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The Best Episodes of Primal

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

Best episode
S2E4 The Red Mist
9.31,761 votes
Worst episode
S3E2 Kingdom of Sorrow
7.8767 votes
Top season
Season 1
8.7avg
Binge time
11h 15m
30 episodes
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Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Primal Season 2 Episode 4 - The Red Mist
    9.3/10(1761 votes)

    S2:E4

    Spear and Fang fight to save Mira from the warrior clan who enslaved her.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Primal Season 1 Episode 5 - Rage of the Ape-Men
    9.2/10(2308 votes)

    S1:E5

    An oasis of peace only leads to a brutal attack from a vicious tribe of ape-like men.

    Director:Genndy Tartakovsky
    Writers:Genndy Tartakovsky, Bryan Andrews

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  3. Primal Season 2 Episode 2 - Shadow of Fate
    9.1/10(1560 votes)

    S2:E2

    Spear and Fang get separated in a strange new land.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Primal Season 1 Episode 8 - Coven of the Damned
    9.0/10(1971 votes)

    S1:E8

    A tribe of mysterious, primitive women seek to further their coven by using dark magic on Spear and Fang.

    Director:Genndy Tartakovsky
    Writers:Genndy Tartakovsky, Nagisa Koyama

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  5. Primal Season 3 Episode 10 - An Echo of Eternity
    9.1/10(817 votes)

    S3:E10

    Spear is caught in an epic battle to appease the bloodlust of the Black River People.

    Director:Genndy Tartakovsky
    Writer:Genndy Tartakovsky

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  6. Primal Season 1 Episode 10 - Slave of the Scorpion
    9.0/10(1767 votes)

    S1:E10

    Spear and Fang are confronted by a far more developed human than they've ever encountered before.

    Director:Genndy Tartakovsky
    Writer:David Krentz

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  7. Primal Season 2 Episode 9 - The Colossaeus (3)
    9.0/10(1313 votes)

    S2:E9

    Spear, Fang and Mira lead a daring escape from the Colossaeus and the Queen bent on their destruction.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Primal Season 1 Episode 1 - Spear and Fang
    8.9/10(2940 votes)

    S1:E1

    Tragedy forces a caveman and a dinosaur to rely upon each other for their survival.

    Director:Genndy Tartakovsky
    Writer:Genndy Tartakovsky

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  9. Primal Season 2 Episode 8 - The Colossaeus (2)
    8.8/10(1303 votes)

    S2:E8

    Spear and Fang are used as instruments of war for the tyrannical Queen of a formidable warship, the Colossaeus.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Primal Season 1 Episode 4 - Terror Under the Blood Moon
    8.7/10(2102 votes)

    S1:E4

    The horrors of the red night challenges Spear and Fang for their very survival.

    Director:Genndy Tartakovsky
    Writers:Genndy Tartakovsky, Don Shank

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  11. Primal Season 1 Episode 7 - Scent of Prey
    8.7/10(1965 votes)

    S1:E7

    Spear struggles to nurse Fang back to health and escape the scavengers of the primordial world.

    Director:Genndy Tartakovsky
    Writer:Bryan Andrews

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  12. Primal Season 2 Episode 6 - Vidarr
    8.7/10(1342 votes)

    S2:E6

    Spear, Fang, and Mira are hunted by the last survivors of a village decimated by their carnage.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Primal Season 2 Episode 7 - The Colossaeus (1)
    8.7/10(1286 votes)

    S2:E7

    Spear, Fang, and Mira's journey home is threatened after encountering a mysterious threat at sea.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Primal Season 1 Episode 6 - Plague of Madness
    8.6/10(1791 votes)

    S1:E6

    A relentless dinosaur infected with a terrifying disease pursues Spear and Fang.

    Director:Genndy Tartakovsky
    Writer:David Krentz

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  15. Primal Season 3 Episode 9 - The Hollow Crown
    8.5/10(572 votes)

    S3:E9

    Spear starts to question his new life with the Black River people. Can he investigate the issue?

    Director:Genndy Tartakovsky
    Writer:Genndy Tartakovsky

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  16. Primal Season 3 Episode 8 - The River of Life
    8.5/10(583 votes)

    S3:E8

    Spear finds a new path after meeting a primordial tribe that time forgot while Mira searches for Spear.

    Director:Genndy Tartakovsky
    Writer:Genndy Tartakovsky

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  17. Primal Season 2 Episode 1 - Sea of Despair
    8.5/10(1451 votes)

    S2:E1

    Spear and Fang venture into the unknown to rescue Mira from her captors.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Primal Season 1 Episode 3 - A Cold Death
    8.5/10(2194 votes)

    S1:E3

    In the harshness of the primordial winter a herd of woolly mammoths hunt for the murderers of one of their own.

    Director:Genndy Tartakovsky
    Writer:David Krentz

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  19. Primal Season 3 Episode 4 - Prey for the Wicked
    8.4/10(694 votes)

    S3:E4

    A pack of Entelodont-like creatures attack Mira's village, forcing the villagers to flee. Can Fang and her children investigate the issue?

    Director:Genndy Tartakovsky
    Writer:Genndy Tartakovsky

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  20. Primal Season 3 Episode 6 - Cavern of Horrors
    8.2/10(586 votes)

    S3:E6

    A rescue party makes a terrifying discovery while attempting to save villagers from a pack of hideous hyena-like creatures.

    Director:Genndy Tartakovsky
    Writers:Genndy Tartakovsky, Mark Andrews

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  21. Primal Season 3 Episode 5 - The Dead Cast No Shadow
    8.2/10(615 votes)

    S3:E5

    The ramifications of Spear's return from the dead reverberate through the world he once knew.

    Director:Genndy Tartakovsky
    Writer:David Krentz

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  22. Primal Season 2 Episode 3 - Dawn of Man
    8.2/10(1332 votes)

    S2:E3

    The quest to find Mira leads Spear and Fang to the village of fearsome warriors.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Primal Season 3 Episode 3 - Feast of Flesh
    8.1/10(711 votes)

    S3:E3

    Spear is drawn to follow a very familiar creature, which leads him to make a horrific discovery.

    Director:Genndy Tartakovsky
    Writers:Genndy Tartakovsky, Mark Andrews

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  24. Primal Season 1 Episode 2 - River of Snakes
    8.1/10(2280 votes)

    S1:E2

    Man and beast are challenged to find a way to exist together.

    Director:Genndy Tartakovsky
    Writer:Genndy Tartakovsky

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  25. Primal Season 3 Episode 1 - Vengeance of Death
    8.0/10(873 votes)

    S3:E1

    Spear's lifeless body is reanimated to enact brutal vengeance.

    Director:Genndy Tartakovsky
    Writer:Genndy Tartakovsky

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Red Mist" is the best rated episode of Primal. It scored 9.3/10 from 1,761 votes. Written and directed by Unknown, it aired on August 5, 2022. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Rage of the Ape-Men".

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