The Musketeers backdrop
The Musketeers poster
Drama
Action & Adventure

The Worst Episodes of The Musketeers

Every episode of The Musketeers ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of The Musketeers!

The Worst Episodes of The Musketeers

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....

Filter By Season3

  1. 7.5/10(254 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.

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:Roger Goldby
  2. 7.6/10(861 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.

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  3. 7.6/10(675 votes)

    #3 - 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.

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  4. 7.6/10(532 votes)

    #4 - 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.

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  5. 7.6/10(385 votes)

    #5 - The Good Traitor

    S2:E3

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

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  6. 7.6/10(288 votes)

    #6 - 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.

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:Andy Hay
    Writer:N/A
  7. Trending NowTRENDING NOW

    The 20 BEST Episodes of The Musketeers

    READ
  8. 7.6/10(275 votes)

    #7 - The Queen's Diamonds

    S3:E4

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

    0 Comments
    View all
  9. 7.6/10(263 votes)

    #8 - Fool's Gold

    S3:E7

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

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:Susan Tully
  10. 7.7/10(622 votes)

    #9 - Commodities

    S1:E3

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

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  11. 7.7/10(364 votes)

    #10 - Emilie

    S2:E4

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

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  12. 7.7/10(263 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.

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:Roger Goldby
  13. 7.8/10(577 votes)

    #12 - The Good Soldier

    S1:E4

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

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  14. 7.8/10(456 votes)

    #13 - Keep Your Friends Close

    S2:E1

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

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  15. 7.9/10(521 votes)

    #14 - The Exiles

    S1:E6

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

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  16. 7.9/10(379 votes)

    #15 - The Return

    S2:E5

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

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  17. 7.9/10(349 votes)

    #16 - 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.

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  18. 7.9/10(322 votes)

    #17 - 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.

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:Andy Hay
    Writer:N/A
  19. 7.9/10(263 votes)

    #18 - Prisoners of War

    S3:E8

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

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:Udayan Prasad
  20. 8.1/10(532 votes)

    #19 - A Rebellious Woman

    S1:E7

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

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  21. 8.1/10(509 votes)

    #20 - The Challenge

    S1:E8

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

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  22. 8.1/10(414 votes)

    #21 - An Ordinary Man

    S2:E2

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

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  23. 8.2/10(386 votes)

    #22 - The Prodigal Father

    S2:E8

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

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  24. 8.3/10(390 votes)

    #23 - Through a Glass Darkly

    S2:E6

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

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  25. 8.3/10(278 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.

    0 Comments
    View all
  26. 8.5/10(560 votes)

    #25 - Knight Takes Queen

    S1:E9

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

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A

Worst Episodes Summary

"To Play the King" is the worst rated episode of "The Musketeers". It scored 7.5/10 based on 254 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".