7.8/1035 votes#1 - The Nightcomers
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 5/17/2015
Vanessa tells Ethan how she came to harness her abilities thanks to the help of an older witch... and the tragedy that followed.
Director: Brian Kirk
Writer: John Logan
7.8/1030 votes#2 - And They Were Enemies
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 7/5/2015
Vanessa has to use all of her strength to try and defeat the demon.
Director: Brian Kirk
Writer: John Logan
7.6/1042 votes#3 - Closer Than Sisters
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 6/8/2014
Vanessa recalls her past and the events that ultimately lead to Mina's disappearance.
Director: Coky Giedroyc
Writer: John Logan
7.6/1028 votes#4 - Memento Mori
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 6/21/2015
Malcolm fights off Evelyn's enchantment and goes to confront her. Meanwhile, Brona reveals her true colors to the Creature, and Angelique finds Dorian's portrait.
Director: Kari Skogland
Writer: John Logan
7.6/1031 votes#5 - The Day Tennyson Died
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 5/1/2016
Ethan, now a prisoner under the watchful eye of Scotland Yard Inspector Rusk, is on a train speeding through the desert of the American West. Meanwhile, Sir Malcolm is confronted by a mysterious Native American man in Zanzibar. Back in London, Dr. Frankenstein seeks out his old friend Dr. Jekyll and Vanessa seeks the help of Dr. Seward to battle a new evil.
Director: Damon Thomas
Writer: John Logan
7.5/1022 votes#6 - Possession
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 6/22/2014
Over the course of four harrowing weeks, Sir Malcolm, Ethan, Dr. Frankenstein and Sembene do everything they can to save Vanessa from what's within her.
Director: James Hawes
Writer: John Logan
7.5/1019 votes#7 - Grand Guignol
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 6/29/2014
After a vision of the Grand Guignol, Vanessa, Sir Malcolm, Ethan, Dr. Frankenstein and Sembene explore an empty theater only to be confronted by their worst nightmares.
Director: James Hawes
Writer: John Logan
7.5/1031 votes#8 - Glorious Horrors
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 6/7/2015
Malcolm learns of his wife's death but isn't as upset as Ethan and Vanessa believe he should be. Meanwhile, Ethan asks Sembene for a favor, and Dorian sends out invitations for Angelique's coming-out ball.
Director: James Hawes
Writer: John Logan
7.5/1030 votes#9 - Predators Far and Near
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 5/8/2016
Lily and Dorian pay a visit to a most unusual show, and Vanessa invites Sweet to a different show. Rusk sets out to track down Ethan and make sure that he hangs, and Henry demonstrates the efficacy of his potion for Victor.
Director: Damon Thomas
Writer: John Logan
7.4/1030 votes#10 - And Hell Itself My Only Foe
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 6/28/2015
While Evelyn torments Malcolm, Victor summons Ethan and Vanessa back to London to rescue their friend. Meanwhile, Brona learns Dorian's secret, and Caliban is betrayed.
Director: Brian Kirk
Writer: John Logan
7.3/1052 votes#11 - Séance
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 5/18/2014
Vanessa and Sir Malcolm encounter the mysteriously beautiful Dorian Gray at a party. Things take a turn, however, when renowned medium Madame Kali hosts a seance. Meanwhile, Ethan befriends Ms. Brona Croft, a young Irish immigrant.
Director: J. A. Bayona
Writer: John Logan
7.3/1031 votes#12 - Little Scorpion
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 6/14/2015
Ethan and Vanessa make their way to the Cut-Wife's cottage to get a weapon against the Nightcomers. Meanwhile, Brona goes out with Dorian.
Director: Brian Kirk
Writer: John Logan
7.2/1028 votes#13 - Good and Evil Braided Be
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 5/15/2016
Vanessa asks Seward to hypnotically regress her after learning that she met the Master sometime in the past. Rusk learns that Ethan has a new ally. Caliban finds his wife and child. Lily and Dorian have Justine pledge her service to them.
Director: Damon Thomas
Writer: John Logan
7.1/1056 votes#14 - Night Work
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 5/11/2014
London 1891. Renowned explorer Sir Malcolm Murray and the strangely beautiful Vanessa Ives recruit American sharp-shooter Ethan Chandler and Dr. Victor Frankenstein to help them search for someone who has been lost.
Director: J. A. Bayona
Writer: John Logan
7.1/1033 votes#15 - Verbis Diablo
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 5/10/2015
Vanessa meets Caliban for the first time, while Victor begins to train the resurrected Brona in the rudiments of language. Meanwhile, the group turns to Ferdinand for help translating the Verbis Diablo.
Director: James Hawes
Writer: John Logan
7.1/1030 votes#16 - Above the Vaulted Sky
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 5/31/2015
After sealing the townhouse against further intrusion, the group goes its separate ways for the moment. Rusk starts asking questions of Ethan, Brona and Victor draw closer, Vanessa teaches Caliban how to dance, and Evelyn launches her next steps in her campaign to seduce Malcolm.
Director: Damon Thomas
Writer: John Logan
7.0/1036 votes#17 - What Death Can Join Together
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 6/15/2014
Vanessa's latest vision leads Sir Malcolm, Ethan and Sembene on a search. Professor Van Helsing reveals more details to Dr. Frankenstein about who has taken Mina.
Director: Coky Giedroyc
Writer: John Logan
7.0/1034 votes#18 - Fresh Hell
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 5/3/2015
As Victor struggles to resurrect Brona, Ethan prepares to leave London and Malcolm discovers that Vanessa is plagued by new visions.
Director: James Hawes
Writer: John Logan
7.0/1031 votes#19 - Evil Spirits in Heavenly Places
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 5/24/2015
While Ferdinand helps Malcolm decipher Brother Gregory's writings, Vanessa helps Victor pick a dress for his cousin. Meanwhile, Dorian takes Angelique on a date, and Ethan rescues a young woman from a runaway horse.
Director: Damon Thomas
Writer: John Logan
6.8/1041 votes#20 - Resurrection
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 5/25/2014
Dr. Frankenstein is confronted by his past. Vanessa has a vision of Mina, which leads to a strange discovery at the London Zoo.
Director: Dearbhla Walsh
Writer: John Logan
6.6/109 votes#21 - Santa Muerte
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/26/2020
Los Angeles, 1938. LAPD detective Tiago Vega and his partner, Lewis Michener, investigate a murder. While at City Hall, Tiago’s activist brother Raul Vega battles with the fiery Councilman Charlton Townsend over the construction of California’s first freeway. Meanwhile, Peter Craft, the head of the German-American Bun, meets Elsa, the mysterious mother of one of his patients. Sensing danger, Tiago’s mother Maria pleads with Santa Muerte to protect her family as the rising tensions in the city threaten to explode.
Director: Paco Cabezas
Writer: John Logan
6.4/1042 votes#22 - Demimonde
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 6/1/2014
Vanessa's infatuation with Dorian Gray grows. Professor Van Helsing is hired to work with Dr. Frankenstein. Fenton draws his master to Sir Malcolm's mansion.
Director: Dearbhla Walsh
Writer: John Logan
6.0/107 votes#23 - Dead People Lie Down
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 5/3/2020
Raul Vega lies on the brink of death. Tiago and Lewis meet radio evangelist Sister Molly Finnister. Councilman Townsend furthers his political goals. Peter Craft runs into Elsa at the beach.
Director: Paco Cabezas
Writer: John Logan
4.5/104 votes#24 - Wicked Old World
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 5/10/2020
Tiago and Molly try escaping their complicated lives. Lewis interrogates a Cal-Tech student. Townsend and Alex's agenda is jeopardized by a Councilwoman. Peter Craft discovers a dark truth at Elsa's home. Mateo visits a Chicano dance hall.
Director: Sergio Mimica-Gezzan
Writer: John Logan
4.5/104 votes#25 - Josefina and the Holy Spirit
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 5/17/2020
Tiago scours Sister Molly's beach house for clues. Peter Craft invites Elsa to a party at his home. Lewis asks a gangster to help battle the growing Nazi menace in LA. Josefina Vega has a harrowing encounter with the police.
Director: Sergio Mimica-Gezzan
Writer: John Logan
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"The Nightcomers" is the best rated episode written by John Logan. It scored 7.8/10 based on 35 votes. It was directed by Brian Kirk. It aired on 5/17/2015 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "And They Were Enemies".