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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 Worst Episode
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    Sanctuary Season 4 Episode 8 - Fugue
    6.0/10(366 votes)

    S4:E8

    A mysterious abnormal attacks Abby, and Magnus and Will discover there's only one way to communicate with this unusual enemy - through music.

    Director:Damian Kindler
    Writer:Damian Kindler

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  2. Sanctuary Season 3 Episode 15 - Wingman
    6.3/10(264 votes)

    S3:E15

    Will and Henry's double date goes awry when Magnus tasks them with an Abnormal delivery.

    Director:Peter DeLuise
    Writer:Miranda Kwok

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  3. 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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  4. Sanctuary Season 3 Episode 13 - One Night
    6.9/10(270 votes)

    S3:E13

    Looking to share a quiet, "normal" evening out with Abby, Will and his date are abducted en route to the restaurant by a desperate gang leader who faces certain death without their help. Then, upon learning the abductor's identity, Magnus suddenly ceases all attempts at rescue.

    Director:Amanda Tapping
    Writer:Damian Kindler

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  5. Sanctuary Season 4 Episode 6 - Homecoming
    6.9/10(241 votes)

    S4:E6

    Will runs into unexpected trouble and personal revelations on a trip to the Liberian Sanctuary in Monorovia. Meanwhile, Magnus has her hands full when a couple of ne'er-do-well flying Abnormals recruit her help with a questionable scheme.

    Director:Robin Dunne
    Writers:James Thorpe, Damian Kindler

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  6. 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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  7. Sanctuary Season 3 Episode 5 - Hero II: Broken Arrow
    7.1/10(262 votes)

    S3:E5

    Kate gains super-hero-like abilities when an Abnormal attaches itself to her for safe keeping.

    Director:Mairzee Almas
    Writer:Alan McCullough

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  8. 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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  9. Sanctuary Season 2 Episode 8 - Next Tuesday
    7.2/10(295 votes)

    S2:E8

    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

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  10. Sanctuary Season 3 Episode 14 - Metamorphosis
    7.2/10(246 votes)

    S3:E14

    Will's transformation has him literally climbing the walls.

    Director:Andy Mikita
    Writer:Alan McCullough

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  11. Sanctuary Season 4 Episode 11 - The Depths
    7.2/10(210 votes)

    S4:E11

    A quest to capture a legendary Abnormal in Bolivia leaves Will and Magnus injured and trapped in a cave-in, where they confront truths about themselves and their relationship. Henry records video letters to a special someone while working on an invention.

    Director:Martin Wood
    Writer:Gillian Horvath

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  12. 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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  13. 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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  14. 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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  15. Sanctuary Season 2 Episode 4 - Hero
    7.4/10(319 votes)

    S2:E4

    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

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  16. Sanctuary Season 2 Episode 6 - Fragments
    7.4/10(301 votes)

    S2:E6

    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

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  17. Sanctuary Season 3 Episode 4 - Trail of Blood
    7.4/10(264 votes)

    S3:E4

    Nikola Tesla surfaces, sending Helen an SOS from the Colombian Highlands - but Will doesn't think he can be trusted.

    Director:Steven A. Adelson
    Writer:Gillian Horvath

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  18. Sanctuary Season 3 Episode 19 - Out of the Blue
    7.4/10(257 votes)

    S3:E19

    Helen and Will find themselves in an alternate reality, living as suburban neighbors, who experience unsettling dreams that disrupt their new careers.

    Director:Martin Wood
    Writer:Damian Kindler

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  19. Sanctuary Season 4 Episode 2 - Uprising
    7.4/10(238 votes)

    S4:E2

    As Hollow Earth Abnormals continue to arrive at the surface in droves, Will, Henry, Kate and Bigfoot scramble to prevent all-out war with the Lotus Security Forces. All the while, they are worrying about the whereabouts and safety of Magnus who was last seen heading to Praxis just before the city was destroyed.

    Director:Amanda Tapping
    Writer:James Thorpe

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  20. Sanctuary Season 4 Episode 3 - Untouchable
    7.4/10(247 votes)

    S4:E3

    With a government inspector threatening to cut off the Sanctuary's funding, Magnus and Will must explain a mission gone wrong. Meanwhile, Henry has a surprise visitor with some shocking news.

    Director:Steven A. Adelson
    Writer:Gillian Horvath

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  21. Sanctuary Season 4 Episode 7 - Icebreaker
    7.4/10(236 votes)

    S4:E7

    When a team from the UK Sanctuary gets in trouble on a stranded icebreaker in the Bering Sea, Magnus and Will must figure out who is behind the mysterious happenings at sea.

    Director:Martin Wood
    Writer:Martin Wood

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  22. 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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  23. 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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  24. Sanctuary Season 2 Episode 3 - Eulogy
    7.5/10(339 votes)

    S2:E3

    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

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  25. Sanctuary Season 3 Episode 12 - Hangover
    7.5/10(252 votes)

    S3:E12

    Returning home from an overnight trip, Magnus is stunned to find the Sanctuary in a complete and utter shambles - only hours before a scheduled inspection by a UN Security Team. A bruised and battered Henry only adds to the mystery by claiming that he was attacked by Will.

    Director:Andy Mikita
    Writer:James Thorpe

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Fugue" is the worst rated episode of "Sanctuary". It scored 6/10 based on 366 votes. Directed by Damian Kindler and written by Damian Kindler, it aired on 11/25/2011. This episode scored 0.3 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Wingman".