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In the late 1960s, a Los Angeles police sergeant with a complicated personal life starts tracking a small-time criminal and budding cult leader seeking out vulnerable women to join his “cause.” The name of that man is Charles Manson.

Genres:DramaCrime
Network:NBC

Lowest Rated Episodes Summary

The worst episode of "Aquarius" is "Everybody's Been Burned", rated 7.2/10 from 746 user votes. It was directed by Jonas Pate and written by John McNamara. "Everybody's Been Burned" aired on 5/28/2015 and is rated 0.0 point(s) lower than the second lowest rated, "The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game".

  • Everybody's Been Burned
    7.2/10 746 votes

    #1 - Everybody's Been Burned

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 5/28/2015

    LAPD Detective Sam Hodiak and undercover officer Brian Shafe begin the search for a missing teenage girl, Emma Karn, who has fallen under the spell of infamous cult leader Charles Manson.

    Director: Jonas Pate

    Writer: John McNamara

  • The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game
    7.2/10 603 votes

    #2 - The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 5/28/2015

    Hodiak and Shafe investigate a complicated murder case amidst rising racial tensions. Meanwhile, Manson forces Emma's father, Ken Karn, to introduce him to an executive in the music business.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Never Say Never to Always
    7.2/10 495 votes

    #3 - Never Say Never to Always

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 6/4/2015

    A drug dealer is murdered, and the prime suspect is Shafe's snitch. Meanwhile, Shafe and rookie Charmain Tully go undercover into the Manson family in a mission that comes with serious consequences.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Home Is Where You're Happy
    7.2/10 454 votes

    #4 - Home Is Where You're Happy

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 6/11/2015

    Hodiak investigates Art Gladner's murder through his late wife Lucille, who runs a burlesque club. Manson hides Emma but Hodiak, under pressure from Grace, ultimately finds her and brings her home.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Sera Gamble

  • A Change Is Gonna Come
    7.2/10 438 votes

    #5 - A Change Is Gonna Come

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 6/18/2015

    A South Central murder investigation ratchets up tension with the Black Panthers. Emma runs away from home in the midst of the chaos and Hodiak pays Manson a visit and gives him a near-fatal beating.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Cease to Resist
    7.2/10 401 votes

    #6 - Cease to Resist

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 7/2/2015

    Cutler gets a surprise visitor. Hodiak and Shafe work the murder of a Hollywood star. Charlie goes gun shopping.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Sera Gamble

  • A Whiter Shade of Pale
    7.3/10 428 votes

    #7 - A Whiter Shade of Pale

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 6/25/2015

    Charlie recovers. Charmain finds a case. Hodiak seeks the man who's been harassing Shafe's family. Shafe helps Hodiak get a message to his son.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Sick City
    7.4/10 392 votes

    #8 - Sick City

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 7/9/2015

    Karn buries secrets. Failing to impress a record producer, Manson takes his disappointment out on his family. Shafe catches a tough break. Hodiak loses an old friend.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)
    7.4/10 365 votes

    #9 - It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 7/25/2015

    Charlie tests Emma's loyalty. Shafe passes Guapo's test. After his first acid trip, courtesy of Manson, Hodiak helps a fellow detective with a secret.

    Director: John Dahl

    Writer: N/A

  • Your Mother Should Know
    7.4/10 360 votes

    #10 - Your Mother Should Know

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 8/1/2015

    Trust is an issue when Bunchy asks Hodiak to find his brother's killer; the Hodiak family comes together to help Walt; Charlie's mom visits.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Piggies
    7.5/10 211 votes

    #11 - Piggies

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 7/14/2016

    Manson and the Family receive two surprises: one a blessing, one a threat. As Hodiak tries to investigate a new clue in the case of the photographer killer, a series of roadblocks forces him to take a proactive measure. Meanwhile, Grace makes plans for Emma. A shootout between the Black Panthers and LAPD reverberate in Shafe and Kristin's marriage.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • While My Guitar Gently Weeps
    7.5/10 210 votes

    #12 - While My Guitar Gently Weeps

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 8/27/2016

    Shafe, alone at the bloody Tate crime scene, is confronted by his own demons. As Manson searches for a missing Emma, he ends up on Hodiak's doorstep. Meanwhile, Ken Karn goes to new levels for international diplomacy.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Mother Nature's Son
    7.5/10 205 votes

    #13 - Mother Nature's Son

    Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 9/10/2016

    Hodiak decides to take matters into his own hands and shows up on the doorstep of the mysterious serial killer who has been sending him obscene pictures. Meanwhile, Manson sends Bobby, Mary and Sadie to go to extreme measures to get money from Gary Hinman.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • (Please Let Me Love You And) It Won't Be Wrong
    7.6/10 362 votes

    #14 - (Please Let Me Love You And) It Won't Be Wrong

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 8/8/2015

    Emma's absence is felt when the Manson family makes a documentary; Hodiak makes a deal with Ken Karn to save his son.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Sera Gamble

  • Old Ego Is a Too Much Thing
    7.6/10 365 votes

    #15 - Old Ego Is a Too Much Thing

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 8/22/2015

    Season 1 finale! Emma returns just as Mary goes into labor; Hodiak's deal for Walt goes south; a murder investigation has unforeseen consequences.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Revolution 9
    7.6/10 218 votes

    #16 - Revolution 9

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 7/7/2016

    While Shafe's addiction problems mount, Hodiak helps an old war buddy find his blackmailer. Meanwhile, Karn gathers information to use against Bobby Kennedy and Grace finds a new love for politics.

    Director: Jonas Pate

    Writer: Rafael Yglesias

  • Sexy Sadie
    7.6/10 207 votes

    #17 - Sexy Sadie

    Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 8/27/2016

    Sharon Tate begs for her life but Sadie has no mercy. Manson tries to track down Dennis Wilson. Meanwhile Hodiak finds Emma in a sanatorium, but will need help to get her out. While, an unemployed Ken Karn reunites with an old friend.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Blackbird
    7.6/10 209 votes

    #18 - Blackbird

    Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 9/3/2016

    Ken and Emma reconcile but Emma wants to find Charlie. At the expense of Charmain's career, Hodiak is determined to find the truth behind Bunchy's murder. Meanwhile, Shafe sees an old friend at rehab.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Why?
    7.7/10 396 votes

    #19 - Why?

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 7/18/2015

    Charmain's first ride-along ends when her fellow officers are gunned down, the first in a series of cop killings.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Helter Skelter
    7.7/10 273 votes

    #20 - Helter Skelter

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 6/16/2016

    Hodiak receives some disturbing fan mail as Charmain takes a dangerous plunge undercover and Brian discovers Roy's true intentions. Ken takes aim at Hal as Charlie fears an old prison mate is back to collect a debt.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Happiness Is a Warm Gun
    7.7/10 252 votes

    #21 - Happiness Is a Warm Gun

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 6/16/2016

    Charlie cooks up a plan for Ralph and his crew; Hal wakes to a nightmare; and Hodiak gets leverage for his son.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Why Don't We Do It in the Road
    7.7/10 248 votes

    #22 - Why Don't We Do It in the Road

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 6/16/2016

    Charlie bonds with a Beach Boy, while "Tex" joins the Manson Family. Hodiak and Grace tread familiar territory as Brian takes a stab at a killer and gets rewarded for his sharp work.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Revolution 1
    7.7/10 236 votes

    #23 - Revolution 1

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 6/23/2016

    On the day of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s assassination, Hodiak must investigate a murder in a black neighborhood while trying to prevent an imminent riot. In the midst of the crisis in the black community, Kristin's involvement with the Black Panthers drives a wedge between her and Shafe's marriage. Meanwhile, Charmain brings the drug case to a close and discovers the full cost of undercover work.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey
    7.8/10 235 votes

    #24 - Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 6/30/2016

    Internal affairs turns up the heat on Hodiak, but a tragedy interrupts the investigation. Meanwhile, Dennis Wilson's courtship with Emma ignites jealousy in Manson. Dennis takes Emma and Manson to meet a record producer who lives at 10050 Cielo Drive- the future home of the Tate family.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Can You Take Me Back?
    7.9/10 213 votes

    #25 - Can You Take Me Back?

    Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 9/3/2016

    Changes within the police department land Hodiak back in hot water with Internal Affairs, which forces him to adjust to a neutered role in the precinct. Meanwhile, the Manson family's misfortune seems to take a turn for the better when Terry Melcher arrives and wants to record Charlie's music.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A