The BEST episodes of Witchblade season 1
Every episode of Witchblade season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Witchblade season 1!
This is the story of a New York detective, Sara "Pez" Pezzini. Her search for justice brings her into contact with the Witchblade, an ancient, intelligent, living weapon so powerful it can battle Earth's darkest evil forces. Week in and week out, "Pez" employs her skills as a police detective to fight crime. She finds she must employ the Witchblade to combat a much greater and frighteningly organized conspiracy of evil that threatens the very soul of humanity. As Sara tries to keep the secret of the Witchblade, do her job and have a personal life, she finds that her most formidable adversary may be the Witchblade itself.
#1 - Transcendence
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 8/21/2001
Sara's unlikely protector surfaces with a life-threatening passion to watch over her that leads to irrevocable consequences. Sara has no choice but to accept the destiny that comes with wielding the gauntlet and use it to regain what she has lost. But every gain has its price. True to the words of the Witchblade's past wielders, "Nothing is as it seems". A startling discovery about Dante and his team of corrupt cops lead to a suspenseful showdown between the rising warrior and a band of enemies that she must conquer before her father's killer is revealed.
#2 - Maelstrom
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 7/17/2001
Sara races against a ticking clock to save Conchobar when he's kidnapped and used as bait by an anti-terrorist group intent on arresting his brother for past IRA involvement. In the end, the battle for Conchobar's life becomes a battle for the Witchblade.
#3 - Apprehension
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 8/7/2001
Sara is investigating the murder of a pimp when she receives a mysterious package. She starts reeling when clues suggest the enemy may not be who she thought. All she can trust is herself, and hopefully ... the Witchblade.
#4 - Periculum
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 7/24/2001
Sara is put to the ultimate Witchblade trial. Meanwhile, Captain Dante introduces Jake to a secret brotherhood of vigilante officers who use their own methods to exact justice - will he join with them?
#5 - Sacrifice
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 7/3/2001
Ancient Celtic sacrificial rites are being re-enacted on the streets of New York. Pezzini crosses paths with an Irish rock star named Conchobar whose music is mysteriously linked to the crimes. Kenneth Irons tempts Sara with clues about the murders from a mysterious manuscript.
#6 - Conundrum
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/19/2001
Sara and Jake are caught up in the world of high fashion when a stunning young model is murdered. Sara's connection to the legacy of the witchblade becomes more mysterious when she uncovers a link between her past and the dead model's roommate.
#7 - Thanatopis
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 7/31/2001
Jake and Sara tail an arms dealer, but a sniper's bullet ends their chase. The case gets weirder when Sara finds a dossier among the victim's effects containing shocking details on Irons, Nottingham ... and herself!
#8 - Diplopia
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 6/26/2001
When Sara and Jake investigate the murder of a prominent Soho art dealer, they quickly narrow their search to an artist who turns out to be one of an unknown number of identical brothers connected to the myth of the Witchblade. Sara seeks answers about the Witchblade from the incarcerated Madame Dominique and internet artifacts dealer, Gabriel Bowman.
#9 - Convergence
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 8/14/2001
On the lamb from the NYPD, Sara turns to Jake for help, but is Jake in on the conspiracy against her? Meanwhile, Kenneth Irons struggles to stay alive as he spins out a plot to attain the one gruesome elixir that can save him. Irons reveals his true intentions for Sara and the Witchblade.
#10 - Parallax
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 6/12/2001
Learning to adapt to the Witchblade, and her new partner Jake McCarty, Sara Pezzini's role in the Rialto Theater incident is questioned during a hostile meeting with the police review board. Captain Joe Siri makes a big announcement. Sara and Jake tangle with Ian Nottingham over a deranged ex-special forces soldier a "Black Dragon". Captain Bruno Dante is introduced.
#11 - Legion
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 7/10/2001
A priest is brutally killed, and a young member of his congregation is the prime suspect. Despite the boy's affirmations of guilt, Sara suspects something else is at work. Investigating, she comes to believe that the boy was possessed by demons, and yet she still believes he was not the one responsible. She also fences with Father Del Toro, who has been assigned by the Vatican to investigate. Del Toro seems to know a great deal about the Witchblade as well, from its time when it was kept at the Vatican. Eventually Del Toro is revealed as the true murderer.