7.2/101,253 votesLoading...#1 - eXtreme measures
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/13/2017
Eclipse's ex-lover returns; Reed and Sage find alarming information about Lauren's new friend; Thunderbird helps Blink open up about her past; Jace approves a special surveillance program.
Director: Stephen Surjik
Writer: Michael Horowitz
7.2/10887 votesLoading...#2 - unMoored
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 10/2/2018
Thunderbird contacts a mutant lawyer who recruited him to the Underground years ago, hoping she can help him find the Inner Circle. Lauren and Andy have a shared dream, which distracts Andy from his training and prompts Reeva to consider cutting her losses with him, which, in turn, makes Andy second-guess his separation from his sister. Meanwhile, Reed must keep a huge secret from the group and Jace picks up the mutants' trail again
Director: Steven DePaul
Writer: Rashad Raisani
7.3/10730 votesLoading...#3 - meMento
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 1/8/2019
Reed worries as Lauren becomes intrigued by her ancestors and their violent powers. Lorna begins to reevaluate her trust in the Inner Circle after figuring out the past of Reeva's new trainees. Meanwhile, Benedict Ryan continues to encourage Jace to take action with the Purifiers. Marcos asks Clarice to go to the Morlocks in search of information on the Inner Circle and Thunderbird gets a call from Evangeline.
Director: Maggie Kiley
Writer: Jim Garvey
7.4/101,302 votesLoading...#4 - got your siX
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/6/2017
Thunderbird coordinates a mission to discover what Sentinel Services had done to an old friend of his and Lauren encounters a new friend with useful powers.
Director: Craig Siebels
Writer: Melinda Hsu Taylor
7.4/10864 votesLoading...#5 - coMplications
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/9/2018
Polaris' baby begins to suffer from a deadly illness, leaving the Inner Circle unable to heal her, and prompting them to turn to an unexpected source for help. Meanwhile, Reed and Lauren take an excursion to deliver illegal meds, but Reed's powers complicate their plans. Then, Thunderbird and Blink meet the leader of the Morlocks - a shadowy group of mutants that live underground - who offers to help them find the Inner Circle, but the two factions may not have the same goals.
Director: Michael Goi
Writer: Michael Horowitz
7.4/10814 votesLoading...#6 - afterMath
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/30/2018
As Caitlin and Thunderbird struggle to save the life of a mutant injured in the Inner Circle's chaotic liberation of a psychiatric hospital, they discover clues to the identity of the powerful mutant Polaris and Andy were sent to retrieve. Meanwhile, as Jace joins up with the Purifiers to chase down the escaped mutants, he comes dangerously close to colliding once again with the Mutant Underground.
Director: Scott Peters
Writer: Melissa R. Byer, Treena Hancock
7.4/10709 votesLoading...#7 - hoMe
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 1/15/2019
With the Inner Circle and the Purifiers on the rise, and the nation more divided than ever, the dream of the X-Men is on the verge of failure. In attempts to revive the Mutant Underground, Evangeline proposes a country-wide meeting. Meanwhile, Lauren and Andy continue to disagree in their dreams and the Frost Sisters attempt to intervene. Caitlin makes the risky suggestion of connecting with a family member for vital intel, and Lorna tries to secretly investigate Reeva's plans for the Inner Circle.
Director: Dawn Wilkinson
Writer: Marta Gene Camps
7.5/101,571 votesLoading...#8 - eXodus
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/16/2017
In an effort to reunite with one another, Reed cuts a deal with the Sentinel Services and Caitlin and the kids seek help from someone outside the compound. Meanwhile, Thunderbird begins to teach Blink how to control her powers.
Director: Scott Peters
Writer: Rashad Raisani
7.5/101,051 votesLoading...#9 - eMergence
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/25/2018
Reeva Payge purges the Inner Circle of those who disagree with her, leaving her completely in charge. Then, fast-forward six months, when the Mutant Underground saves a girl, but not her family, from a Sentinel raid. Against the group's wishes, Eclipse and Caitlin meet with a criminal hacker to get info on the Inner Circle. Meanwhile, Polaris prepares for the birth of her baby, her contractions magnetizing anything metal and wreaking havoc. She also makes Andy promise to save the baby, no matter what.
Director: Robert Duncan McNeill
Writer: Matt Nix
7.5/10849 votesLoading...#10 - outMatched
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/16/2018
The Struckers, minus Andy, begin to rebuild their broken trust, while Thunderbird, Blink and Eclipse visit Wire, hoping to convince him to help again. But when they get there, they learn that something terrible has happened from Wire's brother, Graph. The team discovers that the Inner Circle is on the way to raid a mutant detention facility, so they make moves to try to intercept them. Meanwhile, Jace is contacted by a member of the Purifiers.
Director: Deran Sarafian
Writer: Marta Gene Camps
7.5/10711 votesLoading...#11 - teMpted
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 1/22/2019
Lauren stops sleeping so she can avoid the forces in her dreams pushing her towards joining Andy and giving in to her dark side. Glow is in trouble after being shot by the Purifiers, and Blink convinces the Morlocks to let Caitlin save Glow. Meanwhile, Polaris learns the details of what Reeva is planning, and Reed helps Lauren fight off her dreams.
Director: Jonathan Frakes
Writer: Melissa R. Byer, Treena Hancock
7.6/101,385 votesLoading...#12 - boXed in
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/30/2017
Motivated by a tragic event from his past, Jace throws all the power of the Sentinel Services into finding the Mutant Underground Way Station. Meanwhile, Blink’s vivid dreams lead her to confront Dreamer.
Director: Jeremiah S. Chechik
Writer: Jim Campolongo
7.6/101,145 votesLoading...#13 - 3 X 1
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 1/1/2018
As tensions heat up among the team at Mutant HQ, no one knows who they can trust. Fearing for his family's safety, Reed rethinks their future at the compound. Meanwhile, Dr. Campbell proposes an improved program to Jace that could change everything.
Director: David Straiton
Writer: Melinda Hsu Taylor
7.6/101,068 votesLoading...#14 - eXtraction
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 1/15/2018
Dr. Campbell attends an anti-mutant summit, attempting to take the Hound program national, and some of the team at Mutant HQ goes on a dangerous mission to stop his efforts.
Director: Scott Peters
Writer: Michael Horowitz
7.6/10797 votesLoading...#15 - iMprint
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 11/6/2018
The Inner Circle prepares for a secret ambush, but Polaris is reluctant to join and Reeva tasks Esme with getting Polaris on board. Esme confides in Polaris, revealing her and her sisters' troublesome past. Meanwhile, Thunderbird trains Reed on controlling his powers and The Purifiers attack The Mutant Underground as they attempt to rescue a group of homeless mutants.
Director: Michael Goi
Writer: Dawn Kamoche, Ariella Blejer
7.6/10788 votesLoading...#16 - the dreaM
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/27/2018
In attempts to stabilize Reed's powers, Reed, Caitlin and Lauren meet with Dr. Risman, a doctor who treats patients with debilitating X genes. However, Lauren finds out Dr. Risman is not who she thought she was. Following the Inner Circle's bank ambush, Thunderbird and Blink continue to work together to chase them down. Meanwhile, Polaris reflects on her troubled relationship with her father and takes steps to protect Dawn from the Inner Circle.
Director: Robert Duncan McNeill
Writer: Carly Soteras
7.7/101,806 votesLoading...#17 - rX
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/9/2017
After exerting her powers beyond their limits, Blink goes into a state of shock, forcing Caitlin and Eclipse to go on a mission to find a special serum that will help her to recover. Meanwhile, Reed faces some difficult choices when it comes to helping his family, and Polaris runs into some trouble.
Director: Len Wiseman
Writer: Matt Nix
7.7/10794 votesLoading...#18 - no Mercy
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/13/2018
Reeva reveals her plans for a major mission for the Inner Circle to secure some needed funds. Meanwhile, the Mutant Underground must contend with Reed's unstable powers, hoping that some medical help from Caitlin and Lauren will keep his destruction in check. Also, Jace is introduced to Benedict Ryan, a well-connected public figure who supports the efforts of the Purifers, but the two may not see eye-to-eye. Then, Thunderbird finally confronts Blink about her dealings with Urg, after weeks of tension over their meeting.
Director: Nina Lopez-Corrado
Writer: Brad Marques
7.7/10686 votesLoading...#19 - calaMity
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 2/12/2019
When one of the Inner Circle goes missing, Reeva intensifies security in their compound, but realizes that her plans may have already been exposed. Furious and paranoid, Reeva resorts to violence. Caitlin and Reed consider using the serum to restrict Lauren's use of her powers, hoping it will help her as she wrestles with nightmares about the Inner Circle and her ancestors. And it's the battle of two extreme ideologies when the Morlocks and the Purifiers come face-to-face in battle.
Director: Stephen Surjik
Writer: Jason Lazarcheck
7.8/101,273 votesLoading...#20 - outfoX
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 12/4/2017
The team develops a risky plan to help mutants who are in Sentinel Services' custody. Reed reveals details to Andy and Lauren about the Struckers' family history that could prove to be a game-changer.
Director: Liz Friedlander
Writer: Brad Marques
7.8/10753 votesLoading...#21 - eneMy of My eneMy
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 1/1/2019
The Mutant Underground wrestles with the idea of recruiting the Inner Circle to assist them. Andy considers reconnecting with his family when he learns about his father's powers, but Lauren may not be as willing to have him back as their parents. Find out if the Mutant Underground and Inner Circle will be able to put their differences aside in order to save John from the Purifiers.
Director: Gregory Prange
Writer: Michael Horowitz
7.9/102,372 votesLoading...#22 - eXposed
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/2/2017
A suburban couple is forced to flee from a hostile government after their teenage children begin to show they possess certain powers.
Director: Bryan Singer
Writer: Matt Nix
7.9/10801 votesLoading...#23 - gaMe changer
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 12/4/2018
Tensions within the Inner Circle are at an all-time high, as Andy comes to Rebecca's defense against Reeva. After making an important discovery about Dr. Risman's research, Lauren convinces Reed and Caitlin that they must take action to destroy it. Frustrated with not being taken seriously, Jace begins to strategize with the Purifiers. Meanwhile, the Mutant Underground continues to work on saving mutants. However, tensions flare between Blink and Thunderbird as they confront their differences.
Director: Allison Liddi-Brown
Writer: Melinda Hsu Taylor
8.0/101,549 votesLoading...#24 - eXit strategy
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/23/2017
When the mutants devise a plan to take down Sentinel Services, Eclipse seeks out an old friend from his dark past in order to obtain some useful information. Meanwhile, Lauren and Andy attempt to combine their powers in order to help the group.
Director: Karen Gaviola
Writer: Meredith Lavender, Marcie Ulin
8.0/10713 votesLoading...#25 - Monsters
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 2/19/2019
Lauren can't access her powers when it matters most, leaving Caitlin to take matters into her own hands when they are being pursued. Reeva finally reveals her plan for the Inner Circle and it's darker than anyone could have imagined. Meanwhile, Jace confronts some regrets about his actions and is torn between pressures from the Purifiers and his own beliefs.
Director: Scott Peters
Writer: Carly Soteras
The Worst Episodes of The Gifted
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A suburban couple's ordinary lives are rocked by the sudden discovery that their children possess mutant powers. Forced to go on the run from a...
Genres:Sci-Fi & FantasyAction & AdventureDrama
Network:FOX
Worst Episodes Summary
"eXtreme measures" is the worst rated episode of "The Gifted". It scored 7.2/10 based on 1253 votes. Directed by Stephen Surjik and written by Michael Horowitz, it aired on 11/13/2017. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "unMoored".