7.7/101,843 votes#1 - Phase Six
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 6/22/2014
The crew of a lone naval ship try to save humanity when they discover a deadly virus has wiped out most of the population in the series premiere of this drama.
Director: Jonathan Mostow
Writer: N/A
7.6/101,538 votes#2 - Welcome to Gitmo
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 6/29/2014
The crew members arrive at the Guantanamo Bay military base to collect food, fuel and medical supplies. When they come under attack by escaped Gitmo prisoners, they team up with a gruff private contractor to push back against the offensive.
Director: Jack Bender
Writer: Hank Steinberg, Josh Schaer
7.9/101,407 votes#3 - Dead Reckoning
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 7/6/2014
The crew faces a new foe targeting Rachel and her research, leading Chandler to engage in a series of dangerous strategic maneuvers.
Director: Jack Bender
Writer: Steven Kane
7.4/101,316 votes#4 - We'll Get There
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 7/13/2014
Chandler's leadership is put to the test when the ship's propulsion system is in danger of breaking down, the crew becomes overworked and exhausted, and Dr. Scott could potentially lose all of her research on the virus.
Director: Jack Bender
Writer: Quinton Peeples
7.7/101,316 votes#5 - El Toro
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 7/20/2014
With Rachel close to a breakthrough on her vaccine, she, Chandler and XO Slattery lead a small team into the jungles of Nicaragua on a mission to find monkeys for her vaccine trials. While there, they find much more than they bargained for when they run across a former drug kingpin who will stop at nothing to maintain his stranglehold on his oppressed society. Chandler and his men find themselves in a huge moral dilemma over whether to eliminate this menace or take what they need and continue on with their mission.
Director: Paul Holahan
Writer: Hank Steinberg, Cameron Welsh
7.7/101,216 votes#6 - Lockdown
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 7/27/2014
After returning from the horrors of Nicaragua, panic begins to spread throughout the ship when Lt. Danny Green comes down with a mysterious illness that could be the virus. Losing faith in Rachel and her failing vaccine trials, Chandler now has to deal with a restive crew. If he fails to keep the crew together, the whole mission is in jeopardy.
Director: Sergio Mimica-Gezzan
Writer: Hank Steinberg
7.9/101,213 votes#7 - SOS
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 8/3/2014
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.
Director: Michael Katleman
Writer: Jessica Butler, Jill Blankenship
8.5/101,347 votes#8 - 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
8.3/101,280 votes#9 - 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
8.6/101,514 votes#10 - 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
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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
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Phase Six" is the best rated episode of "The Last Ship" season 1. It scored 7.7/10 based on 1843 votes. Directed by Jonathan Mostow and written by N/A, it aired on 6/22/2014. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Welcome to Gitmo".