The BEST episodes of Real Detective season 1
Every episode of Real Detective season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Real Detective season 1!
With narrative driven exclusively by the detectives themselves, each episode ventures deep into the mind of a homicide detective as they describe in vivid detail the one case forever ingrained in their memory.
#1 - Misery
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/25/2016
John Cameron attempts to clear a suspect's name in the disappearance of a child and along the way he finds out about the world of a ritualistic child killer.
#2 - Vengeance
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/18/2016
A Seattle PD detective's investigation into a series of murders of women is aided by a call from an inmate at King County Jail.
#3 - Damage
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/21/2016
A Texas Ranger's investigation into the murder of a young woman leads him to suspects with friends in high places.
#4 - Malice
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/14/2016
Still troubled after killing someone in the line of duty, Detective C.W. Jensen faces the most haunting case of his career: A missing child becomes a harrowing pursuit of a Portland, Oregon child serial killer, pushing C.W. to the brink of suicide.
#5 - Silence
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/28/2016
A hardened LAPD homicide detective has his eyes opened by the mother of a senselessly murdered woman.
#6 - Retribution
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/4/2016
A rookie homicide detective becomes too close to the mother of a murder victim and shares the dark secrets that led to the son's death with her.
#7 - Darkness
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/11/2016
After a hit-and-run accident tears a family apart, Detective Tommy Ray takes the grieving wife and daughter under his wing; later, a chance encounter will make the detective realize he doesn't really know them.
#8 - Redemption
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/7/2016
Detective Eddie Herman of Cobb County, Georgia is a homicide detective at the top of his game, solving major high profile crimes. But when a missing persons turns into a double homicide, Eddie's ego gets in the way and the killer walks free.