Episode | Original Air Date | Episode Summary |
Busted | Oct 9,2001 | Visions of his missing son send Max and Liz on a desperate search. |
Michael, the Guys and the Great Snapple Caper |
Oct 16,01 |
Michael works as a security guard, but when he tries to loosen up his co-workers, he causes more harm than good. Meanwhile, Max and Liz continue to see each other despite her parents' wishes. |
Significant Others
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Oct 23, 01 |
Liz learns a secret from her father's past that casts her relationship with Max in a new light; Isabel and Jesse make a decision about their future; Maria is angry that Michael spends so much time with his new friends. |
Secrets & Lies |
Oct 30,01 | When Max learns that there might still be a shape-shifter living on Earth, he heads to Los Angeles to track it down, hoping it will provide some assistance in his efforts to contact his son. Max's quest to identify the alien leads him to Paramount Studios...and an encounter with Frakes and Billingsley. Also, Isabel balks at Jesse's suggestion that she inform her parents of their engagement; and Kyle learns more about his father's troubled relationship with his grandfather. |
Control | Nov 6,01 | Relying on his alien powers, Max forces an alien shape-shifter (Joe Pantoliano) to help him locate the spaceship that brought them to Earth. Back in Roswell, Isabel and Jesse face negative reactions from friends and family about their upcoming nuptials. |
To Have and to Hold
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Nov 13,01 | With her wedding date getting closer, Isabel (Katherine Heigl) dreams of her her former alien lover, Kivar (Spence Decker). Meanwhile, Max returns from Los Angeles and agrees to be Jesse's best man. Alternative-rock band Ivy appears in a cameo. |
Interruptus
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Nov 20,01 | While on their honeymoon, Isabel and Jesse are stalked by her alien lover, Kivar (Spence Decker), who wants to take Isabel back to their home planet. Meanwhile, Liz and Maria learn that Philip is investigating Max and Tess's disappearance. |
Behind the Music
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Nov 27,01 | Maria's dream of becoming a singer-songwriter resurfaces when an old flame arrives for a visit, leading her to question her relationship with Michael. Also, Isabel becomes involved in Max's efforts to block his father's investigation into Tess's whereabouts. |
Samuel Rising | Dec 18,01 | Max questions whether an autistic boy who spoke to him is a link to his own missing son. Meanwhile, Isabel prepares for the "perfect" Christmas for herself and Jesse; Maria and Liz volunteer to be elves at the holiday festival, where Michael is playng the part of Santa; and Kyle meets his fathers new girlfriend. |
The Tale of Two Parties
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Jan 1,02 | Max and Maria join forces in an attempt to locate the infamous Roswell New Year's rave. Also, Isabel helps Kyle find the perfect date, leading him to rethink his feelings for her. |
I Married an Alien |
Jan 29,02 | A parody of the 1960's show Bewitched. |
Ch-Ch-Changes
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Feb 5,02 | When Liz experiences alien-like changes to her body, she's forced to contemplate leaving Roswell. In other events: Maria is offered a recording contract in New York City. |
Panacea
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Feb 12,02 | Michael, Max and Isabel are drawn into a mystery at Meta-Chem when Michael's co-worker friend is murdered on the job; Liz settles in at a strict all-girls school; and Maria travels to the Big Apple to record her demo. Meris Wheeler: Morgan Fairchild. |
Chant Down Babylon
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Feb 26,02 | Michael, Jesse and Valenti call on a discredited doctor to help the wounded Isabel. Also, Clayton Wheeler (Jack Donner) undergoes an amazing transformation and soon finds himself drawn to Liz; and Jesse quizzes Michael about Isabel's alien roots. Meris Wheeler: Morgan Fairchild. |
Who Died and Made You King? |
April 23,02 | In the aftermath of Max's death and rebirth, a glitch anoints Michael (Brendan Fehr) as the new king of the aliens---and slowly diminishes Max's special powers. Meanwhile, Jesse (Adam Rodriguez) seeks professional help in order to cope with his newfound knowledge.Agent Burns: Yorgo Constantine. Dr. Weiss: Harry Groener. Jeff Parker: John Doe. |
Four Aliens and a Baby |
May 7,02 | Tess (Emilie De Ravin) escapes from a downed alien ship being studied at an Air Force base, leaving a bloody trail in her wake---and bringing with her Max's infant son. While the military unleashes a dragnet in an effort to capture her, Max, Isabel and Michael work to get her to safety. Also: Isabel's parents confront her with a videotape that shows off some of Isabel's special powers. |
Graduation | May 14,02 | In a voice-over at the start of this emotional conclusion of the sci-fi
series' third and final season, Liz says: Even when you see the
future...fate has a way of intervening and upsetting the best-laid plans
of mice and men.
Apparently, that insight applies to aliens, too. Here, as Liz (Shiri Appleby) and Max (Jason Behr) mull life after high school, Liz discovers that she possesses the power of premonition, and predicts that a Crashdown patron is in danger. Later, she foresees the slayings of herself, Max, Isabel and Michael. Also, Jesse is offered a high-paying job in Boston; Maria and Michael visit a tarot-card reader; and Kyle contemplates a new direction. |