The BEST episodes of The OA season 1
Every episode of The OA season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The OA season 1!
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 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.
#2 - 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.
#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 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.
#5 - 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.
#6 - 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.
#7 - 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.
#8 - 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.