The BEST episodes of Outlander season 1

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

An English combat nurse from 1945 is mysteriously swept back in time to 1743.

Last Updated: 11/21/2024Network: STARZStatus: Continuing
The Devil's Mark
star
8.10
3037 votes

#1 - The Devil's Mark

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 4/18/2015

Claire and Geillis are on trial for witchcraft. Jamie manages to rescue Claire, but not before she discovers a secret about Geillis' past.

Directors: Mike Barker
Writer: Toni Graphia
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To Ransom a Man's Soul
star
7.87
2788 votes

#2 - To Ransom a Man's Soul

Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 5/30/2015

A desperate plan manages to free Jamie, but his wounds are more than just physical. At a nearby monastery, Claire attempts to save both Jamie's heart and soul, as his mind lingers on the torture.

Directors: Anna Foerster
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The Garrison Commander
star
7.86
3663 votes

#3 - The Garrison Commander

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 9/13/2014

Claire's unexpected meeting with a British general turns tense when Captain Jack Randall arrives. Claire finds herself alone with Randall - a dangerous man determined to uncover her secrets.

Directors: Brian Kelly
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Both Sides Now
star
7.86
3462 votes

#4 - Both Sides Now

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 9/27/2014

Frank desperately searches for his missing wife, while Claire tries to come to terms with her new marriage. Claire is faced with an emotional quandry as a life-altering opportunity presents itself.

Directors: Anna Foerster
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Wentworth Prison
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7.85
2765 votes

#5 - Wentworth Prison

Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 5/16/2015

Jamie awaits his death sentence at Wentworth Prison, while Claire and the Highlanders search for a rescue plan. When Jamie is visited by Black Jack, he realizes there is a fate worse than death.

Directors: Anna Foerster
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The Watch
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7.81
2872 votes

#6 - The Watch

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 5/2/2015

A Redcoat deserter from Jamie's past returns; Jenny goes into labor; Jamie and Ian join the Watch.

Directors: Metin Hüseyin
Writer: Toni Graphia
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The Wedding
star
7.80
3603 votes

#7 - The Wedding

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 9/20/2014

Claire and Jamie are thrown together in marriage, but as their emotional and physical relationship unfolds, deeper feelings arise. Claire is ultimately torn between two men in two very different times.

Directors: Anna Foerster
Writer: Anne Kenney
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By the Pricking of My Thumbs
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7.80
3110 votes

#8 - By the Pricking of My Thumbs

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 4/11/2015

Jamie hopes the Duke of Sandringham can help remove the price on his head, while Claire works to save an abandoned child.

Directors: Richard Clark
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Lallybroch
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7.78
2896 votes

#9 - Lallybroch

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 4/25/2015

Claire and Jamie are reunited and head to his family home, where old animosities between Jamie and his sister, Jenny, are rekindled.

Directors: Mike Barker
Writer: Anne Kenney
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Rent
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7.78
3614 votes

#10 - Rent

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/6/2014

Claire joins the MacKenzie rent-collecting trip. To her horror, Dougal uses Jamie's scars to gain sympathy for the Jacobite cause. Claire recalls that a defining moment in Scottish history is fast approaching.

Directors: Brian Kelly
Writer: Toni Graphia
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The Search
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7.78
2755 votes

#11 - The Search

Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 5/9/2015

Claire and Jenny set out to rescue Jamie from his redcoat captors. When Murtagh joins up, they turn to unorthodox tactics to send word to Jamie. When word finally arrives, the news isn't what anyone had hoped.

Directors: Metin Hüseyin
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The Reckoning
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7.74
3255 votes

#12 - The Reckoning

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 4/4/2015

Jamie and the Highlanders rescue Claire from Black Jack Randall. Back at the castle, politics threaten to tear Clan MacKenzie apart and Jamie's scorned lover, Laoghaire, attempts to win him back.

Directors: Richard Clarke
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The Way Out
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7.69
3989 votes

#13 - The Way Out

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 8/23/2014

Claire decides to use her medical skills to aid her escape from Castle Leoch - with Jamie's help, she tends to an ill child. During an evening's entertainment, a story gives Claire hope for her freedom.

Directors: Brian Kelly
Writer: Anne Kenney
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Castle Leoch
star
7.64
4287 votes

#14 - Castle Leoch

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 8/16/2014

Claire is taken to meet the Laird. As suspicions about her grow, Claire befriends the mysterious Geillis Duncan. When the clan discover her medical skills, Claire goes from guest to prisoner.

Directors: John Dahl
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The Gathering
star
7.64
3850 votes

#15 - The Gathering

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 8/30/2014

As the Castle prepares for The Gathering, Claire plots her escape. But after a dangerous encounter with a drunken Dougal and an unexpected run-in with Jamie, her plans are dashed.

Directors: Brian Kelly
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Sassenach
star
7.61
5530 votes

#16 - Sassenach

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 8/9/2014

While on her honeymoon, WWII combat nurse Claire Randall is mysteriously transported back to 1743 Scotland, where she is kidnapped by a group of Highlanders - and meets an injured young man named Jamie.

Directors: John Dahl
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