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The Best Episodes of The Last Ship Season 2

Every episode of The Last Ship Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Last Ship Season 2!

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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, the crew of a lone naval destroyer must find a

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Last Ship Season 2 Episode 1 - Unreal City
    8.2/10(1323 votes)

    #1 - 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.

    Director:Jack Bender
    Writers:Hank Steinberg, Steven Kane

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  2. The Last Ship Season 2 Episode 2 - Fight the Ship
    8.6/10(1343 votes)

    #2 - 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.

    Director:Jack Bender
    Writers:Hank Steinberg, Steven Kane

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  3. The Last Ship Season 2 Episode 3 - It's Not a Rumor
    7.8/10(1107 votes)

    #3 - It's Not a Rumor

    S2:E3

    Nathan James returns home to Norfolk on a mission. With his family now safely aboard the James, Chandler sends his crew in search of their friends and loved ones.

    Director:Tim Matheson
    Writer:Hank Steinberg

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  4. The Last Ship Season 2 Episode 4 - Solace
    8.3/10(1117 votes)

    #4 - 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.

    Director:Sergio Mimica-Gezzan
    Writer:Steven Kane

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  5. The Last Ship Season 2 Episode 5 - Achilles
    8.2/10(1066 votes)

    #5 - 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.

    Director:Jack Bender
    Writer:Mark Malone

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  6. The Last Ship Season 2 Episode 6 - Long Day's Journey
    7.8/10(982 votes)

    #6 - Long Day's Journey

    S2:E6

    Chandler tracks a new threat to Northern Florida. Meanwhile, Rachel comes across a secret formula that her mentor, Dr. Hunter, had been perfecting.

    Director:Paul Holahan
    Writer:Steven Kane

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  7. The Last Ship Season 2 Episode 7 - Alone and Unafraid
    8.3/10(1032 votes)

    #7 - Alone and Unafraid

    S2:E7

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

    Director:Nelson McCormick
    Writers:Jessica Butler, Jill Blankenship

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  8. The Last Ship Season 2 Episode 8 - Safe Zone
    8.1/10(1024 votes)

    #8 - 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.

    Director:Hank Steinberg
    Writer:Hank Steinberg

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  9. The Last Ship Season 2 Episode 9 - Uneasy Lies the Head
    8.2/10(997 votes)

    #9 - 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.

    Director:Peter Weller
    Writer:Nic Van Zeebroeck

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  10. The Last Ship Season 2 Episode 10 - Friendly Fire
    7.8/10(1073 votes)

    #10 - Friendly Fire

    S2:E10

    Rachel is hard at work on a new, more efficient version of the cure while Alisha decodes a message found on a recovered cell phone.

    Director:Mario Van Peebles
    Writer:Onalee Hunter

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  11. The Last Ship Season 2 Episode 11 - Valkyrie
    8.7/10(1200 votes)

    #11 - 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.

    Director:Olatunde Osunsanmi
    Writer:Steven Kane

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  12. The Last Ship Season 2 Episode 12 - Cry Havoc
    9.1/10(1425 votes)

    #12 - Cry Havoc

    S2:E12

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

    Director:Greg Beeman
    Writers:Nic Van Zeebroeck, Mark Malone

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  13. The Last Ship Season 2 Episode 13 - A More Perfect Union
    8.5/10(1159 votes)

    #13 - 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.

    Director:Jack Bender
    Writer:Anne Cofell Saunders

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"Unreal City" is the best rated episode of "The Last Ship" season 2. It scored 8.2/10 based on 1323 votes. Directed by Jack Bender and written by Hank Steinberg, Steven Kane, it aired on 6/21/2015. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Fight the Ship".