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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
S2E6 8.0
Mother Redcap

When a judge receives a death threat due to a high profile case he receives round the clock protection. Despite this he is still killed, but how did the killer manage to get past the police and how did he appear to have defied time...?

#4 The Grinning Man S4E7 8.0
#5 Jack in the Box S1E2 7.9
#6 Danse Macabre S2E1 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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