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The Worst Episodes of 12 Monkeys

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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 of time travel, he journeys from 2043 to the present

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    12 Monkeys Season 1 Episode 3 - Cassandra Complex
    7.5/10(1733 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.

    Director:Michael Waxman
    Writer:Rebecca Kirsch

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  2. 12 Monkeys Season 1 Episode 4 - Atari
    7.6/10(1681 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.

    Director:David Grossman
    Writers:Travis Fickett, Terry Matalas

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  3. 12 Monkeys Season 1 Episode 2 - Mentally Divergent
    7.7/10(1894 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.

    Director:David Grossman
    Writer:Natalie Chaidez

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  4. 12 Monkeys Season 1 Episode 8 - Yesterday
    7.7/10(1398 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.

    Director:Michael Waxman
    Writers:Natalie Chaidez, Oliver Grigsby

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  5. 12 Monkeys Season 1 Episode 10 - Divine Move
    7.7/10(1355 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.

    Director:Magnus Martens
    Writers:Travis Fickett, Terry Matalas

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  6. 12 Monkeys Season 1 Episode 1 - Splinter
    7.8/10(2438 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.

    Director:Jeffrey Reiner
    Writers:Travis Fickett, Terry Matalas

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  7. 12 Monkeys Season 1 Episode 9 - Tomorrow
    7.8/10(1367 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.

    Director:T.J. Scott
    Writers:Travis Fickett, Rebecca Kirsch, Terry Matalas

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  8. 12 Monkeys Season 1 Episode 5 - The Night Room
    7.9/10(1543 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.

    Director:David Boyd
    Writer:Richard Robbins

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  9. 12 Monkeys Season 1 Episode 6 - The Red Forest
    7.9/10(1512 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.

    Director:Alex Zakrzewski
    Writer:Christopher Monfette

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  10. 12 Monkeys Season 2 Episode 1 - Year of the Monkey
    7.9/10(1232 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.

    Director:David Grossman
    Writers:Travis Fickett, Terry Matalas

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  11. 12 Monkeys Season 2 Episode 9 - Hyena
    8.0/10(1019 votes)

    #11 - Hyena

    S2:E9

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

    Director:Bill Eagles
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. 12 Monkeys Season 2 Episode 3 - One Hundred Years
    8.1/10(1101 votes)

    #12 - 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.

    Director:David Grossman
    Writer:Michael Sussman

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  13. 12 Monkeys Season 2 Episode 5 - Bodies of Water
    8.1/10(1059 votes)

    #13 - 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.

    Director:Mairzee Almas
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. 12 Monkeys Season 2 Episode 6 - Immortal
    8.1/10(1046 votes)

    #14 - 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.

    Director:David Greene
    Writer:Ian Sobel

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  15. 12 Monkeys Season 2 Episode 10 - Fatherland
    8.1/10(1035 votes)

    #15 - 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."

    Director:Guy Norman Bee
    Writer:Oliver Grigsby

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  16. 12 Monkeys Season 3 Episode 3 - Enemy
    8.1/10(905 votes)

    #16 - 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?

    Director:David Grossman
    Writer:Christopher Monfette

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  17. 12 Monkeys Season 2 Episode 2 - Primary
    8.2/10(1149 votes)

    #17 - 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.

    Director:Magnus Martens
    Writer:Sean Tretta

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  18. 12 Monkeys Season 4 Episode 2 - Ouroboros
    8.2/10(901 votes)

    #18 - Ouroboros

    S4:E2

    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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  19. 12 Monkeys Season 1 Episode 11 - Shonin
    8.3/10(1438 votes)

    #19 - Shonin

    S1:E11

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

    Director:Mark Tonderai
    Writer:Sean Tretta

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  20. 12 Monkeys Season 2 Episode 4 - Emergence
    8.3/10(1096 votes)

    #20 - 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.

    Director:David Grossman
    Writer:Richard Robbins

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  21. 12 Monkeys Season 2 Episode 7 - Meltdown
    8.3/10(1093 votes)

    #21 - 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.

    Director:Grant Harvey
    Writer:Richard Robbins

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  22. 12 Monkeys Season 3 Episode 1 - Mother
    8.3/10(1008 votes)

    #22 - 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.

    Director:Terry Matalas
    Writers:Sean Tretta, Terry Matalas

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  23. 12 Monkeys Season 4 Episode 1 - The End
    8.3/10(970 votes)

    #23 - The End

    S4:E1

    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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  24. 12 Monkeys Season 4 Episode 4 - Legacy
    8.3/10(870 votes)

    #24 - Legacy

    S4:E4

    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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  25. 12 Monkeys Season 1 Episode 7 - The Keys
    8.4/10(1579 votes)

    #25 - The Keys

    S1:E7

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

    Director:John Badham
    Writer:Sean Tretta

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Cassandra Complex" is the worst rated episode of "12 Monkeys". It scored 7.5/10 based on 1733 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".