The WORST episodes of Under the Dome

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

An invisible and mysterious force field descends upon a small fictional town in the United States, trapping residents inside, cut off from the rest of civilization. The trapped townsfolk must discover the secrets and purpose of the "dome" and its origins, while coming to learn more than they ever knew about each other.

Last Updated: 3/14/2024Network: CBSStatus: Ended
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Love is a Battlefield
star
7.10
2034 votes

#1 - Love is a Battlefield

Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 8/27/2015

Members of The Resistance race to release their loved ones from Christine’s influence before she reaches her end game for the Dome. While Barbie risks everything in an attempt to free Eva from the Kinship, Big Jim and Julia are enlisted by Hektor, the head of Aktaion, to test a possible cure for infected townspeople. Also, Joe chooses to work with Christine after she shares some shocking information about the entity behind the Dome.

Directors: Lee Rose
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Move On
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7.11
2333 votes

#2 - Move On

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 6/25/2015

A year after the dome disappears, Barbie, Joe, and the other townspeople gather for a memorial. A year earlier, Julia and Junior try to rescue Barbie and the others, but run afoul of Big Jim.

Directors: Peter Leto
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The Enemy Within
star
7.18
1931 votes

#3 - The Enemy Within

Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 9/10/2015

Series Finale: As the Dome in Chester's Mill comes down, the Resistance makes a final attempt to protect the outside world from the infected townspeople in the Kinship and their new queen.

Directors: Peter Leto
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Incandescence
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7.19
2037 votes

#4 - Incandescence

Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 9/3/2015

When the Dome’s calcification process accelerates, Chester’s Mill has 24 hours before the barrier’s breakdown will suffocate everyone inside. While the new deadline puts added pressure on Joe to bring the Dome down, Barbie and Julia race to save his child from The Kinship. Also, Big Jim tries to manage the increasingly volatile Hektor, who is adamant that infected townspeople never escape the Dome.

Directors: P.J. Pesce
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But I'm Not
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7.19
1536 votes

#5 - But I'm Not

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/25/2015

Barbie investigates Ben's claim that something strange is going on in Chester's Mill, but Eva surprises him with unexpected news. Meanwhile, Norrie and Hunter grow closer, and Christine advises Joe to move on.

Directors: Peter Weller
Writer: Adam Stein
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Redux
star
7.20
2266 votes

#6 - Redux

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/2/2015

The residents of Chester’s Mill try to move on with their lives in the aftermath of their mysterious experience in the tunnels beneath town. Meanwhile, Big Jim suspects new residents Christine and Eva are keeping secrets concerning the Dome.

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The Kinship
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7.27
2203 votes

#7 - The Kinship

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 7/9/2015

Under the guise of helping Chester’s Mill rebuild, Christine urges the townspeople towards specific individuals and projects that remind them of their experience in the tunnels. Also, Julia and Big Jim make shocking discoveries that reveal a new threat within the Dome.

Directors: Edward Ornelas
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Caged
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7.27
2061 votes

#8 - Caged

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 7/23/2015

When Big Jim is captured by Aktaion, the dangerous private corporation that’s descended on Chester’s Mill to harness the Dome’s energy capabilities, he’s forced to manipulate Christine for information about her agenda. Also, when Joe and Norrie question the town’s new rules, they find themselves in a dangerous face-off with the increasingly unstable residents.

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Legacy
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7.30
1918 votes

#9 - Legacy

Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 8/20/2015

The Resistance, the citizens not under Christine’s control, join forces with an unexpected ally: Hektor Martin, the nefarious head of Aktaion. Despite Hektor revealing more about the Dome’s origins and helping to strike back at it, Big Jim and Julia still worry he will betray them. Meanwhile, Hunter receives encrypted files that give disturbing insights into the final effect the Dome will have on the infected townspeople.

Directors: Dennie Gordon
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Infestation
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7.31
4285 votes

#10 - Infestation

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/7/2014

When Rebecca discovers an infestation of butterfly eggs on the crops, Barbie risks his life to help her save the town's food supply.

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Plan B
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7.32
1947 votes

#11 - Plan B

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 8/13/2015

Big Jim and Julia devise plans to end Christine’s control over the town by initiating a life-or-death plot involving Barbie and Eva, while Joe and Norrie conduct research to better understand the Dome’s ultimate agenda. Meanwhile, Hunter finds more information about the true head of Aktaion, the nefarious private corporation that wants to harness the Dome’s energy.

Directors: Eriq La Salle
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Breaking Point
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7.33
1888 votes

#12 - Breaking Point

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 8/6/2015

Big Jim, Julia, Joe, Norrie and Hunter join together to form a resistance against Christine, who is mobilizing residents to work on a massive excavation project in the caves underneath the town. Also, Hunter uses his tech skills to contact the outside world.

Directors: Sam Hill
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Alaska
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7.37
2114 votes

#13 - Alaska

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 7/16/2015

Big Jim and Julia form a tentative alliance to search for proof that will discredit Christine, which leads them to new information about the Dome’s capabilities. Meanwhile, when tensions run high in town and threaten Christine’s leadership, she puts a plan in play that has deadly consequences.

Directors: David Barrett
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Turn
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7.42
3481 votes

#14 - Turn

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 9/15/2014

The latest threat intensifies, leaving Chester's Mill residents at risk of being crushed to death; Melanie's health declines as the egg's fate remains uncertain.

Directors: Peter Leto
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Ejecta
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7.44
2052 votes

#15 - Ejecta

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 7/30/2015

As the world outside the Dome is rocked by a catastrophic meteor shower, unexpected alliances form inside the barrier. Eva tries to indoctrinate Barbie deeper into The Kinship and Big Jim and Julia turn to one another while isolated on Bird Island outside of town. Also, Joe is forced to accept help from Sam, the man who killed his sister.

Directors: David Barrett
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Force Majeure
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7.44
4289 votes

#16 - Force Majeure

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/14/2014

Big Jim conducts a census to see how long the town can survive on dwindling resources; acid rain threatens everyone.

Directors: Peter Leto
Writer: Adam Stein
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In the Dark
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7.45
3890 votes

#17 - In the Dark

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/4/2014

A cave-in severs Barbie and Sam's path back to Chester's Mill during their investigation of a mysterious tunnel; a dust storm rages through the town, as Big Jim and Julia face off in a power struggle.

Directors: Jack Bender
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Reconciliation
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7.49
4149 votes

#18 - Reconciliation

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 7/28/2014

After Big Jim and Rebecca's plan left the town divided, Julia takes over as the leader of Chester's Mill; Norrie and Joe help Melanie find more clues.

Directors: Edward Ornelas
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Heads Will Roll
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7.50
4627 votes

#19 - Heads Will Roll

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 6/30/2014

Barbie's life is in Big Jim's hands; the dome becomes magnetized; Julia tries to save the life of a mysterious girl who may have clues about the origin of the dome.

Directors: Jack Bender
Writer: Stephen King
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Manhunt
star
7.51
7605 votes

#20 - Manhunt

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/8/2013

When a former deputy goes rogue, Big Jim recruits Barbie to join the manhunt to keep the town safe. Meanwhile, Junior is determined to escape the Dome by going underground.

Directors: Paul A. Edwards
Writer: Adam Stein
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The Fall
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7.54
3484 votes

#21 - The Fall

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 9/1/2014

Big Jim finally learns what happened to his wife, Pauline; Chester's Mill faces a new threat -- climate change.

Directors: Eriq La Salle
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Revelation
star
7.56
4181 votes

#22 - Revelation

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 7/21/2014

Rebecca and Big Jim consider extreme measures as the conditions worsen in Chester's Mill; clues about Melanie's connection to the dome are revealed.

Directors: Holly Dale
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The Fire
star
7.56
7886 votes

#23 - The Fire

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/1/2013

Panic is heightened when a house catches on fire in Chester's Mill, but the fire department is outside of the Dome.

Directors: Jack Bender
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Go Now
star
7.56
3501 votes

#24 - Go Now

Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 9/22/2014

Just as the walls start to close in on those trapped in Chester's Mill, a possible exit from the dome is revealed.

Directors: Jack Bender
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Going Home
star
7.59
3895 votes

#25 - Going Home

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/11/2014

As Barbie descends further into the mysterious tunnel in hope of finding Sam, he comes across a world filled with unanswered questions.

Directors: David Barrett
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