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The Best Episodes of Castle Rock Season 1

Every episode of Castle Rock Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Castle Rock Season 1!

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Based on the stories of Stephen King, the series intertwines characters and themes from the fictional town of Castle Rock.

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Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Castle Rock Season 1 Episode 1 - Severance
    7.9/10(3418 votes)

    #1 - Severance

    S1:E1

    The warden of Shawshank Prison commits suicide, leaving behind an unsettling mystery that seems to be connected to a case from 27 years earlier.

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  2. Castle Rock Season 1 Episode 2 - Habeas Corpus
    7.8/10(2867 votes)

    #2 - Habeas Corpus

    S1:E2

    Henry Deaver returns to Castle Rock and takes on the Kid as a client. A letter left behind by Warden Lacy sheds some light on the Kid's origins.

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  3. Castle Rock Season 1 Episode 3 - Local Color
    7.7/10(2690 votes)

    #3 - Local Color

    S1:E3

    The past catches up with Molly Strand.

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  4. Castle Rock Season 1 Episode 4 - The Box
    8.1/10(2571 votes)

    #4 - The Box

    S1:E4

    Henry urges the Kid to accept the prison's settlement and investigates his own disappearance decades earlier. A Shawshank prison guard snaps.

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  5. Castle Rock Season 1 Episode 5 - Harvest
    7.9/10(2332 votes)

    #5 - Harvest

    S1:E5

    After the Shawshank shooting, the Kid is released and Henry moves him into an apartment above Molly's office. A ceremony honoring Alan goes awry.

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  6. Castle Rock Season 1 Episode 6 - Filter
    7.7/10(2234 votes)

    #6 - Filter

    S1:E6

    Molly confesses her role in the death of Reverend Deaver. Henry's son Wendell arrives from Boston. The Kid is institutionalized, but not for long.

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  8. Castle Rock Season 1 Episode 7 - The Queen
    8.9/10(4444 votes)

    #7 - The Queen

    S1:E7

    Ruth explains her jumbled memories and time-skipping to her grandson Wendell, but the Kid's presence and her disorientation have tragic consequences.

    Director:Greg Yaitanes
    Writer:Sam Shaw

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  9. Castle Rock Season 1 Episode 8 - Past Perfect
    8.1/10(2224 votes)

    #8 - Past Perfect

    S1:E8

    Out-of-towners renovate the Lacy home into a murder-themed bed and breakfast. Molly rescues Henry from the camper. Ruth remains lost in the past.

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  10. Castle Rock Season 1 Episode 9 - Henry Deaver
    8.5/10(2601 votes)

    #9 - Henry Deaver

    S1:E9

    The true identity of the Kid is revealed, as well as his relationship to Henry, Molly and a site in the forest where strange sightings occur.

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  11. Castle Rock Season 1 Episode 10 - Romans
    6.9/10(2431 votes)

    #10 - Romans

    S1:E10

    Henry and the Kid end up jailed together just as a prisoner transfer from the shuttering Shawshank prison leads to a violent breakout.

    Writer:Unknown

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Severance" is the best rated episode of "Castle Rock" season 1. It scored 7.9/10 based on 3418 votes. Directed by Michael Uppendahl and written by Dustin Thomason, Sam Shaw, it aired on 7/25/2018. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Habeas Corpus".