7.9/102,645 votes#1 - In the Belly of the Whale
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 2/20/2020
In the beginning, a plague crossed over the House of Heidelbaum. Its youngest, Jonah, was plunged into the belly of the whale; but was culled from the darkness by the shepherd Meyer Offerman. Somewhere across the ancient land of Manhattan, Millie Morris, a guardian of the law, whose faith hath been tested, trekked South upon the death of an elderly woman.
Director: Alfonso Gomez-Rejon
Writer: David Weil
7.4/101,900 votes#2 - The Mourner's Kaddish
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 2/20/2020
After discovering a clue about a murderous foe, Jonah travels to a wondrous land to locate a great evil and avenge his family. But his search lands Jonah in mortal peril that only the great shepherd Meyer Offerman can rescue him from. Meanwhile, down in the land of Florida, Millie Morris discovers that evil has many faces and that her search for truth may reveal more than she bargained for.
Director: Wayne Che Yip
Writer: David Weil
7.4/101,687 votes#3 - While Visions of Safta Danced in His Head
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 2/20/2020
And on the second day, God created The Hunters, who at the behest of Meyer brought Jonah into their tribe. The Hunters were wroth, “Nay!” They cried, “The Hunt is no place for a child!” But Jonah petitioned his worth and uncovered the dark hymns of a new enemy. Following the old woman’s death, Millie’s light shone forth upon sinister truths while a Great Evil conspired to keep them in the shadows.
Director: Wayne Che Yip
Writer: Nikki Toscano
7.7/101,599 votes#4 - The Pious Thieves
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 2/20/2020
And when Millie pursued justice, so the envoys of Evil pursued Millie. Meyer appealed to Jonah, whose faith was strained by the trials of The Hunt; and Jonah turned to his companions’ burning bush and the spectre of his grandmother for counsel. The Hunters toiled to interpret the secret words of a wicked proclamation.
Director: Nelson McCormick
Writer: Mark Bianculli
7.6/101,527 votes#5 - At Night, All Birds are Black
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/20/2020
For the love of money is the root of all evil. A trail of signs did lead The Hunters unto a merchant’s lair, where unearthed remnants of the past echoed evils of the present. Millie’s compass delivered her to the House of Offerman, whereupon she encountered Jonah and put a charge unto him: “I beseech thee walk in truth!”
Director: Dennie Gordon
Writer: David Rosen
7.6/101,449 votes#6 - (Ruth 1:16)
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/20/2020
Meyer imparted unto Jonah a proverb, with which Jonah fortified himself. A sharp tongued serpent sought to poison The Hunters’ resolve. Evil hath taken root in the land of Alabama, whereupon The Hunters did descend to blot it out. A herald brought unto Millie grim tidings of Evil spread throughout the land.
Director: Millicent Shelton
Writer: Zakiyyah Alexander
8.0/101,510 votes#7 - Shalom Motherf***er
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 2/20/2020
Hark! A wedding song rang out to unite The Hunters in a time of discord. “The Hunt is not only about death,” Meyer cried unto Jonah, “It is about life!” But their mirth was tempered by an untimely strike and suspicions of a Judas among them. Seeking the origins of Evil, Millie offered up a sacrifice.
Director: Nelson McCormick
Writer: Eduardo Javier Canto, Ryan Maldonado
7.7/101,473 votes#8 - The Jewish Question
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 2/20/2020
And there was a thick darkness in all the land. As The Hunters wallowed in the valley of the shadow of death, they turned to the stars to point them on their path. Still, darkness trespassed up on the heart of Jonah, which did tempt him toward sin; and the shepherd Meyer petitioned Millie to join their flock.
Director: Michael Uppendahl
Writer: David Weil, Charley Casler
7.8/101,410 votes#9 - The Great Ole Nazi Cookout of '77
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 2/20/2020
As a terrible plague loomed over the land and did portend to devour its people, The Hunters waged a great battle to prevent it. Upon the threshold of righteousness, Millie endured a loathsome betrayal and sought to deliver Jonah from vengeance and corruption.
Director: Nelson McCormick
Writer: Nikki Toscano
7.6/101,691 votes#10 - Eilu v'Eilu
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 2/20/2020
Don’t urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God.
Director: Michael Uppendahl
Writer: David Weil
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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"In the Belly of the Whale" is the best rated episode of "Hunters" season 1. It scored 7.9/10 based on 2645 votes. Directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon and written by David Weil, it aired on 2/20/2020. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "The Mourner's Kaddish".