The Best Episodes of The Killing Season 3

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   9.1/10(2025 votes)

   #1 - Six Minutes

   S3:E107/28/2013

   Sarah copes with the consequences of past mistakes; Holder wrestles personal demons; Seward is truthful.

   Director:Nicole Kassell

   Writer:Veena Sud

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   Director:Nicole Kassell

   Writer:Veena Sud
2. 

   8.6/10(1356 votes)

   #2 - Reckoning

   S3:E97/21/2013

   The hunt for a pornographer leads to a shocking revelation; Holder looks for a scapegoat; Twitch and Lyric find their dream home.

   Director:Jonathan Demme

   Writer:Dan Nowak

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   Director:Jonathan Demme

   Writer:Dan Nowak
3. 

   8.6/10(1520 votes)

   #3 - The Road to Hamelin

   S3:E128/4/2013

   In the Season 3 finale, Sarah risks her life when someone dear to her goes missing; and Holder's past is used against him.

   Director:Dan Attias

   Writers:Dawn Prestwich, Nicole Yorkin

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   Director:Dan Attias

   Writers:Dawn Prestwich, Nicole Yorkin
4. 

   8.5/10(1200 votes)

   #4 - From Up Here

   S3:E118/4/2013

   Sarah seeks peace in the case's aftermath; the detectives pick up an unnerving new assignment; Lyric is tempted by her old life; Danette says good-bye.

   Director:Phil Abraham

   Writer:Eliza Clark

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   Director:Phil Abraham

   Writer:Eliza Clark
5. 

   8.4/10(1223 votes)

   #5 - Try

   S3:E87/14/2013

   Sarah goes missing; Bullet makes a choice to save Lyric; a dark secret is learned.

   Director:Lodge Kerrigan

   Writers:Nic Sheff, Aaron Slavik

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   Director:Lodge Kerrigan

   Writers:Nic Sheff, Aaron Slavik
6. 

   8.1/10(1347 votes)

   #6 - That You Fear the Most

   S3:E26/2/2013

   Sarah makes a grim discovery in regards to her past; Holder catches an unsettling case; Seward shows his true colors.

   Director:Lodge Kerrigan

   Writer:Dan Nowak

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   Director:Lodge Kerrigan

   Writer:Dan Nowak
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7. 

   8.0/10(1223 votes)

   #7 - Seventeen

   S3:E36/9/2013

   Sarah has her own reasons to join the task force; Holder finds a new street informant; Seward strokes an old rivalry.

   Director:Kari Skogland

   Writer:Eliza Clark

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   Director:Kari Skogland

   Writer:Eliza Clark
8. 

   8.0/10(1173 votes)

   #8 - Scared and Running

   S3:E56/23/2013

   Bullet races to find a victim on the run before someone else does; Seward is discourteous to surprise visitors.

   Director:Dan Attias

   Writer:Coleman Herbert

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   Director:Dan Attias

   Writer:Coleman Herbert
9. 

   8.0/10(1167 votes)

   #9 - Hope Kills

   S3:E77/7/2013

   Holder and Linden get a break in the case; Seward clashes with death; Bullet becomes a protector.

   Director:Tricia Brock

   Writer:Brett Conrad

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   Director:Tricia Brock

   Writer:Brett Conrad
10. 

    7.9/10(1493 votes)

    #10 - The Jungle

    S3:E16/2/2013

    Sarah makes a grim discovery in regards to her past; Holder catches an unsettling case; Seward shows his true colors.

    Director:Ed Bianchi

    Writer:Veena Sud

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    Director:Ed Bianchi

    Writer:Veena Sud
11. 

    7.9/10(1171 votes)

    #11 - Eminent Domain

    S3:E66/30/2013

    Linden and Holder catch up to the latest victim; Seward faces his past; Bullet struggles with the truth while in the jungle.

    Director:Keith Gordon

    Writer:David Wiener

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    Director:Keith Gordon

    Writer:David Wiener
12. 

    7.8/10(1186 votes)

    #12 - Head Shots

    S3:E46/16/2013

    The task force shuts down a business; Sarah and Holder unite in their pursuit of "the voice"; Seward is offered motivation to comply with orders.

    Director:Michael Rymer

    Writers:Dawn Prestwich, Nicole Yorkin

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    Director:Michael Rymer

    Writers:Dawn Prestwich, Nicole Yorkin