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Episode Power Rankings

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

#1
S2E12 8.4
Unnatural Habits

The gothic world of a halfway house for pregnant & wayward girls sets the scene for the death of a teenager. Phryne & Jack realise the threads of the crime lead closer to home than they suspected.

#2
S3E8 8.4
Death Do Us Part

When a prize-winning scientist is found murdered on the same night the man intent on murdering Henry Fisher escapes police custody, Phryne must put all misgivings aside to protect her father.

#3
S1E12 8.3
Murder in the Dark

Phryne’s cousins and Aunt Prudence’s entire household come under suspicion when a young girl is found drowned in her aunt’s fountain on the eve of a lavish fancy dress party. Phryne and her aunt work together to investigate – until Phryne begins to doubt her own detecting skills. Was Murdoch Foyle really the man responsible for her sister’s death or was it someone much closer to Phryne – someone who was also there the day Janey disappeared from the circus all those years ago? When Foyle finally shows his hand, Phryne recovers her confidence – only to have it replaced by terror when she fears Foyle now has Jane in his sights.

#4 King Memses' Curse S1E13 8.2
#5 Dead Air S2E11 8.1
#6 Murder Under the Mistletoe S2E13 8.0
#7 Death by Miss Adventure S1E10 7.9
#8 The Blood of Juana the Mad S2E8 7.9
#9 Murder on the Ballarat Train S1E2 7.8
#10 Murder à la Mode S2E5 7.8

Lowlights

#34 S1E4 Death at Victoria Dock 7.4

A young man with a blue tattoo lies cradled in Phryne's arms. Sadly, it's not another scene of glorious seduction. This time it's murder. Outraged by this brutal slaughter, Phryne promises to find out who is responsible. But Phryne doesn't yet know how deeply into the mire she'll have to go – bank robbery, anarchists and the kidnap of her beloved maid Dot. Her investigations lead her into the arms of the delicious yet dangerous anarchist, Peter the Painter.

#33 Marked for Murder S2E6 7.5
#32 Deadweight S2E4 7.5
#31 Blood and Circuses S1E11 7.5
#30 Murder in Montparnasse S1E7 7.5

The Quality Arc

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Episode Engagement

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Series Trajectory

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Season Momentum

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Season Consistency

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