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The Worst Episodes of Maniac

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Two strangers are drawn to a mysterious pharmaceutical trial that will, they're assured, with no complications or side-effects whatsoever, solve all of their problems, permanently. Things do not go as planned.

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Maniac Season 1 Episode 7 - Ceci N'est Pas Une Drill
    7.0/10(2404 votes)

    S1:E7

    Owen and Annie take the C pill. No longer connected, he belongs to a Mafia family, and she's a medieval guide hired by an ailing elf princess.

    Director:Cary Joji Fukunaga
    Writers:Amelia Gray, Danielle Henderson

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  2. Maniac Season 1 Episode 1 - The Chosen One!
    7.2/10(3583 votes)

    S1:E1

    Diagnosed with schizophrenia, Owen is the black sheep of the wealthy Milgrim clan. After losing his job, he enrolls in an experimental drug trial.

    Director:Cary Joji Fukunaga
    Writer:Patrick Somerville

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  3. Maniac Season 1 Episode 6 - Larger Structural Issues
    7.5/10(2434 votes)

    S1:E6

    Azumi tells James the whole truth about the study's snags and urges him to call his estranged mother, an esteemed therapist.

    Director:Cary Joji Fukunaga
    Writers:Patrick Somerville, Nick Cuse

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  4. Maniac Season 1 Episode 8 - The Lake of the Clouds
    7.5/10(2349 votes)

    S1:E8

    Annia and Ellia continue their quest, and Owen's mafioso father pressures him to protect the family. Greta counsels a bereaved Gertie.

    Director:Cary Joji Fukunaga
    Writers:Nick Cuse, Mauricio Katz

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  5. Maniac Season 1 Episode 3 - Having a Day
    7.6/10(2810 votes)

    S1:E3

    Muramoto notices irregularities in Annie and Owen's data. He questions Owen, who recalls the worst night of his life: his brother's engagement party.

    Director:Cary Joji Fukunaga
    Writers:Patrick Somerville, Caroline Goddard

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  6. Maniac Season 1 Episode 4 - Furs by Sebastian
    7.7/10(2809 votes)

    S1:E4

    After taking the B pill, Annie and Owen find themselves on 1980s Long Island entangled in a strange caper involving a lemur.

    Director:Cary Joji Fukunaga
    Writers:Patrick Somerville, Nick Cuse

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  7. Maniac Season 1 Episode 2 - Windmills
    7.8/10(3135 votes)

    S1:E2

    When her pilfered stash of pills runs out, troubled Annie tries to quit -- but ends up blackmailing her way into the Neberdine study.

    Director:Cary Joji Fukunaga
    Writer:Patrick Somerville

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  8. Maniac Season 1 Episode 5 - Exactly Like You
    7.8/10(2642 votes)

    S1:E5

    Annie and Owen are Arlie and Ollie, grifters attending a séance at the mysterious Neberdine mansion in the 1940s.

    Director:Cary Joji Fukunaga
    Writers:Mauricio Katz, Caroline Goddard

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  9. Maniac Season 1 Episode 9 - Utangatta
    8.3/10(2598 votes)

    S1:E9

    Owen and Annie meet again as a disgraced Icelandic spy and a CIA operative who helps him. Greta implores James to shut down the trial.

    Director:Cary Joji Fukunaga
    Writer:Patrick Somerville

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  10. Maniac Season 1 Episode 10 - Option C
    8.4/10(2658 votes)

    S1:E10

    After the subjects are discharged, James and Azumi face Neberdine's CEO. Owen and Annie part ways -- until a startling headline sparks a reunion.

    Director:Cary Joji Fukunaga
    Writers:Patrick Somerville, Cary Joji Fukunaga

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Ceci N'est Pas Une Drill" is the worst rated episode of "Maniac". It scored 7/10 based on 2404 votes. Directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga and written by Amelia Gray, Danielle Henderson, it aired on 9/21/2018. This episode scored 0.2 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Chosen One!".