The Best Episodes of Tyrant Season 1

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.3/10(798 votes)

   #1 - Pilot

   S1:E16/24/2014

   Barry Al-Fayeed is a California pediatrician who also happens to be the second son of a Middle Eastern dictator. Barry reluctantly agrees to return home with his American family for his nephew's wedding. Events thrust him into the complex and turbulent growing pains of a nation straining to break free from dictatorial rule.

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   7.8/10(566 votes)

   #2 - State of Emergency

   S1:E27/1/2014

   When Barry's older brother, Jamal, the newly appointed President of Abbudin, is incapacitated, Barry must put his plans to return to America on hold. His life is further complicated, when his nephew's new bride is kidnapped by terrorists.

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   7.9/10(465 votes)

   #3 - My Brother's Keeper

   S1:E37/8/2014

   While Barry’s decision to stay in Abbudin is met with mixed emotion, the discovery of new evidence connected to the attempted murder of Jamal threatens to drive a wedge between the two brothers.

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   7.7/10(420 votes)

   #4 - Sins of the Father

   S1:E47/15/2014

   Tensions boil as the 20th anniversary of the chemical attack ordered by Barry's father, President Khaled Al-Fayeed looms. Barry’s plan to defuse the situation runs into heavy resistance. Meanwhile, Jamal struggles to regain confidence in the bedroom.

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   7.6/10(391 votes)

   #5 - Hail Mary

   S1:E57/22/2014

   As Jamal prepares to throw down the gauntlet on the thousands of citizens gathered in the Plaza to protest his reign, Barry scrambles to put together a summit in the hopes of avoiding violence and bloodshed.

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   8.2/10(399 votes)

   #6 - What the World Needs Now

   S1:E67/29/2014

   Barry convinces Jamal to meet with exiled opposition leader Sheik Rashid. But when the meeting takes a turn for the worse, Jamal is forced to make a difficult decision that will impact the lives of his family and his country forever.

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   8.1/10(386 votes)

   #7 - Preventative Medicine

   S1:E78/5/2014

   Jamal is terrified to discover that Sheik Rashid may actually survive Jamal's brutal attack, while Amira's disclosure of a twenty year old secret leads Barry to question everything he's ever believed about his father.

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   7.8/10(355 votes)

   #8 - Meet the New Boss

   S1:E88/12/2014

   Fed up with Jamal's unpredictable and violent nature, Barry conspires to start a coup and remove his brother from office; while at the same time Jamal is so moved by Barry's willingness to do the unthinkable and hasten Sheik Rashid's demise, that he stops at nothing to prove his worth to his brother.

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   8.1/10(368 votes)

   #9 - Gaslight

   S1:E98/19/2014

   As the plans for the coup continue to take shape, Jamal proves how far he will go to punish those who oppose him, and Barry's relationship with Molly is pushed to the limit after she learns of the repercussions that await their family.

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    8.2/10(430 votes)

    #10 - Gone Fishing

    S1:E108/26/2014

    On the verge of betraying and displacing Jamal, Barry receives troublesome news that threatens to destroy everything he's worked so hard for. Meanwhile, Jamal's rising suspicions lead him to question the loyalty of those closest to him.

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