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Set in 17th century Paris, musketeers Athos, Porthos, Aramis and D'Artagnan are members of an elite band of soldiers who fight for what is just. They are heroes in the truest and most abiding sense

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    The Musketeers Season 3 Episode 5 - To Play the King
    7.5/10(279 votes)

    #1 - To Play the King

    S3:E5

    The Musketeers battle to restore order in Paris after Grimaud and Feron stage an ambitious Châtelet breakout, setting free a lunatic with murderous designs on the Louvre.

    Director:Roger Goldby
    Writer:Ellen Taylor

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  2. The Musketeers Season 1 Episode 1 - Friends and Enemies
    7.6/10(925 votes)

    #2 - Friends and Enemies

    S1:E1

    Young swordsman d'Artagnan arrives in Paris seeking the man responsible for killing his father – a quest that brings him into conflict with one of the king's guards. But as he quickly discovers, when you take on one Musketeer, you take on them all. It's soon back to business when the swashbuckling heroes are ordered to find a missing soldier who was carrying important letters on behalf of King Louis, while the dastardly Cardinal Richelieu plots to increase his political power.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Musketeers Season 1 Episode 5 - The Homecoming
    7.6/10(573 votes)

    #3 - The Homecoming

    S1:E5

    Porthos wakes up after his drunken birthday celebrations with a dead body next to him. The Musketeers must prove his innocence as he gets sentenced to death.

    Director:Saul Metzstein
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Musketeers Season 2 Episode 3 - The Good Traitor
    7.6/10(419 votes)

    #4 - The Good Traitor

    S2:E3

    The Musketeers help rescue an enemy's daughter in exchange for a deadly gunpowder formula.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Musketeers Season 3 Episode 2 - The Hunger
    7.6/10(316 votes)

    #5 - The Hunger

    S3:E2

    The corrupt Governor of Paris conspires with the Duke de Beaufort, primary provider of food for Paris, to stage a robbery of the city's granary and pin it on the refugees, only to later sell the stolen grain back to the King at an inflated price. D'Artagnan is taken captive along with the rioting refugees, and the other Musketeers (along with D'Artagnan's wife Constance, now in charge of the Musketeer garrison) must rescue them from the hands of the Red Guard before they are executed.

    Director:Andy Hay
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Musketeers Season 3 Episode 4 - The Queen's Diamonds
    7.6/10(303 votes)

    #6 - The Queen's Diamonds

    S3:E4

    Bonnaire is back, and the Musketeers need him to save the future of the English Crown.

    Director:Nicholas Renton
    Writer:Jeff Povey

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  7. The Musketeers Season 3 Episode 7 - Fool's Gold
    7.6/10(289 votes)

    #7 - Fool's Gold

    S3:E7

    Chasing Grimaud, the Musketeers make a troubling discovery in a village ruled by women.

    Director:Susan Tully
    Writer:Kelly Jones

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  8. The Musketeers Season 1 Episode 2 - Sleight of Hand
    7.7/10(728 votes)

    #8 - Sleight of Hand

    S1:E2

    Notorious criminal Vadim seeks to make life unbearable for the authorities that have imprisoned him. When he engineers a full-scale riot, it falls to the Musketeers to protect those whom he seeks to destroy.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Musketeers Season 1 Episode 3 - Commodities
    7.7/10(671 votes)

    #9 - Commodities

    S1:E3

    The Musketeers must escort a merchant trader back to Paris and thwart his enemies.

    Director:Saul Metzstein
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Musketeers Season 2 Episode 4 - Emilie
    7.7/10(397 votes)

    #10 - Emilie

    S2:E4

    A woman claims to have visions from God which instruct her to start a war with Spain.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Musketeers Season 3 Episode 3 - Brother in Arms
    7.7/10(291 votes)

    #11 - Brother in Arms

    S3:E3

    King Louis tasks the Musketeers with bringing his exiled brother, the Duke of Orléans, back to Paris in order to mend bridges. On the way, the Duke is robbed of dangerous letters which could destroy Orléans. The Duke informs the corrupt Governor of this, and the Governor's Red Guard must race the Musketeers in the hunt for the thief.

    Director:Roger Goldby
    Writer:Simon Allen

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  12. The Musketeers Season 1 Episode 4 - The Good Soldier
    7.9/10(620 votes)

    #12 - The Good Soldier

    S1:E4

    Aramis helps an old friend to uncover the truth behind a disastrous mission.

    Director:Richard Clark
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. The Musketeers Season 2 Episode 1 - Keep Your Friends Close
    7.9/10(490 votes)

    #13 - Keep Your Friends Close

    S2:E1

    The Musketeers must rescue a French general from an impenetrable Spanish prison.

    Director:John Strickland
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. The Musketeers Season 2 Episode 5 - The Return
    7.9/10(412 votes)

    #14 - The Return

    S2:E5

    Athos must confront his past to protect the people he left behind.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. The Musketeers Season 3 Episode 1 - Spoils of War
    7.9/10(351 votes)

    #15 - Spoils of War

    S3:E1

    Athos, Porthos and D'Artagnan are fighting on the battlefront while Aramis has trouble living in contemplation as a monk. The Musketeers' search for missing gunpowder lead them to follow bandits to Aramis' monastery, where circumstance force them to collaborate to save the monastery's children and brothers. Aramis' finally accepts his true calling as a Musketeer and rejoins his brothers-in-arms in Paris.

    Director:Andy Hay
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. The Musketeers Season 3 Episode 8 - Prisoners of War
    7.9/10(288 votes)

    #16 - Prisoners of War

    S3:E8

    The Queen's reputation is on the line after Grimaud kidnaps Aramis.

    Director:Udayan Prasad
    Writer:James Payne

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  17. The Musketeers Season 1 Episode 6 - The Exiles
    8.0/10(562 votes)

    #17 - The Exiles

    S1:E6

    Aramis and the other Musketeers help a young mother rescue her abducted baby son.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. The Musketeers Season 2 Episode 7 - A Marriage of Inconvenience
    8.0/10(380 votes)

    #18 - A Marriage of Inconvenience

    S2:E7

    The King’s cousin is ambushed while under Musketeer escort as she travels from Mantua to Sweden to make a political marriage that will be advantageous to France.

    Director:Edward Bennett
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. The Musketeers Season 1 Episode 7 - A Rebellious Woman
    8.1/10(573 votes)

    #19 - A Rebellious Woman

    S1:E7

    The musketeers help save an enlightened woman who has been accused of witchcraft.

    Director:Richard Clark
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. The Musketeers Season 1 Episode 8 - The Challenge
    8.1/10(552 votes)

    #20 - The Challenge

    S1:E8

    A contest between the Musketeers and Red Guards gives D'Artagnan a chance to prove himself.

    Director:Farren Blackburn
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. The Musketeers Season 2 Episode 2 - An Ordinary Man
    8.2/10(448 votes)

    #21 - An Ordinary Man

    S2:E2

    D'Artagnan must protect King Louis when a notorious criminal kidnaps them both.

    Director:John Strickland
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. The Musketeers Season 2 Episode 8 - The Prodigal Father
    8.2/10(416 votes)

    #22 - The Prodigal Father

    S2:E8

    Porthos uncovers the truth about his past and questions his allegiance to the Musketeers.

    Director:Edward Bennett
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. The Musketeers Season 2 Episode 6 - Through a Glass Darkly
    8.3/10(423 votes)

    #23 - Through a Glass Darkly

    S2:E6

    An astronomer gathers the royal party to see an eclipse, but events take a dramatic turn.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. The Musketeers Season 3 Episode 6 - Death of a Hero
    8.3/10(303 votes)

    #24 - Death of a Hero

    S3:E6

    It's the day of reckoning, as Grimaud vows to kill the Musketeers in a series of savage co-ordinated attacks and puts Feron to the ultimate test in his bid for power. The furious battle for survival sparks a series of revelations that threaten to destroy Paris. Before the day is out, a hero falls, there’s a traitor on the rise and the Musketeers will be changed forever.

    Director:Nicholas Renton
    Writer:Peter McKenna

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  25. The Musketeers Season 1 Episode 9 - Knight Takes Queen
    8.6/10(606 votes)

    #25 - Knight Takes Queen

    S1:E9

    The Musketeers come under siege in a convent whilst protecting the queen's life.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"To Play the King" is the worst rated episode of "The Musketeers". It scored 7.5/10 based on 279 votes. Directed by Roger Goldby and written by Ellen Taylor, it aired on 6/25/2016. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Friends and Enemies".