The BEST episodes of The Apothecary Diaries
Every episode of The Apothecary Diaries ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Apothecary Diaries!
Maomao lived a peaceful life with her apothecary father. Until one day, she’s sold as a lowly servant to the emperor’s palace. But she wasn’t meant for a compliant life among royalty. So when imperial heirs fall ill, she decides to step in and find a cure! This catches the eye of Jinshi, a handsome palace official who promotes her. Now, she’s making a name for herself solving medical mysteries!
#5 - The Eunuch and the Courtesan
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/24/2023
Discovering that Maomao's kidnappers were connected to Fengming's family, Jinshi is faced with a choice between keeping Maomao in the rear palace where he can be near her or releasing her from her service.
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#7 - The Garden Party
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/12/2023
Maomao does her best to navigate the complex social situations at the garden party, including meeting the other Upper First rank concubines. But once she settles down to do her work as a food-taster, she discovers a surprise in a bowl of soup.
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#10 - Covert Operations
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/4/2023
A eunuch stricken by a curse comes begging for aid. Meanwhile, the rear palace buzzes with excitement as everyone prepares for the upcoming garden party, and Gyokuyou's ladies-in-waiting aren't about to let Maomao get away without dressing her up.
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#12 - The Unsettling Matter of the Spirit
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/22/2023
Tasked with investigating a ghostly woman dancing nightly on the palace walls, Maomao finds a sleepwalking Concubine Fuyou. But with no medicinal cure for sleepwalking, she's forced to dig deeper to find the real reason behind Fuyou's affliction.
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#14 - Chilly Apothecary
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/22/2023
Maomao tries to settle into her promotion to lady-in-waiting and food taster, but struggles to fend off both boredom and the overly-familiar Jinshi. That is, until she gets an assignment of her dreams: to concoct an aphrodisiac.
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#16 - Homecoming
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/19/2023
Gaoshun goes to Maomao to get her help in resolving the events of the garden party. Later, Xiaolan explains the purpose of the hairpins Maomao was gifted, and Maomao makes a deal with Lihaku in order to finally visit home.
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#18 - Serving in the Outer Court
Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/7/2024
To Maomao's surprise, Jinshi brings her directly to his house instead of taking her back to the rear palace, and tells her she's to work in the outer court. Not only is there much to learn, it seems there's many eyes on her as the new hire.
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#20 - Suicide or Murder?
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/3/2023
An older acquaintance of Jinshi's dies while drinking at a party. A servant's body turns up in a moat. Both deaths are written off as self-inflicted, but Maomao's keen observations tell her that there's more to both stories.
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#21 - Maomao
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/22/2023
After being kidnapped and forced to work as a servant in the rear palace, former apothecary Maomao inadvertently draws the attention of the higher ranks when she investigates what's causing the emperor's infant heirs to fall mysteriously ill.
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