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The Best Episodes of Monster Season 1

Every episode of Monster Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Monster Season 1!

The Best Episodes of Monster Season 1

Kenzou Tenma, a Japanese brain surgeon in Germany, finds his life in utter turmoil after getting involved with a psychopath that was once a former...

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  1. 9.5/10(2.6k votes)

    #1 - Execution

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    S1:E29

    Robert delves into Johan's past and makes a shocking discovery. Dr. Gillen speaks to Peter Jurgens, a serial murderer about Johan's possible involvement and gets a tragic reply. Johan confronts Robert about Stephen Joos. And Dr. Reichwen receives tragic news from the police.

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  2. 9.5/10(2.4k votes)

    #2 - A Nameless Monster

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    S1:E37

    The episode begins with a fairy tale about a Monster without a name. Nina reads the story from the picture book and has a sense of deja vu. Johan's evil plans for the book donation ceremony is carried out. Dr. Tenma meets a big obstacle in his attempt to kill Johan.

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  3. 9.5/10(4 votes)

    #3 - The Monster's Love Letter

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    S1:E51

    Schubert, with the help of Reichwein, re-explores his past with Karl Neumann's real mother and realizes his link to Johan. As news of Tenma's arrest spreads, various people react with shock and horror, with the exception of Eva Heinemann, who is insistent that Tenma pay dearly for rejecting her. Suk tries to leave the hospital he is in to try to help Tenma, but is stopped by the Prague Police who inform him that Grimmer has sent a note to them exonerating Suk from any involvement of the deaths of the police officers. Runge also gets news of the arrest as well, but he is more interested in the Mansion of Red Roses, where he obtains a letter possibly addressed to the twins' mother. Tenma is deported back to Dusseldorf.

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  4. 9.4/10(5 votes)

    #4 - Scenery for a Doomsday

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    S1:E73

    Bonaparta attempts to shoot Johan dead, but is gunned down by Roberto, who dies of his own injuries soon afterwards. With the massacre now over, authorities rush into the town and attempt to determine what happened. Just as an officer is about to arrest Dr. Tenma, an ambulance worker arrives asking for Tenma's assistance.

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  5. 9.3/10(1.9k votes)

    #5 - The Cruelest Thing

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    S1:E49

    Grimmer and Tenma tries to stop Johan from subjecting Milo, one of the orphans, to one of the most cruel fate.

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  6. 9.3/10(3 votes)

    #6 - The Lawyer

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    S1:E52

    Former patients of Eisler Memorial Hospital enlist the aid of Alfred Baul, a lawyer, to represent Tenma. Baul in turn asks for the assistance of Fritz Vardemann. Vardemann visits Tenma in prison, and agrees to take on the defense, but is then called to the hospital when his wife goes into labor with their first child. When Baul visits Tenma in prison, Tenma is shocked to see that Baul is Roberto. Roberto then says that Eva Heinemann will be his next target.

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  8. 9.2/10(4 votes)

    #7 - The Man Who Knew Too Much

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    S1:E60

    Martin’s attempt to save Eva costs him his life, his last minutes with Tenma reveals a terrible secrets about Martin’s boss, Peter Chapek and the about the experiments.

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  9. 9.2/10(4 votes)

    #8 - The Peaceful House

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    S1:E69

    Lunge and Grimmer conclude something terrible is happening in Ruhenheim when random gunshots ring out, people are either murdered or disappearing, and any links out of town is flooded by torrential rain. As Nina recovers in a nearby hospital, Tenma, using a lead from Capek, travels to Prague and meets with Lipsky and determines that Johan is in Ruhenheim.

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  10. 9.1/10(2.7k votes)

    #9 - Night of the Execution

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    S1:E4

    Adolf Junkers has information about the serial murders that is vital to the police, but he is afraid to reveal them. Dr. Tenma's care for Adolf Junkers however wins him over. His close relationship with Junkers however leads him to a night of shocking horror.

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  11. 9.1/10(1.7k votes)

    #10 - Decision

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    S1:E30

    Suspecting foul play in Robert's 'accidental' death fall, Dr. Reichwen makes some discoveries in his investigations. But as he later realizes, his investigations may have put him in harms way.

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  12. 9.0/10(4 votes)

    #11 - The Escape

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    S1:E54

    Tenma and Milch are on the run with the injured Gustav and Helene. Eva finds her life in danger when she discovers that the attorney she's supposed to meet, Mr.Baul, is none other than Roberto.

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  13. 9.0/10(3 votes)

    #12 - Room 402

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    S1:E55

    Dr. Tenma takes Verderman hostage in a desperate search for Eva. And Verderman's dark past is revealed.

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  14. 9.0/10(4 votes)

    #13 - The Neverending Journey

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    S1:E56

    Nina and Dieter enters the Red Rose Mansion, but Nina faints from her disturbing experience. And they end up in the care of a puppeteer name Lipsky.

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  15. 9.0/10(3 votes)

    #14 - Unrelated Murders

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    S1:E63

    Egon Weisbach was one of the first investigators in the murder of the Liebert parents. On his last day on the job before retirement, he is escorting a convicted serial murderer but wants to know why he killed someone who did not fit his modus operandi. At the same time, Dr. Gillen is interviewing several murderers wondering why they killed someone who also did not fit their usual targets. Both realize that all these criminals committed murders outside their usual scope at the request of a young man, presumably Johan.

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  16. 9.0/10(3 votes)

    #15 - Johan's Footprints

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    S1:E65

    Capek tries to berate Johan for his actions and tells him that everything should be done according to Capek's plans but Johan simply disagrees and disappears. Capek realizes his hold on his organization is crumbling and has his men pick up Nina in Frankfurt. Eva accosts the young man who was introduced to Johan, Christof Sievernich, demanding answers.

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  17. 9.0/10(4 votes)

    #16 - Welcome Home

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    S1:E66

    Capek reveals to Nina that her and her twin brother Johan are the products of a eugenics experiment designed to breed "the perfect children". Tenma has wounded Christof and is driving him and Eva to the hospital while demanding answers on Petr Capek. While Eva makes a phone call at a payphone, Tenma sneaks away.

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  18. 9.0/10(4 votes)

    #17 - I'm Back

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    S1:E67

    Nina confronts Johan who presents her with a story on what happened when many people were poisoned at the Mansion of Red Roses. Nina realizes that she was the one who witnessed these deaths, the shock of this revelation nearly drives her to suicide, but she is saved by Tenma. Capek is gunned down by members of his organization when they find out about the guard that Capek killed.

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  19. 9.0/10(4 votes)

    #18 - Ruhenheim

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    S1:E68

    With a postcard obtained by Lipsky, Lunge arrives in Ruhenheim. There he meets up with Grimmer, whose research has led him to this town as well. A working-class couple in this town realize they win the lottery and fearing that everyone else wants to kill them, the husband buys an arsenal of weapons.

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  20. 9.0/10(5 votes)

    #19 - The Town Massacre

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    S1:E70

    As time passes, more people in Ruhenheim are being shot dead by mysterious people and each other. Both Grimmer and Lunge determine that the owner of a local hotel is Klaus Poppe, also known as Franz Bonaparta. After subduing a man who was giving weapons to everyone in the town, they obtain information that one of the ringleaders is in a second hotel.

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  21. 8.9/10(1.7k votes)

    #20 - Lunge's Trap

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    S1:E22

    Lunge determines that the murder of a wealthy, middle-aged, childless couple does not fit the usual modus operandi of the serial murders and decides to use this opportunity to lure Tenma to a trap. However, before he can arrest him, Lunge is critically wounded by the real criminal. Tenma is able to treat Lunge's injuries.

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  22. 8.9/10(1.5k votes)

    #21 - The Demon in My Eyes

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    S1:E38

    Dr. Tenma has a gun pointed at Roberto, but Roberto has the rifle pointed at him. Nina, Dr.Reichwen and Dieter arrive to find the whole library in flames. People are trapped inside and the doors are all locked. Karl reads the report on his mother's life and death. Dr. Tenma tries to rescue those trapped in the building. Johan reveals the monster inside of him to Schuwald.

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  23. 8.8/10(4 votes)

    #22 - That Night

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    S1:E57

    A flashback to Johan’s and Nina’s past, to the time before the Liebert’s homicides reveals the reason behind Johan’s killing. Police makes a startling discovery at the burnt down mansion. Tenma finally learns where Eva is. And Lunge reveals Lipsky’s true identity.

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    Writer:Yuki Saito
  24. 8.8/10(4 votes)

    #23 - The Man Who Saw the Devil

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    S1:E59

    Tenma manages to find Martin. A drunken Eva spots Johan at a party. Martin receives his final orders from his boss but his feelings gets in the way. And Martin gets way over his head when he tries to investigate Johan and his disciple, and the truth about his past is revealed.

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  25. 8.8/10(5 votes)

    #24 - The Real Monster

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    S1:E74

    It has been some time since the tragic blood battle, and everyone is working hard to put their lives back to normal. Tenma finally locates a woman he has been searching for, and she reveals some startling information.

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  26. 8.7/10(1.5k votes)

    #25 - Monster's Abyss

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    S1:E19

    Tenma visits Rudy, a criminal psychologist, who is working on cases involving a murderer named Jurgens.

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Execution" is the best rated episode of "Monster" season 1. It scored 9.5/10 based on 2625 votes. Directed by Ryosuke Nakamura and written by Ryosuke Nakamura, it aired on 10/27/2004. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "A Nameless Monster".