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The Best Episodes of Crossbones

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

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It's 1715 on the Bahamian island of New Providence, the first functioning democracy in the Americas, where the diabolical pirate Edward Teach, a.k.a. Blackbeard, reigns over a rogue nation of thieves, outlaws and miscreant sailors.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Crossbones Season 1 Episode 8 - Crossbones
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Crossbones

    S1:E8

    Crew loyalty is tested as Blackbeard sets sail and spins his endgame in motion. On Santa Compana, Tom Lowe receives a startling request from Kate.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Crossbones Season 1 Episode 9 - Blackbeard
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Blackbeard

    S1:E9

    Blackbeard risks everything against William Jagger's frenzied attack in the season finale. A torn Lowe must make crucial choices.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Crossbones Season 1 Episode 6 - A Hole in the Head
    8.8/10(2 votes)

    #3 - A Hole in the Head

    S1:E6

    Balfour overhears Lowe confess to Kate of being an English spy sent to kill Blackbeard and he tells Selima, who sends pirates to find Lowe. Antoinette's torture continues at the hands of Jagger, now using Lowe's sketchbook as evidence that Edward "Blackbeard" Teach is alive.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Crossbones Season 1 Episode 4 - Antoinette
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #4 - Antoinette

    S1:E4

    Having learned of Blackbeard's plans to attack innocent civilians in Jamaica, Lowe devises a way to report back to his spymaster, William Jagger. But having done so, Lowe discovers that Jagger might be an even greater madman than the Commodore. The time has come to make a choice between two evils. Which way will he jump?

    Director:Dan Attias
    Writer:Michael Oates Palmer

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  5. Crossbones Season 1 Episode 2 - The Covenant
    6.8/10(4 votes)

    #5 - The Covenant

    S1:E2

    Blackbeard's plans are complicated when a popular Pirate Captain comes to town and violently disagrees with his grand design. For his master plan to survive, Blackbeard must weigh the risks of ridding himself of a dangerous old friend. Meanwhile, trying to gain insight into the Commodore's mysterious endgame, Tom Lowe finds himself an unlikely instrument of Blackbeard's will.

    Director:Ciarán Donnelly
    Writer:Blake Masters

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  6. Crossbones Season 1 Episode 3 - The Man Who Killed Blackbeard
    6.8/10(4 votes)

    #6 - The Man Who Killed Blackbeard

    S1:E3

    When Kate is captured on a trading voyage, Blackbeard and Lowe must work together in order to rescue her before she reveals the island's whereabouts to William Jagger. In the process, Lowe discovers that Blackbeard has an ulterior, deeply personal motive for keeping him on Santa Compana.

    Director:Steve Shill
    Writer:Neil Cross

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  7. Crossbones Season 1 Episode 1 - The Devil's Dominion
    5.8/10(7 votes)

    #7 - The Devil's Dominion

    S1:E1

    The Longitude Chronometer, a device that will change the world, is stolen from HMS Petrel by pirates working for the legendary but supposedly long dead Edward Teach - better known as Blackbeard. On board the Petrel is Tom Lowe, an English spy working undercover as ship's surgeon. Lowe's mission is to prevent the Chronometer from falling into the hands of pirates... and if the opportunity should arise, to assassinate Blackbeard.

    Director:David Slade
    Writers:James V. Hart, Amanda Welles, Neil Cross

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  8. Crossbones Season 1 Episode 5 - The Return
    5.0/10(5 votes)

    #8 - The Return

    S1:E5

    Lowe plots to kidnap Blackbeard and deliver him to the English authorities, believing this to be the only way to save the people of Santa Compana from the mad wrath of William Jagger. Meanwhile, Jagger visits an insane asylum, believing a patient there will be the key to finally defeating Blackbeard.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Crossbones Season 1 Episode 7 - Beggarman
    3.7/10(3 votes)

    #9 - Beggarman

    S1:E7

    Nenna plans an escape, putting Lowe in peril. Meanwhile, Balfour forms an unlikely alliance that could cost him and Lowe their lives.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Crossbones" is the best rated episode of "Crossbones". It scored 9/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 8/2/2014. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Blackbeard".