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The Worst Episodes of Monster

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. Background image for Pursued
    7.0/10(4 votes)

    #1 - Pursued

    S1:E8

    Eva tries to threaten Dr. Tenma, unless he gets back with her, she would reveal to the police that the tie that was found at the scene of the crime is his!

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  2. Background image for Be My Baby
    7.0/10(4 votes)

    #2 - Be My Baby

    S1:E15

    Dr. Tenma and Nina Fortner's investigations lead them to a powerful man known as 'The Baby', who belongs in an extremist organisation. They soon learn that the organisation has special plans for the Turkish district tomorrow.

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  3. Background image for Wolf's Confession
    7.0/10(4 votes)

    #3 - Wolf's Confession

    S1:E16

    Nina escapes the mansion. And Tenma meets with the unrecognizable General Wolf at the mansion later.

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  4. Background image for Journey to Freiham
    7.0/10(4 votes)

    #4 - Journey to Freiham

    S1:E20

    Tenma and Dieter hitch a ride with an elderly couple on the way to Freiham. Tenma wonders if the couple plan to turn him in.

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  5. Background image for Lunge's Trap
    7.0/10(4 votes)

    #5 - Lunge's Trap

    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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  6. Background image for Eva's Confession
    7.0/10(4 votes)

    #6 - Eva's Confession

    S1:E23

    Eva Heinemann is arrested for public drunkenness and hooks up with Roberto, with whom she was with the night before her arrest. Roberto then reveals his link to Johan and Eva confesses that she was actually a witness the night Junkers was killed by Johan.

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    Director:Yuzo Sato
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  8. Background image for Of Men and Dining
    7.0/10(4 votes)

    #7 - Of Men and Dining

    S1:E24

    In exchange for her life, Roberto tells Eva to confront Tenma, who is currently treating a mob boss at a country house. Eva is promptly wounded by Roberto when she is unable to complete her task but is saved by Tenma.

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    7.2/10(5 votes)

    #8 - Downfall

    S1:E2

    The price for disobeying Dr. Heinemann's orders to operate on the mayor is costly for Dr. Tenma. His career begins to plummet. The boy whom he saved finally awakens, but a horrible incident occurs soon after.

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    Director:Unknown
  10. Background image for The Girl of Heidelberg
    7.3/10(4 votes)

    #9 - The Girl of Heidelberg

    S1:E5

    Nina Fortner, a talented young student in Heidelberg has been having nightmares. She also cannot remember anything about her life before she was 10 years old. She soon suffers from fainting spells in university and starts receiving anonymous emails.

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  11. Background image for House of Tragedy
    7.3/10(4 votes)

    #10 - House of Tragedy

    S1:E7

    Tenma and Nina return to the Fortners’ residence to find Mauler and Nina’s parents dead. Two detectives arrive to take them to the station for questioning, but certain things don't look right.

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    7.3/10(4 votes)

    #11 - Left Behind

    S1:E14

    Inspector Lunge investigates the murder of a prostitute and suspects a senator named Dr. Boltzmann of involvement. His dedication to his work however takes a toll on his family life. Meanwhile, the vindictive Eva continues to press Lunge to catch Tenma. She also has a new lover, her gardener.

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    7.3/10(4 votes)

    #12 - Reunion

    S1:E17

    The extremists plans are put into action, and Tenma decides to postpone his search for Johan and instead heads to the Turkish district to warn the people there. Dieter and Heckel are captured by the skinheads and are left to burn in the fire. And Nina tries to get information about the 'main dish' from 'The Baby'.

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    Writer:Unknown
  14. Background image for Five Sugars
    7.3/10(4 votes)

    #13 - Five Sugars

    S1:E18

    Nina meets with an old friend and boss, Mister Rosso. The delightful old boss however, has a very dark past.

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  15. Background image for Happy Holidays
    7.3/10(4 votes)

    #14 - Happy Holidays

    S1:E21

    Nina confronts Muller, one of the two detectives responsible for the death of her foster parents, the Fortners. Muller discovers that his protege, Roberto, is actually working for Johan and is now tasked with killing Nina.

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    7.3/10(4 votes)

    #15 - Thursday's Boy

    S1:E25

    Karl Neumann and Lotte Frank are both students who read latin to Hans Georg Schubert. Lotte attempts to assist Karl in finding out his past while trying to figure out the identity of a boy who reads to Schubert on Thursdays. When they both discover who he is, they find the boy, Edmund Farren, in his dormitory, dead.

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  17. Background image for The Secret Woods
    7.3/10(4 votes)

    #16 - The Secret Woods

    S1:E26

    A man who claims to be the son of a millionaire has committed suicide, and a detective is determined to solve the case.

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    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #17 - Proof

    S1:E27

    Richard's past and present situation is revealed. Johan continues to bond with the Schuwald family and his intention is revealed.

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    Writer:Yuki Saito
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    7.3/10(6 votes)

    #18 - Grimmer

    S1:E40

    The episode introduces Grimmer. Grimmer is a freelance journalist doing an in-depth research into the abuses in the orphanages in East Germany. Grimmer meets with Dr. Tenma during their trip to Prague, and they become more acquainted when Tenma is faced with an immigration problem.

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  20. Background image for The Girl and the Seasoned Soldier
    7.5/10(4 votes)

    #19 - The Girl and the Seasoned Soldier

    S1:E9

    An old mercenary soldier named Hugo is interrogated by Lunge about a student of his, a doctor named Tenma.

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    7.5/10(4 votes)

    #20 - A Little Experiment

    S1:E12

    Dieter is picked up by Hartmann before Tenma could return. And Tenma learns more about the experiments in Kinderheim 511.

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    7.5/10(4 votes)

    #21 - Petra and Schumann

    S1:E13

    In a small village, Dr. Schumann worries over the health of his sick but stubborn old friend, Petra.

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  23. Background image for Monster's Abyss
    7.5/10(4 votes)

    #22 - Monster's Abyss

    S1:E19

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

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  24. Background image for The Door to Memories
    7.5/10(4 votes)

    #23 - The Door to Memories

    S1:E61

    Nina returns to the apartment that she lived in with her mother and Johan and encounters another memory. She then returns to Munich and Dr. Reichwein where she volunteers for hypnosis to find the truth behind these memories. After she nearly kills Dr. Gillen in a hypnotic rage, she leaves Dr. Reichwein's house to try to stop Tenma from killing her brother. Meanwhile, Suk and Vardemann team up to interview former residents of the Mansion of Red Roses to gather information on Franz Bonaparta's reading sessions with his picture books, and for Vardemann to find out more about his father's true involvement.

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    7.6/10(5 votes)

    #24 - The Missing

    S1:E6

    Nina finally receives an email informing her to meet the anonymous sender at a specified time and place. Dr. Tenma in his search for the Liebert girl, asks Mauler, an editor for a local publisher, for assistance in his investigations.

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  26. Background image for A Past Erased
    7.6/10(5 votes)

    #25 - A Past Erased

    S1:E10

    Tenma encounters a burglar named Heckel who claims to have seen the killer. It soon results in Heckel leading Tenma to a couple of murderers.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Pursued" is the worst rated episode of "Monster". It scored 7/10 based on 4 votes. Directed by Ryosuke Nakamura and written by Tatsuhiko Urahata, it aired on 5/26/2004. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Be My Baby".