9.1/101,375 votesLoading...#1 - Cry Havoc
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 8/30/2015
Nathan James finds itself trapped between the submarine and civilian blockades.
Director: Greg Beeman
Writer: Mark Malone, Nic Van Zeebroeck
8.7/101,159 votesLoading...#2 - Valkyrie
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 8/23/2015
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.
Director: Olatunde Osunsanmi
Writer: Steven Kane
8.7/101,016 votesLoading...#3 - Don't Look Back
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 9/11/2016
The fight for America comes to an end; Chandler faces a challenge that could change his life forever.
Director: Peter Weller
Writer: Jill Blankenship, Onalee Hunter
8.6/101,514 votesLoading...#4 - No Place Like Home
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 8/24/2014
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.
Director: Brad Turner
Writer: Steven Kane
8.6/101,296 votesLoading...#5 - Fight the Ship
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 6/21/2015
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.
Director: Jack Bender
Writer: Hank Steinberg, Steven Kane
8.6/10906 votesLoading...#6 - Paradise
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 8/14/2016
Chandler gets a lead that could help answer threatening questions. Kara does some digging in the White House.
Director: Paul Holahan
Writer: Jorge Zamacona
8.6/10899 votesLoading...#7 - Legacy
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 8/28/2016
Chandler faces his powerful enemy in a final showdown. Kara joins someone that can help with her mission.
Director: Paul Holahan
Writer: Hiram Martinez
8.6/10886 votesLoading...#8 - Resistance
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 9/4/2016
Chandler returns to America to find out what has really been happening.
Director: Anton Cropper
Writer: Nic Van Zeebroeck, Mark Malone
8.5/101,347 votesLoading...#9 - Two Sailors Walk Into a Bar...
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 8/10/2014
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.
Director: Michael Katleman
Writer: Josh Schaer, Cameron Welsh
8.5/101,114 votesLoading...#10 - A More Perfect Union
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 9/6/2015
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.
Director: Jack Bender
Writer: Anne Cofell Saunders
8.5/10863 votesLoading...#11 - Scuttle
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 8/21/2016
Chandler finds himself making a difficult decision when an order comes in from the White House.
Director: Mairzee Almas
Writer: Ira Parker
8.3/101,280 votesLoading...#12 - Trials
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 8/17/2014
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.
Director: Jack Bender
Writer: Onalee Hunter
8.3/101,077 votesLoading...#13 - Solace
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 7/5/2015
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.
Director: Sergio Mimica-Gezzan
Writer: Steven Kane
8.3/10993 votesLoading...#14 - Alone and Unafraid
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 7/26/2015
While XO Slattery struggles to evade a submarine, Chandler and his team infiltrate a compound on land.
Director: Nelson McCormick
Writer: Jessica Butler, Jill Blankenship
8.3/10840 votesLoading...#15 - Dog Day
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 7/17/2016
Chandler's mission comes to a head as he prepares the final part of his plan. President Michener ponders the fate of his presidency.
Director: Michael Nankin
Writer: Jill Blankenship, Onalee Hunter
8.3/10820 votesLoading...#16 - In the Dark
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 7/24/2016
The Nathan James must evade an overwhelming threat. A revelation in St. Louis puts President Michener in a terrible position.
Director: Steven Kane
Writer: Katie Swain
8.2/101,277 votesLoading...#17 - Unreal City
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 6/21/2015
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.
Director: Jack Bender
Writer: Hank Steinberg, Steven Kane
8.2/101,028 votesLoading...#18 - Achilles
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 7/12/2015
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.
Director: Jack Bender
Writer: Mark Malone
8.2/10959 votesLoading...#19 - Uneasy Lies the Head
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 8/9/2015
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.
Director: Peter Weller
Writer: Nic Van Zeebroeck
8.2/10856 votesLoading...#20 - Minefield
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 7/10/2016
Chandler's mission becomes complicated as his position is worsened. President Michener faces pressure from the regional leaders.
Director: Peter Weller
Writer: Mark Malone
8.1/10985 votesLoading...#21 - Safe Zone
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 8/2/2015
Still trying to piece together Dr. Hunter's lost formula, Rachel grapples with her sworn enemy's presence on board the Nathan James.
Director: Hank Steinberg
Writer: Hank Steinberg
8.1/10943 votesLoading...#22 - Rising Sun
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 6/19/2016
Chandler must find a way to return to his old crew and investigate a dangerous new foe.
Director: Michael Katleman
Writer: Hank Steinberg
8.0/101,036 votesLoading...#23 - The Scott Effect
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 6/19/2016
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.
Director: Michael Katleman
Writer: Steven Kane
8.0/10834 votesLoading...#24 - Devil May Care
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 7/3/2016
Chandler must confront his suspected new foe. Slattery learns more about the supposed virus mutation. Pressure mounts on President Michener as the situation worsens.
Director: Paul Holahan
Writer: Nic Van Zeebroeck
8.0/10790 votesLoading...#25 - Sea Change
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 7/31/2016
America copes with tragedy while Chandler further investigates the possible virus mutation.
Director: N/A
Writer: Aristotle Kousakis
The Best Episodes of The Last Ship
Every episode of The Last Ship ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into 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,...
Genres:Action & AdventureDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
Network:TNT
Best Episodes Summary
"Cry Havoc" is the best rated episode of "The Last Ship". It scored 9.1/10 based on 1375 votes. Directed by Greg Beeman and written by Mark Malone, Nic Van Zeebroeck, it aired on 8/30/2015. This episode scored 0.4 points higher than the second highest rated, "Valkyrie".