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The Best Episodes of Panic

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

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In the forgotten town of Carp, Texas, Panic is the only way out. Every summer the graduating seniors risk their lives competing in a series of challenges for the chance to win life-changing money. After

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Panic Season 1 Episode 5 - Phantoms
    7.2/10(362 votes)

    #1 - Phantoms

    S1:E5

    The players brave a night at the local haunted house, where ghosts new and old make themselves known. The answer to a riddle reveals the game's troubled legacy, Heather's goals almost go up in smoke, and we learn that one of Panic's loudest detractors has a secret connection to the game.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Panic Season 1 Episode 10 - Joust
    7.2/10(328 votes)

    #2 - Joust

    S1:E10

    Someone is dead set on making sure that Joust, the final challenge, ends with the right winner-and Heather realizes that for at least one person, Panic isn't a game anymore. An explosive conclusion brings the game to a permanent end...or so, at least, it seems. This year's players may be finished with the game. But it may not be finished with them.

    Director:Gandja Monteiro
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Panic Season 1 Episode 8 - Returns
    7.1/10(313 votes)

    #3 - Returns

    S1:E8

    The judges get personal when they announce the first of the four individual challenges that will establish the game's finalists. Past and present collide in the unexpected exposure of our player's motivations--and enmities. The sheriff gets closer to making an arrest, and Heather has her heart broken.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Panic Season 1 Episode 9 - Cages
    7.1/10(316 votes)

    #4 - Cages

    S1:E9

    One of our Final Four players is disqualified, opening the door for a surprise upset, and a dramatic showdown. As outside pressure on the game escalates, the consequences are wild...literally. Our players learn the hard way what's really at risk when you gamble it all on a game.

    Director:Gandja Monteiro
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Panic Season 1 Episode 3 - Traps
    6.9/10(374 votes)

    #5 - Traps

    S1:E3

    The town celebrates the fourth of July with a parade, but one float carries an old ghost, and coded instructions that call the players to a third challenge. A nighttime raid on a dangerous property and some surprise alliances mean Heather will have to seriously watch her step.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Panic Season 1 Episode 2 - Heights
    6.8/10(405 votes)

    #6 - Heights

    S1:E2

    Twenty-three players are in, and the stakes are high--literally. Panic's second challenge takes the players sky-high, even as the game attracts the attention of the sheriff and his deputies who are dead set on stopping it. The new kid's odds are looking up until a bit of surprise sabotage.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Panic Season 1 Episode 4 - Escape
    6.8/10(360 votes)

    #7 - Escape

    S1:E4

    Narrow escapes take on literal meaning as a disastrous series of events at the third challenge puts all the players' lives in danger. Luckily, the players get a short break at the annual Player's Ball, where sparks fly unexpectedly between competitors, and old trouble returns to cause new problems.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Panic Season 1 Episode 6 - Dead End
    6.8/10(323 votes)

    #8 - Dead End

    S1:E6

    The annual demolition derby provides some much-needed distraction from the troubling revelations of the previous episode. With the cops closing in on the judges, no one is sure the game can continue. Heather repairs one relationship, and ruptures another, in a dramatic ending that proves the game must go on...but not for everyone.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Panic Season 1 Episode 7 - Trust
    6.8/10(314 votes)

    #9 - Trust

    S1:E7

    Trust falls get literal meaning in the game's fifth challenge, where an abandoned train bridge forms the backdrop for revealing footage of our players-and the unintentional outcome of their secrets, and their lies. This challenge will determine who goes onto Final Four. The truth may set our players free...but not before it returns to haunt them.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Panic Season 1 Episode 1 - Panic
    6.7/10(509 votes)

    #10 - Panic

    S1:E1

    The newly graduated seniors await the kickoff signal from this year's judges, and tensions build as old friends become new competitors. Heather has sworn she will never play the game, but she may not have a choice.

    Director:Leigh Janiak
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Phantoms" is the best rated episode of "Panic". It scored 7.2/10 based on 362 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 5/27/2021. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Joust".