The Best Episodes of Castle Rock Season 1

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.9/10(4604 votes)

   #1 - The Queen

   S1:E78/22/2018

   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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   Director:Greg Yaitanes

   Writer:Sam Shaw
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   8.5/10(2695 votes)

   #2 - Henry Deaver

   S1:E99/5/2018

   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.

   Director:Julie Anne Robinson

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Julie Anne Robinson

   Writer:Unknown
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   8.1/10(2674 votes)

   #3 - The Box

   S1:E48/1/2018

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

   Director:Michael Uppendahl

   Writer:Scott Brown

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   Director:Michael Uppendahl

   Writer:Scott Brown
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   8.1/10(2327 votes)

   #4 - Past Perfect

   S1:E88/29/2018

   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.

   Director:Ana Lily Amirpour

   Writer:Mark Lafferty

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   Director:Ana Lily Amirpour

   Writer:Mark Lafferty
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   7.9/10(3556 votes)

   #5 - Severance

   S1:E17/25/2018

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

   Director:Michael Uppendahl

   Writers:Dustin Thomason, Sam Shaw

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   Director:Michael Uppendahl

   Writers:Dustin Thomason, Sam Shaw
6. 

   7.9/10(2439 votes)

   #6 - Harvest

   S1:E58/8/2018

   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.

   Director:Andrew Bernstein

   Writer:Lila Byock

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   Director:Andrew Bernstein

   Writer:Lila Byock
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   7.8/10(2978 votes)

   #7 - Habeas Corpus

   S1:E27/25/2018

   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.

   Director:Dan Attias

   Writers:Dustin Thomason, Sam Shaw

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   Director:Dan Attias

   Writers:Dustin Thomason, Sam Shaw
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   7.7/10(2794 votes)

   #8 - Local Color

   S1:E37/25/2018

   The past catches up with Molly Strand.

   Director:Michael Uppendahl

   Writer:Gina Welch

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   Director:Michael Uppendahl

   Writer:Gina Welch
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   7.7/10(2343 votes)

   #9 - Filter

   S1:E68/15/2018

   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.

   Director:Kevin Hooks

   Writers:Marc Bernardin, Vinnie Wilhelm

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   Director:Kevin Hooks

   Writers:Marc Bernardin, Vinnie Wilhelm
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    6.9/10(2536 votes)

    #10 - Romans

    S1:E109/12/2018

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

    Director:Nicole Kassell

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:Nicole Kassell

    Writer:Unknown