The best episodes of Falling Skies
Ranked by viewer rating, highs first. Lit marks on the season rail place this list across the run. Vote on a placement to back it or contest it.
- 01
Weaver turns more and more erratic, stirring up trouble while on a reconnaissance mission with Tom and Hal. Meanwhile, Pope constructs a potent weapon; and Anne makes a startling discovery while performing an autopsy on a skitter cadaver.
- 02
In the Season 2 finale, the skitters draw nearer to the newly consolidated resistance force. Elsewhere, the 2nd Mass encounter their most perilous threat as Tom discovers game-changing information.
- 03
Hal happens upon bodies of de-harnessed kids and encounters a person from his past. Elsewhere, Tom and Anne inch closer together; and health issues plague Weaver.
- 04
Ben falls into a dangerous situation, thanks to a person he trusted. Meanwhile, Tom ensnares another captive; Weaver offers Matt a job; and the unit face a new enemy when they're trapped in the basement of a building.
- 05
The 2nd Mass encounters new people as Tom happens upon his former mentor, yet trust issues abound. Meanwhile, Maggie suspects that Pope will soon exit from the group; and Tector embraces his military past.
- 06
Suspicions arise that danger may indeed lurk at the children's safe haven. Before long, Mike happens upon a harrowing truth and an unanticipated enemy emerges.
- 07
The unit marches onward to Charleston, S.C., as some in the group continue to grieve recent losses. Meanwhile, information surfaces about Tector's past; and Matt connects with a recently discovered harnessed girl.
- 08
Another resistance leader appears at the camp, sounding an alert that the aliens will soon attack and offering to take the children to safe shelter. With time running out, Tom and the others must weigh his proposal.
- 09
Ben and Hal go on patrol and help a boy, only to have their bikes stolen. The subsequent search for the bikes leads to a major discovery. Meanwhile, Matt steps into a dangerous situation; and Weaver reconnects with a family member.
- 10
Love and Other Acts of Courage
A familiar person returns to the unit, but his motives are scrutinized. Elsewhere, a captured skitter is imprisoned at the camp, and Hal connects with Maggie as she casts light on her past.
- 11
Season three of FallingSkies opens seven months after the 2nd Mass arrivedinCharleston. In the interim, Tom has been elected to political office, but he has his hands full as the resistance continues to battle the alien invaders. Tom's decision to have the rebel skitters fight alongside humans creates tension and raises suspicions that someone may be feeding secrets to the enemy. Meanwhile, Hal struggles with nightmares that seem so real, he has difficulty knowing if he's awake or dreaming. And Tom and Anne prepare to welcome their baby.
- 12
With hostilities escalating between the resistance and the alien invaders, Tom calls on a nuclear specialist known as "The Rat King" to come up with a plan that will strip the aliens of their power.As suspicion continues to mount about a mole within the resistance, Tom and his leaders make a drastic decision that jeopardizes trust among the group. Anne, meanwhile, has a feeling that all is not right with her newborn.
- 13
Hal orchestrates a shadowy and perilous plan to slip into an alien lair to rescue Ben and other ensnared kids.
- 14
In the season finale, the resistance fighters launch a bold attack against the aliens as Tom remains at the camp to protect the civilians. Twisting developments lead Tom to a close encounter of the harrowing kind, and mysteries about the aliens' motives might finally be answered.
- 15
Tom is plagued by haunting memories of his time with the aliens and begins to speculate that they may have tampered with his mind. Elsewhere, Pope oversees an interview with Tom; Ben's hatred toward the skitters escalates; and scouts discover a bridge that could lead the group to safety.
- 16
Tom and the 2nd Mass hatch an elaborate plan to escape the confines of the Espheni Ghetto. Meanwhile back in Chinatown, after learning from Ben that Lexi has been keeping a deadly secret, Maggie confronts Lexi publicly. At the Espheni Youth Camp, Matt tries to talk Mira out of a dangerous escape plan. While trekking through the woods with her guerilla fighters, Anne has a flashback to her time in the Espheni Tower with Karen, where a terrifying secret about Lexi is revealed.
- 17
Tom is named a commander of a regiment of citizen soldiers in the aftermath of an attack by aliens, whose purpose remains a mystery. Yet Tom's primary objective is to protect his three sons, one of whom is taken captive by the otherworldly invaders.
- 18
Season 2 opens with Pope seizing command of a renegade contingent within the 2nd Mass unit. Meanwhile, Tom suddenly returns to the group, but his loyalty comes into question; and Hal and Ben drift apart.
- 19
The two-year anniversary of the alien invasion is fast approaching as the people of Charleston prepare for another potentially devastating offensive. A sniper attack by an unlikely gunman creates questions and doubts within the new government. Hal believes he knows the identity of the mole. And Anne's concern for her baby continues to grow.
- 20
The Espheni reveal their new plan to Tom, and he is faced with an impossible decision. Meanwhile, Weaver and Pope investigate a way out of the Espheni prison, while Matt struggles to hide his true allegiance from the "Team Leaders" at the Espheni Youth Camp. Elsewhere, Anne leads an exhausting search for her daughter Lexi, while Ben's concerns about Lexi's increasing powers uncovers a devastating secret she's been keeping.
- 21
After breaking out of the Espheni Ghetto, Tom and the 2nd Mass seek refuge in a Volm hideout, where tensions run high between the Volm and humans. Tom sets off with Weaver and Cochise to find Matt, leaving Hal in charge. Meanwhile in Chinatown, Anne is reunited with Lexi, and comes to realize that the little girl she saw 6 months ago is now a grown woman.
- 22
Lexi emerges more powerful and ruthless than ever. Tom and the 2nd Mass must work together with the Volm to hold off the invading Espheni forces in what becomes the bloodiest battle of the series.
- 23
Tom leads the charge to gather more weapons at an armory, only to have a close encounter of the alien kind and come face-to-face with a band of dangerous renegades overseen by a magnetic leader named Pope.
- 24
Growing tension divides the 2nd Massachusetts just as their ambitious assault on an alien base draws near. Meanwhile, Tom has trouble coming to grips with Annie's profound discovery and its implications.
- 25
The unit moves into an airport hanger, but the relocation could cause health problems. Elsewhere, the renegade Berserkers scheme to cast out Tom; the unit copes with a loss; an enigmatic visitor provides hope.
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