The WORST episodes of Three-Body

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

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Last Updated: 6/27/2025Network: CCTVStatus: Ended

7.09

255 votes

#1 - Episode 1

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/15/2023

In 2007, prominent scientists across the world are committing suicides. Wang Miao, a leading figure in nanotechnology research, is recruited by captain Shi Qiang to help infiltrate an organization called The Frontiers of Science.

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7.24

124 votes

#2 - Episode 8

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 1/19/2023

After leaving the game, Wang Miao finds its extreme realism and design unimaginable.

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7.27

166 votes

#3 - Episode 3

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/15/2023

Wang Miao starts seeing a series of numbers in his own vision, which he determines to be a countdown. He visits Shen Yufei of Frontiers of Science for answers.

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7.30

100 votes

#4 - Episode 14

Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/26/2023

Yang tried his best to keep Ye away from the core of Red Coast. Lei engaged Ye personally for unknown reasons.

7.31

114 votes

#5 - Episode 9

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/20/2023

Chang Wei Si interrogates Hu Xiaoxi whose deliberate provocation does not deter him.

7.31

91 votes

#6 - Episode 18

Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 1/31/2023

Ye Wenjie learns that true purpose of Red Coast, searching for extraterrestrial civilizations.

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7.31

94 votes

#7 - Episode 16

Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/29/2023

A gravitational pull of the a tri-solar syzygy ends Civilization No.184; Wang Miao is invited to a players’ meet-up by the administrator of the game.

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7.33

141 votes

#8 - Episode 4

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/15/2023

Wang Miao suspends the experiment; Shen Yu Fei shares an ominous message.

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7.33

134 votes

#9 - Episode 6

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 1/17/2023

Shi Qiang learns of Ye Wen Jie, the only other scientist that Shen Yu Fei contacted while Yang Dong was still alive.

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7.33

184 votes

#10 - Episode 2

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/15/2023

During a game of billiards, Ding Yi explains to Wang Miao, the meaning of Yang Dong's suicide note. Later, he finds a series of mysterious numbers in all of the photographs he took.

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7.36

114 votes

#11 - Episode 12

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/24/2023

The more Shi Qiang learns about Ye Wen Jie, the more suspicious he gets; Wang Miao re-enters the game.

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7.36

100 votes

#12 - Episode 13

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/25/2023

Wang goes to Ye to learn more about Red Coast; Mu Xing believes there is a powerful organization behind Pan Han.

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7.37

112 votes

#13 - Episode 10

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/22/2023

Xu Bing Bing tries to trace Yang Dong's activities and frame of mind before her death. Wang went to Ye in order to know more about her history.

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7.41

98 votes

#14 - Episode 17

Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/30/2023

Shi Qiang and Wang Miao embark on a mission to find Shen Yufei and Ye Wenjie.

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7.41

90 votes

#15 - Episode 20

Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/2/2023

Wei Cheng tells the story of his obsession with trying to solve the three-body problem.

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7.45

138 votes

#16 - Episode 5

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 1/16/2023

Wang Miao arrives at the radio astronomy observation base station and is received by Sha Rui Shan.

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7.46

113 votes

#17 - Episode 11

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/23/2023

Ye Wen Jie is investigated for reading a prohibited book and the letter she transcribed for Bai Mu Lin, who denies any involvement.

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7.46

84 votes

#18 - Episode 23

Season 1 - Episode 23 - Aired 2/3/2023

Clues link Chen Xue to ETO and the K1303 train killing. Wang Miao learns of the ETO gathering, and the Battle Command Center plans an arrest operation.

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7.48

92 votes

#19 - Episode 19

Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/1/2023

Wang Miao and Shi Qiang share their information but Shi Qiang doubts it's all a coincidence. Ye Wenjie waits for ETO leader Evans at the Red Coast Base.

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7.51

99 votes

#20 - Episode 15

Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/27/2023

Wang Miao plays a game with his daughter which inspires him to re-enter the Three-Body game.

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7.55

86 votes

#21 - Episode 26

Season 1 - Episode 26 - Aired 2/3/2023

Lei Zhicheng wants to monopolize the message that Ye Wenjie received from Trisolarans.

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7.56

126 votes

#22 - Episode 7

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 1/18/2023

Wang Miao accesses the Three-Body game and enters during the so-called “Chaotic Era.”

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7.59

85 votes

#23 - Episode 27

Season 1 - Episode 27 - Aired 2/3/2023

Shi Qiang is still in the hospital; Wang Miao joins in on the interrogation of Ye Wen Jie.

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7.61

88 votes

#24 - Episode 21

Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 2/3/2023

At an offline meet-up of players of the Three-Body game, Pan Han reveals the reality of the Three-Body world.

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7.72

94 votes

#25 - Episode 22

Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 2/3/2023

Ye Wenjie pays her homage to Shen Yufei and learns about the Adventists.

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