The BEST episodes of Berlin Station season 1
Every episode of Berlin Station season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Berlin Station season 1!
Daniel Miller, just arrived at the CIA foreign station in Berlin, has a clandestine mission: to uncover the source of a leak who has supplied information to a now-famous whistleblower. Guided by veteran Hector DeJean, Daniel learns to contend with the rough-and-tumble world of the field agent – agent-running, deception, the dangers and the moral compromises.
#1 - Oratorio Berlin
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/18/2016
Daniel leads the Berlin Station crew in piecing together evidence that will illuminate Langley’s role in the Iosava rendition. Meanwhile, Hector takes a new approach to atoning for bad behavior. And as the episode draws to a close and the truth comes into focus, the Shaw mantle is passed.
#2 - Proof of Life
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/27/2016
In the wake of the botched Iosava Op and Clare Itani’s kidnapping, Frost pursues traditional negotiation channels to secure Clare’s release. Hector goes rogue, bringing Daniel with him––unknowingly paving the way for Daniel’s moment of clarity.
#3 - False Negative
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/4/2016
Fallout from the Iosava debacle continues to wreak havoc on the Station. Daniel attempts to track down Frost and Kirsch is asked to undercut Valerie as payback; Hector finds himself in the hot seat of a polygraph.
#4 - Thomas Shaw
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/11/2016
Having confirmed Hector's identity as Shaw, Daniel still faces various obstacles in turning him over to the Germans: assailants, a kidnapping, and his own conscience as he learns the Thomas Shaw origin story. Frost is still a fugitive, Kirsch is still trailing the rendition, and Valerie pursues her own suspicions about Robert’s loyalties.
#5 - Just Decisions
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/20/2016
Valerie’s investigation into Aleksandre and Ruth Iosava comes to a head in a German/American sting Operation involving Clare Itani, a CIA Officer and Hector’s lover. Langley’s unannounced participation moves things from bad to worse.
#6 - By Way of Deception
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/6/2016
Daniel embarks on a dangerous operation that brings up difficult memories of his first posting in Chechnya and the beginning of his friendship with Hector. Steven Frost finds a way to position himself for promotion at the cost of his deputy Robert. Valerie makes a discovery in her investigation into the Georgian radical Aleksandre Iosava.
#7 - Riverrun Dry
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/30/2016
Frost and Kirsch worry their secrets will be unearthed when Langley investigators sweep Berlin Station to ferret out fodder for future Shaw leaks. Meanwhile, Daniel’s hunt for the mole is put at risk.
#8 - Lights Don't Run on Loyalty
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/23/2016
As Daniel pursues Shaw, Station Chief Steven Frost and his associates Valerie Edwards and Robert Kirsch gather intelligence on a Georgian Islamic radical in order to avoid an extraordinary rendition by Langley. By episode’s end, Hector surprises us all.
#9 - Unter Druck
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/13/2016
American and German interests align when the Station learns the subject of Shaw’s next leak: Chinese defector Houjin Lin. Daniel is teamed with Esther Krug to secret Lin out of the country before the leak breaks, pre-emptively countering Shaw’s attack. Hector gets a late-night visit from Shirley Pimple.
#10 - Station to Station
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/16/2016
Daniel Miller arrives at the CIA station in Berlin, Germany. His mission is to uncover a mole. Suspect Everyone, Trust no one.