8.7
/10
Dan Gallagher is a fictional character portrayed by Joshua Jackson in the TV series Fatal Attraction.
In the first episode they appeared in, titled Pilot (season 1), they were 44 years old.
They appear in all 8 aired episodes and have accumulated 2370 positive votes.

Dan Gallagher

by Joshua Jackson

character

Episodes8

  • 6.7
    /10

    Pilot
    episode S1.E1 april 2023
    15 years after Alex Forrest's murder, Dan Gallagher is paroled and reaches out to his estranged daughter Ellen. In the past, a crushing career defeat drives him to first connect with Alex.
  • 7
    /10

    The Movie in Your Mind
    episode S1.E2 april 2023
    An intensely passionate connection turns sour when Dan realizes Alex wants more than it first seemed. In the present Dan's loved ones reel from his reappearance in their lives.
  • 7.2
    /10

    The Watchful Heart
    episode S1.E3 april 2023
    A retelling of Dan and Alex's unsettling affair from Alex's point of view. In the present, Dan painfully reconnects with his now ex- wife as he and a friend look for evidence that might exonerate him.
  • 7.2
    /10

    Beautiful Mosaics
    episode S1.E4 may 2023
    A retelling of the emotional impact of Dan's betrayal from the perspective of his wife, Beth, who is trying to ignore what her gut is telling her until tragedy strikes and makes that impossible.
  • 7.2
    /10

    Medial Woman
    episode S1.E5 may 2023
    Dan decides to confess to Beth about his affair with Alex, while Alex's actions against the Gallaghers only get more severe; Dan's fate is already sealed; Ellen bonds with a new friend; Dan meets an old colleague for lunch and information.
  • 6.9
    /10

    The Dillingers
    episode S1.E6 may 2023
    Further in Alex's past, before she met Dan, is reflected through her time spent with Emma and Clay, two people whose kindness and help she was incapable of accepting. Dan's world crashes down around him when he is arrested for killing Alex and must enlist an unlikely source for help.
  • 7
    /10

    Best Friends
    episode S1.E7 may 2023
    In the present, Dan prepares the application for his new trial and shares it with the people in his life who were most affected by the original trial's verdict. While in the past, Dan prepares his defense with Cabral. In the more distant past, key moments in Alex's life shape the woman she becomes when she meets Dan.
  • 6.6
    /10

    Caregiving
    episode S1.E8 may 2023
    The collision course Dan set for everyone around him plays out in both the past and present. Dan tries to move forward with regret and honesty, agreeing to continue at Jorge's firm and revealing to Ellen that the judge denied his appeal. When Mike and Dan are invited to brunch at Beth and Arthur's home, it becomes clear he is surrounded by secrets.

Best moments8

  • 6.7
    /10
    81% of the votes

    Pilot
    episode S1.E1 april 2023
    15 years after Alex Forrest's murder, Dan Gallagher is paroled and reaches out to his estranged daughter Ellen. In the past, a crushing career defeat drives him to first connect with Alex.
  • 7.2
    /10
    76% of the votes

    Medial Woman
    episode S1.E5 may 2023
    Dan decides to confess to Beth about his affair with Alex, while Alex's actions against the Gallaghers only get more severe; Dan's fate is already sealed; Ellen bonds with a new friend; Dan meets an old colleague for lunch and information.
  • 6.9
    /10
    73% of the votes

    The Dillingers
    episode S1.E6 may 2023
    Further in Alex's past, before she met Dan, is reflected through her time spent with Emma and Clay, two people whose kindness and help she was incapable of accepting. Dan's world crashes down around him when he is arrested for killing Alex and must enlist an unlikely source for help.
  • 7
    /10
    73% of the votes

    Best Friends
    episode S1.E7 may 2023
    In the present, Dan prepares the application for his new trial and shares it with the people in his life who were most affected by the original trial's verdict. While in the past, Dan prepares his defense with Cabral. In the more distant past, key moments in Alex's life shape the woman she becomes when she meets Dan.
  • 7
    /10
    69% of the votes

    The Movie in Your Mind
    episode S1.E2 april 2023
    An intensely passionate connection turns sour when Dan realizes Alex wants more than it first seemed. In the present Dan's loved ones reel from his reappearance in their lives.
  • 6.6
    /10
    63% of the votes

    Caregiving
    episode S1.E8 may 2023
    The collision course Dan set for everyone around him plays out in both the past and present. Dan tries to move forward with regret and honesty, agreeing to continue at Jorge's firm and revealing to Ellen that the judge denied his appeal. When Mike and Dan are invited to brunch at Beth and Arthur's home, it becomes clear he is surrounded by secrets.
  • 7.2
    /10
    60% of the votes

    Beautiful Mosaics
    episode S1.E4 may 2023
    A retelling of the emotional impact of Dan's betrayal from the perspective of his wife, Beth, who is trying to ignore what her gut is telling her until tragedy strikes and makes that impossible.
  • 7.2
    /10
    29% of the votes

    The Watchful Heart
    episode S1.E3 april 2023
    A retelling of Dan and Alex's unsettling affair from Alex's point of view. In the present, Dan painfully reconnects with his now ex- wife as he and a friend look for evidence that might exonerate him.

Votes per episode

Season 1
505
E1
353
E2
139
E3
255
E4
312
E5
272
E6
269
E7
265
E8