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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(282 votes)

    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(927 votes)

    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:Toby Haynes
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Musketeers Season 1 Episode 5 - The Homecoming
    7.6/10(575 votes)

    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(421 votes)

    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(319 votes)

    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(307 votes)

    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(292 votes)

    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(730 votes)

    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:Toby Haynes
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Musketeers Season 1 Episode 3 - Commodities
    7.7/10(673 votes)

    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(399 votes)

    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(294 votes)

    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(622 votes)

    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(492 votes)

    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(414 votes)

    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(353 votes)

    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(291 votes)

    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(564 votes)

    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(381 votes)

    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(575 votes)

    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(553 votes)

    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(450 votes)

    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(417 votes)

    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(425 votes)

    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(306 votes)

    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(608 votes)

    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 282 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".