The Best Episodes of Sanctuary Season 1

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.3/10(592 votes)

   #1 - Sanctuary for All (1)

   S1:E110/3/2008

   The enigmatic Dr. Helen Magnus recruits insightful forensic psychiatrist Will Zimmerman to join her in the quest to track, study and protect the strange and often terrifying creatures that secretly populate our world.

   Director:Martin Wood

   Writer:Damian Kindler

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   Director:Martin Wood

   Writer:Damian Kindler
2. 

   7.5/10(500 votes)

   #2 - Sanctuary for All (2)

   S1:E210/3/2008

   As Will attempts to help Alexi cope with his abnormality, Helen gets a visitor from her past.

   Director:Martin Wood

   Writers:Damian Kindler, Sam Egan

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   Director:Martin Wood

   Writers:Damian Kindler, Sam Egan
3. 

   7.2/10(464 votes)

   #3 - Fata Morgana

   S1:E310/10/2008

   Dr. Helen Magnus, her daughter Ashley, and new to the Sanctuary, Dr. Will Zimmerman release three women from a mysterious crypt in Scotland, bringing them back to the Sanctuary for refuge. Unbeknown to the team, and the women themselves, they have extraordinary powers. And their disappearance does not go undetected by a powerful cabal, resolute on reclaiming what it determines is theirs.

   Director:Martin Wood

   Writer:Damian Kindler

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   Director:Martin Wood

   Writer:Damian Kindler
4. 

   7.1/10(412 votes)

   #4 - Folding Man

   S1:E410/17/2008

   An investigation into a string of bizarre robberies leads Magnus and Will to a crime ring of thieves who seem to be able to slip between the cracks of the law… literally.

   Director:James Head

   Writer:Sam Egan

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   Director:James Head

   Writer:Sam Egan
5. 

   7.3/10(402 votes)

   #5 - Kush

   S1:E510/24/2008

   After capturing a particularly elusive abnormal the plane carrying Dr. Magnus and Will crashes while transporting the creature. Dr. Magnus and Will soon discover why this abnormal has never been captured before.

   Director:Martin Wood

   Writer:Damian Kindler

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   Director:Martin Wood

   Writer:Damian Kindler
6. 

   7.3/10(433 votes)

   #6 - Nubbins

   S1:E611/7/2008

   When a mating pair of cute, furry and seemingly harmless abnormals is brought in for scientific study, the Sanctuary team begins to exhibit some hidden animal attractions for one another.

   Director:Peter DeLuise

   Writer:Sam Egan

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   Director:Peter DeLuise

   Writer:Sam Egan
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7. 

   7.9/10(405 votes)

   #7 - The Five

   S1:E711/14/2008

   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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   Director:Martin Wood

   Writer:Damian Kindler
8. 

   7.7/10(381 votes)

   #8 - Edward

   S1:E811/21/2008

   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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   Director:Brenton Spencer

   Writer:Sam Egan
9. 

   7.5/10(389 votes)

   #9 - Requiem

   S1:E912/5/2008

   Magnus and Will investigate a distressing call for help deep below the Bermuda Triangle resulting in a deadly battle to save Magnus’s life.

   Director:Martin Wood

   Writer:Damian Kindler

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   Director:Martin Wood

   Writer:Damian Kindler
10. 

    6.9/10(344 votes)

    #10 - Warriors

    S1:E1012/12/2008

    Investigating the disappearance of an old college friend, Will finds himself caught in an underground fight club where the combatants are genetically engineered abnormals who fight to the death like modern day gladiators.

    Director:Brenton Spencer

    Writer:Peter Mohan

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    Director:Brenton Spencer

    Writer:Peter Mohan
11. 

    7.6/10(373 votes)

    #11 - Instinct

    S1:E1112/19/2008

    Magnus and the Sanctuary team attempt to capture a rare and deadly creature - all under the watchful eye of a local news crew.

    Director:Steven A. Adelson

    Writer:Damian Kindler

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    Director:Steven A. Adelson

    Writer:Damian Kindler
12. 

    8.1/10(378 votes)

    #12 - Revelations (1)

    S1:E121/2/2009

    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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    Director:Martin Wood

    Writers:Damian Kindler, Sam Egan
13. 

    8.2/10(384 votes)

    #13 - Revelations (2)

    S1:E131/9/2009

    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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    Director:Martin Wood

    Writer:Damian Kindler