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The Worst Episodes of Under the Dome

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A small town is suddenly and inexplicably sealed off from the rest of the world by an enormous transparent dome. While military forces, the government...
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  • The Enemy Within
    6.1/10(991)
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    #1 - The Enemy Within

    Season 3 Episode 13

    Aired 9/10/2015

    Series Finale: As the Dome in Chester's Mill comes down, the Resistance makes a final attempt to protect the outside world from the infected townspeople in the Kinship and their new queen.

    Director: Peter Leto

    Writer: Tim Schlattmann, Neal Baer

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  • Move On
    6.2/10(1,340)
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    #2 - Move On

    Season 3 Episode 1

    Aired 6/25/2015

    A year after the dome disappears, Barbie, Joe, and the other townspeople gather for a memorial. A year earlier, Julia and Junior try to rescue Barbie and the others, but run afoul of Big Jim.

    Director: Peter Leto

    Writer: Adam Stein

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  • Incandescence
    6.2/10(811)
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    #3 - Incandescence

    Season 3 Episode 12

    Aired 9/3/2015

    When the Dome’s calcification process accelerates, Chester’s Mill has 24 hours before the barrier’s breakdown will suffocate everyone inside. While the new deadline puts added pressure on Joe to bring the Dome down, Barbie and Julia race to save his child from The Kinship. Also, Big Jim tries to manage the increasingly volatile Hektor, who is adamant that infected townspeople never escape the Dome.

    Director: P.J. Pesce

    Writer: Cathryn Humphris, Bronwyn Garrity

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  • Redux
    6.3/10(966)
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    #4 - Redux

    Season 3 Episode 3

    Aired 7/2/2015

    The residents of Chester’s Mill try to move on with their lives in the aftermath of their mysterious experience in the tunnels beneath town. Meanwhile, Big Jim suspects new residents Christine and Eva are keeping secrets concerning the Dome.

    Director: Olatunde Osunsanmi

    Writer: Alexandra McNally

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  • The Kinship
    6.4/10(939)
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    #5 - The Kinship

    Season 3 Episode 4

    Aired 7/9/2015

    Under the guise of helping Chester’s Mill rebuild, Christine urges the townspeople towards specific individuals and projects that remind them of their experience in the tunnels. Also, Julia and Big Jim make shocking discoveries that reveal a new threat within the Dome.

    Director: Edward Ornelas

    Writer: Cathryn Humphris

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  • Love is a Battlefield
    6.4/10(813)
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    #6 - Love is a Battlefield

    Season 3 Episode 11

    Aired 8/27/2015

    Members of The Resistance race to release their loved ones from Christine’s influence before she reaches her end game for the Dome. While Barbie risks everything in an attempt to free Eva from the Kinship, Big Jim and Julia are enlisted by Hektor, the head of Aktaion, to test a possible cure for infected townspeople. Also, Joe chooses to work with Christine after she shares some shocking information about the entity behind the Dome.

    Director: Lee Rose

    Writer: Adam Stein, Peter Calloway

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  • Outbreak
    6.5/10(22)
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    #7 - Outbreak

    Season 1 Episode 4

    Aired 7/15/2013

    The people of Chester's Mill panicked state when a meningitis outbreak hits the community, threatening the already scarce supply of drugs. Meanwhile, Julia continues to seek answers to her husband's disappearance

    Director: Kari Skogland

    Writer: Peter Calloway

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  • Imperfect Circles
    6.5/10(29)
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    #8 - Imperfect Circles

    Season 1 Episode 7

    Aired 8/5/2013

    Big Jim takes matters into his own hands when he feels his authority slipping away, and the Dome displays its power when a life is taken just as a newborn arrives.

    Director: Miguel Sapochnik

    Writer: Caitlin Parrish

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  • Let the Games Begin
    6.5/10(27)
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    #9 - Let the Games Begin

    Season 1 Episode 10

    Aired 8/26/2013

    Julia uncovers the truth about her husband's disappearance and unravels some of Chester's Mill's darkest secrets. Meanwhile, Maxine shows Barbie how she plans to take control of the town.

    Director: Sergio Mimica-Gezzan

    Writer: Peter Calloway, Andres Fischer-Centeno

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  • But I'm Not
    6.5/10(1,077)
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    #10 - But I'm Not

    Season 3 Episode 2

    Aired 6/25/2015

    Barbie investigates Ben's claim that something strange is going on in Chester's Mill, but Eva surprises him with unexpected news. Meanwhile, Norrie and Hunter grow closer, and Christine advises Joe to move on.

    Director: Peter Weller

    Writer: Tim Schlattmann

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  • Alaska
    6.5/10(906)
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    #11 - Alaska

    Season 3 Episode 5

    Aired 7/16/2015

    Big Jim and Julia form a tentative alliance to search for proof that will discredit Christine, which leads them to new information about the Dome’s capabilities. Meanwhile, when tensions run high in town and threaten Christine’s leadership, she puts a plan in play that has deadly consequences.

    Director: David Barrett

    Writer: Bronwyn Garrity

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  • Legacy
    6.5/10(807)
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    #12 - Legacy

    Season 3 Episode 10

    Aired 8/20/2015

    The Resistance, the citizens not under Christine’s control, join forces with an unexpected ally: Hektor Martin, the nefarious head of Aktaion. Despite Hektor revealing more about the Dome’s origins and helping to strike back at it, Big Jim and Julia still worry he will betray them. Meanwhile, Hunter receives encrypted files that give disturbing insights into the final effect the Dome will have on the infected townspeople.

    Director: Dennie Gordon

    Writer: Andres Fischer-Centeno, Alexandra McNally

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  • Manhunt
    6.6/10(34)
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    #13 - Manhunt

    Season 1 Episode 3

    Aired 7/8/2013

    When a former deputy goes rogue, Big Jim recruits Barbie to join the manhunt to keep the town safe. Meanwhile, Junior is determined to escape the Dome by going underground.

    Director: Paul A. Edwards

    Writer: Adam Stein

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  • Infestation
    6.6/10(1,303)
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    #14 - Infestation

    Season 2 Episode 2

    Aired 7/7/2014

    When Rebecca discovers an infestation of butterfly eggs on the crops, Barbie risks his life to help her save the town's food supply.

    Director: Ernest R. Dickerson

    Writer: Kelly Souders, Brian Peterson

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  • Reconciliation
    6.6/10(1,147)
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    #15 - Reconciliation

    Season 2 Episode 5

    Aired 7/28/2014

    After Big Jim and Rebecca's plan left the town divided, Julia takes over as the leader of Chester's Mill; Norrie and Joe help Melanie find more clues.

    Director: Edward Ornelas

    Writer: Cathryn Humphris

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  • Caged
    6.6/10(900)
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    #16 - Caged

    Season 3 Episode 6

    Aired 7/23/2015

    When Big Jim is captured by Aktaion, the dangerous private corporation that’s descended on Chester’s Mill to harness the Dome’s energy capabilities, he’s forced to manipulate Christine for information about her agenda. Also, when Joe and Norrie question the town’s new rules, they find themselves in a dangerous face-off with the increasingly unstable residents.

    Director: Sergio Mimica-Gezzan

    Writer: Andres Fischer-Centeno

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  • Breaking Point
    6.6/10(840)
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    #17 - Breaking Point

    Season 3 Episode 8

    Aired 8/6/2015

    Big Jim, Julia, Joe, Norrie and Hunter join together to form a resistance against Christine, who is mobilizing residents to work on a massive excavation project in the caves underneath the town. Also, Hunter uses his tech skills to contact the outside world.

    Director: Sam Hill

    Writer: James C. Oliver, Sharla Oliver

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  • The Fourth Hand
    6.7/10(27)
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    #18 - The Fourth Hand

    Season 1 Episode 9

    Aired 8/19/2013

    Barbie and Big Jim realize their lives are more intertwined than they knew when a mysterious woman makes an appearance in Chester's Mill.

    Director: Roxann Dawson

    Writer: Daniel Truly

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  • Speak of the Devil
    6.7/10(26)
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    #19 - Speak of the Devil

    Season 1 Episode 11

    Aired 9/2/2013

    Big Jim turns the town against Barbie when the truth about his past is revealed. Meanwhile, Maxine makes it personal when she confronts Barbie’s closest ally.

    Director: David Barrett

    Writer: Scott Gold

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  • Curtains
    6.7/10(27)
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    #20 - Curtains

    Season 1 Episode 13

    Aired 9/16/2013

    Secrets of the Dome are revealed and Big Jim is determined to put an end to Barbie once and for all. Meanwhile, Junior, Angie, Joe and Norrie discover who the Monarch is after receiving a shocking visit from a familiar face.

    Director: Jack Bender

    Writer: Brian K. Vaughan, Scott Gold

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  • Turn
    6.7/10(1,093)
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    #21 - Turn

    Season 2 Episode 12

    Aired 9/15/2014

    The latest threat intensifies, leaving Chester's Mill residents at risk of being crushed to death; Melanie's health declines as the egg's fate remains uncertain.

    Director: Peter Leto

    Writer: Daniel Truly, William Kendall

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  • Thicker Than Water
    6.8/10(29)
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    #22 - Thicker Than Water

    Season 1 Episode 8

    Aired 8/12/2013

    Junior stands up to his father and is shattered when he discovers the truth about his mother's past. Meanwhile, Julia learns firsthand the powers of the "mini dome."

    Director: Jack Bender

    Writer: Adam Stein

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  • Force Majeure
    6.8/10(1,239)
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    #23 - Force Majeure

    Season 2 Episode 3

    Aired 7/14/2014

    Big Jim conducts a census to see how long the town can survive on dwindling resources; acid rain threatens everyone.

    Director: Peter Leto

    Writer: Adam Stein

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  • In the Dark
    6.8/10(1,149)
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    #24 - In the Dark

    Season 2 Episode 6

    Aired 8/4/2014

    A cave-in severs Barbie and Sam's path back to Chester's Mill during their investigation of a mysterious tunnel; a dust storm rages through the town, as Big Jim and Julia face off in a power struggle.

    Director: Jack Bender

    Writer: Caitlin Parrish

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  • Black Ice
    6.8/10(1,096)
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    #25 - Black Ice

    Season 2 Episode 11

    Aired 9/8/2014

    Rebecca and Sam try to save Chester's Mill residents as temperatures plunge; Barbie puts his life at risk to help Julia after a terrible accident.

    Director: Jack Bender

    Writer: Adam Stein, Peter Calloway

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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Enemy Within" is the worst rated episode of "Under the Dome". It scored 6.1/10 based on 991 votes. Directed by Peter Leto and written by Tim Schlattmann, Neal Baer, it aired on 9/10/2015. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Move On".