The Best Episodes of The Terror Season 2

Episode Rankings

1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   5.9/10(19 votes)

   #1 - A Sparrow in a Swallow's Nest

   S2:E18/12/2019

   In 1941, Chester Nakayama finds himself caught between his insular Japanese American neighborhood on Terminal Island, California, and his current life as an all-American guy. When extreme circumstances push both his community and personal life to the brink, Chester must grapple with what kind of a man he wants to be, all while someone watches closely.

   Director:Josef Kubota Wladyka

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Josef Kubota Wladyka

   Writer:Unknown
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   5.4/10(17 votes)

   #2 - All the Demons Are Still in Hell

   S2:E28/19/2019

   After Pearl Harbor, the Terminal Islanders are evicted from their homes and must find shelter elsewhere. While Henry, separated from his family, faces injustice at the hands of the government, Chester engages in a paranoid search for answers.

   Director:Josef Kubota Wladyka

   Writer:Tony Tost

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   Director:Josef Kubota Wladyka

   Writer:Tony Tost
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   5.9/10(15 votes)

   #3 - Gaman

   S2:E38/26/2019

   As the Terminal Islanders adjust to their new surroundings, Chester tries to provide for his family, while fending off the evil that follows him. Henry reels from the trauma of his imprisonment. Asako sees bad omens. Amy takes up a new job.

   Director:Michael Lehmann

   Writer:Shannon Goss

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   Director:Michael Lehmann

   Writer:Shannon Goss
4. 

   6.4/10(15 votes)

   #4 - The Weak Are Meat

   S2:E49/2/2019

   Chester, in search of a better life, is treated with hostility by his fellow Americans; Luz hopes to be accepted by Henry and Asako in their new home as the Japanese American community celebrates Obon, a festival to commemorate the dead.

   Director:Michael Lehmann

   Writer:Naomi Hisako Iizuka

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   Director:Michael Lehmann

   Writer:Naomi Hisako Iizuka
5. 

   6.4/10(14 votes)

   #5 - Shatter Like a Pearl

   S2:E59/9/2019

   The Japanese Americans are forced to undertake a humiliating exercise that divides the community; Chester comes face to face with a man who forces him to question his very nature; Luz, stricken by grief, is forced to make an important choice.

   Director:Lily Mariye

   Writer:Steven Hanna

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   Director:Lily Mariye

   Writer:Steven Hanna
6. 

   6.5/10(13 votes)

   #6 - Taizo

   S2:E69/16/2019

   A story of the past provides insight into the present evil that stalks the Terminal Islanders; Chester returns home to his family; Henry and Asako are faced with a difficult decision.

   Director:Everardo Gout

   Writers:Max Borenstein, Benjamin Endsley Klein

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   Director:Everardo Gout

   Writers:Max Borenstein, Benjamin Endsley Klein
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7. 

   5.6/10(14 votes)

   #7 - My Perfect World

   S2:E79/23/2019

   The Nakayamas have been torn apart; Chester searches for the person he believes can help, by any means necessary; an outbreak in the community forces Amy to act, though she's caught between doing what she's told and doing what's right.

   Director:Meera Menon

   Writers:Danielle Roderick, Tony Tost

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   Director:Meera Menon

   Writers:Danielle Roderick, Tony Tost
8. 

   5.5/10(14 votes)

   #8 - My Sweet Boy

   S2:E89/30/2019

   Chester and Luz have reached a turning point in their relationship; Amy must take matters into her own hands as she's tormented by a powerful nemesis; Chester meets a boy who gives him answers.

   Director:Toa Fraser

   Writers:Shannon Goss, Alessandra DiMona

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   Director:Toa Fraser

   Writers:Shannon Goss, Alessandra DiMona
9. 

   5.8/10(14 votes)

   #9 - Come and Get Me

   S2:E910/7/2019

   The Terminal Islanders return home to find that things have changed since they left; the Nakayamas, still tense from the pain they've inflicted on one another, must come together to battle the spirit that threatens their future.

   Director:Frederick E. O. Toye

   Writers:Naomi Hisako Iizuka, Steven Hanna

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   Director:Frederick E. O. Toye

   Writers:Naomi Hisako Iizuka, Steven Hanna
10. 

    6.1/10(14 votes)

    #10 - Into the Afterlife

    S2:E1010/14/2019

    Henry and Asako look to the past to provide answers to their current turmoil; Chester and Luz grapple with their identities in hopes of saving those who are dearest to them; Amy and Yamato-san struggle to once again assimilate into American life.

    Director:Frederick E. O. Toye

    Writer:Alexander Woo

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    Director:Frederick E. O. Toye

    Writer:Alexander Woo