The Worst Episodes of Sanctuary
Every episode of Sanctuary ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Sanctuary!
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 humans. Magnus seeks to protect this threatened phenomena as well as unlock the mysteries behind their existence.
Lowest Rated Episodes Summary
The worst episode of "Sanctuary" is "Fugue", rated 6.1/10 from 318 user votes. It was directed by Damian Kindler and written by Damian Kindler. "Fugue" aired on 11/25/2011 and is rated 0.2 point(s) lower than the second lowest rated, "Wingman".
6.1/10 318 votes#1 - Fugue
Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 11/25/2011
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
6.3/10 225 votes#2 - Wingman
Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 5/9/2011
Will and Henry's double date goes awry when Magnus tasks them with an Abnormal delivery.
Director: Peter DeLuise
Writer: Miranda Kwok
6.8/10 309 votes#3 - Warriors
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/12/2008
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
6.9/10 207 votes#4 - Homecoming
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 11/11/2011
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
Writer: Damian Kindler, James Thorpe
7.0/10 229 votes#5 - One Night
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 4/25/2011
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
7.1/10 375 votes#6 - Folding Man
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/17/2008
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
7.1/10 225 votes#7 - Hero II: Broken Arrow
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 11/12/2010
Kate gains super-hero-like abilities when an Abnormal attaches itself to her for safe keeping.
Director: Mairzee Almas
Writer: Alan McCullough
7.2/10 421 votes#8 - Fata Morgana
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/10/2008
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
7.2/10 257 votes#9 - 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
7.2/10 208 votes#10 - Metamorphosis
Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 5/2/2011
Will's transformation has him literally climbing the walls.
Director: Andy Mikita
Writer: Alan McCullough
7.2/10 181 votes#11 - The Depths
Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 12/16/2011
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
7.3/10 549 votes#12 - Sanctuary for All (1)
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/3/2008
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
7.3/10 368 votes#13 - Kush
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/24/2008
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
7.3/10 396 votes#14 - Nubbins
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/7/2008
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
7.3/10 205 votes#15 - Uprising
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 10/14/2011
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
7.3/10 212 votes#16 - Untouchable
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 10/21/2011
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
7.4/10 300 votes#17 - 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
7.4/10 282 votes#18 - 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
7.4/10 268 votes#19 - 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
7.4/10 228 votes#20 - Trail of Blood
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 11/5/2010
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
7.4/10 214 votes#21 - Hangover
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 4/22/2011
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
7.4/10 223 votes#22 - Normandy
Season 3 Episode 17 - Aired 5/23/2011
Discover Magnus' role in a turning point of World War II history.
Director: Martin Wood
Writer: Damian Kindler
7.4/10 220 votes#23 - Out of the Blue
Season 3 Episode 19 - Aired 6/13/2011
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
7.4/10 204 votes#24 - Icebreaker
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 11/18/2011
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
7.4/10 192 votes#25 - Chimera
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 11/29/2011
Just when Magnus thought Adam Worth was gone forever, she and Tesla become trapped in a virtual Sanctuary, where they are attacked by an avatar of Worth – who is determined to enter the “real” world.
Director: Martin Wood
Writer: James Thorpe