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Episode Power Rankings

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

#1
S1E4 8.4
Episode #1.4

Mary Johnson shares her past sorrow with the insightful convict Anne Meredith as the camp waits for news of Freeman.

#2
S1E5 8.3
Episode #1.5

To everyone's amazement Freeman is alive, and Major Ross is deeply affected by a personal loss.

#3
S1E6 8.2
Episode #1.6

Rebellion is in the air and Tommy's headstrong behaviour risks Elizabeth's future plans.

#4 Episode #1.3 S1E3 8.1
#5 Episode #1.7 S1E7 8.1
#6 Episode #1.2 S1E2 7.9
#7 Episode #1.1 S1E1 7.7

Lowlights

#7 S1E1 Episode #1.1 7.7

It is 1788 in New South Wales, and dawn is breaking over the ramshackle camp where British convicts and their masters are waking up to another dangerous day.

#6 Episode #1.2 S1E2 7.9
#5 Episode #1.7 S1E7 8.1
#4 Episode #1.3 S1E3 8.1
#3 Episode #1.6 S1E6 8.2

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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