The WORST episodes of Dark Matter

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

The six-person crew of a derelict spaceship awakens from stasis in the farthest reaches of space. Their memories wiped clean, they have no recollection of who they are or how they got on board. The only clue to their identities is a cargo bay full of weaponry and a destination: a remote mining colony that is about to become a war zone. With no idea whose side they are on, they face a deadly decision. Will these amnesiacs turn their backs on history, or will their pasts catch up with them?

Last Updated: 6/19/2025Network: SYFYStatus: Ended
Episode Three
star
7.26
3208 votes

#1 - Episode Three

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 6/26/2015

When the ship mysteriously veers off course, suggestions of sabotage abound, fueling the onboard paranoia. A perilous spacewalk is required to bring the ship’s systems back online.

Directors: Paolo Barzman
Writer: Martin Gero
Episode Two
star
7.28
3639 votes

#2 - Episode Two

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/19/2015

The motley crew discover a small mining colony on a planet that happens to be the target of big corporations. Discovering their identities brings each one to question who they really are.

Directors: T.J. Scott
Episode Four
star
7.34
3134 votes

#3 - Episode Four

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 7/3/2015

The past comes back to haunt members of the crew during a stopover at a space station, during which Four makes a stunning discovery, while Two and Five learn that some games of chance come with surprising risks. Elsewhere, Six receives some unwanted attention at a local clinic; and One and Three's attempts to sell the weapons in their cargo hold lands them at a dangerous disadvantage.

Directors: Amanda Tapping
Episode Five
star
7.36
3021 votes

#4 - Episode Five

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 7/10/2015

The crew members find themselves trapped on a freighter with victims of a plague. Will someone on the team be infected by that terrible plague?

Directors: Lee Rose
Writer: Paul Mullie
Episode One
star
7.40
4189 votes

#5 - Episode One

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 6/12/2015

Six strangers awake amnesic on a marooned and damaged spacecraft. Quickly however they discover their personal talents and from there struggle to understand who they are and what has happened to them.

Directors: T.J. Scott
Episode Six
star
7.40
3038 votes

#6 - Episode Six

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 7/17/2015

Chemical hypnosis and the ship's neural link are used to explore the memories secreted away in Five's subconscious, during which she uncovers the dark truth about Four and Six's violent pasts. She also learns about the circumstances that landed her on the ship and gains some insight into the idyllic childhood of a mysterious little boy.

Directors: Ron Murphy
Writer: Paul Mullie
Episode Nine
star
7.48
2858 votes

#7 - Episode Nine

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 8/7/2015

Four abandons the ship to embark on a reckless mission to reclaim his past and the crew are left wondering whether they should rescue him or let fate run its deadly course.

Directors: Ron Murphy
We Should Have Seen This Coming
star
7.50
3109 votes

#8 - We Should Have Seen This Coming

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/5/2016

Desperate for money, the Raza crew follow Nyx's lead on an op, only to discover that their target is a personal one.

Directors: Bruce McDonald
Episode Seven
star
7.50
3059 votes

#9 - Episode Seven

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 7/24/2015

The crew finally gain access to the secret room in the ship's underbelly and among the items they find inside are a sunny android and a desperately ill woman who reveals a connection to Three.

Directors: Bruce McDonald
It Doesn't Have to Be Like This
star
7.52
1844 votes

#10 - It Doesn't Have to Be Like This

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/9/2017

The crew of the Raza target an Ishida research station in an attempt to take back the Blink Drive.

Directors: Bruce McDonald
Writer: Paul Mullie
Welcome to the Revolution
star
7.54
3052 votes

#11 - Welcome to the Revolution

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 6/16/2017

After receiving a distress call from a former associate, the crew of the Raza find themselves in the middle of a colony's fight for independence.

Directors: Steve DiMarco
Episode Eight
star
7.55
2880 votes

#12 - Episode Eight

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 7/31/2015

The crew stop at a space station to refuel and rest, but Six has a different agenda, which has to do with revenge. Meanwhile, One is taken aback by an unwelcome revelation.

Directors: T.W. Peacocke
Episode Ten
star
7.55
2831 votes

#13 - Episode Ten

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 8/14/2015

The crew takes on a job stealing a device from a rival corporation, but another team of mercenaries have the same goal.

Directors: John Stead
Writer: Paul Mullie
I've Seen the Other Side of You
star
7.57
3396 votes

#14 - I've Seen the Other Side of You

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/15/2016

The neural link triggers a dangerous glitch and the crew start to turn against each other while hiding out in empty space in an effort to lose the GA.

Directors: Steve DiMarco
Writer: Paul Mullie
Welcome to Your New Home
star
7.58
3555 votes

#15 - Welcome to Your New Home

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/1/2016

The crew awakens to find themselves prisoners on the Hyperion-8 Maximum Security Galactic Detention Facility.

Directors: Amanda Tapping
Writer: Paul Mullie
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Wish I Could Believe You
star
7.58
2881 votes

#16 - Wish I Could Believe You

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 7/14/2017

An injured crew member is haunted by the past, unaware of the dangers that are lurking in the present.

Directors: Paul G Day
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Give It Up, Princess
star
7.58
2985 votes

#17 - Give It Up, Princess

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 6/30/2017

A friend of Adrian's is taken captive by one of Tabor's rivals, demanding a specific data file in exchange for her release. When the crew discover that the file contains information about the construction of a secret Ferrous battle fleet, they agree to help in exchange for the file. The only problem is Adrian isn't exactly sure where Tabor hid the data file.

Directors: J.B. Sugar
Writer: Paul Mullie
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She's One of Them Now
star
7.58
3097 votes

#18 - She's One of Them Now

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/12/2016

Three crew members infiltrate a highly secure facility with the help of their handler.

Directors: Jason Priestley
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Stuff to Steal, People to Kill
star
7.59
3028 votes

#19 - Stuff to Steal, People to Kill

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 8/19/2016

A Blink Drive test goes awry, propelling the Raza to a parallel reality.

Directors: Andy Mikita
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One Last Card to Play
star
7.60
2854 votes

#20 - One Last Card to Play

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 7/7/2017

Familiar faces from the past return, causing havoc and forcing the crew to scramble to save their already damaged reputations.

Directors: Gail Harvey
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Being Better Is So Much Harder
star
7.62
3138 votes

#21 - Being Better Is So Much Harder

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 6/9/2017

The scattered survivors of EOS-7 battle to regroup amidst the backdrop of corporate war. Ryo Ishida, now emperor of Zairon, makes an enemy of his former allies, while the past comes back to haunt the crew of the Raza.

Directors: Ron Murphy
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We Were Family
star
7.63
3259 votes

#22 - We Were Family

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 7/22/2016

Three manages to reconnect with his former crew. The Android ends up in some unique company.

Directors: John Stead
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Wish I'd Spaced You When I Had the Chance
star
7.63
3072 votes

#23 - Wish I'd Spaced You When I Had the Chance

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 9/9/2016

The crew races against time to track down and locate a missing Three and Five before the Galactic Authority gets to them first.

Directors: Mairzee Almas
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Episode Twelve
star
7.64
2715 votes

#24 - Episode Twelve

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 8/28/2015

The team's handler sends the crew on another mission to retrieve a scientist being held against his will.

Directors: Andy Mikita
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Take the Shot
star
7.65
3123 votes

#25 - Take the Shot

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 9/2/2016

Mayhem on the ship sheds light on some crew members' dark pasts.

Directors: Paul Day
Writer: Paul Mullie
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