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The Worst Episodes of Band of Brothers

Every episode of Band of Brothers ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Band of Brothers!

Drawn from interviews with survivors of Easy Company, as well as their journals and letters, Band of Brothers chronicles the experiences of these men from...
Genres:DramaWar & Politics
Network:HBO

Worst Episodes Summary

"Currahee" is the worst rated episode of "Band of Brothers". It scored 8.6/10 based on 12471 votes. Directed by Phil Alden Robinson and written by Erik Jendresen, Tom Hanks, it aired on 9/9/2001. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Last Patrol".

  • Currahee
    8.6/1012,471 votes
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    #1 - Currahee

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/9/2001

    Easy Company is introduced to Captain Sobel, who has the group undergo hard and unfair training. As a result, Sobel comes into conflict with his men, including Richard Winters, his executive officer. The company is shipped to England to prepare for D-Day.

    Director: Phil Alden Robinson

    Writer: Erik Jendresen, Tom Hanks

  • The Last Patrol
    8.7/108,894 votes
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    #2 - The Last Patrol

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 10/21/2001

    Easy Company is in Hagenau in Feburary, 1945, where they prepare for a night patrol mission to capture German prisoners. The patrol includes one veteran who is despised for missing Bastogne and a new lieutenant fresh out of West Point.

    Director: Tony To

    Writer: Erik Bork, Bruce C. McKenna

  • Replacements
    8.8/109,808 votes
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    #3 - Replacements

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 9/23/2001

    With the addition of many new men, Easy Company heads to Holland to participate in Operation Market Garden and prepare an Allied route into Germany, but they meet stiff German resistance.

    Director: David Nutter

    Writer: Graham Yost, Bruce C. McKenna

  • Crossroads
    8.8/109,615 votes
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    #4 - Crossroads

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 9/30/2001

    Winters writes a report on the challenge of an unexpected resistance to a German attack, and is haunted by his conscience after shooting a teenage German soldier. Operation Pegasus is depicted. Easy Company is called to Bastogne to repel the sudden German counterattack.

    Director: Tom Hanks

    Writer: Erik Jendresen

  • Carentan
    9.0/1010,439 votes
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    #5 - Carentan

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/16/2001

    Easy Company are sent to liberate the French village of Carentan, where they lose several men in heavy fighting. The episode focuses on Private Albert Blithe, who struggles with crippling anxiety following the battle.

    Director: Mikael Salomon

    Writer: E. Max Frye

  • Day of Days
    9.1/1011,519 votes
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    #6 - Day of Days

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/9/2001

    Easy Company lands in Normandy, scattered all across and away from their drop zone. 1st Lt. Meehan, commander of Easy, is killed when his plane suffers a direct hit and 1st Lt. Winters must take command and 1st Lt. Speirs is introduced.

    Director: Richard Loncraine

    Writer: John Orloff

  • Bastogne
    9.2/1010,972 votes
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    #7 - Bastogne

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/7/2001

    Easy Company experiences the Battle of the Bulge and have to hold ground near Bastogne while running low on ammunition and other supplies. The episode focuses on medic Eugene "Doc" Roe as he helps out his fellow soldiers where he can, while also scrounging for medical supplies, of which the Company is dangerously low.

    Director: David Leland

    Writer: Bruce C. McKenna

  • Points
    9.2/109,146 votes
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    #8 - Points

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/4/2001

    As the Germans surrender, it appears that that the hard days for Easy Company are over as they are stationed in Austria. But they soon learn that those solders without enough service points will be sent to fight in Japan.

    Director: Mikael Salomon

    Writer: Erik Jendresen, Erik Bork

  • The Breaking Point
    9.4/1010,552 votes
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    #9 - The Breaking Point

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 10/14/2001

    Easy Company battles near Foy, Belgium, losing numerous men. In the episode, the actions of 1st Lt. Norman Dike, the Company's commander, are examined and questioned. Serving as narrator is 1st Sgt. Carwood Lipton, who attempts to keep the morale of the men up as they endure their trials in the forest near Foy.

    Director: David Frankel

    Writer: Graham Yost

  • Why We Fight
    9.5/1011,779 votes
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    #10 - Why We Fight

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 10/28/2001

    As the Allies move into Germany and the war comes closer to an end, disillusionment and anger set in for Easy Company--until they stumble onto a concentration camp abandoned by the German military.

    Director: David Frankel

    Writer: John Orloff