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Episode Power Rankings

The peaks and the valleys. Find the essential episodes — and the ones to skip.

#1
S1E5 7.6
Snow

Elliott and Lily fear that no one can be trusted. They must get to Blunt before anyone else to interrogate him and confirm their suspicions.

#2
S1E6 7.6
No Man's Land

Lily has forced Elliot to remember more than he perhaps ever wanted to about Philby. Months later, Elliott receives a letter from Philby asking for a meeting in an East Berlin bar.

#3
S1E3 7.5
Allegory of the Catholic Faith

Philby begins to understand that the KGB can never fully trust him now that he’s in Moscow, and as far as they’re concerned, his life as a spy for them is over.

#4 Vodka S1E4 7.5
#5 The Admiral's Glass S1E2 7.4
#6 Boom-Ooh-Yatatatah S1E1 7.2

Lowlights

#6 S1E1 Boom-Ooh-Yatatatah 7.2

In the wake of Kim Philby’s escape to Moscow, his closest friend in Britain’s Secret Service, Nicholas Elliott, is under investigation.

#5 The Admiral's Glass S1E2 7.4
#4 Vodka S1E4 7.5
#3 Allegory of the Catholic Faith S1E3 7.5
#2 No Man's Land S1E6 7.6

The Quality Arc

Each point is an episode, plotted in order. Colored bands mark season boundaries. Look for the rise, the plateau, or the decline.

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Episode Engagement

High votes + high rating = beloved classic. High votes + low rating = notorious stinker. Low votes + high rating = hidden gem.

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