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The Best Episodes of The Last Ship

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The Best Episodes of The Last Ship

Their mission is simple: Find a cure. Stop the virus. Save the world. When a global pandemic wipes out eighty percent of the planet's population,...

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  1. 9.0/10(1.4k votes)

    #1 - Cry Havoc

    S2:E12

    Nathan James finds itself trapped between the submarine and civilian blockades.

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  2. 8.7/10(1.0k votes)

    #2 - Don't Look Back

    S3:E13

    The fight for America comes to an end; Chandler faces a challenge that could change his life forever.

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  3. 8.6/10(1.5k votes)

    #3 - No Place Like Home

    S1:E10

    Chandler and his crew finally returns home, where a former D.C. power player is fending off a dangerous warlord who threatens her hopes of restoring law and order in society. Now with a location and a means to finalize their mission, Chandler sets out to save his dying family, only to discover something absolutely terrifying about this brave new world.

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    Director:Brad Turner
  4. 8.6/10(1.3k votes)

    #4 - Fight the Ship

    S2:E2

    After the horrifying revelations and reversals of fortune in Baltimore, Chandler and his fractured team join forces with an underground resistance in an attempt to defeat Amy Granderson. With doses of the cure running low, Rachel tries to do some good for the sick while remaining a prisoner at Avocet. Meanwhile, Slattery and the crew of Nathan James are in a race against time to save an injured Dr. Tophet and regain control of their ship.

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  5. 8.6/10(1.2k votes)

    #5 - Valkyrie

    S2:E11

    After a message is broadcast implicating the Navy in a devastating disaster, Chandler looks to infiltrate the network and regain the trust of the American people.

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  6. 8.6/10(919 votes)

    #6 - Paradise

    S3:E9

    Chandler gets a lead that could help answer threatening questions. Kara does some digging in the White House.

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  8. 8.6/10(914 votes)

    #7 - Legacy

    S3:E11

    Chandler faces his powerful enemy in a final showdown. Kara joins someone that can help with her mission.

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  9. 8.6/10(903 votes)

    #8 - Resistance

    S3:E12

    Chandler returns to America to find out what has really been happening.

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  10. 8.5/10(1.1k votes)

    #9 - A More Perfect Union

    S2:E13

    With their mission now fully dedicated to spreading the cure, Nathan James puts a call out to civilians to meet at pre-selected ports across the country.

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  11. 8.5/10(877 votes)

    #10 - Scuttle

    S3:E10

    Chandler finds himself making a difficult decision when an order comes in from the White House.

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    Director:Mairzee Almas
    Writer:Ira Parker
  12. 8.4/10(1.4k votes)

    #11 - Two Sailors Walk Into a Bar...

    S1:E8

    With Chandler and Tex caught in a dangerous situation, Slattery has to step into the role as commanding officer. Torn between a mission with the fate of the world at stake and a Captain (and friend) in danger, Slattery has to find a way to get his people back without losing the most important asset: the vaccine prototype.

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  13. 8.3/10(1.3k votes)

    #12 - Trials

    S1:E9

    Rachel and Chandler ask for six volunteers to participate in human trials of her vaccine, but the tests could be a living hell as the virus and the vaccine do battle inside their bodies. Meanwhile back in the States, Chandler’s wife and father are doing everything they can to keep their family alive.

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    Director:Jack Bender
  14. 8.3/10(1.1k votes)

    #13 - Solace

    S2:E4

    The crew of Nathan James discovers that hospital ship USNS Solace was sent to sea to wait for Dr. Scott's cure. Captain Chandler sees an opportunity to add another ship to their fleet while Rachel is eager to find a lab better equipped to replicate the vaccine. When Solace fails to respond to radio communications, Chandler and his team board the ship...and come face-to-face with an unexpected enemy.

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  15. 8.3/10(1.0k votes)

    #14 - Alone and Unafraid

    S2:E7

    While XO Slattery struggles to evade a submarine, Chandler and his team infiltrate a compound on land.

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  16. 8.3/10(833 votes)

    #15 - In the Dark

    S3:E7

    The Nathan James must evade an overwhelming threat. A revelation in St. Louis puts President Michener in a terrible position.

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    Director:Steven Kane
  17. 8.2/10(1.3k votes)

    #16 - Unreal City

    S2:E1

    After the horrifying revelations and reversals of fortune in Baltimore, Chandler and his fractured team join forces with an underground resistance in an attempt to defeat Amy Granderson. With doses of the cure running low, Rachel tries to do some good for the sick while remaining a prisoner at Avocet. Meanwhile, Slattery and the crew of Nathan James are in a race against time to save an injured Dr. Tophet and regain control of their ship.

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  18. 8.2/10(1.0k votes)

    #17 - Achilles

    S2:E5

    With a small group of survivors from Solace in tow, Chandler and his crew square off against an enemy of the most dangerous kind - a nuclear-powered submarine led by rogue British naval officers, Sean and Ned Ramsey. XO Slattery interrogates a captured mercenary from the hospital ship in an effort to extract information on the sub and its mission. As Nathan James engages in a perilous game of cat-and- mouse, the truth about the mercenary sub unfolds.

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    Director:Jack Bender
  19. 8.2/10(869 votes)

    #18 - Minefield

    S3:E5

    Chandler's mission becomes complicated as his position is worsened. President Michener faces pressure from the regional leaders.

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    Director:Peter Weller
  20. 8.2/10(855 votes)

    #19 - Dog Day

    S3:E6

    Chandler's mission comes to a head as he prepares the final part of his plan. President Michener ponders the fate of his presidency.

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  21. 8.1/10(974 votes)

    #20 - Uneasy Lies the Head

    S2:E9

    With Dr. Scott on the verge of a breakthrough, Chandler and his team set out to land in search of much needed supplies and materials for her lab.

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  22. 8.1/10(957 votes)

    #21 - Rising Sun

    S3:E2

    Chandler must find a way to return to his old crew and investigate a dangerous new foe.

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  23. 8.0/10(1.0k votes)

    #22 - Safe Zone

    S2:E8

    Still trying to piece together Dr. Hunter's lost formula, Rachel grapples with her sworn enemy's presence on board the Nathan James.

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  24. 8.0/10(1.0k votes)

    #23 - The Scott Effect

    S3:E1

    CNO Tom Chandler is sent to Asia to investigate a possible mutation of the Red Flu. Captain Slattery and his crew deliver cure to Southeast Asia but there may be an unexpected threat in the region.

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  25. 8.0/10(804 votes)

    #24 - Sea Change

    S3:E8

    America copes with tragedy while Chandler further investigates the possible virus mutation.

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    Director:N/A
  26. 7.9/10(1.2k votes)

    #25 - SOS

    S1:E7

    After picking up a distress call near Jamaica, Chandler and a small team stage a rescue attempt. But a surprise attack leave Chandler and Tex stranded at sea. Slattery and the crew search desperately to find their lost at sea Captain and his comrade, hoping to do so before their enemies beat them to it.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Cry Havoc" is the best rated episode of "The Last Ship". It scored 9/10 based on 1395 votes. Directed by Greg Beeman and written by Nic Van Zeebroeck, Mark Malone, it aired on 8/30/2015. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "Don't Look Back".