The BEST episodes of Salem
Every episode of Salem ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Salem!
Set in the volatile world of 17th century Massachusetts, it explores what really fueled the town’s infamous witch trials and centers on Mary Sibley, the beautiful, ruthless but vulnerable wife of an ancient, ailing but very wealthy Salem town Selectman.
#1 - The Witching Hour
Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 6/28/2015
Mary refuses to believe that her son is still alive while the Countess does everything she can to impress the boy. Ann tries to convince Cotton that she uses her powers for good and Alden balances between life and death.
#2 - Black Sunday
Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/25/2017
Series Finale. Everyone prepares on the eve of Salem's demise.
#3 - Midnight Never Come
Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 6/21/2015
Mary makes a last ditch effort to stop Countess Marburg's attempts while alliances shift as surprising truths are revealed.
#5 - The Reckoning
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/16/2016
Mary’s penance for her betrayal takes a deadly turn while Cotton is forced to perform an exorcism of his own.
#7 - Wages of Sin
Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 5/31/2015
Mary makes a sacrifice to save her son from Marburg.
#8 - The Heart is a Devil
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/9/2016
Mary leaves the comfort of Alden's embrace, determined to do whatever it takes to keep evil at bay.
#9 - Night's Black Agents
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/30/2016
Cotton discovers life-altering news while Mary learns the power of her femininity.
#10 - From Within
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/19/2015
Mary receives help from a former foe to keep Salem in the grasp of the witches.
#12 - After the Fall
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/2/2016
Salem's only hope to survive the hell that has risen is to raise the dead.
#13 - Book of Shadows
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/26/2015
Anne explores her supernatural side. Mary receives a chilling warning.
#15 - Cry Havoc
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/5/2015
Salem's leading witch, Mary Sibley, faces both foreign and domestic challenges to her authority.
#16 - Ashes, Ashes
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 7/6/2014
Alden’s trial begins, triggering a chain of events that breaks nearly every remaining allegiance left in Salem. While Mary arms the Malum for the Grand Rite, the coven elders urge her to use Alden as the final sacrifice. Increase seizes Mercy’s acolytes for information to use against Alden.
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#17 - The House of Pain
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 6/22/2014
Increase gets closer to understanding who really runs Salem. Anne finds herself in danger, and Mr. and Mrs. Hale realize that Alden may be the only one who can save her.
#18 - Blood Kiss
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/12/2015
Mary initiates the second act of the Grand Rite. Alden returns to Salem.
#19 - Saturday Mourning
Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/18/2017
Hearts are destroyed when everyone's true colors are revealed and one bleeds darker than the rest.
#20 - Cat and Mouse
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 6/29/2014
Increase continues on his warpath as Alden finds himself the target of fresh accusations. Cotton finds himself frozen in a tug of war between his father and his loyalty to Alden. Anne learns the truth about her father.
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#21 - The Man Who Was Thursday
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 1/4/2017
Anne's pregnancy starts to show as her house-guest goes to work for Mercy. Isaac finds himself in a new role and seems to enjoy it. Plans are made to defeat the dark child and the boy goes to pieces.
#22 - Departures
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 6/8/2014
Increase Mather makes it his first order of business to catch a real witch, and starts by pinpointing a prominent figure from Salem’s most sinful district. Accusations within Salem intensify. Cotton must deal with a painful turn of events. Anne’s suspicions of her father reach fever pitch.
#23 - The Wine Dark Sea
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/3/2015
Mary and her tormentor, Countess Marburg, meet face-to-face.
#24 - Ill Met by Moonlight
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/10/2015
Countess Marburg arrives in Salem and threatens Mary's stronghold on the city.
#25 - Children Be Afraid
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 6/15/2014
Salem sees a second death since Increase's arrival in town. Mary struggles to get George back under her control. Mercy and her acolytes flex their growing power. Increase grows closer to Isaac, putting Isaac’s loyalty to Mary in question.