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The Best Episodes of The Long Ballad Season 1

Every episode of The Long Ballad Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Long Ballad Season 1!

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Li Chang Ge's family was murdered by Li Shi Min, the Emperor of Tang, during the Xuanwu Gate Incident. She heads to Shuo Province under the guise of a man with hopes of raising an

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Long Ballad Season 1 Episode 1 - A Game of Cuju
    8.3/10(20 votes)

    #1 - A Game of Cuju

    S1:E1

    Envoys from the Ashina Tribe comes to Chang'an to meet with Tang Dynasty's Crown Prince Li Jian Cheng to compete in Cuju and discuss their inter-marriage. Li Chang Ge is the Crown Prince's daughter, Princess Yongning. Disguised as a man, she accidentally meets Ashina Sun, prince of Ashina Tribe, and even plays with him in Cuju.

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  2. The Long Ballad Season 1 Episode 2 - Massacre
    8.2/10(15 votes)

    #2 - Massacre

    S1:E2

    Not pleased with Chang Ge disguising as a man, the Crown Princess decided to send Chang Ge to Biyong Hall. Chang Ge can tell that her mother behaves differently from usual. She can tell that something is not right. Chang Ge feels strange when she realizes that the direction that the cart heading towards is not leading to Biyong Hall. She goes back home and witnesses the most horrible thing ever.

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  3. The Long Ballad Season 1 Episode 3 - The Seal
    8.3/10(15 votes)

    #3 - The Seal

    S1:E3

    After her family is killed, Chang Ge is on the run. At this point, she doesn't trust anyone, even Le Yan and Shu Yu. She had an opportunity to sneak into Prince of Qin's Manor to assassinate him, but she failed in her attempt, and was detained as a result. Will she be able to escape?

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  4. The Long Ballad Season 1 Episode 4 - Fleeing the City
    7.9/10(13 votes)

    #4 - Fleeing the City

    S1:E4

    Chang Ge is on the run as the Crown Prince’s men hunt her down. She accepts Dou as her disciple and together, they try to find a way out of Chang’an. Meanwhile, Ashina Sun and his men find their way out of the city by disguising as a caravan. Chang Ge runs into them and begs them to take her. Ashina asks for Chang Ge’s dagger in exchange and she reluctantly agrees.

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  5. The Long Ballad Season 1 Episode 5 - The Blindfold
    8.1/10(12 votes)

    #5 - The Blindfold

    S1:E5

    Ashina Sun rescues Li Chang Ge and finds out the she's a girl. Each with their own plans, they still end up in the same place, Youzhou. Meanwhile, His Majesty wants Princess Yong'an to intermarry with the Ashina Tribe.

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  6. The Long Ballad Season 1 Episode 6 - A Search for an Ally
    8.0/10(12 votes)

    #6 - A Search for an Ally

    S1:E6

    With no one to trust, Li Chang Ge plans to meet the Prince of Lujiang to hopefully join hands with him and retaliate against Li Shi Min. However, she runs into Ashina Sun again and the two realize they're staying at the same inn. Ashina Sun hatches a plan against Wang Jun Kuo and gives him an offer to submit to the Ashina Tribe. He promises that the tribe will unconditionally support him in rebelling against the court.

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  7. The Long Ballad Season 1 Episode 7 - The Trap
    7.8/10(13 votes)

    #7 - The Trap

    S1:E7

    Li Chang Ge has no other choice but to depend on Li Yuan to go against Li Shi Min. However, Li Yuan seems to have other thoughts in mind. Meanwhile, Young Khan forces Ashina Sun out of Youzhou to have a deal with Li Yuan's general, Wang Jun Kuo.

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  8. The Long Ballad Season 1 Episode 8 - A Treat to Youzhou
    7.2/10(12 votes)

    #8 - A Treat to Youzhou

    S1:E8

    As Prince of Lujiang and Wang Jun Kuo have submitted to the Ashina Tribe, Li Chang Ge now has two parties chasing after her for the Crown Prince’s seal. Knowing Prince of Lujiang’s plans to hand Youzhou over to the Ashina Tribe, Chang Ge desperately seeks for reinforcements to save Youzhou before Ashina Tribe’s army arrives.

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  9. The Long Ballad Season 1 Episode 9 - The Crown Prince’s Seal
    7.9/10(12 votes)

    #9 - The Crown Prince’s Seal

    S1:E9

    With the Crown Prince's seal in hand, Li Chang Ge tries to convince Shen Gu to leave Youzhou and join forces with her. However, as a general of Tang, Shen rejected Chang Ge's offer. After knowing Wei Shu Yu's true motive, Li Chang Ge decides to draw lines with him. While waiting for Wei Shu Yu to return, Li Le Yan is kidnapped by a human trafficker.

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  10. The Long Ballad Season 1 Episode 10 - New to Town
    7.8/10(11 votes)

    #10 - New to Town

    S1:E10

    Disguised as a man again, Li Chang Ge has come to Shuozhou as Shen Gu suggested. To her surprise, this supposedly mundane and desolate war zone is peaceful and prosperous. She bumps into Dou, and together, they decide to convince Gongsun Heng, the prefectural governor of Shuozhou, to start a revolt against Prince of Qin.

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  11. The Long Ballad Season 1 Episode 11 - Small Victory
    7.7/10(11 votes)

    #11 - Small Victory

    S1:E11

    The Ashina Tribe’s Tu Ka She, who desperately wants to win against Ashina Sun, leads a surprise attack on Shuozhou in hope to be the one to claim success for the tribe. Chang Ge is furious with Gongsun Heng when he refuses to listen to her warning of the surprise attack. However, when the governor returns with a victory, she realizes he is indeed someone she can trust. Chang Ge and Dou ask to join Governor Gongsun in protecting Shuozhou. Seeing Chang Ge’s bravery and wits, he agrees.

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  12. The Long Ballad Season 1 Episode 12 - Command Token
    8.5/10(13 votes)

    #12 - Command Token

    S1:E12

    After Gongsun Heng is detained by Sima Tu, Imperial Guard Wang goes to Governor's Manor to collect the command token. Through Elder Qin's delaying tactics, he is able to temporarily stop the command token from being taken away. Then Li Chang Ge comes up with a very risky plan to save Gongsun Heng and stop the Ashina Tribe's Bear Army from taking over Shuozhou.

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  13. The Long Ballad Season 1 Episode 13 - Resisting the Foreign Enemies
    7.9/10(12 votes)

    #13 - Resisting the Foreign Enemies

    S1:E13

    Li Chang Ge has to be the leader of the army as Governor Gongsun sustains injuries in the battle at the East Gate. In the battle, Li Chang Ge and Ashina Sun confront each other. Ashina managed to evade being hit by Li Chang Ge's arrow, but Li Chang Ge was shot by Ashina's arrow. Li Change Ge refused to succumb and the Eagle Army chose to retreat in the end. Dou volunteers to send the message to everyone but in the journey, he was caught by the Wolf Army.

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  14. The Long Ballad Season 1 Episode 14 - Protecting the People
    9.5/10(29 votes)

    #14 - Protecting the People

    S1:E14

    As the war between Shuozhou and the Ashina Tribe continues, Tu Ka She uses Dou as a bargaining chip to threaten Li Chang Ge to open the city gate. However, he fails and ends up ruining Ashina Sun’s attack plan instead. Knowing very well that prolonging the war will only cause harm to Shuozhou troops and citizens, Gongsun Heng proposes a deal to Ashina Sun.

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  15. The Long Ballad Season 1 Episode 15 - Sacrifices
    9.2/10(27 votes)

    #15 - Sacrifices

    S1:E15

    In exchange for the lives of Shuozhou's citizens, Gongsun Heng must sacrifice himself. His sacrifice and the things that happened afterwards make Chang Ge realize a lot of things. Meanwhile, Ashina Sun comes up with a way to protect Chang Ge's life.

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  16. The Long Ballad Season 1 Episode 16 - Looking for Princess Yong’an
    8.1/10(11 votes)

    #16 - Looking for Princess Yong’an

    S1:E16

    Princess Yong'an is missing in action and her father send people to look for her in secret. On the other hand, Li Chang Ge is captured by Ashina Sun. Ashina Sun wants her to survive so that she can avenge Gongsun Heng and people in Shuozhou. After listening to Ashina Sun, Li Chang Ge found the courage to live.

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  17. The Long Ballad Season 1 Episode 17 - New Advisor
    7.8/10(13 votes)

    #17 - New Advisor

    S1:E17

    Li Chang Ge offers to be Ashina Sun’s advisor and promises to fulfill three of his wishes. In exchange, he has to let her leave the grasslands after that. The Great Khan makes a sudden visit with She Er, who tries to accuse Ashina Sun for betraying the Ashina Tribe. However, Chang Ge thinks on her feet and turns the tables. Meanwhile, Le Yan seeks shelter at textile workshop and successfully persuades the boss to hire her.

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  18. The Long Ballad Season 1 Episode 18 - The Revelation
    8.3/10(12 votes)

    #18 - The Revelation

    S1:E18

    Li Chang Ge saves a female slave, who falls for her, not knowing that she's a woman as well. Because of an incident, Mu Jin finds out that Shi Si Lang is a woman and that her real name is Chang Ge. Meanwhile, Li Le Yan experiences a lot of hardships while working in the textile workshop.

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  19. The Long Ballad Season 1 Episode 19 - The Same Pouches
    8.2/10(11 votes)

    #19 - The Same Pouches

    S1:E19

    Mu Jin brings Mimi to the Central Plains for shopping. In the market, Mimi runs into Le Yan who is selling fabrics. After leaving Le Yan's stall, Mimi found that she has lost the pouch given by Li Chang Ge. She goes back to the stall and sees that Le Yan has the exact same pouch as she does. She misunderstands that Le Yan has stolen her pouch and forcefully snatched Le Yan's pouch. Later, Mimi realizes the pouch indeed belongs to Le Yan but she can't find her anywhere.

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  20. The Long Ballad Season 1 Episode 20 - Showdown
    8.2/10(10 votes)

    #20 - Showdown

    S1:E20

    Both Hao Du and Chang Ge go to Yunzhou to find Le Yan, only to find out that she has already left for Luoyang. Chang Ge returns to the grasslands and realizes Ashina Sun has been ordered to go south to attack the Tang Dynasty. As the Ashina Tribe closes in on Chang’an, Li Shi Min is pressured to think of way to fight back despite Tang’s severe lack of military power.

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  21. The Long Ballad Season 1 Episode 21 - The Arrow
    7.1/10(11 votes)

    #21 - The Arrow

    S1:E21

    Emperor Li Shi Min wants to form an alliance with the Ashina Tribe. On the surface, Great Khan agrees. However, he has other plans. After Chang Ge finds out Great Khan's plan, she placed herself in harm's way to protect her nation as well as the Eagle Army.

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  22. The Long Ballad Season 1 Episode 22 - Trapped
    8.2/10(10 votes)

    #22 - Trapped

    S1:E22

    Chang Ge is captured by the Young Khan and is kept as his slave. The Young Khan notices that Ashina Sun cares about Chang Ge and hence, he tortures Chang Ge with the intention to annoy Ashina Sun. In the royal court, Chang Ge meets up with General Luo Yi who is captured by the Great Khan.

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  23. The Long Ballad Season 1 Episode 23 - The Deal
    7.9/10(9 votes)

    #23 - The Deal

    S1:E23

    Princess Yicheng saves Chang Ge and comes up with a plan to help her save General Luo Yi. Through Chang Ge's close contact with Princess Yicheng, She Er accidentally finds out that Chang Ge is a woman. Meanwhile, Ashina Sun plans to get Chang Ge back through a duel.

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  24. The Long Ballad Season 1 Episode 24 - The Set Up
    8.2/10(10 votes)

    #24 - The Set Up

    S1:E24

    Chang Ge decides to stay in the royal court to rescue Luo Yi with the help of A Yi Er and Shi Ba. She Er finds out about the plan and he leads a troop to stop them. Ashina Sun comes to their rescue, but they all soon find out it's a setup and faces She Er.

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  25. The Long Ballad Season 1 Episode 25 - The Secret Code
    7.5/10(10 votes)

    #25 - The Secret Code

    S1:E25

    She Er uses A Yi Er to threaten Ashina Sun. In order to prevent Ashina Sun from having a hard time because of her, A Yi Er chooses to die. This results to a big commotion. While the Wolf Army chases after Ashina Sun and the Eagle Army who comes to his rescue, Chang Ge chooses to distract the Wolf Army and eventually gets separated from them. Will she survive the chase of the Wolf Army and the threat of the grasslands? What will Great Khan do when he finds out about Luo Yi's rescue and the events that transpired afterwards?

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"A Game of Cuju" is the best rated episode of "The Long Ballad" season 1. It scored 8.3/10 based on 20 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 3/31/2021. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Massacre".