The Best Episodes of The Eagle: A Crime Odyssey Season 1

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.7/10(93 votes)

   #1 - Codename: Sisyphus (1)

   S1:E110/10/2004

   The enigmatic Hallgrim Hallgrimsson is on his way to Iceland to see his sick mother when he is called back because a policeman has been killed at Copenhagen airport. Four murders and a daring rescue later detective Hallgrim Hallgrimsson, AKA The Eagle, accepts a position in the police commissioner's new team so he can work on solving the case.

   Director:Niels Arden Oplev

   Writers:Peter Thorsboe, Mai Brostrøm

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   Director:Niels Arden Oplev

   Writers:Peter Thorsboe, Mai Brostrøm
2. 

   7.7/10(80 votes)

   #2 - Codename: Sisyphus (2)

   S1:E210/17/2004

   Hallgrim is still in hot pursuit of ex-KGB man Sergei Varsjinskij and Luka Ivanovitsj Budanov; a new face joins the team while the relationship between Marie and Hallgrim heats up.

   Director:Niels Arden Oplev

   Writers:Peter Thorsboe, Mai Brostrøm

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   Director:Niels Arden Oplev

   Writers:Peter Thorsboe, Mai Brostrøm
3. 

   7.4/10(72 votes)

   #3 - Codename: Skylla

   S1:E310/24/2004

   A wealthy Norwegian businesswoman is found dead outside Hallgrim’s hotel and the team is led once more to Sergei Varsjinskij and an intricate money-laundering scheme.

   Director:Jannik Johansen

   Writers:Peter Thorsboe, Mai Brostrøm

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   Director:Jannik Johansen

   Writers:Peter Thorsboe, Mai Brostrøm
4. 

   7.5/10(61 votes)

   #4 - Codename: Ifgenia

   S1:E410/31/2004

   The trail of murders, including the crown witness, shows Hallgrim that he is getting dangerously close to Sergei. Nervous, Hallgrim worries for Marie's safety and spends the night at her apartment. Searching for clues in Berit’s effects Ditte receives a tip to look for the one thing that doesn’t fit the normal pattern; a plastic card that contains a map leads the team to an industrial area in the harbour and some very dangerous goods.

   Director:Jannik Johansen

   Writers:Peter Thorsboe, Mai Brostrøm

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   Director:Jannik Johansen

   Writers:Peter Thorsboe, Mai Brostrøm
5. 

   7.3/10(61 votes)

   #5 - Codename: Ares (1)

   S1:E511/7/2004

   When the police seize a consignment of enriched uranium, Hallgrim makes a deal with Sergei in order to discover its planned destination. Meanwhile, Frandsen's life hangs in the balance as he is checked for radiation sickness.

   Director:Jørn Faurschou

   Writers:Peter Thorsboe, Mai Brostrøm

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   Director:Jørn Faurschou

   Writers:Peter Thorsboe, Mai Brostrøm
6. 

   7.2/10(63 votes)

   #6 - Codename: Ares (2)

   S1:E611/14/2004

   In trying to find the truth about a batch of uranium that was seized by the Danish police, Hallgrim befriends a Chechen scientist in Oslo who has a sinister mission in life. 

   Director:Jørn Faurschou

   Writers:Peter Thorsboe, Mai Brostrøm

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   Director:Jørn Faurschou

   Writers:Peter Thorsboe, Mai Brostrøm
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7. 

   7.4/10(63 votes)

   #7 - Codename: Nemesis

   S1:E711/21/2004

   Hallgrim and Marie attend a conference in Sweden where they locate the person behind the Lithuanian sex trade. A price is put on Hallgrim's head, and someone comes to collect.

   Director:Martin Schmidt

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Martin Schmidt

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   7.3/10(64 votes)

   #8 - Codename: Hades

   S1:E811/28/2004

   After hovering between life and death, Hallgrim survives a knife attack. He and the team must now locate the perpetrator who is fighting to control the Balkan drug trade into Scandinavia.

   Director:Martin Schmidt

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Martin Schmidt

   Writer:Unknown