episode 4 - Dex Takes a Holiday
    8.6/10(59 votes)

    #3 - Dex Takes a Holiday

    S4:E4

    Rita goes to a wedding with the kids, allowing Dexter to have his own little vacation. He does what he does best when alone, hunt, and goes after an officer with a dark secret.

    Director:N/A

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  4. undefined Season 2 Episode 9 - Resistance Is Futile
    8.5/10(69 votes)

    #4 - Resistance Is Futile

    S2:E9

    Dexter realizes it won't be easy to end things completely with Lila. Dexter tries to stay ahead of the investigations as the manhunt for the Bay Harbor Butcher intensifies. An enemy of Dexter figures out his secret.

    Director:N/A

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  5. undefined Season 2 Episode 12 - The British Invasion
    8.4/10(67 votes)

    #5 - The British Invasion

    S2:E12

    Special Agent Lundy and the FBI finally settle the case of the Bay Harbor Butcher, but the heat's not entirely off Dexter as the flames literally close in.

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  6. undefined Season 3 Episode 9 - About Last Night
    8.2/10(66 votes)

    #6 - About Last Night

    S3:E9

    Dexter is happy to have someone to help him with his killings, but can his new accomplice really keep to the Code of Harry or will he become the very thing Dexter seeks to destroy? Rita revolves to confront Miguel about his suspected infidelity. Debra searches furiously for Anton when it's revealed that he was abducted by the Skinner.

    Director:N/A

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  7. undefined Season 4 Episode 8 - Road Kill
    8.2/10(58 votes)

    #7 - Road Kill

    S4:E8

    Dexter wonders if his father's Code is truly the right path, and hopes to get answers by accompanying Trinity on an out-of-town road trip to Tampa; Debra discovers that her single-minded pursuit of Trinity has blinded her to the true identity of her assailant.

    Director:N/A

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  8. undefined Season 2 Episode 3 - An Inconvenient Lie
    8.1/10(70 votes)

    #8 - An Inconvenient Lie

    S2:E3

    Dexter's inability to deceive has him pursuing a slick liar as his next victim, while Rita believes he's concealing a drug problem and forces him into a 12-step program where he meets Lila, a seductive new woman.

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  9. undefined Season 1 Episode 13 - AKA Smile
    8.0/10(89 votes)

    #9 - AKA Smile

    S1:E13

    Jessica and Luke get help from someone else in the neighborhood. Kilgrave gears up for a major test of powers against Jessica.

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  10. undefined Season 1 Episode 9 - Father Knows Best
    7.9/10(83 votes)

    #10 - Father Knows Best

    S1:E9

    While on a weekend getaway with Rita, his sister and her new beau, Dexter learns that his biological father, thought to be dead for 30 years, has just passed away, and that he's willed his son everything he owned.

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  11. undefined Season 1 Episode 5 - Love American Style
    7.9/10(85 votes)

    #11 - Love American Style

    S1:E5

    The Homicide Division is buzzing after The Ice Truck Killer's latest victim is found mutilated, while Dexter stalks a murderous human trafficker.

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  12. undefined Season 1 Episode 5 - The Outsider
    7.6/10(8 votes)

    #12 - The Outsider

    S1:E5

    Ryan takes a job at the Crab Shack diner. A co-worker at the diner might mean bad news for the Newport kids. Ryan asks Marissa out on a date. Sandy attempts to help Jimmy sort out his life, and gives him some bad news. Julie reveals a long-held secret to Kirsten. Disaster strikes at another one of Holly's parties.

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  13. undefined Season 1 Episode 8 - The Rescue
    7.6/10(8 votes)

    #13 - The Rescue

    S1:E8

    Everyone is back home in Newport, and Marissa is recovering. Julie points her finger at Ryan and forbids him from seeing Marissa, who does not appreciate the help. Sandy starts his new job, but finds himself surprised by the case work. Kirsten finds herself surprised by Sandy's new co-worker. Ryan enrolls at his new school, with conditions. Julie gets an intervention, and Jimmy gets a new roommate.

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  14. undefined Season 3 Episode 2 - Finding Freebo
    7.6/10(71 votes)

    #14 - Finding Freebo

    S3:E2

    Debra and the homicide unit, Dexter and ADA Miguel Prado are all searching for the same serial killer, who is responsible for the death of Prado's younger brother. Meanwhile at home, Dexter is faced with a decision to make concerning Rita and her kid

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  15. undefined Season 1 Episode 1 - AKA Ladies Night
    7.5/10(121 votes)

    #15 - AKA Ladies Night

    S1:E1

    Jessica Jones is hired to find a pretty NYU student who's vanished, but it turns out to be more than a simple missing persons case.

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  16. undefined Season 1 Episode 15 - The Third Wheel
    7.4/10(8 votes)

    #16 - The Third Wheel

    S1:E15

    Hailey discovers she isn't as welcome as she might have thought. Perhaps the Cohen house is full? Luke makes some new friends, while Seth and Anna try to tell a friend about their decision. Rooney sings, a lot, and Oliver noses, a lot. Trouble brews.

    Director:N/A

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  17. undefined Season 2 Episode 13 - AKA Playland
    7.2/10(53 votes)

    #17 - AKA Playland

    S2:E13

    Waking up in unfamiliar surroundings, Jessica once again finds herself torn between two worlds and facing an impossible choice.

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  18. undefined Season 3 Episode 13 - AKA Everything
    7.2/10(41 votes)

    #18 - AKA Everything

    S3:E13

    An old friend visits Jessica as she sets out on an agonizing mission and learns the true cost of being a hero.

    Director:N/A

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  19. undefined Season 3 Episode 1 - AKA The Perfect Burger
    7.1/10(44 votes)

    #19 - AKA The Perfect Burger

    S3:E1

    As Jessica focuses on helping the helpless, Dorothy Walker shows up at Alias to beg for help finding a missing Trish.

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  20. undefined Season 2 Episode 1 - AKA Start at the Beginning
    7.1/10(67 votes)

    #20 - AKA Start at the Beginning

    S2:E1

    While Jessica deals with a rival PI and a paranoid would-be client, Trish digs up a medical file that could unlock the mystery of Jessica's powers.

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Melissa Rosenberg Ratings Summary

"The Getaway" is the best rated episode written by Melissa Rosenberg. It scored 9.128/10 based on 78 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 12/13/2009 and is rated 0.2 points higher than their second-best episode, "Born Free".