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The Best Episodes of Quantico

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A diverse group of recruits has arrived at the FBI Quantico Base for training. They are the best, the brightest and the most vetted, so it seems impossible that one of them is suspected of

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Quantico Season 1 Episode 1 - Run
    7.7/10(2492 votes)

    #1 - Run

    S1:E1

    A diverse group of recruits has arrived at the FBI Quantico Base for training. They are the best, the brightest and the most vetted, so it seems impossible that one of them is suspected of masterminding the biggest attack on New York City since 9/11.

    Director:Marc Munden
    Writer:Joshua Safran

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  2. Quantico Season 1 Episode 2 - America
    7.6/10(1885 votes)

    #2 - America

    S1:E2

    Alex is on the run and must outsmart Liam and his team to get into her apartment for anything that could help clear her name. Meanwhile, in a flashback to Quantico training, the NATS are tasked with finding a needle in a haystack while looking for potential threats to national security.

    Director:Stephen Kay
    Writer:Joshua Safran

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  3. Quantico Season 1 Episode 11 - Inside
    7.6/10(1078 votes)

    #3 - Inside

    S1:E11

    The terrorists responsible for the bombing of Grand Central Station finally reveal themselves, but instead of answers, more questions remain. While back at Quantico, the recruits receive a well-deserved few days off for the holidays, but not everyone is oh so merry when secrets are revealed and lines and blurred.

    Director:Thor Freudenthal
    Writer:Joshua Safran

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  4. Quantico Season 1 Episode 22 - Yes
    7.6/10(896 votes)

    #4 - Yes

    S1:E22

    It’s graduation day for the NATS of Quantico, while, in the future, Alex and her team find themselves head-to-head with the terrorist.

    Director:Larry Teng
    Writer:Joshua Safran

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  5. Quantico Season 1 Episode 3 - Cover
    7.5/10(1554 votes)

    #5 - Cover

    S1:E3

    At Quantico, Alex finally receives information about her father and his FBI past, but in the future it’s her mother, Sita, who plays a key role when Liam convinces her to participate in a press conference on national television begging Alex to turn herself in. Also at “Quantico,” the NATS learn the art of profiling and focus on their classmates’ strengths and weaknesses, ultimately challenging their confidence and comradery.

    Director:Jennifer Lynch
    Writer:Jordon Nardino

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  6. Quantico Season 1 Episode 4 - Kill
    7.4/10(1352 votes)

    #6 - Kill

    S1:E4

    At Quantico, the recruits are tasked with performing a hostage rescue training exercise that shakes Alex, making her question her ability and whether she should quit Quantico. While in the future, Alex continues to search for clues, finding one that questions the innocence of one of her closest classmates. But is her clue really what she thinks? No one is who they seem.

    Director:Rachel Morrison
    Writer:Cherien Dabis

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  7. Quantico Season 1 Episode 5 - Found
    7.4/10(1294 votes)

    #7 - Found

    S1:E5

    The trainees leave campus for the first time while undergoing their first undercover assignment. With an evening full of unpredictable events, Alex and Ryan find themselves getting close while the recruits’ skills are tested. In the future, Alex decides to tell her side of the story and sits down for her first public interview leaving everyone watching to wonder who is really telling the truth.

    Director:David McWhirter
    Writers:Jake Coburn, Justin Brenneman

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  8. Quantico Season 1 Episode 7 - Go
    7.4/10(1154 votes)

    #8 - Go

    S1:E7

    It’s midterm exam time at Quantico where the NATS are given an explosive assignment which results in some people going home for good. In the future, Alex continues to try and clear her name, finding Nimah and Raina who provide more questions than answers leaving Alex and the world to wonder, “who can you really trust?”

    Director:Patrick R. Norris
    Writer:Logan Slakter

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  9. Quantico Season 1 Episode 6 - God
    7.3/10(1187 votes)

    #9 - God

    S1:E6

    The NATs learn surveillance by putting it into practice with Miranda and her troubled son, Charlie. Shelby tries to keep Caleb at a distance, but Raina opens the door to a closer relationship with Simon. In the future, Alex is helped when she tries to hack into an FBI computer.

    Director:Peter Leto
    Writer:Beth Schacter

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  10. Quantico Season 1 Episode 8 - Over
    7.3/10(1095 votes)

    #10 - Over

    S1:E8

    In the future, the FBI computer system is hacked and confidential files go public leading Alex to the conclusion that a second bomb is in play somewhere in NYC. Back at Quantico, the recruits are given individual assignments only to realize they are all connected as part of a lesson to look at the bigger picture.

    Director:James Whitmore Jr.
    Writers:Justin Brenneman, Sharbari Zohra Ahmed

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  11. Quantico Season 1 Episode 9 - Guilty
    7.3/10(1047 votes)

    #11 - Guilty

    S1:E9

    At Quantico, the NATS attend a class with guest speaker Dr. Susan Langdon. Dr. Langdon is a former agent and profiler who tasks the trainees with looking at serial killer cases to find the one victim that doesn’t fit the case, but when Simon becomes too good at finding things that don’t belong, it’s his life that becomes endangered. In the future, Alex is interrogated by a highly sophisticated FBI team while Ryan’s life hangs in the balance

    Director:Stephen Kay
    Writer:Cameron Litvack

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  12. Quantico Season 1 Episode 21 - Right
    7.3/10(772 votes)

    #12 - Right

    S1:E21

    The NATS are excited that graduation is near as they prepare to leave Quantico and head out into the real world for their new assignments. In the future, Alex learns someone she cared about at Quantico is not who they seemed to be, as she finds herself at the heart of another possible attack.

    Director:Holly Dale
    Writer:Cameron Litvack

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  13. Quantico Season 3 Episode 10 - No Place Is Home
    7.2/10(420 votes)

    #13 - No Place Is Home

    S3:E10

    When Owen and McQuigg learn heartbreaking news about family members, the team goes on high alert as they quickly learn nowhere is safe.

    Director:Kenneth Fink
    Writers:Julia Cohen, Gisselle Legere

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  14. Quantico Season 1 Episode 10 - Quantico
    7.1/10(1084 votes)

    #14 - Quantico

    S1:E10

    At Quantico, an emergency disciplinary hearing causes deep secrets to be spilled, while in the future Alex works covertly with her team to find the real bomber before her time runs out.

    Director:Paul A. Edwards
    Writer:Jordon Nardino

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  15. Quantico Season 1 Episode 12 - Alex
    7.1/10(912 votes)

    #15 - Alex

    S1:E12

    Alex finds herself in the middle of a congressional hearing to testify about the terrorist bombings. Convinced Elias didn’t act alone, she is determined to find answers and the truth. While back at Quantico, a new group of NATS join Alex and her classmates, causing tension and competition between the groups of trainees.

    Director:Jamie Payne
    Writer:Jake Coburn

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  16. Quantico Season 2 Episode 1 - KUDOVE
    7.1/10(803 votes)

    #16 - KUDOVE

    S2:E1

    While investigating the dark world of espionage at a mysterious CIA training facility, Alex becomes caught at the center of a conspiracy that threatens lives across the globe.

    Director:Patrick R. Norris
    Writers:Joshua Safran, Logan Slakter

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  17. Quantico Season 3 Episode 1 - The Conscience Code
    7.1/10(746 votes)

    #17 - The Conscience Code

    S3:E1

    Ryan and Alex recruit Owen and Harry to help rescue their friend and defeat The Widow. To help the cause, Owen brings in former agent Jocelyn Turner, who has her own dark past with The Widow.

    Director:Russell Lee Fine
    Writer:Michael Seitzman

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  18. Quantico Season 3 Episode 6 - The Heaven's Fall
    7.1/10(445 votes)

    #18 - The Heaven's Fall

    S3:E6

    Jocelyn shares her very personal story of hearing loss when she finds herself face-to-face with the adversary responsible for the bomb explosion that changed her life forever. Meanwhile, the team works together to take him down and infiltrates an illegal, underground operation that has deadly consequences when not everyone comes out alive.

    Director:Russell Lee Fine
    Writer:Brandon Guercio

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  19. Quantico Season 3 Episode 11 - The Art of War
    7.1/10(377 votes)

    #19 - The Art of War

    S3:E11

    Conor Devlin has plans of his own when he plots revenge and returns to his home country, Ireland; meanwhile, the team unknowingly finds themselves as a pawn in his plans.

    Director:Jennifer Phang
    Writers:Tom Mularz, Adam Armus

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  20. Quantico Season 1 Episode 15 - Turn
    7.0/10(816 votes)

    #20 - Turn

    S1:E15

    A terror cell tries to infiltrate Quantico, forcing Miranda and Liam to pay a deadly price. While in the future, Alex continues to get instructions from the terrorist – only this time, it’s Claire Haas’ life that hangs in the balance.

    Director:David McWhirter
    Writers:Cameron Litvack, Logan Slakter

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  21. Quantico Season 1 Episode 17 - Care
    7.0/10(777 votes)

    #21 - Care

    S1:E17

    At Quantico, the NATS’ current assignment is to learn about human trafficking when Liam and Miranda challenge them to cross the U.S. / Canadian border without passports. Meanwhile, in the future, Simon continues to help Alex try to find the terrorist, but doing so puts his own life in great risk.

    Directors:Anthony Wolberg, Félix Alcalá
    Writers:Logan Slakter, Braden Marks

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  22. Quantico Season 2 Episode 2 - LIPSTICK
    7.0/10(656 votes)

    #22 - LIPSTICK

    S2:E2

    New CIA recruits run counter-surveillance exercises at The Farm. In the future, Ryan and Raina try to thwart the terrorists' plan to blend in with hostages

    Director:Patrick R. Norris
    Writer:Cami Delavigne

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  23. Quantico Season 2 Episode 22 - RESISTANCE
    7.0/10(490 votes)

    #23 - RESISTANCE

    S2:E22

    It’s Alex and the team’s last stand against the Collaborators at the Constitutional Convention, where a new amendment to the Constitution threatens every American’s freedom.

    Director:Jim McKay
    Writer:Joshua Safran

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  24. Quantico Season 3 Episode 12 - Ghosts
    7.0/10(367 votes)

    #24 - Ghosts

    S3:E12

    Conor Devlin continues to seek revenge as someone from Alex’s past comes back into her life.

    Director:Russell Lee Fine
    Writers:Julia Cohen, Matthew Klam

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  25. Quantico Season 1 Episode 13 - Clear
    6.9/10(882 votes)

    #25 - Clear

    S1:E13

    This week the NATS learn how to source information from confidential informants, but when they test their skills in the real world, they soon realize being an agent is not as easy as it seems. Meanwhile, in the future, Alex and a fellow agent find themselves in a life or death situation when they are forced to provide classified information that could result in deadly consequences.

    Director:Jamie Barber
    Writer:Sharbari Zohra Ahmed

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Best Episodes Summary

"Run" is the best rated episode of "Quantico". It scored 7.7/10 based on 2492 votes. Directed by Marc Munden and written by Joshua Safran, it aired on 9/27/2015. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "America".