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The Worst Episodes of The Expanse

Every episode of The Expanse ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of The Expanse!

A thriller set two hundred years in the future following the case of a missing young woman who brings a hardened detective and a rogue...
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Worst Episodes Summary

"Dulcinea" is the worst rated episode of "The Expanse". It scored 7.5/10 based on 5870 votes. Directed by Terry McDonough and written by Mark Fergus, Hawk Ostby, it aired on 12/14/2015. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Big Empty".

  • Dulcinea
    7.5/105,870 votes
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    #1 - Dulcinea

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 12/14/2015

    In the outer solar system near Saturn, James Holden and the crew of the ice-freighter Canterbury, investigate a distress call from a mysterious derelict ship, the Scopuli. On Ceres Station, Detective Miller begins an off the book investigation of a missing heiress, Julie Mao.

    Director: Terry McDonough

    Writer: Mark Fergus, Hawk Ostby

  • The Big Empty
    7.5/104,863 votes
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    #2 - The Big Empty

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 12/15/2015

    Holden and crew are trapped in badly damaged shuttle. On Ceres, Miller uncovers clues about Julie Mao. On Earth, Chrisjen Avasarala questions a terrorist.

    Director: Terry McDonough

    Writer: Mark Fergus, Hawk Ostby

  • Back to the Butcher
    7.6/104,118 votes
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    #3 - Back to the Butcher

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 1/5/2016

    Holden finds an unlikely ally. Miller’s obsession with Mao intensifies.

    Director: Rob Lieberman

    Writer: Mark Fergus, Hawk Ostby

  • Hard Vacuum
    7.6/103,295 votes
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    #4 - Hard Vacuum

    Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 1/20/2021

    Amos returns to Baltimore with Clarissa. On Luna, Avasarala's alliances begin to shift. Alone and adrift, Naomi becomes a deadly lure.

    Director: Marisol Adler

    Writer: Dan Nowak

  • Windmills
    7.7/103,868 votes
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    #5 - Windmills

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 1/19/2016

    Holden and his crew face a Martian military blockade. Miller finds a new reason to forge ahead. Avasarala visits Holden’s family.

    Director: Bill Johnson

    Writer: Mark Fergus, Hawk Ostby

  • Strange Dogs
    7.7/102,735 votes
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    #6 - Strange Dogs

    Season 6 Episode 1 - Aired 12/9/2021

    The Rocinante crew make a startling discovery on an asteroid. Avasarala and Bobbie contend with the devastation on Earth. Drummer and her family must make a heartbreaking decision. On Ceres, Marco and Filip's struggles turn inward.

    Director: Breck Eisner

    Writer: Naren Shankar

  • Remember the Cant
    7.8/104,592 votes
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    #7 - Remember the Cant

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 12/22/2015

    Holden and the crew are taken prisoner by the Martian Congressional Republic Navy. Miller deals with unhappy rioters. Avasarala plays politics and gets severely burned.

    Director: Jeff Woolnough

    Writer: Mark Fergus, Hawk Ostby

  • Rock Bottom
    7.8/103,975 votes
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    #8 - Rock Bottom

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 1/12/2016

    Miller gains valuable information from a hidden data cube. Holden and his crew learn their host’s agenda.

    Director: Rob Lieberman

    Writer: Mark Fergus, Hawk Ostby

  • Winnipesaukee
    7.8/103,022 votes
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    #9 - Winnipesaukee

    Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 1/27/2021

    Amos, Clarissa, and a gang of thieves work together to leave Earth. Avasarala tries to head off a brutal military strike. Drummer's new family bonds are tested as Naomi's life hangs in the balance.

    Director: Breck Eisner

    Writer: Naren Shankar, Daniel Abraham, Ty Franck

  • Redoubt
    7.8/102,302 votes
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    #10 - Redoubt

    Season 6 Episode 4 - Aired 12/30/2021

    Holden finds himself at odds with his crew when a controversial decision is uncovered. On Ceres, Avasarala struggles to contain an escalating humanitarian crisis. Drummer's growing faction stage a daring raid with dire stakes. Filip, demoted to repair skiff duty, makes an unexpected discovery.

    Director: Anya Adams

    Writer: Dan Nowak

  • The Seventh Man
    7.9/103,181 votes
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    #11 - The Seventh Man

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 3/8/2017

    Preparations for the Earth/Mars peace conference tighten the tension on Erringwright.

    Director: Kenneth Fink

    Writer: Georgia Lee

  • Oyedeng
    7.9/103,151 votes
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    #12 - Oyedeng

    Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 1/13/2021

    Naomi makes a desperate attempt to save her son from Marco. On the Roci, Holden battles for the last sample of protomolecule.

    Director: Marisol Adler

    Writer: Dan Nowak

  • Safe
    8.0/103,739 votes
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    #13 - Safe

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 2/1/2017

    Unlikely allies Joe Miller and the crew of the Rocinante led by Jim Holden uncover more about the conspiracy to release the protomolecule on Eros station.

    Director: Breck Eisner

    Writer: Mark Fergus, Hawk Ostby

  • Static
    8.0/103,408 votes
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    #14 - Static

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 2/8/2017

    Holden and Miller butt heads about how the raid was handled.

    Director: Jeff Woolnough

    Writer: Robin Veith

  • The Weeping Somnambulist
    8.0/103,097 votes
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    #15 - The Weeping Somnambulist

    Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 3/22/2017

    Bobbie becomes a political pawn in the struggle between Earth and Mars.

    Director: Mikael Salomon

    Writer: Hallie Lambert

  • Exodus
    8.0/103,279 votes
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    #16 - Exodus

    Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 12/16/2020

    Holden tries to convince Fred Johnson to destroy the last sample of protomolecule. Naomi gets an important lead to her son. On Luna, Avasarala begins to hunt for Marco Inaros.

    Director: Breck Eisner

    Writer: Naren Shankar

  • Tribes
    8.0/102,831 votes
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    #17 - Tribes

    Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 1/6/2021

    Holden and the Roci go on the hunt. Amos and Clarissa seek shelter on a devastated Earth. Bobbie and Alex fight a desperate battle. Marco makes Drummer an offer she can't refuse. Avasarala returns to a position of power.

    Director: Jeff Woolnough

    Writer: Hallie Lambert

  • Pyre
    8.1/103,125 votes
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    #18 - Pyre

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 3/15/2017

    Naomi tracks down signs of the protomolecule; Fred Johnson's control over the OPA collapses.

    Director: Kenneth Fink

    Writer: Robin Veith

  • Cascade
    8.1/103,093 votes
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    #19 - Cascade

    Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 3/29/2017

    Holden leads his crew through the war-torn station on Ganymede.

    Director: Mikael Salomon

    Writer: Dan Nowak

  • Retrograde
    8.1/102,971 votes
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    #20 - Retrograde

    Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 12/13/2019

    Drummer and Ashford confront a dangerous person from Naomi's past. Murtry hunts down a target. Bobbie's makes a life-changing confession.

    Director: David Petrarca

    Writer: Matthew Rasmussen

  • Azure Dragon
    8.1/102,464 votes
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    #21 - Azure Dragon

    Season 6 Episode 2 - Aired 12/16/2021

    With an unexpected passenger aboard the Rocinante, Holden and crew undertake a dangerous mission that could shift the balance of power in the war. Drummer decides to make an uneasy alliance. Filip wrestles with his guilt.

    Director: Jeff Woolnough

    Writer: Daniel Abraham, Ty Franck

  • Intransigence
    8.2/103,051 votes
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    #22 - Intransigence

    Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 6/6/2018

    The Rocinante seeks a new gameplan as they attempt to avoid capture. Melba's true motives are revealed. Naomi is torn between identity and ideal. Anna seeks a way to stay aboard the Thomas Prince.

    Director: David Grossman

    Writer: Hallie Lambert

  • Oppressor
    8.2/102,918 votes
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    #23 - Oppressor

    Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 12/13/2019

    As tensions on Ilus reach a boiling point, Holden reveals a secret. Avasarala debates Nancy Gao while an emergency on the Roci forces Alex and Naomi into action.

    Director: Jeff Woolnough

    Writer: Daniel Abraham, Ty Franck

  • Force Projection
    8.2/102,476 votes
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    #24 - Force Projection

    Season 6 Episode 3 - Aired 12/23/2021

    Avasarala, with the Combined Fleet of Earth and Mars, takes the war to Marco. Filip and Marco's relationship is tested. The war becomes more perilous and personal for Holden and Naomi when the Rocinante is suddenly forced into a battle.

    Director: Jeff Woolnough

    Writer: Dan Nowak

  • Why We Fight
    8.2/102,375 votes
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    #25 - Why We Fight

    Season 6 Episode 5 - Aired 1/6/2022

    Paths converge on Ceres when Drummer and her fleet arrive to aid the relief effort. Holden tries to convince Avasarala to release crucial information that might avert catastrophe, but she has her own request of him. As Amos and Bobbie get a little R&R at the station, Naomi has a difficult and long-awaited reunion.

    Director: Anya Adams

    Writer: Daniel Abraham, Ty Franck