The BEST episodes of The OA
Every episode of The OA ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The OA!
Seven years after vanishing from her home, a young woman returns with mysterious new abilities and recruits five strangers for a secret mission.
#1 - Chapter 1: Angel of Death
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/22/2019
While private eye Karim Washington scours San Francisco for a missing teen who was involved in a cryptic game, OA wakes up in unfamiliar surroundings.
#2 - Chapter 2: New Colossus
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 12/16/2016
The OA retraces the dramatic twists and turns in her life after a childhood accident, leading up to a fateful encounter far from home many years later.
#3 - Chapter 3: Champion
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 12/16/2016
A journalist approaches the family with an offer. At Hap's, a bond is forged with Homer and the others as they hatch a desperate plan.
#4 - Chapter 8: Invisible Self
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/16/2016
After OA recounts a dramatic final night at Hap's, the others begin to see her story in a new light. The fragments of the dream click into place.
#5 - Chapter 1: Homecoming
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 12/16/2016
A woman missing for seven years turns up at a hospital with strange scars on her back but can't — or won't — reveal where she's been.
#6 - Chapter 4: Away
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 12/16/2016
An agonizing dilemma gives OA a new perspective on the group's plight. Homer resolves to find out what Hap's experiments are really about.
#7 - Chapter 5: Paradise
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/16/2016
While Hap zeroes in on a new test subject in Cuba, Homer and OA work to perfect their escape plan. Scott reaches his breaking point.
#8 - Chapter 6: Forking Paths
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/16/2016
As the group continues its search for the final movement, a startling turn of events gives Hap's work a new urgency.
#9 - Chapter 7: Empire of Light
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/16/2016
An ominous new dream and a tense outing with Nancy and Abel take a toll on OA. Steve finds his life in turmoil once again.
#10 - Chapter 2: Treasure Island
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/22/2019
At the clinic, OA discovers what happened to her friends back at Hap's. Karim turns his attention to a doctor who worked for Pierre Ruskin.
#11 - Chapter 3: Magic Mirror
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/22/2019
In Michigan, Steve begs the gang to try jumping to another dimension, and a presence in Buck's mirror inspires an unlikely pilgrimage.
#12 - Chapter 4: SYZYGY
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/22/2019
Karim visits Nina at the clinic for help finding the secret entrance to the house. Meanwhile, Hap meets a fellow traveler, and Homer goes on a date.
#13 - Chapter 5: The Medium & the Engineer
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/22/2019
After a harrowing ordeal, OA and Karim find themselves locked inside a labyrinth of puzzles. Nagging doubts prompt Homer to snoop on Dr. Percy.
#14 - Chapter 6: Mirror Mirror
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 3/22/2019
As BBA and the kids head west, an alarming news report forces them to speed up their plans. Jesse wrestles with lingering trauma from the shooting.
#15 - Chapter 7: Nina Azarova
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 3/22/2019
Karim returns to the house with reinforcements, OA tries to access Nina's memories, and Hap offers to discharge Scott — after one last experiment.
#16 - Chapter 8: Overview
Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/22/2019
While BBA and the others converge on the clinic, Nina persuades Hap to show her his research, and Karim unlocks one of the house's final secrets.