7.5/10671 votes#1 - Prophecy
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 11/1/2008
After the murder of his father, and a chance encounter with a mysterious Confessor named Kahlan, Richard Cypher learns of an ancient prophecy that has named him the first true Seeker in over a millennium. Along with an old wizard named Zedd, Richard and Kahlan must stop the ruthless tyrant Darken Rahl from unleashing an ancient evil.
Director: Mark Beesley
Writer: Stephen Tolkin, John Shiban, Kenneth Biller
7.5/10538 votes#2 - Destiny
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 11/1/2008
Aided by the wisdom of wizards, Richard pursues Fane in the hope of recovering the Book of Counted Shadows.
Director: Mark Beesley
Writer: Kenneth Biller
7.4/10495 votes#3 - Bounty
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 11/8/2008
Bounty hunters all over the lands are trying to capture Richard. While Zedd seeks to find out how they're tracking him, Richard and Kahlan attempt to help a girl whose brother has been captured by a fabled monster.
Director: Jesse Warn
Writer: James Patrick Stoteraux, Chad Fiveash
7.5/10436 votes#4 - Brennidon
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 11/15/2008
Richard visits his birthville Brennidon, which causes the D'Harans to return to the village looking for him.
Director: Jonathan Brough
Writer: Kay Reindl, Erin Maher
7.6/10439 votes#5 - Listener
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/22/2008
Richard and Kahlan rescue a young child who can read a person's mind by looking into their eyes.
Director: Mark Beesley
Writer: Stephen Tolkin
7.6/10423 votes#6 - Elixir
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/29/2008
Richard and Kahlan save the village of Drendril from illicit magic use as Zedd falls into the hands of a corrupt wizard.
Director: N/A
Writer: Michael Sussman
7.8/10429 votes#7 - Identity
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 12/6/2008
Visions of the Seeker's death prompt a sorceress named Shota to temporarily exchange Richard's identity with that of a merchant's son.
Director: Garth Maxwell
Writer: James Patrick Stoteraux, Chad Fiveash
8.5/10557 votes#8 - Denna
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 1/10/2009
Richard is captured by a Mord'Sith named Denna, who can manipulate any form of magic directed at her.
Director: Michael Hurst
Writer: Kenneth Biller, Michael Sussman
8.3/10465 votes#9 - Puppeteer
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 1/17/2009
Zedd uses magic to outsmart Darken Rahl and steal the third and final Box of Orden
Director: Mark Beesley
Writer: N/A
7.9/10417 votes#10 - Sacrifice
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 1/24/2009
Richard and Kahlan rescue pregnant Dennee (Kahlan's sister) from the D'Haran prison
Director: Michael Hurst
Writer: James Patrick Stoteraux, Chad Fiveash
7.5/10402 votes#11 - Confession
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 1/31/2009
Kahlan and Richard respond to a letter from the leader of the resistance asking for help, members of the resistance have been dying by "accident" around him. Meanwhile Zedd goes to visit his family to pick up an object he needs.
Director: Garth Maxwell
Writer: N/A
6.6/10419 votes#12 - Home
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 2/21/2009
Using a rare astronomical alignment, Darken Rahl has his wizard, Giller, cast the Spell of the Lying Moon, placing Richard under a dreamlike trance, in an attempt to reveal the hidden location of the third Box of Orden.
Director: N/A
Writer: Stephen Tolkin
7.8/10407 votes#13 - Revenant
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 2/28/2009
The truth behind the thousand year old legend of the Seeker Kieran is uncovered.
Director: N/A
Writer: Kay Reindl, Erin Maher
7.7/10380 votes#14 - Hartland
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 3/7/2009
When Chase escapes a D'Harens labor camp, he finds Richard and Kahlan and tells them about the Gar invasion problems with the boundary open. The three return to Hartland but find that it is no longer the same place that Richard grew up in.
Director: Mark Beesley
Writer: Michael Sussman
8.3/10422 votes#15 - Conversion
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 3/14/2009
Richard, Kahlan and Chase are headed to the D'haran fortress where Chase's family is kept prisoner, and Darken Rahl's archwizard is conducting magical experiments on them. As they manage to infiltrate the fortress the Seeker comes face to face with his sinister opponent for the first time, while a terrible, unexpected force is unleashed.
Director: N/A
Writer: James Patrick Stoteraux, Chad Fiveash
8.2/10402 votes#16 - Bloodline
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 3/21/2009
While trying to keep the Box of Orden out of Darken Rahl's hands, Richard learns something new about his ties to Zedd.
Director: Garth Maxwell
Writer: N/A
8.3/10380 votes#17 - Deception
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 3/28/2009
Richard goes undercover and infiltrates a D'Haren camp to save innocent lives after he and Kahlen discover that Darken Rahl has been using dark magic to fight the resistance.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.9/10392 votes#18 - Mirror
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 4/25/2009
Opportunistic thieves use magic to disguise themselves as Richard and Kahlan in a scheme to rob trusting townspeople, but when they learn the real Seeker and Confessor are nearby, they seize the opportunity to steal the Sword of Truth.
Director: N/A
Writer: Stephen Tolkin
8.0/10370 votes#19 - Cursed
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 5/2/2009
To protect his realm from the D’Harans, King Gregor persuades the sorcerer Shota to transform him into a vicious beast at sundown each day. But it leads to a dillema for Richard, when that viciousness takes an unintended and tragic turn.
Director: Mark Beesley
Writer: Chad Fiveash
7.7/10355 votes#20 - Sanctuary
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 5/9/2009
Richard, Kahlan, and Zedd race to find a duplicate copy of the Book of Counted Shaddows before Darken Rahl can get his hands on it.
Director: Garth Maxwell
Writer: Michael Sussman
8.1/10366 votes#21 - Fever
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 5/16/2009
Darken Rahl captures Richard's sister Jennsen and poisons her mind against her brother. Meanwhile, Richard, Kahlan, and Zedd aid villagers after Rahl unleashes a plague on them.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.7/10495 votes#22 - Reckoning
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 5/23/2009
Darken Rahl and his Mord'Sith interrupt Richard and Kahlan as they prepare to unleash the power of Orden, which would destroy the tyrant once and for all.
Director: Michael Hurst
Writer: Stephen Tolkin
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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Prophecy" is the best rated episode of "Legend of the Seeker" season 1. It scored 7.5/10 based on 671 votes. Directed by Mark Beesley and written by Stephen Tolkin, John Shiban, Kenneth Biller, it aired on 11/1/2008. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Destiny".