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The Best Episodes of Sanctuary

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The adventures of the beautiful, enigmatic and always surprising Dr. Helen Magnus, a brilliant scientist who holds the secrets of a clandestine population called Abnormals—a group of strange and sometimes terrifying beings that hide among

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    Sanctuary Season 4 Episode 13 - Sanctuary for None (2)
    8.4/10(261 votes)

    #1 - Sanctuary for None (2)

    S4:E13

    With the new Abnormal Homeland now openly under threat, Henry and Tesla learn that the SCIU weaponized Tesla's work to use against Abnormals. Bigfoot and Kate investigate Caleb's rise to power while Will and Abby look into Magnus' past.

    Director:Damian Kindler
    Writer:Damian Kindler

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  2. Sanctuary Season 2 Episode 13 - Kali (2)
    8.3/10(314 votes)

    #2 - Kali (2)

    S2:E13

    Will begins to experience strange visions that are connected to the Cult of Kali. Magnus has difficulty with finding the solution to their problems.

    Director:Martin Wood
    Writer:Damian Kindler

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  3. Sanctuary Season 3 Episode 10 - The Hollow Men
    8.3/10(257 votes)

    #3 - The Hollow Men

    S3:E10

    Seeking a gateway to the secret subterranean city, Magnus leads a treacherous mission to Tibet - telling a bitter Adam that he must stay behind while promising to bring back a cure for their radiation sickness. Because of their source blood, Magnus insists that Tesla and Druitt stay behind as well, taking the only shield Tesla was able to construct for herself. The hidden city, however, is rigged with deadly security traps - and death awaits the team at every turn.

    Director:Martin Wood
    Writer:James Thorpe

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  4. Sanctuary Season 1 Episode 13 - Revelations (2)
    8.2/10(379 votes)

    #4 - Revelations (2)

    S1:E13

    The Five, led by Magnus, attempt to find the secret labyrinth in the decimated city of Bhalasaam. Once located, they must complete a series of cryptic tests that can only be achieved using each of their unique powers.

    Director:Martin Wood
    Writer:Damian Kindler

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  5. Sanctuary Season 2 Episode 12 - Kali (1)
    8.2/10(288 votes)

    #5 - Kali (1)

    S2:E12

    The team investigate a murder in Mumbai, and find a connection to the ancient cult of Kali, whose followers can foretell disaster. However, Will falls ill and disappears, and is somehow linked to the mystery.

    Director:Martin Wood
    Writer:Alan McCullough

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  6. Sanctuary Season 1 Episode 12 - Revelations (1)
    8.1/10(372 votes)

    #6 - Revelations (1)

    S1:E12

    Abnormals in remote regions are subjected to an airborne biological agent that compels them to launch a violent string of murders

    Director:Martin Wood
    Writers:Damian Kindler, Sam Egan

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  7. Sanctuary Season 3 Episode 1 - Kali (3)
    8.1/10(300 votes)

    #7 - Kali (3)

    S3:E1

    The Sanctuary team must find and stop Kali before the tidal wave could kill millions. Meanwhile, in Mumbai, Will is still fighting for his life.

    Director:Martin Wood
    Writer:Alan McCullough

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  8. Sanctuary Season 3 Episode 3 - Bank Job
    8.1/10(266 votes)

    #8 - Bank Job

    S3:E3

    The team goes on a routine mission to retrieve an Abnormal and take it to safety. But the mission becomes anything but routine when they are forced to stage a bank heist in order to protect the public from harm.

    Director:Peter DeLuise
    Writer:James Thorpe

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  9. Sanctuary Season 3 Episode 11 - Pax Romana
    8.1/10(254 votes)

    #9 - Pax Romana

    S3:E11

    Magnus is revived to answer Ranna's questions and soon figures out that despite Ranna's efforts the city is in great deal of trouble and the fall of Praxis could also threaten the surface world however Magnus is able to help. Magnus and Ranna makes an understanding to help and she revives rest of the gang. Magnus manages to save the city with the help from Gregory Magnus meanwhile Will tries to breakdown Adam's plan that can cause huge trouble.

    Director:Martin Wood
    Writer:Damian Kindler

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  10. Sanctuary Season 2 Episode 1 - End of Nights (1)
    8.0/10(346 votes)

    #10 - End of Nights (1)

    S2:E1

    The search for Ashley puts Magnus and her allies in the path of Kate Freelander (Agam Darshi), a con artist with ties to the Cabal who divulges the location of a secret facility

    Director:Martin Wood
    Writer:Damian Kindler

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  11. Sanctuary Season 2 Episode 2 - End of Nights (2)
    8.0/10(337 votes)

    #11 - End of Nights (2)

    S2:E2

    The Cabal's new "Super-Abnormals" begin destroying Sanctuaries around the world. It won't be long before they launch their attack on the Old City Sanctuary, and Magnus must choose between saving Ashley and saving the Sanctuary Network.

    Director:Martin Wood
    Writer:Damian Kindler

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  12. Sanctuary Season 3 Episode 8 - For King and Country
    8.0/10(259 votes)

    #12 - For King and Country

    S3:E8

    With Adam on lockdown at the Sanctuary, Magnus investigates his connection to Hollow Earth - and Druitt - while being forced to reveal dark secrets about the chaotic origins of the Five.

    Director:Lee Wilson
    Writer:James Thorpe

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  13. Sanctuary Season 4 Episode 1 - Tempus
    8.0/10(264 votes)

    #13 - Tempus

    S4:E1

    Magnus has pursued Adam Worth back to 1898 London to stop him from altering and quite possibly completely destroying the future. As she battles to stop Worth, stay hidden from her past-self, and avoid taking any action that might change the events of history, Magnus must also figure out how to get back to her own present day timeline.

    Director:Martin Wood
    Writer:Damian Kindler

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  14. Sanctuary Season 1 Episode 7 - The Five
    7.9/10(399 votes)

    #14 - The Five

    S1:E7

    While leading a covert meeting in Rome, Magnus encounters an old friend from her past who confides that the cabal has come to exact revenge on her for the events in "Fata Morgana."

    Director:Martin Wood
    Writer:Damian Kindler

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  15. Sanctuary Season 2 Episode 7 - Veritas
    7.9/10(290 votes)

    #15 - Veritas

    S2:E7

    Will goes up against the heads of the Sanctuary Network to defend Magnus who is charged with a shocking murder. But as the evidence stacks up against her, even Will has trouble finding a way to convincingly defend her innocence.

    Director:Amanda Tapping
    Writer:Alan McCullough

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  16. Sanctuary Season 2 Episode 10 - Sleepers
    7.9/10(299 votes)

    #16 - Sleepers

    S2:E10

    When rich youngsters begin to disappear after an apparent death and then come back to life, the trail leads Will & Magnus to a drug clinic in Mexico run by Nicola Tesla. Knowing his all-times plans, big trouble to be expected.

    Director:Steven A. Adelson
    Writer:James Thorpe

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  17. Sanctuary Season 3 Episode 7 - Breach
    7.9/10(255 votes)

    #17 - Breach

    S3:E7

    Magnus responds to an anonymous call for help at an abandoned building. But when she gets trapped inside, she discovers whoever made the call has a very different agenda.

    Director:Martin Wood
    Writer:Damian Kindler

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  18. Sanctuary Season 3 Episode 20 - Into the Black
    7.9/10(244 votes)

    #18 - Into the Black

    S3:E20

    Receiving word that a large group of Abnormals has been spotted near a South Dakotan cave entrance, Magnus realizes it's the first wave of Abnormals emerging from Hollow Earth.

    Director:Damian Kindler
    Writer:Alan McCullough

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  19. Sanctuary Season 2 Episode 5 - Pavor Nocturnus
    7.8/10(314 votes)

    #19 - Pavor Nocturnus

    S2:E5

    A disoriented Magnus wakes up to find the Sanctuary in ruins and the entire city decimated, with no memory of how the devastation occurred. While surveying the destruction, she is attacked by an inhuman creature but saved by two armed men who stun her and take her to an abandoned warehouse. After being hosed down and left shivering and exhausted, Magnus fears the worst when a battle-scarred figure enters the room.

    Director:Brenton Spencer
    Writers:James Thorpe, Damian Kindler

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  20. Sanctuary Season 2 Episode 11 - Haunted
    7.8/10(262 votes)

    #20 - Haunted

    S2:E11

    The team rescues the occupants of a sinking ship off the coast of South Africa and teleport them to the Sanctuary. However, Magnus suspects Druitt of murdering one of the passengers during the rescue.

    Director:Peter DeLuise
    Writers:James Thorpe, Damian Kindler

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  21. Sanctuary Season 3 Episode 16 - Awakening
    7.8/10(246 votes)

    #21 - Awakening

    S3:E16

    Magnus and Tesla investigate a former Praxian stronghold and unintentionally stumble on vampiric secrets.

    Director:Lee Wilson
    Writer:Gillian Horvath

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  22. Sanctuary Season 3 Episode 18 - Carentan
    7.8/10(237 votes)

    #22 - Carentan

    S3:E18

    A colleague vanishes amid unexplained disappearances in Normandy, France, where Magnus and her team run into a military blockade during their investigation

    Director:Steven A. Adelson
    Writer:James Thorpe

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  23. Sanctuary Season 1 Episode 8 - Edward
    7.7/10(375 votes)

    #23 - Edward

    S1:E8

    A young artist with an uncanny ability to draw remarkably detailed pictures from memory may be the key to solving a case surrounding the suspicious death of his abusive father.

    Director:Brenton Spencer
    Writer:Sam Egan

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  24. Sanctuary Season 3 Episode 2 - Firewall
    7.7/10(247 votes)

    #24 - Firewall

    S3:E2

    Will suffers from amnesia regarding the events of his near-death experience, but some unwanted visitors become intent on finding out what is locked in his memory.

    Director:Martin Wood
    Writer:Damian Kindler

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  25. Sanctuary Season 3 Episode 6 - Animus
    7.7/10(263 votes)

    #25 - Animus

    S3:E6

    Word of a possible werewolf sighting prompts Henry and Will to visit an English psychiatric facility. As they probe a potential connection to Henry's Hyper Accelerated Protean past - and future - Magnus and Tesla investigate the mysterious holographic city.

    Director:Martin Wood
    Writer:Miranda Kwok

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Best Episodes Summary

"Sanctuary for None (2)" is the best rated episode of "Sanctuary". It scored 8.4/10 based on 261 votes. Directed by Damian Kindler and written by Damian Kindler, it aired on 12/30/2011. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Kali (2)".