The WORST episodes of Ride Upon the Storm

Every episode of Ride Upon the Storm ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Ride Upon the Storm!

The story follows a family of priests: Johannes, Elisabeth and their sons August and Christian. Johannes is God-like to his sons - he gives, loves, and punishes. His favouritism for August and his disappointment with Christian forces both into making desperate choices in order to either gain his love or break free from him.

Last Updated: 9/14/2025Network: DR1Status: Ended
Episode 1
star
6.77
22 votes

#1 - Episode 1

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/24/2017

Johannes, the current head of the family, is headed for the absolute top as the Bishop of Copenhagen.

Directors: Kaspar Munk
Writer: Adam Price
Episode 3
star
7.12
17 votes

#2 - Episode 3

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/8/2017

A completely changed August returns home to Copenhagen; Johannes fights against those who would close his parish.

Directors: Kaspar Munk
Writer: Poul Berg
Episode 9
star
7.13
8 votes

#3 - Episode 9

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/9/2018

Christian finds August's papers from his broadcast as a chaplain. It sends him on a journey back to the time after August's death. Because in the papers he finds something he wished they had all known then.

Directors: Louise Friedberg
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Episode 7
star
7.18
11 votes

#4 - Episode 7

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/25/2018

Amira and Walid disagree on the upbringing of their daughter Safiyah. It affects Safiyah more than they know. John is happy to be a grandfather to little Anton, and it makes him do something unthought out that could have major consequences for him. And then the Krogh family will meet Emilie's new boyfriend, Daniel, August's old psychiatrist for the first time.

Directors: Kaspar Munk
Episode 6
star
7.22
18 votes

#5 - Episode 6

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/29/2017

Christian visits Amira in an attempt at atonement; Johannes is still getting the cold shoulder from Elisabeth.

Directors: Louise Friedberg
Writer: Karina Dam
Episode 4
star
7.24
21 votes

#6 - Episode 4

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/15/2017

August's mental state continues to deteriorate; Elisabeth discovers that Johannes has had an affair.

Directors: Kaspar Munk
Writer: Karina Dam
Episode 5
star
7.26
19 votes

#7 - Episode 5

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/22/2017

Christian returns home with a completely changed outlook; Johannes desperately tries to reclaim Elisabeth's love.

Directors: Louise Friedberg
Writer: Poul Berg
Episode 1
star
7.30
10 votes

#8 - Episode 1

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/14/2018

A year and a half after August's death, the Krogh family is trying to find their way back to everyday life - each with completely different strategies. Emilie has distanced herself from the church and decided that her and August's little son should be named. This doesn't exactly excite Johannes, because in the Krogh family, people are baptized. At the same time, August's old church is facing closure. This arouses extra emotions in Johannes, who feels that the church is the only thing left after August.

Directors: Louise Friedberg
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Episode 2
star
7.35
20 votes

#9 - Episode 2

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/1/2017

Johannes realises that his methods don't fit with the Bishop's plans; August struggles to find a place among soldiers.

Directors: Kaspar Munk
Writer: Adam Price
Episode 4
star
7.38
8 votes

#10 - Episode 4

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/4/2018

It's been New Year's, and for the whole Krogh family, it means change. The loss of August has placed great distance between John and Elisabeth, and if their marriage is to survive, the truths must be on the table. Emilie must consult with psychiatrist Daniel as she feels a responsibility to help her brain-damaged terminal patient Ellen. At Christian and Amira, the festivities take an unexpected turn when Amira's daughter Safiyah is suddenly injured.

Directors: Louise Friedberg
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Episode 9
star
7.47
15 votes

#11 - Episode 9

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/19/2017

With Amira's help, Christian buys his own apartment. His unresolved love of his youth, Nanna, shows up and tells a story that further cements the poor relationship between Johannes and Christian.

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Episode 3
star
7.50
10 votes

#12 - Episode 3

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/28/2018

The sale of Brovang Church is a stirring up a stir around Lindegård. For John, God has never been further away, which worries Sweyn, who has also noticed how John's passion has disappeared. Amira has a hard time agreeing with her ex-husband, Walid, on the sharing arrangement of their common daughter Safiyah. And then terminal patient Ellen has suddenly returned to Emilie's ward, now in a completely different condition than before.

Directors: Kaspar Munk
Episode 8
star
7.60
10 votes

#13 - Episode 8

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/2/2018

Christian struggles with writing his final thesis at the theology study and must realize that he will need help. In August's old diary from theology study, he looks for inspiration, but here he finds written thoughts about something completely different, which August has never told to anyone.

Directors: Kaspar Munk
Episode 8
star
7.65
17 votes

#14 - Episode 8

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/12/2017

August starts working as a street pastor where he ends up drawn into a case of two brothers staying illegally in Denmark - both of them are rejected asylum seekers.

Directors: Søren Balle
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Episode 2
star
7.70
10 votes

#15 - Episode 2

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/21/2018

Elisabeth seeks out a clairvoyant in the hope of making contact with August. At the same time, she is strenuously trying to get John to talk about August; but what she does not know is that John is heading down a self-destructive and dangerous path that could have serious consequences. Emilie, too, must consider the consequences as one of her patients asks her for help to take her own life.

Directors: Kaspar Munk
Episode 7
star
7.71
17 votes

#16 - Episode 7

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/5/2017

A disastrous Easter lunch results in considerable changes in the inner circle; August's attempts to help backfire.

Directors: Søren Balle
Writer: Karina Dam
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Episode 10
star
7.75
8 votes

#17 - Episode 10

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/16/2018

Christian has gone to Jerusalem to search for the place where August wanted his ashes buried. During a conversation with the bishop, John must seriously realize that Anton’s baptism has great consequences. Consequences that mean irrevocable changes for the whole Krogh family.

Directors: Kaspar Munk
Episode 5
star
7.78
9 votes

#18 - Episode 5

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/11/2018

Svend has relapses in his drug abuse and does not want help. John and Elisabeth insist on stepping in as they can see how serious it is. Christian gives his biggest lecture so far for a full hall of top executives and employees. But during the lecture he goes too far and gets an employee to cross his own limits.

Directors: Louise Friedberg
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Episode 6
star
7.82
11 votes

#19 - Episode 6

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/18/2018

Elisabeth takes a skeptical John to his clairvoyant. Here she gets a message that's going to turn her own life upside down. At the same time, Johannes and Elisabeth have opened the church for the homeless, who are missing a place to sleep. It does not exactly arouse enthusiasm at Nete, who is very much against the project.

Directors: Kaspar Munk
Episode 10
star
8.07
15 votes

#20 - Episode 10

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/26/2017

The grand traditional Pentecost service at Johannes’ Lindegard Church is attended by a pre-eminent guest, the bishop of Copenhagen, as well as a range of priests that Johannes is head of. It finally seems that Johannes has normalised his relationship with the bishop and his colleagues.

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