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Episode Power Rankings

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

#1
S2E7 8.4
Black Canary

A retired female illusionist dies in mysterious circumstances. Maddy and Jonathan are called upon to investigate.

#2
S3E7 8.2
Satan's Chimney

A killer manages to fire a bullet through a plate glass window without breaking it, but how?

#3
S2E1 8.0
Danse Macabre

A best selling author is shot in the heart in her daughter's home on Halloween. The killer appears to have vanished in a puff of smoke, but with Jonathan Creek too busy to help Maddy, she must solve the crime on her own.

#4 Mother Redcap S2E6 8.0
#5 The Grinning Man S4E7 8.0
#6 Jack in the Box S1E2 7.9
#7 The Problem at Gallows Gate: Part 2 S2E5 7.9
#8 Miracle in Crooked Lane S3E5 7.9
#9 The Wrestler's Tomb S1E1 7.7
#10 The Problem at Gallows Gate: Part 1 S2E4 7.7

Lowlights

#32 S5E1 The Letters of Septimus Noone 6.0

When a classic locked room novel is turned into a West End musical, one of its stars falls victim to a real-life 'impossible crime'.

#31 The Sinner and the Sandman S5E2 6.4
#30 The Clue of the Savant's Thumb S4E9 6.7
#29 The Curse of the Bronze Lamp S5E3 6.8
#28 Daemons' Roost S5E4 7.0

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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Series Trajectory

One point per season. Smooths out the episode-to-episode noise to reveal the bigger arc.

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Season Momentum

Did each season build or fizzle? Green means the finale outscored the premiere. Red means the opposite. Longer arrows, bigger swings.

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Season Consistency

How steady is each season? Tightly clustered dots mean reliable quality. Scattered dots mean a wild ride.

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