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The Best Episodes of Beauty and the Beast

Every episode of Beauty and the Beast ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Beauty and the Beast!

The Best Episodes of Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast is an American drama series which first aired on CBS in 1987. Creator Ron Koslow's updated version of the fairy tale...

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  1. Background image for A Happy Life
    9.1/10(141 votes)

    #1 - A Happy Life

    S1:E22

    Catherine's pain about her fragmented life almost causes her to end her relationship with Vincent.

    Director:Victor Lobl
    Writer:Unknown
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  2. Background image for The Rest is Silence
    9.0/10(89 votes)

    #2 - The Rest is Silence

    S2:E22

    A stress-aggravated illness triggers Vincent's collapse. Vincent goes far back through the catacombs of the tunnels to hide in a cave. While in there he continually growls and thrashes about as if he's gone mad. Catherine goes after him because she says that she can't stand to see him like that. After all he is the love of her life.

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  3. Background image for Ashes, Ashes
    8.9/10(124 votes)

    #3 - Ashes, Ashes

    S2:E3

    Dimitri, a Russian sailor unknowingly brings the plague below.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  4. Background image for A Fair and Perfect Knight
    8.9/10(84 votes)

    #4 - A Fair and Perfect Knight

    S2:E7

    Michael leaves to the tunnels to go to college above. Vincent deals with jealousy issues of not being able to go to college above. Catherine befriends him and helps him settle in. Michael eventually falls for Catherine and winds up kissing her. Then he is afraid of what Vincent will do when he finds out about the kiss.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  5. Background image for Orphans
    8.9/10(91 votes)

    #5 - Orphans

    S2:E12

    Catherine's father dies and Vincent allows her to come below to grieve. He also makes her go back above because he knows that she does not belong there no matter how he feels. Catherine finally agrees and goes back above.

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  6. Background image for The Watcher
    8.9/10(81 votes)

    #6 - The Watcher

    S2:E15

    Catherine is harrassed by a peeping tom. The worst part is that this man has seen Vincent!

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  8. Background image for What Rough Beast
    8.9/10(83 votes)

    #7 - What Rough Beast

    S2:E20

    An insistent reporter sets off Vincent's confrontation with himself.

    Writer:Unknown
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  9. Background image for When the Bluebird Sings
    8.8/10(88 votes)

    #8 - When the Bluebird Sings

    S2:E14

    Catherine meets a strange man who says that he is an artist. His name is Kristopher Gentian. But when strange things begin to happen it leads both Vincent and Catherine to wonder if the man is really an artist or a ghost.

    Director:Victor Lobl
    Writer:Unknown
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  10. Background image for A Kingdom by the Sea
    8.8/10(78 votes)

    #9 - A Kingdom by the Sea

    S2:E18

    Elliot Birch is pursued by a death squad. Catherine puts her own life on the line to help him.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  11. Background image for A Distant Shore
    8.6/10(83 votes)

    #10 - A Distant Shore

    S2:E16

    Catherine must travel to L.A. for information about a murder case. Even this far away, Vincent still has a sense of her. But because she is so far away there is nothing that Vincent can do if she does encounter danger. On the flight home Catherine remembers special moments with Vincent.

    Writer:Unknown
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  12. Background image for A Children's Story
    8.5/10(107 votes)

    #11 - A Children's Story

    S1:E10

    Vincent alerts Catherine to possible wrong-doing at a well-known, renowned orphanage.

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  13. Background image for An Impossible Silence
    8.5/10(106 votes)

    #12 - An Impossible Silence

    S1:E11

    Laura, a deaf-mute tunnel dweller, witnesses the murder of a police officer, for which another man is framed.

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  14. Background image for Shades of Gray
    8.5/10(97 votes)

    #13 - Shades of Gray

    S1:E12

    Attempting to aid an injured child (Eric) in the Maze, a cave-in traps Vincent and Father. Catherine, after facing Elliott Burch, who has agreed to be a witness against an extortionist, senses something is wrong and rushes to the tunnels.

    Writer:Unknown
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  15. Background image for The Alchemist
    8.5/10(102 votes)

    #14 - The Alchemist

    S1:E14

    Paracelsus, a former friend of Father's, sells an hallucinatory drug in the world above.

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  16. Background image for Down to a Sunless Sea
    8.5/10(90 votes)

    #15 - Down to a Sunless Sea

    S1:E17

    Steven Bass, Catherine's ex-fiancé resurfaces, and is behaving oddly.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  17. Background image for Ozymandias
    8.5/10(93 votes)

    #16 - Ozymandias

    S1:E21

    Construction of the Birch tower is causing many problems in the tunnels. To help the problems stop Catherine agrees to marry Elliot Birch.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  18. Background image for Dead of Winter
    8.5/10(82 votes)

    #17 - Dead of Winter

    S2:E4

    Winterfest is a celebration of great importance to those who live below. This is Catherine's first Winterfest. But this year Winterfest is interrupted by Paracelsus.

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  19. Background image for Ceremony of Innocence
    8.5/10(66 votes)

    #18 - Ceremony of Innocence

    S2:E21

    Paracelsus' lie about Vincent's birth brings Vincent to the verge of madness.

    Director:Gus Trikonis
    Writer:Unknown
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  20. Background image for Promises of Someday
    8.4/10(90 votes)

    #19 - Promises of Someday

    S1:E16

    Vincent's foster brother, who is also Father's son, Devin, returns to the tunnels after a 20 year absence.

    Writer:Unknown
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  21. Background image for To Reign in Hell
    8.4/10(95 votes)

    #20 - To Reign in Hell

    S1:E20

    Paracelsus kidnaps Catherine, which causes Vincent to begin a quest to rescue her.

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  22. Background image for Brothers
    8.4/10(86 votes)

    #21 - Brothers

    S2:E9

    Devin, rescues a man who has elephant man's syndrome from a cruel circus man. The owner leaves the poor man locked in a cage like an animal. Devin, then brings him below where he knows that he will be safe.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  23. Background image for A Gentle Rain
    8.4/10(85 votes)

    #22 - A Gentle Rain

    S2:E10

    Catherine must turn in Kanin. He is a tunnel dweller who is wanted for a past DWI vehicular homecide.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  24. Background image for The Outsiders
    8.4/10(83 votes)

    #23 - The Outsiders

    S2:E11

    A murderous "family" takes up residence in the tunnels.

    Director:Unknown
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  25. Background image for Nor Iron Bars a Cage
    8.3/10(111 votes)

    #24 - Nor Iron Bars a Cage

    S1:E7

    Vincent is captured and held hostage by two scientists who stick him in a cage. Catherine considers a new job in Providence.

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  26. Background image for Chamber Music
    8.3/10(93 votes)

    #25 - Chamber Music

    S2:E1

    While walking above one night Vincent spots an ex-tunnel dweller, named Rolly. Catherine and Vincent try to help him. Rolly is also a piano prodigy or at least he used to be. Now he's a junkie. Catherine and Vincent attend a concert in the park from below. In the middle of the concert a rainstorm begins. Vincent tries to cover Catherine with his cape but she pushes it off and allow herself to get soaked. Vincent watches in amusement. After Catherine is soaking wet she crawls back over to Vincent and collapses laughingly into his lap.

    Director:Victor Lobl
    Writer:Unknown
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Best Episodes Summary

"A Happy Life" is the best rated episode of "Beauty and the Beast". It scored 9.1/10 based on 141 votes. Directed by Victor Lobl and written by Unknown, it aired on 4/8/1988. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Rest is Silence".