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The Best Episodes of Top of the Lake

Every episode of Top of the Lake ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Top of the Lake!

A woman haunted by her past, Detective Robin Griffin, investigates complex and unsettling cases.
Genres:CrimeDramaMystery
Network:SundanceTV

Best Episodes Summary

"Top of the Lake" is the best rated episode of "Top of the Lake". It scored 7.9/10 based on 10 votes. Directed by Jane Campion and written by Gerard Lee, Jane Campion, it aired on 4/15/2013. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Searchers Search".

  • Top of the Lake
    7.9/1010 votes
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    #1 - Top of the Lake

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 4/15/2013

    Tui is about to give birth. Matt reveals a secret that almost destroys Robin. The investigation reaches its shocking conclusion.

    Director: Jane Campion

    Writer: Gerard Lee, Jane Campion

  • Searchers Search
    7.8/1013 votes
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    #2 - Searchers Search

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 3/18/2013

    As Tui's disappearance remains unsolved, fear for her survival increases, while her father solicits help, Robin has a run-in with the girl's half-brother and a perverted local.

    Director: Jane Campion, Garth Davis

    Writer: Jane Campion, Gerard Lee

  • A Rainbow Above Us
    7.7/1010 votes
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    #3 - A Rainbow Above Us

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/1/2013

    A violent indiscretion sees Robin thrown off the case but she cannot let go. Her passionate affair with Johnno, Tui's half-brother, intensifies and complicates.

    Director: Jane Campion, Garth Davis

    Writer: Jane Campion, Gerard Lee

  • The Loved One
    7.5/10668 votes
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    #4 - The Loved One

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 8/3/2017

    Armed with the fact that China Girl was pregnant, Robin launches into the investigation, including inside Sydney's sex industry. The meeting with her daughter's parents veers off the rails and puts contacting Mary at risk.

    Director: Ariel Kleiman

    Writer: Jane Campion, Gerard Lee

  • Surrogate
    7.5/10636 votes
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    #5 - Surrogate

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 8/10/2017

    Robin is galvanised by her theory that China Girl is a surrogate and ignores the threat of Al Parker’s imminent case against her. Mary accuses Robin of being manipulated by Pyke and Julia into believing Alexander is dangerous.

    Director: Ariel Kleiman

    Writer: Jane Campion, Gerard Lee

  • Birthday
    7.5/10619 votes
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    #6 - Birthday

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 8/17/2017

    There's a breakthrough in the case when Robin interviews Silk 41 regular Brett who suspects that China Girl is his ‘Girlfriend Experience’. Puss tests Mary’s love with a surprise for her 18th birthday celebration.

    Director: Ariel Kleiman

    Writer: Gerard Lee, Jane Campion

  • No Goodbyes Thanks
    7.4/1011 votes
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    #7 - No Goodbyes Thanks

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 4/15/2013

    With fresh intelligence on where Tui’s hiding, Matt launches a full-scale search party. Before Robin can intervene, tragedy strikes.

    Director: Jane Campion, Garth Davis

    Writer: Jane Campion, Gerard Lee

  • Who's Your Daddy?
    7.4/10609 votes
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    #8 - Who's Your Daddy?

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 8/24/2017

    Robin finds a surprising love, but as Puss puts another arm of his audacious plan in place and suspicion grows around Silk 41, her fears for Mary escalate. Then Miranda drops a bombshell that brings her closer to the dead girl.

    Director: Jane Campion

    Writer: Jane Campion, Gerard Lee

  • Paradise Sold
    7.3/1015 votes
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    #9 - Paradise Sold

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 3/18/2013

    In a breathtaking but remote mountain town in South Island, New Zealand, a twelve year-old girl named Tui is discovered to be pregnant. Local police enlist help from Detective Robin Griffin, a child protection specialist who has recently returned to the area to care for her mother.

    Director: Jane Campion

    Writer: Gerard Lee, Jane Campion

  • The Edge of the Universe
    7.2/1011 votes
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    #10 - The Edge of the Universe

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 3/25/2013

    Robin makes a breakthrough in her investigation, but Al warns that her own dark past is colouring her judgement.

    Director: Garth Davis

    Writer: Jane Campion, Gerard Lee

  • The Dark Creator
    7.2/1011 votes
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    #11 - The Dark Creator

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 4/8/2013

    Robin is back on the case, whilst Matt gathers troops to hunt his daughter down. Tui's friends trek deep into the mountains to celebrate her birthday, with tragic consequences.

    Director: Jane Campion, Garth Davis

    Writer: Jane Campion, Gerard Lee

  • The Battle of the Mothers
    7.2/10648 votes
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    #12 - The Battle of the Mothers

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 8/31/2017

    Robin and Pyke are desperate to find out if hostage Mary is alive, while Adrian struggles to make sense of the crime scene at Silk 41. As dawn breaks, the gunman is on the loose in Bondi and the beach is about to be flooded with people.

    Director: Jane Campion

    Writer: Jane Campion, Gerard Lee

  • China Girl
    7.1/101,293 votes
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    #13 - China Girl

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 7/27/2017

    Detective Robin Griffin is newly back in Sydney, haunted by the baby she had as a teenager and partnered with an eager new recruit, Miranda. When a body in a suitcase washes up on Bondi Beach, Robin is determined to take the case.

    Director: Jane Campion

    Writer: Jane Campion, Gerard Lee