7.9/101,013 votes#1 - Death Wish
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/14/2024
With the fall of Saigon imminent, the Captain juggles the communist party, the South Vietnamese army, his CIA handler and his conscience.
Director: Park Chan-wook
Writer: Don McKellar, Park Chan-wook
7.4/10699 votes#2 - Good Little Asian
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/21/2024
As he adjusts to life in Los Angeles, the Captain is forced to find someone to implicate when the General begins to suspect a mole.
Director: Park Chan-wook
Writer: Don McKellar, Park Chan-wook, Naomi Hisako Iizuka
7.6/10590 votes#3 - Love It or Leave It
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/28/2024
The Captain and Bon craft a plan to quell the General's anxieties. Later, the Captain meets the Auteur, who wants to make a film about war.
Director: Park Chan-wook
Writer: Don McKellar, Park Chan-wook, Mark Richard
7.9/10571 votes#4 - Give Us Some Good Lines
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 5/5/2024
As a reluctant consultant on a Hollywood film, the Captain navigates the egos and personalities of an increasingly chaotic production.
Director: Fernando Meirelles
Writer: Don McKellar, Park Chan-wook
7.2/10459 votes#5 - All for One
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/12/2024
After a lengthy stint at the hospital, the Captain discovers that the General has started recruiting for a secret military operation.
Director: Marc Munden
Writer: Don McKellar, Park Chan-wook, Maegan Houang
7.5/10423 votes#6 - The Oriental Mode of Destruction
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/19/2024
Convinced that the General's military operation is doomed, the Captain searches for ways to expose the mission and save Bon.
Director: Marc Munden
Writer: Don McKellar, Park Chan-wook, Anchuli Felicia King
7.6/10461 votes#7 - Endings Are Hard, Aren't They?
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 5/26/2024
Back in Vietnam, the Captain is forced to tell his story… and confront the decisions that haunt his past.
Director: Marc Munden
Writer: Don McKellar, Park Chan-wook
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An espionage thriller and cross-culture satire about the struggles of a half-French, half-Vietnamese communist spy during the final days of the Vietnam War and his...
Genres:DramaWar & Politics
Network:HBO
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Death Wish" is the best rated episode of "The Sympathizer" season 1. It scored 7.9/10 based on 1013 votes. Directed by Park Chan-wook and written by Don McKellar, Park Chan-wook, it aired on 4/14/2024. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "Good Little Asian".