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6.0AKJETJ
Yet another great SciFi show that i found myself wanting to love. I had high hopes, but eventually just had to give up.
12 episodes
Defiance - Season 1
First aired Apr 15, 2013Season 1
In the year 2046, it's a new Earth - with new rules. Over thirty years after various alien races arrived on Earth, the landscape is completely altered, terraformed nearly beyond recognition. To the town of Defiance, on what used to be St. Louis, comes the mysterious Nolan and his charge, Irisa.
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10.0GenerationofSwine
This show ended far too soon. It had so much potential, the show masters were just laying the groundwork for what could have been a great science fiction show...and they cancelled it. Syfy ALWAYS cancels their best shows. And, I'm guessing they do it so they can make another Sharknado or two. You have enough diversity of aliens to cause some really wonderfully chaotic alliances and crazy Shakespearean stories. There was so much that they could have done with the series if they kept it around. And on top of that, you had a love for old music, for covers of older songs, and that added brilliantly to the atmosphere. And then it had a cult following. And that following was growing. So, it was cancelled for another Sharknado movie.
Episodes
Episode 1
Pilot
Apr 15, 201386 min23 votes
Nolan and Irisa arrive in Defiance, where the town is soon divided over the death of Luke McCawley. But a bigger threat forces everyone together: An attack by the Volge.
Episode 2
Down in the Ground Where the Dead Men Go
Apr 22, 201343 min19 votes
Rafe & Nolan search underground St. Louis while looking for an escaped convict. Meanwhile, a violent Castithan tradition causes clashes amongst the residents of Defiance.
Episode 3
The Devil in the Dark
Apr 29, 201343 min18 votes
While investigating vicious Hellbug attacks, Nolan & Irisa realize they are tied to Irathient spirit raiders that have come into town. Meanwhile, Irisa starts experiencing strange visions.
Episode 4
A Well Respected Man
May 6, 201343 min17 votes
Kenya is kidnapped. Rafe learns that Luke was involved in some mysterious goings-on at the mines and orders Quentin to get to the bottom of it.
Episode 5
The Serpent's Egg
May 13, 201343 min15 votes
Amanda and Nolan take a transport across the badlands to transport a prisoner and join forces with a band of outlaws. A visitor to Defiance must make Irisa confront her traumatic past.
Episode 6
Brothers in Arms
May 20, 201343 min16 votes
An old war buddy catches up with Nolan at the same time a Castithan criminal with a history of violence enters the picture.
Episode 7
Goodbye Blue Sky
Jun 3, 201343 min14 votes
Interesting relationships develop when the residents of Defiance are forced to stay indoors as a threatening Razor Rain storm approaches. Meanwhile, visions lead Irisa to the Spirit Riders and Sukar, who has fallen under the influence of a strange and mysterious force.
Episode 8
I Just Wasn't Made for These Times
Jun 10, 201343 min14 votes
Following the big storm, Nolan and Tommy find an American astronaut who has been in an induced sleep for the past several decades.
Episode 9
If I Ever Leave This World Alive
Jun 17, 201343 min13 votes
A deadly plague threatens the town; racial tensions rise when the Irathients, who are immune to the virus, are quarantined.
Episode 10
The Bride Wore Black
Jun 24, 201343 min15 votes
The town of Defiance is shocked when the remains of a leading businessman who went missing almost six years ago, are discovered hidden in the walls of the NeedWant.
Episode 11
Past Is Prologue
Jul 1, 201343 min15 votes
Amanda’s mayoral campaign is threatened when Nolan is involved in an accident on the eve of the election, prompting the town to question Amanda’s decision to appoint him as Lawkeeper.
Episode 12
Everything Is Broken
Jul 8, 201343 min12 votes
The citizens of Defiance prepare to cast their votes for mayor; Nolan’s past violently rears its head; Irisa must decide whether or not to embrace her destiny.