The Worst Episodes of The Terror
Every episode of The Terror ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of The Terror!
A chilling anthology series featuring stories of people in terrifying situations inspired by true historical events.
Lowest Rated Episodes Summary
The worst episode of "The Terror" is "My Sweet Boy", rated 6.5/10 from 742 user votes. It was directed by Toa Fraser and written by Shannon Goss, Alessandra DiMona. "My Sweet Boy" aired on 9/30/2019 and is rated 0.1 point(s) lower than the second lowest rated, "My Perfect World".
6.5/10 742 votes#1 - My Sweet Boy
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 9/30/2019
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
Writer: Shannon Goss, Alessandra DiMona
6.6/10 738 votes#2 - My Perfect World
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 9/23/2019
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
Writer: Danielle Roderick, Tony Tost
6.6/10 716 votes#3 - Come and Get Me
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 10/7/2019
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: Fred Toye
Writer: Naomi Hisako Iizuka, Steven Hanna
6.7/10 1,028 votes#4 - All the Demons Are Still in Hell
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 8/19/2019
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
6.7/10 915 votes#5 - Gaman
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 8/26/2019
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
6.8/10 777 votes#6 - Into the Afterlife
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 10/14/2019
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: Fred Toye
Writer: Alexander Woo
7.0/10 1,399 votes#7 - A Sparrow in a Swallow’s Nest
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 8/12/2019
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: N/A
7.0/10 824 votes#8 - Shatter Like a Pearl
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 9/9/2019
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
7.2/10 849 votes#9 - The Weak Are Meat
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 9/2/2019
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
7.4/10 843 votes#10 - Taizo
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 9/16/2019
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
Writer: Max Borenstein, Benjamin Endsley Klein
7.8/10 2,834 votes#11 - Punished, as a Boy
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/9/2018
A cunning attack on the ships proves the men are not battling an ordinary bear and that the region's Inuit culture may hold a key to their survival.
Director: Edward Berger
Writer: David Kajganich
8.0/10 3,889 votes#12 - Go for Broke
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 3/26/2018
An accident at sea cripples a Royal Navy expedition 200 miles from finding the Northwest Passage, forcing its captains to make dire choices.
Director: Edward Berger
Writer: David Kajganich
8.0/10 3,391 votes#13 - Gore
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 3/26/2018
After a long winter trapped in the ice, scouting parties are sent out in search of open water. One of the teams makes a frightening discovery.
Director: Edward Berger
Writer: Soo Hugh
8.1/10 2,513 votes#14 - Horrible from Supper
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 4/30/2018
As the men make new attempts to find rescue, a series of shocking events underscores how vulnerable and exposed their situation has become.
Director: Tim Mielants
Writer: Andres Fischer-Centeno
8.2/10 2,698 votes#15 - First Shot a Winner, Lads
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 4/16/2018
A strange illness begins to show itself while another more familiar one jeopardizes the expedition's most valuable resource: its captain's judgment.
Director: Sergio Mimica-Gezzan
Writer: Josh Parkinson
8.2/10 2,596 votes#16 - A Mercy
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 4/23/2018
With the end of their provisions in sight, officers contemplate a tough, risky strategy while struggling to raise the men's worsening spirits.
Director: Sergio Mimica-Gezzan
Writer: Vinnie Wilhelm
8.2/10 2,473 votes#17 - The C, the C, the Open C
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 5/14/2018
Hope comes in strange forms, and the question of what the men are willing to do to survive begins to be settled in both noble and horrifying ways.
Director: Tim Mielants
Writer: Soo Hugh
8.4/10 3,148 votes#18 - The Ladder
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/2/2018
With something now stalking the ships, the captains debate their options, testing their loyalty to one another against their duty to their crews.
Director: Sergio Mimica-Gezzan
Writer: Gina Welch
8.5/10 2,656 votes#19 - Terror Camp Clear
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 5/7/2018
Deaths under mysterious circumstances create paranoia among the men, and some of the crew may be considering mutiny.
Director: Tim Mielants
Writer: David Kajganich
8.5/10 2,860 votes#20 - We Are Gone
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 5/21/2018
The expedition's epic journey reaches its climax as men find themselves in a final confrontation with the Inuit mythology they've trespassed into.
Director: Tim Mielants
Writer: David Kajganich