The WORST episodes of 12 Monkeys

Every episode of 12 Monkeys ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of 12 Monkeys!

Using a dangerous and untested method of time travel, Cole arrives from a post-apocalyptic future in the present day. His mission is to locate and eradicate the source of a deadly plague that will eventually decimate 93.6% of the human race.

Last Updated: 12/10/2024Network: SYFYStatus: Ended
Divine Move
star
7.43
2752 votes

#1 - Divine Move

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/20/2015

Forces come to a head when Ramse does what it takes to protect his newfound family, leaving Cole to deal with the aftermath.

Directors: Magnus Martens
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The Red Forest
star
7.43
2849 votes

#2 - The Red Forest

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/20/2015

When the tragic events of the Night Room create an alternate reality in 2043, Cole risks his future.

Directors: Alex Zakrzewski
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Tomorrow
star
7.50
2130 votes

#3 - Tomorrow

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/13/2015

Cole finds himself in 2017 at the height of the plague. Out of options, Jones faces an impossible choice to replace the Core.

Directors: T.J. Scott
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Mentally Divergent
star
7.51
3707 votes

#4 - Mentally Divergent

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/23/2015

The trail of a mysterious organization called the “Army of the 12 Monkeys” leads Cole to a mental institution in 2015, where a patient holds the key to the plague that destroys the world. Meanwhile, despite warnings that her involvement may disrupt the course of history, Dr. Railly risks her life to help him.

Directors: David Grossman
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Yesterday
star
7.53
2803 votes

#5 - Yesterday

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/6/2015

The Core that powers the time machine is fading. To get Cole back from the past, Jones must convince her former colleagues at the military operation "Spearhead" that her mission is worth saving.

Directors: Michael Waxman
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Cassandra Complex
star
7.54
3333 votes

#6 - Cassandra Complex

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/30/2015

Cole's search for the location of the virus leads him to 2014, and to a devastating moment in Dr. Railly's life involving a dangerous outbreak in Haiti.

Directors: Michael Waxman
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Splinter
star
7.55
4505 votes

#7 - Splinter

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/16/2015

27 years after a virus wipes out most of humanity, scientists send James Cole back to 2015 to stop the plague from ever happening. Cole's only lead is virologist Dr. Cassandra Railly, who knows the dangerous source of the outbreak.

Directors: Jeffrey Reiner
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The Night Room
star
7.56
2920 votes

#8 - The Night Room

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/13/2015

Cole and Dr. Railly face off with the Army of the 12 Monkeys when both discover the Night Room – an off-site, black ops lab that houses the virus that will one day destroy the world.

Directors: David Boyd
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Atari
star
7.63
3186 votes

#9 - Atari

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/6/2015

A fight for the future ensues when a dangerous band of marauders hunting for Cole and Ramse threatens the mission to save the past.

Directors: David Grossman
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Enemy
star
7.65
1938 votes

#10 - Enemy

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/19/2017

Bonds of trust are tested when Ramse returns to the facility with an old enemy held captive. How far will Cole and Jones go for the answers they need?

Directors: David Grossman
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Mother
star
7.66
2127 votes

#11 - Mother

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 5/19/2017

In the apocalypse of 2163, a desperate Cole searches for Titan. Meanwhile, a captive Railly is faced with an impossible choice as the 12 Monkeys await the arrival of The Witness.

Directors: Terry Matalas
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Legacy
star
7.66
1075 votes

#12 - Legacy

Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 6/22/2018

Team Splinter goes back in time to the wild frontier in search of a weapon to destroy the Witness.

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Primary
star
7.66
2544 votes

#13 - Primary

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/25/2016

When an attempt to destroy the virus changes the future, Cole finds himself stranded in 2016 with an unstable Jennifer Goines, who may or may not be his key to getting home. Meanwhile, Jones and Railly must deal with both the consequences of the changed timeline and the temporal facility's newest prisoner -- Ramse.

Directors: Magnus Martens
Writer: Sean Tretta
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Ouroboros
star
7.67
1174 votes

#14 - Ouroboros

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/15/2018

Travelers come face to face with ghosts from their past when they find themselves maneuvering around their own timelines.

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Guardians
star
7.69
2013 votes

#15 - Guardians

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 5/19/2017

While searching for Jennifer Goines in post-WWI France, Cole and Jones encounter a dangerous group of time- travelers - the Guardians.

Directors: David Grossman
Writer: Sean Tretta
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The End
star
7.71
1255 votes

#16 - The End

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 6/15/2018

The final conflict with the Army of the 12 Monkeys begins when the Witness returns to Project Splinter.

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The Keys
star
7.71
2831 votes

#17 - The Keys

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/27/2015

Cole, Dr. Railly and Aaron strive to stop the virus from being deployed as a bio-weapon in Chechnya.

Directors: John Badham
Writer: Sean Tretta
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Year of the Monkey
star
7.71
2764 votes

#18 - Year of the Monkey

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/18/2016

Cole and Ramse repair their broken friendship while on the run; Railly and Jones navigate an uncertain future in 2043.

Directors: David Grossman
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Meltdown
star
7.72
2202 votes

#19 - Meltdown

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/30/2016

Cole faces the Witness as Cassie's hallucinations evolve; deadly visitors from the past arrive when the time machine malfunctions and begins tearing apart time and space.

Directors: Grant Harvey
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Fatherland
star
7.72
2145 votes

#20 - Fatherland

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 6/20/2016

Ramse and Railly go on an unsanctioned mission to 1961 East Berlin, and have murder on their minds as they search for an unscrupulous German doctor who knows the location of "The Witness".

Directors: Guy Norman Bee
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Hyena
star
7.72
2140 votes

#21 - Hyena

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 6/13/2016

Jennifer Goines takes her power into her own hands in the year 2016 when she forms the Hyenas, a band of crazy compatriots, to take on the 12 Monkeys. With the help of Cole, an elaborate plot is uncovered to reacquire the virus.

Directors: Bill Eagles
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Shonin
star
7.76
2750 votes

#22 - Shonin

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 3/27/2015

Cole splinters to Tokyo, 1987 in a last chance effort to stop the Army of the 12 Monkeys.

Directors: Mark Tonderai
Writer: Sean Tretta
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Bodies of Water
star
7.77
2299 votes

#23 - Bodies of Water

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/16/2016

In the present, Cassie and Jennifer Goines run from the 12 Monkeys; in 2044, Cole and Ramse face off against Deacon.

Directors: Mairzee Almas
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Nature
star
7.77
1774 votes

#24 - Nature

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/20/2017

In 1953, Cole and Railly reunite with Agent Gale at the birth of the Army of the 12 Monkeys.

Directors: Kat Candler
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Paradox
star
7.78
2588 votes

#25 - Paradox

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 4/3/2015

With Cole dying from the effects of time-travel, Railly must find the one person who can save him.

Directors: Dennie Gordon
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