The BEST episodes of The Terror

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

A chilling anthology drama series inspired by true historical events.

Last Updated: 2/16/2024Network: AMCStatus: Ended
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We Are Gone
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7.72
1708 votes

#1 - We Are Gone

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 5/21/2018

The expedition's epic journey reaches its climax as men find themselves in a final confrontation with the Inuit mythology they've trespassed into.

Directors: Tim Mielants
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Terror Camp Clear
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7.70
1797 votes

#2 - Terror Camp Clear

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/7/2018

Deaths under mysterious circumstances create paranoia among the men, and some of the crew may be considering mutiny.

Directors: Tim Mielants
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The Ladder
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7.65
2389 votes

#3 - The Ladder

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/2/2018

With something now stalking the ships, the captains debate their options, testing their loyalty to one another against their duty to their crews.

Writer: Gina Welch
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The C, the C, the Open C
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7.61
1732 votes

#4 - The C, the C, the Open C

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 5/14/2018

Hope comes in strange forms, and the question of what the men are willing to do to survive begins to be settled in both noble and horrifying ways.

Directors: Tim Mielants
Writer: Soo Hugh
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A Mercy
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7.59
1867 votes

#5 - A Mercy

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/23/2018

With the end of their provisions in sight, officers contemplate a tough, risky strategy while struggling to raise the men's worsening spirits.

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Horrible from Supper
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7.58
1831 votes

#6 - Horrible from Supper

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/30/2018

As the men make new attempts to find rescue, a series of shocking events underscores how vulnerable and exposed their situation has become.

Directors: Tim Mielants
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Gore
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7.54
2602 votes

#7 - Gore

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/26/2018

After a long winter trapped in the ice, scouting parties are sent out in search of open water; one of the teams makes a frightening discovery.

Directors: Edward Berger
Writer: Soo Hugh
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Taizo
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7.53
635 votes

#8 - Taizo

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 9/16/2019

A story of the past provides insight into the present evil that stalks the Terminal Islanders; Chester returns home to his family; Henry and Asako are faced with a difficult decision.

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First Shot a Winner, Lads
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7.52
1994 votes

#9 - First Shot a Winner, Lads

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/16/2018

A strange illness begins to show itself while another more familiar one jeopardizes the expedition's most valuable resource - its captain's judgment.

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Shatter Like a Pearl
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7.51
635 votes

#10 - Shatter Like a Pearl

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/9/2019

The Japanese Americans are forced to undertake a humiliating exercise that divides the community; Chester comes face to face with a man who forces him to question his very nature; Luz, stricken by grief, is forced to make an important choice.

Writer: Steven Hanna
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Go for Broke
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7.48
3031 votes

#11 - Go for Broke

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/26/2018

The Royal Navy on a mission to find the Northwest Passage in 1847 is stalked by a mysterious predator. Two ships with brave captains and their crews of royal marines, all battle the elements and unknown adventure while remembering home and mission beginnings. An accident at sea cripples a Royal Navy expedition 200 miles from finding the Northwest Passage, forcing its captains to make a dire choice.

Directors: Edward Berger
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The Weak Are Meat
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7.47
651 votes

#12 - The Weak Are Meat

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/2/2019

Chester, in search of a better life, is treated with hostility by his fellow Americans; Luz hopes to be accepted by Henry and Asako in their new home as the Japanese American community celebrates Obon, a festival to commemorate the dead.

Directors: Lily Mariye
Writer: Naomi Iizuka
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Punished, as a Boy
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7.46
2142 votes

#13 - Punished, as a Boy

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/9/2018

A series of cunning attacks on the ships proves to the men they are not battling an ordinary bear.

Directors: Edward Berger
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Into the Afterlife
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7.45
586 votes

#14 - Into the Afterlife

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 10/14/2019

Henry and Asako look to the past to provide answers to their current turmoil; Chester and Luz grapple with their identities in hopes of saving those who are dearest to them; Amy and Yamato-san struggle to once again assimilate into American life.

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All the Demons Are Still in Hell
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7.32
777 votes

#15 - All the Demons Are Still in Hell

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 8/19/2019

After Pearl Harbor, the Terminal Islanders are evicted from their homes and must find shelter elsewhere. Separated from his family, Henry faces injustice at the hands of the government, while Chester engages in a paranoid search for answers.

Writer: Tony Tost
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A Sparrow in a Swallow's Nest
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7.29
960 votes

#16 - A Sparrow in a Swallow's Nest

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 8/12/2019

Individuals of Japanese descent encountering a cultural monster during the Japanese internment camps of WW2 (1941).

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Come and Get Me
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7.27
571 votes

#17 - Come and Get Me

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 10/7/2019

The Terminal Islanders return home to find that things have changed since they left; the Nakayamas, still tense from the pain they've inflicted on one another, must come together to battle the spirit that threatens their future.

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My Sweet Boy
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7.24
587 votes

#18 - My Sweet Boy

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 9/30/2019

Chester and Luz have reached a turning point in their relationship; Amy must take matters into her own hands as she's tormented by a powerful nemesis; Chester meets a boy who gives him answers.

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My Perfect World
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7.24
605 votes

#19 - My Perfect World

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 9/23/2019

The Nakayamas have been torn apart; Chester searches for the person he believes can help, by any means necessary; an outbreak in the community forces Amy to act, though she's caught between doing what she's told and doing what's right.

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Gaman
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7.20
690 votes

#20 - Gaman

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 8/26/2019

As the Terminal Islanders adjust to their new surroundings, Chester tries to provide for his family, while fending off the evil that follows him; Henry reels from the trauma of his imprisonment; Asako sees bad omens; Amy takes up a new job.

Directors: Michael Lehmann
Writer: Shannon Goss
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