The Best Episodes Written By Terry Matalas

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   9.0/10(15 votes)

   #1 - The Beginning (2)

   S4:E117/6/2018

   When all hope is lost, Cole must complete his cycle so that his younger self will one day arrive at the end with the answer.

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   8.7/10(17 votes)

   #2 - The Beginning (1)

   S4:E107/6/2018

   The final battle against the Witness as the fate of time and mankind hangs in the balance. All the pieces finally come together to mark the end of the beginning.

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3. 

   8.4/10(5 votes)

   #3 - Red Cell + Quantum + Cold + Committed

   S4:E22/14/2020

   Department of Defense General John Acosta recruits MacGyver to steal a highly classified project from a military lab in order to find flaws in its security. But when it’s discovered that the general is planning an attack using the weapon, Phoenix must stop Acosta before the weapon is uploaded.

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   8.1/10(37 votes)

   #4 - The Last Generation

   S3:E104/20/2023

   In a desperate last stand, Jean-Luc Picard and generations of crews both old and new fight together to save the galaxy from the greatest threat they’ve ever faced.

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   8.1/10(38 votes)

   #5 - No Win Scenario

   S3:E43/9/2023

   With time running out, Picard, Riker and crew must confront the sins of their past and heal fresh wounds, while the Titan, dead in the water, drifts helplessly toward certain destruction within a mysterious space anomaly.

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   8.1/10(14 votes)

   #6 - Memory of Tomorrow

   S2:E137/18/2016

   Cole and Railly have finally found peace living in the past. When a mysterious woman with apocalyptic visions of the future tells Cole it's not over, he must do the unthinkable to save the world... and the woman he loves.

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   8.0/10(4 votes)

   #7 - Fire + Ashes + Legacy = Phoenix

   S4:E12/7/2020

   Ex-MI6 agent Russ Taylor recruits former Phoenix Foundation members Mac, Riley, Bozer, Matty and Desi to hunt down a bioweapon that’s planned to be used by a mysterious organization for a devastating attack on a major U.S. city.

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8. 

   8.0/10(22 votes)

   #8 - Stratagem

   S3:E142/4/2004

   Archer finds himself face-to-face with Degra, the designer of the Xindi superweapon, and tries to get him to reveal its location.

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   7.9/10(12 votes)

   #9 - Witness

   S3:E105/21/2017

   The final battle with the Witness begins.

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    7.8/10(41 votes)

    #10 - The Next Generation

    S3:E12/16/2023

    After receiving a cryptic, urgent distress call from Dr. Beverly Crusher, Admiral Jean-Luc Picard enlists help from generations old and new to embark on one final adventure: a daring mission that will change Starfleet, and his old crew forever.

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11. 

    7.7/10(24 votes)

    #11 - Arms of Mine

    S1:E134/10/2015

    Cole and Railly attempt a final confrontation with their closest enemies, while Jones faces a new threat to all that she's accomplished.

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12. 

    7.7/10(18 votes)

    #12 - Die Glocke

    S4:E66/22/2018

    The team infiltrates a Nazi gala to steal an artifact known as 'Die Glocke'. Their operation comes undone when French Resistance interferes and an unexpected guest arrives.

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13. 

    7.6/10(42 votes)

    #13 - The Star Gazer

    S2:E13/3/2022

    Starfleet must once again call on legendary Jean-Luc Picard after members of his former crew – Cristóbal Rios, Seven of Nine, Raffi Musiker, and Dr. Agnes Jurati – discover an anomaly in space that threatens the galaxy.

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14. 

    7.6/10(25 votes)

    #14 - Paradox

    S1:E124/3/2015

    With Cole dying from the effects of time-travel, Railly must find the one person who can save him.

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15. 

    7.5/10(15 votes)

    #15 - Ouroboros

    S4:E26/15/2018

    Travelers come face to face with ghosts from their past when they find themselves maneuvering around their own timelines.

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16. 

    7.5/10(37 votes)

    #16 - Splinter

    S1:E11/16/2015

    27 years after a virus wipes out most of humanity, scientists send a man back to 2015 to stop the plague from ever happening. Cole's only lead is a virologist, who knows the dangerous source of the outbreak.

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    7.5/10(4 votes)

    #17 - Save + The + Dam + World

    S4:E135/8/2020

    With Mac and Riley undercover with Codex, hoping to stop the organization from within, their mission is interrupted when Russ, Desi and the Phoenix team move to prevent Codex from detonating a weapon of mass destruction, with Mac and Riley caught in the crosshairs. Also, the team discovers Russ’ real reason for purchasing the Phoenix Foundation.

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    7.4/10(12 votes)

    #18 - Mother

    S3:E15/19/2017

    In the apocalypse of 2163, a desperate Cole searches for Titan. Meanwhile, a captive Railly is faced with an impossible choice as the 12 Monkeys await the arrival of The Witness.

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    7.4/10(22 votes)

    #19 - Year of the Monkey

    S2:E14/18/2016

    Cole and Ramse repair their broken friendship while on the run; Railly and Jones navigate an uncertain future in 2043.

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    7.4/10(42 votes)

    #20 - Penance

    S2:E23/10/2022

    Picard finds himself transported to an alternate timeline in the year 2400 where his longtime nemesis, Q, has orchestrated one final “trial.” Picard searches for his trusted crew as he attempts to find the cause of this dystopian future.

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21. 

    7.4/10(11 votes)

    #21 - Nightfall

    S1:E611/7/2011

    A crashing meteor wipes out all technology and wreaks havoc on the colony. Meanwhile, Maddy and Reynolds are stuck out in the wilderness, Elisabeth and Skye work together to save a life and Taylor tries to prevent Mira and the "Sixers" from invading Terra Nova. Also, a mystery man makes his presence known.

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    7.3/10(23 votes)

    #22 - Divine Move

    S1:E103/20/2015

    Forces come to a head when Ramse does what it takes to protect his newfound family, leaving Cole to deal with the aftermath.

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    7.2/10(23 votes)

    #23 - Tomorrow

    S1:E93/13/2015

    Cole finds himself in 2017 at the height of the plague. Out of options, Jones faces an impossible choice to replace the Core.

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    7.2/10(22 votes)

    #24 - Impulse

    S3:E510/8/2003

    When Enterprise responds to a distress call from a Vulcan ship stranded in the Delphic Expanse, Archer and his boarding team are attacked by insane zombie-like Vulcans.

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    7.1/10(28 votes)

    #25 - Atari

    S1:E42/6/2015

    A fight for the future ensues when a dangerous band of marauders hunting for Cole and Ramse threatens the mission to save the past.

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