The Best Episodes of Marvel's Runaways
Every episode of Marvel's Runaways ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Marvel's Runaways!
Every teenager thinks their parents are evil. What if you found out they actually were? Six diverse teenagers who can barely stand each other must unite against a common foe – their parents.
Top Episode Ratings Summary
The best episode of "Marvel's Runaways" is "Last Rites", rated 8.1/10 from 1319 user votes. It was directed by James Madigan and written by Quinton Peeples. "Last Rites" aired on 12/21/2018 and is rated 0.0 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Split Up".
8.1/10 1,319 votes#1 - Last Rites
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 12/21/2018
It’s time for the Runaways to stop Jonah, once and for all. But while the kids scramble to stall out Jonah’s plan, the parents unexpectedly arrive. Will PRIDE fight against their own kids or join their ranks against the powerful, and vengeful, Jonah?
Director: James Madigan
Writer: Quinton Peeples
8.1/10 1,310 votes#2 - Split Up
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 12/21/2018
Angry at his betrayal, the Runaways meet with Chase. He offers them a choice: surrender to PRIDE or face the consequences. As the kids attempt their escape, they’re separated and forced to survive against an enemy far more pernicious than they expected
Director: Jeremy Webb
Writer: Quinton Peeples
8.0/10 1,516 votes#3 - Doomsday
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 1/2/2018
The Runaways are feeling more fractured than ever when Molly arrives with a devastating message from her parents. Now the kids have to stop their parents before it’s too late.
Director: Jeremy Webb
Writer: Kendall Rogers, Jiehae Park
7.8/10 1,241 votes#4 - Hostile Takeover
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 12/21/2018
Leslie starts dismantling the cult she helped create, but Frank has other plans. AWOL uses Livvie as bait to confront the Runaways. The teens must protect Gert & Old Lace, who are sick, and AWOL’s team storms the hostel. Victor doesn’t feel like himself.
Director: Jeffrey W. Byrd
Writer: Ashley Wigfield
7.7/10 1,506 votes#5 - Kingdom
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 12/5/2017
After their not-so-fearless leader is taken, our kids spring into action. Alex discovers long-buried secrets about his dad, as the kids uncover new truths about themselves.
Director: Jeffrey W. Byrd
Writer: Rodney Barnes,
7.6/10 1,269 votes#6 - Rock Bottom
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 12/21/2018
When the kids discover that Topher may be more dangerous than they could have imagined, addicted to the rocks that give him superhuman abilities, will they help him or will they turn their backs on their new friend?
Director: Scott Peters
Writer: Jake Fogelnest
7.5/10 1,414 votes#7 - Hostile
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 1/9/2018
The Runaways face off with their parents. But when Jonah arrives unexpectedly with a new game plan, the kids realize they are in over their heads.
Director: Marc Jobst
Writer: Quinton Peeples
7.5/10 1,301 votes#8 - Double Zeros
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 12/21/2018
Alex, comfortable in Compton and falling hard for Livvie, is betrayed. Jonah gives Leslie a mission to retrieve his DNA from the Yorkeses while Catherine exacts vengeance against Darius. Janet decodes the Abstract and Molly sneaks out to fight crime.
Director: Larry Teng
Writer: Kirk A. Moore
7.5/10 1,223 votes#9 - Earth Angel
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 12/21/2018
Angry at his betrayal, the Runaways meet with Chase. He offers them a choice: surrender to PRIDE or face the consequences. As the kids attempt their escape, they’re separated and forced to survive against an enemy far more pernicious than they expected.
Director: Stephen Surjik
Writer: Warren Hsu Leonard
7.5/10 548 votes#10 - Devil's Torture Chamber
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 12/13/2019
Nico convinces Cloak and Dagger to take the Runaways to the Dark Dimension to save Alex, but it’s Alex who ends up saving them all.
Director: Jeff Woolnough
Writer: Warren Hsu Leonard, Stu Selonick
7.4/10 1,598 votes#11 - Destiny
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 11/21/2017
The kids are reeling following last night’s events. As an investigation begins, they discover their parents may have more to hide than they could have imagined.
Director: Nina Lopez-Corrado
Writer: Kalinda Vazquez
7.4/10 1,522 votes#12 - Fifteen
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 11/28/2017
The parents try to find a solution to PRIDE’s problem, and the kids grapple with a new discovery that yields more questions than answers.
Director: Ramsey Nickell
Writer: Tamara Becher
7.4/10 1,434 votes#13 - Metamorphosis
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 12/12/2017
During PRIDE’s gala, the kids set in motion a new plan to take down their parents for good. As the evening unfolds, everyone’s personal drama threatens to derail their plans.
Director: Patrick R. Norris
Writer: Kalinda Vazquez
7.4/10 1,269 votes#14 - Old School
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 12/21/2018
Topher helps the kids break into Atlas Academy, but the plan is blown when Dale and Stacey trigger an earthquake and the parents rush to the scene. Jonah’s body continues to break down as he leads Karolina into the hole.
Director: Patrick R. Norris
Writer: Tracy McMillan
7.4/10 1,249 votes#15 - Bury Another
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 12/21/2018
PRIDE grapples with the moral implications of Jonah’s latest offer: freedom. Jonah, weakening, begins to eye his next target. After learning that Jonah is after another sacrifice, the Runaways realize they have to stop him before he kills another kid.
Director: Ami Canaan Mann
Writer: Ashley Wigfield
7.4/10 1,232 votes#16 - Past Life
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 12/21/2018
In the aftermath of the battle against Jonah, Karolina searches for answers about Jonah and the others help Alex and Livvie try to prove Darius’s innocence in Destiny’s murder. But Livvie’s curiosity just might catch up with her.
Director: Anna Mastro
Writer: Kendall Rogers
7.4/10 1,229 votes#17 - Last Waltz
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 12/21/2018
The Runaways are falling apart. Needing a break, they throw Molly a quinceanera. PRIDE ramps up their new arsenal. Frank puts Leslie in a facility to bring her back to the faith. Meanwhile, the mysterious voice Karolina has been hearing becomes real.
Director: Ramsey Nickell
Writer: Tracy McMillan
7.4/10 622 votes#18 - Smoke and Mirrors
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 12/13/2019
The Runaways spring a trap to rescue their missing friends from Jonah and his family.
Director: Larry Teng
Writer: Tracy McMillan
7.4/10 531 votes#19 - The Broken Circle
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 12/13/2019
The remaining PRIDE members unite with the kids to foil Morgan’s plans, but as a battle rages in the Hostel, one of the Runaways pays the ultimate price to defeat her.
Director: Geeta Patel
Writer: Kirk A. Moore, Russ Cochrane
7.4/10 600 votes#20 - Cheat the Gallows
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 12/13/2019
Two years after defeating Morgan, visitors from the future send the Runaways back through time to prevent their own murders and even save a friend thought lost forever.
Director: Ramsey Nickell
Writer: Quinton Peeples
7.3/10 1,975 votes#21 - Reunion
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 11/21/2017
A group of six Los Angeles teens, fractured by a tragic loss, reunite only to discover that their parents may be hiding a terrible secret that turns their world upside down.
Director: Brett Morgen
Writer: Josh Schwartz, Stephanie Savage
7.3/10 1,392 votes#22 - Refraction
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 12/19/2017
At Atlas’ Open House, our parents and kids are thrown together following the revelations of the gala. But for one family, the school event is only the beginning of the drama.
Director: Peter Hoar
Writer: Quinton Peeples
7.3/10 1,374 votes#23 - Tsunami
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 12/26/2017
PRIDE tries desperately to clean up their latest mess without involving Jonah. But can they handle this on their own?
Director: Millicent Shelton
Writer: Rodney Barnes,
7.3/10 1,449 votes#24 - Gimme Shelter
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 12/21/2018
The kids struggle with their new lives as Runaways, but find a hideout. Alex goes to work for Darius while PRIDE plots to kill Jonah. Jonah initiates a plan to build a new box.
Director: Allison Liddi-Brown
Writer: Josh Schwartz, Stephanie Savage
7.3/10 1,335 votes#25 - Radio On
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 12/21/2018
Karolina, Nico, and Molly try to retrieve the Staff of One, but Tina puts up a fight. Karolina grows closer to Jonah while Alex and Livvie share a kiss.
Director: Chris Fisher
Writer: Warren Hsu Leonard