8.0/102,789 votes#1 - Woe Has Joined
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/21/2015
A beautiful, naked amnesiac is found in Times Square covered in mysterious tattoos, including one bearing the name of FBI Agent Kurt Weller. Special Agent Weller and his FBI team must decode the map of clues on Jane Doe's body in order to thwart a deadly terrorist attack. Who is Jane Doe - is she an asset or enemy? Who wiped her memory? And who is behind the tattoos?
Director: Mark Pellington
Writer: Martin Gero
7.6/102,060 votes#2 - A Stray Howl
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/28/2015
The team unlocks a cryptic tattoo that points to Major Arthur Gibson, an Air Force pilot with a painful past and a lethal agenda. Jane continues to search for clues to her identity and is haunted when flashes of a disturbing memory force her to question her past. Meanwhile, Weller thinks he might know Jane's true identity.
Director: Mark Pellington
Writer: Martin Gero
7.8/101,870 votes#3 - Eight Slim Grins
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/5/2015
An infamous crew of thieves almost pulls off the perfect jewel heist, except one thief - with a Navy SEAL tattoo identical to Jane's - is captured at the scene of the crime. Does this man know Jane? Meanwhile, Jane receives a visit - and an ambiguous warning - from the mysterious bearded man from her first memory as Weller and Mayfair struggle with Jane's role on the team.
Director: Steve Shill
Writer: Martin Gero, Eoghan Mahony
7.7/101,647 votes#4 - Bone May Rot
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/12/2015
Patterson and her puzzle-expert boyfriend, David, decode a tattoo clue that sends the team to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). While at the CDC, the team discovers a hidden message on Jane's body that uncovers a plot that could have catastrophic global consequences. Meanwhile, Jane and Weller grow closer.
Director: Karen Gaviola
Writer: Christina M. Kim
7.8/101,552 votes#5 - Split the Law
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/19/2015
After a seemingly straightforward hostage situation turns out to have deeper international implications, the CIA and FBI find themselves racing against each other to apprehend the same criminal with a dark history. Carter expresses concern about Jane's trustworthiness, causing friction with Mayfair and testing Reade's loyalty to the team. Meeting Weller's family proves overwhelming for Jane as she grapples with her identity.
Director: Mark Pellington
Writer: Brendan Gall
7.7/101,499 votes#6 - Cede Your Soul
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/26/2015
When an assassination leads the team to a dangerous app that allows criminals to track government vehicles, they have to work with the app's surprising creator to take it down. Jane and Weller attempt to keep their relationship professional. Zapata struggles with a moral issue.
Director: Rob Hardy
Writer: Alex Berger
8.0/101,462 votes#7 - Sent On Tour
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/2/2015
One of Jane's tattoos sends the team to a remote location where they find themselves face to face with a dangerous criminal in a case that puts Jane and Weller's strained relationship to the test and threatens to expose Mayfair's secrets. Meanwhile, Patterson breaks the rules to solve a tattoo puzzle.
Director: Steve Shill
Writer: Chris Pozzebon
7.4/101,407 votes#8 - Persecute Envoys
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/9/2015
After a police officer is murdered, Patterson unlocks a disturbing tattoo that appears to have predicted his killing, and the team chases a violent clue trail to stop further attacks. Mayfair reveals secrets from her past to Weller, seriously testing their relationship.
Director: Marcos Siega
Writer: Chelsey Lora
8.2/101,588 votes#9 - Authentic Flirt
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/16/2015
Jane and Weller go undercover as a world-class assassin couple to prevent deadly information from getting into the wrong hands. The intimate assignment draws them closer than ever. Meanwhile, David embarks on a solo mission to win Patterson back, and Carter clashes with Mayfair over how to handle a dangerous individual.
Director: David McWhirter
Writer: Katherine Collins
8.3/101,656 votes#10 - Evil Handmade Instrument
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/23/2015
In the thrilling mid-season finale the team goes after a group of sleeper spies that have just been activated and race to stop a slew of assassinations.
Director: Marcos Siega
Writer: Christina M. Kim
7.8/101,299 votes#11 - Cease Forcing Enemy
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 2/29/2016
Jane reels from a series of massive revelations about her tattoos and grapples with whether to trust Oscar. Meanwhile, a tattoo leads the team to a shocking discovery in the Black Sea.
Director: Rob Seidenglanz
Writer: Martin Gero
7.6/101,151 votes#12 - Scientists Hollow Fortune
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 3/7/2016
After a disturbed Iraq War vet shoots up a military base, the team exposes a sinister plot. As Jane and Weller race to stop a single-minded scientist, Jane recalls her own mysterious military past and contemplates a new relationship with Oscar.
Director: Rich Newey
Writer: Alex Berger
7.9/101,178 votes#13 - Erase Weary Youth
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 3/14/2016
After a tip reveals there's a mole within the FBI's New York Office, the team must hunt for the operative while facing extreme scrutiny from Inspector Fischer. The team's deepest secrets threaten to be exposed, and everyone is a potential suspect - but some, especially Jane Doe have more to hide.
Director: Marcos Siega
Writer: Chris Pozzebon
7.6/101,113 votes#14 - Rules in Defiance
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 3/21/2016
An anonymous tip leads the team to investigate an urgent death row case, ultimately sending Zapata undercover. After nearly getting caught during the mole hunt, Jane considers leaving the FBI.
Director: Kenneth Fink
Writer: Kristen Layden
7.7/101,108 votes#15 - Older Cutthroat Canyon
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 3/28/2016
After a painting featuring one of Jane's tattoos is heisted from a gallery, the team discovers Jane is the real target. In order to protect her team, Jane goes AWOL.
Director: Marcos Siega
Writer: Brendan Gall
7.4/101,104 votes#16 - Any Wounded Thief
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 4/4/2016
After an armored truck is robbed, the team discovers that the stolen goods are chemical weapons and they must race to thwart a terrorist plot. Meanwhile, Jane grapples with a confusing memory of Weller - while growing even closer to Oscar. Meanwhile Patterson receives a phone call from someone from her past.
Director: Tricia Brock
Writer: Christina M. Kim
7.6/101,120 votes#17 - Mans Telepathic Loyal Lookouts
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 4/11/2016
After Patterson discovers a hidden message in the New York Times crossword, she embarks on a tattoo scavenger hunt that leads her into danger. Oscar finally tells Jane more about who she was, and Weller seeks his Dad's opinion about who kidnapped Taylor Shaw.
Director: Jeff T. Thomas
Writer: Rachel Caris Love
8.1/101,184 votes#18 - One Begets Technique
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 4/18/2016
In order to capture a dangerous international criminal, Jane and Weller are forced to collaborate with the only person he will meet: their former target, Rich DotCom. Jane must decide whether to risk hurting Weller by executing a morally questionable order from Oscar.
Director: Karen Gaviola
Writer: Martin Gero
7.8/101,098 votes#19 - In the Comet of Us
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 4/25/2016
When a school shooting breaks out during the investigation of a tattoo, the team splits up to take down the shooter. Mayfair copes with some issues from her past.
Director: Dermott Downs
Writer: Ryan Johnson, Peter Lalayanis
7.6/101,061 votes#20 - Swift Hardhearted Stone
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 5/2/2016
When a mysterious young girl with a tattoo connection falls into Borden's care, he brings her case to the FBI team -- but her ties to a terrorist organization prove dangerous for all of them. Meanwhile, a conflicted Jane starts to grow close to Weller again, and friendship blossoms between Borden and Patterson.
Director: Rob Seidenglanz
Writer: Christina M. Kim
8.0/101,084 votes#21 - Of Whose Uneasy Route
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 5/9/2016
The FBI is locked down when criminal hackers infiltrate the building, trapping the team inside SIOC. As they fight their way out, the close quarters force Mayfair, Zapata, Reade, and Sarah to confront personal conflicts.
Director: Jeff King
Writer: Alex Berger
8.4/101,280 votes#22 - If Love a Rebel, Death Will Render
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 5/16/2016
After an abandoned baby is found with a tattoo identical to one of Jane's, the team races to piece together the child's identity and save dozens of infants. A furious Jane confronts Oscar about the outcome of his secret missions.
Director: Romeo Tirone
Writer: Brendan Gall
8.4/101,388 votes#23 - Why Await Life's End
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 5/23/2016
Weller searches for the truth within a heartbreaking and confounding assertion. Jane reaches out to a former suspect for help with Oscar. Meanwhile, the rest of the team struggles to help a friend...
Director: Rob Seidenglanz
Writer: Martin Gero
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A vast international plot explodes when a beautiful Jane Doe is discovered naked in Times Square, completely covered in mysterious, intricate tattoos with no memory...
Genres:CrimeDramaAction & Adventure
Network:NBC
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Woe Has Joined" is the best rated episode of "Blindspot" season 1. It scored 8/10 based on 2789 votes. Directed by Mark Pellington and written by Martin Gero, it aired on 9/21/2015. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "A Stray Howl".