10.0/101 votes#1 - Empire Is Untenable
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 3/12/2024
The USSR's grasp on Eastern Europe weakens as the Berlin Wall comes down and the Communist Party mounts a coup against a prominent Soviet Union leader.
Director: Brian Knappenberger
Writer: N/A
8.0/104 votes#2 - The Good War
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 9/1/2021
With no cohesive strategy, the war in Afghanistan squanders early successes and backfires, fueling disillusionment, corruption and a Taliban resurgence.
Director: Brian Knappenberger
Writer: N/A
8.0/101 votes#3 - The End of History
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 3/12/2024
A new Russian leader emerges, and the republics seek independence. As the Soviet Union dissolves, several powers sign a landmark treaty on nuclear arms.
Director: Brian Knappenberger
Writer: N/A
7.8/106 votes#4 - The System Was Blinking Red
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/1/2021
Interviews and chilling archival recordings chronicle the chaos that unfolded during the 9/11 attacks, whose origins can be traced to the 1980s.
Director: Brian Knappenberger
Writer: N/A
7.8/105 votes#5 - The Dark Side
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/1/2021
Learning the hijackers benefitted from gaps in US intelligence, the White House justifies a secret surveillance program and "enhanced interrogation."
Director: Brian Knappenberger
Writer: N/A
7.4/105 votes#6 - A Place of Danger
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/1/2021
Survivors recount the horrors they endured on 9/11. Immediately after the attacks, George W. Bush begins charting America's aggressive military response.
Director: Brian Knappenberger
Writer: N/A
7.4/105 votes#7 - Graveyard of Empires
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 9/1/2021
After two decades, the US aims to end its longest-ever war, but its withdrawal threatens to plunge Afghanistan back into repressive, bloody violence.
Director: Brian Knappenberger
Writer: N/A
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"Empire Is Untenable" is the best rated episode directed by Brian Knappenberger. It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. It was written by N/A. It aired on 3/12/2024 and is rated 2.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "The Good War".