The BEST episodes of Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy season 1

Every episode of Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy season 1!

Peter Quill is Star-Lord, the brash adventurer who, to save the universe from its greatest threats, joins forces with a quartet of disparate misfits--fan-favorite Rocket Raccoon, a tree-like humanoid named Groot, the enigmatic, expert fighter Gamora and the rough edged warrior Drax the Destroyer.

Last Updated: 2/27/2024Network: Disney XDStatus: Ended
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I've Been Searching So Long
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8.20
280 votes

#1 - I've Been Searching So Long

Season 1 - Episode 23 - Aired 7/17/2016

When the Guardians of the Galaxy's search for the Cosmic Seed continues on Earth, they are forced to confront Ronan the Accuser, Nebula, and Thanos.

Directors: James Yang
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I Feel the Earth Move
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8.19
278 votes

#2 - I Feel the Earth Move

Season 1 - Episode 24 - Aired 7/24/2016

The Guardians battle a Cosmic Seed supercharged Thanos, who takes control of the Earth and molds it into his personal planetary weapon of mass destruction.

Directors: Jeff Wamester
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Asgard War (2): Rescue Me
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8.12
289 votes

#3 - Asgard War (2): Rescue Me

Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/17/2016

The Guardians and Asgardians team up to rescue Quill from Thanos.

Directors: Jeff Wamester
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Asgard War (1): Lightnin' Strikes
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8.08
288 votes

#4 - Asgard War (1): Lightnin' Strikes

Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 4/10/2016

When Asgard attacks Spartax, Quill and the Guardians become caught in the middle trying to expose the deception behind the conflict.

Directors: James Yang
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Come and Gut Your Love
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8.04
284 votes

#5 - Come and Gut Your Love

Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 4/3/2016

Following a falling out with his father, Star-Lord finds a ship containing the A.I. Rora as he takes it off of Spartax with the Drax the Destroyer and Groot providing a diversion for the Spartax Royal Guards. Afterwards, the Guardians of the Galaxy have to deal with Lucy and Supergiant who are jilted that Star-Lord is the Prince of Sparta.

Directors: Jeff Wamester
Writer: Eric Karten
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Stuck in the Metal With You
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8.03
284 votes

#6 - Stuck in the Metal With You

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 3/6/2016

The Guardians find the Asgardian Destroyer Armor that leads to an epic battle pitting the Destroyer Armor against Drax the Destroyer.

Directors: Jeff Wamester
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Inhuman Touch
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8.02
266 votes

#7 - Inhuman Touch

Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 7/3/2016

The Guardians pay the Inhumans a visit to learn more about the Cosmic Seed.

Directors: James Yang
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Accidents Will Happen
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8.02
296 votes

#8 - Accidents Will Happen

Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 3/20/2016

The Guardians must stop Ronan's plan to blow up the Kree Supreme Intelligence.

Directors: Jeff Wamester
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Don't Stop Believin'
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8.01
293 votes

#9 - Don't Stop Believin'

Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 3/13/2016

Quill goes missing while following the Cryptocube's readings.

Directors: James Yang
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Won't Get Fooled Again
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7.98
251 votes

#10 - Won't Get Fooled Again

Season 1 - Episode 25 - Aired 10/2/2016

The Guardians of the Galaxy discover that Yondu and four of his Ravagers have been impersonating them in order to con the unsuspecting victims of Floodworld where they unleash a hydrated Groom for them to fight and dehydrate while robbing their houses. When it comes to the latest heist, the rampaging Groom swallows Star-Lord and Yondu. While Star-Lord and Yondu work to get out of the Groom, the rest of the Guardians of the Galaxy and the Ravagers must work to subdue the Groom.

Directors: James Yang
Writer: Henry Gilroy
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We Are the World Tree
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7.97
286 votes

#11 - We Are the World Tree

Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/27/2016

In search of the Cosmic Seed, the Guardians unexpectedly find themselves in Asgard where they must outwit Thor and Angela in order to discover the seed's origins.

Directors: James Yang
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We Are Family
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7.93
313 votes

#12 - We Are Family

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/21/2015

Rocket is abducted and taken back to his home planet, Half World, where he gets caught up in a revolution of evolved former test subject animals.

Directors: James Yang
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Crystal Blue Persuasion
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7.92
322 votes

#13 - Crystal Blue Persuasion

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 2/28/2016

The Guardians get caught up amongst the Inhuman Royal Family and must help save the City of Attilan from Ronan.

Directors: Jeff Wamester
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Fox on the Run
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7.90
268 votes

#14 - Fox on the Run

Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 6/26/2016

Gamora attempts to make amends for her past misdeeds only to find herself in a deadly trap set by Nebula, Ronan and the Grandmaster.

Directors: Jeff Wamester
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Hitchin' a Ride
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7.88
346 votes

#15 - Hitchin' a Ride

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/14/2015

When Groot is infected by a super-evolved Venom Symbiote, Rocket must go to extreme measures to save his leafy friend.

Directors: Jeff Wamester
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Can't Fight This Seedling
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7.86
398 votes

#16 - Can't Fight This Seedling

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/17/2015

While getting another item for the Collector, Groot gets infected with an alien fungus, turning him into a giant rampaging monster.

Directors: James Yang
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Jingle Bell Rock
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7.77
301 votes

#17 - Jingle Bell Rock

Season 1 - Episode 26 - Aired 12/17/2016

The team stages a "Christmas Carol"-inspired con job in order to frighten a despot out of his ill-gotten riches and free his enslaved people.

Directors: James Yang
Writer: Grant Moran
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Space Cowboys
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7.76
298 votes

#18 - Space Cowboys

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 2/21/2016

The Guardians get caught up in a rivalry between The Collector and The Grandmaster.

Directors: James Yang
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The Backstabbers
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7.75
378 votes

#19 - The Backstabbers

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/7/2015

Quill gets mixed up in a game of deceit when Gamora tries to pit her siblings, Nebula and Korath, against each other.

Directors: James Yang
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Bad Moon Rising
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7.69
323 votes

#20 - Bad Moon Rising

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/28/2015

The Guardians encounter a living planet that's fallen under the control of a revived Ronan.

Directors: Jeff Wamester
Writer: Matt Wayne
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Undercover Angle
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7.67
424 votes

#21 - Undercover Angle

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/24/2015

Caught red-handed by Titus, the Guardians are coerced into infiltrating a notorious gang of weapons dealers known as the Black Order.

Directors: Jeff Wamester
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Take the Milano and Run
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7.61
426 votes

#22 - Take the Milano and Run

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/10/2015

The Guardians crash land on a space station run by the Grandmaster, who schemes to get Drax back in the gladiatorial arena to battle his ultimate opponent: Gamora.

Directors: Jeff Wamester
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Knowhere to Run
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7.53
546 votes

#23 - Knowhere to Run

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/26/2015

The Guardians struggle to subdue the suddenly-sprung-to-life Celestial head that is the Knowhere space colony, as well as storm Korath’s ship to rescue Quill, Gamora and the mysterious CryptoCube that holds the Cosmic Seed.

Directors: Leo Riley
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One in a Million You
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7.50
516 votes

#24 - One in a Million You

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

Feeling underappreciated, Rocket accepts an offer to work for The Collector, only to realize his "job" is working as another prisoner in The Collector's collection.

Directors: James Yang
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Welcome Back
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7.38
277 votes

#25 - Welcome Back

Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 7/10/2016

The Guardians discover that the Cosmic Seed is back on Earth. In the company of Cosmo, Star-Lord returns to his hometown where he runs into his childhood bully who is now the sheriff. Now Star-Lord and the Guardians of the Galaxy must find the Cosmic Seed before Korath the Pursuer does.

Directors: Jeff Wamester
Watch Now:Amazon