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The Worst Episodes of Watership Down

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Follows the lives of a group of rabbits as they leave their endangered warren in search of a safe new home. They travel across the English countryside, braving perilous danger, until they find a hill

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Watership Down Season 3 Episode 8 - Darkhaven
    4.6/10(8 votes)

    S3:E8

    Woundwort, Vervain, and Silverweed arrive at Darkhaven just in time to meet up with Campion. At the same time, Hannah learns magic so that she can help her friends.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Watership Down Season 2 Episode 10 - The Mysterious Visitors
    4.7/10(13 votes)

    S2:E10

    Hawkbit, Fiver, Pipkin and Dandelion raid the farm and to Hazel's surprise, they bring two other rabbits back to the down instead of food. Bluesky and Raincloud both say they are messengers from Prince Rainbow. Hazel catches on straight away that it's a scam, but he keeps quiet. The two demanding rabbits tell Pipkin they can fly, which leads into a lot of trouble.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Watership Down Season 2 Episode 11 - The Invasion
    4.9/10(16 votes)

    S2:E11

    After a huge storm, multiple sheep are at Watership Down. For now, Hazel agrees to let them stay. After living with them for a while, he soon finds out they aren't friendly and they attract more enemies. Captain Broom explains what a sheepdog can do to get rid of the sheep. Hazel hatches a cunning plan to get the sheep out of the down.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Watership Down Season 3 Episode 2 - A New World
    4.9/10(7 votes)

    S3:E2

    Following the liberation (and destruction of Efrafa), the Efrafans move into Watership Down with Moss, the highest-ranking surviving officer, as their reluctant leader. Tensions are high as three of the other surviving officers try to bully Pipkin and end up getting into a fight with Bigwig. Meanwhile, Woundwort has survived and runs into two other rabbits in a swamp, letting them sink to their deaths in a mire after they refuse to swear loyalty to him. The Black Rabbit of Inlé shows this to Campion and tells him that his destiny is stop Woundwort, who "threatens the world of the living." Campion has a horrible vision of Blackberry in danger, and himself being threatened by a fierce green rabbit. Meanwhile, Moss and Heather decide to take the rest of the Efrafans to start a new warren elsewhere.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Watership Down Season 3 Episode 4 - The Nestling
    4.9/10(8 votes)

    S3:E4

    The Junior Owsla and Kehaar help an orphaned Hawk survive, whilst at the same time trying to prove to Hazel they are responsible enough to go on solo patrol. What they don't know is that Hazel has been secretly watching them save the Hawk.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Watership Down Season 3 Episode 6 - My Fair Gull
    4.9/10(7 votes)

    S3:E6

    Woundwort works his way to chieftainship of Redstone. Meanwhile, Kehaar decides to leave the warren for good with his new mate Gluck.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Watership Down Season 2 Episode 4 - The Great Water
    5.0/10(12 votes)

    S2:E4

    Finally making it to the Big Water the rabbits lose contact with Kehaar. The rabbits are amazed by their new surroundings, including the salty sea water. The rabbits soon realize the sea is getting closer to them. Meanwhile, Kehaar meets up with his old friend, Katerina, but soon realizes that she isn't as friendly as he thought she once was. The rabbits are helped by the Puffins after almost being taken away by the sea.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Watership Down Season 3 Episode 10 - The Spy
    5.0/10(8 votes)

    S3:E10

    Spartina is sent by Woundwort to befriend Hazel and the others and act as a spy for him. However Silverweed soon learns of her real objective. If Spartina does not return to Darkhaven by the next full moon, she has ordered Granite to kill Blackberry.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Watership Down Season 2 Episode 6 - The Orchard
    5.1/10(15 votes)

    S2:E6

    Since the apples of the orchard are red and delicious Hazel and Bigwig go down to have a munch but retreat back to the warren when they find out a badger lives there. Knowing that the orchard is off-limits, Pipkin and Fiver go down to have a bite of the apples anyway. The badger comes back, and Pipkin flees. Fiver soon finds out the badger is harmless, and has a name: Bark.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Watership Down Season 3 Episode 12 - The Beginning of The End
    5.1/10(7 votes)

    S3:E12

    The Watership Down rabbits prepare for the last battle with Woundwort while Blackberry, Spartina and Campion plan their escape from Woundwort.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Watership Down Season 3 Episode 5 - The Secret of Redstone
    5.3/10(7 votes)

    S3:E5

    Undercover, Woundwort begins to gain the trust of the rabbits at Redstone Warren. He has to fight off his own allies in order to finally gain there trust. Meanwhile, Blackberry finds out about Campion.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Watership Down Season 3 Episode 7 - The Dark Deal
    5.3/10(7 votes)

    S3:E7

    Woundwort discovers that a human construction crew plans to bulldoze Redstone. He and Vervain travel to the Warren of the Shining Wire where he tells Cowslip he will show him Redstone destroyed if Cowslip will give him his seer, Silverweed. Meanwhile, Hickory and Flax talk of revolt against "Weedstalk" while Marigold races to Watership Down to warn Hazel and the others of Woundwort's return. The wandering Campion stumbles across a new warren, Darkhaven, populated by savage rabbits who await the prophesized return of "the Dark One." He becomes their chief after he defeats their strongest warrior, Granite, winning the respect of a tough doe named Spartina.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Watership Down Season 2 Episode 3 - The Market
    5.4/10(14 votes)

    S2:E3

    Kehaar becomes homesick of the Big Water and decides he must go and visit it, with the rabbits tagging along too. Smelling the glorious smell of carrots and lettuce, the rabbits wander inside a big farm van to nibble at the food. Suddenly the van drives off, and the rabbits find themselves at a market where they make friends with a pig.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Watership Down Season 3 Episode 3 - The Wanderer
    5.4/10(7 votes)

    S3:E3

    Vervain wanders about aimlessly, getting into all sorts of trouble. Bigwig, meanwhile, continues to push his Owsla. In the end Bigwig eventually accomplishes his goals and in doing so saves Vervain from getting into any more trouble.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Watership Down Season 2 Episode 2 - The Roundabout
    5.5/10(14 votes)

    S2:E2

    Hickory and Marigold decide it's time to leave Cowslip's warren and set off to find Hazel. Hazel agrees to help them escape, and Hawkbit and Dandelion give them lessons on how to live outside in freedom. Hickory and Marigold decide to start a new warren. Concerned, Primrose suggests that they move into Redstone. Trouble is ahead of them though, when Hickory gets trapped on a roundabout.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Watership Down Season 1 Episode 9 - The Vision
    5.6/10(16 votes)

    S1:E9

    Primrose feels a little homesick for Redstone. Hazel agrees to take her back despite Fiver's warning that Redstone is empty. On the down, Fiver has another vision that one of their past enemies will return. Meanwhile, Hazel and Primrose are shocked to find that Fiver was right about Redstone being empty. The only one left there is Captain Broom.

    Director:Troy Sullivan
    Writer:Roger Stennett

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  17. Watership Down Season 3 Episode 13 - The Magic
    5.6/10(10 votes)

    S3:E13

    It's time to end the battle once and for all. Both sides collide and there can be only one winner. Bigwig goes one on one with Woundwort and Hannah plans to use 'the magic' to finally be rid of Woundwort forever. Silverweed knows that a high price must be made to use it so he plans to use it, instead of Hannah.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Watership Down Season 2 Episode 5 - The Stand
    5.8/10(14 votes)

    S2:E5

    Hickory and Marigold finally make their escape from Cowslip's warren, bringing along some friends with them. Bigwig and his friends help Hickory set up a warren at Redstone. Unawares to anyone, Cowslip has been watching them and meets up with Woundwort. Campion warns Hazel that Woundwort will attack at dawn. Woundwort is disappointed to find Redstone empty and heads off to Cowslip's warren where he is almost caught by the shining wire. Campion, however, is caught by Vervain and arrested.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Watership Down Season 3 Episode 1 - Campion Lives
    5.8/10(9 votes)

    S3:E1

    The Efrafan Owsla flee the collapsing caverns leaving only Woundwort, Vervain, Moss, and a handful of officers alive. Realizing that not even the cave-in will stop General Woundwort from trying to destroy them, Hazel, Fiver, and Bigwig make preparations to wage war on Efrafa with Pipkin recruiting all of his animal friends. Fiver meanwhile senses that Campion is not dead, and indeed the Efrafan captain manages to pull himself free from the rubble of the caverns alive but horribly scarred. He meets the Black Rabbit of Inlé, who tells him his time has not yet come and that he has a special destiny in store for him. Meanwhile Moss, seeing that Woundwort is going mad, teams up with a doe named Heather to overthrow him but the Watershippers attack Efrafa in full force.

    Director:Unknown
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  20. Watership Down Season 3 Episode 11 - The Betrayal
    5.8/10(8 votes)

    S3:E11

    Spartina soon gets found out by the other Watership Down rabbits and she confesses everything, even admitting putting Blackberry in danger. After finding out about Spartina's betrayal, Woundwort uses her and Blackberry to make Campion confess where Watership Down is and to lead his army into battle there.

    Director:Unknown
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  21. Watership Down Season 2 Episode 12 - Bigwig's Way
    5.9/10(12 votes)

    S2:E12

    Bigwig sets up an early morning Owsla patrol, but Hannah doesn't show up for her training. Later, she turns up with Hickory, excited that Hickory and Marigold have baby rabbits. Bigwig is annoyed with her and after an argument, Hannah leaves the down. Kehaar manages to convince Hannah to come to Redstone and she agrees. On her way to Redstone, she ends up stranded up a tree, and meets a Squirrel called Tassle.

    Director:Unknown
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  22. Watership Down Season 2 Episode 7 - The Great Game
    6.0/10(14 votes)

    S2:E7

    Knowing Campion is still under arrest and Vervain is starving him to death, Hazel decides he must do something to help. The rabbits make a cunning plan to turn Vervain into a mad bunny! Afterwards Campion is soon up and running again.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Watership Down Season 2 Episode 9 - Christmas on Watership Down (2)
    6.0/10(17 votes)

    S2:E9

    Unconvinced that Buttercup's warren is safe, Hazel and his friends decide to flee during night. However they soon find out that Buttercup's warren is harmless, and the men that live nearby are harmless as well. Buttercup lets them take as much food as they want and Kehaar leads them back home safely to Watership Down.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Watership Down Season 1 Episode 11 - Lost
    6.1/10(18 votes)

    S1:E11

    Wondering the burrow, Hawkbit discovers a strange chamber and believes he saw The Black Rabbit of Inlé. Concerned, Hawkbit goes to check it out again with Hazel and Fiver, but they encounter a cave-in. Bigwig believes Hazel, Fiver and Hawkbit have been kidnapped by Efrafa.

    Director:Troy Sullivan
    Writer:David Finley

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  25. Watership Down Season 1 Episode 10 - A Tale of a Mouse
    6.2/10(18 votes)

    S1:E10

    Hazel, having had new babies, decides to take a trip to the farm with Bigwig, Fiver, and Hawkbit in order to find food for the baby rabbits. Everything seems to be going well until they encounter a dog and a cat. Hannah gets herself into trouble too.

    Director:Troy Sullivan
    Writer:Roger Stennett

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Darkhaven" is the worst rated episode of "Watership Down". It scored 4.6/10 based on 8 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 10/30/2001. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Mysterious Visitors".