The BEST episodes of Legend of the Seeker season 1

Every episode of Legend of the Seeker season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Legend of the Seeker season 1!

Millions of readers over the world have been held spellbound by this valiant tale vividly told. Now, enter Terry Goodkind's world, the world of The Sword of Truth. In the aftermath of the brutal murder of his father, a mysterious woman, Kahlan Amnell, appears in Richard Cypher's forest sanctuary seeking help... and more. His world, his very beliefs, are shattered when ancient debts come due with thundering violence. In their darkest hour, hunted relentlessly, tormented by treachery and loss, Kahlan calls upon Richard to reach beyond his sword-to invoke within himself something more noble. Neither knows that the rules of battle have just changed... or that their time has run out. This is the beginning. One story. One Rule. Witness the birth of a legend.

Last Updated: 11/15/2024Network: ABC (US)Status: Ended
Denna
star
7.78
1385 votes

#1 - Denna

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 1/10/2009

Richard is captured by a Mord'Sith named Denna, who can manipulate any form of magic directed at her.

Directors: Michael Hurst
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Reckoning
star
7.73
1328 votes

#2 - Reckoning

Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/23/2009

Darken Rahl and his Mord'Sith interrupt Richard and Kahlan as they prepare to unleash the power of Orden, which would destroy the tyrant once and for all.

Directors: Michael Hurst
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Puppeteer
star
7.71
1514 votes

#3 - Puppeteer

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/17/2009

Zedd uses magic to outsmart Darken Rahl and steal the third and final Box of Orden

Directors: Mark Beesley
Writer: Nicki Paluga
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Bloodline
star
7.69
1374 votes

#4 - Bloodline

Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/21/2009

While trying to keep the Box of Orden out of Darken Rahl's hands, Richard learns something new about his ties to Zedd.

Directors: Garth Maxwell
Writer: Nicki Paluga
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Brennidon
star
7.65
1696 votes

#5 - Brennidon

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/15/2008

Richard visits his birthville Brennidon, which causes the D'Harans to return to the village looking for him.

Directors: Jonathan Brough
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Conversion
star
7.62
1347 votes

#6 - Conversion

Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 3/14/2009

Richard, Kahlan and Chase are headed to the D'haran fortress where Chase's family is kept prisoner, and Darken Rahl's archwizard is conducting magical experiments on them. As they manage to infiltrate the fortress the Seeker comes face to face with his sinister opponent for the first time, while a terrible, unexpected force is unleashed.

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Sacrifice
star
7.61
1419 votes

#7 - Sacrifice

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/24/2009

Richard and Kahlan rescue pregnant Dennee (Kahlan's sister) from the D'Haran prison

Directors: Michael Hurst
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Listener
star
7.61
1534 votes

#8 - Listener

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/22/2008

Richard and Kahlan rescue a young child who can read a person's mind by looking into their eyes.

Directors: Mark Beesley
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Identity
star
7.60
1480 votes

#9 - Identity

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/6/2008

Visions of the Seeker's death prompt a sorceress named Shota to temporarily exchange Richard's identity with that of a merchant's son.

Directors: Garth Maxwell
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Fever
star
7.53
1357 votes

#10 - Fever

Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/16/2009

Darken Rahl captures Richard's sister Jennsen and poisons her mind against her brother. Meanwhile, Richard, Kahlan, and Zedd aid villagers after Rahl unleashes a plague on them.

Directors: Jonathan Brough
Writer: Nicki Paluga
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Confession
star
7.53
1402 votes

#11 - Confession

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/31/2009

Kahlan and Richard respond to a letter from the leader of the resistance asking for help, members of the resistance have been dying by "accident" around him. Meanwhile Zedd goes to visit his family to pick up an object he needs.

Directors: Garth Maxwell
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Revenant
star
7.51
1564 votes

#12 - Revenant

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/28/2009

The truth behind the thousand year old legend of the Seeker Kieran is uncovered.

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Hartland
star
7.50
1323 votes

#13 - Hartland

Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 3/7/2009

When Chase escapes a D'Harens labor camp, he finds Richard and Kahlan and tells them about the Gar invasion problems with the boundary open. The three return to Hartland but find that it is no longer the same place that Richard grew up in.

Directors: Mark Beesley
Writer: Mike Sussman
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Bounty
star
7.50
1736 votes

#14 - Bounty

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/8/2008

Bounty hunters all over the lands are trying to capture Richard. While Zedd seeks to find out how they're tracking him, Richard and Kahlan attempt to help a girl whose brother has been captured by a fabled monster.

Directors: Jesse Warn
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Cursed
star
7.45
1398 votes

#15 - Cursed

Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 5/2/2009

To protect his realm from the D’Harans, King Gregor persuades the sorcerer Shota to transform him into a vicious beast at sundown each day. But it leads to a dillema for Richard, when that viciousness takes an unintended and tragic turn.

Directors: Mark Beesley
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Deception
star
7.45
1320 votes

#16 - Deception

Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 3/28/2009

Richard goes undercover and infiltrates a D'Haren camp to save innocent lives after he and Kahlen discover that Darken Rahl has been using dark magic to fight the resistance.

Writer: Raf Green
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Sanctuary
star
7.43
1364 votes

#17 - Sanctuary

Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 5/9/2009

Richard, Kahlan, and Zedd race to find a duplicate copy of the Book of Counted Shaddows before Darken Rahl can get his hands on it.

Directors: Garth Maxwell
Writer: Mike Sussman
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Prophecy
star
7.42
2269 votes

#18 - Prophecy

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/1/2008

After the murder of his father, and a chance encounter with a mysterious Confessor named Kahlan, Richard Cypher learns of an ancient prophecy that has named him the first true Seeker in over a millennium. Along with an old wizard named Zedd, Richard and Kahlan must stop the ruthless tyrant Darken Rahl from unleashing an ancient evil.

Directors: Mark Beesley
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Elixir
star
7.37
1491 votes

#19 - Elixir

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/29/2008

Richard and Kahlan save the village of Drendril from illicit magic use as Zedd falls into the hands of a corrupt wizard.

Directors: Charlie Haskell
Writer: Mike Sussman
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Mirror
star
7.33
1374 votes

#20 - Mirror

Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 4/25/2009

Opportunistic thieves use magic to disguise themselves as Richard and Kahlan in a scheme to rob trusting townspeople, but when they learn the real Seeker and Confessor are nearby, they seize the opportunity to steal the Sword of Truth.

Directors: Jonathan Brough
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Home
star
7.06
1422 votes

#21 - Home

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 2/21/2009

Using a rare astronomical alignment, Darken Rahl has his wizard, Giller, cast the Spell of the Lying Moon, placing Richard under a dreamlike trance, in an attempt to reveal the hidden location of the third Box of Orden.

Directors: Charlie Haskell
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Destiny
star
7.05
1233 votes

#22 - Destiny

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/1/2008

Aided by the wisdom of wizards, Richard pursues Fane in the hope of recovering the Book of Counted Shadows.

Directors: Mark Beesley
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