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The Best Episodes of Sanctuary Season 1

Every episode of Sanctuary Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Sanctuary Season 1!

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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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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Sanctuary Season 1 Episode 13 - Revelations (2)
    8.2/10(391 votes)

    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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  2. Sanctuary Season 1 Episode 12 - Revelations (1)
    8.1/10(385 votes)

    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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  3. Sanctuary Season 1 Episode 7 - The Five
    8.0/10(422 votes)

    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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  4. Sanctuary Season 1 Episode 8 - Edward
    7.7/10(399 votes)

    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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  5. Sanctuary Season 1 Episode 11 - Instinct
    7.6/10(389 votes)

    S1:E11

    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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  6. Sanctuary Season 1 Episode 2 - Sanctuary for All (2)
    7.5/10(526 votes)

    S1:E2

    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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  7. Sanctuary Season 1 Episode 9 - Requiem
    7.5/10(405 votes)

    S1:E9

    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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  8. Sanctuary Season 1 Episode 5 - Kush
    7.4/10(423 votes)

    S1:E5

    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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  9. Sanctuary Season 1 Episode 1 - Sanctuary for All (1)
    7.3/10(627 votes)

    S1:E1

    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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  10. Sanctuary Season 1 Episode 6 - Nubbins
    7.3/10(450 votes)

    S1:E6

    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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  11. Sanctuary Season 1 Episode 3 - Fata Morgana
    7.2/10(484 votes)

    S1:E3

    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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  12. Sanctuary Season 1 Episode 4 - Folding Man
    7.1/10(430 votes)

    S1:E4

    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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  13. Sanctuary Season 1 Episode 10 - Warriors
    6.9/10(359 votes)

    S1:E10

    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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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Revelations (2)" is the best rated episode of "Sanctuary" season 1. It scored 8.2/10 based on 391 votes. Directed by Martin Wood and written by Damian Kindler, it aired on 1/9/2009. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Revelations (1)".