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The Best Episodes of Clarice

Genres:CrimeDrama
Network:CBS

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

In 1993, six months after the events of The Silence of the Lambs, FBI Agent Clarice Starling returns to the field to pursue serial murderers...
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  • Ugly Truth
    7.4/10(550)
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    #1 - Ugly Truth

    Season 1 Episode 7

    Aired 4/8/2021

    Clarice and Ardelia team up to investigate a deeply twisted cold case after the body of a missing teenager is found entombed in concrete. Also, Clarice wrestles with the knowledge that Krendler may know the man who attacked her while she was held captive.

    Director: Wendey Stanzler

    Writer: William Harper

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  • Achilles Heel
    7.4/10(364)
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    #2 - Achilles Heel

    Season 1 Episode 11

    Aired 6/10/2021

    Clarice zeroes in on the entity behind the River Murders, Alastor Pharmaceuticals. When Julia informs ViCAP of the impending sale of the company, ViCAP rushes to Alastor to prevent the purging of any incriminating evidence. Also, Clarice questions Alastor CEO Nils Hagen, who quickly changes the subject to Clarice’s relationship with his son, Tyson.

    Director: Christopher J. Byrne

    Writer: Elizabeth J.B. Klaviter, Lydia Teffera

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  • Family Is Freedom
    7.4/10(354)
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    #3 - Family Is Freedom

    Season 1 Episode 13

    Aired 6/24/2021

    On the heels of ViCAP uncovering the secrets behind the River Murders case, Clarice is imprisoned in an abandoned animal testing facility where she finds trafficked women being held captive. As Clarice attempts to break from her captors and rescue all the women, ViCAP and Ardelia team up to locate her.

    Director: DeMane Davis

    Writer: Alex Kurtzman, Jenny Lumet

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  • Are You Alright?
    7.3/10(774)
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    #4 - Are You Alright?

    Season 1 Episode 3

    Aired 2/25/2021

    In order to prove to Krendler and the VICAP team that she is fit for duty, Clarice must find the psychological key that will unlock a confession from the suspect in the three river murders.

    Director: Douglas Aarniokoski

    Writer: William Harper

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  • Father Time
    7.3/10(353)
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    #5 - Father Time

    Season 1 Episode 12

    Aired 6/17/2021

    As ViCAP finally gets the green light to raid Alastor Pharmaceuticals, Clarice punches another FBI agent in a moment of rage, then willingly turns in her badge and gun. Also, the rest of the ViCAP team uncovers the whole truth about the River Murders, and Clarice unwittingly puts herself in mortal danger.

    Director: DeMane Davis

    Writer: Kenneth Lin

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  • Ghosts of Highway 20
    7.2/10(912)
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    #6 - Ghosts of Highway 20

    Season 1 Episode 2

    Aired 2/18/2021

    Clarice Starling and the VICAP team are deployed to Tennessee where the FBI is laying siege against a fringe militia group called “The Statesmen,”

    Director: Douglas Aarniokoski

    Writer: Elizabeth J.B. Klaviter, Kenneth Lin

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  • Add-a-Bead
    7.1/10(457)
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    #7 - Add-a-Bead

    Season 1 Episode 8

    Aired 5/6/2021

    Clarice feels an emotional tie to the victim when ViCAP investigates what appears to be the suicide of a medical student in the United States on a foreign visa. Also, Krendler secretly collects a DNA sample from the man he suspects attacked Clarice at Woodhaven.

    Director: Deborah Kampmeier

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Silence Is Over
    7.0/10(1,238)
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    #8 - The Silence Is Over

    Season 1 Episode 1

    Aired 2/11/2021

    A year after rescuing Catherine Martin from the horror of Buffalo Bill’s basement, FBI Agent Clarice Starling gets an urgent assignment from Catherine’s mother, Attorney General Ruth Martin, to join the Violent Criminal Apprehension Program (VICAP) in the investigation of three serial killings.

    Director: Maja Vrvilo

    Writer: Alex Kurtzman, Jenny Lumet

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  • How Does It Feel to Be So Beautiful?
    7.0/10(547)
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    #9 - How Does It Feel to Be So Beautiful?

    Season 1 Episode 6

    Aired 4/1/2021

    Sidelined because of her harrowing ordeal with Marilyn Felker, Clarice goes to Ruth Martin to be reinstated and gets roped into having dinner at the Martin residence.

    Director: Wendey Stanzler

    Writer: Kenneth Lin, Celena Cipriaso

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  • Motherless Child
    7.0/10(386)
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    #10 - Motherless Child

    Season 1 Episode 10

    Aired 6/3/2021

    Catherine Martin escapes to Carneys Point, N.J., to confront Buffalo Bill’s mother, Lila Gumb. When Ruth recruits Krendler and ViCAP to track her down, Clarice volunteers to be the one to find Catherine before she commits a vile act and becomes a monster herself. Also, Julia continues to assist the ViCAP team’s investigation despite the huge personal risk.

    Director: Christopher J. Byrne

    Writer: William Harper

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  • You Can't Rule Me
    6.8/10(730)
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    #11 - You Can't Rule Me

    Season 1 Episode 4

    Aired 3/4/2021

    Following the assassination of a suspect, Clarice and VICAP are investigated by Krendler’s rival at the Bureau, SA Anthony Herman. When Ardelia is recruited to assist him, it causes friction between the two friends.

    Director: Chloe Domont

    Writer: Gabriel Ho, Lydia Teffera

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  • Get Right With God
    6.6/10(673)
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    #12 - Get Right With God

    Season 1 Episode 5

    Aired 3/11/2021

    Clarice is drugged and confined to a hospital bed by a serial killer in the medical profession, causing her to experience intense hallucinations.

    Director: Chloe Domont

    Writer: Tess Leibowitz

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  • Silence Is Purgatory
    6.2/10(548)
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    #13 - Silence Is Purgatory

    Season 1 Episode 9

    Aired 5/13/2021

    After ViCAP links the River Murders to a pharmaceutical company, Clarice seeks help from Julia Lawson, the corporate accountant for the company, who refuses to work with the FBI, and with Clarice specifically. Also, Catherine goes outside for the first time since her rescue from Buffalo Bill, and Ardelia and Agent Garrett connect with a lawyer they hope will take on the Black Coalition's case against the FBI.

    Director: Deborah Kampmeier

    Writer: N/A

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Best Episodes Summary

"Ugly Truth" is the best rated episode of "Clarice". It scored 7.4/10 based on 550 votes. Directed by Wendey Stanzler and written by William Harper, it aired on 4/8/2021. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Achilles Heel".