The Best Episodes Written By Zal Batmanglij

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.3/10(33 votes)

   #1 - Chapter 8: Overview

   S2:E83/22/2019

   While BBA and the others converge on the clinic, Nina persuades Hap to show her his research, and Karim unlocks one of the house's final secrets.

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   8.2/10(35 votes)

   #2 - Chapter 4: SYZYGY

   S2:E43/22/2019

   Karim visits Nina at the clinic for help finding the secret entrance to the house. Meanwhile, Hap meets a fellow traveler, and Homer goes on a date.

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   8.0/10(36 votes)

   #3 - Chapter 1: Angel of Death

   S2:E13/22/2019

   While private eye Karim Washington scours San Francisco for a missing teen who was involved in a cryptic game, OA wakes up in unfamiliar surroundings.

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   7.5/10(50 votes)

   #4 - Invisible Self

   S1:E812/16/2016

   After OA recounts a dramatic final night at Hap's, the others begin to see her story in a new light. The fragments of the dream click into place.

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   7.4/10(46 votes)

   #5 - Empire of Light

   S1:E712/16/2016

   An ominous new dream and a tense outing with Nancy and Abel take a toll on OA. Steve finds his life in turmoil once again.

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   7.4/10(16 votes)

   #6 - Survivors

   S1:E311/21/2023

   Darby plays the role of the perfect guest in order to covertly investigate the crime. She finds she may be getting closer to the truth when another life is taken.

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   7.3/10(49 votes)

   #7 - Paradise

   S1:E512/16/2016

   While Hap zeroes in on a new test subject in Cuba, Homer and OA work to perfect their escape plan. Scott reaches his breaking point.

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   7.2/10(18 votes)

   #8 - The Silver Doe

   S1:E211/14/2023

   Darby believes the death she witnessed may, in fact, be murder, but no one believes her. The grief and shock of the events thrust her into remembering her own buried past.

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   7.2/10(10 votes)

   #9 - Retreat

   S1:E712/19/2023

   The remaining guests gather and discover the killer among them.

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    7.2/10(61 votes)

    #10 - Homecoming

    S1:E112/16/2016

    A woman missing for seven years turns up at a hospital with strange scars on her back but can't -- or won't -- reveal where she's been.

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    6.6/10(22 votes)

    #11 - Homme Fatale

    S1:E111/14/2023

    An amateur sleuth receives a mysterious invitation to a reclusive tech billionaire's secret retreat.

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    6.6/10(14 votes)

    #12 - Family Secrets

    S1:E411/28/2023

    There's a killer on the loose and nowhere to run with a storm closing in. Darby breaks out of lockdown and discovers the retreat may not be what she thought it was.

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    6.5/10(13 votes)

    #13 - Crime Seen

    S1:E612/12/2023

    Darby uncovers the secret retreat within the retreat. In the past, she and Bill come face to face with the Silver Doe Killer.

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