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After a plot to kill the president of the USA an agent with lost memories tries to recover his life and memories. Others use him to cover up some dirty business involving high ranking officials

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    XIII: The Series Season 2 Episode 10 - Black Widow
    4.9/10(42 votes)

    #1 - Black Widow

    S2:E10

    Xu Corporation gives XIII the face of agent Victor Gong (XIII.2), which only intensifies his struggles with identity. Betty plots revenge against her father by trying to sabotage his efforts in China. Carrington watches his empire crumble around him.

    Director:Pascal Laugier
    Writer:David Martinez

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  2. XIII: The Series Season 2 Episode 11 - Punchout
    5.1/10(41 votes)

    #2 - Punchout

    S2:E11

    XIII is thrown into The Pit, an underground dungeon where prisoners are forced to fight to the death in matches broadcast live online. XIII tries to rally the prisoners, which include Amos, Mozambique and Grier, while staying alive long enough to attempt an escape. XIII.2 and Betty mastermind a hostile takeover of Xu Corporation.

    Director:David Wu
    Writer:Karen McClellan

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  3. XIII: The Series Season 2 Episode 12 - Berzerk
    5.4/10(44 votes)

    #3 - Berzerk

    S2:E12

    XIII, Betty and Amos escape from The Pit and into Shanghai but are trapped in a mysterious and sinister riot that has spontaneously formed around them. Thirteen-year-old Yen-Boi and his father Ping help them find and fight their way through the chaos. With access to a Navy Seal helicopter, Amos leads them towards the extraction point. Carrington is pushed further into the bunker by Traymore’s forces, and makes a last-ditch effort to rally support.

    Director:Bruce McDonald
    Writer:Gala Avary

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  4. XIII: The Series Season 2 Episode 8 - Mousetrap
    5.5/10(43 votes)

    #4 - Mousetrap

    S2:E8

    Betty and XIII both question the reality of their situations: concealing his true identity, XIII sails to China, searching the ship for the final letter which has been hidden somewhere on board; Betty is abducted and delivered to her father in London, who claims that her experiences with XIII and the Veil have been nothing but the narcotic-induced hallucinations of a runaway.

    Director:Rachel Talalay
    Writer:Roger Avary

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  5. XIII: The Series Season 2 Episode 9 - Pong
    5.5/10(42 votes)

    #5 - Pong

    S2:E9

    XIII is delivered into the hands of Xu Corporation, who believe him to be Victor Gong, also known as XIII.2. While XIII allows the deception to continue, he is plagued by memories that force him to question his true identity. President Carrington imposes a state of martial law, halting the transfer of power to Harriet Traymore.

    Director:David Winning
    Writer:Christina Ray

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  6. XIII: The Series Season 2 Episode 6 - Gauntlet
    5.8/10(44 votes)

    #6 - Gauntlet

    S2:E6

    XIII crashes an ultra-exclusive birthday party to find the final letter. The host of the party, and the owner of the letter, is a Russian Oligarch with a penchant for collecting expensive items such as rare weapons and beautiful women, and using the former on the latter. Part of his collection includes one of the Tesla letters, and XIII finds he isn’t the only person who’s come looking for it.

    Director:David Winning
    Writer:David Martinez

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  7. XIII: The Series Season 2 Episode 2 - Rampage
    6.0/10(57 votes)

    #7 - Rampage

    S2:E2

    When falsely accused of a murderous attack against the headquarters of the group Synequanon conglomerate in charge of the project Hearpe, XIII realizes he has been manipulated. He was soon captured and tortured by an agent whose identity remains a mystery.

    Director:Alain Tasma
    Writer:Roger Avary

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  8. XIII: The Series Season 2 Episode 13 - Battlezone
    6.0/10(54 votes)

    #8 - Battlezone

    S2:E13

    The safety of the world is at stake. The Chinese HEARPE is now fully operational. With the help of Betty and Barnabis, XIII tries to destroy HEARPE while XIII.2 attempts to unleash its destructive force – a terrifying array of natural disasters - on the United States. But only one man will triumph. Only one man will survive. Making his last stand in the bunker, Carrington contemplates extreme measures.

    Director:Duane Clark
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. XIII: The Series Season 2 Episode 3 - Defender
    6.1/10(54 votes)

    #9 - Defender

    S2:E3

    XIII is now pursued by the government but also by officials Synequanon looking to avenge that they hold responsible for the attack. XIII must find clues faster to disentangle and get out of this mess.

    Director:Duane Clark
    Writers:Denis McGrath, Peter Rowley

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  10. XIII: The Series Season 2 Episode 5 - Joust
    6.1/10(54 votes)

    #10 - Joust

    S2:E5

    XIII and Amos grapple physically and mentally, as they try to uncover the truth behind the bombing of Synequanon’s headquarters. Fueled by grief and rage, Amos tortures XIII’s body and attempts to manipulate his mind. XIII strives to prove his innocence and escape from Amos’ twisted grasp.

    Director:Bruce McDonald
    Writer:Denis McGrath

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  11. XIII: The Series Season 2 Episode 7 - Breakout
    6.1/10(43 votes)

    #11 - Breakout

    S2:E7

    XIII, Betty and Mozambique rush to free Vargas before he’s deported to Guantanamo, as they believe he must have information about the letters. Synequanon’s tests of their newest technology have unforeseen, cataclysmic results.

    Director:Rachel Talalay
    Writer:Karen McClellan

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  12. XIII: The Series Season 2 Episode 4 - Tempest
    6.4/10(55 votes)

    #12 - Tempest

    S2:E4

    Caught in the permanent storm surrounding Ariella Island, XIII is shipwrecked. Posing as a fisherman, he is befriended by Dr. Westlund who holds critical information about the letters. The aging scientist and his daughter Gale hide XIII from the Synequanon security forces holding them prisoner. On the mainland, Harriet Traymore wins the presidential election but Carrington refuses to leave office.

    Director:Rob Lieberman
    Writer:Christina Ray

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  13. XIII: The Series Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
    6.7/10(143 votes)

    #13 - Pilot

    S1:E1

    Having been unjustly locked down in a brutal rendition camp for two years by NSA Director Amos, XIII is sprung in a daring escape by mysterious allies. These allies turn out to be Ex-President Sheridan and psychotic freelance killer Irina Svetlanova.

    Director:Duane Clark
    Writer:Gil Grant

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  14. XIII: The Series Season 1 Episode 2 - Green Falls
    7.0/10(110 votes)

    #14 - Green Falls

    S1:E2

    XIII and Sam follow a clue from Sheridan to Green Falls, a small town where XIII may have grown up.As XIII begins to ask questions about himself and his father, who is a local reporter, XIII stirs up old secrets and modern-day violence.

    Director:Philippe Haïm
    Writer:Peter Mohan

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  15. XIII: The Series Season 2 Episode 1 - Phoenix
    7.0/10(77 votes)

    #15 - Phoenix

    S2:E1

    Betrayed by his superiors and left for dead, XIII has definitely left the secret service in favor of a wandering life. In the hope of finding food and shelter, he went to Empire City and meets Betty Barnowsky, a beautiful activist involved in the fight against the major energy groups. Betty saving a police raid muscled XIII calls within the Veil, an underground organization led by Max Vargas. Veil attempts to expose openly the climate research center Hearpe (High Energy Auroral Refraction Protonospheric Emitter), whose real purpose is to influence the climate for economic reasons. Betty seduced both by itself and by his speech committed XIII agrees to help activists.

    Director:Alain Tasma
    Writers:David Martinez, Roger Avary

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  16. XIII: The Series Season 1 Episode 6 - Costa Verde
    7.2/10(85 votes)

    #16 - Costa Verde

    S1:E6

    Having learned in Bitterroot that he was trained for a corporate intrusion mission in Costa Verde, XIII and Jones head off to investigate. As they dig deeper into XIII’s possible involvement there, they make stunning discoveries.

    Director:Michael Robison
    Writer:Peter Mohan

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  17. XIII: The Series Season 1 Episode 11 - The Bunker
    7.2/10(74 votes)

    #17 - The Bunker

    S1:E11

    XIII and Jones infiltrate a bunker to reach Max Serle, with Irina and her team in hot pursuit.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. XIII: The Series Season 1 Episode 3 - Lockdown
    7.3/10(104 votes)

    #18 - Lockdown

    S1:E3

    Chasing another lead from Sheridan, XIII gets himself thrown into a brutal Venezuelan prison in search of a prisoner who might have worked with XIII when he was a CIA operative.

    Director:Duane Clark
    Writer:Charles Heit

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  19. XIII: The Series Season 1 Episode 4 - The Irish Version
    7.3/10(71 votes)

    #19 - The Irish Version

    S1:E4

    XIII follows the piece of information he learned from Sanchez in the Venezuelan prison. It leads him to Ireland in search of Seamus O’Neal, an ex-IRA operative who was inducted into the CIA at the same time XIII was.

    Director:Xavier Palud
    Writer:Denis McGrath

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  20. XIII: The Series Season 1 Episode 7 - Undertow
    7.3/10(84 votes)

    #20 - Undertow

    S1:E7

    XIII and Jones travel to Chicago in search of an agent who has one of the watches.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. XIII: The Series Season 1 Episode 9 - The Bank Job
    7.3/10(75 votes)

    #21 - The Bank Job

    S1:E9

    XIII is hot on the trail of now-exposed CIA director Giordino and tracks him to a safe deposit box in Moscow where Giordino has secreted money, documents and blackmail materials in case of an emergency.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. XIII: The Series Season 1 Episode 10 - The Train
    7.3/10(77 votes)

    #22 - The Train

    S1:E10

    Following Giordino as he makes use of the mysterious information from his burn box, XIII and Jones find themselves looking for a young boy whose parents Giordino has brutally murdered.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. XIII: The Series Season 1 Episode 12 - The Key
    7.3/10(73 votes)

    #23 - The Key

    S1:E12

    XIII and Dillon work frantically to break the password from an encrypted file.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. XIII: The Series Season 1 Episode 8 - Hunting Party
    7.4/10(78 votes)

    #24 - Hunting Party

    S1:E8

    After reluctantly going to Irina's, XIII and Irina are captured by a rogue team, and after escaping they are hunted by the commandos. Meanwhile Jones and Amos are becoming suspicious of CIA Director Frank Giordino.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. XIII: The Series Season 1 Episode 5 - Training Camp
    7.5/10(94 votes)

    #25 - Training Camp

    S1:E5

    XIII follows the trail of his identity to a paramilitary training camp in the Pacific Northwest named Bitterroot where he supposedly trained. As XIII tries to discover the nature of the secret mission he was being trained for, he runs afoul of the camp’s owner, Rech.

    Director:Duane Clark
    Writer:Philippe Lyon

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Black Widow" is the worst rated episode of "XIII: The Series". It scored 4.9/10 based on 42 votes. Directed by Pascal Laugier and written by David Martinez, it aired on 11/12/2012. This episode scored 0.2 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Punchout".