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The Best Episodes of The North Water

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The Best Episodes of The North Water

Henry Drax is a harpooner and brutish killer whose amorality has been shaped to fit the harshness of his world, who will set sail on...

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  1. Background image for To Live Is to Suffer
    6.7/10(6 votes)

    #1 - To Live Is to Suffer

    S1:E5

    After healing in a missionary cabin, Sumner returns to Hull to demand money from Baxter to start a new life. Can he outrun his demons, and has he really seen the last of Henry Drax?

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    Director:Andrew Haigh
  2. Background image for Behold the Man
    6.6/10(9 votes)

    #2 - Behold the Man

    S1:E1

    Patrick Sumner, hoping to escape the horrors of his past, finds himself on an ill-fated journey to the arctic that throws him into the path of brutish harpooner Henry Drax.

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    Director:Andrew Haigh
  3. Background image for We Men Are Wretched Things
    6.6/10(10 votes)

    #3 - We Men Are Wretched Things

    S1:E2

    Sumner's adventure turns into a nightmare when one of the crew is murdered. There's no proof, but Sumner can't escape a feeling that Henry Drax is the true culprit.

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    Director:Andrew Haigh
  4. Background image for Homo Homini Lupus
    6.1/10(9 votes)

    #4 - Homo Homini Lupus

    S1:E3

    A discovery by Sumner sends Drax into a murderous rage. Cavendish proves crucial in Baxter and Brownlee's plan. An arctic storm rages and threatens the safety of the ship's crew.

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    Director:Andrew Haigh
  5. Background image for The Devils of the Earth
    5.9/10(7 votes)

    #5 - The Devils of the Earth

    S1:E4

    Drax has a daring opportunity to escape, but must convince Cavendish to help him. Otto's vision coming to life, Sumner hunts a bear, but strays too far into icy oblivion.

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    Director:Andrew Haigh

Best Episodes Summary

"To Live Is to Suffer" is the best rated episode of "The North Water". It scored 6.7/10 based on 6 votes. Directed by Andrew Haigh and written by Andrew Haigh, it aired on 8/11/2021. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Behold the Man".