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The Best Episodes of Millennium

Every episode of Millennium ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Millennium!

Best episode
S2E21 Somehow, Satan Got Behind Me
8.8698 votes
Worst episode
S3E8 Human Essence
6.3321 votes
Top season
Season 2
7.7avg
Binge time
2d 2h
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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Millennium Season 2 Episode 21 - Somehow, Satan Got Behind Me
    8.8/10(698 votes)

    S2:E21

    Four devils gather at a doughnut shop and swap stories about their dealings with mankind.

    Director:Darin Morgan
    Writer:Darin Morgan

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  2. Millennium Season 1 Episode 18 - Lamentation (1)
    8.6/10(528 votes)

    S1:E18

    Frank and Bob Bletcher hike across a remote snow-covered mountaintop in the spectacular North Cascades region of Washington State. Their trip is cut short when Frank receives an important page from the FBI.

    Director:Winrich Kolbe
    Writer:Chris Carter

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  3. Millennium Season 2 Episode 13 - The Mikado
    8.5/10(454 votes)

    S2:E13

    A serial killer uses the internet as a medium for broadcasting his victims' murders.

    Director:Roderick J. Pridy
    Writer:Michael R. Perry

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  4. Millennium Season 2 Episode 9 - Jose Chung's Doomsday Defense
    8.3/10(577 votes)

    S2:E9

    Novelist Jose Chung authors a short story critical of a millennial self-help movement... and performs some profiling of his own when a college professor is found murdered.

    Director:Darin Morgan
    Writer:Darin Morgan

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  5. Millennium Season 2 Episode 23 - The Time is Now (2)
    8.3/10(437 votes)

    S2:E23

    In this continuation of the previous episode... Jordan, Frank and Catherine bury the dead parakeet, prompting more questions from Jordan regarding God and the hereafter. Later, a Millennium team clad in bioharzard suits sweeps into the Davis home, where earlier an entire family was wiped out by the mysterious virus. Outside the house, in the backyard, are a dozen dead birds of various species.

    Director:Thomas J. Wright
    Writers:Glen Morgan, James Wong

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  6. Millennium Season 2 Episode 22 - The Fourth Horseman (1)
    8.3/10(384 votes)

    S2:E22

    In Wisconsin, in 1986, a farmer discovers thousands of dead birds inside his chicken coup warehouse, pools of blood encircling each cage. The farmer races for a phone, but collapses on his hands and knees, black papules having grown over his lymph nodes.

    Director:Dwight H. Little
    Writers:Glen Morgan, James Wong

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  7. Millennium Season 2 Episode 10 - Midnight of the Century
    8.2/10(458 votes)

    S2:E10

    As Christmas approaches... Frank experiences visions from his childhood when Jordan claims to have been visited by the spirit of her dead grandmother.

    Director:Dwight H. Little
    Writers:Erin Maher, Kay Reindl

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  8. Millennium Season 2 Episode 20 - A Room with No View
    8.2/10(435 votes)

    S2:E20

    Frank senses that Bletcher's killer is responsible for the disappearance of a teenaged boy.

    Director:Thomas J. Wright
    Writer:Ken Horton

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  9. Millennium Season 2 Episode 6 - The Curse of Frank Black
    8.1/10(497 votes)

    S2:E6

    On Halloween, Frank experiences eerie visions and strange events that spark flashbacks to his youth—and a telling encounter with a troubled World War II veteran.

    Director:Ralph Hemecker
    Writers:Glen Morgan, James Wong

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  10. Millennium Season 1 Episode 19 - Powers, Principalities, Thrones and Dominions (2)
    8.1/10(478 votes)

    S1:E19

    Attorney Al Pepper walks through a supermarket parking lot carrying a bag of groceries. A teenager, Sam, addresses Pepper and extends an open palm. Frank exits the supermarket and sees the two men. Suddenly, a bolt of light emanates from Sam's palm, knocking Pepper to the ground. Frank runs towards the scene, passing through panicking shoppers. When he arrives at Pepper's side, he discovers a handgun lying at Sam's feet.

    Director:Thomas J. Wright
    Writers:Ted Mann, Harold Rosenthal

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  11. Millennium Season 2 Episode 1 - The Beginning and the End (2)
    8.1/10(456 votes)

    S2:E1

    After Catherine Black goes missing in the Seattle Airport in the previous episode, Frank Black desperately searches for his wife, who has been abducted by a cunning stalker who is luring him into a trap.

    Director:Thomas J. Wright
    Writers:Glen Morgan, James Wong

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  12. Millennium Season 1 Episode 22 - Paper Dove (1)
    8.1/10(428 votes)

    S1:E22

    Frank is asked by Catherine's father to investigate a case involving a friend whose son has been convicted of murder, and is soon convinced that the murder is linked to a serial killer called The Woodsman. Having claimed his latest victim, the Woodsman takes the body to a secluded campsite, covers the body in plastic, buries her under a pile of leaves and strikes up a conversation. Later, he is given photos by a mysterious stranger and asked to use them as 'targets' for future killings - one of which includes Catherine Black...

    Director:Thomas J. Wright
    Writer:Walon Green

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  13. Millennium Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
    8.0/10(796 votes)

    S1:E1

    Offender profiler Frank Black, a member of the private investigative organisation Millennium Group, retires to Seattle with his family after a breakdown caused him to quit working for the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Using his incredible profiling skills, Black helps in an effort to catch a vicious murderer who believes he is fulfilling apocalyptic prophecies.

    Director:David Nutter
    Writer:Chris Carter

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  14. Millennium Season 1 Episode 16 - Covenant
    8.0/10(461 votes)

    S1:E16

    Frank travels to Weber County, Utah, where he meets with Prosecutor Calvin Smith. The District Attorney's office convicted Sheriff William Garry of murdering his wife and three children. Garry had confessed to the crime, and his fingerprints were found on the murder weapon, a tool used for carving wood. Now all that remains is for the jury to decide if Garry should receive the death penalty. Smith hopes Frank can develop a psychological profile that will leave no doubt in the jury's mind that Garry is a cold, calculating murderer.

    Director:Rod Pridy
    Writer:Bobby Moresco

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  15. Millennium Season 2 Episode 4 - Monster
    8.0/10(420 votes)

    S2:E4

    In rural Arkansas, Frank investigates the owner of a daycare center accused of child abuse, only to be accused himself.

    Director:Perry Lang
    Writers:Glen Morgan, James Wong

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  16. Millennium Season 3 Episode 22 - Goodbye to All That (2)
    8.0/10(325 votes)

    S3:E22

    Frank is held responsible for a man's death while Emma joins with the Millennium Group.

    Director:Thomas J. Wright
    Writers:Ken Horton, Chip Johannessen

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  17. Millennium Season 1 Episode 14 - The Thin White Line
    7.9/10(466 votes)

    S1:E14

    Frank enters a hospital emergency room looking for Catherine, who is working the night shift in child counseling. Suddenly, paramedics rush in with a bloodied woman on a gurney. Frank is inexplicably drawn to the stranger, and as he moves closer, notices a curved slash on her palm. He raises his own right hand, revealing a thin white scar which matches exactly the slash on the victim's hand. The woman dies from her injuries.

    Director:Thomas J. Wright
    Writers:Glen Morgan, James Wong

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  18. Millennium Season 2 Episode 12 - Luminary
    7.9/10(421 votes)

    S2:E12

    Frank searches for a young man who disappeared in the Alaskan wilderness. In the Alaskan wilderness, the body of a young adult male, its face crushed beyond recognition, drifts down a river.

    Director:Thomas J. Wright
    Writer:Chip Johannessen

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  19. Millennium Season 2 Episode 16 - Roosters (2)
    7.9/10(375 votes)

    S2:E16

    As the schism between the two warring Millennium Group factions deepens, Frank discovers the existence of yet another player in the power struggle.

    Director:Thomas J. Wright
    Writers:Glen Morgan, James Wong

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  20. Millennium Season 3 Episode 13 - Antipas
    7.9/10(337 votes)

    S3:E13

    Lucy Butler returns to torment Frank. This times she is a nanny for a powerful Wisconsin politician.

    Director:Thomas J. Wright
    Writers:Chris Carter, Frank Spotnitz

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  21. Millennium Season 2 Episode 15 - Owls (1)
    7.8/10(387 votes)

    S2:E15

    The discovery of the remains of the Crucifixion Cross threatens to divide the Millennium Group.

    Director:Thomas J. Wright
    Writers:Glen Morgan, James Wong

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  22. Millennium Season 3 Episode 21 - Via Dolorosa (1)
    7.8/10(305 votes)

    S3:E21

    Frank investigates a series of murders that replicate a serial killer case from his past while Emma moves closer to the Millennium Group.

    Director:Paul Shapiro
    Writers:Patrick Harbinson, Marjorie David

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  23. Millennium Season 3 Episode 11 - Collateral Damage
    7.7/10(351 votes)

    S3:E11

    Peter's daughter is kidnapped by a Gulf War veteran who hopes to force the Millennium Group into admitting their crimes. Frank and Emma attempt to help, but Peter seems determined not to betray the secrets of the Group.

    Director:Thomas J. Wright
    Writer:Michael R. Perry

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  24. Millennium Season 3 Episode 16 - Saturn Dreaming of Mercury
    7.7/10(320 votes)

    S3:E16

    When a new family moves into town, Jordan is filled with the uneasy knowledge that the devil is near.

    Director:Paul Shapiro
    Writers:Chip Johannessen, Jordan Hawley

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  25. Millennium Season 3 Episode 7 - Through a Glass, Darkly
    7.6/10(347 votes)

    S3:E7

    The disappearance of a child leads a town to accuse a recently released sex offender who may or may not be guilty. Frank and Emma arrive to determine the truth.

    Director:Thomas J. Wright
    Writer:Patrick Harbinson

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Best Episodes Summary

"Somehow, Satan Got Behind Me" is the best rated episode of Millennium. It scored 8.8/10 from 698 votes. Written and directed by Darin Morgan, it aired on May 1, 1998. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Lamentation (1)".

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