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The Best Episodes of 12 Monkeys

Genres:Sci-Fi & FantasyDrama
Network:Syfy

Every episode of 12 Monkeys ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of 12 Monkeys!

The provocative story of Cole, a time traveler from a decimated future in a high-stakes race against the clock. Utilizing a dangerous and untested method...
Episodes
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  • The Beginning (2)
    9.6/10(2,061)
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    #1 - The Beginning (2)

    Season 4 Episode 11

    Aired 7/6/2018

    When all hope is lost, Cole must complete his cycle so that his younger self will one day arrive at the end with the answer.

    Director: Terry Matalas

    Writer: Terry Matalas

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  • One Minute More
    9.3/10(1,269)
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    #2 - One Minute More

    Season 4 Episode 9

    Aired 6/29/2018

    The beginning of the end as Cole and Cassie embark on their final mission.

    Director: David Grossman

    Writer: Kristen Reidel

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  • The Beginning (1)
    9.3/10(1,352)
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    #3 - The Beginning (1)

    Season 4 Episode 10

    Aired 7/6/2018

    The final battle against the Witness as the fate of time and mankind hangs in the balance. All the pieces finally come together to mark the end of the beginning.

    Director: Terry Matalas

    Writer: Terry Matalas

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  • After
    8.8/10(908)
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    #4 - After

    Season 4 Episode 5

    Aired 6/22/2018

    A clue to breaking the cycle leads Cole and Cassie to the 1960s. Christopher Lloyd returns as Zalmon Shaw, a devoted follower of the Witness.

    Director: Sheree Folkson

    Writer: Oliver Grigsby

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  • Die Glocke
    8.8/10(970)
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    #5 - Die Glocke

    Season 4 Episode 6

    Aired 6/22/2018

    The team infiltrates a Nazi gala to steal an artifact known as 'Die Glocke'. Their operation comes undone when French Resistance interferes and an unexpected guest arrives.

    Director: David Grossman

    Writer: Terry Matalas, Sean Tretta, Sarah C. Mueller

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  • Demons
    8.8/10(911)
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    #6 - Demons

    Season 4 Episode 8

    Aired 6/29/2018

    Everything changes when the team finally climbs the steps... and rings the bell in the Middle Ages.

    Director: David Grossman

    Writer: Sean Tretta

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  • 45 RPM
    8.5/10(845)
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    #7 - 45 RPM

    Season 4 Episode 3

    Aired 6/15/2018

    Cassie travels back in time to confront a younger Olivia; Cole helps Jennifer find the meaning behind her final Primary vision.

    Director: Christopher J. Byrne

    Writer: Sean Tretta

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  • Emergence
    8.4/10(16)
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    #8 - Emergence

    Season 2 Episode 4

    Aired 5/9/2016

    When Cole and Cassie are stranded in 1944, Jones must turn to the person she trusts the least to bring them home -- Ramse. For Ramse, this mission will give him a chance to atone for his sins -- but can he mend the broken relations between Cole and Railly? Meanwhile, Jones visits Old Jennifer Goines to explore the true nature of Time - and the Twelve’s method to destroy it.

    Director: David Grossman

    Writer: Richard Robbins

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  • Fatherland
    8.4/10(10)
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    #9 - Fatherland

    Season 2 Episode 10

    Aired 6/20/2016

    Cole has his loyalty tested when Ramse and Railly go rogue, embarking on an unsanctioned mission that sends them to 1961 East Berlin. Once there, they have murder on their minds as they search for an unscrupulous German doctor who knows the location of "The Witness."

    Director: Guy Norman Bee

    Writer: Oliver Grigsby

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  • Nurture
    8.4/10(9)
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    #10 - Nurture

    Season 3 Episode 7

    Aired 5/20/2017

    Cole and Railly find themselves at opposite ends of an unspeakable decision. Jones grows suspicious while Railly turns to an emotional ally for advice. All hell breaks loose during a massive fire-fight.

    Director: Steven A. Adelson

    Writer: N/A

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  • Thief
    8.4/10(9)
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    #11 - Thief

    Season 3 Episode 9

    Aired 5/21/2017

    The reason why the Witness wants to destroy time and all reality is revealed.

    Director: David Grossman

    Writer: Sean Tretta

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  • Daughters
    8.4/10(862)
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    #12 - Daughters

    Season 4 Episode 7

    Aired 6/29/2018

    Jones sends Hannah back in time to 2007 on a personal mission that could be the key to everything.

    Director: Mairzee Almas

    Writer: Christopher Monfette

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  • Hyena
    8.3/10(11)
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    #13 - Hyena

    Season 2 Episode 9

    Aired 6/13/2016

    To save the last Primary, Cole must turn to a mortal enemy. Plus: Jennifer Goines, radical revolutionary?

    Director: Bill Eagles

    Writer: N/A

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  • Meltdown
    8.2/10(12)
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    #14 - Meltdown

    Season 2 Episode 7

    Aired 5/30/2016

    Cole faces the Witness as Cassie's hallucinations evolve; deadly visitors from the past arrive when the time machine malfunctions and begins tearing apart time and space.

    Director: Grant Harvey

    Writer: Richard Robbins

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  • Blood Washed Away
    8.2/10(10)
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    #15 - Blood Washed Away

    Season 2 Episode 12

    Aired 7/11/2016

    Cole and Railly attempt to stop the final paradox in the past while Ramse, Jennifer and Deacon struggle to survive the apocalypse in a last ditch effort to find the Witness.

    Director: David Grossman

    Writer: Sean Tretta

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  • Memory of Tomorrow
    8.2/10(11)
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    #16 - Memory of Tomorrow

    Season 2 Episode 13

    Aired 7/18/2016

    Cole and Railly have finally found peace living in the past. When a mysterious woman with apocalyptic visions of the future tells Cole it's not over, he must do the unthinkable to save the world... and the woman he loves.

    Director: David Grossman

    Writer: Terry Matalas

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  • Witness
    8.2/10(9)
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    #17 - Witness

    Season 3 Episode 10

    Aired 5/21/2017

    The final battle with the Witness begins.

    Director: Grant Harvey

    Writer: Terry Matalas

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  • The End
    8.2/10(914)
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    #18 - The End

    Season 4 Episode 1

    Aired 6/15/2018

    The final conflict with the Army of the 12 Monkeys begins when the Witness returns to Project Splinter.

    Director: David Grossman

    Writer: Sean Tretta

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  • Ouroboros
    8.2/10(846)
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    #19 - Ouroboros

    Season 4 Episode 2

    Aired 6/15/2018

    Travelers come face to face with ghosts from their past when they find themselves maneuvering around their own timelines.

    Director: Terry Matalas

    Writer: Terry Matalas

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  • Legacy
    8.2/10(813)
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    #20 - Legacy

    Season 4 Episode 4

    Aired 6/22/2018

    Team Splinter goes back in time to the wild, wild frontier in search of a weapon to destroy the Witness.

    Director: Joe Menendez

    Writer: Christopher Monfette

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  • Primary
    8.1/10(16)
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    #21 - Primary

    Season 2 Episode 2

    Aired 4/25/2016

    Cole gets stranded in 2016 after an attempt to destroy the virus changes the future. Jones and Railly deal with the consequences of the changed timeline.

    Director: Magnus Martens

    Writer: Sean Tretta

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  • Lullaby
    8.1/10(11)
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    #22 - Lullaby

    Season 2 Episode 8

    Aired 6/6/2016

    Jones comes to the disheartening realization that time travel is humanity's true enemy and that as its architect she needs to be stopped, and so she sends Railly back to the year 2020 with orders to undo all of it.

    Director: Steven A. Adelson

    Writer: Sean Tretta

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  • Brothers
    8.1/10(8)
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    #23 - Brothers

    Season 3 Episode 4

    Aired 5/19/2017

    Ramse and Cole splinter to 2007 expecting either a trap - or a final chance to kill The Witness. But when Cole discovers a heartbreaking truth, he’ll discover that the mission was both.

    Director: Joe Menendez

    Writer: N/A

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  • Nature
    8.1/10(10)
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    #24 - Nature

    Season 3 Episode 6

    Aired 5/20/2017

    In 1953, Cole and Railly reunite with Agent Gale at the birth of the Army of the 12 Monkeys.

    Director: Kat Candler

    Writer: Ian Sobel, Matt Morgan

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  • Bodies of Water
    7.9/10(16)
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    #25 - Bodies of Water

    Season 2 Episode 5

    Aired 5/16/2016

    In the present, Cassie and Jennifer Goines run from the 12 Monkeys; in 2044, Cole and Ramse face off against Deacon.

    Director: Mairzee Almas

    Writer: N/A

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Beginning (2)" is the best rated episode of "12 Monkeys". It scored 9.6/10 based on 2061 votes. Directed by Terry Matalas and written by Terry Matalas, it aired on 7/6/2018. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "One Minute More".