The BEST episodes of Queen of the South
Every episode of Queen of the South ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Queen of the South!
Teresa Mendoza is a woman who is forced to run and seek refuge in America after her drug-dealing boyfriend is unexpectedly murdered in Mexico. In the process, she teams up with an unlikely figure from her past to bring down the leader of the very drug trafficking ring that has her on the run.
#1 - Estrategia de Entrada
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/7/2016
Camila sends Teresa out on a major drug operation to test her loyalty. In secret, Camila makes her first big move to take over Epifanio’s cartel. Meanwhile, Brenda plots her escape to America.
#2 - Lirio de los Valles
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 7/14/2016
A deadly mistake mars Teresa’s first solo drug run and she soon finds herself in peril. Meanwhile, Brenda and Tony make the risky escape to Dallas.
#3 - Un Alma. Un Mapa. Dos Futuros.
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 7/21/2016
Teresa witnesses a horrific event that forces her to advance her plans. Now, safely in Dallas, Brenda needs money to survive, and starts assembling a rag tag team to help her sell drugs.
#4 - El Engaño como la Regla
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 7/28/2016
Camila, riddled with debt and short on supply, grows desperate and ponders giving Teresa up. Meanwhile, Brenda's burgeoning drug enterprise creates a rift between her and Tony.
#5 - El Hombre Pájaro
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/4/2016
Camila sends Teresa out on a life-threatening, multi- million dollar midnight mission. Pressured by a lack of supply, Brenda puts her crew in the line of fire.
#6 - Billete de Magia
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 8/11/2016
A desperate Camila attempts an incredibly risky heist. Meanwhile, Teresa goes undercover and, with her life on the line, is forced to make a choice that forever changes her.
#7 - Coge Todo Lo Que Puede Llevar
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 8/18/2016
Teresa races to save a witness in the recent heist. With renewed confidence, Camila assures her partners that she’s back in business and vows to be done with Epifanio once and for all.
#8 - Esta 'Cosa' Que Es Nuestra
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 8/25/2016
Camila returns to Mexico to protect her life, while James hunts Teresa down. Meanwhile Teresa finds herself in grave danger taking Maria through the tunnel to Mexico.
#9 - Punto Sin Retorno
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 9/1/2016
Aligning with the Jimenez Cartel, Camila’s operation goes underground. Teresa and Brenda try to start a new life utilizing knowledge from Güero’s book.
#10 - El Camino de la Muerte
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 7/13/2017
Captured by narco-cult leader El Santo, Teresa embarks on a spiritual journey with real-world consequences.
#11 - Cuarenta Minutos
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/30/2016
Teresa has to prove her worth to Camila. Meanwhile, Epifanio gets closer in his hunt for Teresa. Back in Mexico, Brenda desperately tries to find Teresa and hide from the cartel.
#12 - El Cuerpo de Cristo
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 6/8/2017
Teresa brokers a deal with an eccentric smuggler, Camila struggles to rebuild her empire, and Epifanio takes on a new partner he may not be able to control.
#13 - Dios y el Abogado
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/15/2017
Teresa and crew rig a high-stakes narco horse race, but old enemies — and old flames — threaten to tear everything apart.
#14 - Un Pacto con el Diablo
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 6/22/2017
While trying to destroy Epifanio's drug smuggling tunnels, Teresa and James come face-to-face with a group of American border vigilantes.
#15 - Sólo el Amor de una Madre
Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 8/3/2017
An uncharacteristic blunder forces Camila and Teresa to go on the run from hit men, but as they flee, their bond grows deeper.
#16 - Piloto
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 6/23/2016
The Mexican drug cartel comes after Teresa, forcing her on the run.
#17 - El Beso de Judas
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 6/29/2017
Teresa's loyalties are tested when she is asked to assassinate a DEA mole.
#18 - El Precio de Fe
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 7/20/2017
With their payment deadline looming, Teresa and Camila need to find a new distributor, but their plans become threatened.
#19 - La Noche Oscura del Alma
Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 8/17/2017
Teresa goes on the run to flee Camila, but she realizes the time for running is over after a showdown with hired guns.
#20 - Hospitalidad Sureña
Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 6/20/2019
A corrupt judge wants in on Teresa's deal when he learns about her business.
#21 - El Final
Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 6/9/2021
Pote, Kelly Anne, and James try to disappear, but they must fend off attacks from Devon Finch and Boaz.
#22 - La Maldición
Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 6/27/2019
While Javier and Boaz deal with a personal problem, Teresa gets involved in a deadly turf war.
#23 - Noche de las Chicas
Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 7/4/2019
El Gordo introduces Teresa to Russian drug queenpin Oksana in the hopes of forging a partnership.
#24 - La Mujer en el Espejo
Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 7/11/2019
Dealing with the losses of a drug war, Teresa and Dumas finally strike a truce.
#25 - Amores Perros
Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 7/18/2019
On her day off, Teresa is hunted by a sicario from her previous life while on the road.