The WORST episodes of Dragons: The Nine Realms

Every episode of Dragons: The Nine Realms ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Dragons: The Nine Realms!

Set 1,300 years after the events of How To Train Your Dragon, dragons are now just a legend to the modern world. When a geological anomaly opens up an immense, miles-deep fissure in the Earth’s surface, scientists from all over the world gather at a new research facility to study the mysterious phenomenon. Soon a group of misfit kids, brought to the site by their parents, uncover the truth about dragons and where they’ve been hiding -- a secret they must keep to themselves to protect what they’ve discovered.

Last Updated: 9/1/2024Network: HuluStatus: Ended

6.71

14 votes

#1 - In the Cards

Season 7 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/14/2023

When Jun does a Tarot reading for the team, she interprets its meaning to be that the riders will disband! In an effort to defy this fate, Jun forces the group to stick together as they search for a dragon that has breached the Rakke Town eel barrier.

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6.90

30 votes

#2 - Uniconned

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 5/5/2022

Jun breaks the rules by sneaking a small, adorable dragon out of the Crystal Realm and bringing it home, but finds that her older brother, Eugene, has arrived and watches her every move.

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7.05

21 votes

#3 - Magma Comes to the Surface

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/18/2022

When the Riders discover that Magma Breather is very sick, the only way they can help is to sneak the huge and heavy dragon into the ICARIS infirmary without being caught by any of the scientists.

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7.05

21 votes

#4 - Follow the Lightning (1)

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/5/2022

Tom and the riders go in search of Thunder and must face a gauntlet of dangerous dragons to find their lost friend. Along the way, Tom reveals his big secret to D'Angelo and Alex.

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7.17

12 votes

#5 - The Great Foster Fake-Out

Season 8 - Episode 2 - Aired 12/14/2023

Tom and the dragon riders foster displaced Hidden Realm dragons in Rakke Town but things get complicated when Mr. Rakke makes a surprise visit.

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7.17

23 votes

#6 - Magma Breather

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 5/5/2022

Tom has to keep his mom, Olivia, distracted while Jun, Alex, and D'Angelo use a new dragon to close off a cave leading to the Crystal Realm, and prevent her from discovering the dragons.

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7.29

21 votes

#7 - Follow the Lightning (2)

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/5/2022

Tom and the riders help Thunder, who is seeking revenge against the dragons that chased off his family.

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7.31

16 votes

#8 - Sting It On

Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/2/2023

Tom must save Olivia from the Hidden World when she goes exploring on her own.

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7.35

17 votes

#9 - Hobs and Saw

Season 7 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/14/2023

When Phil threatens to shut down D’Angelo’s new dragon hospital and ban dragons from ICARIS, D’Angelo and a little Hobgobbler have to change his mind.

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7.38

16 votes

#10 - Deep Freeze

Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 3/2/2023

The Riders must use the dragons to get the humans through a deep freeze without being seen.

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7.38

16 votes

#11 - Punishment and Torcher

Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/2/2023

While grounded at home, Tom must figure out how to help the Riders without getting in more trouble.

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7.47

15 votes

#12 - Barrel of Vine Tails

Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/2/2023

When a mischievous new breed of dragons steals the Book of Dragons, the Riders must get it back.

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7.48

23 votes

#13 - Dragons of the Undead

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/5/2022

When Feather is taken by a group of what appear to be zombie dragons, Alex finds her inner hero and rescues her friend.

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7.50

16 votes

#14 - Poison Control

Season 6 - Episode 6 - Aired 6/13/2023

When the dragons fall victim to Buzzsaw's poison darts, D'Angelo struggles to keep a cool head and find a cure while others panic.

7.52

67 votes

#15 - First Flight (1)

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 12/23/2021

Moving to an exotic new home, an adventurous teenager meets a new group of kids and discovers a dragon in the fissure.

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7.58

36 votes

#16 - Fault Ripper

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/23/2021

Tom and the Riders try to save ICARIS when it's revealed to be in danger from a monstrous dragon.

7.60

10 votes

#17 - Eugene’s Lean Mean Extreme Dream Team

Season 7 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/14/2023

With the dragon riders disbanded, Eugene attempts to start his own Dragon Club.

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Welcome to the Wonderful World of Dragons

7.60

15 votes

#18 - Welcome to the Wonderful World of Dragons

Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/2/2023

Tom orchestrates a "safe" tour of the Realms for Olivia, but things don't go as planned.

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7.62

13 votes

#19 - Hearts of Heroes

Season 7 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/14/2023

While Tom struggles with admitting his feelings for Jun, the pair find themselves trapped inside a giant tree with an anxious colony of Woodchipper dragons.

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7.62

21 votes

#20 - Empty Fireworm Nest

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 8/18/2022

When a tiny Fireworm dragon ends up at ICARIS, Alex must decide between her mom's excitement and keeping the dragon secret.

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7.63

24 votes

#21 - The Tangled Web

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/5/2022

Tom and D'Angelo must come together to help Alex and Jun escape the clutches of the Spiderwings.

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7.64

22 votes

#22 - Downpour

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/5/2022

Tom and Thunder train a new species of aggressive tidal dragons to help the other riders put out a forest fire threatening ICARIS.

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7.71

38 votes

#23 - Featherhide

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/23/2021

Tom and the others debate how to keep the dragons a secret, even as a rambunctious young “cloaking” dragon gets loose in town and pursues a friendship with a reluctant Alex.

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7.73

22 votes

#24 - Dr. Catastrophe

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 8/18/2022

During an attempt to get displaced Fire Gronckles back to their native realm, D'Angelo accidentally feeds them Catastrophic Quaken eggs.

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7.73

22 votes

#25 - Ride or Die

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 8/18/2022

After a fight with her mom, Jun joins Tom on an adventure into the Fire Realm, where her knowledge of myths saves the day.

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