The Best Episodes Directed By David Slade

Every TV Episode Directed by David Slade Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

David Slade Ratings Summary

The best episode directed by David Slade is "Absolute garbage of an episode", rated 8.9/10 from 59 user votes. It was "written by Bryan Fuller". "Absolute garbage of an episode" aired on 5/23/2014 and is rated 0.5 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "Kō No Mono".

  • Absolute garbage of an episode
    8.9/10 59 votes

    #1 - Absolute garbage of an episode

    Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 5/23/2014

    Springing their trap, Jack, Will and Alana face off with Hannibal in a bloody final showdown, but the doctor has a few surprises of his own.

    Director: David Slade

    Writer: Bryan Fuller

  • Kō No Mono
    8.4/10 36 votes

    #2 - Kō No Mono

    Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 5/9/2014

    Will and Margot hide her pregnancy from Mason. After Freddie's gruesome murder, Alana's doubts about Will and Hannibal grow stronger.

    Director: David Slade

    Writer: Jeff Vlaming

  • Savoureux
    8.4/10 46 votes

    #3 - Savoureux

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 6/20/2013

    Hannibal frames Will, convincing Jack and Alana that Will's the copycat killer.

    Director: David Slade

    Writer: Steve Lightfoot

  • Apéritif
    8.0/10 67 votes

    #4 - Apéritif

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/4/2013

    When the FBI takes on a case of disappearing college girls, Jack Crawford recruits Will Graham, a gifted criminal profiler with a unique view into the psyche of serial killers, to consult. Jack also seeks the help of Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist. After a copycat strikes, Will and Hannibal join forces to track down the culprit.

    Director: David Slade

    Writer: Bryan Fuller

  • Open House
    7.8/10 128 votes

    #5 - Open House

    Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 7/31/2011

    Events spiral out of control at Jesse’s place. Skyler reluctantly asks for Saul’s help. Marie returns to an old pastime and a friend asks Hank for help.

    Director: David Slade

    Writer: Sam Catlin

  • Potage
    7.7/10 50 votes

    #6 - Potage

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/18/2013

    Abigail Hobbs comes out of her coma with new information about her father.

    Director: David Slade

    Writer: David Fury

  • The Secret of Spoons
    7.3/10 56 votes

    #7 - The Secret of Spoons

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 5/7/2017

    As Mr. Wednesday begins recruitment for the coming battle, Shadow Moon travels with him to Chicago and agrees to a very high stakes game of checkers with the old Slavic god, Czernobog.

    Director: David Slade

    Writer: N/A

  • The Bone Orchard
    7.2/10 65 votes

    #8 - The Bone Orchard

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/30/2017

    When Shadow Moon is released from prison early after the death of his wife, he meets Mr. Wednesday and is recruited as his bodyguard. Shadow discovers that this may be more than he bargained for.

    Director: David Slade

    Writer: Bryan Fuller

  • Head Full of Snow
    7.2/10 47 votes

    #9 - Head Full of Snow

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 5/14/2017

    Shadow questions the terms of his employment when Mr. Wednesday informs him of his plan to rob a bank (because, naturally, every army needs a source of funding). And just when Shadow thought his life couldn’t get any more complicated, he returns to his motel room to a surprising discovery.

    Director: David Slade

    Writer: N/A

  • Pilot
    6.7/10 13 votes

    #10 - Pilot

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 3/10/2015

    Walker and Pilgrim investigate the death of Olympia, a renowned superhero who is found dead in a sleazy apartment with no clothing and no sign of injury. Information emerges about Olympia's controversial sex life, which may have played a role in his death.

    Director: David Slade

    Writer: Charlie Huston

  • Like a Power
    6.5/10 10 votes

    #11 - Like a Power

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 3/10/2015

    After Calista tries to find her powers in a more drastic way, she meets RetroGirl whom Christian knows more about than he's letting on. Meanwhile his partner makes her first official Powers arrest. After a while Christian becomes more suspicious about Johnny Royalle's death, and visits Wolf to seek his help.

    Director: David Slade

    Writer: Charlie Huston

  • Metalhead
    6.4/10 220 votes

    #12 - Metalhead

    Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 12/29/2017

    At an abandoned warehouse, scavengers searching for supplies encounter a ruthless foe and flee for their lives through a bleak wasteland.

    Director: David Slade

    Writer: Charlie Brooker

  • The Devil's Dominion
    5.7/10 5 votes

    #13 - The Devil's Dominion

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 5/30/2014

    The Longitude Chronometer, a device that will change the world, is stolen from HMS Petrel by pirates working for the legendary but supposedly long dead Edward Teach - better known as Blackbeard. On board the Petrel is Tom Lowe, an English spy working undercover as ship's surgeon. Lowe's mission is to prevent the Chronometer from falling into the hands of pirates... and if the opportunity should arise, to assassinate Blackbeard.

    Director: David Slade

    Writer: Amanda Welles