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The Best Episodes of Sanctuary Season 2

Every episode of Sanctuary Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Sanctuary Season 2!

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...
Genres:Action & AdventureSci-Fi & Fantasy
Network:Syfy

Season 2 Ratings Summary

"End of Nights (1)" is the best rated episode of "Sanctuary" season 2. It scored 7.9/10 based on 325 votes. Directed by Martin Wood and written by Damian Kindler, it aired on 10/9/2009. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "End of Nights (2)".

  • End of Nights (1)
    7.9/10325 votes

    #1 - End of Nights (1)

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 10/9/2009

    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

  • End of Nights (2)
    8.1/10313 votes

    #2 - End of Nights (2)

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 10/16/2009

    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

  • Eulogy
    7.4/10305 votes

    #3 - Eulogy

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/23/2009

    With chaos all around them, the team must come to terms with how to rebuild after the Cabal’s attacks. Magnus takes a methodical approach to prove Ashley is still alive, while Will and Henry take on the daunting task of processing the hundreds of Abnormals who now seek refuge at the Sanctuary.

    Director: Brenton Spencer

    Writer: Sara B. Cooper

  • Hero
    7.4/10285 votes

    #4 - Hero

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/30/2009

    A superhero is trapped by Magnus, and his lack of finesse affects the team's work. Elsewhere, Will and Declan go on the search for a creature that's loose in the city, after the discovery of an eggshell.

    Director: Martin Wood

    Writer: Alan McCullough

  • Pavor Nocturnus
    7.8/10297 votes

    #5 - Pavor Nocturnus

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 11/6/2009

    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

    Writer: Damian Kindler, James Thorpe

  • Fragments
    7.4/10270 votes

    #6 - Fragments

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 11/13/2009

    Dr. Helen Magnus fights to save the life of one of the Sanctuary’s research scientists who was viciously attacked by a seemingly docile Abnormal. Baffled by the creature’s uncharacteristic behavior, Henry tries to figure out what, or who, caused the domesticated Abnormal to react so violently.

    Director: Steven A. Adelson

    Writer: Sara B. Cooper

  • Veritas
    7.8/10273 votes

    #7 - Veritas

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/20/2009

    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

  • Next Tuesday
    7.2/10258 votes

    #8 - Next Tuesday

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 12/4/2009

    While transporting a usually docile abnormal, Magnus's helicopter crashes, leaving her and Will stranded in the shaft of an abandoned oil rig. They soon find they are not alone in the water.

    Director: Martin Wood

    Writer: Damian Kindler

  • Penance
    7.5/10277 votes

    #9 - Penance

    Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 12/11/2009

    While an old friend of Magnus', a pouched abnormal named Jimmy, is handing over a fire elemental to the Sanctuary team, they are attacked by a gang of criminal abnormals from Chicago. The situation presents a lot of mysteries to be solved and quickly.

    Director: Brenton Spencer

    Writer: Alan McCullough

  • Sleepers
    7.9/10282 votes

    #10 - Sleepers

    Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 12/18/2009

    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

  • Haunted
    7.7/10247 votes

    #11 - Haunted

    Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 1/8/2010

    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

    Writer: Damian Kindler, James Thorpe

  • Kali (1)
    8.1/10270 votes

    #12 - Kali (1)

    Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 1/15/2010

    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

  • Kali (2)
    8.2/10295 votes

    #13 - Kali (2)

    Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 1/15/2010

    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