7.5/10274 votes#1 - Launch Date
Season 8 Episode 1 - Aired 12/14/2018
The Paladins spend one last night on Earth in preparation for the launch of the Atlas. Lance works up the courage to ask Allura an important question.
Director: Michael Chang
Writer: Lauren Montgomery
7.4/10251 votes#2 - Shadows
Season 8 Episode 2 - Aired 12/14/2018
Flashbacks shine a light on Honerva's past with Lotor and Zarkon, revealing the motivation for her recent actions.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.3/10227 votes#3 - The Prisoner's Dilemma
Season 8 Episode 3 - Aired 12/14/2018
After taking control of a Galra base on a dark planet, the Paladins follow a distress signal from a missing fleet and make an unsettling discovery.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.4/10227 votes#4 - Battle Scars
Season 8 Episode 4 - Aired 12/14/2018
While floating through the universe searching for signs of a Robeast, the Paladins head toward Olkarion and realize they aren't alone on their journey.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.1/10218 votes#5 - The Grudge
Season 8 Episode 5 - Aired 12/14/2018
The Paladins make plans to meet with the Atlas, but the reunion is interrupted when the Lions are ambushed by a mysterious adversary.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.5/10227 votes#6 - Genesis
Season 8 Episode 6 - Aired 12/14/2018
Voltron heads to Oriande to confront Honerva after the team discovers she's using wormholes to harvest massive amounts of Quintessence.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.8/10230 votes#7 - Day Forty-Seven
Season 8 Episode 7 - Aired 12/14/2018
Pilots Kinkade and Rizavi provide a documentary-style look at both the lighthearted and stressful moments of day-to-day life on the Atlas.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.6/10225 votes#8 - Clear Day
Season 8 Episode 8 - Aired 12/14/2018
The crew heads to the planet Drazan to participate in the festivities of Clear Day, but Allura is plagued by nightmares when she stays behind to rest.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.1/10217 votes#9 - Knights of Light (1)
Season 8 Episode 9 - Aired 12/14/2018
The Paladins travel into an expansive void accessed through Allura's mind, where they encounter frightening spirits and cursed souls.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.1/10218 votes#10 - Knights of Light (2)
Season 8 Episode 10 - Aired 12/14/2018
Traveling further into an abyss of memories, the Paladins make shocking discoveries that could alter their reality forever.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.8/10210 votes#11 - Uncharted Regions
Season 8 Episode 11 - Aired 12/14/2018
As Honerva gets closer to creating a catastrophic rift in reality, the Atlas crew races against time to figure out how to locate and stop her.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.2/10220 votes#12 - The Zenith
Season 8 Episode 12 - Aired 12/14/2018
Confronted by a dark energy like nothing they've faced before, the Paladins must draw on their everlasting bond -- and a few Balmera -- to forge ahead.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.4/10368 votes#13 - The End is the Beginning
Season 8 Episode 13 - Aired 12/14/2018
Voltron and Honerva come together at the source of all realities in the ultimate battle between good and evil for the survival of the universe.
Director: Michael Chang
Writer: Lauren Montgomery
The Best Episodes of Voltron: Legendary Defender Season 8
Every episode of Voltron: Legendary Defender Season 8 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Voltron: Legendary Defender Season 8!
Five unlikely teenage heroes and their flying robot lions unite to form the megapowerful Voltron and defend the universe from evil.
Genres:Action & AdventureAnimationSci-Fi & FantasyKids
Network:Netflix
Season 8 Ratings Summary
"Launch Date" is the best rated episode of "Voltron: Legendary Defender" season 8. It scored 7.5/10 based on 274 votes. Directed by Michael Chang and written by Lauren Montgomery, it aired on 12/14/2018. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Shadows".