7.0/10599 votes#1 - Whap
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/9/2009
Abby Mills returns to Harper's Island for the wedding celebration of her best friend, Henry Dunn, and his fiance, Trish Wellington. Abby hasn't been home in seven years, since her mother and five others were murdered by John Wakefield.
Director: Jon Turteltaub
Writer: N/A
7.1/10479 votes#2 - Crackle
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/16/2009
The wedding party heads out on a scavenger hunt. While out, Trish meets up with an old flame, Henry talks to the locals, and Abby runs into a friend who has been haunted by John Wakefield.
Director: Sanford Bookstaver
Writer: Jeffrey Bell
7.2/10436 votes#3 - Ka-Blam
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/23/2009
When a local girl’s death is ruled a suicide, Abby challenges her father, the Sheriff, to investigate what really happened. As the wedding approaches, Trish must come to a decision about Hunter.
Director: Sanford Bookstaver
Writer: Jeffrey Bell
7.1/10422 votes#4 - Bang
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 5/2/2009
The groomsmen take Henry fishing for his bachelor party and make a gruesome discovery. The bridesmaids celebrate Trish's final days as a bachelorette with a psychic who has a very strong reaction to Abby.
Director: Guy Norman Bee
Writer: N/A
7.5/10406 votes#5 - Thwack
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/9/2009
A father/daughter bike ride in the woods leads to a startling revelation. Abby uncovers the Sheriff's secret obsession as Trish and Henry's wedding rehearsal takes an unexpected turn.
Director: James Whitmore Jr., Steve Gomer
Writer: Robert Levine
7.5/10404 votes#6 - Sploosh
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/23/2009
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Director: James Whitmore Jr.
Writer: N/A
7.4/10384 votes#7 - Thrack, Splat, Sizzle
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 5/30/2009
The wedding guests begin preparing to leave the island but the Sheriff suspects that one of them is the killer. Some new information reveals an eerie connection between Abby and Wakefield.
Director: Scott Peters
Writer: N/A
7.7/10382 votes#8 - Gurgle
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 6/6/2009
As the guests get ready to leave the island, one guest mysteriously disappears. Abby receives a phone call from someone threatening to kill the missing guest if anyone leaves the island.
Director: Rick Bota
Writer: N/A
7.8/10382 votes#9 - Seep
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 6/13/2009
The group turn against each other. However they find a map and are forced to come together to find Madison.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.9/10390 votes#10 - Snap
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 6/18/2009
An attempt to leave the island after Katherine has been killed turns into a disaster that will keep the remaining members of the wedding trapped for now. Meanwhile they find out a secret that will leave them reeling, and four more victims are claimed.
Director: Steve Boyum
Writer: Christine Roum
7.9/10436 votes#11 - Splash
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 6/27/2009
Abby confronts the killer, but the guests start thinking he may have an accomplice. Another guest dies and another goes missing.
Director: Rick Bota
Writer: N/A
7.9/10389 votes#12 - Gasp
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 7/4/2009
Eight of the suspects battle for survival as the truth is revealed.
Director: Seith Mann
Writer: N/A
7.5/10427 votes#13 - Sigh
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 7/11/2009
The answers are finally unveiled in the season finale.
Director: Sanford Bookstaver, Seith Mann
Writer: N/A
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A group of family and friends travels to a secluded island for a destination wedding. They've come to laugh... to love... and, though they don't...
Genres:MysteryDrama
Network:CBS
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Whap" is the best rated episode of "Harper's Island" season 1. It scored 7/10 based on 599 votes. Directed by Jon Turteltaub and written by N/A, it aired on 4/9/2009. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Crackle".