Defying Gravity — 2009-2009 · 1 season · 13 eps

★ 7.3

Defying Gravity

Name: Defying Gravity
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Released: 2009
Rating: 7.3

2009-2009 1 season 13 episodes

★ 7.3 (10,185 votes) Bottom 41%

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In the very near future, a team of eight astronauts embarking on a six-year journey to explore Venus and other planets in the solar system, find their lives and destinies intertwined and carefully directed, not only by Mission Control officials on Earth, but also by an unseen force which is much closer and far more powerful.

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🏆 Top Episodes

#1 8.2

S1E13 Kiss

Despite the fact that she has too little time to collect the Gamma object and return to the Crossbow in the allotted time Zoe, driven by her hallucination of the crying baby, decides to collect the object regardless. For Donner, i...

S1E12 8.0

Venus

The Antares arrives at Venus and Zoe and Donner prepare to travel down to the planet on the landing craft, the Crossbow. With only 20 minutes to collect the Gamma object and return, the mission may have to be aborted when the Cros...

S1E8 7.8

Love, Honor, Obey

Now only a week away from arriving at Venus, the crew are still puzzled by the hallucinations they've had. When Zoe hears the crying child, she and Donner follow it to Pod 4 but find they have no access. Donner challenges Ted to e...

4. S1E9 "Eve Ate the Apple" 7.8
5. S1E4 "H2IK (Hell If I Know)" 7.6
6. S1E10 "Deja Vu" 7.5
7. S1E7 "Fear" 7.4
8. S1E5 "Rubicon" 7.3
9. S1E6 "Bacon" 7.3
10. S1E11 "Solitary" 7.3

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#13

S1E3 6.8

Threshold

As instructed, Ted visits Pod 4 and is so disturbed by the experience that he is barely able to function. His wife Eve and one other person are the only ones to have been selected by the pod, as she explains it, and it is trying t...

12. S1E2 "Law of Natural Selection" 7.1
11. S1E1 "Pilot" 7.2
10. S1E11 "Solitary" 7.3
9. S1E6 "Bacon" 7.3

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Episode Engagement

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2 Standouts

5 Infamous

4 Hidden Gems

2 Forgettable

Top Standout: S1E13 Kiss

Most Infamous: S1E3 Threshold

Best Hidden Gem: S1E12 Venus

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