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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Zoo Season 2 Episode 12 - Pangaea
    7.6/10(10 votes)

    #1 - Pangaea

    S2:E12

    Mitch and Jamie hatch a daring plan to undermine the Noah Objective once and for all, and the team reunites on the Island of Pangaea where the final pieces of the cure are put in place.

    Director:Gary Fleder
    Writers:Bryan Oh, Nick Parker

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  2. Zoo Season 1 Episode 1 - First Blood
    7.5/10(13 votes)

    #2 - First Blood

    S1:E1

    In Botswana, guides Jackson Oz and Abraham Kenyatta come across a mysterious series of lion attacks. In LA, two lions escape a zoo and go on a rampage, and investigative reporter Jamie Campbell believes that it's tied to pesticide infested food sold by Reiden Global.

    Director:Brad Anderson
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Zoo Season 1 Episode 8 - The Cheese Stands Alone
    7.5/10(13 votes)

    #3 - The Cheese Stands Alone

    S1:E8

    The team discovers a terrifying rat infestation when a cargo ship carrying the bloodthirsty rodents washes up off the coast of Massachusetts. Also, unbeknownst to the rest of the team, Mitch reconnects with his terminally ill daughter in Boston as he prepares to make a trade with Reiden-Global to save her life.

    Director:Eric Laneuville
    Writers:Jay Faerber, Scott Rosenberg

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  4. Zoo Season 2 Episode 2 - Caraquet
    7.5/10(11 votes)

    #4 - Caraquet

    S2:E2

    The discovery of a shocking mutation comes with potentially dire consequences for a member of the team.

    Director:Michael Katleman
    Writers:Bryan Oh, Nick Parker

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  5. Zoo Season 2 Episode 13 - Clementine
    7.5/10(8 votes)

    #5 - Clementine

    S2:E13

    Mitch and Jamie hatch a daring plan to undermine the Noah Objective once and for all, and the team reunites on the Island of Pangaea where the final pieces of the cure are put in place.

    Director:Michael Katleman
    Writers:Melissa Glenn, Bryan Oh

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  6. Zoo Season 3 Episode 1 - No Place Like Home
    7.5/10(10 votes)

    #6 - No Place Like Home

    S3:E1

    Ten years after the animals were cured but at the cost of sterilizing the human population, a new threat rises in the form of “the hybrids,” an army of unstoppable lab-made creatures focused on destroying mankind.

    Director:Michael Katleman
    Writers:Melissa Glenn, Nicole Phillips

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  7. Zoo Season 2 Episode 5 - The Moon and the Star
    7.4/10(10 votes)

    #7 - The Moon and the Star

    S2:E5

    Jaime and Logan arrive at Caraquet, but things are not what they seem. The group tries to save Chloe.

    Director:Norman Buckley
    Writers:Bryan Oh, Nick Parker

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  8. Zoo Season 2 Episode 8 - Zero Sum
    7.4/10(11 votes)

    #8 - Zero Sum

    S2:E8

    Jackson learns his mother is missing in Africa, but before he can look for her, he and the team must contend with a hostile force that has overtaken their plane. Also, Jamie learns a shocking secret about Abraham.

    Director:Anton Cropper
    Writers:Bryan Oh, Nick Parker

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  9. Zoo Season 2 Episode 9 - Sins of the Father
    7.4/10(10 votes)

    #9 - Sins of the Father

    S2:E9

    Jackson faces the most difficult decision of his life. Also, Mitch reluctantly enlists help from his father, Max Morgan, to investigate the origin of the final set of triple helix animal bones,

    Director:Michael Katleman
    Writer:Carla Kettner

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  10. Zoo Season 3 Episode 6 - Oz Is Oz
    7.4/10(9 votes)

    #10 - Oz Is Oz

    S3:E6

    Mitch seeks to rescue Clementine from her captors, and a glimpse into Jackson’s sister Abigail’s past reveals the origins of the hybrids.

    Director:Michael Katleman
    Writer:Matt Pitts

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  11. Zoo Season 3 Episode 7 - Wham, Bam, Thank You Sam
    7.4/10(8 votes)

    #11 - Wham, Bam, Thank You Sam

    S3:E7

    The team sets out on a rescue mission for Abe and Dariela’s son, Isaac. Then, in search of information on a new hybrid, Mitch and Jamie travel to California, where they cross paths with a familiar face from their past.

    Director:Alexander H. Gayner
    Writers:Jay Faerber, Shintaro Shimosawa

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  12. Zoo Season 3 Episode 10 - Once Upon a Time in the Nest
    7.4/10(7 votes)

    #12 - Once Upon a Time in the Nest

    S3:E10

    After Jackson attacks Abigail, the team rushes to save her as her life hangs in the balance.

    Director:Avi Youabian
    Writers:Jay Faerber, Shintaro Shimosawa

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  13. Zoo Season 2 Episode 4 - The Walls of Jericho
    7.3/10(11 votes)

    #13 - The Walls of Jericho

    S2:E4

    In an effort to unravel a dark conspiracy within the Noah Objective, the team travels to Vancouver, where it must infiltrate a black-tie event in order to get close to General Davies and stave off an impending animal threat. Also, Jamie and Logan's journey is interrupted when Logan's past comes back to haunt them.

    Director:David Solomon
    Writers:Matt Pitts, Melissa Glenn

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  14. Zoo Season 3 Episode 5 - Drop It Like It’s Hot
    7.3/10(9 votes)

    #14 - Drop It Like It’s Hot

    S3:E5

    While Jamie’s under arrest, she manages to manipulate Mitch and Logan into helping her hunt shepherds, members of a secretive group responsible for sterilizing humans

    Director:Norman Buckley
    Writers:Melissa Glenn, Nicole Phillips

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  15. Zoo Season 3 Episode 11 - Cradles and Graves
    7.3/10(7 votes)

    #15 - Cradles and Graves

    S3:E11

    As the team is trapped inside the plane by toxic spores surrounding them, complications arise during the delivery of Clementine’s baby.

    Director:Jennifer Lynch
    Writers:Melissa Glenn, Nicole Phillips

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  16. Zoo Season 3 Episode 13 - The Barrier
    7.3/10(7 votes)

    #16 - The Barrier

    S3:E13

    The team races to stop the hybrids from breaching the barrier wall by shutting down the last beacon that draws them in.

    Director:Michael Katleman
    Writers:Bryan Oh, Nick Parker

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  17. Zoo Season 1 Episode 9 - Murmuration
    7.2/10(12 votes)

    #17 - Murmuration

    S1:E9

    Jamie contacts a fellow journalist in an attempt to expose the truth about Reiden’s involvement in the global animal problem. After realizing Delavenne works for Reiden, Mitch escapes with both the Mother Cell and his daughter’s medication. However, on their way to deliver the medication, Mitch and Abraham come face-to-face with a terrifying army of birds.

    Director:Michael Katleman
    Writer:Bryan Oh

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  18. Zoo Season 2 Episode 1 - The Day of the Beast
    7.2/10(13 votes)

    #18 - The Day of the Beast

    S2:E1

    Following a shift in violent animal behavior, the team attempt to rescue Jamie and secure the leopard that could hold the key to curing the animal crisis.

    Director:Michael Katleman
    Writers:Matt Pitts, Melissa Glenn

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  19. Zoo Season 2 Episode 3 - Collision Point
    7.2/10(11 votes)

    #19 - Collision Point

    S2:E3

    A tragedy strikes the team's only ally within the government, leaving Jackson and the team on their own to stop a surge of animal-related attacks from destroying the city of Geneva, Switzerland. Meanwhile, Dariela discovers something shocking about General Davies; and in the Canadian wilderness, Jamie comes across a troubling detail about Logan.

    Director:Steven A. Adelson
    Writers:Rebekah F. Smith, Jay Faerber

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  20. Zoo Season 2 Episode 11 - The Contingency
    7.2/10(11 votes)

    #20 - The Contingency

    S2:E11

    Mitch and Jamie brave an animal attack at the Russian Embassy in Washington, D.C., and Jackson finally gets the answers he’s been looking for from a surprising source.

    Director:Leslie Libman
    Writers:Melissa Glenn, Rebekah F. Smith

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  21. Zoo Season 3 Episode 3 - Ten Years Gone
    7.2/10(9 votes)

    #21 - Ten Years Gone

    S3:E3

    Abraham and Dariela consider making a deal with Reiden Global for personal reasons, and Jamie and Clementine perform a risky surgery on Mitch.

    Director:Edward Ornelas
    Writers:Jay Faerber, Shintaro Shimosawa

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  22. Zoo Season 3 Episode 8 - Stakes on a Plane
    7.2/10(7 votes)

    #22 - Stakes on a Plane

    S3:E8

    Abigail holds Jackson prisoner in order to extract information from him that is critical to her secret master plan, and the team faces a mid-air crisis when their plane experiences an electrical malfunction

    Director:Jet Wilkinson
    Writers:Gregory Weidman, Geoff Tock

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  23. Zoo Season 1 Episode 3 - The Silence of the Cicadas
    7.1/10(11 votes)

    #23 - The Silence of the Cicadas

    S1:E3

    Jackson and Abraham travel to Robert's isolated lab to recover his research. Meanwhile, Jamie convinces Mitch to go to New Orleans with her to approach a sympathetic senator, and Gaspald convinces Chloe to join forces with him.

    Director:Chris Long
    Writer:Denitria Harris-Lawrence

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  24. Zoo Season 1 Episode 7 - Sleuths
    7.1/10(11 votes)

    #24 - Sleuths

    S1:E7

    The team heads to Paris to investigate a group of bears whose trackers have gone offline. Mitch makes a shocking new discovery about the Mother Cell. Chloe runs into her ex-fiancé.

    Director:Dean White
    Writer:Denitria Harris-Lawrence

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  25. Zoo Season 1 Episode 10 - Emotional Contagion
    7.1/10(12 votes)

    #25 - Emotional Contagion

    S1:E10

    On the run as fugitives, the team flies to Zambia to gather leopard DNA in order to manufacture a cure for the abnormal behavior that's affecting animals worldwide. When it’s time to leave, they need to reach out to animal rights activist Ray Endicott to get safe passage out of the country. Also, Chloe makes the ultimate sacrifice to avoid further bloodshed.

    Director:Christine Moore
    Writer:Jay Faerber

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Best Episodes Summary

"Pangaea" is the best rated episode of "Zoo". It scored 7.6/10 based on 10 votes. Directed by Gary Fleder and written by Bryan Oh, Nick Parker, it aired on 9/6/2016. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "First Blood".