The BEST episodes directed by John Erick Dowdle

8.29

770 votes

#1 - Day 51

Waco - Season 1 - Episode 6

The standoff at the Mount Carmel compound comes to a violent and tragic end.

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7.68

851 votes

#2 - Operation Showtime

Waco - Season 1 - Episode 3

The ATF siege is in motion. Assault vehicles storm the Mount Carmel compound and gunfire is exchanged, which begins a 51-day standoff.

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7.57

831 votes

#3 - The Strangers Across the Street

Waco - Season 1 - Episode 2

ATF agent Jacob Vasquez begins undercover surveillance on the Mount Carmel compound and befriends David Koresh in hopes of finding illegal weapons or other activity.

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7.49

98 votes

#4 - Reckoning

Waco: The Aftermath - Season 1 - Episode 5

Gary finds himself under a ticking clock, hoping to prevent another disaster. The fate of the Branch Davidians is revealed as the trial concludes. Vernon returns to Mount Carmel, now the self-appointed prophet, David Koresh. Series finale.

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7.36

992 votes

#5 - Visions and Omens

Waco - Season 1 - Episode 1

In the series premiere, the ATF gets a tip of suspicious activity involving weapons taking place among a small religious community led by David Koresh and located at the Mount Carmel Center just outside of Waco, Texas.

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7.36

139 votes

#6 - Truths and Consequences

Waco: The Aftermath - Season 1 - Episode 1

In the wake of the deadly siege at Waco, FBI negotiator Gary Noesner contends with finger pointing, and his own guilt. With national tensions flying high, the surviving Branch Davidians arrive in court where their trial is set to begin. A flashback reveals the moment that a young Vernon Howell arrives at Mount Carmel, before he would become the infamous David Koresh.

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7.31

109 votes

#7 - A Common Enemy

Waco: The Aftermath - Season 1 - Episode 2

Courtroom testimony grows heated as both sides argue over who shot first. Gary and Angie discover some intriguing information during a stakeout at an Aryan Nation flophouse. Vernon and Lois return from their pilgrimage, and Vernon shares his vision. Gary pleads with FBI brass to take the domestic terror threat seriously.

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