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The Worst Episodes of 12 Monkeys

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The Worst 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...

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  1. Background image for Cassandra Complex
    7.5/10(1.7k votes)

    #1 - Cassandra Complex

    S1:E3

    Cole's search for the location of the virus leads him to 2014, and to a devastating moment in Dr. Railly's life involving a dangerous outbreak in Haiti.

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  2. Background image for Atari
    7.6/10(1.6k votes)

    #2 - Atari

    S1:E4

    A fight for the future ensues when a dangerous band of marauders hunting for Cole and Ramse threatens the mission to save the past.

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  3. Background image for Mentally Divergent
    7.7/10(1.8k votes)

    #3 - Mentally Divergent

    S1:E2

    The trail of a mysterious organization called the “Army of the 12 Monkeys” leads Cole to a mental institution in 2015, where a patient holds the key to the plague that destroys the world. Meanwhile, despite warnings that her involvement may disrupt the course of history, Dr. Railly risks her life to help him.

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  4. Background image for Yesterday
    7.7/10(1.4k votes)

    #4 - Yesterday

    S1:E8

    The Core that powers the time machine is fading. To get Cole back from the past, Jones must convince her former colleagues at the military operation "Spearhead" that her mission is worth saving.

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  5. Background image for Divine Move
    7.7/10(1.3k votes)

    #5 - Divine Move

    S1:E10

    Forces come to a head when Ramse does what it takes to protect his newfound family, leaving Cole to deal with the aftermath.

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  6. Background image for Splinter
    7.8/10(2.4k votes)

    #6 - Splinter

    S1:E1

    27 years after a virus wipes out most of humanity, scientists send a man back to 2015 to stop the plague from ever happening. Cole's only lead is a virologist, who knows the dangerous source of the outbreak.

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  8. Background image for Tomorrow
    7.8/10(1.3k votes)

    #7 - Tomorrow

    S1:E9

    Cole finds himself in 2017 at the height of the plague. Out of options, Jones faces an impossible choice to replace the Core.

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  9. Background image for The Night Room
    7.9/10(1.5k votes)

    #8 - The Night Room

    S1:E5

    Cole and Dr. Railly face off with the Army of the 12 Monkeys when both discover the Night Room –- an off-site, black ops lab that houses the virus that will one day destroy the world.

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  10. Background image for The Red Forest
    7.9/10(1.5k votes)

    #9 - The Red Forest

    S1:E6

    When the tragic events of the Night Room create an alternate reality in 2043, Cole risks his future.

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  11. Background image for Year of the Monkey
    7.9/10(1.2k votes)

    #10 - Year of the Monkey

    S2:E1

    Cole and Ramse repair their broken friendship while on the run; Railly and Jones navigate an uncertain future in 2043.

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  12. Background image for Hyena
    8.0/10(983 votes)

    #11 - Hyena

    S2:E9

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

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    Director:Bill Eagles
    Writer:Unknown
  13. Background image for Primary
    8.1/10(1.1k votes)

    #12 - Primary

    S2:E2

    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.

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  14. Background image for One Hundred Years
    8.1/10(1.1k votes)

    #13 - One Hundred Years

    S2:E3

    Despite the growing tension between them, Cole and Cassie time travel to New York during World War II to track down a dangerous member of the Twelve.

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  15. Background image for Bodies of Water
    8.1/10(1.0k votes)

    #14 - Bodies of Water

    S2:E5

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

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    Director:Mairzee Almas
    Writer:Unknown
  16. Background image for Immortal
    8.1/10(1.0k votes)

    #15 - Immortal

    S2:E6

    Cole and Ramse travel to 1970s New York City to prevent the Twelve from murdering a Vietnam veteran with a connection to the Witness.

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    Director:David Greene
    Writer:Ian Sobel
  17. Background image for Fatherland
    8.1/10(997 votes)

    #16 - Fatherland

    S2:E10

    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."

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  18. Background image for Enemy
    8.1/10(869 votes)

    #17 - Enemy

    S3:E3

    Bonds of trust are tested when Ramse returns to the facility with an old enemy held captive. How far will Cole and Jones go for the answers they need?

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  19. Background image for The End
    8.2/10(931 votes)

    #18 - The End

    S4:E1

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

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  20. Background image for Ouroboros
    8.2/10(863 votes)

    #19 - Ouroboros

    S4:E2

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

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  21. Background image for Legacy
    8.2/10(831 votes)

    #20 - Legacy

    S4:E4

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

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  22. Background image for The Keys
    8.3/10(1.5k votes)

    #21 - The Keys

    S1:E7

    Cole, Dr. Railly and Aaron strive to stop the virus from being deployed as a bioweapon in Chechnya.

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    Director:John Badham
  23. Background image for Shonin
    8.3/10(1.4k votes)

    #22 - Shonin

    S1:E11

    Cole splinters to Tokyo, 1987 in a last chance effort to stop the Army of the 12 Monkeys.

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    Director:Mark Tonderai
  24. Background image for Emergence
    8.3/10(1.1k votes)

    #23 - Emergence

    S2:E4

    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.

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  25. Background image for Meltdown
    8.3/10(1.1k votes)

    #24 - Meltdown

    S2:E7

    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.

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  26. Background image for Mother
    8.3/10(971 votes)

    #25 - Mother

    S3:E1

    In the apocalypse of 2163, a desperate Cole searches for Titan. Meanwhile, a captive Railly is faced with an impossible choice as the 12 Monkeys await the arrival of The Witness.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Cassandra Complex" is the worst rated episode of "12 Monkeys". It scored 7.5/10 based on 1682 votes. Directed by Michael Waxman and written by Rebecca Kirsch, it aired on 1/30/2015. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Atari".