The WORST episodes of The Recruit

Every episode of The Recruit ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of The Recruit!

A rookie lawyer at the CIA stumbles headlong into the dangerous world of international espionage when a former asset threatens to expose agency secrets.

Last Updated: 2/25/2025Network: NetflixStatus: Continuing
I.N.A.S.I.A.L.
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7.23
758 votes

#1 - I.N.A.S.I.A.L.

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 12/16/2022

Thrown into the deep end during his first week at the CIA, rookie lawyer Owen Hendricks quickly gets in over his head when he uncovers a possible threat.

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I.D.N.W.T.B.D.I.
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7.33
266 votes

#2 - I.D.N.W.T.B.D.I.

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 1/30/2025

Title Meaning: "I do not want to be dead inside." Forced to pivot when an operation goes sideways, Owen must rely on new allies, old friends and his own resourcefulness to even the odds.

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Y.A.R.A.C.O.T.D.O.P.
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7.41
292 votes

#3 - Y.A.R.A.C.O.T.D.O.P.

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/30/2025

Title Meaning: "You are really a condom on the dick of progress." Owen becomes a human target while digging deeper into the graymail case. Nichka has major intel on a kidnapping — but it won't come for free.

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T.S.L.A.Y.P.
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7.42
553 votes

#4 - T.S.L.A.Y.P.

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/16/2022

Owen's plan to move on from Max suffers a setback when he's ordered back to Phoenix, where credit cards and prying eyes cause problems at work and home.

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A.T.N.W.H.Y.P.A.B.H.
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7.43
277 votes

#5 - A.T.N.W.H.Y.P.A.B.H.

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/30/2025

Title Meaning: "And then Nyland will have you pulled apart by horses." With no one else to trust, Owen and Jang Kyun reluctantly team up. Hannah's new romance proves risky. Oliver arranges a meeting with the yakuza.

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N.L.T.S.Y.P.
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7.46
628 votes

#6 - N.L.T.S.Y.P.

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 12/16/2022

While scrambling to learn how to navigate the high-stakes world of international espionage, Owen attempts to track down classified information on Max.

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H.H.I.I.T.K.A.L.
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7.48
279 votes

#7 - H.H.I.I.T.K.A.L.

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/30/2025

Title Meaning: "How hard is it to kill a lawyer?" An impromptu trip to the Middle East leads to danger. Jang Kyun takes extreme measures to get the answers he seeks.

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I.Y.D.I.A.A.C.
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7.49
571 votes

#8 - I.Y.D.I.A.A.C.

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 12/16/2022

When a major snag jeopardizes Max's case, Owen races to find a legal loophole — and urges her not to take matters into her own ruthless hands.

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Y.D.E.K.W.Y.D.
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7.50
586 votes

#9 - Y.D.E.K.W.Y.D.

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 12/16/2022

Owen's crash course in CIA protocols continues as he negotiates with Max, goes on a date with a co-worker and contends with a hostile agency employee.

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Y.N.A.H.Y.A.L.
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7.53
331 votes

#10 - Y.N.A.H.Y.A.L.

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/30/2025

Title Meaning: "You're not a hero, you're a lawyer." After the chaos in Prague, Owen gets benched. But it's not long before he stumbles on a new case — and into a new den of spies in South Korea.

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I.C.I.N.C.
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7.55
549 votes

#11 - I.C.I.N.C.

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/16/2022

On the heels of his risky negotiations on Max's behalf, Owen faces uncomfortable questions from his colleagues — and friends — about their connection.

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W.S.T.W.T.P.
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7.58
264 votes

#12 - W.S.T.W.T.P.

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 1/30/2025

Title Meaning: "We're still tinkering with the programmatics." Owen and his cohorts race to evade capture when the NIS orders their arrest. To save her own skin, Dawn agrees to lead a perilous mission.

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I.M.F.T.B.S.
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7.61
549 votes

#13 - I.M.F.T.B.S.

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/16/2022

A mission to Geneva to retrieve assets from a Swiss bank account spirals into chaos for Owen and Max, while Hannah's mom pressures her for information.

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W.T.F.I.O.H.
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7.68
593 votes

#14 - W.T.F.I.O.H.

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/16/2022

The mission with Max takes a dangerous turn as complications arise, bullets fly — and Owen's personal and professional lives collide.

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