Top of the Lake

The Best Episodes of Top of the Lake

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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.
Episodes
13
Avg. Rating
7.4
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7.5
  1. 7.8/10(882 votes)

    #1 - No Goodbyes Thanks

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    S1:E6

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

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  2. 7.7/10(835 votes)

    #2 - Top of the Lake

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    S1:E7

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

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  3. 7.5/10(883 votes)

    #3 - A Rainbow Above Us

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    S1:E4

    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.

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  4. 7.5/10(856 votes)

    #4 - The Dark Creator

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    S1:E5

    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.

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  5. 7.5/10(682 votes)

    #5 - The Loved One

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    S2:E2

    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.

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  6. 7.5/10(649 votes)

    #6 - Surrogate

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    S2:E3

    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.

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  8. 7.5/10(632 votes)

    #7 - Birthday

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    S2:E4

    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.

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  9. 7.4/10(621 votes)

    #8 - Who's Your Daddy?

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    S2:E5

    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.

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  10. 7.3/10(993 votes)

    #9 - Searchers Search

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    S1:E2

    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.

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  11. 7.3/10(918 votes)

    #10 - The Edge of the Universe

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    S1:E3

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

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  12. 7.2/10(1.2k votes)

    #11 - Paradise Sold

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    S1:E1

    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.

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  13. 7.2/10(662 votes)

    #12 - The Battle of the Mothers

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    S2:E6

    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.

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  14. 7.1/10(1.3k votes)

    #13 - China Girl

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    S2:E1

    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.

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Best Episodes Summary

"No Goodbyes Thanks" is the best rated episode of "Top of the Lake". It scored 7.8/10 based on 882 votes. Directed by Jane Campion, Garth Davis and written by Jane Campion, Gerard Lee, it aired on 4/15/2013. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Top of the Lake".