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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 and the media positioned outside of this surrounding barrier attempt

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Under the Dome Season 3 Episode 12 - Incandescence
    6.0/10(22 votes)

    #1 - Incandescence

    S3:E12

    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
    Writers:Cathryn Humphris, Bronwyn Garrity

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  2. Under the Dome Season 3 Episode 13 - The Enemy Within
    6.0/10(21 votes)

    #2 - The Enemy Within

    S3:E13

    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
    Writers:Tim Schlattmann, Neal Baer

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  3. Under the Dome Season 3 Episode 1 - Move On
    6.1/10(26 votes)

    #3 - Move On

    S3:E1

    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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  4. Under the Dome Season 3 Episode 4 - The Kinship
    6.2/10(24 votes)

    #4 - The Kinship

    S3:E4

    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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  5. Under the Dome Season 3 Episode 11 - Love is a Battlefield
    6.2/10(20 votes)

    #5 - Love is a Battlefield

    S3:E11

    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
    Writers:Adam Stein, Peter Calloway

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  6. Under the Dome Season 2 Episode 5 - Reconciliation
    6.3/10(32 votes)

    #6 - Reconciliation

    S2:E5

    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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  7. Under the Dome Season 3 Episode 10 - Legacy
    6.3/10(23 votes)

    #7 - Legacy

    S3:E10

    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
    Writers:Andres Fischer-Centeno, Alexandra McNally

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  8. Under the Dome Season 1 Episode 7 - Imperfect Circles
    6.4/10(35 votes)

    #8 - Imperfect Circles

    S1:E7

    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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  9. Under the Dome Season 1 Episode 10 - Let the Games Begin
    6.4/10(33 votes)

    #9 - Let the Games Begin

    S1:E10

    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
    Writers:Peter Calloway, Andres Fischer-Centeno

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  10. Under the Dome Season 3 Episode 9 - Plan B
    6.4/10(22 votes)

    #10 - Plan B

    S3:E9

    Big Jim and Julia devise plans to end Christine’s control over the town by initiating a life-or-death plot involving Barbie and Eva, while Joe and Norrie conduct research to better understand the Dome’s ultimate agenda. Meanwhile, Hunter finds more information about the true head of Aktaion, the nefarious private corporation that wants to harness the Dome’s energy.

    Director:Eriq La Salle
    Writers:Mark Bruner, Tim Schlattmann

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  11. Under the Dome Season 1 Episode 4 - Outbreak
    6.5/10(28 votes)

    #11 - Outbreak

    S1:E4

    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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  12. Under the Dome Season 2 Episode 3 - Force Majeure
    6.5/10(35 votes)

    #12 - Force Majeure

    S2:E3

    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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  13. Under the Dome Season 2 Episode 12 - Turn
    6.5/10(30 votes)

    #13 - Turn

    S2:E12

    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
    Writers:Daniel Truly, William Kendall

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  14. Under the Dome Season 3 Episode 2 - But I'm Not
    6.5/10(25 votes)

    #14 - But I'm Not

    S3:E2

    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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  15. Under the Dome Season 3 Episode 3 - Redux
    6.5/10(22 votes)

    #15 - Redux

    S3:E3

    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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  16. Under the Dome Season 3 Episode 5 - Alaska
    6.5/10(24 votes)

    #16 - Alaska

    S3:E5

    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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  17. Under the Dome Season 3 Episode 7 - Ejecta
    6.5/10(22 votes)

    #17 - Ejecta

    S3:E7

    As the world outside the Dome is rocked by a catastrophic meteor shower, unexpected alliances form inside the barrier. Eva tries to indoctrinate Barbie deeper into The Kinship and Big Jim and Julia turn to one another while isolated on Bird Island outside of town. Also, Joe is forced to accept help from Sam, the man who killed his sister.

    Director:David Barrett
    Writer:Peter Calloway

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  18. Under the Dome Season 3 Episode 8 - Breaking Point
    6.5/10(23 votes)

    #18 - Breaking Point

    S3:E8

    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
    Writers:James C. Oliver, Sharla Oliver

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  19. Under the Dome Season 2 Episode 2 - Infestation
    6.6/10(35 votes)

    #19 - Infestation

    S2:E2

    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
    Writers:Kelly Souders, Brian Peterson

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  20. Under the Dome Season 2 Episode 11 - Black Ice
    6.6/10(30 votes)

    #20 - Black Ice

    S2:E11

    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
    Writers:Adam Stein, Peter Calloway

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  21. Under the Dome Season 1 Episode 3 - Manhunt
    6.7/10(40 votes)

    #21 - Manhunt

    S1:E3

    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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  22. Under the Dome Season 2 Episode 4 - Revelation
    6.7/10(32 votes)

    #22 - Revelation

    S2:E4

    Rebecca and Big Jim consider extreme measures as the conditions worsen in Chester's Mill; clues about Melanie's connection to the dome are revealed.

    Director:Holly Dale
    Writer:Alexandra McNally

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  23. Under the Dome Season 2 Episode 13 - Go Now
    6.7/10(31 votes)

    #23 - Go Now

    S2:E13

    Just as the walls start to close in on those trapped in Chester's Mill, a possible exit from the dome is revealed.

    Director:Jack Bender
    Writers:Caitlin Parrish, Cathryn Humphris

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  24. Under the Dome Season 1 Episode 9 - The Fourth Hand
    6.8/10(32 votes)

    #24 - The Fourth Hand

    S1:E9

    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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  25. Under the Dome Season 1 Episode 11 - Speak of the Devil
    6.8/10(31 votes)

    #25 - Speak of the Devil

    S1:E11

    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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Worst Episodes Summary

"Incandescence" is the worst rated episode of "Under the Dome". It scored 6/10 based on 22 votes. Directed by P.J. Pesce and written by Cathryn Humphris, Bronwyn Garrity, it aired on 9/3/2015. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Enemy Within".