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The Best Episodes of Barkskins

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A disparate group of outcasts and dreamers battle to escape their pasts while navigating the brutal frontier hardships, competing interests, and tangled loyalties at the crossroads of civilization: the New World. Based on the novel

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Barkskins Season 1 Episode 7 - Bees in a Bottle
    8.2/10(112 votes)

    S1:E7

    Cooke and Mother Sabrine embark on a dangerous quest as Trepagny and Melissande are reunited. Cross leads Goames and Yvon deeper into the woods.

    Director:Louise Friedberg
    Writers:Elwood Reid, Migizi Pensoneau

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  2. Barkskins Season 1 Episode 6 - The Wobble
    8.0/10(126 votes)

    S1:E6

    Trepagny and Bouchard attempt a daring rescue mission and incite war with the Iroquois. Cross tells Goames and Yvon a secret and plots his leave.

    Director:Dan Attias
    Writers:Elwood Reid, Sheri Holman

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  3. Barkskins Season 1 Episode 8 - The Black Sun
    7.8/10(126 votes)

    S1:E8

    Preparations begin for Trepagny and Melissande's wedding as Delphine and Cooke explore a future together. Goames' loyalty to the company is tested.

    Director:Lukas Ettlin
    Writers:Elwood Reid, Jason Sack

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  4. Barkskins Season 1 Episode 4 - The Law of Two
    7.7/10(146 votes)

    S1:E4

    The Iroquois come to Wobik to collect their dead. Trepagny leads Melissande back to the Doma. Delphine embarks on a new life with Pierre Gasquet.

    Director:Courtney Hunt
    Writers:Elwood Reid, Kseniya Melnik

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  5. Barkskins Season 1 Episode 5 - Buttermilk
    7.7/10(124 votes)

    S1:E5

    Mathilde encourages Bouchard to reestablish his authority in Wobik before the arrival of the intendant. Melissande and Mari quarrel over Trepagny.

    Director:Darren Grant
    Writers:Elwood Reid, Walter Kirn

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  6. Barkskins Season 1 Episode 2 - The Turtle King
    7.6/10(176 votes)

    S1:E2

    Duquet escapes indentured servitude and finds himself at the mercy of the vast forest. Elsewhere, Goames and Yvon make a chilling discovery.

    Director:David Slade
    Writer:Elwood Reid

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  7. Barkskins Season 1 Episode 3 - The Sugared Plum
    7.6/10(155 votes)

    S1:E3

    Mathilde gets back to business after her attack, while Goames hunts for answers. Trepagny joins the eligible men of Wobik for a night of matchmaking.

    Director:Lukas Ettlin
    Writers:Elwood Reid, Adam Glass

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  8. Barkskins Season 1 Episode 1 - New France
    7.5/10(212 votes)

    S1:E1

    A group of outcasts battle to escape their pasts while navigating the brutal frontier and tangled loyalties of the New World.

    Director:David Slade
    Writer:Elwood Reid

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Best Episodes Summary

"Bees in a Bottle" is the best rated episode of "Barkskins". It scored 8.2/10 based on 112 votes. Directed by Louise Friedberg and written by Elwood Reid, Migizi Pensoneau, it aired on 6/15/2020. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Wobble".