The Big O (1999–2003)

1. S01E01Roger the NegotiatorOctober 13, 1999 7.3In the pilot episode, Roger Smith is introduced as Paradigm City's top negotiator. As the episode begins, he is delivering the ransom for a
2. S01E02Dorothy, DorothyOctober 20, 1999 7.3In the previous episode, Major Dastun and Dorothy looked like they were going to be crushed by Dorothy One as it fell. However, when the du
3. S01E03Electric CityOctober 27, 1999 7.3Recently, there's been a number of power outages in Paradigm. Roger is hired by Paradigm Power Management to go to the Electric City and neg
4. S01E04Underground TerrorNovember 3, 1999 7.3A woman named Patricia Lovejoy (the same woman called Angel in Electric City) approaches Roger Smith about a job with Paradigm. He is suppo
5. S01E05Bring Back My GhostNovember 10, 1999 7.3A military police vehicle crashes after seeing an apparition while crossing a certain bridge and it is apparently only the latest in a strin
6. S01E06A Legacy of AmadeusNovember 17, 1999 7.3After waking Roger up with her piano playing, Roger decides to take Dorothy to see a friend who can help her learn to add feeling to her pla
7. S01E07The Call from the PastNovember 24, 1999 7.3Episode begins, Roger and Angel are trapped in a building buried under the sea, one of a string apparently created by the Event. Three days
8. S01E08Missing CatDecember 1, 1999 7.3Dorothy befriends a stray cat and takes it in. Roger thinks it's cute until the owners of the cat show up. But what's more, the cat is more
9. S01E09Beck Comes BackDecember 8, 1999 7.3Episode begins with Beck being broken out of prison by a Megadeus. Then, Roger is hired by Mr. Wise, a rich industrialist, to negotiate for
10. S01E10Winter Night PhantomDecember 15, 1999 7.3Major Dastun has been having a recurring dream about a woman in white who is shot on a pier with her final words being ""Vous êtes si genti
11. S01E11DaemonseedJanuary 5, 2000 7.3Dorothy is buying a tie for Roger at the department store in preparation for Heaven's Day. Roger snaps at her when he sees her and when he
12. S01E12Enemy Is Another BigJanuary 12, 2000 7.3Roger is hired by Alex Rosewater to deliver a very large severance check to Michael Seebach aka Schwartzvald. After accepting the assignmen
13. S01E13RDJanuary 19, 2000 7.3The episode begins with a mysterious woman in a red cloak and hood murdering several people, leaving behind only the phrase, ""Cast In The N
14. S01E14Season's bestRoger the WandererJanuary 2, 2003 7.5Roger Smith takes on the three foreign MegaDeuses, as well as the demons in his own mind. The battles he fights, both internal and external,
15. S01E15Negotiations with the DeadJanuary 9, 2003 5.0Roger is hired by a woman to protect her husband, a retired Senator, from an assassin. Apparently, the assassin is working for the same peop
16. S01E16Day of the AdventJanuary 16, 2003 5.0An unknown object crashes to Earth inside Paradigm City. While the general populace takes it as a good sign, Roger Smith isn't so sure, espe
17. S01E17LeviathanJanuary 23, 2003 5.0Schwartzvald rears his bandaged head again, and a new MegaDeus threatens Paradigm City. Business as usual? Roger Smith sure doesn't think so
18. S01E18The Greatest VillianJanuary 30, 2003 5.0When Beck kidnaps Roger Smith, R. Dorothy must take the case. Prepare yourself for R. Dorothy Waynewright...the Negotiator. Paradigm City wi
19. S01E19EyewitnessFebruary 6, 2003 5.0Someone is killing androids in Paradigm City. After several attacks, Paradigm HQ dispatches a special agent to assist in the case: Freddy O'
20. S01E20StripesFebruary 13, 2003 5.0Roger is still having strange flashbacks. He can only assume that they are memories, but he's not quite sure. Frustrated, he returns to visi
21. S01E21The Third BigFebruary 20, 2003 5.0Roger Smith & Dan Dastun race to R. Dorothy's aid, while Alex Rosewater finally unveils "Big Fau". But can he control the power of a MegaDeu
22. S01E22HydraFebruary 27, 2003 5.0Roger is unsympathetic to Alex's problems. Alex pushes his science group to reactivate the Big Fau. Underground tremors and a power outage d
23. S01E23Twisted MemoriesMarch 6, 2003 5.0Beck's back, with an army of annoying android assassins. Alex Rosewater deals with his Daddy Issues in a very negative way, while at the sam
24. S01E24The Big FightMarch 13, 2003 5.0Roger Smith and Big O slug it out with Alan Gabriel and "Big Duo Infern", while Alex Rosewater uses R. Dorothy's Memories to complete Big Fa
25. S01E25The War of Paradigm CityMarch 20, 2003 5.0When high-altitude bombing levels Paradigm City, Alex Rosewater proclaims his "New Order". Meanwhile, Roger Smith and Angel uncover the soul
26. S01E26The Show Must Go OnMarch 27, 2003 7.5R. Dorothy rises from her deathbed, thanks (in part) to Beck. Roger Smith and Alex Rosewater stage the Showdown of the Century, while Gordon

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