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Episode Power Rankings

The peaks and the valleys. Find the essential episodes — and the ones to skip.

#1
S20E20 8.6
Resurrecting Puma Punku

Puma Punku in Bolivia features stone blocks, each carved with precision; the blocks lie scattered across the landscape, confusing archaeologists as to what the ancient site might have been.

#2
S20E11 8.5
Mysteries of the Maya

Considered by many to be the greatest civilization in the history of the Americas, the Maya thrived for more than 2,000 years. Now, new evidence is being discovered that completely upends our understanding of this ancient culture... and might provide evidence that the Maya came in contact with extraterrestrial visitors.

#3
S21E7 8.4
Mysteries of the Aztecs

The Aztecs built one of the world's most powerful and feared empires and they claimed that they were guided by a pantheon of more than a thousand gods who came to Earth from different parts of the universe. Could the incredible story of their rise to power and their sudden demise, reveal a history of extraterrestrial intervention in Mesoamerica?

#4 The Volcano Factor S21E10 8.4
#5 Egypt's Giant Tombs S20E17 8.3
#6 The Linda Moulton Howe Files S20E18 8.3
#7 Britain's UFO Files S21E15 8.3
#8 The Abduction Files S21E12 8.2
#9 Mysteries of the Norse Gods S21E16 8.2
#10 The Alien Shape S16E14 8.1

Lowlights

#286 S3E14 Aliens and the Undead 5.9

Zombies rising from their graves... Blood sucking vampires damned for all eternity... and humans trapped in a life and death struggle between heaven and hell. For thousands of years, mankind has told tales of encounters with strange, soulless creatures. Are these beliefs merely manmade fabrications - or could there be extraterrestrial origins in earthly encounters with the undead?

#285 The Constellation Code S14E13 6.2
#284 The Satan Conspiracy S6E5 6.2
#283 The Crystal Skulls S6E2 6.2
#282 Aliens and Bigfoot S4E7 6.2

The Quality Arc

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Series Trajectory

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