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The Worst Episodes of The Border

The Border is a Canadian drama that aired on CBC Television and 20 other TV networks worldwide. It was created by Peter Raymont, Lindalee Tracey,...

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  1. 6.5/10(39 votes)

    #1 - Normalizing Relations

    S1:E10

    ICS must prevent the assassination of a visiting Cuban diplomat who has a surprising connection to U.S. Agent Bianca Lagarda.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  2. 6.8/10(66 votes)

    #2 - Pockets of Vulnerability

    S1:E1

    When CSIS sends a suspect to Syria to be tortured the elite ICS, Squad must race to prove him innocent.

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  3. 6.8/10(41 votes)

    #3 - Compromising Positions

    S1:E5

    Major Kessler releases an illegal Russian stripper as a political favour, sparking a scandal that climaxes in murder.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  4. 6.8/10(36 votes)

    #4 - Articles of Faith

    S2:E7

    While tracking a fundamentalist Christian sect moving "child brides" across the border, Gray meets his match.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  5. 6.9/10(40 votes)

    #5 - Physical Assets

    S1:E6

    When Gray and Layla bust a human-trafficking operation, they follow a grisly trail to an old adversary.

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    Director:John Fawcett
    Writer:Unknown
  6. 7.0/10(33 votes)

    #6 - Shifting Waters

    S2:E12

    As international leaders debate Arctic sovereignty, Kessler and ICS fight to rescue a Canadian submarine crew trapped under the polar ice.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. 7.1/10(48 votes)

    #7 - Bodies on the Ground

    S1:E3

    A U.S. rendition flight crash-lands in rural Quebec and ICS must recapture three terrorists before the Americans forcibly intervene.

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  9. 7.3/10(31 votes)

    #8 - Peak Oil

    S2:E5

    An eco-terrorist sabotages an Alberta pumping station and Gray and Layla must untangle an international corporate espionage scheme.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  10. 7.3/10(31 votes)

    #9 - Prescriptive Measures

    S2:E6

    Counterfeit pharmaceuticals kill an American rock star. ICS searches for the Canadian link but Bianca LaGarda takes matters into her own hands.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  11. 7.3/10(27 votes)

    #10 - Killer Debt

    S3:E3

    When wealthy philanthropist Benjamin Herzog is murdered, the prime suspect is his financial advisor Cyrus Church. Church has engineered a massive Ponzi scheme to defraud his investors of billions. Foreign operatives determined to recover stolen funds are also looking for Church. And complicating matters, Church's new trophy wife is Svetlana Karpov, a Russian stripper from Kessler's past. ICS's newest agent, Khalida Massi, finally gets a chance to prove herself in the field.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  12. 7.3/10(29 votes)

    #11 - Dark Ride

    S3:E8

    A snuff film is confiscated at the Maine-New Brunswick border, and Carver finds the body of the film's victim Stateside. ICS traces the video back to the vicious biker gang, Satans Guard. Maggie goes to the east coast to see her estranged daughter Kim whose boyfriend, a former member of the gang, is eager to inform on his former associates. Meanwhile, ICS learns of a cross-border serial killer - who has just set his sights on Kim.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  13. 7.4/10(37 votes)

    #12 - Good Intentions

    S2:E9

    Kessler suspects the Canadian military is complicit in the cover-up of a scheme to smuggling cheap Afghan heroin into the country.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  14. 7.4/10(26 votes)

    #13 - Dying Art

    S3:E9

    Kessler sends Khali and Darnell to Montreal to investigate claims that a celebrated golden Buddha was stolen and illegally imported to Canada. But the protesters - a Buddhist monk and an idealistic school teacher - turn out to be as mysterious as the Buddha's smile. Khali goes undercover to discover their true intentions.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  15. 7.4/10(28 votes)

    #14 - Spoils of War

    S3:E10

    In a Toronto coffee-shop, an African refugee recognizes the brutal Congolese warlord who raped her and enslaved her son. As they struggle to keep the warlord behind bars, ICS uncovers a deadly conspiracy that links coltan smuggling in the Congo to a powerful multinational based in Canada. Hard-nosed politico Jack Hardacre takes over as Minister of Public Safety, and takes a strong dislike to Kessler. And rebuffed by Kessler, Charlotte takes solace elsewhere.

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    Director:John Fawcett
    Writer:Unknown
  16. 7.5/10(43 votes)

    #15 - Stop Loss

    S2:E1

    Three American army deserters claim refugee status in Canada, and ICS must deal with the personal and political fallout.

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    Director:John Fawcett
    Writer:Unknown
  17. 7.5/10(35 votes)

    #16 - Target of Opportunity

    S2:E2

    A deadly assassin shows up in Toronto, drawing ICS into a web of international political intrigue.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  18. 7.5/10(31 votes)

    #17 - Broken

    S3:E2

    Agent Bianca LaGarda escorts seventeen year-old Ali Jabir, a Canadian resident with ties to terrorists and just released from Guantanamo Bay, back to Canada. Kessler and ICS enter questionable moral territory as they use Ali as bait to capture notorious terrorist Nasim Mujab, Ali's childhood friend. Slade - assisted by CSIS agent and language expert Khalida Massi - uncovers an impending terrorist attack on Toronto. At the official inquiry into the 'Ndrangheta shoot-out, the future of ICS is at risk.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  19. 7.5/10(28 votes)

    #18 - Hate Metal

    S3:E4

    Now back on active duty, DHS Agent Liz Carver tracks a murder suspect, the notorious white-supremacist Cole Thorpe, to Canada. Kessler assigns Gray to infiltrate Thorpe's British Columbia-based neo-Nazi operation. Carver still blames Gray for the 'Ndrangheta debacle and her own injuries. When Gray learns the neo-Nazis are planning a devastating act of racial terrorism, Carver must work with him to stop it.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  20. 7.6/10(54 votes)

    #19 - Gray Zone

    S1:E2

    ICS Agent Gray Jackson butts heads with a beautiful U.S. Homeland Security Agent when their undercover operation at a Mohawk casino goes awry.

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    Director:John Fawcett
  21. 7.6/10(36 votes)

    #20 - Enemy Contact

    S1:E8

    ICS races to prevent a deadly terrorist attack in the heart of Toronto.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  22. 7.6/10(34 votes)

    #21 - Floral Tribute

    S2:E3

    MI6 horns in on the ICS investigation of tainted heroin and an African drug smuggling ring.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  23. 7.6/10(27 votes)

    #22 - Kiss and Cry

    S3:E6

    Kessler's daughter Zoe helps Yuan Dao, China's star figure skater, escape from the Chinese Secret Service. Dao claims to be a freedom activist who will face torture and execution if returned to China. Having fallen for the skater and his story, Zoe takes Dao to ICS, where Kessler faces political pressure to hand him over to the Chinese. Zoe and Dao escape again, this time from Kessler.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  24. 7.6/10(41 votes)

    #23 - No Refuge

    S3:E12

    A kingpin in Mexico's Los Zetas drug cartel is en route to Toronto to meet his new distributors - the ultraviolent street gang, MS-13. Ramon Esteban - the new flame of Kessler's ex-wife Terri - is a Mexican journalist whose articles on Los Zetas have put him on the cartel's hit list. When Kessler, Carver, and Gray attempt to transfer Ramon from Terri's shelter into protective custody, MS-13 launches an all-out attack. Kessler must fight back with an unlikely team of warriors.

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    Director:John Fawcett
    Writer:Unknown
  25. 7.7/10(40 votes)

    #24 - Gross Deceptions

    S1:E4

    ICS Director Kessler and U.S. Agent LaGarda clash with disgruntled ex-Airborne soldiers and an elusive arms dealer while hunting for stolen military weapons.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  26. 7.7/10(31 votes)

    #25 - Unacceptable Risk

    S2:E11

    ICS face escalating gang violence when a U.K. Tamil gang member enters the country for his son's life-saving surgery.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

Worst Episodes Summary

"Normalizing Relations" is the worst rated episode of "The Border". It scored 6.5/10 based on 39 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 3/10/2008. This episode scored 0.3 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Pockets of Vulnerability".