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The Best Episodes of Swamp Thing

Every episode of Swamp Thing ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Swamp Thing!

The Best Episodes of Swamp Thing

Swamp Thing: The Series, is a science fiction, action/adventure television series based on the DC Comics character Swamp Thing. It debuted on USA Network on...

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  1. Background image for Dead and Married
    7.1/10(25 votes)

    #1 - Dead and Married

    S3:E1

    Will finds a car in the swamp, and attached are two married ghosts and their remains. The search for their killer, who just might be an old acquaintance of theirs, begins with the help of Will and the Swamp Thing.

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    Director:Unknown
  2. Background image for Never Alone
    6.7/10(24 votes)

    #2 - Never Alone

    S3:E19

    A lunatic escapes from a local asylum and knocks on Tressa's door late at night. He proclaims himself as an alien killer. Even the Swamp Thing is in danger.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  3. Background image for Spirit of the Swamp
    6.6/10(36 votes)

    #3 - Spirit of the Swamp

    S1:E5

    Veteran actor Roscoe Lee Browne plays an "Ogun", a voodoo priest whom Arcane employs to destroy the Swamp Thing.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  4. Background image for The Living Image
    6.5/10(47 votes)

    #4 - The Living Image

    S1:E2

    Dr. Arcane attempts once again to obtain the bio-restorative formula from the Swamp Thing. However, this time Arcane has a helper, and the Swamp Thing knows her as his late wife, Linda Holland.

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    6.5/10(34 votes)

    #5 - The Shipment

    S1:E13

    Arcane captures Jim and sells him into slavery after the boy is witness to the evil doctor's hideous transformations of men into monsters and the local sheriff is in on the plans. Jim's 17-year-old half-brother, Will, arrives to investigate Jim’s disappearance and teams up with the Swamp Thing to find him.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  6. Background image for Dark Side of the Mirror
    6.5/10(31 votes)

    #6 - Dark Side of the Mirror

    S1:E15

    Arcane plots and murders the local district attorney when he swears to bring Arcane down. A high profile murder tied to Arcane would be hard to hide, unless someone nobody would suspect commits the crime. Somebody like...the Swamp Thing.

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    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for The Hunt
    6.5/10(32 votes)

    #7 - The Hunt

    S1:E19

    Tempers flare when Will's estranged father shows up looking for a rare white orchid that Arcane has paid him to steal. Will's trust is broken, and so is the swamp's when he leads his father to it unwittingly. Meanwhile, Arcane tests his poisonous mutant garden on Abigail.

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    Writer:Unknown
  9. Background image for The Chains of Forever
    6.5/10(22 votes)

    #8 - The Chains of Forever

    S3:E30

    A mysterious couple search the swamp for the legendary Fountain of Youth. Arcane learns about the couple's plans and tries to find the Fountain first, as Will is caught in the middle of the couple's debate on whether or not the Fountain even exists.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  10. Background image for In the Beginning
    6.5/10(21 votes)

    #9 - In the Beginning

    S3:E31

    Arcane accidentally creates a half-plant/half-robot with evil intentions from a mutated garden. The results are deadly to the swamp.

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    Director:Chuck Bowman
    Writer:Unknown
  11. Background image for The Death of Dr. Arcane
    6.4/10(38 votes)

    #10 - The Death of Dr. Arcane

    S1:E3

    Arcane has unleashed his latest mutant monster into the swamp to eat everything it sees and if this test trial works, then more will be released. To ensure that the Swamp Thing does not interfere, he takes a hostage and bargains for immunity.

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  12. Background image for From Beyond the Grave
    6.4/10(40 votes)

    #11 - From Beyond the Grave

    S1:E12

    Jim and Tressa may have to leave the swamp after a lawyer delivers a notice of eviction in the form of a will from Tressa's late mother. They are unaware that the lawyer is in league with Dr. Arcane. Meanwhile, Tressa's mother's spirit guides her to the swamp where the real answers lie.

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    Director:Tony Dow
    Writer:Unknown
  13. Background image for Silent Screams
    6.4/10(33 votes)

    #12 - Silent Screams

    S1:E16

    Tressa and her friends are victims of another one of Arcane's experiments for General Sunderland. Tressa tries to save her friends when they suddenly disappear in the swamp right before her eyes.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  14. Background image for Changes
    6.4/10(22 votes)

    #13 - Changes

    S3:E6

    When Arcane unleashes a genetic assassin into the swamp in the form of a virus, he gets more than he bargained for; he not only gets rid of the Swamp Thing, but he accidentally brings Alec Holland back.

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    6.4/10(22 votes)

    #14 - Tatania

    S3:E8

    Arcane finally resurrects his wife Tatania, only to learn the woman is an impostor. A few hours in the lab with this woman leads Arcane to discover the true whereabouts of his beloved wife and the identity of her captor; General Sunderland.

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    Writer:Unknown
  16. Background image for Blood Wind
    6.3/10(38 votes)

    #15 - Blood Wind

    S1:E6

    Arcane's protégé, whom he refers to as the "Crown Prince", is experimenting with hatred pheromones and his latest batch, which supposedly failed, is dumped in the swamp. The Swamp Thing has to intervene when Tressa is exposed and is in danger of being murdered - by everyone.

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    Director:Unknown
  17. Background image for Touch of Death
    6.3/10(32 votes)

    #16 - Touch of Death

    S1:E20

    Arcane experiments on an innocent man by murdering him and trying to revive him with a serum, stolen from Alec Holland years ago. The man comes back to life again with severe side effects for anyone who touches him, even the Swamp Thing.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  18. Background image for Special Request
    6.3/10(24 votes)

    #17 - Special Request

    S3:E3

    Still fruitlessly searching for her missing son Jim, Tressa is diverted when she hears the voice of her former boyfriend, a radio jockey from the 70's. Tressa begins a second hunt for answers, as she discovers what really happened when her boyfriend disappeared 18 years ago, guided by his voice from the grave.

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    Writer:Unknown
  19. Background image for Fear Itself
    6.3/10(23 votes)

    #18 - Fear Itself

    S3:E5

    The Swamp Thing's worst enemy is also the enemy of the swamp...himself.

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    Writer:Unknown
  20. Background image for Treasure
    6.2/10(35 votes)

    #19 - Treasure

    S1:E9

    A thief on the run from his female accomplice chooses the swamp as his hiding place for a fortune in stolen cash - and Jim's house as his final stop.

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    Director:Tony Dow
    Writer:Unknown
  21. Background image for New Acquaintance
    6.2/10(39 votes)

    #20 - New Acquaintance

    S1:E10

    Jim is feeling lonely and tries to make a new friend when he meets a mysterious young girl in town, named Lily, who invites herself into Jim and Tressa‘s home, and who carries a dark secret.

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    6.2/10(40 votes)

    #21 - Falco

    S1:E11

    One of Arcane's mutants arrives in the swamp to exact revenge on him. The Swamp Thing tries to make him understand how to live with what he is.

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    6.2/10(36 votes)

    #22 - The Watchers

    S1:E18

    Tressa accidentally uncovers a pair of robots casing the swamp and the Kipp residence in search of any evidence of Dr. Woodrue's experiments. Abigail is on the run and the Watchers must deal with the Swamp Thing to get to her.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  24. Background image for Revelations
    6.2/10(22 votes)

    #23 - Revelations

    S3:E11

    Graham leads a team of heavily armed mercenaries into the swamp to kill the Swamp Thing once and for all. Meanwhile, Tressa learns a few of the secrets of the swamp when she has a wounded visitor.

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  25. Background image for Patient Zero
    6.2/10(21 votes)

    #24 - Patient Zero

    S3:E29

    An old man has a deadly, infectious virus that only Alec's blood can cure. Arcane tries to exploit the disease for himself.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  26. Background image for Grotesquery
    6.1/10(37 votes)

    #25 - Grotesquery

    S1:E7

    The Swamp Thing is overcome by toxic waste and falls unconscious where he is found by two men and is sold to a carnival freak show run by a cruel man in league with Arcane. Jim stumbles upon the carnival and tries to help the Swamp Thing before it is too late.

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    Director:David Jackson
    Writer:Unknown

Best Episodes Summary

"Dead and Married" is the best rated episode of "Swamp Thing". It scored 7.1/10 based on 25 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Steven L. Sears, it aired on 7/10/1992. This episode scored 0.4 points higher than the second highest rated, "Never Alone".