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.

Last Updated: 12/26/2023Network: NetflixStatus: Ended
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Chapter 8: Overview
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8.12
929 votes

#1 - 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.

Directors: Zal Batmanglij
Chapter 5: Paradise
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7.91
3328 votes

#2 - 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.

Directors: Zal Batmanglij
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Chapter 4: SYZYGY
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7.85
920 votes

#3 - 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.

Directors: Zal Batmanglij
Chapter 1: Angel of Death
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7.82
1116 votes

#4 - 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.

Directors: Zal Batmanglij
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Chapter 8: Invisible Self
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7.80
3246 votes

#5 - 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.

Directors: Zal Batmanglij
Chapter 3: Champion
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7.79
3574 votes

#6 - 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.

Directors: Zal Batmanglij
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Chapter 5: The Medium & the Engineer
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7.77
914 votes

#7 - 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.

Directors: Zal Batmanglij
Chapter 2: New Colossus
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7.75
4025 votes

#8 - 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.

Directors: Zal Batmanglij
Chapter 7: Nina Azarova
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7.75
866 votes

#9 - 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.

Directors: Anna Rose Holmer
Chapter 4: Away
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7.74
3451 votes

#10 - 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.

Directors: Zal Batmanglij
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Chapter 1: Homecoming
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7.70
4790 votes

#11 - 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.

Directors: Zal Batmanglij
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Chapter 2: Treasure Island
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7.70
1005 votes

#12 - 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.

Directors: Zal Batmanglij
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Chapter 6: Forking Paths
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7.70
3140 votes

#13 - 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.

Directors: Zal Batmanglij
Chapter 7: Empire of Light
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7.65
3158 votes

#14 - 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.

Directors: Zal Batmanglij
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Chapter 3: Magic Mirror
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7.63
940 votes

#15 - 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.

Directors: Andrew Haigh
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Chapter 6: Mirror Mirror
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7.59
869 votes

#16 - 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.

Directors: Andrew Haigh
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