009-1 Best Episodes Ranked at PopRot

Spoiler note: Rankings mention episode premises and late-series stakes.

Best Episodes

Episode 12: Daybreak — best finale payoff for Mylene, Loki, the children, and the moon crisis.
Episode 8: Calendar of the Past — strongest character-history chapter for understanding Mylene.
Episode 3: Hard-Boiled — cleanest assassin duel and one of the sharpest standalone missions.
Episode 10: Reverse-Explosion — key setup for the finale’s mutant research conflict.
Episode 6: POP — a humane midseason mission about retired agents and impossible escape.